Natural Evolution-Some Reflections On The Themes And Variations Of Printmaking

Different areas have different cultural deposits and Inner Mongoliais no exception. Nourished from ethnic culture, Inner Mongolia woodblock has got many achievements. With the development of economy,culture and with the increase of international exchanges, Inner Mongoliawood block has been challenged by and, meanwhile, puts fresh blood intomodern culture and the art. The art language of Inner Mongolia woodblock bas entered broader world with the accumulation of ethnic andregional cultures. A considerable number of wood block artists has beenshifting their research interest from life experience to diverse artlanguages. They are pursuing individual styles without losing the coreconcept of “grassland”. As the modern art and culture and traditionalculture have been co-existing, it has become a new topic how the woodblock, based on the local ethnic cultural accumulation, take in andcombine with other diverse art elements, so as to fulfill creativity in art.This thesis mainly studies how the art Theme and Form of InnerMongolia wood block has evoluted as time goes on.