National Characterin China Contemporary Oil Painting

As one of the most important art form in the west, painting was brought into China in the 17th century by missionaries. It has experienced the influence of era. After a long process of integrating, it is eventually developed into an integral part of Chinese Painting. In the process of nationalization, it has been transformed by artists came back from studying abroad, after the founding of our country it has become a tool to serve politics and a comprehensive model of the Soviet Union. During the Cultural Revolution period, oil painting has been standardized. When the Cultural Revolution was ended, a reflection trend period which represented by "Scar art" and "85 trendy" was coming. With the reform and opening of China, painters gained more freedom. Under the influence of world’s artistic trends, the emergence of a vibrant contemporary Chinese oil paintings initial appearance. In this new century, social economy is greatly developed, globalization is becoming wider and wider, and people become more open-minded. Under this background, Chinese contemporary oil painting presents diverse styles. Painters expressed more reflections on national character. The development of oil painting in China shows that oil painting was rooted in China and became a natural expression tool for contemporary oil painters.Obviously, oil painting is developed under the impact of Chinese traditional culture and political era, so it has been transformed and fused from the beginning. For a long time, theorists and artists has been thinking of painting nationality. Chinese artists are faced with various contradictions and problems in the localization process and development of oil painting. In history, nationalization of oiling painting is an unstoppable phenomenon and trends. So Chinese contemporary oil painters who firmly grasp the pulse of the times, promoted the national culture, maintained the spirit of our nation, and gradually formed their unique styles characterized by nationality.According to looking back the development of oil painting in China and analyzing the works of several contemporary oil painters, this article explained how painters expressed national character in their works. At the same time, the environment and trend of China contemporary oil painting were discussed. National character in oil painting is very important. Only works that show deep foundation of traditional culture have truly charm and may represent the look of China contemporary oil painting. These works can occupy an important position in the world’s oil painting.