Research Zhou Sicong And Arikha’s Painting Language

Zhou Sicong is the first painter I admire. Her paintings were concerned about the civilian population and grassroots, caring about the socially vulnerable class. She referred to herself as "a faltering beginner" and pioneer "who would like the painting to be shot than look back" in her creation. This kind of courage of revolution always affected me. Zhou Sicong and Arikha’s paintings had a perfect performance for both of Chinese bone painting and Western paintings. Their strokes and lines in their paintings, and even the deep-level spiritual connotation imperceptibly educated me. Thus, this article is about studying and Discussing the similarities and figurative expressive of Zhou Sicong’s and Arikha’s paintings.This article is divided into four chapters, respectively described the historical background, original scholar teaching, personal style of performance, etc., and then analysis their heritage and innovation by comparing their paintings. Based on the combination of theory and practice, and the method of horizontal and vertical contrast, I summarized the artistic features of the two painters and their similarity, improved my theoretical knowledge and practical level by in-depth comparison and studying their paintings, and will enrich and improve my graduation creative practice of graduation.