Case Study Of Chinese Contemporary Oil Painting

Liu Xiaodong is an important figure in Contemporary Chinese oil paintings, is one of the most important artists in the 90's of the 20 th century China, at 80 talking about Chinese modern art exhibition has exhibited his works, but at the time the artistic atmosphere is affected by "85 ideas" new art trend, Liu Xiaodong in the philosophy of art development and personality in the works of the period were drowned out by the trendy arts. In 1990 the Liu Xiaodong painting exhibition held successfully started laid him in China contemporary painting in the representative position, and the 1990- 20 thousand year retrospective China established his position in the history of art. In the Chinese society is in transition period, Liu Xiaodong by its unique angle of view, the first to the people of his generation overall mental state and the reality of the situation made accurate description, and laid him in the "new generation" group as a representative painter status.Liu Xiaodong is a best reveal the artists of the "city culture" in China, in the works of Liu Xiaodong painting art emotion reflects the attention he to the ordinary people of ordinary life, this kind of emotion also determines the he to the life of ordinary people for the creation of the subject matter, his works in almost all of daily life in a common scene description, these paintings expressed a scholar of culture and society attention. Painter especially preferring to live in the accidental scene. The scene appears to be accidental,but with a sense of inevitability is a of current common people under the present situation of life, his works through the small people and events flat lens revealed human life a gaze,and with social critical, realistic and works seemingly performing random serious practical expression, from the individual spirit of personal artistic style reflects the national spirit.Based on Liu Xiaodong's painting as the research object, using image analysis andthe sociology of art and literature analysis and other research methods, expounded on the concept of painting and artistic style. For the first part of this paper and Research on Liu Xiaodong's life and cultural background and the contemporary art environment, and then analyzes the causes of the formation of personal artistic style. The second part, the change of Liu Xiaodong painting creation of the position of the analysis and interpretation, reveal the personal artistic style of painting. Finally, in the works of Liu Xiaodong as an example, to explore the emotional expression in painting creation.