Research On Flower And Bird Paintings On The Theme Of Tropical Rain Forests In China

Rainforest-themed flower-and-bird painting is a regional genre that has grown flourishing in the past few decades after the founding of the People's Republic of China.This paper elaborates on the evolution of the rainforest-themed flower-and-bird painting.Rainforest-themed flower-and-bird painting,which emerged in the 1960s and thrived in the 1990s,has developed into an artistic genre with distinctive features.The diversity of aesthetic consciousness of today,thanks to the development of society,has considerably expanded the range of themes for the Chinese traditional flower-and-bird painting.Tropical rainforest,as a theme for flower-and-bird painting,has been constantly explored by numerous artists in their artistic creation.With its unique charm,the theme of tropical rainforest is gaining increasing popularity in the circle of contemporary flower-and-bird painting.As a supplement to the traditional art and culture,the rainforest-themed flower-and-bird painting extends the connotation of contemporary artistic creation,which has a far-reaching influence on the development of today's flower and-bird painting.This paper,taking painters of flowers and birds in Beijing and Yunnan as examples,will sort and analyze the representative painters and their works of art selected from different periods in the circle of rainforest-themed flower-and-bird painting,with an attempt to examine its artistic features in term of the guiding concept,composition,and the technique of expression.As Chinese flower-and-bird painting has a strong Chinese cultural attribute,it is necessary for artists to inherit the gems of the tradition while keeping up with the times.To maintain its ongoing vitality in the circle of Chinese art and culture of today,rainforest-themed flower-and-bird painting needs to innovate artistic forms of expression and acquire profound cultural connotations.In so doing,China's rainforest-themed flower-and-bird painting can develop with greater confidence and assurance.