A Study Of Flower-and-Bird Paintings On Bogu Theme By Kong Xiaoyu

The shanghai school painting is one of the most influential schools in the history of Chinese art and plays an important role in the development of modern Chinese art history.There is no denying that with the opening of the country,the influence of western art has greatly contributed to the unprecedented changes and development of Chinese painting.Shanghai as the important opening port,with the market economy as the driving force,was characterized by the concept of the spirit of the open and flexible.The influence of western art also promoted the calligraphy and painting of Shanghai and made Shanghai once be the center of the painting and calligraphy art.For this reason,Shanghai attracted a lot of artists who created an eclectic,refined and popular new style of painting in the artistic performance.Mr.Kong Xiaoyu is a unique representative of the shanghai school painting.He has been active in Shanghai painting circle and Anhui painting circle successively,and was well-known as the one of the eight most famous painters in Anhui.He was famous for his Bogu flower-and-bird paintings in Shanghai painting circle during the first half of his life.He learned from other masters of the Shanghai school and discussed his skills.Later,Anhui brought the essence of Shanghai style painting into the Jianghuai region where Hui culture was accumulated,enriched the artistic outlook of Anhui painting circle,and trained a large number of outstanding talents for Anhui fine arts during the latter half of his life,which had a significant impact on the development of Anhui fine arts and fine arts education.Kong Xiaoyu's artistic practice is a combination of ancient and modern,Chinese and western,and eclectic.His paintings cover a wide range of subjects,including ancient,flowers and birds,landscapes,and figures.However,this paper chooses Kong Xiaoyu's most representative Bogu flower-and-bird painting as the research direction,combs Kong Xiaoyu's artistic life on the basis of previous studies,adopts various methods to conduct in-depth research on the artistic style of his Bogu flower-and-bird painting in different periods,summarizes his artistic achievements and inspiration,reveals the connection between the inheritance of traditional culture and the influence of foreign culture in his artistic creation,shows the innovation and painting style of Kong Xiaoyu's artistic creation,explores the new paradigm opened up by his Bogu flower-and-bird painting for Shanghai school painting's Bogu flower-and-bird painting,and strives for a new understanding of Kong Xiaoyu's Bogu flower-and-bird painting by the academic cycle.