Change And Start: Wu Guanzhong's Artistic Characteristics In The Early Period Of Reform And Opening Up And His Research On The Influence Of Chinese Oil Painting Development

Wu Guanzhong plays an important role in the development of modern and contemporary Chinese oil painting.He devoted himself to the study of the combination of Chinese and Western painting,that is,the combination of Chinese traditional ink painting and western modern artistic expression.In his works,we can often see both the charm of Chinese ink painting and the visual impact of western modern art expression.He combines them perfectly in his works,and on the basis of which he embarks on a journey of painting with Wu Guanzhong's unique features.He conveys the oriental artistic conception of Chinese traditional culture through oil paintings.His paintings have unique ideas and wide influence.On the one hand,it highlights the essence of Chinese traditional culture,on the other hand,it expands the development space of Chinese oil paintings.In the early stage of China's reform and opening up,as in other fields,many changes took place in the art circle,including changes in the Chinese oil painting circle.Various new artistic thoughts and new painting styles emerged constantly,changing the process of Chinese oil painting creation at that time.This change is caused by many complex reasons,one of which is the oil paintings and art theory published and created by Wu Guanzhong in the early stage of reform and opening up.These paintings and theoretical views have influenced and initiated the development of Chinese oil painting industry.Wu Guanzhong's painting theory put forward in the early stage of reform and opening up was mainly embodied in his proposal of "formal beauty" in painting,which caused a great disturbance at that time.He explained the significance and value of the principle of "formal beauty" in the process of oil painting creation from the following aspects: the importance of the principle of "formal beauty" in oil painting creation,the principle that "formal beauty" should be an important part of art teaching,and the same importance of form and content.At the same time,his oil paintings published and created in the early stage of reform and opening up show a different style from the "realism" oil painting style of the Soviet-Russian style,which played a leading role in the Chinese oil painting circle from 1950 s to 1970 s,in terms of theme selection,picture composition innovation,exploration of color use and brush strokes.New look.These new painting theories and works of Wu Guanzhong had a lot of influence and inspiration to the Chinese oil painting circle at that time.Specifically for the changes in the concept of "theme" in painting,the changes in the selection of "theme" in painting,the new discussion of the nationalization of oil painting,the changes in the style and style of oil painting,the changes in the single situation of oil painting technology,and so on.Wu Guanzhong's "artistic activities" in the early stage of reform and opening up initiated the formation of the diversified development of Chinese oil painting,promoted the exploration of oil painting laws in the then and later Chinese oil painting circles,and still had an important enlightening effect on the development of Chinese oil painting in the 21 st century.