In Western art, Realism can be seen as a traditional concept in the past, but in China, it is the significant issue with Modern art since the middle of 20th century. What the relationship is between the Western Realism and the Chinese one? How the Realism works to Chinese painting in the modern time? As a critical idea with an easy to be understood visual language, why Realism has been shelved or distorted from our contemporary art? Is it a chance that the key values of Realism back into our contemporary art and be equally shared within the different cultures of the world today? The...
In Western art, Realism can be seen as a traditional concept in the past, but in China, it is the significant issue with Modern art since the middle...