“New wave 85”: “South-west art community” and its role in the development of modern Chinese painting
Abstract
The “South-west Art Community” is one of the representative groups of the Chinese “New Wave 85”, which played a crucial role in reforming the painting of the during the “post-cultural revolution”. The work highlights the historical, socio-cultural factors that influenced the origin and development of this movement in Chinese fine art of the 1980s. The author’s focus is on the “SouthWest Art Community”, which has not yet received extensive coverage in the works of domestic art historians. Features of the creative approach of its leading representatives in the disclosure of ideas declared by “New Wave 85” are revealed. It is shown that the artists, despite the influence of the styles of Western art, unlike other members of the “New Wave 85”, did not break with regional culture, integrating national codes at the level of themes, images demonstrating spiritual and aesthetic bonds with the traditional culture of China. The results of the study make it possible to more fully comprehend the place and role of the “South-west Art Community” in the reform activities of the “New Wave 85” and the development of modern Chinese painting.
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For citations:
Jiaqi L. “New wave 85”: “South-west art community” and its role in the development of modern Chinese painting. ARTE. 2025;(1):104-117. (In Russ.)
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