The Historical Evolution Of Chinese Pictorial Poster Art In Early China

Associated with the course of history, Chinese Pictorial Poster Art continually changes its styles and patterns over a century, which completely inflects the development of social-cultural information and its history. From the year 1949, when China was found, this paper briefly looks back the history of Chinese Pictorial Poster Art, tries to analyze the historical features of it in last 60 years, to compare different poster works with their own styles and make a basic conclusion about such intrinsic factors as its historical background and social roots, etc. Finally, it makes its best to make prefer complete theoretical summary and conclusion for its history.The pictorial poster has different patterns and contents in different periods, which forms its characteristics of development. According to its historical social forms and art styles, this essay divides the history of new Chinese Pictorial Poster Art into following three periods: A, in early China (1949-1965), relying on the traditional art patterns and positive innovation, people use Chinese pictorial poster to apply social education, sing the praises of new life and publicize the policy of government with simple patterns and true feelings. B, in Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), the poster became the political tool to show political themes, taking the class conflict as an example. Consequently, the manifestation was conceptual, standardized and medaling. C, in revolutionary time (1978-2009), the multiculturalism-based Chinese pictorial poster takes various expressing methods as its keynote to topic goods, culture, sports and arts. It publicizes the technology, spreads the knowledge and protects the environment, as well inflects the great social or historical affairs. It is clearly responsible for the society. Rich patterns and frequent interchange activities have produced its great influence.On the survey of the last half century, it is easily found that the art styles of new Chinese Pictorial Poster Art changed tremendously. Some important revolutions also took place in the field of its appreciation functions, manifestation, use and transformation. This essay makes a summary of its objective existence in the light of fielding the historical periods of Chinese Pictorial Poster Art. Certainly, it is still an art-form with entire national characteristics. Especially, Chinese pictorial poster continually develops along with the national characteristics though the influence of the multiculturalism since 1990s. It does its best to create its own special features with"Chinese elements".With the help of the social environment and cultural background of Chinese Pictorial Poster Art, and through analyzing and summing such problems as the its creating concept, function forms, themes, qualities expressing, patterns and spectators, etc, this paper takes its history as backbone to make a conclusion for the historical course of pictorial poster in early China.