On The Painting Of War

Plastic arts of war theme has a long history that can be traced back to the Stone Age. At that time it was not the strongest of the species that survive,but the one most responsive to change. Primitive ancestors hit animals painted on the wall as a means to win, the war theme of the painting between humans and animals was born from then on. With the conquest of animals and the meet of Material life, the desire for money, land and the pursuit of religious beliefs led to war between people. Then the art of war between people appeared, sculpture, painting, crafts and so become media performance, and even religious doctrine and story has become a winning tool, but paintings occupy an important position. War Paintings has strong vitality. The reason is that it has the unique artistic charm:narrative, composition, shape, light, historic, artistic, reproducible, and expressive. In addition to the basic aesthetic function, it also plays an important role in public enlightenment and coupling. All these above constitute the colorful war theme paintings.