Reflection On Human Nature

Chinese "Scar Art" phenomenon appeared in the late 1970s and the beginning of 1980s, that is the period to bring the order of chaos and develop the ideological liberation movement. It belongs to an are phenomenon, which expose and reflect the theme of art tragedy during the Cultural Revolution. when smashing gang of four and ending the Cultural Revolution, but before reform and open, our country had gone through a special stage, called "after the Cultural Revolution" "Scar Art" is just one of phenomenon at this time it has been extended to New period for years in the first instance. The word "Scar" was named after the short story "Scar", and thon promoted an art trend to performance the performance the persecuted person and its tragic fate. Through ten years of the Cultural Revolution, the art presented us a single rigid model, as the "red lighe,higher grade" commanded. So the appearance of the "Scar Art" like the initial backwash for the rigid form. The artist accuse the society and memory their brutal youth. From the heroic image of the Cultural Revolution to the later portrayal of the gonad public, the fine art is full of the reflection to society and aspiration for true natural, even more personal experience of human return. Because of its realicy, "Scar Art" raises much more resonance. The phenomon, as a special are throngh the political and culture's transition, transmit its meaning there not only describe the problem but also try to break its rigid form. It wants to awaken the numb people from the ideological, calls their aesthetic mood, and makes Chinese own the realism spirit again, which has ever been interrupted by Cultural Revolution since the early 20th century. In our art history, it com be called short but special period since the founding of new china "Scar Art" show us the subversion of Cultural Revolution pattern, the pursuit of one picture's formal beauty, and the expression of their inner thoughts, with a sincere and true heart. In short, it express that the artist and social groups have done a deep introspection about the Cultural Revolution time.