On The Realistic Spirit In Contemporary Art Creation

Paying a close attention and advocating reality has been the core artistic spirit of Chinese oil painting art. However, with the development of art communication between China and the western, China oil painting has gradually formed a new pattern accompanying the development of all sorts of styles. As a mainstream of art, realistic painting is bound to be affected by this trend. The realistic oil painting took a new look with the change of performance subjects and the change of style patterns. The new realism does not apart from traditional realism completely apart, but effectively develops traditional realism. Artists should pay attention to the social development and public life reality in the process of art creation, using realism principles to create works that are widely welcomed and accepted by the public.