Secluded Orchid In A Deserted Valley—Rethink Of Woman Paintings Between Ming And Qing Dynasties

In the historical process of human development, culture is a constantly creation, evolution, improvement, remodeling process. Women’s perspectives and values in the Cultural Construction are tending to be ignored. More attention is payed on the male’s perspective, value and consciousness. In art history, women’s art is not often mentioned as the main creation. They can only be used as object. As a supplement of male’s subordinate relationship in a microcosm of the history of art and is excluded from the mainstream of art. Female artists "absence" in the history of Ancient Chinese painting. Ming and Qing Dynasties clamp on people’s thinking and culture very strictly. With the sprout of capitalist ideology, the development of handicraft factories and businesses improve the economy and culture to reach a unprecedented prosperity. Women with new ideas have the opportunity to fling into the tide of individual liberation. Women district in Ming Dynasty are cultural family gathering areas, and produce a variety of artistic factions,. The cultural atmosphere is thick. Meanwhile, women in this district are also deeply influenced by the cultural ethos. There is a significant increase in the number of female artists, which contribute to the development of two special groups which are boudoir ladies painters and courtesan painters from brothel. It adds vitality for painting with long-term male champion. Their works were painted to reveal the woman’s unique quality, kindness, smoothness, warmth and delicate feelings. Chasing men works on the language of painting is a projection of ancient women attach to men in art. Based on different life experience and thoughts, they work in different creature. In today’s diverse creative environment, awareness of the intrinsic value of the ancient Chinese female artists and their works will also guide the next way of painting with important significance.