The Historical Significance Of The "two Xu Disputes"

After the opening of the country, a variety of western culture as the same as the impact of floods in China's gate. In the tumultuous times, the Chinese people of insight began to learn from the west, but also on their way, the exploration of the road is very difficult. However with the ancestors of unremitting efforts, finally in slowly forward, and began to show the prototype of ethnic characteristics.For the discipline of art, since Cai Yuanpei proposed " substituting religion with aesthetic education," after experiencing a "Art Revolution" ideas, in the dissemination of culture and science, many Chinese young people gradually realized that, to carry forward the national spirit, to the national of art education is also very important. Under such conditions, breeding a lot in the early days of Republic of China art exhibition. With the development of art, these have been ascribed to the function of "salvation".In 1929, the national government in terms of human, performed by a professional and strong team, which organized "the First National Art Exhibition ", and actively carried out lots of discussions, because of the controversy, there were some controversies in these arguments, in which much controversy, have to mention was "er Xu dispute". It was about"how to look at the realist and modernist painting". Xu Beihong and Xu Zhimo in a public contest, which was the first time in the history of China Western painting to openly publish debates on different opinions. Through this controversy, the western modern art in Chinese has been widely admitted. Although then China society was facing the Anti-Japanese War, and the development of art was limited, this argument failed to continue. But this did not affect their academic recognition, this also was not the end of "er Xu dispute". The follow-up of "art for art", "art for life" was still in progress. This debate has influenced the development of Chinese modern art, and it had a far-reaching impact on the art world at that time.A long time after that. People are concerned about the enthusiasm of this debate has not been reduced. Whether it is the art community, or the ordinary people in the community, are full of enthusiasm for art exhibitions. So the corresponding various art groups appeared, art journals have been founded, all kinds of art theory and art criticism also had the carrier to produce and develop. Some art critics and artistspublished their comments and views in the magazine. The art of China was also influenced by the western culture, began to reverse the situation, and entered a new period.In this "dispute", the different experiences of the two people, Xu Beihong and Xu Zhimo, have a great influence on their views. Firstly, Xu Beihong's studying, influenced by lots of Western painting, the whole idea of his realistic painting, based on" Shaw is like, Miao is beauty, Shaw is not beautiful, but beauty must be Shaw ". Xu Zhimo also returned, studying in Cambridge, his poetry is beautiful and romantic, and he is a rising star in poetry. The "debate" despite the different disciplines, but between literature and art are the integration and there are many similarities. So this argument has not been ignored, but drew widespread curiosity and interest. They all want to see how to the lively and have considerable significance of the academic debate of the poetic genius and art world leader.This paper bases on Xu Beihong's art education experience, his traveling case, and Xu Zhimo's views. Compare and analysis the various elements of the "dispute". Tease out the process and influence of the "dispute". Explore modern painting and realistic painting represented the discriminatory underlying causes.