The Scene Of Art In The Context Of The War

The Anti-Japanese War is a historical feat of defending the sovereignty and dignity of China.Anti-Japanese art presented by the Third Office of the Political Department of the Military Commission of the National Government is deeply involved in this historical process,which is the choice made by artists of that period,also witness the entanglement of art and politics.This paper is devoted to the exploration of the reason why artists were attracted to join the The Third Office of the Political Department of the Military Commission of the National Government,an propaganda organization in the wartime,and its real running conditions.The difficulties of artistic endeavors they encountered and the great efforts they made are investigated,and the role of Anti-Japanese art plays in the process of Chinese art modernization is also acknowledged.This paper mainly explores the mobilization of artists,the life of artists within the system and how artworks created during the Anti-Japanese War.The phenomenon of “Five hundred arhats converging on Jiang cheng” is introduced at the beginning to analyze why artists gathered in Wuhan and joined The Third Office of the Political Department of the Military Commission of the National Government.Then,a textual research on the affiliation among art institutions under The Third Office of the Political Department of the Military Commission of the National Government and a discussion on how they achieved positive interactions between internal and external exchanges are done.After that,the control of official system on artists and the ensuing contradiction and discomfort they experienced are narrated.Then it will show how artists changed their mind in the environment of the war,and the special stress is laid on exploring why Anti-Japanese comics,which is the most powerful propaganda among all works of The Third Office of the Political Department of the Military Commission of the National Government had an edge of modernity.Later,it will be through the sympathetic attitude to view the issue of “Stereotyped writing in war time”emerging in Anti-Japanese War.