The Ideological Controversy Of Arts And Crafts In The 1950s

This article focuses on the historical materials of the ideological contention of arts and crafts in China in the 1950 s,and sorts out the historical context of the development of arts and crafts thoughts in this period.The founding of new China brought a period of remarkable transformation to arts and crafts.After the socialist revolution,arts and crafts developed towards revolutionization,nationalization,and industrialization to meet the needs of the country and the people.This article first sorts out the meanings of related concepts such as "folk art","special crafts" and "arts and crafts" at the beginning of the founding of New China.Secondly,from the perspective of "revolutionization",it studies the ideological contention of arts and crafts at that time.Under the social environment of "carrying out the revolution to the end",arts and crafts also promote creation and decorative design in the revolution,from ideological revolution to decoration content and technical revolution,and then to reflection on revolutionary creation,arts and crafts Creations and designs during this period have a distinctive red imprint.Exploring the ideological dispute concerning arts and crafts from a viewpoint of "nationalization," I shall investigate this period.The Soviet Union’s educational milieu has presented the challenge of how to shape the nation’s traits through the growth of art and crafts.Controversy on specific decoration issues such as "ancient and modern","Chinese and foreign","new and old".Finally,from the perspective of "industrialization",the research on the ideological contention of arts and crafts at that time was carried out.The production of arts and crafts has changed from traditional handicrafts to industrial production,which led to discussions on beauty and use,design and technology,and the modern form of arts and crafts.become the subject of academic attention.The ideological contention of arts and crafts in the 1950 s was the natural result of the confrontation between old and new ideas in the process of moving towards socialist modernization,and it had a significant enlightenment on the later development of arts and crafts.