An Analysis Of The Development Of Chinese Watercolor Painting

The May 4th Movement brought the art revolution,Western realism was introduced into China,and Chinese art stepped into the modernization process.In the nearly century-long history of Chinese watercolor painting,"realism" has deeply influenced the development process of Chinese watercolor painting,and continues to influence the development of Chinese watercolor painting today.From the 1920 s to the 17 th year of the founding of the People’s Republic of China,Chinese watercolor painting basically developed along the vein of realism,and gradually formed a realistic style of traditional Chinese watercolor painting.After the reform and opening up,Chinese watercolor painters continued to adhere to the main direction of realism,and made a major breakthrough in the theme creation of figure painting,and gradually moved toward specialization.During this period,stimulated by western modern and postmodern art,many painters also began to seek the transformation of artistic style and form,and created abstract watercolor,image watercolor and other watercolor paintings that broke through the realistic formula,which promoted the diversified development of watercolor painting.Looking back at the whole development of watercolor painting,we can see the profound influence of realism on Chinese watercolor painting all the time.In the new century,social reality and aesthetic concepts have undergone great changes.The "local realism" proposed by watercolor painter Mr.Zhou Gang reminds us to re-interpret realism and expand the boundary and connotation of realism.He presents us a possibility of Chinese watercolor with his own artistic thinking and practice.Local realism is both a worldview and a methodology,which has practical guiding significance for the creation of watercolor art today.Local realism emphasizes personal experience and perception in the face of real life and nature,and uses free art forms to express the reality of individual feelings.Works tend to emphasize strong local humanistic atmosphere,pay attention to the expression of personal experience and intuition,and encourage the diversification of formal language.Local realism is helpful to expand the perspective and concept of watercolor painting creation,and promote the development of Chinese watercolor painting towards nationalization and diversification.