The Charm of Classical Painting 【 Wang Yidong 】

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The development of modern art in China cannot be understood apart from the vagaries of the political environment during recent historical eras. During the 1920s, Western classical realism and aesthetics were introduced into China, but the course of art history underwent a major shift in 1942 when art was identified as a primary tool for the propagation of political views. Mainstream art focused strongly on ideological themes, and realism became the dominant style for depicting everyday life. In 1978, China entered another new period of opening and reform, allowing artists the freedom to explore much broader horizons. New diversity in art forms was introduced and China's art schools gradually became centres for experimentation in modern art. Wang Yidong was one artist who engaged in such exhaustive study and experimentation. This led him in a new direction, developing a highly individual style somewhere between tradition and new wave, embodying both Eastern and Western aesthetics while preserving his own purely humanistic aesthetic intentions.
Wang Yidong was born in Penglai County, Shandong Province (China) on May 11, 1955, in a rural village in southern Shandong (China) with simple folk customs and picturesque mountains and rivers. The landscape of his hometown gave him an artistic temperament with a strong rustic flavor and profound spiritual connotation. His works affectionately reflect the hot land he deeply loves. He is able to integrate the exquisite techniques of Western classical oil painting with the aesthetic connotation of Chinese national culture, and successfully reproduces his unique artistic style. His works are fine and rigorous, with clear modeling lines and structure. Wang Yidong belongs to the first group of Returned Chinese Artists from America. Upon returning to China, he began to convert himself to a style that vibrantly expresses the Yimeng Mountain Area’s traditional culture that are his roots. Today, renowned Contemporary Art Museums and Private Collectors from all over the world collect his works.

王沂东1955年5月11日出生于中国山东省蓬莱县，位于中国鲁南的一个民风淳朴、山水如画的乡村。 家乡的山水赋予了他浓厚的乡村气息和深厚的精神内涵的艺术气质。 他的作品深情地反映了他深爱的这片热土。 他能够将西方古典油画的精湛技法与中国民族文化的审美内涵融为一体，成功地再现了他独特的艺术风格。 其作品细腻严谨，造型线条、结构清晰。 王沂东属于第一批留美艺术家。 回国后，他开始转变自己的风格，生动地表达作为他根源的沂蒙山区的传统文化。 如今，世界各地著名的当代艺术博物馆和私人收藏家都收藏他的作品。

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