As the birthplace of the party and the place where the original intention of Shanghai, the red gene has long been integrated into the blood of the city, inheriting the red gene in the field of art, displaying Shanghai's red culture, and passing on the legacy for the times is the mission of current artists.
The Surging News learned that on February 23, the "Red in Art - Major Historical Theme Art Creation Project" was held at the Chuxin Lecture Hall of a major memorial hall of the Communist Party of China. Creation is collected in the form of "propositional composition", and the work is not limited to the form of creation. The first batch of collected works revolves around the theme of the new democratic revolution period, and in the future, a major memorial hall of the COMMUNIST Party of China will incorporate the collected works into the exhibition design.
A major memorial hall of the Communist Party of China
With the continuous improvement of the people's demand for the appreciation of red fine art works, new requirements have also been put forward for museums and memorials to collect classics, tell the story of party history, and explain the spirit of the times. Based on this, a major memorial hall of the Communist Party of China launched the "Red in Art - Major Historical Theme Art Creation Project", which will select historical events with grand themes and far-reaching intentions in accordance with the requirements of the creation of major historical themes, and collect excellent theme art works for the whole society. Excavate works of art that "have bones, morality, and temperature", and through these excellent works, tell Chinese stories with affection and strength.
The scene of the launching ceremony of "Red in Art - Art Creation Project of Major Historical Themes"
At the launching ceremony, Xue Feng, secretary of the Party Committee and director of a major memorial hall of the Communist Party of China, introduced the creation concept of the series of activities of "Red in Art - Major Historical Theme Art Creation Project", hoping to enrich the collection, and also hoped to use the language of art to tell the historical process of the unremitting struggle of the Communist Party of China in unity and leading the people of the Chinese, "through specific and micro artistic creation to show the macro vision of red culture, through the art works full of individual life experience to convey the simple feelings of the general public for the party and the country, leading the atmosphere of the times." To make the forerunner of the times, to create with strong appeal and persuasiveness, to carry forward the national spirit with patriotism as the core and the spirit of the times with reform and innovation as the core, to carry forward the great spirit of party building, and to vigorously sing the main theme of the times that is high and uplifting. ”
The artist had a discussion with a large staff member
The "Red in Art - Major Historical Theme Art Creation Project" was collected by the Shanghai Maritime Oil Painting and Sculpture Creation Center according to the creative requirements of a major memorial hall of the Communist Party of China, collected sketches of works with relevant creative themes, reviewed and reviewed the expert committee of the sketch organization, and proposed amendments. After that, the artist will create and expect to complete the first batch of works in the second half of the year. After that, a major memorial hall of the Communist Party of China incorporated the collected works into the exhibition design and exhibited them to the outside world.
Well-known art creators in Shanghai showed strong creative enthusiasm for this event. In his speech, Mr. Zeng Chenggang, representative of Shanghai artists and president of Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, elaborated on the unique views of Shanghai artists on red art works and the interpretation function of excellent works on the great founding spirit of the Party. "Looking back on the past hundred years, Chinese art has gone through the process of synchronizing with the times and walking with the people, and the art creation of the red theme reflects the new face of art creation in the new era. Artists should also put their original intentions into creation and establish a legacy for the times. ”
It is reported that the first batch of 25 groups of themes include "Heavenly Dynasty Dream Shattered / Shenzhou Lu Shen", "Screaming Nation / Suffering China", "Blowing the Horn of the New Cultural Movement / Enlightenment", "May Fourth Wind and Thunder / Wild Ride / Great Awakening", "The Lights of Tree Delhi / The Gathering of Heroes to Break New Ground", "Armageddon", etc. Since the release of the information, the creative project has received positive response and strong support from artists across the country.
Zhang Zuying, Luo Genxing, Pang Maokun, He Hongzhou and other artists talked about their understanding of the importance of this creative activity and their own creative topics and designs through videos.
Zhang Zuying, vice president and secretary general of the Oil Painting Institute of the National Academy of Painting of China, spoke via video
Zhang Zuying proposed that artists need to be full of emotion and have a responsible attitude towards history when creating such works. At the same time, the organizers should also give artists a certain tolerance for artistic styles; Pang Maokun mentioned the mission of recording the times with a paintbrush and the fact that artists should contribute to the times; He Hongzhou recounted the theme of "for peace" that he was creating, showing that in August 1945, a delegation of the Communist Party of China headed by Mao Zedong went to Chongqing to discuss domestic peace, and signed the "Double Ten Agreement" after 43 days of negotiations. He also pointed out that every red creation is a deep understanding of history.
In order to ensure and enhance the professional and artistic level of the works created by "Red in Art - Major Historical Theme Art Creation Project", a major memorial hall of the Communist Party of China invites well-known artists to form an expert jury to conduct professional evaluation and guidance in the creative process. At the launching ceremony, Zhang Yonghao, former director of the Shanghai Urban Sculpture Art Committee and a famous sculptor, spoke as a representative of the members of the jury.
Zhang Yonghao, former director of the Shanghai Urban Sculpture Art Committee and a famous sculptor, delivered a speech
He expressed the hope that through this series of activities, art creators will be inspired to further think about how to better inherit the red cultural gene and lead the new fashion in the new era under the background of the new era. In his view, the job of the jury is to serve the artists, brainstorm and make the works refined. "The creation is personal, but brainstorming can further move the audience and record history. Let the people feel the artist's praise for the times.
The series of activities "Red in Art - Major Historical Theme Art Creation Project" was sponsored by a major memorial hall of the Communist Party of China and hosted by the Shanghai Maritime Oil Painting and Sculpture Creation Center. After the launching ceremony, the artists present attended the symposium on "Red in Art - Art Creation Project of Major Historical Themes" and discussed the creation of the first batch of 25 groups of major historical themes that have been released.
Attached: The first batch of 25 topics released
1. Heavenly Dynasty Dream Shattered /Shenzhou Lu Shen
2. Open your eyes to the world/ Go forward and follow up
3. Crying Nation/Suffering China
4. Sounding the clarion call/enlightenment of the New Culture Movement
5. May Fourth Wind Thunder/Wild Ride/Great Awakening
6. Light up the Choice of China/Doctrine
7. The New "New Youth"
8. Lone Pine Alone
9. Soviet Russia comes to make /break dawn
10. Yuyang Spark/Spark First Ignition
11. Sparks of fire
12. The Taste of Truth / The Power of Faith / Hearing Thunder in the Silence
13. No. 6 Xinyuyangli / Shanghai Socialist Youth League was established
14. The Lights of Tree Delhi/Heroes Gather to Break New Ground
15. The great spirit of party building
16. First time together
17. Birthplace
18. The sound of gunfire breaking through the darkness
19. The Long March
20. Indomitable
21. Mainstay/ Great Wall of Steel/Torrent of Iron Blood
22. For peace / Green pine straight and straight
23. Armageddon
24. Changed the human world
25. Groundbreaking, changing, earth-shattering, earth-shattering