Analysis on the Historical Development and Causes of Contemporary New Types of Meticulous Flower-and-bird Painting

摘要

The development of Chinese meticulous flower-and-bird painting has a history of at least two thousand years. The images of flowers and birds appeared nearly four thousand years ago. Its development process is unmatched, and its lofty achievements cannot be replicated. In the first half of the twentieth century, new ideas began to impact Chinese traditional painting. In this social state, the meticulous flower-and-bird painters began to change from negative coping to active progress, seeking in the embarrassment. They have opened the prelude to the modern process of meticulous flower and bird painting. In the 1950s and 1960s, the meticulous flower-and-bird paintings began to make some innovations in content, form and technique. However, they did not form distinct features. Since the 1980s, with the development of the society and the reform and opening up, culture has entered into an open environment. Under the influence of various artistic trends, especially the new trend in 1985, the vision of the painters has become wider, and the creative mentality has become free. In the 21st century, the meticulous flower-and-bird paintings have gradually moved from revival to prosperity. The meticulous flower-and-bird paintings with distinctive personality characteristics appeared in large quantities. And the art circle of meticulous flower-and-bird painting showed a prosperous scene. Today, the exhibition number, and the large scale of meticulous flower-and-bird paintings are incomparable in the past, reflecting the good development and creation of meticulous flower-and-bird paintings in recent years. It breaks the characteristics of single style and similarity of the previous art styles, and also breaks the limitations of traditional tool materials, and breaks through the existing difficulty in the aesthetics of Chinese painting. By analyzing its development process, we can better understand the contemporary meticulous flower-and-bird paintings. Also, it points out the direction for future creation.