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Unstable Heroes: A Study of the Representation of the Male Figure in Chinese Cultural Revolution Oil Paintings

机译:不稳定的英雄:中国文革油画中男性形象的表现形式研究

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Idealised male figures depicted in oil paintings during the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966-76) were used to glorify selective and shifting heroic ideals. The male figure occupied a unique, highly codified position designed to arouse emulation and so embodied a range of abstract values that changed according to desired political outcomes. By contextualizing and tracking shifts in representation, the instability of the objectives of the Cultural Revolution becomes evident. The visual world of the Cultural Revolution was populated by idealised male figures such as Chairman Mao; unstable heroes such as political figures who might later be erased from history paintings; model heroes such as soldiers, workers and peasants; and ethereal cultural heroes such as writers. Rather than forming a fixed pantheon, the constantly changing representation of heroic male figures testifies to the inherent instability of what constituted a hero in this turbulent decade. By examining the intimate connections between Chinese Cultural Revolution art and politics, a deeper understanding emerges of the subtle games played between the Chinese government, competing factions, and the cultural world. Public policy signals, motives, feints and desired outcomes can then be placed within a historic context. The scars, patterns and stratagems of this period remain relevant to a nuanced understanding of China today.
机译:中国文化大革命(1966-76年)期间油画中描绘的理想男性形象被用来美化选择性和不断变化的英雄理想。男性人物占据了一个独特的,高度编纂的位置,旨在引起模仿,因此体现了一系列根据期望的政治结果而变化的抽象价值。通过情境化和追踪代表的变化,文化大革命目标的不稳定性变得显而易见。文革的视觉世界充满了理想的男性人物,例如毛主席。不稳定的英雄,例如政治人物,后来可能会从历史绘画中删除;模范英雄,例如士兵,工人和农民;还有一些空灵的文化英雄,例如作家。英雄联盟男性人物代表人物的不断变化,没有形成固定的万神殿,这证明了在这个动荡的十年中,构成英雄人物的内在不稳定。通过研究中国文化大革命艺术与政治之间的密切联系,人们对中国政府,竞争派系和文化世界之间的微妙博弈有了更深入的了解。然后,可以将公共政策的信号,动机,假意和期望的结果置于历史背景之下。这一时期的伤痕,模式和战略仍然与对当今中国的细微了解有关。

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