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Peasant Paintings - Collection of Grant Hou
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About 70% or 800 million of
the Chinese population
are peasants. Chinese Peasant Painting or Chinese Folk Painting
reflects both styles and scenes of the peasants' lives in the vast
countryside of China.
Chinese Peasant Painting is both ancient and young.
It is ancient because it originates from the thousand year traditions
of embroidering, batik, paper cutting and wall painting. It is
young
because as a genre of painting it has emerged within the last thirty
years with the help of trained artists. Peasant art is totally
free of
staleness and has a vigorous artistic impact that is strong, sincere
and bold. Its exaggerated modeling, distortion and surrealistic
style
can give a feeling of truthfulness and naivete. The vivid color
and
composition are very imaginative and cheerfully decorative. The
art
posses the simplicity of people who live away from the complexity of
big city life. Throughout China, there are more than forty
so-called
"Painting Villages." These villages specialize in various forms
and
styles of folk art. |
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