CHINESE TRADITIONAL PAINTING: RE-INVENTION OF TRADITION IN THE PROCESS OF CHINA'S ECONOMY REFORM

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Li Yingfeng, Supachai Singyabuth, Peera Phanlukthao

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Chinese traditional painting is an important part of Chinese art system and one of the representative roles of Chinese culture. In the past, the research of Chinese traditional painting focused on the artistic style change of Chinese traditional painting but neglected to establish the relationship between the development of Chinese traditional painting and the social background. There is still a gap in the literature in explaining the changes made by Chinese traditional painting to adapt to the new social background after China's reform and opening up. This study aims to analysis the re-invention of tradition of Chinese traditional painting in China's reform and opening process. This study collected data on the development of Chinese painting through field investigation and literature review and analyzed it through qualitative research. This study finds that the artistic core of Chinese painting has not changed. These changes make the ancient traditional art still full of vitality in modern Chinese society. However, social process and art products of Chinese traditional paintings have been reinvented to varying degrees. In the end, researcher analyzed the significance and limitations of this study.

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