Exhibition showcases attachment to 'cradle' of Chinese communist course
2022-07-04
A Recollection of Yan'an, by Gu Yuan. [Photo provided to China Daily]
Among the earliest donations that the National Art Museum of China received when it opened in 1963 were dozens of woodcuts made by print artists living in Yan'an, Shaanxi province, a stronghold of the country's communist course.
Attachment to Yan'an, an exhibition now on at the National Art Museum, shows artworks created in Yan'an some eight decades ago when people were motivated to fight imperialism and feudalism.
The show is also a celebration of the "Yan'an spirit" that combines determination, commitment and optimism about the communist course.
Lu Xun Acadamy of Fine Arts, a woodcut by Li Qun on show. [Photo provided to China Daily]
Works on show fall into two categories. One section displays woodcuts, traditional nianhua, or New Year paintings, and photos by artists, including Gu Yuan, Wu Yinxian and Liu Xian, whose output documents the communist history and social development in Yan'an in the 1940s.
The second section gathers paintings by Zhao Wangyun, Zhong Han and Jin Shangyi, among others, created after the founding of New China in 1949 and hailing Yan'an's historic role.
The exhibition ends on July 12.
Thirst, a woodcut by Li Qun on show. [Photo provided to China Daily]
Yan'an, a Chinese painting by Qian Songyan on show. [Photo provided to China Daily]
Attachment to Yan'an, an exhibition now on at the National Art Museum of China, shows artworks created in Yan'an some eight decades ago. [Photo by Jiang Dong/China Daily]
Attachment to Yan'an, an exhibition now on at the National Art Museum of China, shows artworks created in Yan'an some eight decades ago. [Photo by Jiang Dong/China Daily]
Attachment to Yan'an, an exhibition now on at the National Art Museum of China, shows artworks created in Yan'an some eight decades ago. [Photo by Jiang Dong/China Daily]
Attachment to Yan'an, an exhibition now on at the National Art Museum of China, shows artworks created in Yan'an some eight decades ago. [Photo by Jiang Dong/China Daily]
