With the aim of creating a group of historical paintings that reflects the characteristics of the time, embodies profound thoughts, and consummates artistic skills and superb craftsmanship, the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China approved the Chinese Civilization History Theme Art Project, an initiative jointly sponsored and implemented by the China Federation of Literary and Artistic Circles (CFLAC), the China&#;s Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the Ministry of Culture (MOC). Through the mediums of painting and sculpture, the project reflects on the 5,000 year history of the Chinese nation to narrate Chinese stories, spread splendid Chinese traditional culture, promote the education of history and tradition, cultivate the patriotism of the people, and construct a spiritual home. After five years of elaborate organization, conscientious construction and design modifications, 146 works are to be ceremoniously presented to the public in this exhibition at the National Museum of China.
As a companion project to the earlier 100-year Key Historical Events Theme Art Project presented to the public in , the Chinese Civilization History Theme Art Project is a large-scale thematic art project implemented by the Chinese government. This grand project has attracted and agglomerated the most accomplished artists across the country and spanning different generations. These artists carried out their commissions with a deep respect towards history, a commitment to advancing culture, and an earnestness to exhibit their creative passions within their artworks. With the guidance of the Project Organizing Committee and a group of experts, the artists diligently studied historical documents and records, comprehended and grasped underlining significance of key historical events, and strengthened their understandings of cultural connotations. By imprinting their understanding of history and culture along with their artistic ideals into the artworks, the artists have produced creations that embody history, civilization and Chinese spiritual values. In the process, they employed ingenious conceptions, scholarly aptitude and exquisite artistic language to create artworks of epic proportion. The resulting artworks have reached the highest level ever accomplished by such historical painting projects, successfully highlighting focused representations of historical scenarios, broadened artistic languages and heightened spiritual explorations. The artworks both mark new heights achieved by Chinese artists in the domain of history art and also fill in long standing vacancies previously found in the thematic area of Chinese artistic creations.
Supported by the state special funds, this grand project was initiated in . In , CFLAC, MOF and MOC jointly released 150 selected subjects and project implementation measures to the press, and then launched an art proposal competition among Chinese artists at home and abroad, resulting in over 600 proposal sketches submitted by more than 1,000 artists living across the country and overseas. Through several rounds of evaluation and selection, 165 finalists were chosen, covering the mediums of traditional ink painting, oil painting, engraving and sculpture. During the organization and implementation process of the project, the Organizing Committee and Experts Committee formed a scientific and effective working mechanism. They played an important role in providing guidance for artworks submissions including with regards to their subject matter, variations of expressions, repeated deliberation of initial proposed sketches, and the execution of the final project and end review. During the process of project implementation, the leaders of the Organizing Committee and experts upheld a serious, impartial, prudent and conscientious working style, organized academic discussions, assisted the artists in overcoming production difficulties, and provided effective resources that guaranteed the implementation of this project.
We aim to reflect on the long history of the Chinese nation, and to honor devotion to the great causes behind the country&#;s rejuvenation. Founded on Chinese culture, the Chinese Civilization History Theme Art Project has cultivated the mind and drawn wisdom from the excellence of traditional culture, paid respect to history while showing boldness in creative implementation, and conscientiously absorbed the artistic essence from all times and cultures. It succeeded in artistically representing the brilliant course of the 5,000 years of Chinese civilization, displaying Chinese cultural values and reflecting the spirit of the time. It also provided a precious creative outlet for tapping into the cumulative wealth of experience of the artists community to producing artistic creations with historical themes. We hope these works will be well liked by the public, stand by the test of time and write a colorful artistic chapter in the history of the Chinese civilization.
We want to express our sincere gratitude to all the leaders, experts, artists and the entire staff who have worked hard for the successful completion of this project.
The Organizing Committee of the Chinese Civilization History Theme Art Project
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