现实主义在中国的命运

Fate of Realism in China

近百年来,现实主义作为一种艺术观念和创作方法在中国得到较快发展。20世纪初,现实主义从欧洲传入中国,在20世纪以来的中国的文艺思潮和文艺创作中,现实主义曾是重要的一个方面。新中国成立后至1980年代初,现实主义艺术观念和现实主义艺术创作,占居主导地位。1980年代中期以来,虽然西方现代主义思潮涌入中国,艺术创作呈现多样化倾向,但现实主义仍然是重要的一种创作方法。同时现实主义艺术也呈现出新的多样风格语言。现实主义在中国仍有顽强的生命力,在当下,我们更需要尖锐的、批判的、深刻的现实主义。

During the past century,realism as a kind of art idea and creating method gets developed quite fast in China.In the early 20th century,realism was introduced to China from Europe.Realism was an important part in the trend of thought and practice in literature and art in China in the 20th century.This artistic idea and practice occupied the leading status from the founding of the PRC to early 1980s.Though with west modernist thinking introduced to China since middle 1980s,art creation presented in a multiple manner,realism still has been a significant creation method.Meanwhile,realistic art has been with language of multiple styles.Realism still has tenacious vitality.Presently,we need even more the sharp,critical and profound realism.