摘要
"扬州八怪"作为一个历史进程中的专有名词,具有道说不尽的话题和魅力。在清中期的中国画坛,这样几位不合传统、不附主流的鬻画生存的职业画家开创了崭新的艺术风貌,历史选择了他们,选择了他们开创的风貌作为该时期中国画坛的代表,这自当是必然与偶然的合体。"扬州八怪"于不经意间所成就的现代意义上的价值,和"八怪"
Each of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou had strong personalities at variance with the conventions of their own time. Most of them were from impoverished or troubled backgrounds whose artistic styles were distinguished from any other social eccentricities. As a special item in the historical process, Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou educed various topics in the field of art, presenting great artistic charm for further generations.
