| 油画艺术传入中国可远溯数百年，20世纪初，大批留学生远渡重洋，他们的学成归来开启了油画艺术在中国的新时代。古典主义、现实主义、现代主义……一时间遍地开花、争奇斗艳，形成了早期油画艺术的高潮。新中国成立后，苏派风格和油画民族化齐头并进，中国油画转入从学习到内化的阶段。具有中华民族文化内涵和具有现实主义精神特质的油画艺术开始萌发、勃兴。改革开放以来，几代油画家更是紧随新时代的脚步，辛勤探索、锐意进取，在题材内容、主题思想、语言形式等诸多方面深入思考、大胆创新，油画人才不断涌现，精品佳作层见叠出。
The introduction of oil painting to China can trace its history far back to hundreds of years ago. In the early 20th century, a large number of students returning from abroad stated a new era of oil painting art in China, with classicism, realism, modernism and other styles competing with each other, reaching a climax of early oil painting art. After the founding of the People’s Republic China, Russian style and nationalization of oil painting grew together and oil painting with Chinese cultural connotation and realistic trait began to emerge, turning the development of oil painting in China from learning to internalization. Since the reform and opening up, generations of artists sought hard and forged ahead to keep up with the pace of the modern world, bringing forth new ideas in subjects, contents, themes, expressions and so on. Many talented painters came to the fore and excellent works kept on standing out.
今天，随着我们的祖国更加强大，随着美术事业的繁荣发展，中国的油画艺术也迎来了一个崭新的发展机遇。前辈油画家老当益壮，中年油画家正值盛年，青年油画家也已经迅速成长起来，并开始参与到推动中国油画艺术的发展进程中来。当代的中国青年油画家大多受过严格的学院训练，具有娴熟的技术和对油画媒材的专业理解。他们在创作中不断寻找个性化的绘画语言和表现方式，表达内心的感受和对社会的认知。这一切，都使得我们的油画艺术在观念上越来越开放、在风格上越来越多样，既有对传统的深入挖掘，也有对本体的深刻思考，更有对现实的深切关怀……
Today, with the development of our great country and the arts, oil painting art in China is facing a new opportunity for development. Senior painters are still hale and hearty. Middle-aged painters are in the prime of their lives while young painters are growing quickly and are gradually promoting the development of Chinese oil painting art. Most young painters nowadays, strictly trained in colleges, are highly skilled and have a professional knowledge of oil painting media. They are constantly seeking for unique form of expression for their own feelings and understanding of the world. All of the above factors contribute to open-minded views and various styles in the oil painting art today. It shows respect to the tradition, reflection on the subject and care for the reality.
2011年，中国美术家协会携手无锡凤凰画材集团共同推出“艺术凤凰”当代青年油画作品展，旨在反映当代年轻美术家的创作状况和学术思考，发现优秀艺术家，推出精品佳作，从技术、观念和本土性等诸方面对当代油画艺术进行深入探索。一方面从中国油画已有的经验中进行总结，继承宝贵的优秀传统，另一方面也直面发展中面临的问题，并通过包括举办展览在内的各种手段引导创作实践。本次展览收到投稿作品近4000件，经过评审委员会的严格把关，最终入选100件参展作品，并评出优秀作品10件，从一个侧面反映了中国油画的当代面貌和取得的新成就。我们也期望通过“艺术凤凰”等专项美术展发现更多优秀青年美术人才，不断推出精品佳作，在丰富广大人民群众精神文化生活的同时，推动美术事业、油画创作的不断繁荣发展！
The “Art Phoenix” Contemporary Oil Painting Exhibition of Young Artists, held by China Artists Association and Wuxi Phoenix Arts Group, aimed at reflecting creating status and academic thinking of young artists, discovering and introducing outstanding artists and works, and exploring contemporary oil painting art from the aspects of skill, concept, and localization. On the one hand, we learn from past experience and carry forward the fine tradition of Chinese oil painting. On the other hand, we face the problems arose and guide the creation of art by different means including exhibitions like this one, to which nearly 4000 works were submitted. After strict review by the committee members, 100 works were selected and 10 of them were awarded, which reflected the outlook and achievements of contemporary oil painting in China from one aspect. And by exhibitions like “Art Phoenix”, we expect to find more talented young artists and to introduce more fine works, thus to propel the undertaking of fine arts and the production of oil painting forward as well as to enrich the cultural life of the mass.
中国美术家协会
China Artists Association
2011年11月10日
Nov.10th, 2011
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