Visual Epic——Wang Tieniu's Historical Oil Painting Composition Research
Historical painting is part of historical narrative.It can reshape historical reality with the help of images.On one hand,the historical painting reflects the historical truth,on the other hand,it has a creative appeal similar to literary writing,which shapes the history based on imagination and aesthetic interest.Wang Tieniu,a professor at Academy of Arts and Design,Tsinghua University,combines historical truth and subjective aesthetic in the creation of oil painting of historical themes,and makes great achievements in panoramic historical painting.This article discusses his artistic language and humanistic spirit through analysis of his works,and clarifies the creative purpose of the painter's"images as historical evidence",thereby deeply digging the true of historical art creation.