Image and Symbol:The Construction and Dissemination of the"Yellow River Symbol"in Paintings Since the Founding of the New China
The"Yellow River Symbol"refers to a series of meaning systems about spiritual leadership,value identity,social inte-gration and other effects formed by people,events and objects connected with the image of the Yellow River in art works,which ex-press the political beliefs of the mainstream ideology and the cultural and traditional values of the national morality in the way of ar-tistic visual presentation.Since the founding of the People's Republic of China,the political construction and dissemination of the"Yellow River Symbol"in paintings have been used to promote the mainstream political and cultural values,set up the spiritual symbols of the Chinese nation,disseminate the people's national sentiments,and gather the spiritual power for the realization of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.With the cultural construction and dissemination of"Yellow River Symbol",we are able to build national cultural identity with the same root and origin,guide the direction of the cultural development of the times,and spread the national cultural self-confidence.With the aesthetic construction and dissemination of"Yellow River Symbol",we are able to establish the image of the country,and promote the mass dissemination of the Yellow River culture and aesthetic spirit.Through the political,cultural and aesthetic construction of"Yellow River Symbol"in painting,we are able to form a modem fu-sion of revolutionary culture with traditional culture and aesthetic culture and to provide an image carrier for the mass dissemination of the main cultural values;furthermore,the symbolism can be popularized by the aesthetic way of art images,which can provide enlightenment for the construction and dissemination of mainstream culture.