The development of farmers' prints in Qijiang

Qijiang farmers' prints rose in the 1980s. In the new era, Qijiang peasant paintings have absorbed, digested and injected new painting elements from the artistic language of folk art, such as picture composition, character modeling, expression techniques and color application, and achieved greater success in continuous exploration and creation. This ancient folk art has a new vitality, and this period is also the first heyday in the history of farmers' prints in Qijiang. At present, in the construction of new socialist countryside, farmers' printmaking artists begin to create works close to life. The prints reflecting rural civilization and material civilization, such as The Road Home, Radio and Television Covering Every Village, Culture Going to the Countryside, and Medical Care Going to the Countryside, have once again attracted the attention of the cultural and artistic circles: these paintings are documentaries reflecting the rural economic and social development and the continuous improvement of people's material and cultural living standards in the new period, and also the lives of farmers in western China.

The peasant paintings in Qijiang, full of local flavor, have been enduring since the Spring and Autumn Period. In 1980s, on the basis of inheriting the woodblock New Year pictures, Qijiang people endowed this ancient art with deeper connotation and artistic language. The old trees bloom with new flowers, and the farmer prints in Qijiang glow with new vitality. With the guidance and strong support of famous artists such as Niu Wen, Chairman of Chongqing Artists Association, Zhu Xuanxian, Executive Vice Chairman of Chongqing Artists Association and Director of Chongqing Folk Art Exhibition Office, 1983 and 1983 "Qijiang Farmers' Prints Exhibition" were successfully exhibited in Fuzi, Chongqing, and in 10 in Beijing China Art Museum. Later, it was exhibited in 18 cities across the country, and it also crossed the ocean. Exhibited in Japan, the United States, Britain, Canada, Switzerland, Norway and other 14 countries and regions. Wherever it goes, it is deeply loved and widely collected by museums at home and abroad. Today, China Art Museum has collected more than 70 farmer prints in Qijiang. Won more than 80 national awards/time, and nearly 100 provincial and municipal awards/time. Qijiang peasant painting is called the modernist school of China by the art world; Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture, Sichuan Artists Association, Chongqing Municipal People's Government and Chongqing Municipal Bureau of Culture successively awarded Qijiang County the honorary title of "Hometown of Farmers' Printmaking". From 65438 to 0988, the Ministry of Culture officially named Qijiang County as the hometown of modern folk painting in China. The Japan-China Art Research Association made a special trip from Japan to Qijiang to present three gold cups in recognition of the achievements of farmers' printmaking in Qijiang. State-level media such as CCTV's "All over China", Xinhua News Agency and China Culture Newspaper introduced Qijiang farmers' prints. Chongqing Daily, Chongqing TV Station, Guangxi TV Station and other mainstream media have repeatedly publicized Qijiang farmers' prints. Foreign media such as Toulouse newspaper in France, Yellow River TV in the United States and Print World magazine in Japan also reported on farmers' prints in Qijiang.

In July, 20001year, Qijiang Peasant Printmaking Institute was established, which marked a new milestone in the development of peasant printmaking. Under the market economy system, the creation of farmers' prints in Qijiang is accelerating its development and construction, and on the basis of inheriting the tradition, it has injected a new era language into prints. With its unique folk art style, it further embodies the times style of building a new socialist countryside.

On June 5438+February 1 day, 2004, Yu, Deputy Secretary-General of the municipal government, presided over a special meeting on accelerating the development of farmers' printmaking industry in Qijiang, and specially issued the minutes of the special meeting of the municipal government.