Self-study
P1
The Cultural Revolution of 1966 to 1976, initiated by Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong in an attempt to reduce the influence of China's intellectual elite on the country's institutions, has had lasting repercussions on Chinese art. ███
Intro topic ·
China's Cultural Revolution and its impacts on Chinese art
Describe impacts ·
of Cultural Revolution on Chinese art
Censorship; art had to be politically focused and conform to Communist Party's ideology
P2
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Longer-term impacts ·
of Cultural Revolution on Chinese art
Artists reacted against the limitations imposed by the Cultural Revolution, leading to a flourishing of artistic movements after the Revolution
Example of reactionary art ·
Scar Art emerged in response to Cultural Revolution
Painters trained in the "realist" style by the Communist Party were exiled, witnessed rural poverty, and depicted that poverty more honestly than communist-approved art did
Contrast ·
Scar Art and Revolutionary Realism
Communist-approved Revolutionary Realism focused on broad and impressive subject matter and portrayed communist society as perfect; Scar Art focused on specific and mundane subject matter and portrayed society's flaws
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Later artistic developments ·
Scar Art declined, gave way to Native Soil movement
Native Soil art celebrated traditional (non-modernized) rural life
Contrast ·
Scar Art and Native Soil art
Scar Art depicted the damage caused by modernity on rural life; Native Soil art celebrated traditional rural life
Author's perspective ·
Native Soil art "trivialized" by trying to please Western observers
Negative outcome for Native Soil art
Passage Style
Single position
Spotlight
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“Inevitable” consequence is unsupported. Although Native Soil did start in part due to the politicization of Scar Art, we don’t know that this was “inevitable” (as in, would have happened, no matter what). Just because something did happen does not mean that it was “inevitable” that it would happen.
b
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Not supported, because the author never compares the recognition of Scar Art and Native Soil.
c
The rural scenes ██ ████████ ████ █████████ ██ ████ ██████ ██ ██████
Not supported, because we don’t know whether “most” people in China liked the scenes in Native Soil.
d
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Not supported, because we don’t know that there are “several” key elements in common with Maoist Revolutionary Realism. In addition, the author never indicates any irony regarding similarities between Native Soil and Maoist Revolutionary Realism. What is ironic is
e
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