Research on the Peasants Image and the National Image Building in Chinese Art Works

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to examine the image of peasants in fine art works in a specific historical context, and then to expand it to the study of the shaping of the nation’s image with practical significance. And it considers the evolution of art style, as well as the need for visual practice of art in ideology. This study mainly adopts documentary analysis and iconographic methods. First, sort out the special ideology in the early days of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, and interpret the image of peasants in the art works influenced by the national policy propaganda at that time. Secondly, analyze the unique image language form of art, and find out how the image of peasants in art works constructs a new image of the country and the people. According to the comprehensive analysis, the author interprets the peasant image from the perspective of sociology, analyzes the ideology, summarizes the evolution of schema types and studies the viewpoint of national image building. This paper puts forward a new theoretical perspective, combs the images of peasants in art works of different periods, and summarizes the relationship between the latter and national image building.