Region - Educational Research and Reviews

Nowadays, there are many acclaimed artists and works of art in the Chinese painting and calligraphy circle. When we trace the historical acceptance of these works and artists, we will find that many works and artists are not accepted by the recipients at the beginning, and many of them are known after a period of time. This paper will discuss the acceptance of art by the public under different historical development backgrounds and the process of promoting art acceptance. This paper will take Xu Wei’s acceptance history as an example to explore this argument. This article will analyze from three parts, the first is the rise of Xu Wei’s painting fame in the Ming and Qing Dynasties as well as the driving characters and reasons. In this initial stage, Xu Wei’s influence was in literature at the beginning, and then gradually turned to painting. The second is the change of Xu Wei’s status in the painting circle after the 20th century, especially after the 1980s, Xu Wei’s status began to improve significantly, and there are some novel views in overseas research. Finally, through the investigation of the acceptance of Xu Wei’s paintings, I think about the reasons behind it, that is, under different historical backgrounds, the recipient’s reaction to the acceptance of art is also different, and the understanding between art and receiver is shaped by each other.