Specifics of Russian-Chinese Cross-Cultural Communication in the Field of Fine Art of the Second Half of the 20th — Early 21st Century

Research in the field of cross-cultural communications in the context of modern globalization processes is becoming particularly relevant. Each specific case in cross-cultural interaction has a set of specific features that require detailed study. The article discusses the features of Russian-Chinese cross-cultural communication in the field of fine art, which have been especially pronounced since the second half of the 20th century and until now. The analysis of generally accepted types of communication made it possible to show specific forms of interaction between Russia and China.

There is demonstrated that these features are largely related to the fact that the process of cross-cultural interaction occurs not only at the level of communication between representatives of the two peoples, but also in the process of artistic and stylistic exchange at the level of art works perception. Thus, cross-cultural communication refers to the process of information exchange at different levels. Russian-Chinese communication features include the intrapersonal perception of Russian art, style and genre features of the Russian realistic school, that influenced the style of Chinese artists; the interaction between individual artists and students, the unique contacts between a teacher-master and a student studying individually in the art studio. In the period under review, the communications were often unilateral — Chinese students and artists adopting the traditions of the Russian realistic school of painting, both by inviting Russian artists to China and studying in Russia. The specificity is also shown in the interaction between professional creative unions of artists, joint holding of exhibitions, and organization of plein-airs, during which a multi-level exchange of cultures can happen.

1. Huntington S. Stolknovenie tsivilizatsii [The Clash of Civilizations]. Moscow, AST Publ., 2014, 571 p.

2. McNeill W. Voskhozhdenie Zapada: istoriya chelovecheskogo soobshchestva [The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community]. Kiev, Nika-Tsentr Publ., Moscow, Starklait Publ., 2004, 1064 p.

3. McNeill W. The Changing Shape of World History, Vremya mira. Vyp. 2. Struktury istorii [The Time of the World. Issue 2. Structures of History]. Novosibirsk, Sibirskii Khronograf Publ., 2001, pp. 16—38 (in Russ.).

4. Wallerstein I. Mirosistemnyi analiz: vvedenie [World-Systems Analysis: An Introduction]. Moscow, URSS Publ., Lenand Publ., 2017, 299 p.

5. Diamond J. Ruzh’ya, mikroby i stal’: istoriya chelovecheskikh soobshchestv [Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies]. Moscow, AST Publ., 2016, 720 p.

6. Gavra D.P. Osnovy teorii kommunikatsii: uchebnoe posobie: standart tret’ego pokoleniya [The Basics of Communication Theory: textbook: third-generation standard]. Sankt-Peterburg: Piter, 2011. 288 p.

7. Sharkov F.I. Kommunikologiya: osnovy teorii kommunikatsii: uchebnik dlya bakalavrov [Communicology: The Basics of Communication Theory: textbook for bachelors]. Moscow, Izdatel’sko-torgovaya korporatsiya “Dashkov i K”, 2013. 488 p.

8. Bakhtin M.M. Estetika slovesnogo tvorchestva [Aesthetics of Verbal Creativity]. Moscow, Iskusstvo Publ., 1986, 445 p.

9. Lotman Yu.M. Semiosfera [Semiosphere]. St. Petersburg, Iskusstvo-SPb Publ., 2001, 703 p.

10. Vasilik M.A. (ed.) Osnovy teorii kommunikatsii: uchebnik dlya studentov vuzov, obuchayushchikhsya po spetsial’nosti 020300 “Sotsiologiya” [The Basics of Communication Theory: textbook for university students studying in the specialty 020300 “Sociology”]. Moscow, Gardariki Publ., 2003, 615 p.

11. Pocheptsov G.G. Teoriya kommunikatsii [Communication Theory]. Moscow, SmartBuk Publ., 2009, 651 p.

12. Ter-Minasova S.G. Yazyk i mezhkul’turnaya kommunikatsiya: uchebnoe posobie dlya studentov i aspirantov vysshikh uchebnykh zavedenii, obuchayushchikhsya po spetsial’nosti “Lingvistika i mezhkul’turnaya kommunikatsiya” [Language and Intercultural Communication: textbook for students and postgraduates of higher educational institutions studying in the specialty “Linguistics and Intercultural Communication:]. Moscow, MGU Publ., 2008, 350 p.

13. Gritsanov A.A. (ed.) Istoriya filosofii: entsiklopediya [History of Philosophy: encyclopedia]. Minsk, Interpressservis Publ., Knizhnyi Dom Publ., 2002, 1376 p.

14. Wang Yu. The History of Artistic Exchanges between China and Foreign Countries, Hunan Education Publ., 1998, June, pp. 325-347 (in Chin.).

15. Sharonova V.G. Istoriya russkoi emigratsii v Vostochnom Kitae v pervoi polovine XX veka [The History of Russian Emigration in East China in the First Half of the 20th Century]. Moscow, Tsentr Gumanitarnykh Initsiativ Publ., St. Petersburg, Universitetskaya Kniga Publ., 2015, 510 p.

16. Aurilene E.E. Rossiiskaya emigratsiya v Kitae (1920—1950-e gody) [Russian Emigration in China (1920s—1950s)], doct. hist. sci. diss.: 07.00.02. Khabarovsk, 2004, 376 p.

17. Yu An Dong. Russian Fine Art and Chinese Oil Painting, Creativity and Teaching, Bulletin of the Anhui Pedagogical University, 2015, no. 1, pp. 611—616 (in Chin.).

18. Qin Xiaofeng. The Development of Teaching Russian Oil Painting in China, Kul’tura i tsivilizatsiya [Culture and Civilization], 2018, vol. 8, no. 6A, pp. 134—142 (in Russ.).

19. Chen Wenhua. Vystavki russkoi zhivopisi v Kitae: istoriya i sovremennost’ [Exhibitions of Russian Painting in China: History and Modernity], cand. arts diss.: 17.00.04. St. Petersburg, 2008, 185 p.

20. Larin V.L. V teni prosnuvshegosya drakona: rossiisko-kitaiskie otnosheniya na rubezhe XX—XXI vv. [In the Shadow of an Awakened Dragon. Russian-Chinese Relations at the Turn of the 20th—21st Centuries]. Vladivostok, Dal’nauka Publ., 2006, 423 p.

21. Cooperation in the Field of Science, Education and Culture, Studwood.ru. Available at: https://studwood.ru/906345/istoriya/sotrudnichestvo_oblasti_nauki_obrazovaniya_kultury (accessed 03.11.2020) (in Russ.).

22. Qin Xiaofeng. Chinese Artists Who Studied in Russia at the End of the 20th Century, Rossiya i Kitai: istoriya i perspektivy sotrudnichestva: materialy IX mezhdunarodnoi nauchno-prakticheskoi konferentsii (Blagoveshchensk — Kheikhe, Tyan’tszin’, Pekin 20—28 maya 2019 g.) [Proceedings of the 9th International Scientific-Practical Conference “Russia and China: History and Prospects of Cooperation” (Blagoveshchensk — Heihe, Tianjin, Beijing, May 20—28, 2019)], issue 9, part 6. Blagoveshchensk, BGPU Publ., 2019, pp. 155—157 (in Russ.).

23. Qin Xiaofeng, Huang Yuanpen. Genre and Style Specificity of Works by Chinese Artists Who Studied in Russia (End of the 20th Century — Beginning of the 21st Century), Iskusstvo i obrazovanie [Art and Education], 2019, no. 4 (120), pp. 37—50 (in Russ.).

24. Lu Wei. Chronicles of Chinese Art. Beijing, China Youth Press Publ., 2012, 1454 p. (in Chin.).