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DiaporamaChangsha: Poetic Thoughts of Mao Zedong
Fu Baoshi (1904 – 1965)
Explore Fu Baoshi's captivating landscape paintings & figure art – a pioneer of modern Chinese painting. Inspired by Shi Tao, he blended Japanese techniques with traditional styles.
Fu illustrated Mao Zedong’s 1925 poem “Changsha” in which Mao portrayed himself as a thoughtful scholar with noble aspirations, moral responsibilities, and deep feelings for the country. Fu followed the “red line” in such late political paintings, responding to the alarming attacks against other artists whose works were labeled as too “black,” “elitist,” and “highly toxic,” which foretold another policy change in the art world on the eve of the Cultural Revolution (1966–76).
About this artwork
- Title: Changsha: Poetic Thoughts of Mao Zedong
- Artist: Fu Baoshi
- Year: 1965
- Original dimensions: 82.0 x 50.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Corpus context: traditional chinese landscape , response to artistic censorship
- Color palette: Neutrals
- Main color: White
- Keywords: ink wash painting , poetic thought art , red line painting
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