In Pursuit of the Primitiveness of Easel Painting - The Emergence of Bad Painting

Art, as a manifestation of the human mind, is not valued for its objective depiction of the external world but the subjective recreation based on objective objects. The intuitive feelings and inner beliefs of painting override the objective reality of the depicted objects. And bad painting with the unreserved catharsis of emotions exists as a new artistic trend and a creative path that emerged in Europe and America in the late 1970s. At the same time, Gombrich believed that any painting that meets the two criteria of baseline mode and minimum mode can be classified as primitivism art, and the rebelliousness of bad painting to the established rules, the originality of its content and the pursuit of the true nature of painting share similarity to primitivism art. Throughout the history of art in China and abroad, the phenomenon of bad painting has appeared periodically in the process of art everywhere, and the development process of art itself has also undergone a spiral development from barbaric obscurantism to scientific truth-seeking and finally return to primitive. Therefore, this paper will analyze the phenomenon of bad painting at home and abroad, its spiritual connotation and philosophical foundation, establish the connection between bad painting and primitivism art, explore the primitive interest in bad painting art, and discuss how bad painting uses its unique approach to promote the aesthetic revolution of contemporary easel painting.