Chinese painting appeared earlier than oil painting. Why oil painting has become the mainstream painting in the world now, but Chinese painting is not?

I think it has something to do with the cultural differences between East and West. Chinese painting is a traditional art with a long history and is very popular in China. The origin of Chinese painting is much earlier than oil painting, but oil painting has now become the mainstream painting in the world, and the audience of Chinese painting is relatively small. Because, after all, the differences between Chinese and western cultural traditions are still relatively large, and there are more people who like oil painting, while there are relatively few people at home and abroad.

Secondly, we should also consider the background of the times. With the economic prosperity, in fact, we are more willing to accept some economically prosperous places and popular things, and we will also pursue this fashion. If the western economy is underdeveloped, will we agree with some of his cultures? African traditional culture is also beautiful, but compared with western culture and China culture, its audience is smaller, and even many of them have been lost.

But now this situation has been improved to some extent. Chinese paintings appear more and more frequently in exhibition halls all over the world and are loved by more and more people. Even some foreign friends have traveled thousands of miles to China to study Chinese painting, which shows that the charm of Chinese painting has spread widely all over the world.

People in China understand more and more that what is national belongs to the world. You will learn from others and let your excellent culture wither. This is a thankless thing. Only when we are strong can we attract more people to study in China, and our national culture can truly become a thing of the world with stronger vitality. I think this is what we China people should do now.

Although it may take a long time for Chinese painting to become the mainstream of the world like oil painting, I think this day will come as long as I continue to work hard.