THE THEME OF WAR IN CHINESE AND BELARUSIAN PAINTING OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE XXTH CENTURY: GENRE AND STYLE ASPECT
Genre and style aspects in Chinese and Belarusian fine art of military subjects are investigated. In the result of the analysis of genre diversity of paintings created by artists in the second half of the XXth century, numerous parallels, indicating the similarity of cultural processes in both countries, are drawn. The novelty of the research is connected with the use of methods and scientific knowledge of modern art criticism, in particular, of the comparative approach. Considering the development of military painting in China and Belarus in the historical context, the author comes to the conclusion that a gradual transition from socialist realist writing to new forms of artistic expression is inherent to it.