Pregnancy as an Agent to Neutralize Painting as a Gender-Biased Concept in Contemporary China — The Works of Yu Hong, Ji Jingning and Xu Hualing

Tong Zhang
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Tong Zhang: Institute of Art History, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

Art and Society, 2025, vol. 4, issue 7, 26-37

Abstract: This article offers a brief inquiry into pregnancy as a theme of contemporary art in the West and China. It subsequently tracks the entrenched frameworks of painting in China and the neglect of pregnancy as a theme in the Chinese art world from the historical perspective, in order to navigate pregnancy-themed paintings by three selected female artists: Yu Hong, Ji Jingning, and Xu Hualing. Through analyzing their paintings, it concludes that these pieces not only increase the visibility of women’s self-perception during pregnancy but also aestheticize pregnancy as a subject within their respective artistic traditions.

Keywords: women’s art; realism; ink-wash painting; fine brushwork; maternal imagery (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.63593/AS.2709-9830.2025.08.002

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