Some people say that China's surreal oil paintings are in the forefront of the world. Is this correct?

When it comes to oil painting, people will first think of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, Raphael's Three Beauties, Angel's Fountain, Van Gogh's Starry Sky, Picasso's guernica, the shouting of monks and so on. Because oil painting originated in Europe, in the history of oil painting development for more than 600 years, Europe has produced many excellent oil painting masters and handed down classics, which have traditional advantages. It can be said that from the overall development of oil painting art, European countries have been at the forefront of the world.

But when it comes to surreal oil painting in oil painting art, people will first think of the grim version, Luo Zhongli's father, Yang Feiyun's Bride on the Dressing Table, Su Xin's The New Twelve Flowers, Li Zhuangping's The Oriental Goddess-Shan Gui and so on. It cannot be said that China's surreal oil painting is the most dazzling flower in the tree of oil painting art in China, and it is a sudden emergence of oil painting art in the world, which not only has a wide influence in China, but also makes the world painting world sit up and take notice.

Surrealism oil painting rose in 1960s and 1970s, starting from America and Europe, and then influencing the world. Ultra-realistic oil painting is based on traditional realistic oil painting, using modern scientific and technological means such as photography for reference to make oil painting realistic, with high definition and delicate details, and its fidelity and fineness can completely rival or even surpass modern photographic works. Therefore, it was named surreal oil painting, also known as photographic oil painting.

In the early 1980s, Luo Zhongli, a young painter at that time, caused strong repercussions at home and abroad with a surreal oil painting "Father", which marked the rise of surreal oil painting in China. Subsequently, a large number of young painters such as Yang Feiyun, Xie Chuyu, Liu Zhao, Su Xin and Leng Jun began to emerge in the field of surreal oil painting, and China's surreal oil painting became more and more influential at home and abroad.

At the beginning of the new century, young painter Leng Junyi's surreal oil painting Xiao Jiang, which took more than a year to create, once again attracted widespread attention at home and abroad. The details of the painting are almost extreme and amazing! The woman's hair tips, facial pores and even the skin under the gap of the sweater in the painting are clearly identifiable. Some foreign critics said: "The cold Xiao Jiang's description of details is exquisite and meticulous, and his paintings are elegant and high-end. His superb realistic techniques can be compared with many masters."

At present, if China's ultra-realistic oil painting is in the forefront of the world, it may not be widely recognized, but if there is a place for China in countries with better development in the field of ultra-realistic oil painting, there should be no doubt.