RECONSTRUCTION STRATEGIES AND THEIR EFFECTS OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE PAINTING ELEMENTS IN CONTEMPORARY OIL PAINTING CREATION

Abstract

This study focuses on three major integration paradigms used in contemporary oil painting creation in China: symbolic appropriation, structural internalization, and conceptual symbiosis. It aims to identify how these strategies affect the integration effect of traditional Chinese painting elements. Using purposive and stratified sampling, the study initially selected 30 professional oil painters as research participants. Two painters with unclear paradigm classification were excluded, resulting in a final valid sample of 28 painters (10 for symbolic appropriation, 10 for structural internalization, 8 for conceptual symbiosis). Data were collected through a five-point Likert scale and in-depth interviews. According to the analytical results, conceptual symbiosis achieved the highest mean values in most measured dimensions, ranging from 4.42 to 4.51. Structural internalization ranked second with mean values between 4.19 and 4.32, while symbolic appropriation obtained the lowest scores from 3.35 to 4.18. Statistically significant differences were detected in cultural spirit transmission, integration depth, and overall creative effect (p<0.01). The findings suggest that conceptual symbiosis provides the most effective route to achieve in-depth cultural integration, whereas symbolic appropriation tends to result in superficial combinations. This study offers empirical references for the localized development of Chinese oil painting and cross-cultural artistic innovation.