Alternative Visual Expressions and Emotional Communication of National Spirit in Woodcut Printmaking during the Propaganda of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression
ZHANG Biao
School of Plastic Basic Education, Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, Tianjin, 300141
Abstract：During the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, woodcut printmaking became an important medium for disseminating the national spirit through its unique visual symbols and social functions. Utilizing the strong visual impact of black-and-white contrasts, the convenience of simple production techniques, and low-cost dissemination characteristics, this art form was widely applied under wartime conditions. Through the collaboration of urban and rural dissemination pathways, it connected intellectual and grassroots groups. The emotional communication mechanism of woodcut printmaking established a progressive emotional structure from anger to sympathy and ultimately to patriotism, promoting the transformation from individual emotions to social identity and further realizing the shaping of national spirit and social mobilization. Its symbolic system combined the multi-level representations of imagery and abstraction, integrating the portrayal of heroes and ordinary people, achieving the organic fusion of artistic expression and social functionality. In dissemination strategies, woodcut printmaking adopted different modes such as newspaper serialization, exhibitions, and public postings. These methods revealed differentiated and adaptive dissemination strategies between urban and rural contexts. Urban dissemination emphasized depth and artistic performance, while rural dissemination relied on direct and easy-to-understand visual language to achieve mass mobilization, ultimately contributing to the construction of a nationwide narrative of resistance.
张彪. 抗战宣传中木刻版画民族精神的另类视觉表达与情感传播[J]. 《深圳大学学报》（人文社科版）, 2025, 42(3): 151-160.
ZHANG Biao. Alternative Visual Expressions and Emotional Communication of National Spirit in Woodcut Printmaking during the Propaganda of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. , 2025, 42(3): 151-160.
2025, Vol. 42 
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