“When Thoughts Change, Brush and Ink Cannot Remain Unchanged” is an open letter by renowned ink painter Fu Baoshi after his 1960 sketching tour organized by the Jiangsu Chinese Painting Academy. This tour was a pivotal event in integrating traditional ink painting with Socialist cultural production, a response to the ideological demands of the Socialist state following the establishment of the People’s Republic of China. The article highlights the challenges faced by ink artists in adap...
