本文通过农民在社会发展中的主体地位来说明农民题材在油画创作中的重要性,进而说明农民题材油画创作与社会的发展相辅相成。改革开放带来了中国当代政治、经济和文化的变革,在改变农民形象的同时也改变着艺术家的观念,促使农民题材油画创作在当代呈现多样性的发展变化。 This paper illustrates the importance of peasants in the creation of oil paintings through the dominant position of peasants in social development, and then shows that peasants’ theme oil painting and the development of society complement each other. Reform and opening up brought about the political, economic and cultural changes in contemporary China. While changing the image of peasants, they also changed the notion of artists and prompted the creation and diversification of farmers’ theme oil paintings in the contemporary era.