Chinese calligraphy Introduction Every single culture has a way of representing itself. The most different part between China and Australian is the language. Chinese word (han-zi) is hieroglyphic words, and it has its own art style: Chinese calligraphy. Additionally, Chinese calligraphy (shu fa) is a crucial documentation, which is able to learn about history through today. The Chinese calligraphy is among the world’s best-documented and preserved art in human history. It has been passed down through generations and it has not lost its value and significance in the chines culture. The Chinese culture presents a unique way of doing things. Culture and tradition have been elements of civilization that seem to change with each passing day. The continued connection and globalization that has been brought about by faster communication and movement through technology, have allowed for sharing of sharing of ideas and exchanging of information (Xu, Lau,Cheung and Pan, 2005, p. 36). Preserving culture still remains as the focal point of any given society. The Chinese have embraced this ideology and judiciously ensure that they protect their culture and its individual components. The contemporary Asian world has a level of technology that is envied all over the world, yet, even with the technological advancements, most societies in Asia have managed to hold on to their original cultures. The Chinese culture cannot be discussed in a single paper, as a matter of fact, scholars have specialized in deciphering and understanding it, this paper, therefore does not aim at explaining the entire chines history, but rather, it will look at the chines calligraphy. Origin Beautiful writing, the literal meaning of the word calligraphy has an interes... ... middle of paper ... ...dences of and cases of calligraphy in various forms. The contemporary Chinese art still depicts numerous elements and components of calligraphy. However, a number of new generation artists have come up with revolting ways of artistic representation that tends to go against the traditional beautiful writing. Today, artists are questioning and criticizing the cultural authority that is and has been associated with calligraphy over the years. The sequential happenings in the culture of the Chinese nation can be credited with the eventual development of art and most importantly calligraphy. Reading, information and knowledge are part and parcel of calligraphy as explained above. A person has to understand the need the world around him before he or she delves into calligraphy. The bottom line, however, is that creativity is paramount in the wolrd of calligraphy.
Interregnum, painted by the Chinese artist Hung Liu, is a massive oil painting created circa 2002. With the intentional application of several principles and elements of art in her work, Liu effectively depicts her late Asian culture’s traditional aspects while also exposing the harsh reality of China’s Communist society. Hung Liu incorporates a variety of styles into Interregnum while also utilizing color and line to visually communicate the subject matter to the viewer. In a formal interpretation of this work, the overarching theme of Interregnum will be explored and described, focusing on the particular values sought out by the artist Hung Liu.
There is a great art that can be found in being able to describe the world of an ancient civilization. Especially in one where large man made walls form because of the creases of a sleeping dragon’s back, or that the layout of the fields and streams of a small village create the image of a galloping unicorn when looked from up above. Yet, this is Imperial China, or as Barry Hughhart writes in his Novel Bridge of Birds, “an Ancient China that Never Was” (Hughhart 1984). This novel explores the history and the world of Ancient China, and the tales of the people who have walked across the land. Offering a summary of the book, we will be able to analyze
Overall, putting the truth about Cranes above Kaifeng aside, this hand scroll containing a painting and a poetic inscription shows how Huizong with his control over art can dictate the meaning and message an art can convey. This will lead to a manifestation of certain belief to the people of Song dynasty, which in this case is a belief that it was a Mandate from Heaven.
Chinese culture has been evolving for more than one thousand years with one of the most significant influences being the development of the Han dynasty. This paper analyses the ways in which the development of the Han dynasty influenced Chinese culture, to what extent, and why. Knowledge of the Han period’s impact on Chinese culture, is obtained through the analysis of written and archaeological sources depicting the Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.–9 A.D) and Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 A.D).
Through art, people can expose their ideas, their opposition to the government rules and regulations in a quiet way. The artists try to expose their revolutionary ideas and motivate the people to fight against the cruel actions of the government. The concept of Chinese government about art is that it must always serve the people and the government is always ready to promote art by giving systematic education about the new art. They always give preferences to the revolutionary art and the nonrevolutionary arts were banned at that time. There are different levels of artistic concepts in China which include the modern art, religious art, commercial art etc.
China also has a few high plateaus, plains and hills. (CIA 2015). China and Australia both are similar as the way they evolved as homo sapiens existed in China in before the 60,000. While Australia had the aboriginals, and during the 60,000 the aboriginals were discovering fire. (Miss Coase-Willis. PowerPoint 2015). The name of China originated from the a emperor called Qui dynasty (Qin Shi Huangdi) but the name was pronounced as 'Chin' which sounded like China (Joshua J. Mark, 18 December 2012). While Australia is known to have several origins, one being as Spanish explorer called, Pedro Fernandes de Quiros. He named it 'Tierra Austrialia Del Espiritu Santo' to honour of the royal house of Austria (which Spain was allied to at the
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Xu Bing (Chinese, 1955 -), whose work is marked by rebellious attitude towards conventional relation between language and meaning, is one of the leading artists in Chinese modern art scene. Described himself as belonging to the generation of Chinese artists who have lived through ten years of cultural revolution, ten years of open-door policy, and ten years of living in the West, he constantly questions the idea of communicating meaning through language due to the influence of his personal experience. Since early age, his father had encouraged him writing a page of Chinese characters a day, asking him to not only perfectly copy their form, but also to capture their spirit and essence. This tradition hence built a standard of how he should
This is not surprising in view of the fact that Chinese culture values stability and continuity over change. This may be, in part, due to the continuous practice of imitating the ancients as a form of respecting antiquity and authority, a concept instilled by Confucianism (art and imitation). Another possible explanation for this could be that the anatomical or scientific approach was never emphasized in Chinese art, such as in Ancient Greek art. And because principles of light and shade, perspective and proportion of realism were not emphasized (the use of line is the defining technique in Chinese ink painting), there was never a “desperate revolt against vision” or a need for “non-objective art” (Tu). Thus throughout the years, Chinese painters were able to keep ahold of representational images as the basis for
Throughout the film ancient China’s profound history and glorious culture has displayed through various cultural elements. The martial arts, writing system, architecture all together gives an image of the Chinese culture. The developments and advanced techniques have shaped the country and stabilized the society. China has accomplished some of the greatest achievements of mankind. It had also made significant contribution to the development of advanced systems around the world. Chinese culture is very unique. All the elements presented in the film have truly strengthened my understanding of the Chinese
It will define that Zhang used traditional Chinese charcoal drawing aesthetic to show the subtext of his artworks in contemporary Chinese art. By tracing the traditional Chinese charcoal drawing aesthetic in Chinese Painter Zhang Xiaogang artistic development in the past two decades, his art as a whole can be interpreted in presenting his concerns of the foregone society and showing his own feelings towards the public history with a unique form of expression.
The origin of Chinese is studied through bone and tortoise shell inscription because the earliest records were marked on them in around 1300B.C. (Chou Fa- Kao 1986:1) They are the earliest recorded founded that can be used for analysis, the development of Chinese is also base on these findings.
..., he acknowledges and reinterprets traditional Chinese art in his works. This is his mode of expression via shanshui tradition, and his ways of thinking, viewing and perceiving are infiltrated by the literati ethos. He works in the computer with his countless digital photographs, he creates virtual city landscape, combining the countless small format snapshots in a way that imitate the characteristic structure and composition of the classical shanshui. In his works, we can see that it always visualizes how China is developing and illustrates the consequences of modernization, globalization and the destruction of China’s ecological equilibrium caused by the speedy growth of its megacities over the past few decades. Yang said, “ The media… is not important, no matter what method you use to create, to maintain the creative spirit of the ancients is the most import.”1
This essay gives an overview of early civilization in China and the different periods within this era. Also, it includes political and cultural pursuits of the people within this time period and the struggles of the Asian peoples and their religious beliefs and community uniqueness and differences.
Williams, C. A. S., and C. A. S. Williams. Chinese Symbolism and Art Motifs: An Alphabetical Compendium of Antique Legends and Beliefs, as Reflected in the Manners and Customs of the Chinese. Rutland, VT: C.E. Tuttle, 1988. Print.