Ancient China, a beautiful world power that thrived through the changing of dynasties and pressures of the Western World, was a creator of magnificent artworks. However, during the times of Cultural Revolution and after there was a drastic change in “Chinese Art”. Mao Zedong and predecessors had forever changed the way the outside world sees Chinese Art with their use of propaganda and censorship. Or has China been using art for thousands of years to coerce its people into submission? China’s control over art has been long-standing and enforced by past empirical rule, but has since grown due to the birth of the People Republic of China and wide spread use of the propaganda.
Rooted in conceptualism and Dadaism, Ai Weiwei is considered a dissident by the chinese government, but he is also one of the worlds most celebrated contemporary artist (Is Ai Weiwei China’s Most Dangerous Man?). Ai’s art focuses on the politics in China and the corruption of the communist party. He has been under house arrest for “tax evasion” since November of 2010 and is under constant surveillance (Age of Ambition). Ai Weiwei believes that power of the Chinese government is based on the ignorance of its people (Age of Ambition). One way that Ai voice is …show more content…
The divide between Han-Chinese and non-Chinese languages was growing rapidly with the continued expansion of the Chinese borders. The Silk Road to India became a major player in the Chinese economy and Buddhism began to first take root. However, during this time secular arts flourished. Rulers were demanding special calligraphy scrolls and painting to show off in their courts (China to Korea to 1279). In one particular piece of secular painting, Lady Feng is depicted protecting her emperor from a wild bear. Her heroism was seen as the perfect representation of Confucius teachings (China and Korea to
Rooted in conceptualism and Dadaism, Ai Weiwei is considered a dissident by the chinese government, but he is also one of the worlds most celebrated contemporary artist (Is Ai Weiwei China’s Most Dangerous Man?). Ai’s art focuses on the politics in China and the corruption of the communist party. He has been under house arrest for “tax evasion” since November of 2010 and is under constant surveillance (Age of Ambition). Ai Weiwei believes that power of the Chinese government is based on the ignorance of its people (Age of Ambition). One way that Ai voice is …show more content…
The divide between Han-Chinese and non-Chinese languages was growing rapidly with the continued expansion of the Chinese borders. The Silk Road to India became a major player in the Chinese economy and Buddhism began to first take root. However, during this time secular arts flourished. Rulers were demanding special calligraphy scrolls and painting to show off in their courts (China to Korea to 1279). In one particular piece of secular painting, Lady Feng is depicted protecting her emperor from a wild bear. Her heroism was seen as the perfect representation of Confucius teachings (China and Korea to