Chinese art

self-expression and cultural identity. The beauty of the garment has caught the eye of many modern designers who incorporate the traditional aspects of the Cheongsam, also known as the ‘qipao’, into contemporary designs. Designers have created works art with the Cheongsam that have…

In the first chapter of Professor Chang’s book Fateful Ties, Professor Chang mentions that even if most American politicians supported Chinese government’s decision of trying to block the intrusive opium trade, the Americans still joined the opium trade in order to gain interests for America itself. In addition, even though historians present America’s awe of China as preoccupation, what…

In order to understand and accurately analyze how directors illustrate honor in Chinese martial arts film, it is imperative that we understand honor’s origin, meaning, and modern connotation. Historically, honor has been an incredibly intricate and important concept in Chinese martial arts and it has its roots in some of China’s most revered philosophers. Honor in martial arts has evolved from two primary philosophies; loyalty and universal love. Loyalty is the sense of devotion to a group i.e.…

Wu Guanzhong is a contemporary Chinese artist was born on August 29, 1919 and died on June 25, 2010. His works emphasize form and artistic conception through a combination of western and eastern aesthetics. In general, western art focuses on objective and established facts. However, eastern art pays more attention to mood. Wu shows both aspects in his work. Furthermore, Wu explored how to make oil paintings fit Chinese nationalization and the modernization of Chinese Painting. To answer these…

insult the Chinese and call them “weaklings”, “pathetic” and even the poster that says “sick men of East Asia”. There is even the sentence that said, “are you yellow or something?” which is a racial comment. It has a negative connotation. Furthermore, in the movie the Japanese are depicted as people that just talk as Beijing confident and strong, but in reality they are not as much as Chen Zhen defeats all of them by himself when he went to return the gift. This demonstrates that the Chinese are…

Traditional art has continued in Asia to this day, but rapid change has been taking place. In many countries across Asia, the problem artists are finding is getting rid of tradition and breaking out of that shell. While many are holding on strong to traditions like calligraphy, and Chinese porcelain ceramic making, others are finding a way to fuse the two together. Now artists are finding ways to use symbols and hints of traditional-based art forms to send political, economic, and…

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…

Whether it’s art from ancient times or art made yesterday, people around the world appreciate art and the brief history that it provides about the period of time that it came from. Art is something that was made in every single time period including the Medieval time period and Renaissance period. Artist in each period painted, sculpted, drew and did many other things to produce art that relates to them and the time period they were apart of. When one looks at art from back then, one will have a…

spent his childhood learning calligraphy and Chinese literati traditions. Zao’s father was an amateur painter and his grandfather a former naval gunner of the late Qing Dynasty and a devoted Daoist disciple. Since Zao was still a child, the Daoist thoughts, a theme that would permeate throughout his oeuvre, had been rooted in his mind when he just started exploring the world of art. Enthralled by both Chinese literati paintings and European modern art that he saw on the postcards his uncle…

Artistic evolution occurs throughout the Kamakura and Muromachi eras, altogether spanning from 1185 to 1550. Developing areas of art include literature, theatre, and visual arts. Both eras demonstrate interests regarding the past, Buddhist principles, and tradition but have different influences. Kamakura era literature discusses loyalism and Buddhist concepts. The era begins as war between the Taira and the Minamoto families concludes in 1185. The Tale of the Heike, a significant war…