Chinese Art Essay

Literature-07                               Biography Report Introduction      Bruce Lee was born in the Chinese year of the dragon, in the hour of the dragon on November 27, 1940. From the beginning, it was obvious he was a remarkable and unique child with tremendous energy. His mother named him Lee Jun Fan,

If one had to choose between Kung Fu skills and Aikido skills, the better choice would be Kung Fu. If asked, a lot of people would not know the difference between Kung Fu and Aikido. They may know that both Aikido and Kung Fu are types of martial arts, but that wouldn’t tell us much about Kung Fu or Aikido. Kung Fu is juxtaposed with Aikido because of the different cultures they came from, which determines how one approaches one’s enemy, whether it is more defensively or offensively. Kung Fu

stands as one of the most ancient civilizations that modern humanity knows of. The oldest recorded dynasty was the Xia which was at its peak around 1800BCE. Dynasty after dynasty came next, over twenty different dynasties have risen and fallen in Chinese history. The last being the Qing Dynasty which ended in 1911 and ultimately led to the rise of the People’s Republic of China which was founded in 1949 as a Communist Party. This gave rise to their economy which is to this day getting stronger and

The way art can be activism is to spread messages through art to promote change or awareness. Artist can does this in many ways such as painting or drawing political art to express their opinion. Other artist can do performance art or take photographs to spread awareness or send a message. Ai WeiWei is a chinese artist and activist that created many controversial pieces of art towards the chinese government. His activism started when he saw how the chinese government handled the devastating earthquake

Islamic and Ancient China art forms are very different, yet similar. Islamic art focused on the depiction of patterns, such as geometric and Arabic calligraphy. Instead of human-like figures, because it is feared that the depiction of the human form is idolatry and a sin against God. Ancient Chinese art focused on the depiction of humans and nature in their artwork. Chinese artists did so to capture the relationship between humans and nature. Islamic architecture featured domes, mosques, shrines

Nowadays, some chinese culture are misrepresented by people in other countries.In the essay,I will talk about three kinds of misrepresentation of Chinese culture. Due to the movie montage and some exaggerated shooting techniques, some foreigners have a deep misunderstanding of Chinese Kung-Fu (like Kung-Fu dodge and the internal strength). However, the essence of Chinese martial arts is to move as much in order to keep fit and keep calm. People who practice the martial arts, naturally have more strength

Arts administration education is a new field in China, and still needs to be developed and amended. Based on the curriculum setting of one of the most famous and highly respected universities – China Conservatory, Arts Administration courses include Arts Appreciation, Stage Management, Marketing, Cultural Policy, Artistic Dissemination, and Artistic Planning (website). From my own studying experiences, Arts Administration courses for students would be better served with content that involves more

in martial arts has set him apart as the best. In a display of good faith Li decides to give his powerful sword, Green Destiny, to his beloved friend. In the midst of the operation the sword is stolen by a mysterious thief from within the palace. Li and Shu Lien pursue the masterful thief in an attempt to regain his sword and return it to its new owner. The film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, encompasses the importance and prevalence of martial arts as a cultural sport. Martial art is a sport that

Socially I did not grow up with much exposure to Chinese culture. It is always thought-provoking to learn new information that is why decide to pick a culture with which my background is scarce. I selected to watch a foreign movie called Fearless, also known as Jet Li’s Fearless in the United States. My decision to watch a movie is I enjoy the proficiency to learn from films. I have never watched a foreign film so I was intrigued to experience one. I was not sure what to expect with a foreign movie

multicultural influences are at work. histories should be prefaced by the phrase, “from my point of view…………………” and so it is with art history. its origin, development and influence can be assessed differently by different observers who’s particular backgrounds and experiences shape their understanding. today, i will discuss the development of eurocentric, or western art history and its recognition and integration with the broader world. i want to acknowledge our narrow western view and its failure