1. What are the most popular types of art in china?
In China, many people enjoy traditional Chinese painting and Chinese calligraphy. Sometimes on the street or parks you can see old people holding a bucket of water with a huge brush, then they dip the pen into the water so they can practice writing on the floor. After the water dries out they can do it again. This type of art is so popular, often they wont go back home until they finish the whole bucket of water. Chinese people think writing is an art, and that your handwriting reveals much about your personality. Good handwriting reflects a good personality and an educated background. Chinese people always say to write a word is to live a life, you have to seriously treat every move you make. Chinese characters looks like a square, and so does a person’s life, we just make ourselves live in this square with laws and moral principles so we don’t do anything bad to harm the society.
2. Do young people and older people have the same tastes in art?
Since China has become more developed in recent years, young people have begun to know a lot more about western culture and as such they have different tastes about art. The older generation is still somewhat stuck in their ways and focus more on traditional arts such as painting and calligraphy. Young people they are more interested in contemporary western art, western music and fashion design. Young people feel more individualistic: they don’t want to be held down by rules, but wish to create their own way of life. Now you can see many of young artists gathering in an art district called Factory 798 talking about and exchanging ideas about art. Some of the art on display would be beyond the pale to older people; there is one exhibit that has girls laying in a cage naked to raise the issue of animal cruelty. Contrasts between old and modern like this demonstrate the extent to which young people are more open minded about arts these days, and have many different ways to express their way of thinking.
3. Do young people go to art exhibitions?
Nowadays many young people love to go to art exhibitions and they pay more attention to it than in the past. Art has become an important part of life in modern society, with many parents getting their children to take art courses because they believe that a child who learns to do art when they were young will grow up becoming more thoughtful and having a greater understanding of subtle ideas. It’s because of this that China is developing more and more art museums and art districts like in the 798 area in Beijing. There are many young people there who wish to take a look at places like these because they all think art has become an important part of their lives.
4. Do you think art plays an important role in society?
Yes, there is no doubt that art can influence someone’s thinking. A good art work could help a person to fulfill themselves. Art is a sign, it shows people ideas, it’s not like a word or a sentence that might be forgotten after a few years, but touches people’s hearts straight away and makes them remember it forever, and sometimes it can even change someone’s life. The Arts also reflect someone’s personality: different people enjoy different types of art works and they use different ways to express their way of thinking. Art can be a powerful way of getting your point across and displaying what’s in your head. Many people believe that art is something even stronger and more powerful than a famous quote or a passionate speech.
