Discussingroups1、IfyoucouldhavethreeofthesepaintingsonThewallsofyourclassroom,whichwouldyouChoose?Why?Thesewordsmighthelpyouinyourdiscussions:realisticabstractnaturedetailedtraditionallinerichreligiousunfinishedmoderncolourshape2、WouldyouratherhaveChineseorWestern-stylepaintingsinyourhome?Giveyourreasons.3、Haveyoueverwishedyoucouldpaintaswellasaprofessionalartist?Ifyouwereanartist,whatkindofpictureswouldyoupaint?4、Whatwouldyouratherdo-paintpictures,makesculptures,ordesignbuildings?Why?5.CanyoutalkmoreaboutChinesepaintings?中国绘画历史中国绘画历史源远流长,见于史料上记载的以伏羲氏画八卦、黄帝画制服、舜妹螺氏绘影像为最早。早期的绘画经匠人的再造,刻在料上、青铜器上及绘在陶器上。直至汉代纸张发明后,画家用毛笔在纸上绘画,才逐渐演变成现在的中国画。三国时期(220-265)是中国画历史上的重要发展阶段。初期的绘画题材以佛像画和道教画为主流。到了唐朝,渐渐地脱离了人物画的山水画,取代了释道画成为绘画主要题材。由于唐诗的成就和影响,绘画重情趣求意境,文人士大夫追求的抒情性空前突出,是文人画兴起的开端。五代的山水画不但改变了晋唐时期空勾无皴的初级程式,并且有了皴染完备的山水派系。北宋的山水画风沿波接,在五代的基础上更趋成熟。南宋以后蓬勃发展的江南经济促进了绘画艺术的繁荣。南宋四家的崛起,成为当时画坛的主流。元代文人画派生而来,水墨山水特别兴盛。明代初期,宫廷院画兴盛,画风继承两宋院体。明嘉靖至万历年以后,在江南出现了吴门画派,后期相继出现了多种画派。清代初期的画坛,四王受到皇室的扶植。但在江南出现了清初四僧和金陵八家为代表的一批反正统派的画家,他们在绘画艺术上反对四王的临摹之风,提倡艺术的创造意义给后世绘画发展带来巨大影响。清代中期扬州画派的形成和晚清海上画坛,风格纷呈,旗鼓称雄的大家如俊彩星驰,济济画坛。他们敢于标新立异的绘画探索精神和追求令人寻味的笔墨情趣,被现代著名画家齐白石、徐悲鸿、潘天寿等人所接受。中国绘画艺术在历史的长河中,就是这样的沿传相续,嬗变演进,形成了它的传统。这种传统风格和民族的审美需求,又在时代的前进中不断地得到充实、突破和创新,并又孕育和造就着新的风格的出现,成为华夏艺苑中的瑰宝,也是世界美术花园中一朵光彩夺目的奇葩。BambooAlwaysgreenincolour,bambooisaSymbolofoldageandmodesty.Bambooandplumstogetherrepresentmanandwife.Bamboo,pinetrees,AndplumscommonlyseentogetherInapaintingarethe“threeFriendsinwinter”BatOneofthetopsymbolsforgoodluck.theword‘bat’inthechineselanguagesoundsidenticaltothewordfor‘goodfortune’.oftenfivebatsareshowntogethertopresenttheFiveBlessings:alonglife,riches,health,loveofvirtue,andanaturaldeath.FishFishinchinesesoundslikethewordfor‘AbundanceandAffluence’sothefishsymbolizeswealth.Fishshownwithalotusblossomsymbolizes’yearafteryearmayyouliveinaffluence.PeonyQueenofFlowers,thepeonyisaemblemofwealthanddistinction.LotusThelotusisthesymbolofpurityandoneoftheeightBuddhistThings.Thelotuscomesoutofthemirebutisnotitselfsoiled.Itisinwardlyemptyyetoutwardlyupright.IthasnobranchesbutyetSmellssweet.ThewordsforlotusinChinesehavethesamemeanings.As:tobind,connect(inmarriage),oneaftertheother,uninterrupted,tolove,andmodesty.CloudsSymbolizesgoodfortuneandhappiness,especiallywhentheyhavemorethanonecolour.CraneSymboloflongevityandoftenshowntogetherwithapine-treeandaStone,twoothersymbolsoflongevity.DragonOneofthemostcomplexandmulti-tieredChinesesymbols.Thedragonisagoodnaturedandbenigncreature.Asymbolofmalevigourandfertility,thedragonisalsoasymboloftheEmperor,theSonofheaven.PaintingsoftenshowtwodragonsplayinginthecloudswithaBallorlargepearl.EagleAsymbolofstrength,aneagleshownperchedinapine-treeisasuitablegiftforanoldman,wishinghimstrengthofaneagleandlongevityofapine-tree.Aneagleonarockintheseasymbolizes“hero”whofightsalonebattle.LionLionsplayabigpartinChinesefolkloreandareusuallydepictedlookingmoremythicalthanreal.PairsofstonelionsrivalevendragonsinPopularityasguardiansinbuildingsandtemples.PeacockSymbolizesdignityandbeauty.TigerKingofthewildanimals,thetigerisasymbolofcourageandbraveryanditcandriveoffdemons.PlumThefivepetalsoftheplumflowerSymbolizethefivegodsofgoodluck.Theplumtree,pine,andbambooarethe“ThreeFriendsinWinter”.