Chinese Art - Welcome to The Manhattan New School

Felicia,HayleyandJunaChineseArtChineseArtbyFeliciaChineseartbeganmorethan4,000yearago.Thatisprettyamazingthatartisthatold.Chineseartcomesinmanydifferentformssuchaspainting,sketching,Craypas,portraits,andstilllife.ThisisveryfamiliartotheU.SbecausetheartintheU.SissimilartotheartinChina.Chineseartisbasedonlandscapesandnature.CalligraphyisoneofthemajorartsinChina.China’spaintingsareoffish,frogs,deer,birdsandflowers.Anotherpopularartformiscarvingwoodandstone.TheyalsomadefancycostumesandmasksforthePekingOpera.ChineseArtbyHayleyPotteryandsculpturesareverypopularinChina.Dragonsareoneofthemostlovedformstodraw/paintinChina.Chineseartbeganmorethan4,000yearsago.ArtinChinaisveryexpensive.BuddhismisaninfluenceonChinesepeopletodoart.InancientChina,theylikedtopaintanimals,flowers,rocksandwatertoexpresstherelationshipbetweenpeopleinnature.Chineseusuallypaintthingswiththecolorblue.TheChinesepeoplefirstfoundclayonthebanksoftheyellowriverandYangtzeriver.ChineseArtbyJunaDragonsareoneofthemostpopularartformsinChina.TheChinesecreateddifferentsizesandcolors,andtheyeachrepresentedsomethingspecial.TheChinesebelievethatdragonsaregoodandscarebadspiritsaway.CalligraphyisabeautifulartforminChina.Thiswasahistoricalpopularartformforcountlessyears.Onold,ancient,Chinesepictures,therearelittlecharactersatthetop.Ifyoulookclosely,youwillfindthisartformbeautifulaswell.PotteryandsculpturesarealsooneofthemostpopularartformsinChina.IthasbeeninChinaformanyyears,andisalsoverybeautiful.Noonecanbeattherich,cultural,historyofChineseart,whichisverycomplicatedandbeautiful.AsyouseeChineseart,itisusuallypaintedinred,whichisaveryluckycolorinChina.SO,WHENYOUSEECHINESEART,IHOPEYOUTHINKIT’SVERYBEAUTIFULTOO.Colin,MackandRickChineseCalligraphyChineseCalligraphybyColinIcan’tbelievethatit’seasyforChinesepeopletowritecalligraphy.ItishardforAmericanstolearncalligraphy.Inschool,thekidslearnmorethan3,000characters.Ithinkit’salittlebitstrangethatChinesekidslearnthatmuchcalligraphyChineseCalligraphybyMackCalligraphyisanancientChineseartform.Asearlyas4000yearsagoChinesecharacterswereusedonbonesortortoiseshells.Chinesechildrenlearn3000charactersthefirstsixyears.ChinesecharactersaretheoldestscriptintheWorld,whichisstillbeingusedtoday.ChineseCalligraphybyRickCalligraphyisanorientalartthatis4to5thousandyearsold.ThereareartistsinthewestwhounderstandtheabstractbeautyofChinesecalligraphyartwhobelieveChinesecalligraphyisthemostancientandcondensedofallarts.CalligraphyisoneofthefourbasicskillsanddisciplinesoftheChineseliterati.ZhongYaoisknownasthefatherofregularscript.WangXizhiisthegreatestcalligrapherofalltime.CalligraphyisoneofthehighestformsofChineseart.KarenandTatumChineseCelebrationsChineseCelebrationsbyKarenChinesepeoplecelebrateaholidaycalledtheDragonBoatFestival.TheDragonBoatis40to100feetinlength.Theheadsareshapedlikeadragonopeningitsmouth,andthebackhasascalytail.DependingonthelengthoftheDragonBoat,80rowerscanfitintheboat.Onepopularbeliefiswhenthedragonwakesup,thedragonwillflyintheskytobringthespringraintothecrops.ChineseNewYearstartsonJanuary21toFebruary20th.ChinesepeopleuseacalendarcalledtheLunarthatfollowsthemoon.AttheChineseNewYearfestival,theythrowfirecrackersatthedragon’sfeettokeepthemawakeforthecelebration.OnChineseNewYear,Chinesepeopleeatavegetariandishcalledjai.ThereisatraditionthateveryfamilyinChinathoroughlycleanstheirhousetosweepawayanybadlucksothegoodluckwillcomeinsmoothly.Somewindowsanddoorswillbedecoratedwithlotsofprettystufflike:colorpapercutsandhangthewords“happiness,’’“wealth,’’and“longevity.’’ChineseNewYearisaveryhappyholiday.I’msureyouwouldlikeit.ChineseCelebrationsbyTatumChineseNewyearisthelongestandmostimportantfestivalinthelunarcalendar.Thisyearistheyearoftherabbit.Oneofthebeliefsisthattheexplodingnoiseoffirecrackerswillscareawayalltheevilspiritsandmisfortune.ThefifthdayofChineseNewYeariscalledpo-woo.EveryChinesehouseholdshouldhaveliveplantsforgoodluck.OnthesixthtotenthdayofChineseNewYeartheyvisittheirrelativesandfriends.ChildreninChinagetredenvelopesonChineseNewYearthathavemoneyinside.ChineseNewYearstartswithanewmoon.Thelanternsfestivalsareanighttimefestivalwherechildrenholdlanternsinaparade.OnChineseNewYearChinesefamiliesdecoratetheirlivingroomwithvasesofprettyblossoms,plattersoforangesandtangerinesandacandytraywitheightvarietiesofdriedsweetfruit.Judith,MargaretandEmilyFoodandDrinkChineseFoodandDrinkbyJudithMeatisthemaindietfortheBaipeopleofChina.AlthoughtherearemanydifferentreligionsintheUSA,wealleatmanyofthesamefoods.TeaisaverypopulardrinkfortheBaipeople.IntheUSA,wedon’thaveanyrealpopulardrink!Cheeseisn’tatypicalChinesefood.IntheUSA,weusecheeseforsomanythings!TheChinesefarmerswereprobablytheoneswhoinventedthericepatties.IfanyfoodwasinventednowintheUSA,Americanfarmersprobablyweren’ttheone’swhowouldhaveinventedit!ThechickeninChinaisservedwiththehead,feetandtail.IntheUSA,wedon’teatourchickenwiththefeet!Thatseemsgrosstome!“NianGao”isasweet,stickyricepudding.Iwonderifit’sbetterthentheUSA’sricepudding.TheChineseeatfrog,snake,