From a Chinese Perspective

contemporary Art in mainland china unravels as a budding butterfly bulge of its cocoon. Years of militant ruling and the imposition of state-centered concepts made contemporary ruse terrestrial and stagnant. At the onset of planetaryization, new-fangled artists from China found more room to joggle as they begin to showcase their talents in a more matured Chinese setting. Un adequate to(p) to resist the pressures of globalization, Chinese novel art has slowly opened up to the challenge set by global competitors as it hones its craft into the local and conception-wide scene with a distinctive Chinese mark.This new found freedom has resulted in emboldening Chinese artists to meld different mediums and points of stack into their fine art, creating a time capsule that pays tourist court to the past and elucidates the future. Most of the mankind renowned Chinese artists much(prenominal) as Zhang Xiaogang, Zhang Huan, Ai Weiwei and Liu Xiaodong provoke made themselves visi ble because of their funny perspectives active Chinese life and I do non think that their germinal impact would have been grand if it did non involve a disturbing quality, specially a distorted one.The function of these artists was not merely to beautify the tedious environs of modern China but to beam its angle on Chinese floriculture, untied from the shackles of its restrictive past. In this respect, I cerebrate that the responsibility of the contemporary artist lies in creating ripples within their immediate environment. I to a fault deem that contemporary artists also have the hazard to make use of modern tools in order to produce an artwork that is relevant in todays society of technological advancement and multi paganism.I have had the prospect of visiting the Museum of coetaneous Art in Shanghai recently wherein the current theme was Couples in present-day(a) Art. It featured the artworks of 15 linked artists in celebration of their varied watch on gender and power dealings between sexes. The artworks exhibited the use of different materials and mediums such as acrylic on canvas, watercolor on marble, bronze and stainless brace sculptures, ceramic and mineral color on silk among some other things.I was specifically catch by the works of the couple subgenus Chen Xioadan and Yang Jianping as they used bones and silicon dioxide gel for their artworks. It was the first time I had ever seen an exhibition wherein couples were involved so it was very enkindle to see the polarities in their viewpoints. Another art showcase that I am very fond of is the selected paintings of Zhang Xiaogang in Charles Saatchis gallery. Although I have not been to London, I have seen some of his paintings online and in magazines and I study his artworks depict our cultural past in its barest form.His paintings merge Asian and European techniques through his use of surrealism and enactment akin get a lines of the Chinese family. These artworks incorporat e the aesthetics of traditional Chinese charcoal drawings, which en affirm off hues of grey, black and white. A affinity to old photo studio shots, it illustrates the unceasing link of the past to the present. The paintings demonstrate a timeless appeal that places emphasis on genealogical roots as severally character is a mirror image of another, distinguished only by reli fitted features or marks.The occasional interruption of such marks and colors indicate a focal viewpoint that Zhang had intended for the reviewer to ponder. The dream-like distortions of Zhangs paintings signify a entangled psychological dimension of Chinese culture in the past, as can be observed in the way the dead body comparets were portrayed such as characters with big heads and eyes and small arms. These invoke narrative readings about personality and a claustrophobic sense of self as images distort the cultured past.Learning about Zhangs artworks being patronized by people all over the world made me realize how China has matured in order to allow artists like Zhang to represent the country in the world of art. If it were not for globalization, many notional talents from China would still be bottled up in a trend of conformity. Outside influences has greatly affected the crafting of contemporary art in China, which has placed Chinese artists at par with their foreign counterparts.This is why I believe that being exposed to an environment where diversity of culture is encouraged and established among periodical interactions could bolster the creative identity of an artist. Constructing art and interpreting its parameters establishes a concrete popular opinion of the abstract realm. As an artist pursuit approval from his or her peers, I pretend that such activities that expand ones knowledge would also be culturally beneficial since I would be able to acculturate myself to the modern ways of western sandwich thinking and at the same time, communicate my Chinese heritage to the fellow artists that I come into contact with.I trust that the network of people that will wrap up my path would also be able to contribute in strengthening neighborly relations between the Chinese and the Americans. I believe that change is important for the result of an individual artist as that is how creative identity is isolated and constructed. It would be interesting to see and learn from the different viewpoints and techniques of other artists, as well as the opportunity to handle challenges found in a multicultural setting. Such experiences will for sure create an impression on my worldview as a Chinese and as a budding artist.