When we did some arts activities, such as drawing without seeing, colour wheel and so on, I thought about what I learned about visual arts in China. I clearly remember that we learn about Chinese arts history. I still have some drawings that were done at that time. We see all kinds of different types of drawing from different dynasties. We learn to copy them and then after a whole year, we would create our own history display. My point is that, arts help me learn more about my culture and history. It let me to be aware of Chinese culture though working on arts. It offer great opportunities for me to understand why people appearances are different in different types of pictures.
However, when I am in Australia primary school, I was surprised to find that there is less culture themes are involved in the arts. Only when certain from of arts are mentioned such as Aboriginal dots paint, culture differences are introduced. There are less connection between arts and culture ( I mean their own culture).
As we are educated that all types of arts are important parts of our culture and history, I feel I have obligation to know it well and pass it to the next generation. Moreover, I also doubt that as most western school can access well prepared tools and paint, they lost great opportunity to discover the natural materials that can be used as paint to draw pictures. In my primary school, we use egg shells, sands, leaves and pencil crumbs to design pictures. I feel it is waste when lot of paint and other materials are threw away after each arts class.....
I do not know what Bri and Niki learned when they were young. Is there any difference between what the students learn about arts at past and now? How do you feel about the connections between arts and culture? Do you feel that you had responsibility to pass the certain from of arts to your next generation rather than teachers? How do you think about the materials and tools that is used in the arts class?
These are the arts works I had done when I was young. Now, many schools still organise students to do it.
The spring-- Beans, leaves and seeds
Small squirrel--leaves
snack totem-- coloured pencil crumbs
All these make me feel that arts is part of life where the creation comes. Artist is not certain type of people, but who are real daily person and try hard to gain their ideas from ordinary life.
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