We have just visited Singapore Art Museum and Museum of Singapore this Wednesday. It was an unforgettable experience to me, and I have some reflections about the journey.
In China, we also have many art museums. But few people like to go to such places for a journey. Most of people in China are not fond of art, like me. Thus, art has become minority of people’s appreciation. Art is a way to express a person’s feelings and reflect some special events. Only those who know arts or know a lot about the society and history can get the meaning of an art work.
Chinese art works seems gentler than those of Singapore. Many of our paintings or photos are on certain natural scenes while few of Singapore art works are about that. In Chinese art works, we usually express a person’s sufferings through his behavior. While, those art works of Singapore express one’s suffering through his facial expression, for example, I have seen a sculpture man whose face showed his great pain in SAM. Hence, I found the works in SAM a little scary. Also because of this, I found the works in SAM more interesting than those in China.
Since I know little about art both in Singapore and in China, I cannot appreciate the art works as others do. As for those abstract works, I really have no idea about those. Thus, I am more likely attracted by some painting of a person. I think I would know more about art if I had learn a lot about history and society. But in reality, I cannot know the meanings of lots of works. Thus, the journey seemed not meaningful to me.
The works in Singapore Museum are really hard to understand. But it is a good chance for us to learn more about other arts. However, the same as you, I am also prefer to traditional Chinese art.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. in China, as far as i know, there are lots of arts museum ,even in our city , there are a few museums that i have never been to. i have to admit that i did not really understand most of them and their meaning. maybe it is just for those people who had arts inspiration . anyway, it is a good experience .
ReplyDeleteYes, there are lots of arts museum in china and few people go to visit them. i think this phenomenon is the result of Chinese education system. From the very beginning, we focus most of our education on a certain group pf people namely the scholars and most the people have no access to education. That is a bog problem, i think, it is a must to advocate education for all citizens.
ReplyDeleteI do not think China really has enough museums. compared to the large population, the number of museums is quite small. And i think the Chinese do have a taste in art, but now more urgently it is to make a living for most of the people. so I think after the economy continues to develop, people will spend more time on art.
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