（Culture）painting

Painting （敏）Welcome to culture bridge! This is… It is a total coincidence for me this week to learn that there are 10 paintings which are the most expensive and exquisite in this world. One of them is called The Card Players and it was painted by Paul Cézanne. What shocks me most is that it is sold at 259 million. In order to meet the curiosity, we will enter the painting world today! (Free1) From what I have mentioned, do you think it is worthwhile to purchase such a whopping price painting? How do you treat this shocking phenomenon? Brief introduction （ray）Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (support base). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and airbrushes, can be used. (Free2) What kind of paintings do you prefer and why? （孙）Painting is a mode of creative expression, and the forms are numerous. Drawing, gesture (as in gestural painting), composition, narration (as in narrative art), or abstraction (as in abstract art), among other aesthetic modes, may serve to manifest the expressive and conceptual intention of the practitioner. Paintings can be naturalistic and representational (as in a still life or landscape painting), photographic, abstract, narrative, symbolistic (as in Symbolist art), emotive (as in Expressionism), or political in nature. (Free3) If you have a chance to learn painting, will you regard it as a way to make a living like most famous painters? Color and tone （贾）Color and tone are the essence of painting as pitch and rhythm are the essence of music. Color is highly subjective, but has observable psychological effects, although these can differ from one culture to the next. Black is associated with mourning in the West, but in the East, white is. Some painters, theoreticians, writers and scientists, including Goethe, Kandinsky ,and Newton ,have written their own color theory. Moreover, the use of language is only an abstraction for a color equivalent. The word "red", for example, can cover a wide range of variations from the pure red of the visible spectrum of light. There is not a formalized register of different colors in the way that there is agreement on different notes in music. For a painter, color is not simply divided into basic (primary) and derived (complementary or mixed) colors (like red, blue, green, brown, etc.). (Free4) What does a painter concerns most when using cool color and warm color? Tips: exact color, convey emotion, feelings …. Non-traditional elements （艺）Modern artists have extended the practice of painting considerably to include, as one example, collage, which began with Cubism and is not painting in the strict sense. Some modern painters incorporate different materials such as sand, cement, straw or wood for their texture. There is a growing community of artists who use computers to "paint" color onto a digital "canvas" using programs such as Adobe Photoshop, Corel Painter, and many others. These images can be printed onto traditional canvas if required. Modernism （苏）Modernism describes both a set of cultural tendencies and an array of associated cultural movements, originally arising from wide-scale and far-reaching changes to Western society in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Modernism was a revolt against the conservative values of realism.The term encompasses the activities and output of those who felt the "traditional" forms of art, architecture, literature, religious faith, social organization and daily life were becoming outdated in the new economic, social and political conditions of an emerging fully industrialized world. Impressionism （艺）The first example of modernism in painting was impressionism, a school of painting that initially focused on work done, not in studios, but outdoors. Impressionist paintings demonstrated that human beings do not see objects, but instead see light itself. The school gathered adherents despite internal divisions among its leading practitioners, and became increasingly influential. A significant event of 1863 was the Salon des Refusés, created by Emperor Napoleon III to display all of the paintings rejected by the Paris Salon. （Ray）(Free5) What do you think differences between the paintings of Chinese style and the western style? （in detail） Tips：skill，color，emotion，difficulty，value… Body painting （苏）Body painting is a form of body art. Unlike tattoo and other forms of body art, body painting is temporary, painted onto the human skin, and lasts for only several hours, or at most (in the case of Mehndi or "henna tattoo") a couple of weeks. Body painting that is limited to the face is known as face painting. Body painting is also referred to as (a form of) temporary tattoo; large scale or full-body painting is more commonly referred to as body painting, while smaller or more detailed work is generally referred to as temporary tattoos. Figure painting （孙）A figure painting is a work of art in any of the painting media with the primary subject being the human figure, whether clothed or nude. Figure painting may also refer to the activity of creating such a work. The human figure has been one of the contrast subjects of art since the first stone age cave paintings, and has been reinterpreted in various styles throughout history. Some artists well known for figure painting are Peter Paul Rubens, Edgar Degas, and Édouard Manet. （敏）We have introduced lots of aspects of painting to our listeners, now let us go back to the status quo to discuss something profound. ### Here comes the new part of culture, agree or disagree ### (Discuss1) Nowadays the college doesn’t set up the painting class as a compulsory one. Tips: agree/disagree? Good /not? Need revolution? Keep the current situation… (Discuss2) At present a certain number of students choose to study art including painting, dancing, music…as their major course. Tips：wise/wrong choice？suitable for all people？effect on future… （敏）No matter you favor us or not, you are always standing for your opinion. The art of painting is endless, the charm of painting is countless. Thanks for carving up your time with us in the painting world!