International students learn Chinese painting at NCKU
Tainan, Taiwan, July 29, 2013
The Chinese Language Center (CLC) at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), southern Taiwan, had opened a course for international students to appreciate the art of Chinese painting and learn how to pick up the skills of Chinese painting.
Professor Rong-Fu Wu, currently CLC director, invited Prof. Shen-Xi Chang, a well-known painter to demonstrate and teach the international students the art of Chinese painting.
“You’re very fortunate to have such a well-known and experienced teacher to teach you how to paint,” said Wu adding, “It might be a little bit difficult to explain, but the teacher still will do everything he can to help you to get a clear understanding of the art of Chinese painting.”
Jonas Andrew Batcheller, an American student from Binghamton University, who is first time to Taiwan and feeling interested in the culture classes he takes in CLC said, “The teacher is very nice and very informative. It’s a very great experience that I can learn how to paint.”
Batcheller who is also one of the Taiwan-United States Sister Relations Alliance (TUSA) members currently visiting NCKU proudly displayed his art work and said, “I’ll show my friends my paintings when I’m back home.”
“I’m pretty proud of the flowers that I paint,” said Allison Gray, another TUSA students from University of Maryland, who is content with what she has learned in the Chinese painting for the last four weeks, “and I can write my Chinese name “高以安” with ink which is very cool.”
When asking the difficulties in learning how to do Chinese painting, Gray responded, “I think the shading is quite tricky because when it’s too dark then you cannot take it back. So I try to do it very light at first but then I always do too much dark so I need to stop doing that.”
She revealed that she had bought a full set of Chinese painting kit to take home sharing with her family and friends how to paint in a Chinese style.
Ana Cavsey, an American student who has learned Chinese in NCKU for almost seven months and plans to stay longer. “I like to do Chinese painting because it’s stress-free.”
She said, “I think Chinese painting harder than I look. Since I don’t have any history of painting, it’s nice to learn how to do Chinese painting.”
Cavsey with a background in architecture design said, “I think bridges, rocks and mountains are easier than small objects like fruits and flowers.”
The traditional Chinese painting course is comprised of appreciation, imitation and creation, according to Prof. Chang who also noted that in the process of observing, thinking, imagining and practicing, students are stimulated to not only appreciate traditional Chinese painting but also to uncover the treasures of the Chinese art and culture.
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The Chinese Language Center (CLC) at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), southern Taiwan, had opened a course for international students to appreciate the art of Chinese painting and learn how to pick up the skills of Chinese painting.
Professor Rong-Fu Wu, currently CLC director, invited Prof. Shen-Xi Chang, a well-known painter to demonstrate and teach the international students the art of Chinese painting.
“You’re very fortunate to have such a well-known and experienced teacher to teach you how to paint,” said Wu adding, “It might be a little bit difficult to explain, but the teacher still will do everything he can to help you to get a clear understanding of the art of Chinese painting.”
Jonas Andrew Batcheller, an American student from Binghamton University, who is first time to Taiwan and feeling interested in the culture classes he takes in CLC said, “The teacher is very nice and very informative. It’s a very great experience that I can learn how to paint.”
Batcheller who is also one of the Taiwan-United States Sister Relations Alliance (TUSA) members currently visiting NCKU proudly displayed his art work and said, “I’ll show my friends my paintings when I’m back home.”
“I’m pretty proud of the flowers that I paint,” said Allison Gray, another TUSA students from University of Maryland, who is content with what she has learned in the Chinese painting for the last four weeks, “and I can write my Chinese name “高以安” with ink which is very cool.”
When asking the difficulties in learning how to do Chinese painting, Gray responded, “I think the shading is quite tricky because when it’s too dark then you cannot take it back. So I try to do it very light at first but then I always do too much dark so I need to stop doing that.”
She revealed that she had bought a full set of Chinese painting kit to take home sharing with her family and friends how to paint in a Chinese style.
Ana Cavsey, an American student who has learned Chinese in NCKU for almost seven months and plans to stay longer. “I like to do Chinese painting because it’s stress-free.”
She said, “I think Chinese painting harder than I look. Since I don’t have any history of painting, it’s nice to learn how to do Chinese painting.”
Cavsey with a background in architecture design said, “I think bridges, rocks and mountains are easier than small objects like fruits and flowers.”
The traditional Chinese painting course is comprised of appreciation, imitation and creation, according to Prof. Chang who also noted that in the process of observing, thinking, imagining and practicing, students are stimulated to not only appreciate traditional Chinese painting but also to uncover the treasures of the Chinese art and culture.
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