American university students learn Chinese painting at NCKU
Tainan, Taiwan, July 16, 2015
A group of students from American universities taking part in the Taiwan-United States Sister Relations Alliance (TUSA) Summer Scholarship Program had their first class of Chinese painting at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan.
The Chinese Language Center (CLC) at NCKU opened a course on the afternoon of July 15 for TUSA students to appreciate the art of Chinese painting and learn how to pick up the skills of Chinese painting.
Jeremy Redding from Iowa State University created a battle scene on the cotton paper with brush and ink and said, “There are two groups of people. One represents hate and the people on the other side are afraid. In the middle, there are people stuck in between. So the conflicting emotions aroused here is chaos.”
“It’s really difficult to actually draw a straight line because of the brush,” said Redding, an aerospace engineering major who just tried his very first Chinese painting.
“It’s amazing,” said Juan Hernandez with a joyful smile on his face showing off his own art adding, “This is my first time doing Chinese painting!”
Hernandez, a student from MIT, said, “The professor just gave us a few introductions so I tried to do some mountain paintings, some shapes and a little bit abstract later on. It’s really fun at the whole time.”
“And I liked it when he showed us a lot of examples and walked us through. So I loved it. It’s been great,” Hernandez added.
Professor Johann C. C. Chang, a well-established Chinese painter, was invited by the CLC to teach the class and said, “I just taught them the basic skills and they can use the skills to develop their own style. I’m so glad to see that.”
“Learning how to use the ink and how to control water are very important for beginners,” according to Chang.
Rachelle Strang from University Florida, Gainesville, displaying her painting said, “I was influenced by Professor Chang. In his first painting, he did the mountains along with some other scenery. So I just copied what he did. This is my first time doing Chinese painting.”
“The shading is difficult,” said Strang. “Trying to balance between the dark and the light is definitely the most difficult part for me,” she added.
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A group of students from American universities taking part in the Taiwan-United States Sister Relations Alliance (TUSA) Summer Scholarship Program had their first class of Chinese painting at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan.
The Chinese Language Center (CLC) at NCKU opened a course on the afternoon of July 15 for TUSA students to appreciate the art of Chinese painting and learn how to pick up the skills of Chinese painting.
Jeremy Redding from Iowa State University created a battle scene on the cotton paper with brush and ink and said, “There are two groups of people. One represents hate and the people on the other side are afraid. In the middle, there are people stuck in between. So the conflicting emotions aroused here is chaos.”
“It’s really difficult to actually draw a straight line because of the brush,” said Redding, an aerospace engineering major who just tried his very first Chinese painting.
“It’s amazing,” said Juan Hernandez with a joyful smile on his face showing off his own art adding, “This is my first time doing Chinese painting!”
Hernandez, a student from MIT, said, “The professor just gave us a few introductions so I tried to do some mountain paintings, some shapes and a little bit abstract later on. It’s really fun at the whole time.”
“And I liked it when he showed us a lot of examples and walked us through. So I loved it. It’s been great,” Hernandez added.
Professor Johann C. C. Chang, a well-established Chinese painter, was invited by the CLC to teach the class and said, “I just taught them the basic skills and they can use the skills to develop their own style. I’m so glad to see that.”
“Learning how to use the ink and how to control water are very important for beginners,” according to Chang.
Rachelle Strang from University Florida, Gainesville, displaying her painting said, “I was influenced by Professor Chang. In his first painting, he did the mountains along with some other scenery. So I just copied what he did. This is my first time doing Chinese painting.”
“The shading is difficult,” said Strang. “Trying to balance between the dark and the light is definitely the most difficult part for me,” she added.
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