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In the follow interview, Professor Chen Qinjian of East China Normal University in Shanghai states, “I have two main contributions to help understand and appreciate China’s cultural heritage. First is the exploration and research on the origin of Chinese culture. ...
Experience life in a traditional hutong neighborhood in Jinan City. Jinan is in the Shandong Province in the People’s Republic of China. This film was created by ChinaVine research partners at the Shandong University of Art & Design. The film ...
The Needle and Thread boxes in China can be seen as both a good luck charm and a Gender symbol. It contains what are considered the basic tools required to be a good wife and ensure a happy marriage, as ...
The objects we picked were make-up, a mirror, an image of people talking and an image of two hands holding. This represents, looks, how we see ourselves, time, communication, common interests, trust and respect. This is what we believe to ...
The items we deem are useful for success and are useful in our American culture just as these boxes are traditional in Chinese culture. The objects we use in American culture are things you would find in a household including, ...
The objects that we chose represent the technology-filled society we live in and our dependence on social media. The iPhone, twitter, and facebook are among the objects that we chose that represent the realm of social networking. We chose an Apple ...
We created a tool box filled with hammer, screw driver, and wrench. These are useful items in fixing household problems. This connects to part 1 because women in China have to be skillful and they have a box for their ...
In Part 1, I talked about how the sneakerheads buy the shoes and then sell them later for a much higher price. The Chinese embroiders do their artwork for the love of doing with a minor bonus of getting money ...
The articles here on ChinaVine relate to the sense of fulfillment Americans receive from wearing these Nike basketball shoes that I described. I have many friends that collect them and I have never understood the value of having so many pairs of shoes. My friends have told me ...
Chinese sole embroidery collections and sneaker collections are extremely similar in the sense that they are both held at extremely high value to the collector. They contrast in the sense that sneakers oftentimes are flashy and all about show, as ...
I think that the idea of embroidering insoles is a very personal and meaningful thing. Unlike high heels which are meant to stand out and be looked upon, insoles are hidden from any viewer and only the wearer knows what ...
Chinese insole embroidery is a very important, and special part of Chinese culture. Embroidered insoles are said to make people happy, and each design has a special meaning associated with it. I believe Chinese insoles can be related to fashion ...
Chinese shoe insole embroidery is a sign of wealth and status, as are Christian Louboutin shoes. As Louboutin’s are identifiable by the red bottom, Chinese hand-embroidered shoes are much more difficult to spot. Having the skill to embroider the shoe ...
I appreciated reading about and learning more about the history of Chinese insole embroidery. In my opinion it is such a beautiful art form and I appreciate that you can see all of the hard work and time that went ...
While reading the articles, “Insole Embroidery: Introduction” and “Insole Embroidery: Insole Design,” It became clear to me that the tradition of embroidering not only relays a family’s status, but the soles also speak of messages. For example, certain symbols embroidered ...
Red in Su Xinping’s paintings represents Chinese culture. “The hands which are ubiquitous in the background, guide believers, like the sail of a ship, to brave the wind and the waves. Hands connote numerous meanings to the Chinese, ranging from ...
These paintings by Su Xinping, depict ‘bloated and exploded’ characters that raise questions about Chinese government and the world.
In May 2009 ChinaVine team members Kristin Congdon, Doug Blandy, Jess Yates, Myra Tam, Crystal Bell, and John Fenn met with Su Xinping in his studio. According to Su Xinping, “Art is to wake [us] up”; hence, scale is important ...
Born in Jining City of Inner Mongolia, Su Xinping drew in primary school and was identified as a talented student. He was accepted into the Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts in 1979 then continued to paint while in the army ...
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