Performance arts also form a prominent part of ancient Chinese culture. This section of traditional Chinese art is perhaps the most profound medium of expression that has been kept alive by the Chinese. Traditional Chinese performance art serves as a major tourist attraction today. The development of the various performance arts practiced in the country can be linked to the superstitious beliefs of the people. The famous dragon dance for example which is performed during the Chinese New Year celebrations has its roots in ancient Chinese traditions where the farmers would perform it as a ritual in order to ward of the drought demon.
There are six elements in the painting were:
- Spirit Resonance.
- Bone method.
- Corresponding to the object.
- Suitability to type.
- Division and planning.
- Transmission by copying.
The market of Chinese art is widely reported to be among the hottest and fastest-growing in the world, attracting buyers all over the world. Modern Chinese art is raking in record prices both internationally and in domestic markets, some experts even fearing the market might be overheating.
Chinese art has become the latest darling in the world market according to the record sales from Sotheby’s and Christie’s, the biggest fine-art auction houses. China recently overtook France becoming the world’s third-largest art market, after the United States and the United Kingdom, due to the growing middle-class in the country.
Contemporary Chinese art has rapidly changed the Contemporary Asian art world into one of the most dynamic sectors on the international art market. The global economic crisis, the Contemporary Asian art market and the Contemporary Chinese art market, is experiencing a slow down.
For centuries largely made-up of European and American buyers, the international buying market for Chinese art has also began to be dominated by Chinese dealers and collectors in recent years. Kunqu, one of the oldest extant forms of Chinese opera developed during the Song Dynasty in Kunshan, near present-day Shanghai.