what we should be mostlyclear about are the stance that wetake and reality that we are in.Except for the features ofaesthetics,the Chinese-style stuff for show in this book are also characterized by some interesting traits: intense ethnic preferences, im provisation,mixing of pragmatism, flexible accom modability, political tradition &legacyandgeneofsocialsystem as well as mental state of show-off and affectation...We extract Chinese-style stuff from their ecological environments for an in-depth scrutiny of struaural contexts and cultural connotations ofthe things themselves,trying to deapher the relationships between the stuffand the Chinese people and between them and the Chinese society.Why attention on contemporaneous articles in common use in China ? For China whose influences to the world have been increasingly profound, we cannot presentit to the world only with its serious politics, stereotype historical specimens or grand epic image ofelitism.lnstead,we hope to explore cultural values in pristineness and humanity manifested by concrete objects of everyday life (i.e.articles,architecture,imagery, men or women)and exhibit a live and animated China to the whole world.uaural contexts and cultural connotations ofthe things themselves,trying to deapher the relationships between the stuffand the Chinese people and between them and the Chinese society.Why attention on contemporaneous articles in common use in China ? For China whose influences to the world have been increasingly profound, we cannot presentit to the world onlywith its serious politics, stereotype historical specimens or grand epic image ofelitism.lnstead,we hope to explore cultural values in pristineness and humanity manifested by concrete objects of everyday life (i.e.articles,architecture,imagery, men or women)and exhibit a live and animated China to the whole world.
作者簡(jiǎn)介
吳學(xué)夫,中國(guó)傳媒大學(xué)教授,中國(guó)傳媒大學(xué)藝術(shù)設(shè)計(jì)研究中心主任 Wu Xuefu, a professor of art and design at Communication University of China
圖書目錄
Shoe-pad Cupping Jar Pot for Preparing Chinese Medicine Thimble Rolling Pin Ornamental Walnut Bean Curd Shuttlecock Chopsticks Jiaozi Dumpling Guan Yu Pixiu Amulet Cabbage Folding Stool Cloth Tiger Chinese Prickly Ash Candied Haws on a Stick Buddhism Beads Mandarin Duck Quilt Bamboo Mat Clothes Scrubbing Board Fermented Bean Curd Human Acupuncture Point Model Itch Scratcher Lunar Almanac Palm-leaf Fan Piggy Bank Liuwei Dihuang Pill Long-life Lock Huarongdao Puzzle Red Envelope Sponge Gourd Brush Mahjong Erguotou Glass Ball Iron Pan Purple Clay Teapot Honeycomb Briquette Pillow Cover Abacus Preserved Egg Red Lantern Xinhua Dictionary Thermos Double Happiness Papercut Toilet Water Official Seal Liberation Shoes Brown Envelope Scraper Mosquito Incense Red Scarf Chunghwa Cigarette Red Sleeve Badge Mutton Hotpot0 Tiger Balm Embroidered Banner Small Electric Oven Exercises Books with Checked Paper Sandbag Three-line Badge Mat outside the Door Writing Exercises Book Cotton/Plastic Portière Certificate of Merit for “Three-Good Student” Hotel Slippers Glue Roller Spittoon Red-blue-white Bag Glass Bottles for Tea Red Underwear Split Pants Plastic Flower Red Cordon Quick Tie Bicycle Disposable Cigarette Lighter Chinese Lazy Susan Table Banlangen Scrubbing Bath Towel Amulets Featuring Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou Suction Pump Hot Water Bottle Moon Cake Bird’s Nest Ashtray Pulled School Bag White Cat Washing-up Liquid Dish Cover Fuwa Seat Belt Buckle Electric Mosquito Swatter Vegetable Scrubber Business Calendar 100-yuan Note Banknote Verification Machine Electronic Painting Commemorative Coins for the High-speed Railway Yutu-2 Moon Rover Model Motor Tricycle Taxi Dabao SOD Lotion Peking Chicken Roll Invoice ‘Chinese Dream’ Liquor Sun Hat with a Face Cover Safety Helmet Electronic Foot Bathing Tub QR Code-based Payment Card Electronic Firecrackers Shower Heater Eight Treasures Porridge