In order to let students better understand the close relationship between art, life and culture, and enhance art professional quality and aesthetic perception, on the afternoon of November 17, 2021, the art class students of Grade 3 and Grade 1 of Jiangtai Road Campus of Tsinghua University visited the Art Museum of Tsinghua University。Under the organization and guidance of the art teacher and the class teacher, the teachers and students visited the exhibition "Existence: Contemporary Art Exhibition" and the exhibition "The China of China - Essence of Shanxi Ancient Civilization"。

Line up by grade and enter the museum in an orderly manner

The theme exhibition "Existence: Contemporary Art Exhibition" brings together a total of 67 works by 13 artists, reflecting the historical situation through art and reviewing the development of Chinese contemporary art in the past 40 years。As the second large-scale exhibition focusing on Chinese contemporary art history since the establishment of Tsinghua University Art Museum, a large number of abstract and powerful contemporary art works made students enjoy a rare "visual feast".。

Enjoy contemporary art

As soon as the students entered the "Place of Being: Contemporary Art Exhibition", they were deeply attracted by a series of contemporary art works, where they enjoyed ink painting, oil painting, sculpture, video, installation and performance art works。The strong artistic atmosphere makes them stop in front of the painting, carefully observe the creative connotation and form characteristics of the work, carefully listen to the explanation, and ask the explanation teacher for the artist's creative theme, creative process and other issues。In the process of viewing contemporary art works, students discuss with each other and actively explore the typical themes of contemporary art with the characteristics of The Times, as well as the possibilities in art。

The students stopped and studied the paintings

Subsequently, the students entered the second exhibition "The China of China - Essence of Shanxi Ancient Civilization"。Shanxi remains of ancient cultural relics is one of the three major origins of Chinese civilization, "China of China" exhibition hall has a total of more than 300 Shanxi ancient cultural relics exhibits, including more than 100 first-class national cultural relics。In the "Hua Xia Hua", students watched the exhibition halls of "Ruijie Xin Yu", "Tao Sheng Ware Cheng" and "Han and Tang Dynasty Miracles" in turn。During the viewing, the students cast a look of appreciation and surprise on each exhibit. With a deep reverence for the art and culture created by their ancestors, they were deeply immersed in the artistic atmosphere of traditional culture and felt the atmosphere of ancient civilization。There is no noise at this time, only the soul and the ancient civilization of art collision。

Listen carefully to the teacher's explanation and observe the exhibits

In addition to appreciation, the students around to make them feel the most profound cultural relics exhibits, careful observation, slowly examine, some students sit on the ground, some students half kneeling on the ground, even lie on the ground...Carefully write down the "art learning List"。At this time, in their world, it seems that they can only hear the communication between themselves and the cultural relics。Such a focus on learning expression is very touching。

Carefully fill out the "Art Learning List"

This "Art Tour" exhibition activity not only enables students to experience and observe cultural relics and paintings at close range and in all aspects, appreciate the beauty of art, but also broadens students' artistic vision, generates new knowledge of ancient art, and deeply recognizes the unique role of art in the development of culture and life。

High school art class group photo

The third grade art class group photo

Text: Zhang Mengke

Photograph: Lead teacher

Review: Dang Shengjun Lu Hongjuan Li Mo Yangrui

Edit: Administrative Management Center