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Home＞Traditional Taiwanese Arts＞ Traditional
Taiwanese Arts |
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The word ‘tradition’ expresses the idea
of passing on history and culture to future generations, whilst ‘art’ is a
creative result of our daily experiences and is a product of beauty. The
inspiration for the creation of traditional art usually originated from the
daily activities of people and traditional arts represent a specific way of
thinking, different beliefs, cultures and religions that are local to a certain
place.
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Traditional arts are rooted in people’s lives and are a form of
beauty derived from the art of living. According to our ancestors, the origin
of our culture was divided into two categories. One was performing arts such as
music, folk songs, dance, acrobats, story-telling, theatre, puppet theatre and
so on. The second category was art concerned with design. This category placed
an emphasis on traditional handcrafts such as sculpture, weaving, painting,
collage-making, ceramics and the gold-silversmith trade. These were considered
the most developed and appreciated forms of traditional arts. |
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| Traditional performing arts evolved out of the leisure activities and the
beliefs and practices of people in certain areas. Thepopularity of traditional
performing arts is timeless. Traditional performing arts mimic the joy, anger,
sorrow and happiness of life as well
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as the natural cycle of life and death. These aspects of life are told through
story telling, singing, dancing, and drama. Much of the humor and sarcasm of
life as well as human wisdom are embodied in these performances. Traditional
performing arts express human emotion as well as all the basic conditions of
life. The concept of art being life is clearly evident in this tradition. |
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Traditional handcrafts can either be
functional or decorative. Some handcrafts are both functional and decorative
whilst others emphasize one aspect over the other. In any case, the aesthetic
values and human spirituality traditional handcrafts represent are now harder
to obtain in today’s industrialized society. Local handcrafts in Taiwan were
made according to our daily needs, our climate, our natural environment,
culture, history and religion. Traditional handcrafts represent generations of
wisdom and creativity and represent the beauty of the harmony between man and
nature.
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Traditional arts change over time.
Traditional arts are rooted in life and the concepts of life, cultural
distinctiveness and ways of evaluating beauty they express can become a new
source of creativity and interest for our modern society. Traditional arts can
also be seen as a fundamental aspect of our culture; one that is extremely
valuable and greatly significant.
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| Copyright reserved by National Center for
Traditional Art Suggested resolution, 1024 x 768
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| Address: No. 201, Wubin Road section 2, Wujie township, Yi-Lan county 268 |
E-mail:
service@ncfta.gov.tw ／ TEL: +886-3-970-5815／ FAX: +886-3-960-5237
／Facsimile: +886-3-950-1177
Opening Times：Everyday 9:00-18:00 (Last admission
17:00) Updated : 2010-09-03
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