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zhong-zheng primary school (2011 CyberFair Project ID 6659)
Taiwan,
hualien city
Official Status:
Final Project: Ready for Judging
Teacher:
Category: 8. Local Music and Art Forms
We estimate 21 student(s) from 11 to 12 will work on this entry.
Description of Our Community: Hualien has always been a place where people look forward to going, and are reluctant to leaving. When you drive along the East Rift Valley, one side is the Coastal Mountain Range, the other side is the vast crystal blue ocean. The topography, the soil of the Coastal Mountain Range varies considerably, and as you go farther inside, you will discover a different world, towering canyons, clear streams, abundance in flora and fauna ecological resources, up stream on a higher spot, you can have an even much better view of the big ocean from afar. To be exceptionally rich in natural resources is a gift from God. Hualien is the most abundant source of quarries in Taiwan. The total number of stone processing factories in this county occupies over 95% of the entire country. Through the history of the developemnt of Hualien’s stone processing industry, we can see the development of stone processing industries of Taiwan. We are even more grateful to a group of stone sculptors . Their real actions make Hualien’s humanities and nature become united,fully showing Hualien’s unique style. Hoping that through our exploration, we can interpret this value once more.
Project Description: Our subject of study is Hualien’s art of stone sculpting. Through deep research, we believe our plan can completely show the meaning of ‘actions’ and the value of ‘unity’. Hualien’s art of stone sculpting also shows unique value, and because of this, it enjoys international fame. Not only keen observation,but also bountiful creativity are needed in the art of stone sculpting.We can slowly learn and improve as we view and emulate each other’s work. By exploring the art of stone carving in Hualien, we got to understand this form of art that has already taken its roots here in Hualien. On the other hand, by visiting and interviewing stone sculpture artists, we actually got to inspect and view their works. And we couldn’t have learned this from textbooks! Even though they had everyday workload and pressure, they were still willing to share with us the joy of their success. All of these have made us learn a lot! Of course, we did not only view but act as well. And so, we used sculpting clay to simulate real situations. Although stone materials are different, still we were hoping that the students could learn the basics. After all, stone carving is still very difficult to primary students. And with the use of clay,we actually took action! Also, we hope that by combining knowledge and skills, we can show this uniqueness in the art of stone sculpting.And we also believe that through this investigation and exploration, more people will understand the effect produced by this unity of humanities and natural art in Hualien.