Studies On Ni Yide's Thoughts Of Art Education

The principle of this article is mainly about a study on educational thoughts of Ni Yide, a famous art educator, oil-painter, watercolor artist and art theorist in china. Firstly, according to the social and historical conditions that time and his experience in art , Ni Yide's art educational thoughts is divided into five stages to be expressed in this article. Secondly, further explore on his art educational thoughts and argue that whether it is a conflict or a historical regression of his thoughts before and after the anti-Japanese war. Thirdly, point out the meaning of his thoughts to Chinese art history as well as modern art education.Ni Yide accumulated rich experience and formed many valuable and meaningful viewpoints and thoughts in long-term practice. Ni Yide, with "love the motherland" as a prerequisite , with "knowledge and culture" as support, with "tradition of the nation" as a base, with "innovative spirit" as a driving force, formed much art educational thoughts ,which includes"combine Chinese and western cultures in nation; learn the tradition in creation; emphases on foundation in innovation; pay attention to the theory in the sketching; respect individuality in teaching based on students'aptitude, arts for art's sake and arts for people's sake etc". It can be said that he spent all his life on promoting art education and organizing various art community .By this way he made great contribution to Chinese art education. There is a changeover in Ni Yide's art educational thoughts before and after the anti-Japanese war. Before the war he despised a real reflect about objective reality, paid attention to show subjective spirit ,appreciated western modern art and advocated to create a "pure world"namely "arts for art's sake". During the Anti-Japanese War he began to criticize the western modern formalism he has respected and propagandized and in turn, advocated"arts for public's sake and arts for people's sake". However, these two kinds of attitudes towards art education is not a conflict or a historical regression. The latter deepen the art educational thoughts rather than deviate from the former in some degree.Ni Yide's art educational thought has a profound historical and realistic significance. Firstly, deepen and enrich the Chinese modern art educational thoughts, which made it develop greatly from"reappear by imitation"to"concern on the performance of spirit", producing a doubt on the absolutely standard of beauty. Secondly, enlighten the current art education, Such as: attach importance to cultivate students' emotional expression and creative thinking, pay attention to the study of cultural and historical theory as well as lay stress on nationality in multicultural contemporary etc.