Art has, to some, been over-used, and yet to others, think that there are so many people these days who have just tapped on their artistic talent.
Different countries and different cultures would, no doubt, affect the kind of art that is presented. Art, to the a certain type of African peoples, depict art in painting their bodies with how they symbolize life, and how they are perceived as strong and how masculine, or feminine, they are, for that matter.
Countries such as China, have looked at art in a different manner. Comparing art from the Chinese to art of the western world is simply showing two sides of a coin. They are very distinctive, yet very important in how they are received by the individual and public, as a whole.
Western art is represented by how artists feel, by what they experience, which could either be a suffering or pleasure.
Chinese art, on the other hand, depict paintings that were created in line with "feng shui". Feng shui is considered a very old Chinese study of the aesthetics and artistic system. It is believed to be about the law of both heaven and earth, and it is studied to help the Chinese in improving their lives by trying to assume places and position to be able to receive positive energy.
If your belief in art is to help in improving your well being, and that your principle is grounded on nature and what surrounds you, then Chinese art is a good choice for you.