Name: Tutor: Course: Date: The works of Vincent van Gogh and sol LeWitt and Japanese influence on European art 1. In drawing a comparison and contrast between the works of Vincent van Gogh and sol LeWitt, Vincent van Gogh’s application of symbolic colors and paint to express subjective emotion have created the basis of defining abstract expressionism, which started with the Americans after the World War II movement of art creation and presentation. LeWitt’s work, on the other hand, has been used as a basis for the use of traditional art materials during the creation of artworks. However, his use of traditional art materials had been improved, to involve the use of digital technology and computers to create and edit these materials. Some
Mary Shelley’s gothic promethean novel, Frankenstein (1818), was released during the industrial revolution as romanticism was thriving, while Ridley Scott’s futuristic sci-fi Blade runner (1992) grew with the dawning of a capitalistic increasingly globalised and technologically driven society. The comparative study of these texts encompasses themes of humanity and playing God through a tone of moral warning and allows the responder to explore how similar content in different contexts will reflect changing, but also constant values. Through the use of filmic techniques, Scott demonstrates how nature and religion are absent in a world overrun by consumerism and technology. Due to her context, Shelley alternatively uses imagery and allusions to hint at the consequences humanity will suffer if they try to better God through the misuse of science and the corruption of nature. Both of these texts reflect the distinctive contexts in which they were written; although separated by over 100 years of history, they still present similar issues and dilemmas which affected the form and features of the individual texts.
Plate Number: 2.28. Historical time period: Buddhist religions. The art movement: Japanese art. Materials of the work of art: Gilded wood. • Theme: The Sacred Realm • People throughout history have turned to a world we cannot see except through faith, the sacred realm of the spirit (Getlein, 2010, p. 49).
IMPACT OF BUNRAKU ON CONTEMPORARY THEATRE The rise of Bunraku: Bunraku is a term commonly used for ningyo-joruri, which literally means puppets and storytelling. The combination of chanting and shamisen playing is called jōruri and the Japanese word for puppet (or dolls, generally) is ningyō. The term while describing a puppet performance, also alludes to its predecessors. In Japan, along with the tradition of travelling storytellers, who used biwa as their accompaniment, there were also travelling puppeteers. The period of confluence of these two arts forms is not known.
Yasumasa Morimura- postmodern, Japanese, contemporary photographer. Explores the different identity roles of gender, sexuality, ethnicity, class, time and the influence of western culture on Japanese culture. Practices include scanning and printing photos and uses costumes, sets, originals images, camera and computer. Digitally appropriates European masterpieces by inserting himself into the work and uses a postmodern strategy of humour and irony as seen in the art work “criticism and the lover A” (1990). Rejects traditional methods of working and modern ideas of originality.
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) and the Pop-Art Movement Andy Warhol a significant artist in the Pop-Art movement, often referred to as the “artist who personified Pop Art”. The Pop-Art movement emerged during the mid-1950s and was characterised by bold, simple everyday imagery and vibrant colours of consumerism and popular culture. Many Pop-Artworks challenged the traditional beliefs of those engaging in fine art, being the first Post-Modernist movement to reflect the power of film and television which were significant influences for Pop iconography. The bright colour schemes used in modern Pop-artworks emphasised elements of contemporary culture, allowing distinct differentiation between the commercial and the fine arts. Creating a form of art portraying instant meaning was the motif behind Pop-art, directly contrasting with the super-intellectualism required of Abstract Expressionism.
Interestingly, however, we see the development of outer influence as the Japanese are able to progress from incorporating and modifying foreign cultural influence in their art, to developing a uniquely identifiable Japanese style. The earliest documented Japanese style, The Jomon era, dates back to approximately 11,000 to 300 BCE. These were not the Japanese people as we know them today, but early settlers of the time. Jomon, meaning ‘cord impressed’, is given to this period to reflect the highly textured and cord impressed vessels of the time. Art works were predominantly of different forms of pottery reflecting the hunting and gathering nomadic way of life.
Installation art came to prominence in the 1970s but its roots can be identified in earlier artists such as Marcel Duchamp and his use of the readymade and Kurt Schwitters' Merz art objects, rather than more traditional craftbased sculpture. The intention of the artist is paramount in much later installation art whose roots lie in the conceptual art of the 1960s. This again is a departure from traditional sculpture which places its focus on form. Early non-Western installation art includes events staged by the Gutai group in Japan starting in 1954, which influenced American installation pioneers like Allan Kaprow. Installation Installation as nomenclature for a specific form of art came into use fairly
The Architecture of Japan A society is defined by its culture, and there are many components of culture. Japanese culture includes unique traditions, music, food, art, and religion. Another major aspect of Japanese culture that is the most visible is the architecture. Japanese architecture has evolved from traditional simplicity to ultra-modern ugliness. The architecture of Japan has reflected the political, social, and religious situations in some situations.
Baroque Era: Art, Music & Architecture http://booksofart. com/western-art/baroque-art/ March 28, 2011 Term Paper: Western Civilization Baroque Architecture, Music and Art During the late 16th century until the 18th century in Europe the artistic style known as Baroque became popular. Steve Wakefield said it best in his book Carpetier’s Baroque fiction: returning Medusa’s gaze that the Baroque era is best described as “a style characterized by dynamic movement, overt emotion and self-confident rhetoric.” According to the book History and Appreciation of Art, "The term “Baroque” is from the Portuguese Barroco, which means a 'misshapen pearl' and the Baroque was the final phase of the Renaissance or an era distinct from both the Renaissance and the modern era"(History and Appreciation of Art). "Baroque, as a formal style, is characterized by open compositions in which elements are placed or seem to move diagonally in space" (Stokstad pg. 721).