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Form describes component materials and how they are employed to
create physical and visual elements that coalesce into a work of art. Form
is investigated by applying design elements and principles to analyze the
work’s fundamental visual components and their relationship to the
work in its entirety.
Function includes the artist’s intended use(s) for the work and the
actual use(s) of the work, which may change according to the context of
audience, time, location, and culture. Functions may be for utility,
intercession, decoration, communication, and commemoration and may
be spiritual, social, political, and/or personally expressive.
Content of a work of art consists of interacting, communicative elements
of design, representation, and presentation within a work of art. Content
includes subject matter: visible imagery that may be formal depictions
(e.g., minimalist or nonobjective works), representative depictions (e.g.,
portraiture and landscape), and/or symbolic depictions (e.g., emblems
and logos). Content may be narrative, symbolic, spiritual, historical,
mythological, supernatural, and/or propagandistic (e.g., satirical and/or
protest oriented).
Context includes original and subsequent historical and cultural milieu
of a work of art. Context includes information about the time, place, and
culture in which a work of art was created, as well as information about
when, where, and how subsequent audiences interacted with the work.
The artist’s intended purpose for a work of art is contextual information,
as is the chosen site for the work (which may be public or private),
as well as subsequent locations of the work. Modes of display of a work
of art can include associated paraphernalia (e.g., ceremonial objects and
attire) and multisensory stimuli (e.g., scent and sound). Characteristics of
the artist and audience—including aesthetic, intellectual, religious,
political, social, and economic characteristics—are context. Patronage,
ownership of a work of art, and other power relationships are also
aspects of context. Contextual information includes audience response to
a work of art. Contextual information may be provided through records,
reports, religious chronicles, personal reflections, manifestos, academic
publications, mass media, sociological data, cultural studies, geographic
data, artifacts, narrative and/or performance (e.g., oral, written, poetry,
music, dance, dramatic productions), documentation, archaeology, and
research.
HW 4 Prepare a short slide show on Non Western Art
Step One - research your geographic region and take notes
Step Two - write a short summary - a concise way to introduce your topic. This is the
overview/introduction of your topic area
Step Three - a) write the Function/Purpose of each work of art b) write about the
Content/material and the components of the art c) write about the Context/where when
and why it was made
Step Four - Look, and Wait. Please do not write a description. your class mates can
describe the art during class. you do not need to write a description or describe the
Form of the artwork
Step Five - make sure you each have chosen 5 works of art. If there are two(2) or
three(3) students per topic, you each need to select five works of art. Put these works of
art into a PPT or a Google slide show.
Step Six –
I ORGANIZE YOUR PPT or GOOGLE SLIDE SHOW One slide is your
introduction – this is an overview of what you learned. You and your partner can share
the work on this introductory slide.
II Each artwork gets two slides. For eachwork of art you will
need the image slide and then the slide with information. Please do not crowd the art
work→ in other words, please allow the image of the art to be alone on one slide. One
slide for one work of art (include the TITLE CARD → the information slide should have,
a) the artist name (or the name of the tribe-ethnic group, b) the title of the artwork c)
material/medium d) date e) country. This should be followed by a slide of information
III the next slide has all of your information.
Step Seven - email the PPT to Professor De Silva.
Step Eight – this is a separate grade. When you lead the discussion, you will earn an
in class grade. You may lead the presentation from the front of the room at the podium
or from your seat.
Non Western Categories, for student lead discussions
Chinese Art
Japanese Art
Pacific Islands (Micronesea, Samoa, New Zealand, New Guina, Fiji, etc)
Indian Art
Aztec, Mayan and Olmec
South American Art
African Art
Native American Art
The Japanese Art
Introduction
▪ Japanese art is one of the greatest treasures of the world
▪ It is consists of sculpture, architecture, calligraphy, paintings etc.
▪ It inspired the Impressionist Movement in America and Europe
▪ Most of the Japanese Art is manifested in nature
5 Main Types of Japanese Art
❑Shodo—(Art of Calligraphy)
❑Ukiyo-e-(Woodblock Prints)
❑Japanese Architecture
❑Ikebana- (Flower Arranging)
❑Sculpture
Shodo
o It’s an art of calligraphy made from bush
o It is illegible with unique styles
o It emanated from temples and has been
influenced by Buddhism
o It largely resembles a landscape painting
Ukiyo-e
❖This Japanese Art dates back to 1600s1880s
❖Made of large numbers of wood block
printing
❖They represented common topics of
geisha, kabuki, history and politics
❖It was of much interest to European
artists
Japanese Architecture
➢Examples include shrines, temples and
palaces made from wood
➢Structures employed unique
characteristics of large woods
➢Kiyomizu-dera represents a remarkable
wooden without a single nail
➢A change has seen in new structures
such as bridges with inspiring designs
Ikebena
✓ It is a Japanese traditional flower
arrangement
✓ It is characterized by the emphasis on the
different parts of the plant
✓ Ikebena maintains uniqueness in terms of
texture, colors and balance of branches of
plants
✓ It is appreciated for quality as a sign of
creative expression
Sculpture
• It is a traditional representation of
religion
• The most prominent sculptures are
Shitenno and Nio of Budha
• Famous sculptures of shrines are Shinto
gods referred to as Kami
• Sculptures represents priceless cultural
artefacts of Japan
Conclusion
• Japan is among the world’s most treasured nations for its unique art work
• Traditional Japanese Art is endowed with beautiful aspects of great inspiration
• The art takes into account; ceramic pottery, woodblock prints, and calligraphy
among other styles
• Over time, the Japanese Art has evolved traditionally and aesthetically to include
modern structures such as bridges
References
• Russell, L. (2018). The Appeal of Traditional Japanese Culture for Western
Visitors in Pre-modern Japan: The Chanoyu Perspective. 阪南論集. 社会科学
編, 54(1), 97-111.
• Young, D., & Young, M. (2019). The Art of Japanese Architecture:
History/Culture/Design. Tuttle Publishing.
• Kusajima, S., Takahashi, T., & Sumi, Y. (2018, February). Virtual Participation in
Ukiyo-e Appreciation using Body Motion. In Proceedings of the 9th Augmented
Human International Conference (p. 5). ACM.
• Eliot, C. (2018). Japanese Buddhism. Routledge.
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