Special Art Research Articles

Artificial Intelligence—A Puzzle for Super-skilled Future Obstetricians and ART Specialists

Artificial Intelligence—A Puzzle for Super-skilled Future Obstetricians and ART Specialists

The Effectiveness of using Artificial Intelligence for Building Professional Competencies of Future Specialists in Art Majors in Higher Education Institutions

The research aims to study the impact of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in higher education institutions (HEIs) on building professional competencies of future art specialists. The research employed quantitative and qualitative methods (in particular, modeling methods, pedagogical experiments, and survey of respondents to assess the impact of AI tools on building professional competencies). The author’s definition of the concept of “professional competencies of art specialists” is proposed. Targeted tools were selected and used for building components of professional competencies. For example, VocalAnalysis AI tools were used to form the perceptual component — for students majoring in Musical Art; Art Vision AI — for students majoring in Fine Arts; ChoreoVision AI — for students majoring in Choreography. The results of the study show that students rated their level of ability to use AI as higher than medium. The questionnaire designed to study the impact of the use of AI on building professional competencies of future specialists in art majors, demonstrated a high level of agreement between the assessment of the impact of the use of AI tools on the formation of various components of professional competencies. Further research can be aimed at the development and testing of an algorithm for objective expert evaluation of specific AI tools for the implementation of art projects by students of the specified art majors.

Design of Calligraphy Teaching Materials from the Perspective of Chinese Preschool Education-Anshan City Case Study

Background and Aim: The art of Chinese calligraphy is an important part of Chinese culture because of its artistic and aesthetic value. It originates from Chinese characters, which evolved from traditional symbols. Chinese characters have gone through three stages of development: image, borrowing, and echoing. Chinese characters have evolved from pictures and symbols to standardized forms such as ancient seal script, small seal script, official script, regular script, running script, and cursive script. Calligraphy is a special art originating from China. Children begin learning calligraphy at an early age, with some children as young as four or five practicing scribbling and writing. Before formal literacy education, children develop curiosity about words and engage in spontaneous writing. Learning calligraphy is ideal for preschoolers because it helps develop their creativity and improves their hand-eye coordination. Studies on the emergence of reading and writing in China have been conducted since the 1990s. These studies are based on the Western pinyin writing system and aim to examine the development of literacy skills in children. The goal is to explore the manifestation of reading and writing skills in children and their ability to develop these skills. This study aims to develop and design calligraphy teaching materials for preschool children in Anshan City, China, by incorporating cultural elements unique to the region. Materials and Methods: The study lasted 12 weeks, during which time 50 preschoolers were observed and their activities recorded using a combination of quantitative and qualitative research methods, including content and text analysis and user experience research methods. Valid data were generated for analysis. Results: The research suggests that introducing Spring Festival couplets in writing education can help preschool children understand regional culture and encourage them to learn. This can make a significant contribution to calligraphy education for preschool children, which has not been explored before. To improve the calligraphic ability and interest of preschool children, an innovative approach based on educational technology can be used to develop and design calligraphy teaching materials. The effectiveness and feasibility of these materials can be validated through their use in the learning of calligraphy for preschool children in Anshan City, providing new teaching tools for calligraphy education in the city. This can serve as a reference for calligraphy education for preschool children and promote innovation in the field. Conclusion: The study explored the current state of calligraphy art education for preschoolers in Anshan City. Results revealed that there are some issues such as lack of engaging content and teaching methods. Questionnaires and interviews showed that preschoolers are interested in calligraphy, but there is a need for better resources and teaching methods. An experiment was conducted in two kindergartens to compare a new calligraphy education model with traditional methods. Preliminary results suggest that the new model improved children's calligraphy knowledge, skills, interest, and creativity. However, further research is needed for more accurate findings. The conclusion suggests that calligraphy teaching materials for preschool children should take into account their cognitive development and educational needs.

A process-relational sociology of art critics: Clement Greenberg’s Modernist theory and practice

A central theme of this article is the developing tension between art specialists and non-specialists as a function of complex, differentiated figurations. Bourdieu’s sociology of symbolic revolutions is allied to Elias’s model of the relative autonomy of the artistic figurations within lengthening relations of interdependencies and shifting cognitive-emotional tension balances of feeling and reasoning and spontaneity and self-restraint. Within the sociology of art, the field positionings, power, interdependencies, language and habitus of art critics remain a relatively underdeveloped area of enquiry. Art critics function as ‘professional explicators’ in Bourdieu’s terms or ‘specialists in verbalisation’ in Elias’s to communicate standard-setting models of value and taste of specialists to non-specialists. Clement Greenberg emerged as a socially mobile oblate from a position of artworld outsider to hegemonic dominance as the leading notable of Modernist art criticism. The article examines the social conditions of possibility for Greenberg’s standard-setting codes as they came to be established and sustained by particular figurations of people (a self-conscious avant-garde) at particular times (late 1930s–1970s) and places (New York).

On the Origins of the Formation of Traditional outfits of Ukrainians in the Context of Local History Training of Future Fine Arts Specialists

On the Origins of the Formation of Traditional outfits of Ukrainians in the Context of Local History Training of Future Fine Arts Specialists

The Impact of Arts Integration in Primary Education

The Impact of Arts Integration in Primary Education explores the profound influence of infusing visual arts, music, dance, and theatre into traditional academic subjects. This holistic approach fosters creativity, critical thinking, and overall academic success. Despite concerns about potential drawbacks, arts integration is deemed crucial, particularly in schools without arts specialists. The article delves into strategies for success, emphasising curriculum mapping, professional development, interdisciplinary collaboration, flexibility in lesson planning, alternative assessments, community engagement, and ongoing support. By addressing challenges and implementing effective strategies, educators unlock the transformative power of art in primary education, preparing students for a future enriched with creativity and critical thinking. DOI: https://doi.org/10.52783/tjjpt.v45.i02.6724

Cultural Echoes in Modern Design: Assessing Young Consumers’ Perceptions of Traditional Bamboo Weaving Patterns

This study, employing convenience sampling of art specialists, investigates the emotional resonance of young consumers with Chinese bamboo patterns, underscoring their significance in the realm of contemporary design. Through the lens of Kansei engineering, we delve into the intricate world of bamboo weaving patterns, scrutinizing their perceptual evaluations and user preferences among 104 art university students aged 18–23. Our analysis not only identifies pivotal factors for innovative redesign but also underscores the pivotal role of these traditional patterns in enhancing the emotional and aesthetic appeal of products for the younger generation. The findings illuminate a notable appreciation among this demographic for the ecofriendly and culturally rich bamboo patterns, positioning them as essential elements in modern lifestyle products. The study advances the discourse on integrating cultural heritage into product innovation, advocating for designs that resonate with the aesthetic sensibilities and environmental values of today’s youth. This aligns with the critical insights into the various categories of patterns and their diverse applications in contemporary design, addressing the cognitive gap between designers and consumers and highlighting the importance of cultural motifs in product development.

Study of the concept of aesthetic education in China and Kyrgyzstan

Relevance. The concept of aesthetic education and its implementation in the educational process and daily life of states is one of the fundamental conditions for the becoming of civil society, and has an essential impact on the formation of the cultural heritage of any country in the world.Purpose. The purpose of this study was to examine the specific features of the concepts of aesthetic education in the People�s Republic of China (PRC) and Kyrgyzstan, as well as to identify differences in the cultural and educational systems of these two countries.Methodology. The methodological framework of this study included the methods and techniques of scientific cognition, which were used to solve the tasks set and ensure the relevance of the results obtained. The study employed the general scientific systemic-structural, dialectical, interdisciplinary historical and legal methods and the method of synthesis, as well as the methods of analysis and a systematic approach to conducting this study.Results. The research found that the differences in the concepts of aesthetic education stem primarily from the different historical, cultural, and educational environments of the two countries. China has a long tradition of art and culture, and much attention is paid to art education. Kyrgyzstan, as a multinational state, also has a diverse culture, but the population is focused on how to promote its unique culture through aesthetic education. The Chinese education system also includes aesthetic education as a subject in the compulsory curriculum and has a special art education course. In Kyrgyzstan, however, there are specialised art courses and various educational resources available, but the level of aesthetic education stays relatively low.Conclusions. The result of this study can serve as an impetus for finding opportunities for educational exchanges and cooperation between China and Kyrgyzstan, which will help expand intercultural relations and improve cultural education in general, and can help to better understand the nature and characteristics of aesthetic education in the two countries, which will contribute to the establishment of educational exchanges and cooperation between them.

Lalvani, Haresh – coding, shaping, making – Experiments in form and form-making

The new monograph of Haresh Lalvani Coding, Shaping, Making. Experiments in Form and Form-Making (2023) is a fest for both vision and mind of designers, architects, computer and art specialists, as well as professionals with broad interest in morphological studies in mathematics and natural sciences. The subtitle points out to his pioneering experiments in form and space - from the computer’s screen to the outstanding pieces of art and architecture, visible in numerous exhibitions and permanent design or art collections worldwide.

The enhanced electrocatalytic performance of nanoscopic Cu6Pd12Fe12 heterometallic molecular box encaged cytochrome c.

Designing molecular cages for atomic/molecular scale guests is a special art used by material chemists to harvest the virtues of the otherwise vile idea known as "the cage". In recent years, there has been a notable surge in research investigations focused on the exploration and utilization of the distinct advantages offered by this art in the advancement of efficient and stable bio-electrocatalysts. This usually is achieved through encapsulation of biologically accessible redox proteins within specifically designed molecular cages and matrices. Herein, we present the first successful method for encaging cytochrome c (Cyt-c), a clinically significant enzyme system, inside coordination-driven self-assembled Cu6Pd12Fe12 heterometallic hexagonal molecular boxes (Cu-HMHMB), in order to create a Cyt-c@Cu-HMHMB composite. 1H NMR, FTIR, and UV-Vis spectroscopy, ICP-MS, TGA and voltammetric investigations carried out on the so-crafted Cyt-c@Cu-HMHMB bio-inorganic composite imply that the presented strategy ensures encaging of Cyt-c in a catalytically active, electrochemically stable and redox-accessible state inside the Cu-HMHMB. Cyt-c@Cu-HMHMB is demonstrated to exhibit excellent stability and electrocatalytic activity toward very selective, sensitive electrochemical sensing of nitrite exhibiting a limit of detection as low as 32 nanomolar and a sensitivity of 7.28 μA μM-1 cm-2. Importantly, Cyt-c@Cu-HMHMB is demonstrated to exhibit an excellent electrocatalytic performance toward the 4ē pathway oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) with an onset potential of 0.322 V (vs. RHE) and a Tafel slope of 266 mV dec-1. Our findings demonstrate that Cu-HMHMB is an excellent matrix for Cyt-c encapsulation. We anticipate that the entrapment-based technique described here will be applicable to other enzyme systems and Cyt-c for various electrochemical and other applications.

Особливості вивчення колірної гами та колірної тональності зі студентами мистецьких ЗВО

The article is devoted to the actual problem of training specialists in fine and decorative arts, in particular, the study of painting and color science by students of higher primary institutions. The author examines such basic concepts of visual literacy as color gamut, color tonality and the peculiarities of their study by future artists. It was found that the problem of studying the characteristics of color by students of art universities is not sufficiently presented in modern science. However, in teaching painting and color science, it is important to form a holistic perception of color in students, to understand tone, the shape of objects through color, the ability to create color harmonies, mastering the plane of the work, and the ability of students to convey their ideas to the viewer by means of color. It is emphasized that in painting classes, students of art universities get acquainted with the basic concepts of color science – color gamut and color tonality – from the very first classes. Various characteristics of color, common and different in the concepts of “color gamut” and “color tonality” have been studied. Examples of practical tasks are given that contribute to the best possible study of the color gamut and color tonality by future artists. It is emphasized that the color scale and color tonality are one of the main tools for creating an image in artistic works and are used by artists depending on the author's intention. It is emphasized that the variety of color gamuts and tonalities in painting depends on the saturation, lightness, lighting of objects, arrangement of colors in the composition, etc. It was found that solving the issues of color contrast, the harmonious system of color series, the ratio of colors in color gamuts, and color tonality by students of art universities will help in the future in practice to use the acquired knowledge for the high-quality performance of one’s own artistic works.

DEVELOPMENT OF KEY COMPETENCIES OF FUTURE SPECIALISTS IN ART AND EXTRACURRICULAR EDUCATION

The article is devoted to the actual problem of the development of key competencies of future specialists in art and extracurricular education. The author outlines a range of problematic issues that arise in the process of training students of the master’s level of the educational and professional programs “Extracurricular Education” (specialty 011 Educational, pedagogical sciences of the field of knowledge 01 Education/Pedagogy) and “Choreography” (specialty 024 Choreography of the field of knowledge 02 Culture and Art) and offers areas of activity for the development of their key competencies.
 The study has revealed the importance of applying knowledge in practice by future specialists of art and extracurricular education, which helps them gain experience, readiness for future professional activities, and life skills. Experts consider readiness for future professional activity to be: strategic thinking, decision-making, the ability to plan, goal setting and achievement, responsibility, interaction and cooperation, teamwork, ability to apply professional knowledge and learning technologies, the ability to think critically, recollection, self-sufficiency, efficiency, punctuality. Life skills are social skills, communication skills, the ability to reach consensus, the ability to take responsibility, self-respect, non-conflict, endurance, and strengthening values and ethics.
 It has been proven that the development of key competencies of future specialists in art and extracurricular education should be based on systemic, problem-based, personal, competence, and contextual approaches, and forms of interaction – master classes, scientific conferences, trainings, educational and entertainment events, competitions of professional skills, modeling of professional situations.
 It has been concluded that it is necessary to further search for and improve ways of developing the key competencies of future specialists in art and extracurricular education to develop strategic perspective educational and professional programs for their training.

POTTERY CENTERSAND SCHOOLS IN UKRAINE: EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL POTENTIAL

Based on historical material, the article examines the current issue of researching the educational and professional potential of pottery centers and schools in Ukraine in the context of the problems of training specialists in decorative and applied art in educational institutions of our country in the 80s of the 20th century – at the beginning of the 21st century. Based on the study of a complex of diverse sources, it was found that traditional pottery centers were formed in the following regions: Kyiv Oblast, Kharkiv Oblast, Poltava Oblast, Chernihiv Oblast, Podillia, Kherson Oblast, Volyn, Halychyna, Hutsul Oblast, Transcarpathia. Each of these centers had unique signs of technology techniques, decoration, design, name, and shape of products. At the same time, the long-standing leading educational and professional trend in the formation and development of folk pottery in Ukraine was training masters of decorative and applied art directly by well-known potters. Workshop schools, art and industrial schools, vocational and technical schools, artillery schools, workshops of folk art, art schools, etc., were founded later at the end of the 19th – at the beginning of the 20th century. Those institutions, i. e., Poltava Pottery School-Workshop, Myrhorod Ceramic Technical School, Opishne Vocational Technical School – Opishne Factory «Artistic Ceramics», Mezhehirsk Ceramic School-Workshop – Technological Institute of Ceramics and Glass, Kyiv Central Experimental Workshop of Folk Art at the State Museum of Ukrainian Art, Kyiv Art and Industrial Technical School, accumulated rich experience in training high-quality ceramic artists. It was found that in the 80s of the 20th century, the training of decorative and applied art specialists was started by culture colleges.

Психосемантика притягательности персонажей культового фильма и символико-мифологические контексты идентификации субъектов

<p>The personalization of art communication provides a situation of openness, that´s how cult films as well as psychological studies of this phenomenon appear. The article is dedicated to the study of the psychosemantic structure of the attraction of characters in the cult film "Game of Thrones" in the context of viewer’s identification with characters in situations of special art communications. In the study we used a modification of the semantic differential “Attractiveness of film characters” by C. Osgood . 204 people were recruited for this study: 130 people familiar with the series and 74 people not familiar with it. The study revealed the identification of subjects with the characters of the cult film, even if people wasnot quite familiar with them, as well as importance of the attraction factor. The psychosemantic structure of the attraction of the film's main characters is ambivalent, it is simpler and more unambiguous for subjects who feel identified with a certain character, and more complex for subjects who don’t. The results of the study are presented in the context of a discussion about the phenomenon of the cult movie</p>

New Perspectives for the Making of Space Law: UNIDROIT’s Cape Town Approach Compared with Traditional UNCOPUOS Law-Making

The United Nations Committee for the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN and UNCOPUOS) drafted the five outer space treaties in little more than a decade and created a completely new specialisation in international law. This, of course, happened when states and state agencies were the only participants in the use and exploration of outer space. Since then, new non-governmental actors have entered the space market, aspects of which were privatised and commercialised. Yet, despite the pressing need for international legislation, since 1979 UNCOPUOS has proved incapable of producing another treaty on space law. The author examines why the UNCOPUOS, established to make international law of outer space, stopped making outer space treaties and how the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (Institute International pour l’unification du Droit Privé or UNIDROIT), a non-UN entity established to unify private law, created its 2012 Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Space Assets (Space Protocol), what is allegedly the first outer space treaty in (then) thirty-two years. The UNCOPUOS system of public international law treaty-making is compared with the UNIDROIT private international law one, and the question of whether UNIDROIT has created a new method of treaty-making is addressed. The conclusions are that a functioning space law regime exists, hard law is preferable to non-binding soft law, UNCOPUOS cannot produce any further outer space treaties, the Space Protocol can only form part of space law if one accepts a fourth stage of development of space law as part of a redefining of space law sensu lato, UNIDROIT’s Cape Town Approach is more suitable to modern space law treaty-making, and treaty-drafting is a special art of the international lawyer.

Педагогічні можливості мистецтва хореографії у творчому розвитку підлітків

The article deals with pedagogical methods that ensure the creative development of adolescent students through the art of choreography. The importance of the art of dance in working with a children's choreographic group is determined. The article notes that the modern world is characterised by a focus on digitalisation and automation, but art classes allow you to experience personal emotions, which is important for modern students to feel and understand the beauty of the work done and transform its energy into creative achievements. The main problem of our research is to study the methodological and theoretical system of prominent Ukrainian choreographic teachers and the use of effective methods in the creative activity of future choreographic art specialists. The purpose of the study is to substantiate the pedagogical possibilities of choreographic art in the creative development of adolescent students in the study of classical, folk and contemporary dance. The determining condition for success in creativity is systematic, hard work that requires mobilisation of spiritual forces and maximum concentration. The harmonious combination of dance and pantomime, music and poetry, plasticity of movements and drama of a literary work into a single whole is an important factor for the aesthetic education of the individual, his or her creative development and value attitude to reality. The authors note that in recent years, the relevant disciplines have been increasingly introduced into educational institutions, performing a number of functions, namely: educational, cognitive, creative dialogue and co-creation, which significantly affects adolescents, increases their self-esteem, and promotes the need for self-development. It has been established that the art of dance is an integral part of the culture of the Ukrainian people, and Ukrainian choreographic art has its own powerful, original voice in the world of culture and art. The pedagogical innovations of our choreographers are widely known outside Ukraine, and they are known and respected in the world. The article highlights the pedagogical methods successfully used by contemporary teachers Radu Poklitaru, Larysa Tsvetkova and others in their work. These include methods of individual approach to each student, improvisation and experimentation, use of multimedia technologies, trainings, business games, situational tasks, master classes, problem-based learning, and creative forms of work (combinations, sketches). The experience of well-known teachers has shown that the art of choreography opens up a wide scope for the development of the creative potential of the individual, allows to introduce creative elements into dance education and upbringing along with performance practice.

Методика навчання студентів-художників зображенню оголеної натури людини м’якими матеріалами.

This paper considers the issue of professional training future specialists in Fine arts, in particular, forming their artistic skills in image creation using soft materials in a process of portraying nude art model in drawing and painting. The article covers both the educational process in institutions of higher education and individual creative activity. The article highlights the main achievements of the scientific research in Ukrainian National Mykhailo Dragomanov University in the discipline "Creative Drawing". It also reveals the specifics of the process of human body construction, which is the basis of the Fine art literacy and formation of artistic skills of a future specialist in visual Art pedagogy. It was determined that the students learn quickly to work with soft materials and do the educational scope of tasks in painting and drawing. They also get the practical technical skills which contribute the holistic vision of a model and their reflection in the sense of proportion, details and personality assessment. Students form aesthetic taste, figurative and colour vision, perception and understanding of time and space in environment. It allows them to grow professionally, show curiosity and implement their creative ideas. It was established that using soft art materials is the basis for the formation of art skills in reproduction of a nude figure in painting and drawing in professional education of the future qualified specialists.

The Musical Work in Copyright Law

Abstract Music is a special art form and a special object for copyright protection. In contrast to other, more static, forms of art, such as most of the visual arts, music is fashioned time and therefore constitutes change and movement; it also exists only in its performance. This article shows how copyright constructs a normative device, the ‘musical work’, to be able to protect this fleeting and transient art form. The article also discusses how music is analysed to ascertain which of its elements obtain copyright protection against infringement, and whether a ‘hearing test’ is an adequate method for establishing infringement.

The Effect of Art Therapy on Pain, Emesis, Anxiety, and Quality of Life in Operated Breast Cancer Patients: Randomized Control Trials.

Background: Breast cancer symptoms related to the disease nature and treatments develop and the quality of life of patients is impacted. Art therapy improves the quality of life by increasing symptom control and treatment compliance. This study aimed to determine the effect of art therapy on pain, emesis, anxiety, and quality of life in operated breast cancer patients. Methods: This experimental research was carried out with a total of 60 patients, 30 in the intervention group (IG) and 30 in the control group (CG), who received treatment in the Oncology Center of Sivas Cumhuriyet University Practice and Research Hospital. A Personal Information Form, the Pain Intensity-Visual Analog Scale, the Rhodes Index of Nausea, Vomiting, and Retching, the Beck Anxiety Inventory, and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Scale-General (FACT-G) were used to collect research data. Within the scope of the research, IG received chemotherapy sessions for 10 weeks (five sessions) with 2-week intervals by an art specialist in marbling, accompanied by ney music. CG received no intervention. The obtained data were uploaded to the SPSS (22.0) program and statistical analysis was performed. Results: The decrease in the pain, nausea-vomiting, and anxiety levels of the patients in IG and the increase in their quality of life after the art therapy accompanied by ney music were statistically significant compared with the first follow-up (p < 0.05). There was no statistically significant change in the quality of life of the patients in the CG, whereas their pain, nausea-vomiting, and anxiety scores increased. According to the comparison between IG and CG, there was a significant difference in favor of IG in terms of pain severity, quality of life, emesis, and anxiety levels (p < 0.05). Conclusions: The art of marbling with ney was effective in operated breast cancer patients experiencing pain, emesis, and anxiety and improved their quality of life. Clinical Trial Registration: NCT05666583.

Components of aesthetic professional training of art specialists

Components of aesthetic professional training of art specialists