Artistic Heritage Research Articles

Using the folklore and poetry by Sergei Yesenin in Russian as a foreign language lessons: an online class

Object of the article: Russian as a foreign language classes. Subject of the article: the method of creating an artificial language environment in classes with students from Asia and Africa who study Russian as a foreign language. Material of the article: an online experiment on the use of materials of Russian folklore and the artistic heritage of the poet of the early XX century Sergei Esenin in classes with foreign students. The purpose of the article is to identify the national axiology in Russian poetry. The purpose of the article is to show the features of the online lesson of Russian as a foreign language. Methodology: holistic hermeneutic analysis of the song on the poet's verses "Above the window the moon" with the involvement of biographical commentary and historical-literary context. The results of the study consist in the development of a methodology for analyzing the text with foreign students, aimed at a holistic perception and understanding of the poetic text.

“I embroider the beauty that is my head and not the dead trees around me” art heritage and resilience in South Sudan: a gendered view

PurposeThe fundamental relationship between art and resilience is striking in this passage and in the reflections shared by other artists. This paper aims to attempt to piece together the fragmented and insecure realities in South Sudan through the lens of different artists. The paper argues that focusing on art is an important way into a deeper more nuanced picture of how women and men find and maintain resilience in humanitarian contexts.Design/methodology/approachThe data is qualitatively collected through an innovative art-based creative method known as story circles. The circles consisted of artists who shared what their art form meant to them.FindingsThe picture that emerges contrasts starkly against the dark narratives that commonly portray South Sudan. Art making spaces and the outputs that come from them are cultural resources often overlooked by humanitarian stakeholders and yet, as the authors show, hold the potential to support more locally rooted and responsive approaches to resilience building.Originality/valueVery little research has been conducted on the ways in which people in South Sudan draw on and find resilience in art and art making.

Linguistic expression of emotional and mental state in Mykola Kulish’s correspondence

The article presents the analysis of the collection of letters of the famous Ukrainian dramatist Mykola Kulish, representative of the generation Executed Renaissance. The writer’s correspondence is analysed as a component of his artistic heritage. The accent is made on the importance of studies of the writer’s correspondence, and the writer is seen as a representative of the inner world and the emotional and mental state of the word master, as it is exactly in the private correspondence that the author can be seen both as a writer and an ordinary person with his achievements, problems, and troubles. The article deals with the linguistic units – words, collocations, and sentences –that were used by M. Kulish in his correspondence with his colleagues in writing as indicators of his emotional and mental state. It was discovered what emotional background the lettеrs to his brothers in pen have, especially those written to I. Dniprovkyi, as well the reasons for his state of mind that defines the choice of linguistics means for its expression. M. Kulish’s letters contain his aesthetic principles of literary art, standpoints regarding his contemporary literature, evaluation of his own texts and the works of other authors. At the same time the writer appears before the reader as an ordinary person, exhausted by not being particularly healthy, by impecuniosity, provincial life and hard work in the institution of public and social education which is quite often greatly bureaucratised. It was found out that the inner state of Mykola Khvyliovyi is represented by means of lexical and phraseological groups with various semantic and stylistic, in particular vernacular colloquialisms, including the pejoratives, obsolete words from the ancient Slavonic language, cliché, ideologemes, some author’s neologisms. The role of phraseological units of different types such as idioms, literary quotations, set expressions in journalism writing and formal business style of speech is defined: to express the emotional and mental state of the writer.

THE ARTISTIC WORLD OF I. S. SHMELEV’S WORKS AS VIEWED BY LITERARY CRITICS IN CHINA

The aim of the study is to determine the value of the artistic heritage of I. S. Shmelev in the eyes of Chinese critics in the process of creating spiritual realism as part of the literature of the Russian emigration. The article presents analysis of the current state of the study of I. S. Shmelev’s heritage in China. The authors identify possible directions of research on this writer among Chinese literary scholars. The scientifi c novelty of the work is due to the fact that studying of I. S. Shmelev’s works in the context of Christian traditions still remains on the periphery of the interests of researchers, and is practically not represented from the standpoint of Chinese literary scholars in terms of spiritual realism. For the fi rst time, a scientifi c rationale is given and a research development is carried out on the state of the study of the writer’s heritage at the moment in China. As a result, it is proved that the interest in research on Shmelev and his work is gradually changing in China.

BALLET DANCERS OF THE TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY IN THE PLASTIC INTERPRETATION OF B. FREDMAN-KLUZEL

The article is devoted to notable events in the theatrical life of the turn of the 20th century, when ballet dancers often became models for artistic works. The author refers only to one sculptor B. O. Fredman-Kluzel (1878-1959), whose name is little known in art history, despite the fact that some of his works are in large museum collections. They partly served as a source for the research, as well as old printed publications in which reproductions of the sculptor’s works are found and Sotheby’s catalogues, because his works were auctioned during S. Diaghilev’s “Russian Ballet Seasons” and most of them are abroad. The methodology of this study is based on a systematic, interdisciplinary and stylistic approach. The author comes to the conclusion that the signifi cance of the artistic heritage of B. O. Fredman-Kluzel is determined by the achievements of the ballet theatre itself, the staging principles of M. Fokin, outstanding personalities, as well as the genre, content and aesthetic side of choreographic works created at the turn of the 20th century.

Energy Efficiency in Historic Architecture: The “Ex Institute of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy” in Palermo

In Italy, a large part of the buildings classified as historical–artistic heritage is in a state of degradation and requires urgent interventions. Among the needs, a reduction in the high energy consumption and an improvement of the indoor comfort are mandatory. The case study of the “Ex Institute of Zoology of Palermo” shows how it is possible to achieve a reduction in energy consumption and preserve the building’s historicity through the estimation of energy loads and the subsequent processing. To quantify the energy savings of the structure, it was necessary to follow a few steps, namely an inspection of the building and an evaluation of its consumption. To elaborate a correct energy analysis, the thermal conductance was calculated by considering measurements over a period of 60 days and proceeding with the calculation of the transmittance. The resulting data are imported in the energy model developed with the TERMUS BIM software. In the case study, a potential energy saving equal to 35% of the current energy consumption can be avoided by replacing the lamps with LED ones, installing photovoltaic panels, replacing the heat pumps with a centralized system and the current fixtures with double thermal break fixtures. These interventions are implemented in compliance with the architectural peculiarities.

STUDI BIOGEOGRAFIS IKAN PUYAU (osteochilus SP) BERBASIS PROFIL PROTEIN DARI DANAU ROWO IJO, SITUS BUKIT BANGKAI

This Bukit Bangkai would like be became a candidate for place evolution rock art heritage unit (PERAHU). In this site, the Rowo Ijo lake as a habitat, where it was found biogeographically, a Puyau fish (Osteochilus sp). Furthermore, the method of precipitation fraction of ammonium sulfate ((NH4)2SO4) with Lowry and SDS-PAGE elaboration was used, as the main method to obtain the protein profile of fish protein. Analysis of kinship relations was carried out using the UPGMA method based on the profile.. Based on the results of the fraction (NH4)2SO4 and Lowry methods, the optimum protein content was obtained, namely 68.93; 116.08; 6.72; 7.96 (mg/ml) in the 70-80% fraction and 4 samples from Banjar Regency 19.17; 16.93; 20.04; and 20.04 mg/mL in the 40-70% fraction, respectively. Based on the results of SDS-PAGE at the optimum level of protein; Puyau Rowo Ijo fish have 64 bands, with a profile of 11 bands on P.1R code, 9 bands on P.2R code, 10 bands on P.3R code and 9 bands on P.4R. For Puyau Banjar fish there are 25 bands with the following profile; each code P.1B and P.2B has 6 bands, while P.3B has 10 bands and P.4B has 3 bands. The types of proteins found were thought to include Actin Protein, Carbonic Anhydrase, Trypsin Inhibitor, -lactalbumin, and Lysozyme. The results of the UPGMA analysis based on the distribution of protein species and weights were that there was related closely to two groups form (clusters) between puyau from the Lake Rowo Ijo and Banjar Regency.

“The Power of Harmony” by Eusebius Mandyczewski as an example of the composer’s early cantata work

Statement of the problem. The artistic work of the Bukovynian composer and musicologist of the second half of the 19th – the first quarter of the 20th century Eusebius Mandyczewski plays an important role in the formation and development of the composer school of Bukovyna. The study of the cantata “The Power of Harmony” – one of Mandyczewski’s early works – is important, because it allows us to reveal the fundamentals, which contributed to his future artistic growth. Objectives, methods, and novelty of the research. The purpose of the study is a musicological analysis of the cantata “The Power of Harmony” by E. Mandyczewski and identification the characteristic features of the composer’s creative thinking. Such detailed analysis of the work revealing the characteristic features of the artistic style of the Bukovynian composer is the innovative component of the research. A set of methods that are important for identifying the features of a composer’s musical work was used: biographical, historical and cultural, method of musicological analysis, method of theoretical generalization. Results and conclusion. The artistic heritage of E. Mandyczewski is quite large, it covers various genres of musical work, but the most important one is the cantata genre. The study of the cantata “The Power of Harmony” revealed a number of features of the work and the stylistic foundations of the composer’s future mature work. The author demonstrated the skill of creating monumental genres and the ability to perform complex artistic tasks in a short period of time. We observe clear dramaturgy of the cantata, which is aimed at embodying the main idea of the work – an allegorical comparison of the harmony of the world, which grew out of chaos, with the formation of the musical culture of the Bukovynian region. This work reveals the composer’s romantic worldview, knowledge of the musical heritage of Western Europe, the style of foreign composers, and mastery of traditional writing techniques. E. Mandyczewski demonstrated the ability to operate a large group of performers, skillfully using the timbre of vocal voices and musical instruments. The expressiveness of the vocal melody is combined with the improvisation and virtuosity of individual instruments, in particular the violin, which is characteristic of the local performance tradition. High level of professionalism of the composer his mastery of the polyphonic writing technique attests: the use of polyphonic methods and forms, in particular the choral fugue, the use of timbre polyphony, etc. In the cantata “The Power of Harmony”, E. Mandyczewski, despite his young age, showed talent and professional mastery of instrumentation, harmony and counterpoint, as well as knowledge of the nature of the human voice. This early composer’s cantata was a great success during the first performance that gave the composer an impetus for future achievements.

"Rejang Ilud, the Sacred Dance of Empowerment and Symbolism"

Bali is known for having numerous centers of classical art, but since the 1970s, the artistic focal point of the island has been Gianyar Regency. The 1970s marked Bali's shift toward culture-based tourism, making tourists more aware of the rich artistic heritage in Gianyar. The sacred Rejang Ilud dance, which accompanied Hindu ceremonies, was once prevalent in this village. However, over the past 15 years, it has been supplanted by the Rejang Dewa dance, a common occurrence with Rejang dances across Bali. Rejang Ilud dance represents a synthesis of various communication elements, including movement as the dance choreography, sound and language as the accompanying music, and appearance as the makeup and costume—a reality shaped by complementary forms. The understanding of the diverse communication elements found in dance goes beyond rational comprehension; the sharpness of perception is vital in capturing the true essence. Recently recognized by the government as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage (WBTB) in 2021, the Rejang Ilud Dance in the village of Buahan, Payangan District, Gianyar, features a distinctive move called Ngilud. This motion involves the palm seemingly grasping something and moving from the inside to the outside. The presence of the ngilud movement can be associated with bodhyagiri mudr?, a hand gesture symbolizing the act of grasping. The awareness of women regarding their role can potentially impede or rectify the hastening of the era of destruction (kaliyuga). Hinduism itself teaches that the destruction of the world is significantly influenced by the Sakti community.

Research Note: the Tangible and Intangible Art Heritage of Chitrapur (Chitlang)

Research Note: the Tangible and Intangible Art Heritage of Chitrapur (Chitlang)

The Old Police House (TOPH): Treatise

ABSTRACT In the thick of austerity, small arts communities are tested to the brink. The Arts in the North of England had been hit with staggered funding cuts, almost halving resources available from arts funders, arts organisations and the councils. In 2013, the largest DIY space in Newcastle was forced to move, closing for 2 years whilst Morden Tower, a building rich in artistic heritage, fell in to such disrepair it was forced to close. A hole was left. The Old Police House, a small DIY rehearsal space for a DJ project in Gateshead, was just that. An old police house without heating or funding that, in response to community needs, became a make-shift venue and home to several young artists and projects. Seven years on with two venue moves, two changes of Prime Minister, the threat of a super-council looming over ‘Newcastle-Gateshead’ and competing programmers, what impact does DIY art have? How has the local artistic community changed? Do equity and equality still exist in a climate of prescriptive narratives from Arts Funders, tick-box feedback forms and tokenistic funding? This paper proposes to explore the challenges of running an urban experimental community arts venue within this cultural context, drawing on the authors’ personal experiences as an active participant.

Transmission and Development of Musical Art

American music has developed over a relatively long period of time, but it was only in the early part of the last century that it developed a unique style that has an important place in the musical development of the world. The American environment has seen the formation of different ethnic and national music, as well as different musical styles, which have influenced and blended with each other to promote the development of American music. American modern music has gone through several stages of development, and it has not only formed a certain influence on the local American culture but also influenced the development of music throughout the world. This paper analyzes the heritage and development history of musical art and explains its influential role.

Auctioning institutions in China: economic and legal aspects

Motivation: China is now the third largest art market in the world, and thanks to its long history, the country is able to offer a great artistic heritage. Chinese auctioning institutions have become one of the most significant in the world, having a massive global impact on art pricing. By establishing their sales infrastructure in new locales ahead of the traditional mechanisms of primary market commercial galleries, the Chinese auction houses have played a foundational role in the notional construction of new genres of art.Aim: The main purpose of this article is to present a detailed analysis of Chinese auction houses and other auction institutions, with regards to the economic and legal aspects of their operation. The article is cross-sectional, showing how China has become the fastest growing art market in the world. The analysis provides evidence for the existence of various factors that determine the dynamic development of the Chinese art auctions market and determines the differences in the functioning of Chinese and Western auction houses.Results: These results illustrate that exceptional economic and political factors made it possible to significantly develop the Chinese auction market in a very short time.

"Deeds for the Benefit of the Development of Cities": About the Association of Artists of the Irkutsk Province in the 1880-1900s

Relevance. In the 1880s - 1900s, artists sought to create creative associations, whose activities were aimed at the development of public initiative, urban spaces. The gradual discovery of new funds, sources in the archives, the identification of information about artists, the history of acquisition of museums, the creation of exhibitions, update the process of studying the association of artists for the benefit of the development of cities in the Irkutsk province.The purpose is to restore the history of the association of artists and deeds in the organization of work on the development of cities in the Irkutsk province in the 1880-1900s.Objectives: to study documentary evidence of artistic events in order to understand the principles of interaction between artists and the urban community on the construction of work on the improvement of spaces, the development of territories; consider the activities of artists in the framework of the creation of museum collections, creative associations for the organization of traveling exhibitions and expositions based on the research; determine the role of art communities in the creation of exhibition, mobile spaces, the formation of visitors' ideas about the role of museums in the development of cities in the Irkutsk province.Methodology. The work uses an integrated approach. The principle of historicism, objectivity, scientific character is taken into account, problem-chronological and historical-genetic methods are used.Results. In the process of parsing the archives of Irkutsk, materials were found that describe the artistic work of artists in the development of museums in the Irkutsk province. In the 1880s-1900s, it is possible to observe the process of urban residents turning to the preservation of artistic heritage, the improvement of cultural centers to attract the attention of the younger generation to the work of creative associations in the acquisition of regional museum collections.Conclusions. Artists of the Irkutsk province create associations to maintain exhibition, mobile spaces that existed at museums and generally significant city places. The attitude of urban residents to well-known artistic and educational centers is changing. The interest of artists in the development of cities confirms the effectiveness of interaction with the public. Materials about the work of creative associations represent events about the formation of art spaces.

THE ARTIST AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY: THE FEATURES OF PETRO LEVCHENKO’S ARTISTIC STYLE

The article is dedicated to the little-studied creative work of the Ukrainian artist Petro Levchenko, and namely, to the identification of historical and cultural grounds for the quality changes in the stylistic features of his artistic manner, beginning from earlier stages of his formation, to the period of his mature mastery. The present study explored and analyzed the main artistic courses and styles of the period (end of 19th – beginning of 20th centuries), when the artist’s views on the aims and tasks of painting art underwent certain transformation, and it directly influenced the evolution of the master’s artistic search, his artistic “handwriting”. In this work certain parallels were made between the personality traits and human fate of the artist (based on the many memoires of Petro Levchenko’s life path) and his acceptance of the latest trends in the artistic life of the age contemporary to him, valid conclusions are made regarding the connection of his personal qualities and creative preferences with susceptibility to new trends in art and the new philosophy of impressionism. The article explores all the genre richness of Petro Levchenko’s heritage – the landscapes, the plein air etudes, the interior paintings. The analysis of technical, compositional, coloristic characteristics of Petro Levchenko’s creations, which were the most distinctive for understanding the evolution of the artist’s style, allowed to demonstrably confirm the conclusions made in the article. As a result of the research, which was conducted in this article, the unique style characteristics of Petro Levchenko’s art were discovered, as well as his innovative accomplishments in painting, which, in the aggregate, have the traits of an artistic phenomenon in the culture of Ukraine. The author of the article emphasizes the importance of the perspective of studying Petro Levchenko’s works, as it is a phenomenon which belongs to the Ukrainian artistic heritage as well as to the world one, and demonstrates the connection and interpenetration of Ukrainian and worldwide tendencies in the artistic culture.

The Art of Decorating Traditional Ceramic Tiles in Contemporary Vietnamese Architecture and Interior

Terracotta ceramic brick is a material with a long history in the life of the Vietnamese people, often used to build and decorate ancient architectural works with special techniques, visual arts, and decoration sharp. Over hundreds of years, although at present, the artifacts made from terracotta pottery are no longer intact on the ancient architectural works, they have still been kept as precious heritages, contributing to the formation of the imaging system. Unique statues and symbols in traditional Vietnamese architectural decoration art. Many designers have used traditional ceramic tiles to decorate contemporary architectural, interior, and exterior spaces to create a unique feature for each project. From the perspective of Fine Arts, Design, and a practical approach, the article aims to identify the characteristics, inheritance, and continuation of the artistic heritage of traditional ceramic tile decoration in architectural and interior design contemporary furniture in Vietnam, thereby proposing and suggesting some solutions to this problem.

Caucasus in Context: M.Yu. Lermontov’s Reflections on Man and Fate of History

The article examines the specificity of Lermontov’s vision and depiction of the Caucasus world. It reconstructs Lermontov's philosophy of history in the context of the Caucasian War. The study reveals the cultural and historical conditioning of the poet’s imagery and ideas, and the dominant values of the Caucasian world in his artistic heritage. The article focuses on how Lermontov portrays the everyday existence of the highlanders, whose images he sees as representing the natural man in both his attractiveness and his corrupt passions. By depicting the Caucasus world in its natural and cultural uniqueness, Lermontov highlights elements of the highlander's mentality that are close to his own, and notes the convergence of Russian and Caucasian cultures. Reproducing the cultural traditions of the peoples of the North Caucasus, the poet reflects on the interaction between their clan relationships, individualistic elements, and Islamic cultural traditions. The hypothesis of the study is related to the dynamics of Lermontov’s depiction of the significance of Islam in the life of the peoples of the North Caucasus. In his early Caucasian poems, Islam appears as an external attribute of highlander life that has little impact on their consciousness, merging with their clan tradition. In his later works, however, Lermontov begins to understand Islam in its cultural and political function, which, when combined with highlander independence, can contribute to productive state interaction between Russians and the indigenous peoples of the Caucasus.

The Vatican Library’s “Statue of Saint Hippolytus” Revisited

Abstract An archaeologist-art historian and an IT scientist specialised in the restoration of architectural and artistic heritage present the scheme of a multidisciplinary research project concerning a long-debated monument, the so-called St. Hippolytus’ statue of the Vatican Library. Inspired by some questions and observations arising from different fields of humanistic sciences, we created a virtual 3D model of the statue. In this paper we propose some ways to exploit it as a research instrument.

AUGMENTED VIRTUAL ACCESSIBILITY OF CH: THE WEB NAVIGATION MODEL OF INQUISITION PRISONS

Abstract. The latest advances in the architectural survey and 3D reconstruction have produced new technologies and methodologies to enhance cultural assets and improve their accessibility. The possibility of virtually visiting a place of historical and cultural interest is often the only way to have access to it. This can happen for various reasons: users' disabilities, temporary site closure, assets located in remote and inaccessible places, and assets destined to disappear over time. Fortunately, new Geomatics and Computer Science technologies allow the virtual reconstruction of entire archaeological and monumental sites with high levels of accuracy. Considering the technologies related to VR, online virtual fruition techniques were recently adopted, using the open source WebGL JavaScript libraries. These libraries allow users to virtually explore the virtual model employing web browsers without installing any client-side applications. The work presented adopts these technologies. It falls within the VASARI project, whose goal is to create a single digital platform for the enhancement, use, and management of the Italian artistic heritage. In particular, the described work concerns the survey, 3D reconstruction, and web visualization of the archaeological site of the Inquisition Prisons located within the monumental complex of Palazzo Chiaramonte in Palermo, known as the "Steri" and today the headquarters of the Rectorate of the University of Palermo. The adopted workflow and encountered issues during implementation will be described.

Историко-культурные связи Ирана и России через восприятие духовно-нравственных концептов воспитания молодежи на примере коранической поэзии И.А. Бунина первой четверти 20 в.

In the general spectrum of cultural cooperation between Iran and Russia, a special place belongs to the problems of educating the younger generation. The rich spiritual and artistic heritage of the two countries, common historical parallels, traditional worldview ideals contribute to the formation of the civic identity of young people, the harmonious development of the individual. Philosopher, thinker, poet, true patriot of his Motherland – I.A. Bunin was subtly aware of the Eurasianism of his country, which was reflected in the awareness of the national identity and rich cultural heritage of Russia through the prism of understanding world religions. The article provides a structural and semantic analysis of several poems by I.A. Bunin, thanks to the use of appropriate mystical images referring to the text of the Koran. The poet, based on religious and mystical (Muslim) traditions and legends, which, in turn, have a connection with other cultures (Christian, Jewish, etc.), depicts the Day of Judgment. Particular attention is also paid to the motif of the Day of Judgment in Islamic mysticism (Sufism). The novelty of the research lies in the fact that the authors reveal the motif of the Day of Judgment in the artistic system of I.A. Bunin influence of socio-political events of the first half of the XX century. Based on the foregoing, the article attempts to analyze and identify the main spiritual and moral concepts of the Nobel Prize winner, nicknamed “Righteous Among the Nations”, relevant in a poly-confessional and multi-ethnic human society at different stages.