Artistic Talent Research Articles

Relationship between Art and Design Students’ Technical and Managerial Skill Traits and Their Entrepreneurial Skill Traits

The unavailability of jobs for graduates has become a gross concern in developing countries such as Nigeria, which is not necessarily contingent on graduates from any specific course of study, including art and design education. It is thus evident that proficiency in artistic or creative talent alone is insufficient to guarantee a thriving art and design career and the need to develop the required entrepreneurial propensity. This study, therefore, aims to evaluate the entrepreneurial skills and traits of art and design students in Nigerian higher education institutions (HEIs) as a remedy for stimulating their entrepreneurial tendencies. The hypothesized model of art and design students’ entrepreneurial traits was developed based on the theoretical framework developed from the literature as a three-factor construct (Model 1.0) comprising technical/soft skills, managerial skills, and entrepreneurial skills. Data was obtained using a structured Likert scale questionnaire of 36 items adapted from Yilzman & Sunbul’s entrepreneurial scale from a sample of 186 art and design students. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics and thecovariance-based structural equation modelling (CB-SEM) via the IBM SPSS Statistics 26 and IBM SPSS Amos 26 Graphics software. The model fit results reveal that the goodness-of-fit statistics indexes fell within the acceptable range. The results of the hypotheses testing of the model show that no significant association exists between art and design students’ technical and entrepreneurial skill traits. However, there is a significant association betweentheir managerial and entrepreneurial skill traits. The outcome of this research has implications for TVET institutions in the arts and design field further to promote the development of students’ inherent entrepreneurial traits to boost their entrepreneurial tendencies.

Innovative Exploration of First-Class Curriculum Construction Path for Basic English

Against the backdrop of the new liberal arts, high-quality construction of foreign language courses is essential. Basic English, as one of the foundational courses for the Business English major at our institution, addresses common issues such as weak listening and speaking skills and lack of autonomous learning ability among the majority of students. The course team has progressively explored a blended teaching model combining physical classroom + online teaching platforms (DingTalk live broadcast + Rain Classroom) + student mobile terminals. This model adheres to a teaching philosophy centered on student-centered + output-oriented + continuous improvement, focusing on the cultivation of applied talents in the new liberal arts. It integrates teaching resources to establish a comprehensive classroom and effectively implements the N+1+1 diversified evaluation system. Additionally, it deeply explores and designs the teaching content with the concept of one course, one ideology and politics, helping students to tell Chinas story well in English and fulfilling the fundamental task of moral education.

The Development Process of Wushu Under the Influence of Wuju Selection System

Wuju, historically known as Wuke, was began in Tang Dynasty, the second year when Wu Zetian became empress. It was developed in successive dynasties. However, with the invasions of Western colonists in 19<sup>th</sup> century, the traditional martial arts were clearly no longer suitable for the needs of modern warfare, finally, it was abolished in the 27th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty. The abolition of Wuju system caused a fierce debate in the imperial court. Although there is still little research on the influence of Wuju to the development of martial arts in various dynasties, as the earliest main way to select martial arts talents, it has existed for more than 1,200 years in Chinese history and has improved the selection criteria for talents that are adept with both the pen and the sword. Wuju in Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, military martial arts and folk martial arts are the earliest martial arts system in China. The rise and fall, as well as combination of Wuju and martial arts have a profound impact on the history of martial arts. Therefore, the paper tries to explore to the development process of martial arts by explaining the five stages of Wuju: rise, development, imprisonment, prosperity and defeat, then provides a theoretical basis for future scientific research on martial arts.

Analisis Pembelajaran Seni Anak Usia Dini melalui Kegiatan Finger Painting

When children learn, they often have difficulty using crayons, which hinders their ability to color. Therefore, we need a medium that allows children to express their artistic talents more widely. One solution is to use finger painting as a learning medium. Finger painting is a painting activity that uses the fingers as a tool. This research aims to describe AUD art learning through finger painting. The type of research used is descriptive with qualitative methods. This type of research examines an object and searches for facts with the correct interpretation. The research results show that learning art for AUD through finger painting can stimulate children's creativity in expressing their ideas in the form of works of art, besides that finger painting can be used as an effective and efficient alternative method for improving artistic abilities in early childhood.

The Talent Problem of the Southern Glove Puppetry

In recent years, with the state's emphasis on intangible cultural heritage, the Southern Glove Puppetry（a form of Chinese folk theater）has also been included in the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in need of urgent rescue, and the problem of talent is the key to its development. Its mode of operation can be divided into two categories: state-controlled and folk organizations, and the talent problem involves the professional talents in the state-owned arts and cultural institutions controlled by the state, as well as the inheritors, private troupes, and autonomous practitioners included in the folk self-initiated organizations. From here, the article will discuss the current challenges faced by talents and seek solutions, with a view to further promoting the inheritance and development of the Southern Glove Puppetry.

Henry Gustave Hiller (1864–1946): British stained glass artist, naturalist and illustrator

Henry Gustave Hiller was born in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, England, in 1864. He worked in Liverpool as a stained glass artist, but was also a keen microscopist and an amateur entomologist and arachnologist, with a particular interest in the life histories of spiders. He was an active member of Liverpool’s natural history societies in his leisure time where he combined his passion for natural history with his artistic talent. His arachnology and entomological illustrations of Argyroneta aquatica, Chironomidae and Culicidae are part of the zoology collections of National Museums Liverpool’s World Museum. In retirement, he lived at Rhosneigr, Anglesey, Wales, where he studied and illustrated the reproductive structures of marine algae. The watercolour sketches of the British marine algae he prepared are preserved in the collections of National Museums Liverpool’s World Museum herbarium (LIV) along with the dried specimens of seaweeds that he collected.

Visual arts talent among adolescents with intellectual disability: The global domain approach

Talent in the population with intellectual disability (ID) has to date been investigated in the context of the phenomenon of the idiot savant (Miller, 2005). This pioneering study examined talent in a population with ID through the prism of giftedness and talent theories in the typical population. The goals were to examine: (a) whether the talent of adolescents with ID is expressed only in their drawing ability (specific domain) or whether they would demonstrate high cognitive abilities compared to adolescents with ID without this talent (global domain); (b) the contribution of the participants’ endogenous background characteristics (fluid intelligence, cognitive flexibility and creative thinking) as well as the contribution of an exogenous factor (participation in an art class) to their art measures. An intelligence and cognitive tests battery was administered among adolescents with ID with drawing talent (N = 29) and without such talent (N = 26). Morphological Structural Conceptual Analysis (Elkosho, 2007) was used to assess the drawing ability of students with/without drawing talent as well as their level of commitment to visual arts. The ANOVAs indicated that adolescents with ID with artistic talent exhibited relatively higher drawing skills as well as fluid intelligence, cognitive flexibility and creative thinking. Regression analyses indicated that participation in an art class contributed to the explained variance of the art measures. The findings support the global domain approach and the nurture thesis in visual arts (drawing) in the population with ID. Renzulli's (2020) three-ring model of giftedness might be applicable for the population with ID.

Avant-Garde Inspirations in the Art of Ukrainian Monumentalists of the 1960-70s:

The purpose of the research is to introduce into scientific circulation the results of documentary reconstruction and art analysis of the lost monumental panel, which was created by a tandem of talented artists in the Palace of Culture of the BilotserkivMAZ plant in Bila Tserkva. The research methods involve a combination of art analysis with methods of documentary reconstruction and interviews with the author of the studied artifacts. Scientific novelty consists in the introduction into scientific circulation of a previously undescribed and destroyed monument of monumental art – a panel in the Palace of Culture of the BilotserkivMAZ plant in Bila Tserkva. For the first time, the stylistics of the execution of an unexplored object of monumental and decorative art were analyzed. Through a personal interview with Oleg Yerzhikivskyi, a direct participant in the process, the circumstances of the order and execution of the work were recorded. For the first time, a photo from a private family archive was made public, and an attempt was made to reconstruct the panels based on individual photos. Conclusions. As a result of the artistic analysis of the work, the ideological inspirations that manifested themselves during the execution of the large-scale panel were established. Despite the isolation of the Soviet artistic environment from world artistic currents, the dosage of information coming from the West was enough for Ukrainian artists to create their own interpretations of seen foreign or banned domestic samples. Sensing this on an intuitive level rather than being in the full context of theoretical and art history discourse, the best representatives of the process managed to create a work of decent quality, the execution of which was financed by the state of that time. Despite the presence of Soviet symbols in the work (as a tribute to the totalitarian system for the opportunity to work in the field of art at all), the monumental panel is made at a high artistic level and is valuable for its innovative approach. As it follows from the results of the research, the effort to adapt samples of Western European art to the realities of the orders of the Art Fund of the Ukrainian SSR was not the least important in this process. This became possible thanks to the high level of specialized art education in higher educational institutions, as well as the personal self-improvement of each author-performer and his personal giftedness. In addition, the mentioned works were created by Ukrainian artists on Ukrainian territory and they are far from glorifying the regime.

Representation of Feminity in the 16th Century: The Main Character in Kei Ookubo's Anime Arte Series

Women in the renaissance era were portrayed as weak, emotional and illogical. This made it obligatory for women to be in the domestic sector, namely taking care of household affairs and limiting women to work. Until finally feminism was born in women who craved freedom. Today, feminism is present in various forms of literary works, one of which is the anime series Arte by Kei Ookubo. The purpose of this study is to analyze the basic character of feminism in the main character of the anime series Arte, Analyzing the internal and external factors of the emergence of the spirit of feminism. Both objectives are analyzed based on Sarah Gwyneth Ross's theory of feminism.This research uses a qualitative analysis description method with a literary feminism approach. This research uses a literature study where the object of research is the anime Arte which is researched using Sarah Gwyneth Ross's theory of feminism. It was found that Arte fulfills the five basic characters of feminism. First, Arte maintains she excellence in the arts. Second, Arte has intelligence equal to men. Third, the masculinity shown by Arte is the courage to speak up. Fourth, Arte understands the discrimination experienced by women so that she appreciates and praises women's hard work. Fifth, Arte has high creativity. Arte's inner voice to highlight she artistic talent is an internal factor in the formation of feminism. Meanwhile, the figure of father is an external factor in the formation of feminism.

Research on the integration of ideological and political elements into art education in colleges and universities under the background of the new era

In the context of today's new era, art education in colleges and universities is facing new challenges and opportunities. How to integrate ideological and political elements into art education and cultivate modern artistic talents with socialist core values has become an urgent problem to be solved. Therefore, it is an important task to integrate ideological and political elements into art education in colleges and universities, and only through the integration of ideological and political education and art education resources can we have the opportunity to form an educational model with the characteristics of the times and in line with the development trend of modern higher education. In the era of rapid development of information technology, the development of art education in colleges and universities not only depends on the influence of the school, but also requires the joint efforts of all parties in the society.

‘Something Completely New in Art’

Abstract According to writer and poet Charles Cammell (1890–1968), Aleister Crowley (1875–1947) believed that through his influence and guidance, he could significantly improve an artist’s nascent abilities. Crowley claimed success for the musical achievements of Leila Waddell (1880–1932), the poetry of Victor Neuburg (1883–1940) and the artistic talents of Frieda, Lady Harris, née Bloxam (1877–1962). In 1938, Crowley invited Harris to illustrate The Book of Thoth, his last major magical work, designating her “artist executant.” Their partnership extended far beyond the requirements of the Thoth Tarot paintings: not only did Harris become Crowley’s magical pupil; they formed a strong and enduring friendship that lasted to the end of Crowley’s life. Harris had already achieved moderate success as an artist, but Crowley showed her how she could express esoteric concepts in her paintings, thereby creating “something completely new in art” (Harris to Crowley, Letter, 10 December 1940). Harris’s correspondence with Crowley shows that she eagerly embraced his guidance, determined to manifest the Tarot images in accordance with his vision. At the same time, she applied the same techniques to her own works and came to the realisation that art was the true basis of her spiritual path. Using extracts from Crowley’s and Harris’s correspondence, Crowley’s diary entries, and examples of Harris’s artwork, this article will argue that in the case of Frieda Harris, Crowley did indeed draw out her nascent artistic skills, and in doing so, enabled her to manifest Tarot designs, which on his own admission, “any given card is something beyond anything I had ever contemplated” (Crowley to Harris, Letter, 25 January 1939).

Cultural placemaking in the black suburbs of the tourist city

ABSTRACT This article examines how non-institutional(ized) street art tours and DIY parties in two racialized, lower-class neighborhoods in the outskirts of Lisbon generate different results. In the neighborhood of Quinta do Mocho, these street art tours and DIY parties arise as playfulness and multicultural experiences of opening up the communities to local white middle-class visitors and tourists. In the neighborhood of Cova da Moura, these actions culminate in a cultural festival that celebrates African and Afro-diasporic cultures, promoting the visibility of the talented artists of the neighborhood. In both cases, positive representations about these territories are produced, linked to a strengthening of the sense of belonging to Quinta do Mocho’s and Cova de Moura’s communities. The article concludes by suggesting that non-institutional(ized) street art tours and DIY parties arise as pioneering actions toward challenging and decolonizing urban thinking on contemporary Lisbon.

GIÁO DỤC NGHỆ THUẬT CHO HỌC SINH Ở CÁC TRƯỜNG TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG TỈNH NGHỆ AN THÔNG QUA VIỆC SỬ DỤNG HỌC LIỆU VĂN HOÁ DÂN GIAN XỨ NGHỆ

Art education in high schools plays a crucial role in guiding students towards shaping their careers. Utilizing learning materials from folk culture to teach art education not only enhances the quality of art education but also develops students' aesthetic abilities and artistic talents. The article focuses on explaining the significance, purposes, and requirements of using learning materials from the folk culture of Nghe An. Additionally, it discusses several measures to implement art education for high school students in Nghe An province through the use of folk cultural materials specific to the region.

A Comprehensive Overview of Micro-Influencer Marketing: Decoding the Current Landscape, Impacts, and Trends.

This research provides a comprehensive overview of micro-influence marketing, analyzing the characteristics of influencers and the mechanisms of their impact. A systematic review was conducted, encompassing 2091 citing articles and references across 74 studies involving 95 research institutions and over 12,000 samples. Employing an interdisciplinary approach that integrates insights from computer science, information science, communication, culture, psychology, sociology, education, business, and management, this study outlines the distinct features of micro-influencers. These features include performable authenticity, affinity expressed through consistency and transparency, musical and artistic media talent, and competitive individual traits. The research synthesizes antecedents of trust and attachment mechanisms commonly employed in influencer theory, taking an objective standpoint and minimizing emphasis on audience engagement and perception to trigger influence. The findings highlight that followers' pursuit of self-branding, driven by self-consciousness, social consciousness, credibility, and social presence, significantly influences the impact of self-expressive products on the audience's purchase intention. The research contributes to micro-influence marketing theory by integrating mechanics, offering practical implications for micro-influencers, and suggesting future research agendas.

Shifting Paradigms

Shifting Paradigms

The Role of Higher Mathematics in Public Security Political Work Specialty Based on the New Liberal Arts

The construction of new liberal arts is a systematic education reform project, which is of great significance to improve the quality of college liberal arts talents training in the new era. Under the background of new liberal arts construction, higher mathematics plays an indispensable role in the political work of public security. In fact, statistics, linear algebra and probability theory are widely used and play an important role in the public security cause. In addition, based on the follow-up study of advanced mathematics in liberal arts, students who graduate from the police offi cer will make a great role in crime analysis and prediction case analysis and case analysis of public safety management. Finally, based on the concept of OBE, the paper puts forward the refl ection of designing the teaching content of higher mathematics in public security political work specialty.

Workshop of Terravor: Terrarium as An Education Media for Introducing Carnivorous Plants of Sumatra to the Society of Nature Themed Art Lovers

There are still many plant species that the public currently needs to be made aware. It is because the uses of plants still need to be well explored, which has left them with little practical usefulness. The potential of these plants can be utilized as a tool in educational media and as items with creative and unique value in the commercial sector. Carnivorous plants are among them. In addition to having unique shapes, art enthusiasts can use this plant to turn their interests and skills into terrarium products. TERRAVOR is an innovative terrarium product with carnivorous plants as the main ingredient. This product specializes in carnivorous plants found in the Sumatra region to educate the public regarding the sustainable use of these plants and their status in nature so that the use value of these plants can be maintained for an extended period. This workshop aims to educate the public, especially a society of nature-themed art lovers, about the sustainable use of carnivorous plants. This one-day workshop involved a society interested in terrarium techniques and the uniqueness of carnivorous plants. In this workshop, participants consisting of 13 people who have natural-themed artistic talent were introduced to the ins and outs of carnivorous plants, their conservation status, how to cultivate them in terrarium conditions, and their care. The results of this workshop showed that the number of participants' understanding of the importance of carnivorous plants increased. In addition, participants know more about how to use it sustainably without destroying its natural populations.

The genre diversity of A.P. Chekhov's work and his vision of reality

The author examines the genre diversity of A.P. Chekhov's literary work. It is noted that Chekhov's works have an acute social orientation, pronounced psychologism, and a subtle artistic description of the literary characters. It is said that an interested reader can observe a deep insight into everyday reality, while experiencing a sense of inevitability of fundamental changes in society. Attention is paid to the speech features of Chekhov's characters, which allow us to accurately characterize their natural essence in a sufficiently capacious form. At the same time, the importance of using the innovative subtext in the works of Anton Chekhov, the linguistic means of character behavior, is fixed, taking into account the fact that the text and the subtext are separated and often contradict each other. It is stated that the bright artistic talent of A.P. Chekhov demonstrated the power of typicality, which allowed the images of his many literary creations to become household names. In addition, the features of Anton Chekhov's dramaturgy, his depiction of real life on the stage, and a detailed description of everyday life are outlined. It is said about the reception of Chekhov's dramatic works by modern domestic and foreign masters of culture. It is concluded that the demand for individual author's receptions of Chekhov's intertext in modern drama certainly confirms the relevance of his works to date. It is emphasized that this is due to the socio-philosophical nature of theatrical productions that touch on moral issues of human existence, since Chekhov's desire for the truth of life and the truth of everyday life creates prerequisites for increased interest in them at all times. A common thread is the idea that the prose and drama of the creator formed the conditions for the further development of realistic traditions in world literature.

Creativity, Connection, and Community: Reimagining the Radiology Society Meeting

With the shifting needs of radiologists due to escalating healthcare demands, the impetus for an increased focus on wellness and the benefits of the humanities in medicine inspired a novel approach to curricular planning of the 2023 Association of University Radiologists (AUR) annual meeting. In this manuscript, we describe the creative process behind planning and executing this innovative meeting format. Reimagining the annual meeting was a collaborative effort centered around the development of an innovative Arts and Wellness Program, with the goal of integrating opportunities for artistic expression and experiential wellness throughout the meeting. Of the 1313 meeting attendees, 423 (32.2%) completed the annual meeting evaluation, of which 244 were in-person and 61 attended virtually. 178 of 423 respondents (42.1%) participated in the arts and wellness programming. 160 of 203 respondents (78.9%) reported that the arts and wellness programming enhanced the overall meeting experience. 164 of 197 respondents (83.2%) gained greater appreciation for the talents of radiology colleagues. 97 of 195 respondents (49.7%) stated that the programming gave them ideas as to how to cope effectively with stress. The incorporation of art, music, and other wellness activities into a national radiology meeting was well-received by meeting attendees. For many radiologists who participated in the various musical and artistic offerings at the AUR 2023 meeting, sharing artistic talents with the radiology community and colleagues represented the most fundamental way to be fully seen, express authenticity, and connect with others.

LATVIAN BOOKPLATE ART FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE 20th CENTURY TO THR EARLY 21st CENTURY – CONTRIBUTION OF GRAPHIC ARTIST DZIDRA EZERGAILE

Book ownership determinant – ex libris – has undergone considerable transformations in Latvia – from flourishment during the second half of the 20th century to decline in the beginning of the 21st century. Artistic legacy of Dzidra Ezergaile, which includes not only graphic works but also several thousands of bookplates created in the course of a half century, leads to a better understanding of this process. Enormous interest in creating bookplates by professional printmakers in the course of a half century Latvia was secured by several factors. Alongside the broad audience among collectors, regular exhibitions of bookplates were organized by national Ex libris Society contributing to popularity of bookplates in Latvia. Not without encouragement of the teacher of the Art Academy of Latvia and a bookplate collector of global reputation Pēteris Upītis (1899–1989) many of the most talented artists of their day produced high-quality bookplates, among them Dzidra Ezergaile, Dainis Rožkalns (1928–2018) and Zigurds Zuze (1929–2003). Nowadays with increasing interest in ownership signs the bookplate regains its role in expressing visual identity of the owner of a book. Ex libris created by Dzidra Ezergaile provide numerous examples of vital transformations in the production of bookplates.