New Works Of Art Research Articles

Cultural Crisis During the Pandemic and Its Reflection in Georgian and American Print Media

The pandemic became the defining event of early 2020, impacting culture as well as all other areas of life. It emerged as the main architect, artist, director of silence, and dramatist of emptiness. It brought different cities around the world closer together and made them similar with empty streets and a slower pace of life. The pandemic placed new demands on many fields of art; it was a "timeout" for both the world and culture. In some places, art adapted to open spaces, but even in this openness, creative energy remained constrained, and much of what was expressed could not be fully articulated. There were instances where the pandemic became a source of "inspiration" for some artists, prompting them to compose original music, create new works of art, or transition to the online space, finding new ways to use this platform. Covid-19, which suddenly struck the world, drastically changed the global agenda. New regulations were imposed, the usual way of life was disrupted, and the world was unprepared for many of the challenges it faced. Before scientists and researchers could develop effective methods to combat the coronavirus, humanity had already shifted to a remote format. In this paper, we will explore the impact of the pandemic on art and how this period was reflected in print media, using the example of Georgian and American magazines such as "Teatri," "Aril," "Art in America," and "ARTFORUM".

Mproving Childrens’ Fine Motor Skills Through Collage Activities for Group A Children at Bustanul Ulum Kutowinangun Kindergarten, Sendang Agung District, Central Lampung Regency 2023/2024 Academic Year

This research was motivated by observational data on children's fine motor development activities, which showed that the learning outcomes of group A students at BUSTANUL ULUM KUTOWINANGUN Kindergarten, Sendang Agung sub-district, Central Lampung district in the 2023-2024 academic year were still low, whether they were rated BB or not. Developed in the majority of group A students. Fine motor skills are learning for preschool children, and they are related to physical skills involving small muscles and eye-hand coordination developed through routine activities and stimuli. Children's motor development develops gradually, so cooperation between teachers and parents is needed to stimulate children's fine motor development. In this research, the author chose collage as an activity that will help children develop their fine motor skills. Collage is an art technique of attaching various media to an object or pattern to create a new work of art. Using methods to stimulate children's fine motor development depends on the teacher's readiness and ability to provide simultaneous and continuous activities such as those in this research. This research is entitled "Improving the fine motor skills of young children in Group A through collage activities at Bustanul Ulum Kutowinangun Kindergarten, Sendang Agung District, Central Lampung Regency, Academic Year 2023/2024". In this research, the author used observation, interview and documentation methods. The author prepared several instruments before conducting research at Bustanul Ulum Kutowinangun Group A Kindergarten, Sendang Agung District, Central Lampung Regency. These instruments are classroom learning observation instruments, interview instruments with teachers and interview instruments with school principals.

Between baroque and classicism: Manuel García de Santiago, a new documented work for his repertoire

This study attempts to delve into the figure of Manuel García de Santiago, a mem-ber of the García de Santiago saga. This family of artists settled in Seville with the figure of Bartolomé García de Santiago in the mid-17th century and maintained their artistic work until the early 19th century. To this end, the aim is to carry out a biblio-graphical survey on this figure, analysing a new work of art documented after its resto-ration in 2016. This is the image of Our Lady of the Rosary, the Marian patron saint of the Sacramental Brotherhood of the parish of San Bartolomé de Mairena del Alcor, in the province of Seville.

Естественнонаучные и философские аспекты единства живописи и музыки: взгляд через призму искусственного интеллекта

This article discusses a philosophical description of the unity of painting and music through the prism of the natural-science phenomenon of the generation of phonon oscillations by the surface of a painting surface. A method is proposed for using artificial intelligence in the automated detection of phonon oscillations, which consists in a matrix recording of dynamic two-dimensional light scattering, convolution of the matrix into topological indices, and sonification of the change in indices over time. We have developed the new method for controlling surface phonon oscillations based on diffuse reflection kinetics. The specialized software “Vidan” records the kinetics of changes with 10 topological indices, which reflects the propagation of a phonon wave on the surface during capture and inelastic scattering of secondary cosmic rays [3]. To control the state of the surface, either the fingerprint of 10 topological descriptors is used (this analysis is automated through the “Atrium” remote software), or a spectral analysis of the distribution of descriptor values in time is carried out. In art the method was used for generation the "digital" passport (including the topological descriptors) of new paintings in order to control the appearance of copies. The algorithm for converting phonon oscillations of a painting leads to the generation of a unique melody. In this case, the main part of the creative activity belongs not to the composer, but to artificial intelligence, which generates a melody based on the chemical composition of the paint material of the picture and the method of applying the painting layer (that is, the artist's "hands"). The material heritage of the painter's work continues to generate new works of art “offline”, while artificial intelligence acts only as a way of detecting and sonification of the natural vibrations of the surface of the picture. It is shown that each painting generates its own unique melody. This uniqueness made it possible to propose an original system for checking the authenticity of works of art: for new works of artists. A cloud-based automated control system "Atrium" has been implemented, which allows tracking any logistical movements of the picture and the change of owner according to the topological musical digital passport of the picture generated by its surface.

Интерпретация как язык современной художественной культуры

The article explores the actual aspects of the interpretations of works of art from the point of view of using them as a source of inspiration to create a perfect new work of art or object. Based on the methods and analysis of the study, the authors attempted a systematic analysis of the phenomenon of interpretation of works of art in modern culture. The article considers such concepts as “interpretation”, “artistic image”, “interpretative activity” and identifies the features of interpretation methods. Two types of interpretation are described. The forms of interpretation of the main one are revealed, among which the authors call the interpretation of works of art by means of art of another type of art. Spiritual culture uses the language of symbols, and the language of artistic images is inherent in art. On the one hand, the interpretation of works of art depends on the symbolic language of a particular culture, on the other hand, they reflect the subjective perception of both the author of the work and the viewer. In general, the article contains a comprehensive study of the interpretation of works of art as a phenomenon of artistic culture, examines the features of the method of interpretation, its functions and the de-gree of influence on the formation of the modern language of art. The issues of the significance of the phe-nomenon of interpretation for modern culture and art are considered.

ПАТЕНТНАЯ ИНФОРМАЦИЯ В РАЗВИТИИ ВИДОВ СОВРЕМЕННОГО ИСКУССТВА

The article focuses on the integration of technical solutions into the sphere of art. The issue is that the art is attributed to the copyright, practically not using the full potential of industrial property and state protection of technical solutions. A patent is not only a legal document certifying priority and authorship, but the description to it is a full-fledged information resource that contains reliable information about the development. The article identifies the advantages and methodological grounds for using patent information in research activities, which can help reveal previously unknown features of the creativity of figures or art movements, for example, technologies for creating works of art in the field of sculpture, graphics and painting or Theremin prototypes. Based on the presented descriptions of inventions in music, painting, sculpture, for which protection documents were issued by the Russian Empire, the USSR and the Russian Federation, conclusions were drawn that patent information is a source of both cultural understanding of art and the creative process in creating new works of art.

Tek görüntü üretimi için öz-dikkat modüllü koşulsuz üretken bir model

Generative models have recently become a prominent research topic in the field of artificial intelligence. Among these models, Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN) have revolutionized the field of deep learning by enabling the production of high-quality synthetic data that is very similar to real-world data. However, the effectiveness of GANs largely depends on the size and quality of training data. In many real-world applications, collecting large amounts of high-quality training data is impractical, time-consuming, and expensive. Accordingly, in recent years, there has been intense interest in the development of GAN models that can work with limited data. These models are particularly useful in scenarios where available data is sparse, such as medical imaging, or in creative applications such as creating new works of art. In this study, we propose a GAN model that can learn from a single training image. Our model is based on the principle of multiple GANs operating sequentially at different scales. At each scale, the GAN learns the features of the training image in different dimensions and transfers them to the next GAN. Samples produced by the GAN at the finest scale are images that have the characteristics of the training image but have different realistic structures. In our model, we utilized a self-attention module to increase the realism and quality of the generated images. Additionally, we used a new scaling method to increase the success of the model. The quantitative and qualitative results we obtained from our experimental studies show that our model performs image generation successfully. In addition, we demonstrated the robustness of our model by testing its success in different image manipulation applications. As a result, our model can successfully produce realistic, high-quality, diverse images from a single training image, providing short training time, memory efficiency, and good training stability. Our model is flexible enough to be used in areas where limited data needs to be worked on.

Folklore and folklorism in the cultural aspect

The subject of the study is the concepts of "folklore" and "folklorism". The purpose of the study is to identify the peculiarities of these concepts in culture. Folklore and folklorism are two concepts that are closely related to each other, but at the same time have their essential differences. Folklore is folk art, transmitted from generation to generation by oral or other means. It is a reflection of the cultural and spiritual life of the people, their beliefs, customs and traditions. While folklorism is the use of folklore elements in the creation of new works of art or culture. However, it should be noted that the distinction between these two concepts can be quite elusive. Some researchers argue that all statements of any author are the result of a combination of folklore elements and the author's personal style. Thus, it can be argued that every work contains both elements of folklore and elements of the author's personality. Comparisons are made in order to consider similarities and differences of terminological features of these concepts. Scientific methods of research are: cultural-historical, descriptive, and comparative analysis. This topic is relevant and understudied in culture, which constitutes the scientific novelty of the work. The article for the first time considers the term "folklorism" in comparison with the term "folklore". The vagueness and instability of the term "folklorism" was the reason why researchers rarely used it. Having considered various points of view, it should be concluded that folklorism, on a par with folklore culture, permeates many aspects of ethnic life, being not only a symbol of traditional culture, but also a means of promoting and preserving the national spirit of the people. In addition, such a study can be useful for the further development of folk culture and preservation of its values.

Proletarian Culture and Leftist Trends in Russia at the Beginning of the 20th Century

The low level of development of this topic in Russian historiography can be explained by the fact that, most often, this problematics is considered through the prism of general issues of culture of the Soviet period, party and state cultural policy, aspects of intelligentsia studies.This study aims at identifying the artistic concept of the leftist direction in the visual arts of the early 20th century, considering its variability, showing its origins, relations with the Soviet government and within the artistic environment, analyzing the reasons for its prohibition and exodus for many decades.The article pays special attention to the genesis of the very concept of “leftist art”, which was applied both in relation to new radical trends and in relation to the work of artists who considered themselves among the proletarian culture. The article attempts to separate the concepts of “avant-garde”, “modernism”, “futurism”. The authors focus on the art of the avant-garde, whose representatives, at the time of the Bolsheviks’ coming to power, took all the key positions and began to actively promote their creativity. The article pays attention to the reform of art education, as a result of which the Academy of Arts and the Higher Art School were abolished, and the Petrograd Art Training Workshops were created instead, where previous teaching methods were cancelled, talented masters were dismissed, and disciplines based on the principles of the avant-garde were introduced into education in the majority. The authors outline the changes in the traditions of museology, when, by the decision of the avant-gardists, museums began to be headed not by art historians, but by artists themselves, who became responsible for opening exhibitions and acquiring new works of art — at public expense and mainly of an avant-garde orientation.Based on archival materials and periodicals of the 1920s, the article analyzes the tasks of Soviet cultural policy, the art views of Soviet political leaders and art historians who were on the new government’s side. The authors consider the political views of representatives of proletarian culture (Proletkult) and the reasons for their disagreements with party leaders. The article substantiates the conclusion about the discrepancy in the understanding of the role of fine art among the government, avant-garde artists, and Proletkult representatives.

Kurallar Yeniden Yaziliyor: NFT /Kripto Sanat

The developments in information and communication technology in the 21st century, and especially during the Covid-19 epidemic, are changing many areas of life, from banking transactions to shopping. One of the areas experiencing this change; it is the art sector from production to sale. In this period, new concepts such as NFT and Crypto art have entered our lives. Artists and higher education institutions that have to adapt to these changes, especially in this sensitive period, have started to research methods of finding crypto art and online creative markets.
 In this context, the aim of this study is to provide information about the production and exhibition of a new work of art called crypto art, NFT platforms and methods of being a part of NFT. At the same time, while discussing the advantages and disadvantages of NFT, it is also important to explain the subject with important examples. The study is a qualitative research based on an explanatory literature review.
 In the research, it is seen that the majority of the artists who actively use NFT platforms are graphic designers. Very few of the artists who produce works in the old generation and other branches of art are actively present on these platforms. When our education system is investigated, it is seen that there was no basic course that gave information about such platforms. It has been seen that NFT has been added as a course to the elective pool of only Yıldız Technical and Ankara University. In order for our other universities to be a part of the changing world, they need to include current developments in their programs. It shows that artists, especially graphic designers, follow the current with their individual efforts. In this study, how NFT provides economic advantages to artists is explained with examples.

AN EVALUATION OF TECHNOLOGY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE'S RELATIONSHIP WITH CULTURE AND ART IN TERMS OF LITERATURE

The main purpose of artificial intelligence is to create new works of art by developing the creativity of the machine. However, the idea that the pieces generated by artificial intelligence are evaluated as human imitations and do not reflect art in the true sense has become the focus of discussions. There are many different opinions on whether the works generated by artificial intelligence should be accepted as works of art and whether artificial intelligence has overtaken human artists. Aim: The aim of this study is to review and interpret the literature on artworks prepared and generated using artificial intelligence. Method: The method of the research is the interpretation of the works prepared with the use of artificial intelligence in the literature and brought to the literature. In addition, the study was expanded by making interpretative and personal approaches to the general flow of the study. Conclusion: In the context of research and studies, artificial intelligence, which is the combination of technology and art, and its artistic works have become an important topic of discussion in the art world. Artificial intelligence's contribution to the evolution of art and new perspectives has the potential to explore the limits of art and move it forward. However, whether it will completely replace human creativity and affect the value of the human touch in artworks is an important issue that needs to be explored in more depth in the future. The role and impact of artificial intelligence in the art world will be better understood through future studies and will shape the future of the art world.

THE PLASTIC AND SYMBOLIC INDICATIONS BETWEEN CHILDREN’S DRAWINGS AND PRIMITIVE ART DRAWINGS

The research sheds light on the plastic and symbolic indications between children's drawings and rock paintings of primitive art, through the expressive methods and the distinctive features of each of them. The research aimed to reveal the similarities between children’s drawings and those of primitive rock art in the period from the Paleolithic and New Age and BC -30,000-2500 and to examine the employment of those drawings in new works of art. The research sample consisted of 20 children of the age group (7-9) years. The descriptive approach was adopted, and the data were collected from children’s drawings and primitive art drawings. The plastic and symbolic indications in children’s drawings and primitive arts were described and analyzed by clarifying their similarities and differences. The results revealed a relationship between the children’s drawings and the primitive drawings on rocks in the methods of expression and the symbolic meanings of the topics that express feelings. Contemporary artists can draw inspiration from their expressive symbols to reach innovative works of art, by analyzing some drawings of primitive arts and children. The research recommends conducting more theoretical and practical studies on the methods of drawing inspiration from children’s drawings and primitive rock paintings in creating fine artworks in various fields of art. Keywords: Plastic Indications, Symbolic Indications, Symbol, Children’s Drawings, Primitive Arts DOI： https://doi.org/10.35741/issn.0258-2724.58.1.31

Will to the Original: Platonism in Henry James’ Roderick Hudson

Will to the Original: Platonism in Henry James’ <i>Roderick Hudson</i>

Rilke in Translation: Uncovering the Panther in the English Language

Walter Benjamin’s influential essay, The Task of the Translator, reflects on how translation can be used to create new works of art and literature instead of attempting to create exact replicas of original works. Rather than translating by searching for words in the target language that are most equivalent to words in the original language, Benjamin encourages the practice of translation as a process which lets two languages influence and change one another. Using Benjamin as a guide, I attempt to create an English translation of Rainer Maria Rilke’s German language poem “Der Panther” that distributes the meaning of the original work throughout the entire translation. To do this, I shift my focus away from translating words and phrases in isolation to reflect on how the effects of seemingly small translation choices reverberate through the work as a whole. I will also compare my translation to the historically important translations of “Der Panther” by Stephen Mitchell, Robert Bly, and C. F. MacIntyre, and argue how mine allows for analyses of themes such as stillness, the panther’s mental state, and the panther’s mind-body relation which more closely emulate Rilke’s original work.

Meaning-making tools in intersemiotic translation (based on screen adaptation of “The hours”)

The present article focuses on screen adaptations as intersemiotic translation which gives an opportunity to transpose written word into the multimodal space of cinema. Taking up the role of translators who act as mediators between different semiotic systems, film-makers face a range of challenges associated with the meaning-making resources available to the creator of a book and a film, respectively. They have to take into account a variety of factors ranging from the need to preserve the spirit of the book and its aesthetic value to the obligation to ensure commercial success of the film. However, reinterpretation of a literary work for screen purposes inevitably produces a new work of art which starts its own life in the cultural environment it is meant for. Unleashing their creativity, film-makers decide which elements of the book they consider essential to convey the key message of the writer and which could be sacrificed to provide for the visual appeal of the work of cinema. A vivid example of such a challenge is seen in filming “The Hours” based on the novel by M. Cunningham, a story of three women bound through time with a book. Virginia Woolf writing her “Mrs. Dalloway”, Laura Brown reading it and Clarissa Vaughn nicknamed Mrs. Dalloway by her former lover—all of them are struggling to find their true selves in the world, which dictates the way they must live their femininity. The battles they have to fight every single day without having the right to speak up are mostly represented in their internal monologues the novel abounds with. The film, in its turn, focuses on the main events in the story reinforcing them with powerful symbols such as the kiss that reveals true desires of Virginia and Laura while showing Clarissa that her life goes on; the cake that becomes an embodiment of Laura’s failure as a spouse and a mother; water that will swallow Virginia and become a point of no return for Laura, and flowers presaging death for Virginia but fortelling life for Clarissa. An intricate mixture of music, image, and unrivaled play of actors produce a coherent and eloquent narrative, which makes viewers rethink gender stereotypes as well as Virginia Woolf’s legacy.

Toward a critical technical practice in disaster risk management: lessons from designing collaboration initiatives

Purpose Despite decades of social science research into disasters, practice in the field continues to be informed largely from a technical perspective. The outcome is often a perpetuation of vulnerability, as narrowly defined technical interventions fail to address or recognize the ethical, historical, political and structural complexities of real-world community vulnerability and its causes. The authors propose that addressing this does not require a rejection of technical practice, but its evolution into a critical technical practice – one which foregrounds interdisciplinarity, inclusion, creativity and reflexivity, as means to question the assumptions, ideologies and delimited solutions built into the technical tools for understanding risks.Design/methodology/approach The authors present findings from three events they designed and facilitated, aimed at rethinking the engineering pedagogy and technical practice of disaster risk management. The first was a 2-day “artathon” that brought together engineers, artists and scientists to collaborate on new works of art based on disaster and climate data. The second was the Understanding Risk Field Lab, a 1-month long arts and technology un-conference exploring critical design practices, collaborative technology production, hacking and art to address complex issues of urban flooding. The third was a 4-month long virtual workshop on responsible engineering, science and technology for disaster risk management.Findings Each of these events uncovered and highlighted the benefits of interdisciplinary collaboration and reflexivity in disaster risk modeling, communication and management. The authors conclude with a discussion of the key design elements that help promote the principles of a critical technical practice.Originality/value The authors propose “critical technical practice” which foregrounds principles of interdisciplinarity, inclusion, creativity and reflexivity, as a means to question the assumptions, ideologies and delimited solutions built into the technical tools for understanding climate and disaster risk.

Творческая рецепция гендерной оппозиции «маскулинность - феминность» О. Уайльда в пьесе Т. Стоппарда «Изобретение любви»

The aim of the study is to determine the objects and product of the reception of O. Wilde's mas¬culine-feminine dichotomy in T. Stoppard’s play “The Invention of Love”. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the first consideration of the dichotomy elements in “The Invention of Love” from the point of view of the creative reception of gender traits reflected in the works “The Picture of Dorian Gray” and “The Ideal Husband” by O. Wilde. As a result, we conclude that the object of deconstruction is O. Wilde’s works of art, the interpretation of certain aspects of his creative work, and the product of reception is the concept of the author-recipient’s thinking expressed in a new work of art.

Philip Roth

Philip Roth

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AS A TOOL FOR CREATING AND ANALYSING WORKS OF ART

The purpose of the article is to reveal the specifics of creating new works of art using artificial intelligence technologies. The research methodology is based on the application of the dialectical method with its principles of consistency, development and unity of polarities since artificial intelligence as a complex sociocultural phenomenon provides unambiguous definitions and at the same time forces to interpret its essence and relations dialectically to its application field. The scientific novelty of the obtained results lies in the fact that artificial intelligence is considered a component of artistic creativity, one of which is to introduce technical innovations in human culture. Conclusions. The article focuses on the fact that the artificial intelligence issue is beyond the cultural discourse, and separating the artificial intelligence issue from culture inevitably leads to a simplified understanding. It is noted that the relevance of cultural research of artificial intelligence (AI) is determined by the spread of symbiotic forms of interaction between the user and global software, which requires not so much evaluating and correcting the negative consequences of the spread of technology but rather the development of meta technology to prevent them. For its part, the reflection of culture, when the latter rejects the ideas of the techno apocalypse and the rise of machines, can give an impetus to the emergence of new meanings and perspectives for man and culture. Finally, the article provides examples of the AI technologies use (in particular, Gan and CAN) in contemporary art. However, the more AI technologies are used in creating works of art, the more valuable an idea or a concept becomes. Today, when the performance and physical implementation of a project can be “shifted” to AI, new ideas become the main driving force in the development of art. The ideas generation may become the primary option not of a person but of a “machine”, which, once again, proves the correctness of the assumption that every year such human abilities as creativity, generation of new extraordinary ideas and solutions will become more valuable. And the routine performance, the analysis of big data, etc., are the tasks for machines, and they perform this work better than a human.

Neural Network Analysis of Art Paintings

the article examines the ability of modern neural networks to create new works of art based on ready-made works and styles embedded in the software. Exploring the possibilities of neural networks, the researchers paid attention not only to the technical, computer side of the problem, but also to the artistic result and the attractiveness of the images obtained from an aesthetic point of view.