Picture Painting Research Articles

A strategic diversity manifesto for public libraries in the 21st century

Purpose– The purpose of this research-based philosophical piece is to present a progressive manifesto for public libraries in the 21st century to address gaps in embracing diversity in its holistic dimensions and representing such information in their strategic planning and web documentations.Design/methodology/approach– Content analysis of public library websites in the USA informed the development of a Strategic Diversity Manifesto that includes the “who”, the “what” and the “how” components to describe and discuss diversity-related matters in their strategic planning and web representations.Findings– The Strategic Diversity Manifesto provides a mechanism for individual public library agencies, in their localized context and environment, to strategically inquire, describe, discuss, reflect, analyze and translate into concretized actions their picture of diversity as grounded in the reality of their representative communities.Originality/value– The Strategic Diversity Manifesto presents a more a comprehensive and consolidated picture of diversity beyond isolated strategies seen in past efforts. It is a broader level of analysis and “picture painting” of the agency’s context, which may not be as detailed as compared to other modes of description, though as a result, it is more holistic instead of fragmentary. The aim is first and foremost to provide a basis for reflective thought and discussion.

The Influential Effect of Folk Arts - Pot Chitra in Present Trend of Fashion in Bangladesh: An Overview

Recognizing Pot Chitra as formalized folklore, the word Pot Chitra has been analyzed. The customs of picture painting and the making of elongated Pot Chitra have been discussed. Amongst the thousands of materials or objects in the folk arts it is not difficult to understand the worldly characteristics. Sometimes, the divine philosophies and the realistic philosophies have been the guide amongst these topics. The formation of art and its rhythmic outlines were attained by the artists aesthetic mind. Therefore, the mass, volume and types of art-forms can be found, such as, pottery, carpentry and engraving, architecture, metal crafts, shell crafting, ivory crafting, mask making etc. Similarly in the graffiti, quilt-making, mat-crafting etc, and even in the ornament craft, the aesthetic rhythm of art is evident. Folk art, the integrated part of Bengal, displays a rich vocabulary of motifs. These motifs are deeply rooted in strong religious beliefs and underlay a strong symbolism. These motifs signify the desire for self expression and manifestation of the artisans aspirations.

Pot Chitra: the oldest audio-visual medium of Bengal and its’ application in Fashion

The paper attempts to study the importance of Art philosophy in the process of fashion designer. This goal could be extended to state that we intend to show the recognition of Folk Arts during all the developmental stages of Fashion Design. Folk Arts provide the proper understanding of the culture of a country and the nation. From that perspective, the Bengal Folk Arts are rich and diversely flourishing. Among the thousands of materials or objects in the Folk Arts it is not difficult to understand the stylish characteristics. The creations of art, its rhythmic outlines were attained by the artists aesthetic mind. Therefore, the mass, volume and types of art-forms can be found, such as, pottery, carpentry and engraving, architecture, metal crafts, shell crafting, ivory crafting, mask making etc. The expression media of the Folk Arts, such as, clay, wood, tapestries, canvas, masks, graffiti, carpentry and wood carving, folk architecture, embroidery, cork-crafting, shell crafting, ornamentation, metal craft, basket weaving, even the fishing accessories. Pot Chitra, the traditional audio-video medium of Bengal, displays a rich vocabulary of motifs. These motifs are deeply rooted in strong religious beliefs and underlain a strong symbolism. Identifying Pot Chitra as formalized folklore, the word Pot Chitra has been analyzed. The scriptural customs of picture painting and the making of elongated Pot Chitra have been discussed. . Though there are many works about Pot Chitra but none has worked with it mingled with fashion. So, the work is pioneer ever in Bangladesh. The Pot Chitra was classified into the contexts. Some primitive processes of making brush and the ink exist which are very own of the Potua. The processes vary in different districts. In some cases there are some similarities as well.

Motivation and Emotions of Gifted and Regular Students Performing a Creative Task

The study deals with the question whether gifted students differ from regular students when performing a creative task. A total of 140 students from a rural and an urban secondary school for gifted students in Germany took part in the investigation. The 58 students from gifted classes were similar with respect to age and gender distribution to the 82 students from regular classes. Students were tested on their motivation and emotions before they started to work on the creative task of either writing a poem or painting a picture. Most of the students, 129 out of 140, decided for picture painting. The gifted sixth and seventh graders showed a clearly higher creative achievement than regular sixth and seventh grade students. Gifted students were found to experience higher motivation for the creative task and had higher self- efficacy for creative achievements than average-ability students. No significant differences could be detected with respect to positive and negative affect. The study findings substantiate the main proposition of Renzulli's three-ring conception of giftedness that above-average abilities, creativity and task motivation are the defining factors of extraordinary talent.