Traditional Art Forms Research Articles

A Review of The Microgenre: A Quick Look at Small Culture

A Review of <i>The Microgenre: A Quick Look at Small Culture</i>

The Cross-Media and Cross-Cultural Communication of Art—Using Video Games as the Carrier

With the development of society, traditional and single art forms can no longer meet people’s needs, and different art forms have gradually broken down barriers. Just as different art forms combined to give birth to new forms of art, such as the combination of literature, dance, and music creating theater art. The combination of film and musical theater during the era of movies gave birth to musical films, which is a new branch in the field of art. Video games are an interactive and participatory digital medium, which not only allows players to enjoy the entertainment and interactive experience of the game itself but also provides them with a rich artistic experience. Through video games, players can come into contact with and understand different types of art, enhancing their recognition and understanding of art. With the development of the video game industry and the advancement of technology, video games have gradually integrated and carried other forms of art, enabling cross-media and cross-cultural dissemination of art through video games as a carrier. This study explores the essence and connotation of video games, providing support for their position and development in the field of art, promoting the diversification of the art field and cultural exchange. It can also provide useful ideas and references for professionals, scholars, and enthusiasts in the fields of culture and art.

Artifacts from the Perspective of Effutu Masquerade Performance: An Aesthetic Album

Artifacts from the Perspective of Effutu Masquerade Performance: An Aesthetic Album

Proposing and piloting a criterion- and standard-based assessment framework in teaching Cantonese operatic singing in Guangdong, China

AbstractTeaching traditional art forms in schools and the community has proven an effective way of ensuring the transmission of traditional culture. But due to the lack of valid and normative assessment guidance, the assessments of Cantonese operatic singing are still developing, impairing the instructiveness in its teaching and learning and restraining the education and development of this traditional genre within contemporary society. Accordingly, to guide the design of a holistic assessment, the revised Bloom’s taxonomy was adopted to form a theoretical framework from which a criterion- and standard-based assessment framework with four domains has been proposed. Four teachers and 24 students of Cantonese opera institutions in Guangdong, China, were invited to pilot the assessment framework. Afterwards, semi-structured interviews were conducted from which two research questions were answered satisfactorily: 1) proposing a criteria- and standard-based assessment framework is necessary, for the traditional assessment practice is weak in guiding teaching and learning and 2) positive feedback supported the proposed assessment framework facilitates the teaching and learning of Cantonese operatic singing.

Graphic Novels and Traditional Art Forms: The Indian Context

The visual language of graphic novels is increasingly becoming a powerful tool of expression. Originally known as the comic books, the contemporary graphic novels are being acknowledged as a potential medium for handling serious issues. Recently, a great changeover in the thematic concerns and the art style of Indian Graphic Novels has been witnessed. This hybrid medium of text and image is addressing to the sensitive issues and questions of the contemporary modern society and also establishing a cultural identity through its artistic (visual) expression. The conventional style of comic sketching and caricaturing on paper is being replaced by the traditional art forms from different cultures and regions of India. This shift has brought about a change in the perspectives or the ways of ‘seeing’ both the Indian Graphic Novels and the Indian visual art forms. The paper purports to establish a connection between these two with a proposition that the graphic novels are a potential mode of preserving the traditional art forms of India and helping them gain recognition globally so that the Indian Graphic Novel can also create a distinguished identity in verbal-visual literature like that of Japanese Manga. The paper is an endeavour to examine how the traditional art forms are being contextualized in the contemporary times and how they are effectively registering the resistance against the stereotype and the negligence especially of women and Dalits in the Indian society itself.

Italian-Canadian Artists Luigi Nasato and Giovanni Gerometta and the Indigenous Images in Their Mosaic Murals

In addition to presenting a general appreciation of the lives and artistic contributions of Luigi Nasato and Giovanni Gerometta, this article, which is based on live interviews, photographic and written doc­uments, and the artists’ sketches and maquettes, discusses four original mosaic murals designed and executed by the two Italian Canadians in the 1960s, 1980s, and 1990s for public buildings in Edmonton, Toronto, Montreal, and Quebec City. The works treat themes of Indigenous life, multiculturalism, communication, and marine transportation. All de­pict Indigenous figures and demonstrate how the traditional art form of mosaic became a vehicle for Canadian content, even if no profound knowledge of Native Canadians or their culture is demonstrated or could have been, given the political and social landscape of Canada then and even now.

A Review of Origami-Based Deployable Structures in Aerospace Engineering

Origami is a traditional art form of paper folding that originated in east Asia. In recent decades, the concept of origami has been extensively used to design deployable structures. Due to the strict space and load capacity limitations of the aircraft and spacecraft, the equipment they carried must be deployable and light in weight. The origami-based deployable structures provide the possibility for carrying more aerospace equipment. This paper is an overview of current research on origami-based deployable structures and applications in aerospace engineering, which mainly demonstrates the geometric properties, engineering implementations, advantages, and applications of origami-based deployable structures in aerospace engineering. Some of the latest origami-based space instruments are reviewed to have an insight into their basics and applications.

AN UPGRADED ART MARKET FOR A DIGITAL AGE

The traditional art market suffers from systemic market failures resulting in inefficiencies. There is no universal system or database to keep track of provenance information. The lack of provenance results in authentication issues, raising risk within the market. Additionally, the physical form of traditional art presents numerous problems including theft and transaction costs. Copyright and trademark laws attempt to address these market failures through regulation and enforcement mechanisms. However, these legal mechanisms are inefficient tools to regulate the art market because they rely on voluntary record keeping and retroactive enforcement through the judicial system. In contrast, blockchain technology, as an efficient regulatory and enforcement system, solves the art market problems that the law cannot fix. This innovative technology can solve the complex legal problems that the art market faces daily. Blockchains are immutable ledgers that store impeccable provenance information. Several blockchains have a native form of artwork—non-fungible tokens (NFTs)—that work seamlessly with the technology. NFTs take the physical aspect out of art, allowing art to exist digitally on the blockchain, where they cannot be damaged, stolen, or forged. Blockchain technology presents a novel solution to the physicality, authenticity, and provenance problems in the art market.

“Transforming Singaporean Wayang Kulit for Virtual Reality”: A case study in translating traditional artforms to immersive media

This paper explores our project to adapt the Singaporean Wayang Kulit puppet-shadow play to Virtual Reality (VR). Although the decline in popularity of such traditional performances is often attributed to the rise of modern media and digital art forms, we argue that immersive media forms should instead be seen as offering an opportunity to preserve such artforms and increase their relevance for modern audiences. This paper will outline the process of visual and narrative development, highlighting both the value of translating traditional forms of performance to immersive media, and the importance of partnership and collaboration in delivering such initiatives. Attention will be paid to how traditional stylistic conventions and customs can best be applied and adapted to the context of immersive media, demonstrating how a respectful transposition of the traditional puppet play to VR can evolve the artform as a living tradition and preserve the underlying cultural heritage.

Prevalence of work related musculoskeletal disorder: a potential threat to clay doll making sculptors

Background: Sculpture is one of traditional art forms of the Indian subcontinent that are made entirely by hand or with some primitive toolsfrom local and natural raw materials without using modern machines. However, these sculptors complain about work-related physicalpain, respiratory difficulties, noise-induced hearing difficulties, fatigue, and stress. They are compelled to work long hours because mostsmall enterprises fail to recruit the required workforce. Objective: The study's goal is to examine musculoskeletal pain caused by awkwardposture and long periods of labor, as well as possible solutions. Methods: This study took place in Ghurni, Krishnanagar; district Nadia,in West Bengal. Fifty sculptors and thirty non-sculptors of similar socio-economic backgrounds participated in this study. The ModifiedNordic Musculoskeletal Disorder and the Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire were used to collect the data. Student t-testwas employed for statistical processing. Results: Analysis revealed that sculptors suffered mostly from musculoskeletal disorders. Thesculptors raised maximum complaints about the pain from the shoulder and lower back. Conclusion: Based on the investigation andcomplaints, work posture and workstation modification is required. The design of a newly developed ergonomic workstation and itsusability is proposed for review.

Contemporary Art and Sufi Aesthetics in European Contexts

This article examines the work of seven contemporary artists whose aesthetics exemplify the “lived” experience of Islamic mysticism or Sufism (Arabic tasawwuf) within a European context. The work of artists born in Islamic majority countries and familiar with “traditional” Sufi idioms and discourses, but now immersed in Western culture, is often associated with “diasporic art”. From this hybrid perspective some of their artistic narratives reconfigure or even subvert the “traditional” Sufi idioms, and do so in such a way as to provoke a more profound sensory experience in the viewer than traditional forms of art. Drawing upon recent methodological tendencies inspired by the “aesthetic turn”, this study explores post- and decolonial ways of thinking about Sufi-inspired artworks, and the development of a transcultural Sufi-inspired aesthetic within the context of migration and displacement over the last half-century.

Три концепции психологии искусства (соотношение психологического, искусствоведческого и философского дискурсов)

Background. At the present time, there has appeared a new interest in understanding the concepts of the psychology of art. The awareness of art and its works lags far behind the practice of artistic life, in which new types of works and new aesthetic concepts, often very different from traditional art forms, have appeared. The problem of demarcation of art and non-art has become aggravated, there is a need for a new cycle of awareness of art and artistic activity. Objective. The article seeks to analyze the characteristic types of concepts in psychology of art, to understand their structure. Considering the approaches in which such concepts were created, as well as scientific discourses and concepts used in this fields, the author focuses on the analyses of three types of approaches (discourses) — psychological, art criticism and philosophical and on understanding the relationships between them. Methods. The paper analyzes the concept of psychology of art by L.S. Vygotsky and one of his followers, V.S. Sobkin, on the example of the discussion of theatrical reincarnation, the concept of art by N.V. Rozhdestvenskaya and the concept of art proposed by the author. The discourses and concepts used in each concept (psychological and non-psychological) are considered, as well as the ways to identify the common structures in these concepts, which determine the contexts of psychological processes and structures. To explain the author's concept of the psychology of art, a case analysis in formation of artistic vision in childhood is proposed. Results. It is shown that in the first two concepts of psychology of art, two main discourses are used — psychological and art history, and in the third — philosophical, within which the whole is set (comprehension of art, artistic communication, artistic reality). The first two concepts differ in the ways of specifying the whole and psychological constructions (in the first, the psychological mechanism is indicated, in the second, a set of processes and structures). Psychological constructions in the third concept are mediated by knowledge of the whole, as a result, some of them are quite well known in psychology, while others are introduced as new concepts. At the end of the article, two more contexts of the whole are indicated: features of individual perception and experience of art, as well as general psychological conditions. Conclusion. Naturally, psychological, philosophical and art criticism approaches to and concepts of art do not coincide. However, many of the issues and theoretical distinctions related to them are either common or overlapping, indicating the interactions of these disciplines.

Inheritance and Development of Ansai Waist Drum

The Ansai waist drum is a traditional folk art form originating from Shaanxi Province and is an important part of the local culture. It incorporates elements of dance and martial arts movements, creating a unique and magnificent style that reflects the simple and optimistic nature of the people of Shaanxi. As time has passed, the original military function of the waist drum has disappeared, and it has evolved into a form of entertainment and fitness. Today, people perform and enjoy the Ansai waist drum in various social gatherings and activities, as well as in spontaneously organized community events.

Znachenie prostranstva v mediaiskusstve (na primerah novyh media)

New media art, bringing together technology and artistry, possesses certain characteristics uncommon for traditional forms of art. This paper takes a number of new Media artworks as examples to explore three dimensions of the use and the meaning of space in new media art.

Book Review: Kathakali Padangal (Verses of Kathakali) by Vellinezhi Achuthankutty

The traditional art forms of Asia have been used for socio-political, moral and religious purposes, they have resorted to pure entertainment alone. Asian folk-art forms have a generous mix of dialogue, dance, song, morals and prayer. It caters to small audiences at a time, it impacts on a personal and intimate level. Traditional art forms satisfy our innate need for self-expression.

A Scientific view and analysis of theatre art Yakshagana

Many of the Indian performing arts have deep scientific/engineering aspects involved in them without being recognised or studied. Yakshagana is one of such arts being performed in coastal districts of Karnataka and has a history of more than 500 years. Yakshagana is a team, multidisciplinary art involving classical music, percussions, dance, dialogue, comedy, costumes, and scholarly discussions. This article discusses the components/parameters of the Yakshagana art form from a scientific and engineering perspective, and we have attempted to formulate mathematical equations for a better understanding of the art execution, artist’s capacity and overall performance. Empirical mathematical relations are formulated to estimate the performance index to grade the quality of the overall performance of the day. As art is an “all-in-one” form of art performance, it is represented using a Venn diagram. Four main components of Yakshagana and the importance of the coordination between them for successful, cohesive and high-quality performance are analysed by incorporating scientific and engineering approaches. We hope that the present study will open up further scientific research on long-duration performing Indian traditional art forms

Madhubani Art Classification using transfer learning with deep feature fusion and decision fusion based techniques

Some traditional Indian art forms enjoy widespread popularity across the world. One of the most prominent among these is the Madhubani style. This art form’s rich heritage and beauty enthrall the connoisseurs and continue to inspire new designs catering to the changing tastes of prevalent fashion. Preservation of these traditional art forms is the need of the hour. Modern technological advances can be utilized with great advantage for this purpose. Since a database of Madhubani art forms was hitherto unavailable, an attempt is made in this work to create one from scratch. Five different classes of Madhubani art, i.e., Bharni, Godna, Kachni, Kohbar, and Tantrik, are identified, and the collected images are annotated with these classes. Classification of the art images is attempted using the handcrafted Local Binary Pattern (LBP) texture descriptors and state-of-the-art Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs). The Transfer Learning approach with CNNs is employed to classify the designs. An attempt is made to obtain a better classification accuracy than the one provided by standard CNNs. Towards this end, the current work proposes a fusion of features extracted from several deep CNNs, decision fusion-based classification based on averaging prediction score (FAVG), and maximum vote score (FMAX). The proposed method’s performance is tested on our Madhubani art dataset and compared against several standard pre-trained CNNs available in the literature. The proposed approaches provide significantly higher classification accuracy for Madhubani art patterns, with decision fusion based on averaging prediction score (FAVG) approach being the best. The maximum accuracy, specificity, and error rate scores are 98.82%, 99.72%, and 1.18%, respectively. This is the first such attempt, and the excellent results motivate further work to develop content-based image retrieval tools and evolutionary design-based tools for automating the development of new designs. These endeavors are expected to go a long way in preserving precious art heritage and fostering its rapid growth in the world market. The dataset will be made publically available for further experimentation.

KESENIAN ALAT MUZIK LAMBANG TRADISI KAUM MELAYU BRUNEI PANTAI BARAT SABAH

This article discusses the art of traditional musical instruments of the Bruneian Malays on the west coast, Sabah. Touching on the artistic aspect, it is part of a culture rich in homogeneity and beauty. These tribes have their own arts according to their respective cultures and religions. For people who are Muslims, they use the art of musical instruments for purposes that do not conflict with religion and thus symbolize the life traditions of a race, especially the Bruneian Malays on the west coast of Sabah. Kulintangan and gambus have been considered as a traditional musical instrument for the people. This musical instrument has long been known by other races, and it is often played during weddings, festivals and so on. The musical instruments of Brunei's Malays have similarities and differences from other races in Sabah. However, the scope of the study is focused on the west coast of Sabah because this area still preserves musical instruments as a traditional art form of Brunei Malays. In this study, a qualitative method approach was applied as a methodology to obtain findings. Therefore, this article will discuss the perception of the Malays in accepting the art of musical instruments as a tradition and the efforts made by the Malays of Brunei as well as the efforts of the Malays of Brunei and stakeholders to preserve the tradition of kulintangan and gambus as an art of musical instruments.

Proposing an assessment framework for Cantonese operatic singing after reviewing the current practices in Hong Kong and Guangdong, China

ABSTRACT For decades, the transmission of Cantonese opera in Hong Kong and China has faced considerable challenges, including a lack of valid assessment. This study aims to propose a holistic theoretical framework for the assessment of Cantonese operatic singing after 1) analysing two graded examinations of Peking opera and Cantonese opera and 2) interviewing ten Cantonese opera experts and their students from Guangdong and Hong Kong. Findings reveal that the designs of the existing graded examinations in xiqu are still developing; multiple problems exist in the daily assessment practices including: 1) dependence on subjective perception, 2) a focus on the assessment of performance skills and a lack of multidimensionality, and 3) an inclination to momentary judgment and a lack of sustainability in assessing and documenting students’ progress. Suggestions include introducing criterion- and standard-based assessments and increasing cooperation between artists and education experts, which may further promote the inheritance, popularity, and development of this traditional art form.

Razvitie kitajskogo animacionnogo iskusstva v cifrovuyu epohu

The wide application of computer technology and the Internet has brought about global network technology changes. In this digital age, digital media art, which has become mainstream, has a huge impact on traditional art forms. In this context, this study examines the main stages that Chinese animation art has gone through up to date and the possibilities of integrating digital technology platform with China's distinctive national culture on this particular platform.