Category: Vol.2, No.2 Apr.-Jun.2024
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Yu Chunming: The Pioneer in Contemporary Eastern Ruins Art
Junping Liu DOI: 10.64212/OZBJ2752 Abstract Though the artwork of Yu Chunming is a recreation of historical images, the contemporary style reflects the developing progress of art globalization. His artwork presents an overall sense of tenderness, desolation, and mystique, as well as Chinese-ness embedded within the Eastern cultural settings, where the theoretical foundation hails from the…
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Handwritten Diary (Volume Two)
Yu Zhenli DOI: 10.64212/ZUQX7337 Editor’s Notes: After exploring Yu Zhenli’s early works, his construction of a studio in the mountains, and his Chinese abstract morphological expressionism paintings, this issue will review Yu Zhenli and the contemporary art scene in Dalian. The first article will analyze some often overlooked details in his life and work, as well as…
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Spring Snow for the Countryman: Yu Zhenli and Contemporary Art in Dalian
Li Yang DOI: 10.64212/TGEB1713 Abstract Since the passing of Yu Zhenli, many people in the art community have reviewed his artistic journey, particularly his continuously evolving creative practices and his studio transformation that integrated art into everyday life. However, his contributions to the local art ecosystem as a native artist from Dalian are equally worthy of…
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Transforming the Los Angeles River: Using Nature’s Tricks to Bring Wildlife and Plants Back to the Urban Stream
Jing Sun, Wanxing Lin DOI: 10.64212/JRKE3157 Abstract The Los Angeles River is a connector between the urban and the ecological, with challenges like biodiversity loss, flood risk, and the urban heat island effect. Trying to solve those challenges requires a balance between ecological restoration and flood protection. Recognizing this as an urgent situation, the LA River…
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The History of Ideas in Pioneering Contemporary Chinese Art: Being a History of Self
Changping Zha DOI: 10.64212/JRDQ5878 Abstract After having discussed other forming factors of the world-picture logic as histories—the history of language, the history of time, this article points out the third way of exploring the history of ideas in pioneering contemporary Chinese art is as a history of self. Then, it suggests the reasons why the history of ideas in…
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Transcendence of Artistic Ways of Knowing in Worldview Transformation
Li Jinze DOI: 10.64212/PFCP9878 Abstract People’s perception of art is constantly changing, which means that the development of the concept of art is always marked by breakthroughs and transcendence. The transcendence in this cognitive transformation can be traced back to the transformation of human cognitive exploration of the mysterious natural world (human worldview), i.e., the transcendence of…
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A Logical Inquiry into History and Art: On the Internal Relationship Between “Logical History” and “World Relational Aesthetics”
Congcong Bi DOI: 10.64212/OPAB2857 Abstract The concept of poetic history distinguishes the two elements of existence in the tradition: history and art. Through the analysis of philosophers and poets, the history that represents the reality and the art which represents generation are finally integrated into the process of spiritual life. As two aspects of art as a…
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Analysis of the Relationship between Frog Patterns and Human Patterns in Prehistoric Colored Pottery
Yang Yuan, Wang Qiuyu DOI: 10.64212/IRPS4964 Abstract Images of the frog pattern and the human pattern in the prehistoric period are different and were influenced by each other. Yangshao culture’s and Majiayao culture’s early frog pattern and human pattern are more realistic: the frog pattern focuses on highlighting the features of the back, limbs, and toes, and the…
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A Study of the Sheep Totem Worship Phenomenon in the Rock Carvings of Northern China
Yang Yuqing DOI: 10.64212/MAJN1748 Abstract Petroglyphs are a precious heritage of human civilization, an artistic treasure created by humans in ancient times. These ancient rock artworks preserve the memory of ancient mankind and show the origin and development of human civilization. Petroglyphs are breathtaking with their unique art forms and rich content, and the existence of…