Tag: Contemporary Art
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Bottom-up Nationality: The Development of Contemporary Japanese Art
This study employs a range of research methods, including cross-cultural comparative analysis and an in-depth examination of art historical developments, to explore the distinctive features of modern and contemporary Japanese art from multiple perspectives, such as history and reality, ethnicity and state, art and culture, as well as institutional structures and mechanisms. It argues that…
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Cultural Sharing: Socially Engaged Art Between Cities
Public art seeks the effectiveness of communication. In past artistic creations, the artist remained the main creator, placing their work in exhibition spaces to achieve the sharing of art, while the public, as the audience, was merely a viewer. In today’s cities, artistic creations in public spaces have become increasingly diverse, yet some marginalized groups…
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The Tendency of Abstraction in Contemporary Artistic Creation
This text attempts to explore the process of abstraction in contemporary Western art, analyzing the essence of how art achieves abstraction and illustrating that art should reflect its creative vitality and its infinite potential in the process of abstraction. Art should not continue to perpetuate rigid creative patterns; it must find its path of infinite…
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Using Ceramics for the Transformation of Contemporary Art: Lv Pinchang’s Departure and Return
Shang Hui DOI: 10.64212/IUKA2875 The white marble group sculpture Faith, which stands on the west square of the Museum of the Communist Party of China, is a monumental example of public art, embodying the ideological spirit of the new era. As the chief artist of this group sculpture, Lv Pinchang led the sculpture team from the…
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The History of Ideas in Pioneering Contemporary Chinese Art: Being a History of Nature and a History of Society
After having discussed other forming factors of the world-picture logic as histories – the history of language, the history of time, the history of self, this article points out the fourth and fifth ways of exploring the history of ideas in pioneering contemporary Chinese art are as a history of nature and a history of…
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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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Undercurrent and Tides: Zhu Lizige and Her Focused Brush Strokes
Li Yang DOI: 10.64212/LHTS6252 Abstract Abstract art is a difficult topic to clearly delineate in the field of contemporary art. In many cases in art history, examining the artist’s experiences, creative attitude, and a more comprehensive body of work, combined with relevant historical context, can more realistically reconstruct the significance of an artist’s work. Using Zhu Lizige’s…
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Firing Characteristics in Contemporary Chinese Ceramic Sculpture
After China’s reform and opening-up, artists have been digging for new materials, exploring new technologies and expanding new forms in ceramics. In terms of material selection, glaze color preparation, decorative treatment, molding techniques, firing techniques and artistic concept expression, they have created art forms different from those in any previous period. Artists are becoming more…