The Muromachi era encompasses the fourteenth and fifteenth century in Japan. It is a long misunderstood and neglected period of Japanese history by both foreign historians and Japanese historians (Hall, 2). It has long been regarded as culturally important but not historically and politically important (Hall, 2). Many historians felt it was a period when the Japanese attempted to emulate the past and because of this they were successful culturally (Hall, 2). Its poor standing with historians led to it being neglected in history books and to a belief that there was no source material available on the period (Hall, 3). This has changed recently and more focus has been put on new studies of the period. From a cultural perspective it has long been known that the tea ceremony, landscape gardening, no drama and monochrome painting as well as other arts came out of the period (Hall, 3). What has changed is the idea that important political things came out of the era not just important art forms.
The Muromachi period was characterized by a failure of the central authority and fierce fighting among feudal lords (Lee, 417). The Ashikaga family had some control over the country from 1336-1490 (Grossberg, 1-2) but their power failed eventually and the country was plunged back into war. The Ashikaga family brought a synthesis between the military society and the civilian society by moving the capital from Kamakura to Kyoto (Lee, 417). The Zen and Samurai culture both took root during this period and they were mutually beneficial to each other. The Zen ideas of meditation and self discipline appealed to the Samurai and the way they lived their lives.
International trade, especially with China, grew considerably during the Muromachi period. As the Japanese view of the world outside their country became more accurate they were more interested in trade (Souyri, 148). For a long time Japan viewed the world in three parts; Japan, China including Korea and India.
Art was a reflection of the war. That was arguably until art styles like pop art were born. ... Art was in this movement of art in trying to liven-up, and put the emphasis on the art on the nature of items. ... It was a fun art, a hopeful art, a new art! ... Art is in a continuous change and pop art was displaying the new era. ...
Art leapt from viewable understanding straight into the Modern movement where theory became art, and to understand it, one must know the theory it is based upon. ... Essentially, artwork is not art because of theory, and art based on theory cannot be creative or truly said to be art. ... In order to contemplate why Modern Art is not truly what one would call art, exploration of the Word and how it developed is an absolute necessity. ... This art became Pop Art because it used sign systems and the like as its subjects. ... To make long stories short, more or less, art theory spirals at this...
In this introduction I will be talking about art nouveau and what art nouveau is and what it stands for and how it influenced art, architecture and fashion. ... Art Nouveau, literally new art, It found expression in a wide range of art forms "architecture, interior design, furniture, posters, glass, pottery, textiles, and book illustration "and was characterized by its devotion to curving and undulating lines, often referred to as whiplash lines. The term Art Nouveau is derived from Maison de l'Art Nouveau, a Paris shop opened in 1896 by the dealer Siegfried Bing.Art Nouveau was...
The exponents of this style insisted that all types of art should be equal, accessible and to be enjoyed by everyone: "Art for art's sake". ... His architecture was dressed with art nouveau detail. ... Even though Art Nouveau was short lived its importance is crucial to the development of modern art styles. Not only was it a beautiful and creative art movement, but it also became a transitional period for art to pass from classical to modern styles. ... American Art Nouveau. ...
Art Nouveau (1880's-1914) Art Nouveau is an elegant decorative art style characterized by intricately detailed patterns of curving lines. Somewhat rooted in the British Arts and Crafts Movement of William Morris, Art Nouveau became popular across Europe and in the United States. ... Art Nouveau remained popular until about the time of World War I, and was ultimately replaced by the Art Deco style. ... Post-Impressionism (1880-1910) Post-impressionism is an art-historical term coined (1910) by British art critic Roger Fry to describe the various styles of painting that flourished i...
However, upon reading Art and Agency by Alfred Gell, I finally understood why art makes me feel the way it does. Alfred Gell explains art in almost a mathematical like formula which helps art lovers better understand the emotions art produces. ... An agent is the art piece[Gel98]. ... With African art such as Egyptian paintings, I often become abducted, or in trolled by the art piece. ... Art is powerful. ...
Abstract Here are nine descriptions of art and explanations of why the examples exemplify the definitions of art. The concepts of art and the different philosophers work on art. ... Conceptual Art Grasps the location of the purpose of art. ... Installation Art Is art that is or has been installed. ... It is relatively a new part of art history. ...
A Visitation to an Art Museum It is amazing how an early museum visitation can impact students at the beginning of an Art Appreciation class. ... Additionally, the orderly arrangement of the works of art and their descriptions aid not only in understanding the individual art works but also help in better understanding of the art appreciation text because both are arranged and explained in the same format. In any piece of art work either from the museum or from the text, the first things to be seen are the artist's name, place and time of existence, the time the piece was made, the title...
However, American Art has its place too in the importance and history of art culture. ... However it is important that American art be seen as influential as European art within the art culture. ... The art lights illuminate the featured paintings and art pieces so that they may take center stage. ... Life imitates art, as many artists will tell you. ... It is my belief that art imitates life. ...
What exactly is classified as art and what is not is very subjective. ... I can sometimes understand abstract art, or at least recognize the fact that a piece of art took a long time to create and a lot of effort was put in. ... The odd thing about art is that there is no one way to describe what is and what is not art. ... Art is just a different form of expression. ... There is definitely such a thing as over analyzing art. ...
