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Histories of Art II: Bosom Buddies Reflection
Revised comments after presentation: “How do we know that FHM women choose to be on the magazine cover? Is it a general statement?”
Our group member, Jia xian proposed to use this ambiguity and match it with the ambiguity of the origin of religion. So we propose that the woman’s sexuality a man made construct, just like how religion Read more →
Final Project Proposal
Group members: Darren, Feli, Sarah, Isabella
Topic: Nihonga Japanese Screen Painting
Chosen Artifact
Four Seasons with Sun and Moon, as seen in the National Museum of Singapore, “Treasures from the British Museum”.
Visual Analysis
Both screens have subject matters of nature and landscape: trees in different seasons, hills and valleys ‘framing’ the trees, grass, flowers. Golden frame. Each screen is divided into 2 ‘scenery’. First image: winter Read more →Final Project Proposal
Team: Ho Jian Hunt, Feliciana, Sarah and Isabella
Topic: Nihonga Japanese Screen Painting
Chosen Artifact
Four Seasons with Sun and Moon, as seen in the National Museum of Singapore.
Visual Analysis
Both screens have subject matters of nature and landscape: trees in different seasons, hills and valleys ‘framing’ the trees, grass, flowers. Golden frame. Each screen is divided into 2 ‘scenery’. First Read more →Histories of Art II: Visual Response Proposal
Chosen subject: Indian Buddhism
Group Mates: Chio Jo Inng, Alfred Yeo, Evangeline Ng, Lu Jia Xian
Museum Visited: Asian Civilisation Museum Chosen Object: Gateway Bracket with four shalabhanjikas
Some cheeky snapchats I took when we visited the ACM! 😛
“Wanna be on top”- America’s next top model reference, haha.
You can identify Yakshi by her huge bosom, curvy figure and excessive pieces of jewellery.
We decided Read more →
Visual Response Proposal
Chosen subject: Indian Buddhism
Group Mates: Chio Jo Inng, Alfred Yeo, Evangeline Ng, Lu Jia Xian
Museum Visited: Asian Civilisation Museum Chosen Object: Gateway Bracket with four shalabhanjikas
Identified by her bosom and buttocks, the person identified in the sculpture is Yakshi.
We decided to appropriate this particular sculpture that we saw at the Asian Civilisation Museum.
Yakshi was traditionally considered a goddess of Read more →
Art History- Final Project Research
Group members: Andrew, Fern, Chen Yue, Ziyu
During the discussion on Thursday, we agreed to focus on Chinese ceramics. Which Chinese ceramic we wanted to focus on, well, we will need to do further research. We might focus on the white wares.
However what we agreed on is to focus on functionality of Chinese ceramics and the modern interpretation of such items.
For Read more →
Art History // Final project_Research
Group members: Andrew, Fern, Chen Yue, Ziyu
Our group discussed and decided that we want to expand on the Chinese Ceramics for our final project!
We felt that the Chinese Ceramics in the past and now is really different in terms of functionality. They used to have ceramics as decorations at home on shelves, for offerings, and for storing items, and they are Read more →
Art History // Buddhism in Japan
Create an imaginary interview of the three Buddhist Japanese royal patrons: Shotuku, Shomu, and Fujiwara no Yoromichi
When we first saw the topic, Iskandar and I immediately said “Let’s do a talk show together!” and the rest were quick to agree as well! I was so glad that the decision was so unanimous. We then went back to research on the Read more →
Art History: Introduction + Claim
The general purpose of Chinese bronze vessels was to communicate with spirits, usually that of their ancestors. Food and wine are placed in these bronze vessels as offerings, and communication was usually through inscriptions on the bronzes for the ancestors as well as to future generations. The bronze vessels are decorated with intricate designs called “tao tie” 饕餮, often recognized Read more →
Introduction + Point
Chinese landscape paintings appeared as early as 4th century BCE, when people started to be more mindful about nature.[1] However, they were very much in the background and only became more prominent in Chinese culture around the end of the Tang dynasty. It was from then and to the Northern Song period (960–1127) that we now perceive as Read more →