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Japanese
Design, arts and crafts
Influences:
Japanese Art
Japanese art was discovered at the world’s fair of
1867. It was a great influence to people around Europe, people in Europe were
fascinated by any art and design creations done by the Japanese and wanted to
replicate their 2 dimensional and flat coloured style.
Japanese art includes a wide range of different
methods and forms such as ink painting, woodblock prints, calligraphy on silk,
ancient pottery and many more.
As mentioned above the Japanese liked to paint 2
dimensionally and used flat colours. They would usually include women in the
composition wearing lose clothing with blending colours into the painting.
Some Japanese Artists:
1. Japanese
Art: Woman Combing Her Hair. Hashiguchi Goyo. 1920
Japanese Art: Evening Primrose. Yumeji
Takehisa. 1918
Japanese
Art: A Glimpse of Ueno Park. Hiroshi Yoshida. 1937
4 Ukiyo-e
Style: The Queen. Jed Henry. 2012
Japanese Design:
Kimonos – A clothing design started by the Japanese which
is still as fashionable today. Kimono means clothing in Japanese but generally kimono
is recognized as the type of style the clothing looks like. In the Meiji period
japan looked at other cultures for inspiration, in fact the Japanese government
influenced to adopt other cultures, this happened between 1868-1912.
Nowadays Japanese hardly wear kimonos except for special
occasions such as funerals and weddings where as people around the world are
influenced by the kimonos and are considered quite in fashion to wear.
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| Classical Kimono |
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| Modern Kimono |
Japanese
Feasts
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Japanese New Year: The most celebrated day of the year, more than any other feast in the Japanese
culture. Held on January First. Unlike what the majority of people around the
world do, the Japanese celebrate and party during Christmas time and stay in
with family on New Year’s and like Christmas, on New Year’s in japan, ALL shops
are shut and closed. Nowadays though, Japan has evolved and do tend to
celebrate on the eve of New Year’s.
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| Lively New Years Eve |
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| More traditional New years. |
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The Shichi Go San Matsuri: ‘’the 7-5-3’’ Festival. This is when Young boys and
girls aged between 3 and 7 specifically because they are considered lucky
numbers in Japan and they are taken to a ‘’Shinto Shine’’ (usually dressed in a
kimono – as mentioned above, nowadays only worn on special occasions like
these) where the parents would pray and thank for their good health and youth’s
innocence. The Children are then bought gifts that symbolize health and everlasting
life.
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Seijin No Hi -- Coming of Age Day (January 8th): It’s a day dedicated for girls who turn 20 hence the
title ‘’coming of age day’’. Like the 7-5-3 festival, the women are taken to
the Shinto shrine and are prayed for a long lasting healthy life. They are also
bought expensive kimons which start from 300 yen all the way up to 1 million
yen!
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‘’White day’’ : This is a feast were boys are suppost to bear gifts and chocolates for
girls since on Valentines day Girls are the one who usually present gifts/chocolates
and a card.
I think that Japanese feast are fun and different, coming from someone who has a totally different culture, i found learning and researching such a different culture new,exciting and interesting to learn about.
References:
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Ryan Hagemen. 2010. Gurafiku. Available at:
http://gurafiku.tumblr.com/. [Accessed 05 May 15].
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Japonisme.
[ONLINE] Available at: https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/jpon/hd_jpon.htm.
[Accessed 13 May 15].
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The JapanFaq. 2004. Japanese Festivals and
Celebrsations. [ONLINE] Available at:
http://www.thejapanfaq.com/celebrations.html. [Accessed 04 May 15].
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Wikipedia. 2008. Japonese Art. [ONLINE]
Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_art. [Accessed 27 April
15].
Carnivals
Barbados
The crop over festival in Barbados
started up in the 1700’s. This festival started after the end of the sugar
season to celebrate the successful sugar cane harvest. When the sugar industry
in Barbados died down, so did the festival but it made a comeback in 1974
flaunting extravagant costumes and bringing out the bright colours of Barbados.
This festival involves flashy
costumes, dancing and singing, music. There are traditional events like
climbing a greased pole, drinking competitions and also eating competitions. It
is currently Barbados’s biggest national festival recognized globally.
Brazil
When I think of carnival, Brazil (Rio
De janiero) comes to mind. The difference between Barbados and Brazil is unlike
Barbados, Carnival is celebrated as a celebration before the religious feast
Lent but in modern times it isn’t seen a religious feast but more as an extra
reason to celebrate. Carnival comes from the Italian meaning ‘’carne-vale’’
which means ‘’meat is allowed’’ as during lent, the roman Catholics could not
eat meat, so carnival was a celebration to eat meat and also sweats celebrate
before lent
There numerous events and activities
held during carnival such as the samba parades which all have a story line to
them. Rio’s Carnival is filled with amazing and impressing colorful floats,
bright and colorful costumes. It is held in the streets of Rio with several floats,
parades and people celebrating and drinking.
Malta:
Malta’s feast carnival is very
similar to Brazil as the country is also Roman Catholic. The only difference
between the carnival of Malta and Brazil is that in Rio de Janiero, over 2
million attend whereas Malta is a small country so the festival is smaller and isn’t
as advanced and recognized globally.
nLooking and re searching at the costumes of rio and barbados, i couldnt help but compare it to the costumes of the african tribes. It appears that the costumes they were for carnival are much like the ones some arican tribes wear for parades and other special events, minimal clothing for men and especially women to flaunt femininity and very vibran colours.
Comparism:
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| African clothing/costumes |
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| Brazil and Barbados |
References :
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Barbados Crop over Festival.
2013. Barbados Festivals. [ONLINE] Available at:
http://www.barbados.org/cropover.htm#.VVNBBCuUdqU. [Accessed 20 October 14].
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Brazil.org. Brazil and
carnival. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.brazil.org.uk/resources/documents/bs-primary08.pdf.
[Accessed not shown].
Maltese
Annual Festivals:
Festival Mediteranea - A
celebration of the culture and history of the Malta and gozo which is
celebrated annually. During this celebration, we look back on to the islands
seven thousand years of existence. This festival is held mid-autumn so it
includes both indoor and outdoor activities which involves singing and music concerts,
opera, walks and talks in ancient places, conferences, art exhibitions food and
drinks as well as field trips. Festival Mediteranea gives people who attend the
event an fantastic opportunity to learn more about Malta and Gozo and its
culture. This festival mainly focuses on heritage,folk and cuisine as well as
the islands creativity.
Malta Arts Festival -
Located in sliema, the arts festival
is one of the most interesting festivals as well as creative filled with lots
of different artists painting all over the sliema front and some beaches where
you could see collaborations between Maltese’s and foreign artists. During the
festival there are workshops and joint works on display along the sliema front
which is done to help influence and inspire the pedestrians and viewers.
Notte Bianca –
Usually taken place in October and in
Valletta. Filled with different activities, during this even there will be
countless different food and drinks stands, toy stand and also tradition and
normal sweet stands, there will be music of both local a foreign artists and
bands as well as other forms of entertainment such as dancing, visual art
exhibitions and theatre performances. What’s fun about note Bianca is that restaurants,
coffee shops etc. stay open till later than they normally do. All Valletta is
lit up and looks lively which makes the wonderful city look vibrant and
welcoming.
Ghanafest-
Ghanafest is a festival for Maltese
folk singing hence the beginning of the word ‘’ghana’’ which mean folk singing
in Maltese. It is a three day long festival and is suitable for all ages.
Ghanafest consists on a mix of foreign and local folk singes from the Mediterranean.
Crafts and arts are also shown and displayed during this festival. Maltese folk lyrics usually are stories or
ballads about tragedies that happen or a certain event.
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References:
Visit Malta. 2012. Ghanafest. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.visitmalta.com/en/ghanafest. [Accessed unknown].
Visit Malta. 2012. Ghanafest. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.visitmalta.com/en/ghanafest. [Accessed unknown].
Visit Malta. 2012. notte bianca. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.visitmalta.com/en/nottebianca. [Accessed unknown].
Visit Malta. 2012. Malta arts Festival. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.visitmalta.com/en/maltaartsfestival. [Accessed Unknown].
Visit Malta. 2012. Festival Mediterranea. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.visitmalta.com/en/festivalmediterranea. [Accessed Unknown].
Reuben Piscopo. 2010. Ghanafest.
[ONLINE] Available at: http://tal-ostja.com/project/ghanafest-malta-mediterranean-folk-music-festival/.
La
tomatina festival – World’s
most famous food fight.
A festival held in BunÕl, Spain that
began in the 1940’s. Brunõl is a city holding a population of around 9,000 residents
but during this specific occasion, usually around 50,000 people attend this
event to participate in a war of throwing tomatoes at each other. There are
rules however to this event, such as squashing the tomatoes gently with your
hands before throwing it and wearing protective gear such as goggles and masks.
During this event, around 110 to 115 tons of tomatoes that aren’t good for
eating are thrown. La tomatina festival usually starts around noon and at the
end of August.
La tomatina is a Spanish tradition but no one is certain on how it
really started. Some may say that it started when some time ago, a number of
children scared away terrible musicians out of town by throwing tomatoes at
them. But some say that it is a festival started by religious reasons
dedicating it to san Luigi, the towns saint but some say it started as a way of
protest and disagreement with politics.
La tomatina is a great way for a city to attract tourism and also a
great event for citizens and tourists to have fun. It has influenced many
countries around the world like Costa Rica, China, Colombia, Nevada and even
MALTA.
In September of 2012, Malta decided to organize their first tomato
festival in Fgura in Aid of L-istrina organized by the fgura local council.
2000 kilos of tomatoes were thrown. This even also included different music
bands, food and drinks stalls, as well as a kids section with childrens
entertainment such as balloon modeling and more.
References
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FDL. 2013. Tomatina Festival in Spain. [ONLINE]
Available at:
https://www.finedininglovers.com/stories/tomatina-festival-spain/. [Accessed 26
August 13].
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MaltaStar.com. 2012. First ever tomatoe festival in
malta. [ONLINE] Available at:
http://www.maltastar.com/dart/20120827-first-ever-tomato-fight-festival-in-malta.
[Accessed 28 August 12].
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aroundtheglobe.com. 2014. La Tomatina Festival.
[ONLINE] Available at:
http://arounddeglobe.com/la-tomatina-festival-lets-tussle-worlds-greatest-tomato-battle/.
[Accessed 30 August 14].
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