ONLINE EVENT - 21ST APR 2021
Philosophy in a Tea Cup: an ancient art of Japanese tea ceremony
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This is an interactive talk to show participants how to read and decode different aspects of paintings by analysing their elements.
In this talk, you will be introduced to 10 Chinese symbols, their history and meaning and how they still influence Chinese life and art.
We'll study the principles of the design practices such as Feng Shui, Vaastu Shastra and more, which have helped human beings create transformative spaces.
Looking beyond 2D and 3D art, we will explore artists who create windows into new worlds through their immersive art works.
Cultural key words shed lights on the way people communicate and think, more importantly, their core values and how they see the world.
This lecture will draw parallels between prominent contemporary artists who are using their creative practices to bring to light political issues of present day.
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Artists can be activists themselves, as a part of a political movement or organisation, but many times they cause political change singlehandedly without joining any pre-existing political force. In this blog post, we’ll look into the critical and emancipatory role art can have in society, as well as participatory art and propaganda art.
Many European museum collections contain artefacts, taken from former colonies. Many people make the mistake of equalizing decolonisation of the arts and heritage sector with restitution and reparations for stolen objects. But decolonisation of cultural heritage, also means changing the institutions from within, opening them up for different voices and narratives.
Today, we will discuss two Japanese life principles of Wabi-Sabi and Ikigai, whose goal is to teach us how to make the most of what we have and leave life to the fullest. Ikiɡai is there to help us find our true calling in life, while wabi-sabi can help us embrace the decay that comes with ageing, make peace with the things we cannot change, and enjoy our imperfect lives.
