“Of pearls and stars, he made the verse”: the literary career of the founders of Brazilian Neurology

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matheus Kahakura Franco Pedro
Keyword(s):  
Fine Arts ◽  
Cultural Activities ◽  
Artistic Production ◽  
Music Literature ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Literary Output ◽  
Academic Lives

ABSTRACT In the beginning of modern Neurology, between the 19th and the 20th centuries, neurologists often assumed simultaneous positions of intellectual prominence and gained significant cultural credentials. Not only observers and admirers of music, literature, and the fine arts, many neurologists and neuroscientists worldwide developed significant cultural careers. When studying the careers and lives of the founders of Brazilian Neurology, one finds only sparse information on their cultural activities, which are often relegated to side notes. Therefore, the author aims to focus on the literary output of some of the most important early Brazilian neurologists, who excelled in poetry or longer written forms and were eventually immortalized by the Academia Brasileira de Letras: Antônio Austregésilo, Aloysio de Castro, Deolindo Couto, and Miguel Couto, contextualizing their artistic production in their respective academic lives.

Blaski i cienie pracy mózgu. O miłości, sztuce i pogoni za szczęściem

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Semir Zeki
Keyword(s):  
Fine Arts ◽  
Aesthetic Perception ◽  
Brain Science ◽  
Literature And Philosophy ◽  
Music Literature

A look at the works of Dante, Balzac, Zola, Mann and the great poets of the Orient, as well as Michelangelo’s sculptures, Cezanne’s paintings, and Wagner’s music from a brain science perspective. The fascinating publication in the field of neuroesthetics. Describing the neurobiological foundations of aesthetic perception, the author extends the considerations from fine arts to music, literature and philosophy.

Mansour, Sliman (b.1947, Palestine)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Ann Rogers
Keyword(s):  
Fine Arts ◽  
Olive Tree ◽  
The Political ◽  
Art Making ◽  
Artistic Production ◽  
Orange Tree ◽  
Political Act ◽  
First Intifada ◽  
Village Life ◽  
Palestinian Woman

Born in 1947 in Birzeit, Palestine (north of Ramallah), Sliman Mansour studied fine arts at the Bezalel Art Academy in Jerusalem. Since the 1970s, his works on paper have contributed to the development of a visual iconography of the Palestinian struggle: the orange tree (symbol of the 1948 Nakba), the olive tree (symbol of the 1967 war), traditional Palestinian embroidery, village life, and the Palestinian woman as the maternal figure of Palestine. In 1987, together with artists Vera Tamari, Tayseer Barakat, and Nabil Anani, Mansour founded New Visions, a collective formed in response to the first intifada (1987–1993). Boycotting art supplies imported from Israel, the artists instead worked with natural materials (coffee, henna, and clay), thereby tying the process of art making to the land and its struggle. In doing so, art no longer merely represented the political. Instead, artistic production itself became a political act. Mansour is known for using mud as a medium. By layering and moulding mud into figural compositions on wooden frameworks, Mansour deploys the literal land to artistically depict Palestine, its history, and its people.

Cultivating Taste, Creating the Modern Subject: Sawt el-Fannan and Art Criticism in 1950s Egypt

2008 ◽  
Vol 42 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 26-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dina A. Ramadan
Keyword(s):  
Art Criticism ◽  
Fine Arts ◽  
Departure Point ◽  
Artistic Production ◽  
Modern Subject ◽  
Art Scene ◽  
History Of ◽  
Great Sense ◽  
And Function ◽  
The Voice

This paper is born of two somewhat separate but interrelated concerns: the oft-repeated assertion that there exists no history of art criticism in Egypt, and the greatly felt “absence” of an archive, an organized system of collecting and cataloguing dedicated to the fine arts in Egypt. It is with these two concerns in mind that I propose we approach the journal Sawt el-Fannan (The Voice of the Artist), for it was in response to these perceived shortcomings that this publication—a self-proclaimed pioneer in the field of Egyptian art criticism–was first produced in 1950. Despite the thriving Egyptian art scene of the time (or what is repeatedly referred to by journal contributors as al-nahda al-fanniyya al-haditha), such a movement was seen to lack a certain credibility and effectiveness, of being in danger of a short life in the absence of the appropriate reflection, recording, and documentation. In other words, the establishment of Sawt el-Fannan took place with a great sense of urgency on the part of contributors that reflects much of what was seen to be at stake in the existence of a modern art scene in Egypt. Therefore a close examination of the editorial vision behind Sawt el-Fannan is an important departure point for understanding the ways in which art criticism was being imagined during this period. By delineating the parameters of what Sawt el-Fannan considered to be this field known as “art criticism” or al-naqd al-fanni, we can begin to identify some of the functions it was expected to fulfill, and by extension, begin to address the place and function of art in Egypt at the time. I want to suggest that through its expansive understanding of its field, Sawt el-Fannan produces a complicated and multi-faceted relationship between artistic production and art criticism, one in which its role is both reflective and productive. As will become apparent, the notion of “taste” or al-hassa al-dhawqiyya is central to the objectives of Sawt el-Fannan; what such a publication is ultimately invested in are the wider discourses involved in cultivating a bourgeois artistic awareness and aesthetic sensibilities, what Bourdieu would call cultural competence, as part of the larger project of constructing the modern subject in Egypt.

Jader, Khalid al- (1922–1988)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiffany Renee Floyd
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Fine Arts ◽  
High Standard ◽  
National Committee ◽  
Islamic Art ◽  
Active Participant ◽  
Artistic Production ◽  
College Of Law ◽  
Village Life

Dr Khalid al-Jader was born in Baghdad, Iraq. He had a distinguished career as an Iraqi artist, scholar, and administrator throughout the mid-20th century. He gained degrees in both law and art by studying at the Institute of Fine Arts and the College of Law in Baghdad simultaneously. He then traveled to Paris in 1954 where he subsequently received a PhD in Islamic Art from the Sorbonne and joined the Salon de Paris. After returning to Baghdad, al-Jader held several prominent institutional positions, including deanship at the Institute of Fine Arts and the Academy of Fine Arts, which he helped to found. He was also the chair of the National Committee for Plastic Art with UNESCO. As an administrator, he was known to hold his students and employees to a high standard and was meticulous in his responsibilities. Adding to this impressive résumé, al-Jader was also an active participant in several art groups, such as the Pioneers, the Impressionists, and the Society of Iraqi Plastic Artists. Palestinian writer Jabra Ibrahim Jabra described al-Jader’s artistic production as having a distinct Iraqi nature; indeed, his canvases are focused on the urban inlets of Baghdad, as well as the crannies of Iraqi village life. He interprets these scenes through sweeping brushstrokes, as well as quick, concentrated strokes of color. Al-Jader exhibited his own work extensively both locally and internationally. His works have been displayed in France, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Poland, Russia, Poland, and Denmark.

scholarly journals A STUDY ON PAINTING IN BHOPAL

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 189-195
Author(s):  
Ankita Jain
Keyword(s):  
Fine Arts ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Cultural Activities

Bhopal city has been the center of artistic and cultural activities since its inception. To keep the artistic activities of any place in motion, the educational institutions of that place have an important contribution. Since the beginning in Bhopal city, many educational institutions have contributed significantly to the preservation and promotion of fine arts. भोपाल शहर प्रारंभ से ही कलात्मक एवं सांस्कृतिक गतिविधियों का केन्द्र रहा है। किसी भी स्थान की कलात्मक गतिविधियों को गतिमान रखने के लिये उस स्थान की षिक्षण संस्थाओं का महत्वपूर्ण योगदान होता है। भोपाल शहर में प्रारंभ से ही अनेक षिक्षण संस्थाओं ने ललित कलाओं के संरक्षण एवं संवर्धन में अपना महत्वपूर्ण योगदान दिया है।

scholarly journals Ochrona kultury narodowej w koncepcjach współczesnej prawicy narodowej w Polsce

2016 ◽  
pp. 15-25
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Radomski
Keyword(s):  
Educational Activity ◽  
Political Regime ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Czeslaw Milosz ◽  
National Differences ◽  
Michael Porter ◽  
National Heritage ◽  
Statutory Protection ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Literary Output

Protection of natural culture in concepts of the contemporary National Right Wing in PolandIn the centre of the system of values of the National Right Wing which revived after 1989 there are still nation, family and religion. The nation as community of culture is in opinion of the said parties exposed to dangers. The main risks are in their opinion as follows: cosmopolitism, Communist ideology, individualism, liberalism; secularization.In Poland, such ideas are, in the opinion of the National Right Wing, propagated by the liberal and post-communist circles. In the beginning they demanded that the communist activists are brought to justice. Some columnists refer to antisemitism. They perceive also the fall of the literary output. They assess critically the novels of Czesław Miłosz, Stanisław Barańczak or Olga Tokarczuk. Similar assessments regard the works of Polish historians. As preventive measures the following is mentioned: appropriate educational activity, statutory protection of national heritage, broadening of Catholicism, promotion of national culture. They attach great importance to the national branding. Its components are history, language, political regime, architecture, literature, art, religion, icons landscape, music. They would probably accept the opinion of Michael Porter: “Many contemporary discussions of international competition stress global homogenization and a diminished role for nations. But, in truth, national differences are at the heart of competitive success.” Ochrona kultury narodowej w koncepcjach współczesnej prawicy narodowej w PolsceW centrum systemu wartości odrodzonego po 1989 roku ruchu narodowego pozostają naród, rodzina i religia. Naród, traktowany jako wspólnota kultury, narażony jest w ocenie wspominanych wyżej środowisk na liczne zagrożenia. Za najgroźniejsze uznają one: kosmopolityzm, ideologię komunistyczną, indywidualizm, liberalizm, sekularyzację. W Polsce wspomniane idee mają być propagowane przez środowiska liberalne i postkomunistyczne. W wypowiedziach publicystów narodowych pojawiają się także akcenty antysemickie. Krytyczna ocena dotyczy też współczesnej polskiej literatury, a zwłaszcza twórczości Czesława Miłosza, Stanisława Barańczaka czy Olgi Tokarczuk. Podobne oceny odnoszone są do prac polskich historyków. Za istotną uznano więc puryfikację kultury narodowej. Wśród środków zaradczych środowiska narodowe proponują: rozwój edukacji historycznej, ochronę dziedzictwa narodowego, rozwój katolicyzmu i promocję kultury narodowej. W tym ostatnim wypadku za niezwykle ważny uznają one branding narodowy. Jego podstawowe składniki to historia, język, architektura, krajobraz, reżim polityczny itp. Polscy narodowcy zapewne zaakceptowaliby opinię sformułowaną przez Michaela Portera. Twierdzi on, iż co prawda nastąpiła globalna homogenizacja, ale podkreślanie odrębności narodowej jest źródłem sukcesu.

scholarly journals Entre el cielo y la tierra. Naturaleza antropomórfica en la obra de Victoria Cano

2019 ◽  
pp. 99
Author(s):  
Nieves Alberola Crespo ◽  
Vicent F. Zuriaga Senent
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
South Korea ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Fine Arts ◽  
Gender Violence ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Career Trajectory ◽  
Artistic Production ◽  
Research Scholarship ◽  
Nuevas Tecnologías

ABSTRACT: In 2016, an anthological exhibition of the work of the painter Victoria Cano was held at the Centro del Carmen in Valencia. The exhibition was entitled Ecos y huellas.Desde el Trastevere al Carmenand it was sponsored by the Consorci de Museusde la GeneralitatValenciana. It brought recognition to the long and distinguished career of one of the best contemporary Spanish artists. Victoria Cano's talent allowed her to enjoy a two-year research scholarship at the Academia Española de Bellas Artes de Roma in the early 80's. During her stay (1981-1983), Victoria Cano was the only woman to be awarded the scholarship, the rest of students were all men. Cano earned a PhD in Fine Arts (1988) and shortly after was named Professor at the School of Fine Arts in Valencia. Since 1988 her career trajectory has included a multitude of national and international shows. Her works have been exhibited in China, South Korea, New York, Murano, Milan, Rome, Berlin and Bangladesh. We met the artist at her studio, interviewed her and studied her work. This article aims at reviewing the fundamental milestones of her artistic itinerary and revealing the essence of her artistic production.    KEYWORDS: Victoria Cano; Footprints; Senses; Nature; Environment; New Technologies; Human Beings; Gender Violence; Profiles; Roots; City.     RESUMEN: En 2016 tuvo lugar una exposición antológica de la obra de la pintora Victoria Cano en el Centro del Carmen de Valencia titulada Ecos y huellas. Desde el Trastévereal Carmen. Promovida por elConsorci de Museus de la Generalitat Valenciana, la exposición supuso el reconocimiento a la larga trayectoria de una de las mejores artistas españolas contemporáneas. El talento y la labor de producción e investigación de Victoria Cano le permitió disfrutar a principios de los 80 de una beca de pensionado de dos años en la Academia Española de Bellas Artes de Roma. Destacar que durante su estancia (1981-1983) fue la única mujer pensionada, el resto de compañeros eran hombres. Doctora (1988) y Profesora titular de la Facultad de Bellas Artes de Valencia, desde 1988 su trayectoria se ha consolidado por multitud de exposiciones nacionales e internacionales con obra en instituciones públicas y privadas de medio mundo. El presente artículo es fruto de una  larga entrevista en la que, en diálogo con la artista, repasamos los hitos fundamentales de su trayectoria artística y la esencia de sus creaciones.   PALABRAS CLAVES: Victoria Cano; huellas; sentidos; naturaleza; medio ambiente; nuevas tecnologías; ser humano; violencia de género; perfiles; raíces; ciudad.

scholarly journals „Dziwna awersja”. O wystawach Schulza

Schulz/Forum ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 5-34
Author(s):  
Urszula Makowska
Keyword(s):  
Fine Arts ◽  
Graphic Art ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Local Newspapers ◽  
Soviet Institution ◽  
The Press ◽  
In Series ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Constant Support ◽  
Do So

The paper sums up and corrects information on the exhibitions in which Schulz took part as well as reconstructs the circumstances under which they were organized. Today we know about ten such exhibitions ordered in series separated by several year-long breaks: 1920-1923, 1930, 1935. His participation in the last show, organized in 1940 by a Soviet institution, cannot be considered fully voluntary. Of the prewar exhibitions only those in Lvov – in 1922 and 1930 at the Society of the Friends of Fine Arts [Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Sztuk Pięknych] and in 1935 on the premises of Union of Polish Artists [Związek Zawodowy Polskich Artystów Plastyków] were noticed by the press, mainly local newspapers. Apparently Schulz, who understood the significance of exhibitions in building one’s artistic biography, did not care much about them. He needed constant support in the selection and evaluation of his works since he was not sure of their value. Probably in the beginning he could count in that respect on his close friends from Drogobych and then those from Lvov. In fact, however, he lived outside the artistic circles and sporadic contacts with other artists did not provide him with necessary inspiration or encouragement to present his works in public. The available records imply that only in 1938, perhaps reinforced by his position in the world of literature, Schulz was ready to plan exhibitions, but not in Lvov and not even in Poland. Exhibitions allowed him also to reach out to other people. They gave him a chance to find an understanding spectator, but also required disclosing oneself. Regardless of their subject matter, drawings are records of the artist’s gestures, i.e. his corporeality. Presenting them in public must have been for Schulz a temptation to tear off his disguise, but it also provoked fear to do so. It was only the graphic art that guaranteed a safe distance between the artist and spectator thanks to the technological processes that separated a single print from the artist’s body. One must remember that most Schulz’s exhibits were the cliché-verres, while practicing other kinds of graphic techniques was his unfulfilled dream. Thus, the sequences of Schulz’s presentations at exhibitions, separated by years of absence, are related to the episodes of his biography, reflecting his attitude toward self-presentation that oscillated between desire and aversion.

scholarly journals Siberian sculptor Georgy Lavrov: specific attributes of his art

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Н.С. Царева
Keyword(s):  
Art Education ◽  
Fine Arts ◽  
Close Friend ◽  
Xxth Century ◽  
Art Deco ◽  
Art Scene ◽  
The One ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Artistic Career ◽  
Private Collections

Творчество сибирского скульптора Георгия Дмитриевича Лаврова (1895 1991) явление яркое и уникальное не только для искусства Сибири, но и для России. Получив в начале XX века первоначальное художественное образование в Сибири (Красноярская художественная школа, рисовальные классы Томского общества любителей художеств (ТОЛХ)), он, пройдя через горнило гражданской войны в Сибири, приехал в Москву, чтобы учиться и заниматься творчеством, вступил в АХРР, затем продолжил учебу во Франции. В Париже Лавров провел около девяти лет. Его французскими учителями были Поль Ландовский, Луи Анри Бушар, Антуан Бурдель, Аристид Майоль и Шарль Деспио, а Франсуа Помпон другом и соратником. Во Франции Лавров становится одним из немногих русских скульпторов признанных мастеров ардеко. В середине 1930х годов он возвращается в СССР. В 1938 году его репрессируют, 15 лет Лавров проводит в лагерях и ссылках, но жизненные невзгоды не сломили его. Он продолжал работать, его монументальная скульптура украшает многие сибирские города, в том числе Магадан, Красноярск, Минусинск, а станковая скульптура хранится в лучших музеях и частных собраниях России, Белоруссии, Украины, Франции, Бельгии, США и других странах. Основные художественные тенденции в скульптуре XX века прослеживаются во всем творчестве мастера, которое охватывает без малого 80 лет. The art of Siberian sculptor Georgy Lavrov (1895 1991) is a bright and unique phenomenon not only for the art scene of Siberia, but for the whole Russia. He received his first art education in Siberia in the beginning of XXth Century in the Krasnoyarsk Art School and Tomsk Drawing Classes of Fine Arts Lovers Society. After going through the crucible of civil war in Siberia, Lavrov came to Moscow to continue his education, became a member of the Revolutionary Russia Artist Association, and then went to France for further study and a pursuing his artistic career as a sculptor. He spent almost nine years in Paris. His teachers were Paul Landowsky, Anri Louis Bouchard, Antoine Bourdelle, Aristide Maillol and Charles Despiau, and Francois Pompon was his close friend and colleague. In France Lavrov turned to the one of the recognizable Art Deco style masters. In the middle of 1930ies he returned to the USSR. In 1938 he was arrested and repressed. For 15 years George Lavrov was hold in camps and exile, but all these life struggles did not defeat him. He continued working, creating sculptures. His monumental sculptures decorate many Siberian cities, including Magadan, Krasnoyarsk and Minusinsk. His works also can be found in museums and private collections in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, France, Belgium, USA and some others countries. The major art trends in sculpture of the XX century can be traced throughout the work of the master, which covers nearly 80 years.

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