Landscape of the Soul Main Theme<\/strong><\/p>\nThe author Nathalie Trouveroy, an art expert from Flanders (Holland), writes about the essential difference between Eastern and Western paintings. She illustrates the difference by anecdotes from China and Flanders. The eighth century Chinese painter Wu Daozi says to the Emperor, \u201cLet me show Your Majesty the way\u201d, or \u201cDao\u201d, a word which means both the path or the method, and the mysterious works of the universe.<\/p>\n
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A Chinese painting is not factual; it does not represent an actual view as a Western figurative painting does. It has a dimension of time. The viewer can \u2018enter\u2019 the painting and thereby the artist\u2019s mind. The landscape is an inner one having spiritual and conceptual space.<\/p>\n
This concept is known as shanshui meaning \u2018mountain water\u2019. The mountain stands for yang\u2014rising vertically towards heaven. It is stable, warm and dry in the sun and masculine. Water is yin\u2014horizontal and resting on the earth, fluid, moist, cool and feminine. Their interaction is a fundamental notion of Daoism. In between, there is the Middle Void where the interaction between Yang and Yin takes place. The white unpainted space in Chinese landscape represents the Middle Void. The Middle Void is Man\u2019s space. He is the conduit of communication between both poles of the universe. His presence is essential.<\/p>\n
Landscape of the Soul Understanding the text<\/strong><\/p>\nQuestion 1. \n(i) Contrast the Chinese view of art with the European view with examples. \nAnswer: \nThe Chinese view of art is quite different from the European view. He does not paint a landscape from one point of view only. He invites the viewer to participate in his landscape both physically and mentally.<\/p>\n
(ii) Explain the concept of shanshui. \nAnswer: \nThe Chinese painter brings out the concept of Shanshui in his work. Literally it means mountain and water. The mountain is symbolic of the male and the water is symbolic of the female element in creation. This is the fundamental notion of \u2018Daoism\u2019. In between there is the Middle Void where their interaction takes place and is also the space for Man. Thus the Chinese painter\u2019s landscape has a spiritual character.<\/p>\n
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Question 2. \n(i) What do you understand by the terms \u2018outsider art\u2019 and \u2018art brut\u2019 or \u2018raw art\u2019? \nAnswer: \nOutside art is created by those who have not received any formal training in yet their work exhibits excellence. 80-year old, creator-director Nek Chand of Chandigarh was an exponent of \u2018art brut\u2019. The Rock Garden of Chandigarh which is his creation, a masterpiece of sculpture, of stone and recycled material shows his ingenuity at its best. He is globally honoured. \u201cRaw Vision\u201d, a UK-based magazine featured Nek Chand and his Rock Garden collection. There were shows hosted and one particular interactive show \u201cRealm of Nek Chand\u201d was held at leading museums in Switzerland, Belgium, France and Italy in his honour. Nek Chand had no formal training in art. Therefore his art is called \u2018Outsider Art\u2019 or \u2018Art brut\u2019.<\/p>\n
(ii) Who was the untutored genius who created a paradise and what is his contribution to art? \nAnswer: \nNek Chand was an untrained artist who created a paradise The Rock Garden of Chandigarh which is his biggest contribution to \u2018outside art\u2019. His work received world-wide recognition. The fiftieth issue (spring 2005) of Raw Vision, a UK-based magazine known as pioneers to \u2018outside art\u2019 publications featured his The Rock Garden sculpture \u201cWomen by the waterfall\u201d on its anniversary issue\u2019s cover.<\/p>\n
The Rock Garden in Chandigarh is a work of art sculpted with stones, any material from a tin to a sink to a broken down car which Nek Chand made into a masterpiece\u2014his biggest contribution to the world of \u2018outside art\u2019.<\/p>\n
Landscape of the Soul Talking About the Text<\/strong> \n \nDiscuss the following statements in groups of four.<\/span><\/p>\nQuestion 1. \n\u201cThe Emperor may rule over the territory he has conquered, but only the artist knows the way within.\u201d \nAnswer: \nThe Emperor may pay for a work of art and own it but he can truly appreciate it only when the artist shows him the inner meaning. This is the Chinese way of creating art. \nThe points of discussion may be<\/p>\n
\nWhat does the painting show?<\/li>\n Is it realistic, imaginative?<\/li>\n With what purpose did the artist create it?<\/li>\n How is the onlooker to appreciate it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n
Question 2. \n\u201cThe landscape is an inner one, a spiritual and conceptual space.\u201d \nAnswer: \nThe Chinese painter\u2019s landscape is not life like, it is not meant to reproduce an actual view. It is created from several points of view as he has not chosen a single viewpoint. The viewer can enter it from any point and then travel in it. It requires the active participation of the viewer who has to decide at what pace, he will travel through the painting\u2014a participation that is physical as well as mental. This is what is the artist\u2019s creation\u2014leaving spaces for the viewer to interpret his art work from his own perspective. The landscape thus is an inner one, a spiritual and conceptual space.<\/p>\n
Landscape of the Soul Thinking about language<\/strong><\/p>\nQuestion 1. \nFind out the correlates of Y in and Yang in other cultures. \nAnswer: \nPrakriti and Purush in Sanskrit are the equivalent of yin and yang respectively.<\/p>\n
Question 2. \nWhat is the language spoken in Flanders? \nAnswer: \nFlemish\u2014a dialect of Dutch spoken in Flanders, a region in Belgium’.<\/p>\n
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Working with words<\/strong><\/p>\nI. The following common words are used in more than one sense:<\/p>\n
\n\n\npanel<\/td>\n studio<\/td>\n brush<\/td>\n essence<\/td>\n material<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nExamine the following sets of sentences to find out what the words \u2018panel\u2019 and \u2018essence\u2019 mean in different contexts. \nQuestion 1. \n(i) The masks from Bawa village in Mali look like long panels of decorated wood. \n(ii) Judge H. Hobart Grooms told the jury panel he had heard the reports. \n(iii) The panel is laying the groundwork for an international treaty. \n(iv) The glass panels of the window were broken. \n(v) Through the many round tables, workshops and panel discussions, a consensus was reached. \n(vi) The sink in the hinged panel above the bunk drains into the head.<\/p>\n
Question 2. \n(i) Their repetitive structure must have taught the people around the great composer the essence of music. \n(ii) Part of the answer is in the proposition; but the essence is in the meaning. \n(iii) The implications of these schools of thought are of practical essence for the teacher. \n(iv) They had added vanilla essence to the pudding.<\/p>\n
II. Now find five sentences each for the rest of the words to show the different senses in which each of them is used. \nAnswer: \nstudio<\/p>\n
\nA place where artists, photographers do their creative work is a studio<\/li>\n A studio must have good light and open space \u2014 work space<\/li>\n A film studio may contain many sets \u2014 film making area<\/li>\n A studio apartment is rather small \u2014 a dwelling unit.<\/li>\n A studio portrait photo is usually better than one taken casually \u2014 a photo taken in a studio.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n
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\nArtists prefer brushes of sable hair \u2014 tools for painting<\/li>\n he had a close brush with death as he came out safe out of the accident \u2014 encounter<\/li>\n some parts of the desert are covered with brush \u2014 small brushes<\/li>\n You need a brush to clean the carpet \u2014 a cleaning tool<\/li>\n Please brush up your memory \u2014 renew your memory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nmaterial<\/p>\n
\nWe need some cement and other material for construction\u2014cement etc required for construction<\/li>\n The material of your dress is really fine \u2014 cloth for dress making<\/li>\n Human beings are very attached to their material possession \u2014 worldly<\/li>\n His new job has contributed significantly to their material well being \u2014 bodily comfort<\/li>\n Uranium is an essential raw material for atomic energy \u2014 fessential constituent part<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nNoticing form<\/p>\n
\nA classical Chinese landscape is not meant to reproduce an actual view, as would a Western figurative painting.<\/li>\n Whereas the European painter wants you to borrow his eyes and look at a particular landscape exactly as he saw it, from a specific angle, the Chinese painter does not choose a single viewpoint. \nThe above two examples are ways in which contrast may be expressed.<\/li>\n Combine the following sets of ideas to show the contrast between them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n(a)<\/p>\n
\nEuropean art tries to achieve a perfect, illusionistic likeness.<\/li>\n Asian art tries to capture the essence of inner life and spirit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n(b)<\/p>\n
\nThe Emperor commissions a painting and appreciates its outer appearance.<\/li>\n The artist reveals to him the true meaning of his work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n(a) European art tries to achieve a perfect, illusionistic likeness, whereas Asian art tries to capture the essence of inner life and spirit. \n(b) The Emperor commissions a painting and appreciates its outer appearance, whereas the European artist reveals to him the true meaning of his work.<\/p>\n
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Landscape of the Soul Things to do<\/strong><\/p>\nQuestion 1. \nFind out about as many Indian schools of painting as you can. Write a short note on the distinctive features of each school. \nAnswer: \nTo be done by the student.<\/p>\n
Question 2. \nFind out about experiments in recycling that help in environmental conservation. \nAnswer: \nTo be done by the student.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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