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NCERT Solutions for Class 11 English<\/a><\/p>\n

Landscape of the Soul NCERT Solutions for Class 11 English Hornbill Chapter 4<\/h2>\n

Landscape of the Soul NCERT Text Book Questions and Answers<\/h3>\n

Landscape of the Soul About the Author<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nathalie Trouveroy is an art historian who came in limelight because of her translated work \u2018 City of Djinns\u2019, a book by William Dalrymple. She has travelled various cities of the world. She holds a Master\u2019s degree in history of art and archaeology from the university of Belgium.<\/p>\n

Landscape of the Soul Main Theme<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 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>\n

Question 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>
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\nDiscuss the following statements in groups of four.<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 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