Hasil untuk "Decorative arts"

Anne Henriette Auffret

Every international exhibition or world fair has what the French call its ‘clou’, its ‘nail’ or highlight, a main attraction designed to ensure the success of the whole affair. At the 1925 international exhibition of modern decorative and industrial arts, this highlight was supposed to be the Cour des métiers, the crafts courtyard, a sort of contemplative cloister with simple geometric lines designed by the exhibition’s main architect, Charles Plumet. This ensemble has disappeared today, but certain parts of it survive and numerous documents and pictures keep traces of it, allowing us to take a look at the historic, aesthetic, geographical and heritage issues involved. Designed as the central point of the exhibition, this courtyard expressed the thinking and tastes of the organisers, in particular Paul Leon, the assistant curator, and Louis Bonnier, director of the architectural services. The courtyard had an ample decoration of statues, bas-reliefs and nine marouflaged canvasses attached to the walls. These celebrated themes from daily life with decorative paintings executed by d’Octave Guillonnet, Henri Marret and Henri Rapin, all giving an overall tone to the event and fixing an image for the style of the period.These canvasses, however, were not the decoration initially intended. To begin with, after an examination of their proposed designs, seven painters had been chosen to decorate the courtyard with frescoes. This interrupted project became something of an ‘affair’, on account of the personality of the art critic Gabriel Mourey. This affair gives us indications about the organisation of the exhibition, the circumstances of the commission, its relations to modernity and the heritage future of the works, designed only for temporary showing. Using archival sources, articles in the press and photographs all analysed during my thesis research, this article sets out to retrace the genesis, the reception and the posterity of the paintings, in France and in the United States. It looks at the place of mural decorations within the Art Deco heritage, between memories and the future.

Sergeeva Anna V.

The issue of classifying the coloristic information contained in national costumes is considered as an invariable element of the external attributes of ethnonational identity using the case of the Republic of Udmurtia national costume. The research work employs a systems approach and general scientific research methods (analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, comparison, generalization and systematization), as well as a number of special methods: historiographic analysis of research literature on the topic and methods of art historical analysis. The findings of this research works are as follows: the color codes in the national costumes of the peoples of the Republic of Udmurtia contain references to several key aspects of ethnonational identity: social status, marital status, age, and gender. The color codes also differ depending on geography: the northern costume of the Udmurts differs from the southern version both in cut and decor, and in the color scheme of the costume. It is concluded that the color code is a visual expression of the Udmurts’ ethnocultural identity.

Gert Aarts, Diaa E. Habibi, Lingxiao Wang et al.

To analyse how diffusion models learn correlations beyond Gaussian ones, we study the behaviour of higher-order cumulants, or connected n-point functions, under both the forward and backward process. We derive explicit expressions for the moment- and cumulant-generating functionals, in terms of the distribution of the initial data and properties of forward process. It is shown analytically that during the forward process higher-order cumulants are conserved in models without a drift, such as the variance-expanding scheme, and that therefore the endpoint of the forward process maintains nontrivial correlations. We demonstrate that since these correlations are encoded in the score function, higher-order cumulants are learnt in the backward process, also when starting from a normal prior. We confirm our analytical results in an exactly solvable toy model with nonzero cumulants and in scalar lattice field theory.

Lisa Dwi Wulandari, Irfan Maulana Ashgaf

Well-known as “Paradise of Java”, Pacitan have a lot of coastal natural scenery and cultural attractions that potential to attract the tourist. One of the beach near town center of Pacitan as a main tourism destination is Pancer Door Beach. Even though have a lot of natural environment potential that interesting but this beach is less attractive to tourist to visit because of its natural, artificial, and cultural potensial isnot optimal. To explore further of the potential of Pancer Door Beach to be developed in the future, this research was carried out with a SWOT analysis approach to determine the internal and external factors that could be used as a development elements ofthis beach tourism. The stages of the research are exploring phenomena, interviewing keypersons and research respondents, direct observation of research objects related to the 4A tourism concept (attraction, accessibility, amenities, and ancilliary), then reviewing applicable regulations/standards/regulations to be cross-checked with theory and community needs, to be the basis strategy of Pancer Door Beach Tourism Area’s future development

Poulad Moradi, Joachim Arts, Josué C. Velázquez-Martínez

We study the effect of using high-resolution elevation data on the selection of the most fuel-efficient(greenest) path for different trucks in various urban environments.We adapt a variant of the Comprehensive Modal Emission Model(CMEM) to show that the optimal speed and the greenest path are slope dependent (dynamic).When there are no elevation changes in a road network, the most fuel-efficient path is the shortest path with a constant (static) optimal speed throughout.However, if the network is not flat, then the shortest path is not necessarily the greenest path, and the optimal driving speed is dynamic.We prove that the greenest path converges to an asymptotic greenest path as the payload approaches infinity and that this limiting path is attained for a finite load.In a set of extensive numerical experiments, we benchmark the CO2emissions reduction of our dynamic speed and the greenest path policies against policies that ignore elevation data.We use the geospatial data of 25major cities across 6continents.We observe numerically that the greenest path quickly diverges from the shortest path and attains the asymptotic greenest path even for moderate payloads.Based on an analysis of variance, the main determinants of the CO2emissions reduction potential are the variation of the road gradients along the shortest path as well as the relative elevation of the source from the target.Using speed data estimates for rush hour in New York City, we test CO2emissions reduction by comparing the greenest paths with optimized speeds against the fastest paths with traffic speed.We observe that selecting the greenest paths instead of the fastest paths can significantly reduce CO2emissions.Additionally,our results show that while speed optimization on uphill arcs can significantly help CO2reduction,the potential to leverage gravity for acceleration on downhill arcs is limited due to traffic congestion.

Xilin Jiang, Yinghao Aaron Li, Nima Mesgarani

Lifelong audio feature extraction involves learning new sound classes incrementally, which is essential for adapting to new data distributions over time. However, optimizing the model only on new data can lead to catastrophic forgetting of previously learned tasks, which undermines the model's ability to perform well over the long term. This paper introduces a new approach to continual audio representation learning called DeCoR. Unlike other methods that store previous data, features, or models, DeCoR indirectly distills knowledge from an earlier model to the latest by predicting quantization indices from a delayed codebook. We demonstrate that DeCoR improves acoustic scene classification accuracy and integrates well with continual self-supervised representation learning. Our approach introduces minimal storage and computation overhead, making it a lightweight and efficient solution for continual learning.

Ka Chun Shum, Hong-Wing Pang, Binh-Son Hua et al.

In this paper, we address the problem of conditional scene decoration for 360-degree images. Our method takes a 360-degree background photograph of an indoor scene and generates decorated images of the same scene in the panorama view. To do this, we develop a 360-aware object layout generator that learns latent object vectors in the 360-degree view to enable a variety of furniture arrangements for an input 360-degree background image. We use this object layout to condition a generative adversarial network to synthesize images of an input scene. To further reinforce the generation capability of our model, we develop a simple yet effective scene emptier that removes the generated furniture and produces an emptied scene for our model to learn a cyclic constraint. We train the model on the Structure3D dataset and show that our model can generate diverse decorations with controllable object layout. Our method achieves state-of-the-art performance on the Structure3D dataset and generalizes well to the Zillow indoor scene dataset. Our user study confirms the immersive experiences provided by the realistic image quality and furniture layout in our generation results. Our implementation will be made available.

Widyastuti Nurjayanti

Al-Wustho Mangkunegaran Mosque is one of the historical mosques in Surakarta, located in the Mangkunegaran Palace area. Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Arya Mangkunegara-I initiated the construction. The mosque belongs to Mangkunegaran palace and is protected as a cultural heritage building. The purpose of this research is to find 1). the historical value of the building, 2). various philosophical values that underlie the shape/embodiment of the structure (spatial planning, building form, decorative arts), 3). contextual matters related to the function and condition of the Al-Wustho Mangkunegaran Mosque. The methods used are 1. historical plot tracing, building artifacts tracing through primary and secondary sources, 2. Interviews with mosque/marbot holders, community users, and community leaders. 3. Reference studies, analysis, and synthesis. The historical values are indicated by the existence of the palace mosque which is a cultural heritage building. The King besides being a ruler is also a religious leader (panatagama). The philosophical values are reflected in the design, construction, symbols, and ornamentation of mosques that contain Islamic philosophy. Located on a three-stack tajug roof, calligraphic ornamentation on gates, doors, windows, and columns is a reminder to be closer to Allah. The contextual values of the building are seen in the blending style of Javanese, European and Islamic cultures. The mosque also functions for the benefit of the people as the embodiment of rahmatan lil Alamin.

Ayman M. Ahmed

Plant motifs were of great importance in the arts of ancient Egypt. It was very interested in decorative units and its aesthetic forms. The lotus flower is one of the most well-known plants in ancient Egyptian civilization due to its association with the religious and daily life of the ancient Egyptians. This fragrant flower in its colors white, blue, red, and as a sacred symbol in the life of the ancient Egyptian was not only an aesthetic decorative component that was depicted by the ancient Egyptians on walls of temples, or used in the manufacture of perfumes and cosmetics, but also used it in the decoration of palaces, houses and tombs in a specific decorative form. This study investigates on how the ancient Egyptians imitated the lotus flower in architecture and used it in decorative decoration of walls and ceilings in naturalistic scenes on walls or ceiling decoration with floral composition, and also in the form of pattern border strip (frieze), both in civil and religious architecture.

N. Gusakova, Maxim Devizorov

The purpose of the work is to highlight and characterise the features of the evolution of effective scenography in the work of representatives of Danylo Lider’s Ukrainian school of scenography. The research methodology consists in the application of the functional-typological method, which helped to determine the functions of scenography and identify the specifics of their synthesis in effective scenography; art history method aimed at theoretical, historical-artistic, and applied understanding of scenographic work of D. Lider, its role in the work of his students – masters of modern performing arts; method of figurative-stylistic and artistic-compositional for analysis of performances and theoretical substantiation of tendencies in theatrical and decorative art of scenographers of Ukrainian theatres at the end of XX – beginning of XXI century, as descendants of artistic and scenographic creativity of D. Lider); structural-typological method to identify and analyse the main modifications of the development of scenographic vocabulary on theatrical stages of today. The novelty of the study is to identify the characteristic features of the work of representatives of the school of scenography D. Lider; analysis of the development of their own creative handwriting in a single aesthetic, laid down by D. Lider and within the postulates of his creative work. Conclusions. As a result of the analysis of the research it can be concluded that according to the extraordinary diversity of modern Ukrainian theatre, representatives of D. Lider’s school of scenography use in their work a variety of forms, techniques, and methods, considering both modern trends and national traditional motifs to develop their individual style. The School of Ukrainian Scenography, founded by Danylo Lider, is positioned by its representatives as an opportunity to build their own original world on the fundamental principles of the traditions established by the master. The aesthetics of the artist and his postulates of creativity have become a kind of framework within which the creative personalities of his students have been evolving, although some lines and lines of borrowing of the master's productions are quite noticeable. Key words: Danylo Lider, theatre, scenography, effective scenography, theatrical and decorative art, scenographic vocabulary.

Heti Marini, Didik Gunawan Suharto

Local wisdom is the value and dignity of society. It greatly affects all aspects of social life. In other words, local wisdom is an aspect in which there are ways of life, behavior, and knowledge about activities carried out by local people to maintain their culture. The research aims to know the role of local wisdom and explain its implementation in realizing good governance and creating good community development in public policy. The research uses a qualitative approach and data collection methods through interviews and literature studies. The source of data used in this study is primary data, which was analyzed with a descriptive approach. The study results show that the values of local wisdom in the Fakfak district as the basis of social and cultural life have values of accountability, transparency, and public participation called Wewowoor adat deliberations. It is a characteristic of the effort to realize good governance in the Fakfak district. Some of the empirical manifestations of local wisdom embodied in creating good governance are cooperation between the government and indigenous peoples to establish good communication, which will not harm some parties. It is necessary to teach democratic thinking based on ethics and morality to end political taboos in most Fakfak communities

Wouter Groeneveld, Lynn Van den Broeck, Joost Vennekens et al.

We developed a self-assessment tool for computing students in higher education to measure their Creative Problem Solving skills. Our survey encompasses 7 dimensions of creativity, based on existing validated scales and conducted focus groups. These are: technical knowledge, communication, constraints, critical thinking, curiosity, creative state of mind, and creative techniques. Principal axis factor analysis groups the dimensions into three overarching constructs: ability, mindset, and interaction. The results of a pilot study (n = 269) provide evidence for its psychometric qualities, making it a useful instrument for educational researchers to investigate students' creative skills.

Wahyuni Eka Sari, Antariksa, Herry Santosa

The complex of Jatiroto Sugar Factory did not only consist of factory area, but also residential housing. The official house of Jatiroto Sugar Factory was a house destined for the factory officials. On this area of official house, a house was in stilt type. The stilt type in the complex area of Jatiroto Sugar Factory was a unique type, it was differed from the other types of official house. The official house in stilt type has a fascinating specific feature to be examined. However, this official house began to be neglected. A number of houses have been left and not maintained because of the building oldness. The objective of this research was to identify and assess the official house building at Jatiroto Sugar Factory based on the cultural significance value of building maintenance. The descriptive evaluative method was used to assess the building of official house at Jatiroto Sugar Factory. The descriptive method was done and aimed to identify the cultural significance value of building maintenance, while the evaluative method was aimed to determine the maintenance value, so it could result to the value as a direction of building preservation. The result was the value of cultural significance of building maintenance that could be used in the preservation directives.

Christopher Maxwell

In May 2021, The Corning Museum of Glass, located in Western New York State, opened the exhibition “In Sparkling Company: Glass and the Costs of Social Life in Britain during the 1700s”. Its aim, through a lens of glass, was to introduce visitors to what it meant to be “modern” during the eighteenth century, and the social and economic costs of modernity both for the consumers and producers of luxury during this period. This feature considers the role of gallery design in engaging visitors with displays of often small-scale, colourless glass, while simultaneously supporting the exhibition’s narratives of technical innovation, design, and elite sociability against a backdrop of colonial expansion and exploitation.

S. Batyreva

The museum collections contain the material evidence of the past represented in the objects of traditional nomad culture. The documentary significance of the archive materials that represent nomad way of living allows us to give characteristics of the existence and content of the artistic craftwork of the Mongol-origin nations. Nowadays, when most of the traditional Kalmyk handicrafts have been lost due to the transition from the nomad way of living to sedentary life, it is relevant to use the museum exhibits for their reconstruction. This will allow to fill the gaps in the Kalmyk Folk Decorative Arts research the sample of which include the household items made in the traditional techniques of artistic processing of textile, felt and leather, wood and metal. The experience of collecting, research and reconstruction of the nation’s cultural heritage is represented in the permanent exhibit of the Zaya-Pandita Museum of Kalmyk Traditional Culture of the Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS.

O. Krasovska, Nataliya Miskova, A. Veremchuk

The article deals with the development peculiarities of the subject artistic competence of future preschool teachers in the field of artistic and aesthetic education of children by means of contextual educational technologies. The students in question were being observed during the classes of Fundamentals of the Fine Arts with Methodology, the lessons of Decorative Arts with Methodology, as well as the Artistic Production and Design Fundamentals sessions. The purpose of the article is to reveal the methodology of contextual learning technologies’ implementation into the process of future preschool educators training and check their effectiveness in the realm of children’s artistic and aesthetic education experimentally. In the course of the research, we used such methods as analysis and synthesis of psychological, pedagogical, and art sources, as well as studying and generalization of the current state of future preschool teachers professional training in the field of artistic and aesthetic education. We also employed analysis, comparison, and classification with the aim of determining the essential characteristics, criteria, and levels of future preschool teachers’ subject competence in artistic and aesthetic education. Another approach that we turned to was that of pedagogical experiment with the further qualitative and quantitative analysis of its results using the Kolmogorov–Smirnov statistical criterion. The outcomes of the experiment brought about a need for the implementation of contextual learning technologies into the development of future preschool educators’ subject competence.

Yenrizal Tarmizi, Muhammad Sirozi

Forest and land fires (karhutla) are events that always occur every year in Indonesia. South Sumatra is one of the regions contributing to the forest and land fires. Various attempts have been made but it still does not work. This paper aims to describe other methods of dealing with forest and land fires, namely the assistance method. Its location is in Gelebak Dalam Village, South Sumatra. The method used is participatory action research. The results show that community participation is able to prevent forest and land fires and create new methods in assistance.

Katsuhiro Miguchi

In this paper, we introduce a new variation of the Teichmüller space, namely the deformation space of hyperbolic structures on a surface with both enhancement and decoration. We construct the parameterization of this deformation space, which is a common generalization of the shear coordinates and the $λ$-length coordinates. Furthermore, we introduce the lamination space corresponding to this deformation space, and show the compatibility of the shear coordinates and the $λ$-length coordinates.

Aurélien Locatelli

The participation of Henriette Grandjean-Bourquin (1887–1968) in the art nouveau movement of the mountains of Neuchâtel, known as“style sapin” (fir-tree style), was little-known. After having honed her technical skills in Germany and France, Grandjean-Bourquin became interested in pottery and produced a series of eighty-two glazed terracotta pieces at the Liotard de Ferney-Voltaire workshop at the end of 1911. The pieces, very well-documented in the workshop archives, bear witness to a unique production that helped combine the popular arts with new motifs inspired by the stylisation of pine trees, snowflakes and alpine flowers. In her skilful work, which attempted to give an account of the invisible forces that governed nature, it is possible to see the evolution of ornamentation in the 1910s towards a rigorous, geometric style.

Murataly Moldabekov, Aida D. Tolegenova, Kambarbek Koshenov et al.

This article explores ways of creating ethnocultural public spaces. It takes a different approach to the definition of ethnocultural images and offers a creative solution. Folk traditions are considered as the baseline for the development of ethnocultural spaces.