John La Farge as collector of Japanese art : motivations and reflections

Throughout his lifetime, American artist John La Farge (1835-1910) amassed an enormous collection of art and books. La Farge���s study of art and culture encompassed several genres and aesthetic elements. La Farge has been credited as the first American artist ��� even prior to James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)��� to integrate visual elements and cultural awareness of the Far East within his own Western-trained art. Although many scholars have studied La Farge���s art and life from various perspectives, including his interest in Asian art, the object of the present study is solely focused on La Farge���s collecting of Japanese art.

El cambio cultural y los museos: reflexiones a partir del Instituto Inhotim de Arte Contempor��neo

A finales del siglo pasado y principios del siglo XXI el n��mero de instituciones culturales se ha incrementado expresivamente. Pa��ses como Jap��n, Reino Unido y tambi��n Brasil son sorprendidos con nuevos museos a un ritmo singular. Este texto pretende ampliar la comprensi��n sobre el creciente n��mero de establecimientos culturales, los nuevos formatos de los museos y las innovaciones en los espacios muse��sticos por medio de la perspectiva de los visitantes. Encuestas realizadas en el Instituto Inhotim, en Brasil, demuestran que la existencia de museos y s��miles en nuevos formatos est�� en conformidad con las expectativas de una sociedad contempor��nea donde las personas buscan vivir nuevas experiencias, valoran las sensaciones y privilegian el tiempo presente.

Arte contempor��nea e meio ambiente no Museu Inhotim

Este estudo apresenta uma breve an��lise sobre o Museu Inhotim, considerado o maior museu a c��u aberto do mundo. Nele, s��o expostas obras de Arte Contempor��nea inseridas no meio ambiente, num processo de di��logo com a natureza, presente numa reserva florestal que era uma antiga fazenda. Entre jardins, arquitetura e arte, as obras tamb��m se relacionam entre si. No local s��o oferecidos passeios culturais, art��sticos e educacionais, pois o museu conta com um setor educativo voltado para a educa����o atrav��s da reflex��o sobre as obras de arte expostas e o meio ambiente, quanto �� preserva����o do patrim��nio ambiental e cultural. A arte, nesse contexto, ganha uma an��lise baseada em alguns conceitos sobre Arte Contempor��nea, que se fundamentam em estudos propostos por autores como Giulio Carlo Argan, Umberto Eco, Michael Archer, Ernst Fischer, Fayga Ostrower, entre outros.

Japanese virtual communication survey : a brief analysis of contemporary graphic designers from Japan

To research graphic design in a globalized context it is primordial to consider cultural, social, historical and even anthropological studies to fully understand the aesthetics��� choices made by the designer���s. Being the ���Japanese graphic design��� a topic still to be better understand in the West, it is mandatory to gather information from primary sources. These data will be analyzed with support of secondary sources of information about Japanese visual communication, social and cultural studies. This paper presents comments about the result of a survey applied to 105 Japanese graphic designers. The survey was designed with 44 questions. The original survey, to better follow this report can be found in www.studiohobo.com/CONVERGENCIAS/Flavio_Hobo_Survey.pdf

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