|
PowerPoint
Presentations from the Seminar
Web
Sites
ArtsConnectEd
Site created by Karil Kucera and Matthew Rohn for this Seminar
Arts
of Asia: Minneapolis Institute of Arts Site
The general site for the MIA's Japan collection. Allows viewers
to search the collection and includes topics such as Scrolls and
Screens, Japanese Buddhism, Pictures of the Floating World, and
the two Japanese rooms at the MIA.
Faith
and Form: Selected Calligraphy and Painting from Japanese Religious
Tradition
An online interactive exhibit from the Smithsonian's Freer Gallery
of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.
Smithsonian's
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackle Gallery Japanese Art Collection
Searchable online images include tea ceremony objects, pottery,
screens, and prints.
The
British Museum Japan Collection
Use the COMPASS search feature to search the museum collection.
Art
History Resources on the Web: Asian Art
A long list of web links to pictures and online exhibits of Japanese
shrines prints, calligraphy, printmaking, ceramics, tapestries and
other art.
The
Noguchi Museum
Includes a lot of background information about Noguchi and images
of his work.
Viewing
Japanese Prints
Illustrated essays comparing the artists, designs, and techniques
of traditional and modern Japanese woodblock prints.
Art
of Japan ThinkQuest
Flash presentation including information on origami, gardens, painting,
and sculpture, including multimedia galleries and games.
Snow,
Moon, and Flowers: The Japanese View of Nature
An exhibit web site from the MOA Museum of Art. Includes a scholarly
article and annotated images from the exhibit.
Kabuki
Heroes on the Osaka Stage, 1780-1830
Provides background information on Kabuki and includes instructions
for acting out some Kabuki plots.
Tell
Me About…Japan
Web site with bite-sized information about Japan, including film
resources, archaeology, food, religion, and more with links to outside
sites for more information.
Asian Art Coordinating
Council
http://www.asianartcc.org/beautyinjapanesequilts.htm
http://www.asianartcc.org/Contemporary%20Japanese%20Quilts.htm
A few images of Japanese quilts (that have infused some American
quilting techniques into traditional Japanese quilting methods and
styles).
Resounding
Spirit: Japanese Contemporary Art of the 1960s
Includes a few images from the exhibit.
American
School in Japan: Japan Source
Includes annotated lists of books about Japan for all grades and
internet links for students.
Japan
America Society of Minnesota
Includes a local events calendar.
Assorted Articles on the Web: Traditional and Modern Japanese Art
and Aesthetics
Is
there a Role for Religion in Engineering Design?
Article addresses how Japan demonstrates the link between religion,
culture, and aesthetics "particularly well."
Quintessential
Kyoto - The Shinto Shrine: The heart of an ancient religion
Includes an illustrated guide to how to pay reverence properly at
a Shinto Shrine.
Nissan Jikoo
- Concept
Car
An article about a 2003 Japanese car design which utilizes Edo
period technology in a modern-day car design.
- Nissan
Opens the Door to the Future
An article about the same car design that talks about traditional
Japanese handcrafting details with close-up images of the details.
Aesthetics
in Japanese Arts
An article that aims to present three of the main principles of
the Japanese aesthetic, principles that also play a role in other
aspects of Japanese lives and minds.
The
Aesthetics of the Japanese Lunchbox
An interview with the author of the book The Aesthetics of the
Japanese Lunchbox.
Quintessential
Kyoto - A Visit to the Roots of Green Tea
The article includes illustrated tea ceremony etiquette instructions.
New
Media, Experience and Japanese Way of Tea (Chado)
Article in which the author suggests using the Way of Tea to assist
in design education.
The
Shiga Project: Japanese Gardening
Some Westerners' experiences and impressions of Japanese gardens.
The Nature
of Japanese Garden Art
An article that includes explanations of the Zen principles applied
to Japanese gardens.
Anime
http://www.kateigaho.com/int/oct03/anime.html
http://www.japaninc.net/print.php?articleID=972
Brief articles about the appeal of anime.
Books
When you buy any of the following books from the Barnes and Noble.com
web site using these links, your purchase will benefit the Minnesota
Humanities Commission.
Ashton, Dore.
 Noguchi
East and West. Berkeley: University of California Press,
1992.
Benedict, Ruth.
 Chrysanthemum
and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture. London: Routledge,
1977.
Berthier, Francois.
 Reading
Zen in the Rocks: The Japanese Dry Landscape Garden.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000.
Buck, David
N.  Responding
to Chaos: Society, Tradition, Technology and Order in Japanese Design.
New York: Spon Press, 2000.
Dalby, Liza.
 Kimono:
Fashioning Culture. Seattle: University of Washington
Press, 2001.
Ekuan, Kenji.
 The
Aesthetics of the Japanese Lunchbox. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT
Press, 1998.
Goto, Seiko.
 Japanese
Garden: Gateway to the Human Spirit. New York: P. Lang,
2003.
Graham, Patricia
J.  Tea
of the Sages: The Art of Sencha. Honolulu: University of
Hawai'i Press, 1998.
Hanley, Susan
B.  Everyday
Things in Premodern Japan: The Hidden Legacy of Material Culture.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1997
Irvine, Gregory.
 Japanese
Sword: The Soul of the Samurai. London: Victoria and Albert
Museum, 2000.
Kamachi, Noriko.
 Culture
and Customs of Japan. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood
Press, 1999.
Munroe, Alexandra.
Japanese Art After 1945: Scream Against the Sky. New York:
Abrams, 1994.
Napler, Susan
J.  Anime
from Akira to Princess Mononoke: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese
Animation. St. Martin's Press, 2001.
Noguchi, Isamu.
 Isamu
Noguchi: A Sculptor's World. New York: Harper and Row, 1968.
Preston, Peter
W.  Understanding
Modern Japan: A Political Economy of Development, Culture and Global
Power. London: Sage Publications, 2000.
Sadao, Tsuneko
S., and Stephanie Wada.  Discovering
the Arts of Japan: A Historical Overview. New York: Kodansha
International, 2003.
Sandler, Mark.
The Confusion Era: Art and Culture of Japan during the Occupation,
1945-52. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1997.
Schodt, Frederik.
 Manga!
Manga!: The World of Japanese Comics. Tokyo: Kodansha International,
1998.
Tanizaki, Jun'ichiro.
 In
Praise of Shadows. Tr. Edward G. Seidensticker. New
Haven: Leete's Island Books, 1980.
Tanizaki, Jun'ichiro.
 Some
Prefer Nettles. Knopf Publishing Group, 1995.
Washburn, Dennis,
and Carole Cavanaugh.  Word
and Image in Japanese Cinema. New York: Cambridge University
Press, 2001.
Wichman, Siegfried.
 Japonisme:
The Japanese Influence on Western Art since 1858. London:
Thames and Hudson, 1981.
Lesson Plans
Object
in Focus: Japanese Tiger and Dragon
Activity ideas from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts using a screen
from their collection.
Japan:
Images of a People (from the Smithsonian's Freer Gallery and Sackler
Gallery)
Three lessons designed to help demystify some examples of Japanese
painting and help students better understand and appreciate the
culture that produced them.
Japanese
Woodblock Prints (from the Kennedy Center's ArtsEdge website)
Grades 9-12
This lesson explores the history and evolution of the Japanese woodblock
print. Students will study the Ukyio-e from its early beginnings
to its height in the late 1800s. Students will also learn the about
the techniques and development of this process, view prints from
the time period, and create their own Ukyio-e.
Japan
Society's "Journey Through Japan" Website for Educators
Features several lesson plans, including "Visualizing Nature
in Japan" and "Identifying Buddhist Images in Japanese
Painting and Sculpture."
Cleveland
Museum of Art: Asian Odyssey Lesson Plans
Includes quite a few lesson plans utilizing art to understand Japanese
culture. Lesson plans are sorted by both grade and topic. Lesson
plans include:
Japanese
Culture: The Tea Ceremony (from the Arts Midwest web site)
Grades K-12
Students will learn the major components of the Japanese tea ceremony
and their related terminology.
East
Meets West: The Art of Simplicity
Grade 5
The goal of this unit is to introduce the traditional arts and culture
of Japan, while showing students how Japan is influencing their
lives in the US today.
|
