Okashimo, Colin (2007) Art as Contemplative Place, with reference to Isamu Noguchi's sited works. PhD thesis, University of the Arts London.
Type of Research: | Thesis |
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Creators: | Okashimo, Colin |
Description: | The term contemplative place, a new concept that forms the core of this research is defined as "space where a meaningful sense of calm can be experienced." Contemplative place situates itself as a category of place. M. Auge defines place as that which is "relational, historical and/or concerned with identity" (1995). For the artwork to be meaningful, it needs to be expressive and significant through its response to its physical, cultural, historical and/or social identity. With reference to Isamu Noguchi's sited works, three projects are seen as representatively defining his career. They are The UNESCO Garden in France - Noguchi's early attempt at using the landscape as an art form; the California Scenario in the USA -a corporate park where Noguchi successfully creates a meaningful sense of place; and the Domon Ken Museum of Photography in Japan -a simple reductive approach that addresses its context on several levels. Through the analysis and contextual isation of Noguchi's works, I begin to explore the strategic processes and principles that he used to make his works contemplative places. In my practice, I review and test evolving processes that incorporate the notions of place as well as my practice of meditation. Three case studies of past and current works are presented, each with a summary of analysis and a completed (or anticipated) experience. Then, through post-reflective thoughts, I begin to consolidate my own strategic processes and principles, and study how they have evolved and in some instances been influenced by Noguchi. As a final chapter, an evaluation addresses the similarities and differences between Noguchi's works and mine in achieving contemplative place. |
Additional Information (Publicly available): | Additional audiovisual material contained in the appendices to this thesis can be obtained from the British Library at http://ethos.bl.uk/Home.do. |
Your affiliations with UAL: | Colleges > Chelsea College of Arts |
Date: | March 2007 |
Date Deposited: | 09 Aug 2010 13:01 |
Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2015 22:57 |
Item ID: | 2307 |
URI: | https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/2307 |
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