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Solitary Scholar: Recap for Week 19

Katana

I read 2 papers on katana, The Forging of Japanese Katana by Colorado School of Mine and A Study of the Works of Gassan Sadakazu in The Metropolitan Museum of Art by Benjamin Vincent.

Japanese swords are made from iron, while water and fire breath life into them. They grew longer and curved slightly to help cavalries slash enemies.

Quality of swords took a dive when the increase of production was necessary to meet demand for war, but then war became less intense and the smiths perfected their craft.

Daisho: set of swords, one long (katana) one short (wakizashi) symbolizes power and status of the samurai.

The multiple foldings of the steel bars of Japanese swords reminds me of the method used in baking croissants where pastry dough is folded multiple times to achieve fluffy layers.

American History

Reached page 201.

Wooden K

I’m finally finished it. I’ve decided to paint the serifs in silver poster paint and sealed it with PVA glue.

On the Height of Despair.

Reading this book certainly didn’t help my short period of melancholia. I was still able to reach page 80, though.

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Solitary Scholar: Assignments for Week 19

Read several Japanese sword-making pdfs.

Reach page 201 of An Outline of American History.

Reach page 80 of On the Heights of Despair by Emil Cioran.

Finish gluing beads onto wooden K and apply brown paint to ‘serifs’.

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evildoodle: Yes, they don’t need to be here physically and they don’t need to be alive, and books let us devour them however we want! I think books are like fragments of people that have been left to live longer than their authors, and are allowed to travel and touch people wherever they are read. It’s pretty amazing, when you think about it… For once it makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world.

evildoodle

Oooh, I like really like the fragments of people concept. It is astonishing that bunch of words are able to transcend time and spaces of their original creators and able to relate to people whom they’ve never met. Thinking about this encourage myself to contribute to the human culture even if it touches a small pool of people.

#thought #stranded thoughts

Solitary Scholar: Recap for Week 18

Wooden K

Still in progress. 90% completed.

American History

I've reached reading about the Civil War (a subject that I previously knew very little about) and Women's Right.

Quote from Elizabeth Cady, a women's right activist in the 19th century: "I forged the thunderbolts, she (Susan B. Anthony) fired them."

Cacao

I finished the book. The parts where it got too technical didn't excite me, but at least I understand the overall procedure of processing cacao into chocolate bars.

Czech Cubism

There isn't much information about this movement.

Czech Cubism developed into Rondo-cubism which was proposed to be the national art but wasn't very successful.

I love how Czech Cubism translates to 3D objects. I especially love it on tea sets.

The Stranger by Albert Camus

This wasn't a part of the assignment, but I finished the book anyway.

I found many of the characters are involved in abusive relationships.

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Solitary Scholar: Assignments for Week 18

Reach page 171 of An Outline of American History.

Finish Cocoa and Chocolate: Their History from Plantation to Consumer by Arthur W. Knapp (1920).

Read about the cubism movement in Czech.

Finish gluing beads onto wooden 'K'

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Solitary Scholar: Recap for Week 17

Purism

Through my reading of Purism, I've realized how wrong I was on defining Cubism, a style pioneered by Picasso. I thought Cubism was about simplifying shapes, but it turns out it's much more than that; it's to see an object through multiple perspectives. Anyways, Purism was lead by Le Corbusier in 1918.

I find it interesting how Impressionism (1800s) was influenced by Japanese art (Japonism), and Cubism plus its subordinates (1900s) are African tribes-influenced.

Abstraction of art might be traced to the inventions of cars. Abstract shapes to convey dynamism and movement of cars. modern inventions effected art.

American History

There's John Smith, John Adams, Adam Smith. x_x

I came to a conclusion that the government controls the people within the states but not the states themselves.

Cocoa

Criollo is considered the finest type of cacao.

Some of the largest countries that harvest cacao are Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Indonesia.

Czechoslovakian art

I really wanted to know why was there many stop-motion animations produced but couldn't find a convincing reason. :(

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Christopher Marley, Elegans prism

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Solitary Scholar: Assignments for Week 17

Reach page 139 of An Outline of American History.

Reach page 75 of Cocoa and Chocolate: Their History from Plantation to Consumer by Arthur W. Knapp (1920).

Explore Czechoslovakian art.

Read about Purism.

On the side note, I've decided to finally use the unused beads that I’ve neglected for so long onto an a wooden letter (K for Karla, obviously). This project is a part of my seemingly never-ending quest in turning junks into art/decor pieces.

I'm hoping to finish beads this project in two weeks. If only I have a instant-drying heavy duty adhesive in my toolkit, this project could easily be done within a day.

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Solitary Scholar: Recap for Week 16

Western Fashion History (1930s-1950s):

The fashion trend of the 1930s continued the ones that was born in 1920s, which included a ‘relaxed’ waistline and an ensemble that didn’t require a corset, albeit it brought back femininity. In 1940s, fashion was rather austere due to the impact of World War II. This post from Ephemeral Elegance briefly explains the impact of wars on fashion trends. The next decade echoed the New Look introduced by Christian Dior in the late 1940s. Skirts were billowy but unlike the Edwardian Era didn't kiss the floor. When you think of 1950s fashion, just think of Mad Men.

Cocoa:

I thought I was going to abandon the book [Cocoa and Chocolate: Their History from Plantation to Consumer by Arthur W. Knapp (1920)] but I kept on reading while keeping in mind that some of the information might be outdated regarding the manufacturing of chocolate.

Some interesting bits:

Cocoa powder solved a problem that encountered when drinking chocolate drinks which were heavy. Thanks to cocoa powder, drinking chocolate was made easier by the Dutch company van Houten by removing butter content of cacao beans.

I like to think that fruit of cacao is akin to durian in which both fruits have a thick rind, when cracked open presents edible pulp that contains a seed.

American History

I’ve completed the target of reaching page 100. A quote that I’d like to highlight:

"I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." — Thomas Jefferson

Czech art

I have yet explored Czech art. Perhaps I should've said Czechoslovakian or Czech or Slovakian art.

Suprematism/Purism/Constructivism:

I also didn't do this one, which is to learn about Suprematism/Purism/Constructivism.

Note: Assignments for Week 16

20.03.2015 — Pontus

I would like to explode, flow, crumble into dust, and my disintegration would be my masterpiece.

Emil Cioran, On The Heights Of Despair (via fyp-philosophy)

This is the most depressing thing I’ve read this month. I must read the book.

#quote

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evildoodle

This is absolutely gorgeous.

#photography

Solitary Scholar: Assignments for Week 16

Learn about Suprematism/Purism/Constructivism (I'm not sure which one I should choose).

Read about 1930s-1950s fashion.

Reach page 100 of An Outline of America History.

Explore Czech art.

Start reading that book about cocoa that I’ve downloaded many moons ago Cocoa and Chocolate: Their History from Plantation to Consumer by Arthur W. Knapp (1920).

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Ernesto Artillo, ELLE MEXICO cover, “Les demoiselles d’Avignon”, 2015

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See more work by Ernesto Artillo on iheartmyart. See more fashion on iheartmyart.

#fashion #collage

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Radiohead - A Punchup at a Wedding. (No No No No No No No No.)

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Solitary Scholar: Recap for Week 15

☞ Paper Architects was a group of Russian architects during the Soviet era who produced drawings of grand architectures, that was often impractical, as a reaction to the strict architecture rules that was imposed by their government. The state only approved structures that was stripped out of unnecessary decorations, which meant restricting creativity of the architects. These Paper Architects found submitting their elaborate designs to competitions abroad as a way to express themselves in which they aren’t able to in their own country.

☞ I’ve reached beyond page 60 and I can’t wait until I reach the chapter 6 in which it talks about the Civil War. A quote that opened the third chapter that echoed greatly in the chamber of my mind for the last few days:

“The Revolution was effected before the war commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people” —John Adams.

☞ Finished reading (or rather skimming through) Le Fleurs du Mal. A few highlights : Au Lecteur (translated by Robert Lowell), L'invitation au voyage (translated by Jack Collings Squire) and Le Guignon (translated by George Dillon).

☞ In 1910s Western women's fashion, the S-curve silhouette started to diminish and women was able to free themselves from the health-endangering corset and opted a straighter type of undergarment. The waist became much looser and trousers found itself hugging the legs of women due to, surprisingly, the rising popularity of bicycles. In 1920s the waistline became almost non-existent. Sporting a cloche hat and having bobbed hair was very trendy at the time.

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Two Women under a Tree. 1910.

Photographer: Alice M. Boughton,

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