ul. Bażyńskiego 1a 80-952 Gdańsk
Poland
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GRID ID: grid.8585.0
Barbara Swadzyniak
Gdansk Journal of East Asian Studies, Issue 21, 2022, pp. 41-49
https://doi.org/10.4467/23538724GS.22.021.16137This article presents depictions of the Portuguese in Japanese art of the XVI century, portrayed on the byobu folding screens. The author tries to present historical and political context not only to explain the origin of the mentioned artworks but also to outline the origins and circumstances of the presence of the Portuguese in Japan. This article attempts to analyse the time and forms of depicting those newcomers in Japanese art, as well as to interpret their portrayals.
Barbara Swadzyniak
Culture Management, Volume 23, Issue 1, 2022, pp. 1-20
https://doi.org/10.4467/20843976ZK.22.001.15867The foundations of the culture as well as of the current climate and ecological crisis rely on two paradigms that require deconstruction in context of the anthropocene, namely the capitalistic and anthropocentric paradigms. The author not only criticizes them, but also looks for alternatives among the post-humanistic philosophies and post-artistic practises that exceed modernistic traditions as well as autonomous and representative art. New tools for describing and changing reality can be provided by post-artistic practices which focus on action, social use, communities and immaterial benefits. This situates post-art in contraposition to institutionalized overproduction, anthropocentric individualism and market-based rules.