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Landscape Of The Soul

HS 1st Year English Question Answer | Hornbill Question Answer | AHSEC English Book Questions Answer

Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.

anecdote

illusionistic likeness

delicate realism

conceptual space

figurative painting

Answer:- 

Anecdote:- From the text, the meaning of anecdote can be inferred as a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or exciting nature.

delicate realism:- It refers to the alluring quality of the art which makes it seem real. It is an interest in or concern for the actual or real as opposed to abstract.

illusionistic likeness:- It refers to an adjective of the technique of using pictorial methods in order to deceive the eye. The reference is to an illusion created by the semblance of something.

figurative painting:- A figurative painting refers to the metaphoric representation of a piece of art, through the eyes of the creator's imagination.

conceptual space:- It refers to relation with the abstract than the factual representation. This is the incalculable dimension of the understanding of concepts.

UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT

 

1. 

I) Contrast the Chinese view of art with the European view with examples.

                         

Answer:- The Chinese paintings are based on imaginative, inner or spiritual approach whereas the european paintings reproduce an actual view, of an external or real object. The paintings of the Wu daozi and mater painters of Europe illustrate the difference.

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ii)Explain the concept of shanshui.

Answer:- Shanshui, meaning "mountain-water", refers to a style of Chinese painting that involves natural landscapes, the landscape which is an inner one, a spiritual and conceptual space. It represents the two complementary poles(yin and young) reflecting the Daoist view of the universe.

2.

i) What do you understand by the terms 'outsider art' and 'art brut' or 'raw art'.

Answer:- 'Outsider art' refers to thoe art who have no right to be artists as they have receieved no formal training yet show talent and artistic insight. 'Art brut' or 'raw art' are the works of art in their raw state as regards cultural and artistic influences.

ii) Who was the "untutored genius who created a paradise" and what is the nature of his contribution to art?

Answer:- The "untutored genius" who created "paradise" was Nek Chand, an 80- year old creator-director who made the world famous rock garden at Chandigarh. His was an 'outsider art' in which he sculpted with stone and recycled materials. He used anything and everything from a tin to a sink to a broken down car to from an artistic piece. One of his famous creations are 'Women by the Waterfall'.

2. "The landscape is an inner one, a spiritual and conceptual space".

Answer:- This phrase explains The Chinese art from where a Chinese painter wants you to enter his mind rather than borrow his eyes. This is a physical as well as a mental participation. It is a landscape created by the artist to travel up and down, and back again, through the viewer's eyes. The landscape is not 'real' and can be reached from any point.

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Talking about the Text

Discuss the following statements in groups of four.

                 

1. "The Emperor may rule over the territory he has conquered, but only the artist knows the way within".

          

Answer:- This sentence explains the fact that even though an Emperor might rule an entire kingdom ave power over his conquered territory , only an artist would be able to go beyond any material appearance. He knows both the path and the method of the mysterious work of the universe. True meaning of his work can be seen only by means known to him, irrespective of how powerful an emperor is.

2. "The landscape is an inner one, a spiritual and conceptual space".

 

Answer:- This phrase explains The Chinese art from where a Chinese painter wants you to enter his mind rather than borrow his eyes. This is a physical as well as a mental participation. It is a landscape created by the artist to travel up and down, and back again, through the viewer's eyes. The landscape is not 'real' and can be reached from any point.

THINKING ABOUT THE LANGUAGE

      

1.Find out the correlates of Yin and Yang in other cultures.

Answer:- The Indian culture lays stress on Nature and God. Nature is the 'yen' or female part whereas God the creator, is the male part. This concept also known as 'Maya' or 'Brahma' The combination of two creates the whole world, all it objects and also inhabitants.

2. What is the language spoken in Flanders?

Answer:- 'French language spoken in Flanders which is a region in Belgium.

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