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The Work of Art in Contemporary Japan: Inner and outer worlds of creativity

当代日本的艺术作品：创造力的内在和外在世界

基本信息

批准号：
AH/T001984/1
负责人：
Iza Kavedzija
金额：
$ 25.75万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Fellowship
财政年份：
2020
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2020 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FT001984%2F1
关键词：
Work Art Contemporary Japan Inner

项目摘要

Being 'creative' appears to require two distinct forms of attention: an outward-facing engagement with the world around oneself, including with the work of others and with the materials one employs; and a kind of withdrawal into the self, or into a relatively solitary space characterised by a sense of focus and immersion. This project will explore the relationship between these 'inner' and 'outer' worlds, as mutually entwined dimensions of artistic production, as a way of enlarging our understanding of the nature of creativity and, especially, how experiences and expressions of creativity are shaped and constrained by social, cultural and institutional contexts. Research will be based on ethnographic fieldwork with young Japanese contemporary artists engaged in painting, dance, video, music, costume art, among other cross-genre and trans-genre forms of expression. In the course of developing a rich and detailed analysis of the contemporary art world in Japan, the project will seek to develop a new 'atmospheric' theory of creativity that will challenge existing understandings and tie creativity much more closely to theories of the self. A central question of the project pertains to authorship, that is, the question of who exactly should be understood as responsible for making a particular piece of work, and where the creative process is thought felt to originate, not least by artists themselves. In the Japanese context in particular, considerable importance is placed on relationships with other people and objects and the influence these have. How then should we approach the idea of individual authorship, or artistic agency, and how is this constructed? For many contemporary artists in Japan, art events and distinctive forms of collaborative interactions these facilitate provide an important frame for creative production; and yet descriptions of the creative process by artists themselves also tend to emphasize the importance of creating a solitary or private space - an interiority as it were - in and for the process of making. By placing these two dimensions of artistic practice alongside one another - the reclusive space of interiority and the sociable space of events and collaborations and, more broadly still, the contemporary context of society and work - the project will also shed new light on the nature of work and immaterial labour in post-industrial contexts. The Japanese contemporary art scene is thus a privileged space to explore how individual authorship and responsibility are constructed and understood. A central premise of the project is that studying the experience of artists in a major non-Western context such as Japan can offer a powerful corrective to existing studies of art production in the West and the narratives of creativity on which they are founded. More broadly, the research will open a space for discussion and cross-disciplinary engagement between scholars of art, anthropology, psychology, and philosophy. Events such as an interdisciplinary workshop at the University of Exeter, will help to coordinate this engagement. Key findings will be disseminated in an academic monograph and in articles in leading journals. An art event and an open artist workshop in Japan will facilitate engagement with the local community and a discussion around the role of art and artists in contemporary Japanese society. Meanwhile, an art event in London will seek to change popular perceptions of Japanese art, moving these past the popular culture of manga and anime and the traditional Japanese arts. A public workshop will encourage the general public to reflect on aspects of creativity in their own lives, and the interplay of interior and outer worlds in their daily life. Research will be accompanied by regular updates in the form of blog posts and a podcast mini-series on the project website, which will also continue to host a digital exhibit.

“创造力”似乎需要两种不同形式的注意力：与周围世界的外在接触，包括与他人的工作和使用的材料的接触；以及与周围世界的接触。以及一种退缩到自我中，或者进入一个以专注和沉浸感为特征的相对孤独的空间。该项目将探索这些“内部”和“外部”世界之间的关系，作为艺术生产相互交织的维度，作为扩大我们对创造力本质的理解的一种方式，特别是，创造力的经验和表达是如何受到社会、文化和制度背景的塑造和约束的。研究将基于对从事绘画、舞蹈、视频、音乐、服装艺术以及其他跨流派和跨流派表达形式的年轻日本当代艺术家的民族志实地考察。在对日本当代艺术世界进行丰富而详细的分析的过程中，该项目将寻求发展一种新的“氛围”创造力理论，该理论将挑战现有的理解，并将创造力与自我理论更紧密地联系起来。该项目的一个核心问题与作者身份有关，即谁应该被理解为负责制作一件特定的作品，以及创作过程被认为起源于何处，尤其是艺术家自己。特别是在日本语境中，人们非常重视与其他人和物体的关系及其影响。那么我们应该如何看待个人作者或艺术机构的概念，以及它是如何构建的？对于许多日本当代艺术家来说，艺术活动和独特的协作互动形式为创意生产提供了重要的框架；然而，艺术家自己对创作过程的描述也倾向于强调在创作过程中并为创作过程创造一个孤独或私人空间（可以说是一种内在性）的重要性。通过将艺术实践的这两个维度放在一起——内在的隐居空间和活动和合作的社交空间，以及更广泛的社会和工作的当代背景——该项目还将为后工业背景下工作和非物质劳动的本质提供新的视角。因此，日本当代艺术界是一个探索个人作者身份和责任如何构建和理解的特殊空间。该项目的一个核心前提是，研究日本等主要非西方背景下艺术家的经历，可以为西方艺术生产及其赖以建立的创造力叙事的现有研究提供有力的纠正。更广泛地说，这项研究将为艺术、人类学、心理学和哲学学者之间的讨论和跨学科接触开辟空间。埃克塞特大学跨学科研讨会等活动将有助于协调这种参与。主要研究结果将通过学术专着和主要期刊上的文章进行传播。在日本举办的艺术活动和开放艺术家研讨会将促进与当地社区的互动以及围绕艺术和艺术家在当代日本社会中的作用的讨论。与此同时，伦敦的一场艺术活动将寻求改变大众对日本艺术的看法，超越漫画和动漫的流行文化以及日本传统艺术。公共研讨会将鼓励公众反思自己生活中的创造力以及日常生活中内部和外部世界的相互作用。研究将伴随着项目网站上博客文章和播客迷你系列的定期更新，该网站还将继续举办数字展览。