{"id":5784,"date":"2024-05-16T21:03:18","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T02:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diluo.digital.conncoll.edu\/Asianart\/?p=5784"},"modified":"2024-06-07T10:26:08","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T15:26:08","slug":"asian-art-and-politics-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diluo.digital.conncoll.edu\/Asianart\/exhibition\/asian-art-and-politics-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian Art and Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Research Question : How does asian art correlate with political events in asian history?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Mansu Grand Monument<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/X9USM-cS-XJvm-bpN9nD561i-W_bfV8QFXHLZlsG1bafjb4X3gaNTNP3Y_PhJbkFfilA_tJvy39tKQ1bm76VyTzQjTwXdrHvplMAlGrWEY2InBArrHPNRxnDJXzSyQvQ241YYu61LlkORmh1soUNeXxYxw=s2048\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption>This image depicts Kim II Sung the founder of the North Korea in the aftermath of the Korean War in 1953. The statue beside him is that of his son, Kim Jung il who took over as ruler of North Korea following Sung&#8217;s death in 1994. The original Mansu Monument built in 1972 just showed just Kim II Sung while he was still ruling North Korea. The statue of Kim Jung Il was built in 2012 a year after his death. Intrinsic and distinctive visual characteristics that resonate with the statue are pride and gratitude for one&#8217;s country. We see this being portrayed by the hand gesture movement of Kim II Subf in which he puts his hand outward as a way of showing that people who live outside North Korea should acknowledge the country as being supreme. The distinctive qualities that are represented in this statue are the draped clothes of both Kim II Sung and Kim Jung il which express imperial rule of the Sung dynasty which is still in effect today as Sung&#8217;s grandson, Kim Jung Un as the current North Korean leader. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Creator : Mansudae Art Studio Material\/medium : bronze size : 22 meters, 72 ft period\/date : 1972 (Kim II Sung Statue) 2012 (Kim Jong II Statue) culture : Korean repository : N\/A provenance : North Korea source\/credit : Wikipedia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\"><li>The People March Under the Banner of Chairman Mao<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/TGDq6Nf4BfIG4M7QsXz7XwJdro1wRFenWnSmxygqqAa9ZQHiX2Pa6Q3dzAAZCwIhXaLFXfgEZUTRjGiBs-YJpiwyikzWclgRJaKGhNF-3LSu7DBEsnBsOkbKEh6_zZhmve_jjj-GN3DBjwOxBwb-yve0vg=s2048\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The People&#8217;s March shows how artwork played an important role during Cultural Revolution which occurred in China from 1966 until the death of Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong in 1976. During the Cultural Revolution, which fought for pure Communism and against capitalistic sentiments, Mao continuously urged that artists in China be involved with the political issues that were going on in China at the time.  In the image we see the Chinese people&#8217;s admiration for Mao by showing a picture of the Chairman as they &#8220;fight the good fight&#8221; for their leader. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Title : The People Marchu Under the Banner of Chairman Mao<br>Creator : Jin Zhilin<br>Material\/material : watercolor and charcoal<br>Size : 10 \u215b x 19 \u215b<br>Culture : Chinese<br>Provenance : China<br>period\/date : 1972<br>source\/credit : Kennedy Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"3\"><li>Mao Zedong Thought<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/qhiUUbivgsAHeCWMHtWbmC3EOvGKcmB8K1I19PTuXqQNG-LoKg7gk_HKrkr_wclGBxX7SB42cbVWybowRt71ujr7ddFm9jJLZg22KIcV9yfK7PSsE0iDCORoKlRfuxOzFinftkMnCELCWe17ruXCxecKBw=s2048\" alt=\"Strengthen the study of Marxism-Leninism Mao Zedong Thought, ca. 1951\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the China&#8217; Communist Party&#8217;s takeover of the country of China in 1949, Chairman Mao decided that he wanted to exemplify teachings of Karl Marx, the founder of Communism and Vladimir Lenin, of the Soviet Union and bring there teachings into China. Mao&#8217;s goal of the China&#8217;s Communist Party was to bring about a social revolution in China which ended up being successful amidst the Cultural Revolution in the late 60&#8217;s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This image shows a young Mao Zedong reading teachings of either Marx and Lenin with an image of the German philosopher Marx and Soviet leaders glooming in the background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Strengthen the study of Marxism-Leninism Mao Zedong Thought, ca. 1951<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maoism : a doctrine to capture State power through a combination of an armed revolution, mobilization of troops, and strategic alliances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Title : Mao Zedong Thought<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Creator : Gu Bingxin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Size : 77 x 53.5 cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Date : 1951<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source : https:\/\/chineseposters.net\/posters\/pc-195a-005<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Author : Huanqiu heji huapian chubanshe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"4\"><li>Japanese Generals and the Surrender of their Enemies<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/goIAUF7rXaFvgGJrRH3z6fkiSLXlrrm4BkUUydVHq4xrkPsb9pbpp41GKRoKcBMXaCp2MIuquFBnknRJ-vF0b17hjN255vfHo51_BYgVD-rqCilbjjCQ4X00RUuwZllN1gIW8vEoboS0slZ62IYrF3wQnA=s2048\" alt=\"\" width=\"478\" height=\"379\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Title : Meeting of General Yamashita and Percival<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Creator : Saburo Miyamoto<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Material\/medium : oil on canvas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source\/Credit : momat.go<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Size : 180.7 x 222.5 cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Culture : Japanese<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Provenance : Japan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Period\/date : 1942<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Depicted Japan\u2019s victory over its enemy England during the Second World War. Militarism in Japan symbolized dominance. Because of that, military strength was proportional to societal strength. In order to strengthen the country, the Japanese decided to show how dominant their country was by making an enemy unconditionally surrender to them as supposed to depicting an image of them as the people who lost. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"5\"><li>Manchukuo<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/MA9YywWP4sQip9yA-9jORZemDuF848Exs-pQRlQDmAABhk0F_Usr-REnyprFPQ9zAEwKh7XMZn_u3AHl5gM70XMbjmnyEVH5RrQUbNg-9YdE_qbFUYXABcvE5HVViD30sMQuJHELWJzcYO1_ei-5LYuZYg=s2048\" alt=\"Propaganda Poster of Manchukuo | ChinaFile\" width=\"457\" height=\"668\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Manchukuo propaganda poster of 1935 depicting three countries, the Japanese, the Chinese and the Manchukuo people during the Sino-Japanese war, shows how despite the tensions between them, they can still find a way to come together to promote peace. The words in Japanese write, : &#8220;With the help of Japan, China, and Manchukuo, the world can be in peace.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The flags from left to right, the Manchukuo flag, the Japanese flag, and the Five Races Under One Union flag. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Propaganda Poster of Manchukuo | ChinaFile<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Title : Manchukuo : Puppet State of Japan that entered North China from 1932 until 1945.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Creator : Unknown<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Size : 30.25 x 20.75<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Date : 1935<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source : https:\/\/ajuntament.barcelona.cat\/gabinetpostal\/manxukuo-limperi-pu-yi\/manchukuo\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Author : Japanese Government<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Timeline<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manchukuo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japanese Generals and the Surrender of their enemies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mao Zedong Thought<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The People March Under the Banner of Chairman Mao<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Mansu Grand Monument<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Propaganda Poster of Manchukuo | ChinaFile<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code> 1935 1942 1951 1972 1972<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This project responds to the core question of what is asian art because asian art shows the history of art in asia through different cultures, religions, and different areas of asia.<br>The Chinese and Japanese art propaganda posters though it conveys an asian historical message, explains how art is an important aspect of important events in asian history such as the the Sino-Japanese War, World War II, and the establishment of the People\u2019s Republic of China which can also simply be known as the rise of Mao Zedong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>   Citations<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Choi Shine \u201cThe Art of Monument Politics : The North Korean State, Juche and International Politics Asian Studies Review 1 September 2021<br>Zhilin Jin \u201cArt and Politics and Mao\u2019s China\u201d Kennedy Center Bridges Alumni Center Accessed 6 March 2024<br>Melissa Chiu and Zheng Shengtian, Art and China\u2019s Revolution (New York: Asia Society, 2008).<br>Elizabeth J. Perry, Anyuan Mining China\u2019s Revolutionary Tradition (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2012).<br>Chineseposters.net Accessed 7 May 2024<br>Chapman University Accessed 7 May 2024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Question : How does asian art correlate with political events in asian history? 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