The
Fowler Museum at UCLA held the exhibition of “The Sahmat Collective: Art and
Activism in India since 1989.” The artworks made me understand that the product
of artistic can fulfill our daily life, and it is very important relationships
between science and art (two cultures) for the growth of our civilization.
It
is “Canoe (tatara).” In the island of Botel Tobago, which is located in
forty-five miles off the coast of Taiwan, Yami people improved own life by
fishing in open-ocean canoes in early 20th century. On the side of
this canoe, I can see the painting of “human-like form” which was the symbol of
the Yami ancestral culture hero.
For
making the canoe, people have to plan and calculate the valance for the safety
and efficiency. It reminded me of the concept about “math and art”. Without
math (calculating), the culture of Yami people would not exist.
Secondly,
this exhibition introduced “ancient head rests or pillows”. Since there were
many ancient people who think that the head is linked with “spiritual power and
the essence of human being”, the pillows was used to protect the neck or head in
various countries from ancient times. This was very interesting because human
being has been becoming an animal that unconsciously search for the comfortable
pose from ancient times. The pillows must be the tool in order to maintain own
health. I thought that this was very connected with science (dynamics) because
the pillows could be made by dynamics like which angle is good for the head or
neck.
This
was “Wayang Golek: Indonesian Rod Puppets.” In the performance, the puppets
contain various characters such as Kings, Knights, gods, clowns, princesses,
noblemen and many others. I was impressed that the puppets wore lovely accessories.
At that time, human being has been being fascinated by the robotics (puppets)
from ancient times. It makes me think that we have to keep living with the
robots, and we have to develop not only robotics but also “ourselves”.
Work Cited
1.
“The Sahmat Collectve: Art and Activism in India since 1989." Fowler
Museum at UCLA. Web. 26 May. 2015.
2.
“Pillow.” Wikipedia. Web. 26 May. 2015.
3.
Hansel, Bryan. “How to Calculate Canoe Seat Positions.” Padding Light. Web. 26
May. 2015.
4.
“Why Do I Need a New Pillow?” Sleep to Live. Web. 26 May. 2015.
5.
“Canoe.” Wikipedia. Web. 26 May. 2015.
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