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Exeter Korean Film Week and Asia Culture Centre – Interview with Ercic Bransden
December 27th, 2009
Explains how the Korean Film Week started with a conversation at the Asia Cultural Centre. Promise of another event next year.
Southeast Asia Culture Night – Brandeis University
December 21st, 2009
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December 5th, 2009
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Wall Hangings From India : a True Reflection of Tradition and Culture
December 3rd, 2009Vibrant and artistically delightful Indian wall hangings accent the walls with treasures from Indian arts and crafts. The walls transform into a tapestry of colors and designs with the bright hued wall hangings. Finesses of rare beauty and meticulous craftsmanship the Indian artworks embellish the walls with a touch of tradition that India has long practiced during the centuries.
Classic pieces of art the wall hangings of India share a good marketing potential in the domestic and international domain. The visual portrayal of the life and culture of ancient and medieval India is captivated in the wall hangings through the aesthetic creativity and dexterity of the artists and craftsmen. They grace the modern interiors lending a sublime charm and ethnicity.
Indian wall hangings represent Indian art and artistry in the form of embroidery, hand weaving, embossing, enameling, painting, sculpting, carving and more. Stunning artworks are carved out in fine pieces of clay, cane, glass, jute, coir, textile, paper, metal and wood. They are then bedecked with multicolored threads, zaris, beads, mirrors, sequins, semi precious stones and various other decorative elements.
The motifs vary from traditional to contemporary. Wall hangings of modern flavors have themes from abstract art, graphical art and modern art. The traditional ones have images of gods and goddesses, human and animal figures, rural and court scenes and elements of nature beauty laid down on them. Each piece is unique captivating the connoisseurs of art with their dazzling spectrum of colors and inlays.
The various regions of India reflect their distinct artistry and styles in the wall displays. Gujrati Wall Hangings mesmerize with their glowing colors and random zari and glass works. Predominance of red, green, orange, yellow and blue are to be visualized in the hand crafted wall decoratives of Gujarat.
The Jute Wall Hangings bring out the dexterity of the craftsmen from West Bengal. Exquisite designs of ethnic and modern styles are crafted in fragments of jute and adorned with plethora of ornaments. Spectacular Metal Wall Hangings crafted from brass, copper, iron and steel bring out the artistry of Uttar Pradesh and other north central states of India. Engraved in bronze sheets the Tray Hangings with unbeatable designs bring out the typical hand works of South India. States like Tamilnadu and Thanjavur are famous for this type of platter hanging productions.
Wooden Wall Hangings or jharokhas are the legacies of Karnataka and Kerala. Papier Mache Wall Hangings with intricate Arab and Persian inlays beguile with their exotic gold works. Wall hangings in various fabrics astound with their rich decorative details. Brilliant specimens of Thangka Painting, Warli Painting, Minature Painting and Patachitra have been encapsulated in the Fabric Wall Hangings. Applique Wall Hangings and Batik Wall Hangings are also very popular for their unusual patterns and ensemble of colors.
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Malaysia Truly Asia – Culture 2007 TVC/Europe
December 1st, 2009
Winner of Best Destination in the World (2006) by Global Traveler (USA). Award winning and world famous Malaysia Truly Asia TV commercial & music theme. “Culture” Traditional Malaysian musical theme mix.
Preserving 1000 year-old Thang Long-Hanoi culture in Vietnam
November 27th, 2009A project to build a library to store and preserve one thousand years of Thang Long culture has been built by Ha Noi Publishing House, said its director, Nguyen Khac Oanh.
The library will store rare books, manuscripts and documents about Thang Long- Ha Noi, as well as act as a depository for long-term research on Hanois history.
Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi, Vietnam
The Ha Noi Publishing House carried out a campaign to collect rare books and research about Thang Long culture. In addition, they also carried out a successful search in foreign countries.
By the end of 2008, over 9,000 documents and l pictures about Thang Long- Ha Noi which are kept in Holland and UK, have been translated into Vietnamese.
All Hanoians, Vietnamese people, overseas Vietnamese, businesses and organizations, and international friends can participate in the campaign to collect and research documents about Thang Long- Ha Noi.
The valuable works will first be exhibited and then published to give an accurate profile of Thang Longs history.
Thang Long, the ancient name for Hanoi, has a rich history with much still being learnt.
The citadel of Thang Long discovered five years ago, by construction workers laying the foundations of a new National Assembly building. They had accidentally discovered one of the largest and most spectacular archaeological finds in Vietnams history foundations of ancient royal palaces, including one structure 1,000 square meters in size, a drainage system, wells and traces of an ancient river and lake.
About The 1000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi: It will be an important event for the capital and the country.
Hanoi’s plan to organize the event is aimed at expressing gratefulness to ancestors who made great contribution to national construction and defence, and passing this historical tradition on to the masses, especially young people.
The plan to welcome 1000 years of Thang Long – Hanoi includes a drive to create literature and arts, build outstanding works, hold events according to the count-down clock from 2008 and a hold great festival in October 2010.
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Sri Lankan Batiks : Where culture and beauty collide
November 26th, 2009Sri Lanka is full of life and colour, and it is imparted in some of the native clothing styles as those of Batiks. These multi-coloured, kaleidoscopic explosions are sure to make impressions on beholders and wearers alike.
An art brought forth from Indonesia, with decades worth of refining it to suit the culture and likings of Sri Lanka, it has safely been established as a way of life and a loved craft of the island. This art, which is derived by the Indonesian word Ambatik that means to say dotted clothes, is a wax-resist textile dyeing technique that utilises an artisans skills to arrive at a masterpiece on clothing.
This cottage industry however, has evolved to suit the changing times, and has come a long way from its migration into Sri Lanka from the other Asian subcontinents as well as a cultural country that is as far away as Egypt. The craft of Batik includes paintings made on cloth utilising dyes and dye resistant wax substances in order for these exquisite artworks come to life without colours seeping into one another. These hand drawn marvels are exquisitely manufactured to ensure the finest quality.
Many of Sri Lanka Batik works are seen in wall paintings, but with increasing demands, this craft has hit the retail market with the onset of popular fashion designer utilising this ancient art to finesse their skills. The rise of fame of Buddhi Batiks, this designer brand has brought new light into the retail industry of Batiks, with popular designs moving towards more cloth types such as silk, georgette, chiffon and more.
The art of Batik can be found all over the paradise isle of Sri Lanka, with many of the Colombo boutiques catering to the cultural clientele. Make sure explore this brilliant art craft when discovering the beauty of Sri Lanka. Travel the island by gaining insight from the likes of Truly Sri Lanka, a Sri Lanka travel portal that showcases many of the countrys beauty and elegance.
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2009 Asia Culture Festival – Gita Gutawa – Remember
November 25th, 2009
Gita Gutawa at the 2009 Asia Culture Festival, Korea, June 2009. Visit: indonesianheartthrob.blogspot.com credit www.cyworld.com
What would the Batik crafts and Batik entrepreneurs do after The UNESCO strengthens Batik to be world inheritance culture?
November 25th, 2009The Batik strengthening by United Nation Culture Organization (UNESCO), begin starting point to Batik Crafts and Batik entrepreneurs Indonesia. The Government of Indonesia declare the second October 2009 becoming National Batik day, the action followed by many institutions, Government officials and Private officials had to wear Batik custom for one week began October 2 until 9 October 2009. The Batik crafts and Batik entrepreneurs made many events, as fashion show on the road, Mall and village. This declaration of UNESCO made the Batik craft and entrepreneurs relief, started empowers themselves to produce the Batik, create more design and improve the quality of the products.
This is the victory of Indonesia after facing conflict with Malaysia country about the patent of Batik. Regencies and Municipality had begun to dick the Batik culture many years ago before Indonesia declared for proclamation. It is not easy to make Batik, need passion, diligent and patient. The Batik process has stagnant procedure that has to follow before final finishing.
There are two kind of Batik that able to process, cap Batik and writing Batik. The most difficult one is writing Batik process, has to use traditional tool, as chanting, wax, small wajan to melt wax, mory cloth and dying process. Before use chanting to do Batik, the mory cloth must be designed first, using pencil. The design process and design tool can take long time. Thats way UNESCO declare Batik to be original Indonesia culture inheritance.
The popularity of Batik, make designers starting design Batik in order to be flexible to wear by old and young generation. It is not common before, cause Batik is only wore by old generation. How does the government support after The UNESCO strengthen Batik to be World inheritance culture?
1. Declare the National day for Batik. Give instruction to private and government office in order to wear Batik.
2. Regency and Municipality empower craft Batik and Batik entrepreneurs to improve the quality.
3. Making local Batik to be custom of Government official.
4. Giving capital to improve Batik products.
The crafts and entrepreneurs Batik try to make efforts like below,
1. Empower themselves to make improving in quality.
2. To market Batik locally and Globally.
3. Create Batik Associates so that they can solve problem and share between them.
4. Train how to design Batik to young generations.
5. Designers try to design Batik in order to look better and being like by young generations.
6. Batik Fashion show.
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Asia is the Asian continent
July 28th, 2009
Asia is the continent with the largest population in the world with the most populous region covers 8.6% of the Earth surface. Boundary between Asia and Europe is very vague, that is, the taste Dardanella in the region, Sea of Marmara, the Bosporus, the Black Sea, Caucasus Mountains, Caspian Sea, Ural River (or River Emba), and the Ural Mountains to Novaya Zemlya, while the African, Asian meet Terusan in the vicinity of Suez. Approximately 60% of the world’s populations live in Asia. » Read more: Asia is the Asian continent
