When it comes to pure arts, most of the students first think of Britain and the United States as their school choices Both British and American teachers and systems are very mature, professional development is also cutting-edge, and pure arts combine with emerging fields to spread a variety of professional tendencies.

by comparison, Japanese pure art is more "pure" We can see this from a group of Japanese artists who represent the feelings of craftsmen. therefore Japan is more suitable for students who have a clear future ambition, want to focus on polishing skills, deepen style, and aspire to become "artists of the future".

Ge Zuo Beizhai's Thirty six Scenes of Fu Yue

Studying in Japanese Fine Arts

Generally speaking, pure arts majors in Japanese universities are divided into two directions: Process research (sculpture, pottery, dyeing and weaving, wood craft, etc.) and Painting Research (Japanese paintings, prints, oil paintings, etc.). Due to the particularity of Japanese teaching, under the leadership of different professors in different universities and even in the monk stage, the style, tendency and field are also different.

In order to make the students better understand the Japanese pure art major, On the subdivision of colleges and majors Targeted choice Today, we selected three representative universities to analyze one by one. How pure is Japanese pure art?

Tokyo University of the Arts

　　 Tokyo University of the Arts As the only national university of art in Japan and one of the main institutions of Japan's Super International University Program, Dongyi University has no need to say much about its status in Japanese art institutions.

However, Chunyi is an authoritative major in Dongyi, High requirements are proportional to the admission rate, But it can't stop it from becoming a hot major. Let's first look at the division of pure arts:

As shown in the figure above, Process research Subdivisions Carving gold, forging gold, casting gold, lacquer art, pottery, dyeing and weaving, wood technology, glass plastic arts; Painting Research Subdivisions Japanese paintings, prints, murals, oil paintings, painting techniques and materials. Of course, due to the particularity of the tutorial system, these branches will be different according to the direction of each professor.

Dongyi Chunyi Major

Dongyi University pays special attention to the cultivation of pure arts talents Cultural inheritance For example, the Department of Technology aims to train students to start with basic knowledge, absorb diverse cultures The combination of traditional handicrafts, craftsman spirit and emerging crafts; The Department of Painting is committed to pursuing the creativity of contemporary painting Inherit and develop the traditional technology and spirit of Japanese art.

Dongyi Chunyi Major

among Sculpture It has the longest history and was founded in 1887. It was not officially named Sculpture Section until 1949. This course focuses on cultivating students' research on various carving techniques and forms, and absorbing advanced resources at home and abroad to broaden their horizons and define future art.

The materials studied in this course mainly fall into four categories: Clay, stone, wood and metal , will pass the "Carving", "Embossing", "Inlaying", "Joining", "Lottery", "Cloisonne" And other traditional technologies to deepen the understanding of materials.

Dongyi Chunyi Major

In the specific curriculum, the first stage focuses on the combination of basic knowledge and practice; In the second stage, we began to receive individual guidance in different material fields, Carry out characteristic creation according to the direction of material development; The third stage will be based on students' research purposes One on one teaching , and not rigidly adhere to the existing field, carry out cross field project cooperation, and give lectures from the perspective of cultivating comprehensive talents.

Teaching Arrangement of Chunyi Major of Dongyi University

In addition, each grade has a duration of about 2 weeks Art museum research activities, Will go Nara, Kyoto Visit various Buddha statues and ancient buildings, and learn professional knowledge about the performance and materials of the Buddha era.

Zhang Wei's sculpture works, graduated from the sculpture department of Tokyo University of Arts, Japan

On the whole, the pure arts majors of Dongyi University are very comprehensive, and the branches are very detailed. The difficulty lies in recent years The number of international students has doubled, making it difficult to apply successfully.

Musashino University of Fine Arts

　　 Musashino University of Fine Arts It is a comprehensive university of art and plastic arts education, with 11 disciplines including art and design, It is Japan's higher education institution with the largest classification of disciplines and the largest education scale. Together with Dongyi University and Tamami, it is known as Japan's top Meida "Yu San Jia" , also "Five beauties of Tokyo" one of.

Musashino's pure arts majors mainly include Japanese Painting 、 Oil Painting and Sculpture Three directions, in which oil painting is subdivided Printmaking 。

Musashino Modeling Department

To sum up, Musashino's pure art major is to cultivate Unique and diverse With the goal of being an artist, we can think and feedback on different arts and cultures through learning; The attitude towards art research is Mining the possibility of innovation from traditional skills 。

Musashino Junyi Student Works

Whether Japanese painting or oil painting, Japan, as a part of Asian culture, His painting inherits the long tradition of oriental painting , similar to the domestic style, Pay more attention to the outline and texture of things; In addition, it also absorbed the essence of western culture in the process of development.

Musashino Pure Art Professional Teaching

In all the pure art professional directions of Musashino, Canvas Orientation It is a hot topic and is very popular among domestic students Printmaking Be more special.

Printmaking is a subject with strong cultural heritage. Like we've all heard Ukiyoe , that is, Japanese folk paintings, rose in the Edo era, It is the most representative print style in Japan 。

The original single print was only monochrome, Later, with the continuous inflow of Chinese folk prints, multicolor overprint color print illustrations began to appear. Japanese painters combined them and successfully drew a color block ukiyoe.

Ge Shuaibeizhai's "Kanagawa Surfing"

　　 Ukiyo-e has absorbed the techniques of Chinese prints in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and has also deeply influenced the creation of impressionists and post impressionists such as Monet and Van Gogh. Now Ukiyoyo has been replaced by modern printing, but it is not only the painters who have entered the printmaking profession of Japanese universities to cultivate, but also rigorous plate making technology.

Printmaking students' works

Next, let's learn about the curriculum arrangement of print major. In the first stage Experience the printing process Give priority to, and combine the relevant courses of oil painting to carry out comprehensive learning; The second stage will be specific learning Four printing forms: copper plate, stone plate, wood plate and screen And choose the most suitable one for more systematic study; Finally, I completed my creative painting through phased learning.

Printmaking students' works

Finally, from the application perspective, It is also difficult to apply Musashino, as the most famous art school among the five American schools in Tokyo, has many "iron powder" students The requirements for language proficiency are also strict, Students who want to apply must make arrangements in advance.

Tama University of Fine Arts

　　 Tama University of Fine Arts Is currently Japan's largest top art university ， With Musashino "Five beauties of Tokyo" one of. Tamami has always insisted on "Respect the freedom and perseverance of art" As a teaching philosophy, namely Fully respect students' personality and creativity.

The division of Chunyi major is similar to that of Dongyi, including Japanese Painting, Oil Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture and Technology Several directions, including The process department includes glass, metal, jewelry and ceramic processes.

Cultivation of Tamami in Pure Art Focus on the development of designers' subjectivity and creativity, and encourage students to create freely beyond the existing framework.

Tamami Japanese Painting

Compared with the previous two universities, the pure art major of Tamomi will not be so "pure", In particular, there will be more interdisciplinary integration in the later stage . to Printmaking For example, in addition to studying traditional print technology, the scope of learning will also expand To photography, CG and digital printing.

Tamomi Technology Discipline

Here, we will mainly analyze and explain the more "pure" pure arts majors, and talk about the ones with more branches Technology Tamomi's technology discipline aims to cultivate technical , and Strong material perception 's artist.

The curriculum is divided into three stages. The first stage focuses on mastering basic courses, Students will learn the technology of processing and producing basic materials such as ceramics, glass and metal; The second stage will be specifically from Processing technology, tool use and machine operation method Deep learning at the level of; The third stage will not be limited to the handicraft field, expand the scope of the field, and learn more advanced technologies.

Tamomi Technology Discipline

Of course, there are many other factors that can be considered when students choose a school, such as Tamomi Students who are highly active and want to have rich after-school life.

　　 More art exhibitions and related art activities are held in Tamomi than in other colleges and universities, Everyone's participation is also higher. such as "Art Festival" Activity In addition to the exhibition of works Band performance, flea market, stage performance, etc., and finally the fireworks show.

Tamami Art Festival

The art festival has three days and two sleepless nights, yes Exclusive to Japan A ceremony for art students to show rich and colorful artistic achievements 。

Finally, I have to mention that One of the "Ten Most Beautiful Libraries in the World" Tamami Library It is also a beautiful scenery in the campus. The inner space of the library has a strong sense of art, which makes people feel free and casual, and has reached a perfect combination with the artistic atmosphere of the school itself.

　　 Today's summary

Today we introduced the pure arts majors in three top art colleges in Japan, focusing on their professional division and curriculum arrangement. It is not difficult to see that compared with British and American universities, Pure arts majors in Japanese colleges and universities focus on the inheritance and development of Japanese traditional arts, This is a manifestation of the protection of traditional culture, and also the reason why it is more "pure".

Looking at the development trend of art in the world, the development of pure art today is more diversified and complex. Whether it is the use of media or interdisciplinary integration, cross-border has become a major trend. Therefore, students should be more targeted in the choice of professional direction and colleges.

In addition, in addition to the unique setting of majors in Japan, students should not forget tutorial system With this special factor, the rate of landing will be higher if you apply according to the direction of the instructor~

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