The evolution of tourist arts

Tourist arts with ethnic content are at the nexus of changing tourism, ethnicity and art in the modern world. This paper explores the range of varieties of tourist arts, the dynamics of change between various types of artifacts, and the interaction between tourist arts and notions of ethnic self-perception. The analogy between language and art is pursued to illuminate the nature of the various communication codes embodied in tourist and ethnic arts. The paper concludes by stressing that tourist arts are not an end-point, but one possibility within the fluid relationships between material symbols, outsiders' demand, and the defense and reformulation of ethnicity. It also concludes that the evolution of ethnic awareness, combined with increased education and travel opportunities, is bringing a uniformity of attitudes towards tourism, material heritage, and museums among the middle classes of all nations. Thus minority ethnic symbols have become the manipulated “totems” of touristic identity.     

The art of development: economic and cultural development through art in San Juan la Laguna,Guatemala

This paper examines how artisans experience economic and cultural changes through art sales to tourists in San Juan la Laguna, Guatemala; the aim is to analyse experiences from hosts and producers in art tourism. Using a life course approach, the artists in this area expressed how they do not copy the art of their ancestors, but draw on their past to create new art that reflects their experiences, and sell it to tourists at a price they set. Painting on canvas and murals is a way to overcome historical discrimination based on their cultural identity while they explore and communicate their new identities to themselves and outsiders. Therefore the encounter at the art market strengthens both their economic identities and cultural identities. This is contradiction because the two goals are not necessarily complementary. I argue that the painters in San Juan illustrate the art of development because the painters artfully use their new economic and cultural identities to craft a space to negotiate the terms of the encounter with globalization to struggle for a better life.     

中国传统文化的艺术之光——剪纸艺术

剪纸是源于我国普通劳动人民闲暇创作的艺术文化。其紧扣日常生活,体现人民大众的追求向往,折射普通大众的精神需求。不以具象为限制,追求夸张的形似手法,彰显艺人内心所想,是中国传统文化瑰宝之一。     

高校辅导员管理艺术探讨

辅导员是开展大学生思想政治教育的骨干力量,是大学生健康成长的指导者和引路人,其工作直接决定学校德育工作的成效。因此,高校辅导员应积极探索制度化、人性化、民主化和情感激励管理的新方式方法,以适应新时期学生管理工作的需要。     

广东省地方院校体育、艺术类专业学生利用图书资料现状及对策探析

广东省地方院校体育、艺术类专业学生利用图书资料现状不容乐观：学生借阅图书量偏低，总体阅读量呈下降趋势；学生阅读倾向单一，阅读结构欠合理。高校图书馆应针对体育、艺术类专业学生特点，正确引导、加强互动、加大宣传力度。     

The role of tourism in the conservation of cultural heritage in Kenya

Due to the declining fortunes in agriculture, mining and manufacturing sectors, many developing countries have turned to tourism as a panacea to the numerous economic problems facing them. However, emphasis in Kenya has been mainly on beach and wildlife tourism, to the total exclusion of cultural tourism.

This paper discusses critically the contribution of international tourism in the conservation of cultural heritage in Kenya. The cultural impacts of international tourism are found to be both positive and negative and much more pronounced at the coast and in Maasailand.

Doxey's irritation index (irridex) is used as the main theoretical framework in the paper. Although Doxey suggests that in the last stage of tourism development the local communities are likely to be antagonistic to the tourists, in the case of the Maasai, the relation between them and the tourists has been rather harmonious. This could be so because the local community is actively involved in tourism development and derives benefits from the industry. The issues discussed in the paper are relevant to other parts of the world including Asia Pacific region. The paper concludes by emphasizing the need for proper visitor management through planning to minimize negative cultural impacts on local communities.     

艺术传播与艺术的产业化发展关系研究——以广西审美文化为例

本文从艺术的传播与艺术的产业化发展关系出发,结合广西和百色的艺术产业化发展的案例进行分析,探究了艺术传播和艺术产业化发展的复杂关系,对艺术传播和艺术产业化发展关系研究提供了有益的尝试。     

浅析民间美术在美术设计教学中的运用

民间美术是我国民俗文化的主要内容。在劳动人民社会生活中发生、发展,流传了几千年的美术品种,它存在于劳动人民生活的衣、食、住、行、用各方面,其品种浩繁。我们要鉴赏民间美术,就应该较为全面地了解我国民间美术的辉煌成就,理解学习掌握民间美术基础知识,不仅仅是继承和发展民间美术本身的问题,同时也是对民族历史文化传统的继承和发展,也是我们进行树立民族自信心,增强民族自豪感教育的需要。文章通过对学生现有设计思路、设计风格的评析阐述,提出了将民间美术融入设计教学的重要性,进而说明只有真正领悟传统文化的精髓,才能做到设计创新。     

简析王尔德的唯美主义思想

奥斯卡·王尔德是十九世纪英国唯美主义的杰出代表,对二十一世纪欧洲文学乃至世界文学影响深远。文章从艺术的独立性、艺术的主动性、艺术的永恒性、艺术的超越性、艺术形式的绝对性和艺术的内省性六个方面来解读王尔德的悲情唯美主义思想。