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A Cross Cultural Analysis of Japanese Art Critical Writings and American Art Critical Writings

Yoshida, Hisayo
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1408539349

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1998, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Art Education.
This study examines Japanese contemporary art criticism in its cultural context and clarifies certain differences in its methods and styles from those of American art criticism. Japanese art criticism has its own methods and styles, which have developed in Japanese culture. However, for non-Japanese art critics and educators, its uniqueness causes some cultural miscommunications; for example, one American art critic criticized Japanese art criticism as not criticism but art commentary. This comment indicates that there are different perspectives and expectations of art criticism between Japanese and Americans. Considering that American art critic’s comments, this study recognized the importance of the cultural analysis of Japanese art criticism. The research part of this study is divided into two; one is a literature review and the other is content analysis. The literature review focuses on several cultural components such as Japanese language, journalism, social systems, and education, particularly those of which may affect the nature of Japanese contemporary art criticism. The content analysis examines six sample writings, three American’s and three Japanese, which are reviews of the well-known photo journalist Sebastiao Salgado’s project “WORKERS.” Even though the literature review reveals the uniqueness of Japanese culture, such as the vagueness of descriptive expressions in the Japanese language, which are different from those in the English language, the research data of the content analysis did not show any significant difference between Japanese and American art critics’ writings. There are differences and similarities among the six sample writings, but any characteristic tendency of either American or Japanese art critical writings was not found. Moreover, the data indicated that the art critic’s preferences and sometimes the media’s expectations have more effect on the direction of the writings. This study should interest those wanting to add to their knowledge of Japanese culture, the issues of art criticism across cultures, and methods under experiment such as contextual analysis of cross-cultural metacriticism. Suggestions for related cross-cultural research are included.
Robert L. Arnold (Advisor)
Christine Ballengee (Committee Member)
138 p.
Art Criticism; Art Education

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  • Yoshida, H. (1998). A Cross Cultural Analysis of Japanese Art Critical Writings and American Art Critical Writings [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1408539349

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Yoshida, Hisayo. A Cross Cultural Analysis of Japanese Art Critical Writings and American Art Critical Writings. 1998. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1408539349.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Yoshida, Hisayo. "A Cross Cultural Analysis of Japanese Art Critical Writings and American Art Critical Writings." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 1998. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1408539349

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