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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THE IMPORTANCE OF ART.
MR, NOISE ON ITS PLACE
IN MODERN LIFE..
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An interesting lecture on "Art: Its Place in Modern Life" was delivered by Mr. William Nolse before the Faculty of Arts Asso- ciation in the Assembly Room last night Art, Mr. Noise said, is a fascinating subject. There few subjects around which is centred so much controversy, upon which such widely differing ideas are held and taught by its leaders and teachers. A com- parison of the conception of art is it is expressed in the works of such artists as Epstein. Nichol- son, Sickert, Fry, and Nash name at random a few representa- tives of the advanced Modernist school, with that expressed in the works of representative artists of the traditional or academical school as Knight, Sargent, Dicksee and Collier shows how utterly opposed they are and how difficult it is to reconcile such conflicting ideas upon the same subject There are many other breakaways from the Traditional or Academi- cal school of thought, the more influential and better known being impressionism, Post-Impres- sionism, Vorticism and Cubism.
The place of Art in modern life is certainly most important one and worthy of more considera- tion than is generally given to it. Mr. Noise asked if there is
So tromendous a value in modern views, that their importance to life is so great and warrants so much attention. I cannot agree that there is, he answered. think we pay too much attention to the views of individual schools
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1930.
Then the great Michael Angelo, artist and sculptor, bringing Art to its perfection as we have it in the Traditional school of modern times. Raphael, the youngest of them all, came when Art had reached its zenith. He had no new ground ta break, no new ideas to spread; he had to maintain the standard already reached, which he did so splendidly.
The whole story of Art of this period shows how inseparably Art was bound up with the life of the people, for it was confined almost entirely to religion, portraiture, and to the telling of stories.
A Revolutionary Painter. Coming nearer to our own time I think we may say that the period which saw the French revolution saw also a great change in Art.
"David" the revolutionary paint-i er, who was at that time dominat- ing French Art, was virtually a dictator of Art schools and teach- ing. He destroyed at any rate in France the traditions of paint- ing so thoroughly, that the next generation found themselves, with- out any traditions at all. They had not only to work for a new public who did not understand or care for Art, but they had to create an Art, with which they endeavoured to interest their new patrons. That was the begin nings of the unrest and division between public and artist, and the breach has widened very con- siderably since, for from France have emanated nearly all the new theories and isms around which so much controversy centres, and so we come to our own times when we find Artists and Public still at variance. The domestic arts, such as Furniture making, Wood carv ing, Pottery, Wrought Iron work, etc, produced by craftsmen were artists in their business, fill-
who
of art thought, we invest themed the gap for a time so that the with a greater importance than is rift was not so apparent, but our their value to Art.
modern machine making industrial We must not only accept the civilization, intent upon material fact that Art must ever be a mat-progress and mass production, is ter for controversy but also that fast destroying this individual "Art" is purely individualistic. craftsmanship. It is the personal expression of each individual whose work re- flects the life of the times, as each interprets it, for Art is the reflection of life itself.
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CLEANLINESS,
No. 3
With every type of cooking appliance à certain amount of grease is produced when fatty foods-especially meats are cooked. The beat method of dealing with this grease is to wipe it off with soft paper, while it is still warm, before it has solidified, and especially before the cooker is used again.
With a gas cooker there is a complete absence of ..dust, smoke and soot; the cooking is carried on under the most cleanly conditions. The all-enamel Gas Cooker is the aeme of cleanliness:
There is striking testimony to the cleanliness of gas in the fact that the Demonstration Kitchen at the Institute of Hygiene (London) is equipped with gas cooking appliances.
May we fix you a modern Gas Cooker on, hire-purchase terras? You may name your own instalments if desired. Cookers also fixed on hire at $1.00 a month and sold for cash.
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LOOK OUT FOR.No. 4 OF THIS SERIES ON THIS PAGE TOMORROW. SUBJECT "HEALTHINESS"
The place of Art in modern life DECREASE IN WATER
is by the side of the chemist and the scientist, to utilise to the best advantage, the georgeous and lovely colours and dyes they pro- duce from such unlovely material. By the side of the manufacturer of textile fabrics, to enhance their beauty by the design and pattern which shall be woven into or printed on them. By the side emotions of the mass producer of furniture and pottery, and all the various ar- ticles of utility made for the use of the people, designing and mak- ing them beautiful, and by re deeming even the contmonest and meanest of them from ugliness by the ennobling and uplifting in- fluence of Art.. But the public is too occupied with the business of
SUPPLY.
STORAGE IN ISLAND AND MAINLAND RESERVOIRS.
AMERICAN SAILORS
ENTERTAINED.
AT THE HELENA MAY INSTITUTE.
THE STRAITS J. P. CASE.
THE DEFENDANT CLOSELY QUESTIONED.
Over a hundred men from the Mui Kwok-leung, the Straits The total storage in the island! reservoirs on the morning of Mon- United States Squadron of Des JP, who is charged with traffick- day amounted to 744.71 million troyers which are at present in ing in contraband oplum, was decrease of the Harbour, were entertained to closely questioned when the case 26.98 million gallons during the an enjoyable dance at the Helena was resumed before Mr. Lindsell past week; the amount collected May Institute on Monday even- at the Central Magistracy, yester- from streams being 10.03 million ing, by the Ladies Committee of day, afternoon, with regard to cer
tain recent developments concern- the "Cheero" Y.M.C.A. gallons.
ing him at Singapore. He replied Mrs. D. J. Lewis, the chairman that he was not aware that an of the committee, and Mrs. Tinson application had come up before acted as hostesses, and the music the Court at Singapore to adjudge was supplied by the re-organised him a bankrupt; nor was he aware Troubadours Dance Band. In ad- of the fact that he no longer held
Mr. Noise described Art as "Emotion"--the deliberate com- munication of feelings. All great Art possesses that indefinable
gallons, showing a our through the sense of sight or hearing, to joy or sadness, ac- tivity or repose. Rhythm, colour, design, balance, vision are some of the attributes necessary in works of Art, but of all rhythm is the key. I do not say it is the most important of the essentials, hut I do say, it is the one thing which must be present to complete the appeal. Art is emotion, and emotion is its effect.
The lecturer proceeded to refer to the histories of the once great empires of Greece and Rome as furnishing the best possible exam-
The week's consumption amount- ed to 49.66 million gallons, which includes 12.65 million gallons from the Shing Mun supply.
Kowloon Water Supply.
He suggested
including him in this year's list Monday, amounted to 428.96 mil songs, which were thoroughly that the Government there in not lion gallons, showing an increase appreciated. of 8.31 million gallons during the
past week.
ple of the value of Art in life. keep pace with the rapid advance cluding Hongkong supplies and Sanger, Mrs. Pethwick and Mrs the soup," without first seeing the
The American community were The week's consumption, not in-represented by Mrs. Tracey, Mrs.
Rey, 2.06 million gallons delivered to Water Boats at Lai Chi Kok amounted to 25.18 million gallons.
living. Authorities too busy pro- The total storage in the main-dition, two of the guests gave an a number of public offices, includ- ducing contestants for competition land reservoirs on the morning of exhibition of the tap-dance and ing that of J.P. in the world's markets, to pay much attention to the culturial side of material pregress, and meanwhile Art and Culture, is struggling on, advancing but slowly, unable to
He described the 300 years which of industrial and scientific produc- covered the Renaissance from tion, so that much is produced Giotto to Raphael as the cradle which should be beautiful and re: and the grave of Art. Since the fined, but which through lack of death of Raphael no Art had been culturial knowledge, is debased produced at least as far as the and made vulgar and florid. The plastic arts are concerned-which chaos of Art, and the quarrels be- excelled the work of Leonardo da tween the schools over things Vinci, Michael Angelo or Raphael. that do not matter, is responsible able. This school is fast dying, Modern Art may be said to start in a large measure for the slow out. It could not express, any- from Giotta, for he was the first dissemination of essential to break away from the rigid for- knowledge. mulae with which Art at that
time was bound up.
He was the first artist to en-
Different Schools.
art
The yield from the Shing Mun River and streams during the week| was 48.20 million gallons.
thing intelligibly. Cubism.-This
still lingers with us, but as an ex- pression of life by painting it is
BANKERS AND THE PRESS.
U.S. CONGRESSMAN'S ALLEGATION.
New York, Apr. 8.
of local J.P.'s, was taking action against him because he was "in outcome of the present case.
The prosecution threw out doubts as to the existence in the flesh of Lum Tin-yau, who is said by the accused to be the person who gave him the suitcases con- taining the opium to take to Sin- Igapore, without revealing to him the true character of the contents. After making a special effort to finish the case by sitting until almost 7 p.m., the Magistrate again adjourned the proceedings,
An allegation that powerful in-after being informed by Mr. Concluding, Mr. Noise explain. fast dying out. In essence it aim-ternational bankers are manipulat Strellett that he had not yet com- deavour to express life as he sawed why these differences existed. ed at reducing all forms of life, ing the American Press for thepleted his address for the defence.
and inanimate objects to the sim- purpose of misleading the public, it around him. Further on comes The Impressionist is painting plest form. The leaving out of was made by Congressman Louis Fra Angelico, the first of the vision, that is how he sees na- everything which was not essen-McFadden when addressing the imaginative painters, the vision-ture. The Post Impressionist or
ary who carried still further the Expressionist is painting emotion, tial to adequately describe it. Government Club. He asserted that advance made by Giotto, And that is, how he feels about what Thus in expressing parts of the the Bank of International Settle- then comes Paolo Uccelli who was he sees. Vortecists are a section human body, arms, legs, head, etc, ments contained the seeds of to become more geometrical States would be arrayed against the first to apprehend perspective. that insists on Art as a science, the contours were as simplified as future war in which the United It is in his famous picture, the As the name implies they accept
Mr. McFadden said that unless battle of San Remo (in the Na- the principle that nothing is sta- figures. To carry the principle to a united Europe. tional Gallery, London) we
see tionary, that everything is a state its logical conclusion meant the for the first time an attempt to of flux as it were and that it is elimination of nearly all curves the State Department certified the deal with foreshortened figures scientifically wrong to paint life and reducing the object to its legality of the issue of reparations and pictorial perspective. And as static, when it is kinetic, and cubical capacity. As a means of bonds shortly to be floated here so they proceed to express life by expressing life, it exists very he would introduce a Bill to for- so on to Leonardo da Vinci, in whose pictures we see the first in- painting things all moving; thus feebly, but is used very largely, bid the sale of the bonds in the troduction of definite light and we see pictures of blurred por- and is fulfilling its proper func- United States-Reuter's American
traits, distorted and unrecognis- tion in designs on textiles, etc,
shade.
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