Abstract
This study discloses a personal visual design point of view as experienced by the presenter, Canadian expatriate in Japan. The output, encompassing the themes of identity and sense of belonging, resulted in the exhibition “Black/Blank”. After defining context, concept and narrative from the show, the presentation aims to reveal a process, albeit foreign, that consists of using Japanese character (kanji) meaning/etymology as a tool to develop an ephemeral visual language. The audience will discover how a word/idea via kanji etymology turns into a plethora of visual design iterations. The implications of this creative inquiry through Japanese ideographic language (CIT-JIL) are two-fold. First, it can be approached, learned and taught for cultural, historical and visual acumen. Secondly, its roots in the representation of language make it possible to be utilized in any type of creative output. Could CIT-JIL perhaps enhance Western visual design, art education?
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
Exhibition Design, Japanese Characters for Art, Trans-cultural Art Pedagogy
