Greek / Classical ?Egyptian Cultures in Malaysia

 As we can see, the 5 image above consist of greek and egyptian cultures. These cultures are found in Malaysia. Image 1,2 and 5 are from greek culture whereas the other two images are from egyptian culture. What are the reasons people add in the elements in Malaysia?? Perhaps one of the reasons people add in these elements is to make it as a decoration. The purpose of doing it is to make it look outstanding and special.so that it attracts people's attention. For example my selection of image, image 5 is a general post office in Kuching,Sarawak. It is the neo-classical with the columns of Corinthian style. It  is modified from the Ionic style  and of spiral and carving of leaves and flowers.It was designed by Denis Santry of Messrs Swan and Macleran, an architecture firm in Singapore .Grecian -style column of the Doric order (with flat and blocy tops) are meant to imitate the body proportions of the ideal male while the more slender Ionic columns pay tribute to the ideal woman's measurements.I wonder how about Corinthian?What is its meaning in Malaysian culture? Personally, I think it doesn't not bring out any meaning in Malaysia culture but to act as a decorative pillar to make the building looks more to the European style.

KItsch

WHAT IS KITSCH??


Kitsch is works of art or objects that are popular but that are considered to have no real artistic value and to be lacking in good taste, for example because they are sentimental.

Are these column in Malaysia kitsch???

In my opinion, certain column in Malaysia are kitsch whereas certain are not. It is depending on the situations and the overall feeling as a whole.

Below are what i think is kitsch.

source:http://www.travel-living-bliss.com/the-old-welfare-building-in-kota-kinabalu/

source: google image

source:http://travel.malaysia.msn.com/destination-guide/malaysia/kuching/do/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4229079

Is history of art and design necessary for my large goal??

I m not sure whether history of art and design is necessary  but it would definitely be an advantage for my goal. By gaining more knowledge in the design field, the chances of being employed would be higher i guess. Maybe from the history learnt, we can apply those cultures in our designs just like other cultures can be found in our country.

what do i want to get from this class?

History of art and design. History is a torturing and suffering subject for me since secondary school. But compared to the history we learnt in secondary and now, this one is more interesting and attracts my attention . By learning History of art and design,i m able to recognize the famous paintings in the past.Besides,i m able to know what message or info they wanted to bring from their paintings.

what do i want to be doing in 5 years?10 years? 15 years??

i want to have my own successful career which affords me to go traveling. I would definitely like to visit Rome, Paris, Venice, Japan, Taiwan and a lot other places. Traveling can help to open a person eye-sight and get inspirations.

What do i want from this course???

Graphic Design.what do i want? i want the skills and knowledge from the this course. Perhaps this will help me in the future in my career.

Why am i doing Graphic Design??

Graphic Design. Why am i doing this course? Graphic design is one of the course that i plan to study.But it's not the main choice. Other than graphic design, my other choices are interior design and architecture. In malaysia, there are only a small amount of universities which offer interior design for degree.mostly are diploma certificates.     Then ,why didn't i choose architecture? My dad's friend who is an architecture gave me an advice not to study architecture because it's not suitable for females. This is not sex discrimination. Because he thinks that it would be a tough task for females as they have to burn midnight oil for the projects. Furthermore, to become an architect, have to spend at least 5 years of studies and add on another 2 years of experience,by then is a qualified architect. I choose graphic design because i have more interest in this course compared to others. Besides, i think graphic designer is a high demand career.