Plato's cave (ONG JING YI 1102884)

The Allegory of the cave represent that the contrast the way in which we perceive and believe in what is reality. We would be mistaken as what is reality as we know nothing else but the shadows behind the wall, so we may perceive this as reality. We perceive real from birth is completely wrong based on the imperfect interpretations of reality.

Plato's cave Tang Yong Sheng 1103341

Plato's Cave is a symbol for the contrasts between ideas and what we perceive as reality.

Plato's cave , we just sit there and can't moving our head and watching in front.

All we can see just some shadow make by fire. So we need to use our imagination.

We live in a world of shadows, where we don't see the reality of ideas.

However , it is possible to climb out of the cave to be released from our shackles, but the process is painful, when we climb from he cave means we start perceive and understand the real ideas. we will wee the world how it should be. Wee see that ideas are eternal and perfect,even though the physical world crumbles.

All in all, The Plato's main concept of the cave is people see reality as the visible world when reality really is more than the visible world.

chew jue ann 1003571 (plato cave)

The "Allegory of the Cave" by Plato represents an extended metaphor that is to contrast the way in which we perceive and believe in what is reality. The thesis behind his allegory is the basic tenets that all we perceive are imperfect "reflections" of the ultimate Forms, which subsequently represent truth and reality. In his story, Plato establishes a cave in which prisoners are chained down and forced to look upon the front wall of the cave.

The "Allegory of the Cave" is a complex model as to which we are to travel through our lives and understanding. The four stages of thought combined with the progress of human development represent our own path to complete awareness in which the most virtuous and distinguished will reach, and upon doing so shall lead the public.

Chew Jue Ann 1003571

History?
The word 'history' means his/her story. It is began when people understand how to show their thinks through writing or painting. It also originated in pre-Indus valley civilization period,because Indus valley civilization is the first who knew to draw. Once people wrote by themselves,that is originated of history. When everyone do that, slowly history was developed.

Art?
Art is something that been around since the begining of time. It is came from hundred years of development in culture and creativity. Art do describe as a diverse range of human activities and the products of the activities.

Design?
Design means 'de-sign', is generally considered in context of applied arts and various other innovative activities. It's also came from central factor of innovative humanisation of technologies and the crucial factor of cultural and economic exchange.

Visit To Islamic Art Museum (Teo End Seng 1204532)

I am first time go to the Islamic Art Museum. When i reach the Islamic Art Museum i already attract by outside of the museum. it was design by using pattern and i was very interested on it.In the museum i have learn that different country have their own architecture style and also have their own culture.

The first saw in to the first floor of the museum is many type of architecture for the different country and it to help me to know that every country architecture style. The design style which is like the architecture mosque in central Asia and the Iran.   

 Octave Islamic building - Dome of the rock

The second part for the first floor is the series of Quran books and material from the different period. But in this part is quite boring it is because i cannot understand what is the Quran writing and the book talking about and also any meaning for it.There have show something that how the Quran box look lik and how the Quran binding, this part is i never seen before. There are also having many different type of quran and also different size of the Quran.

Book Binding                                     The Quran box    

 

Miniature Quran.

The Chinese muslim display part more intersting part for me it is because the design of the artwork is combine the cina and muslim culture style to process be a work.

Incense Burner Set - China

This is the one i most love

The special and interested artwork in the museum for me.

This shape of antique so special,it was look like a kind of fish.

This is look like tobacco pipe

The development sketcher for the Islamic museum

I love this artwork so much..it is because the pattern of this art work and color is so attractive and interesting.


After the trip for the Islamic Art Museum, i learn that different culture thing can put together become an art work.And i also learn that many things that we cant see from real life, we must go to museum to see more of the artwork to improve our knowledge for the artwork and using the skill into our real style life.I am learn a lot of thing from the museum.and i will try to go another museum for learning the culture of different country. 

Plato's Cave (Tan Xiao Han 1102883)

Plato's cave is describing about the real world and the ideal world. We are living in the real world and according to what had describe in the plato's cave, the real world is actually an illusion. We are consider as the prisoners, the prisoners in the cave. We can only look forward and can't turn our head. Hence, we do not know the present of ideal in the world. What we know and see is only the shadow. Therefore, we think that is reality for us. Once we go out from the cave, when we see the sunlight, we will know what is the real actually. We will know about the present of the ideal world. The ideal world is actually the the world which we can't see but it is behind the real and support the reality.

written by Tan Xiao Han 1102883

A Visit to Islamic Museum- Lai Wan Cheng (1005433)

Quest: What did you find interesting and what did you learn INSIDE the Islamic Museum? Your sketches and statement should be about the same objects.

What I found interesting in the museum is this woman headdress during the 18th century. It has a nice handmade sewing skills and it is decorated by many small bells that can be found at the back of the headdress. Inside the headdress was made by cotton and embroidered by silver and brass ornamentation. Surprisingly its weight is 5.64kg and I can’t imagine how the women in the in that time wear such a heavy and long headdress for a whole day long. However the silver ornaments, stones and jewelry used to decorate on this headdress are very beautiful to look at. 

Besides that, I also like the pattern of the pillar located in front of the door the museum. It is has a very interesting motifs that are formed by some flower and leaves vectors, vase shape and also the malay style moon.

Qur'an Handwritten Java ,19th century AD

This Handwritten Qur'an really impressed me. The patterns on the piece of paper were drawn by hand stroke by stroke and it was so carefully and neatly done. When you observe this book carefully, you will see how the space of the outlines were filled in by different colours such as dark green , red and some gold foils. It was really a great piece of art since the line quality of the outlines was well-controlled.

Giant ceramic bowl from China.

bronze spoon from Timurid Iran.

Quba mosque with a shiny dome.

I have learned many histories of the structure and architecture of different places’ mosque buildings. I really gained a boat of knowledge and I am quite happy that I have a chance to saw and understood these meaningful and precious antiquities. After this visit to the museum, I learn that knowledge cannot be gained in a short period of time .For example, just like the display ancient objects in the museum, they are found and collected as a collection, but before that, they are engaged by the archaeologists in their studies before the discovered objects are ready to be displayed. These objects need to undergo some process and it takes a period of time. They are then slowly accepted and collected by the museum as it is like us that are now still gaining knowledge from university and other places to enrich our life. We are now absorbing new knowledge and trying to get a better understanding on it.