Abstract.Fanny Mendelssohn’s piano suite *Das Jahr* (The Year) employs the twelve months as its structural framework, presenting a distinct temporal logic and holistic conception. Building upon an examination of the work’s compositional background, this article focuses on analysing how it constructs a continuous temporal narrative through tonal organisation, shifts in form and the interplay of musical motifs. It further explores how the work embodies the unique aesthetic orientation and expressive style of a female composer, thereby deepening our understanding of the piece. Read more →

Abstract.The article is the discussion on the shift of the East Asian traditional art in the media (from scroll to screens) and the narrative turn of the East Asian art during the changing of the visual culture. It is an analysis of the temporal and spatial nature of scroll art in conjunction with the digital activity of the Palace Museum and the Dunhuang Academy to discuss and evaluate the impact of screen media on the narrative structure, channel of dissemination, and audience reception of art. Research has shown that media changes have driven traditional art narratives to shift from linear time … Read more →

Abstract.This study explores the application of Dragon Boat Festival cultural elements in Baijiu packaging design, aiming to inherit the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation. Taking the Dragon Boat Festival culture in traditional culture as the research object, this study conducts an in-depth analysis from the four dimensions of design semiotics: semantics, syntax, pragmatics, and context. It extracts and converts its cultural element design symbols, analyzes the correlation between cultural connotation, form characteristics, and visual design, and ultimately completes the Baijiu … Read more →

Abstract.Psychological trauma can induce dual impairments of individuals’ neurophysiological and psychological functions, leading to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and various emotional disorders, which has become a pressing concern to be addressed in the field of public mental health. Music therapy is a non-pharmacological psychological intervention approach, with the characteristics of non-verbal communication and emotional empathy, and exhibits unique application advantages in the rehabilitation of psychological trauma. This study integrates the findings of neuroscience research with clinical … Read more →

Abstract.The principle behind Relational Aesthetics is the social connectivity to generate artistic significance and proposes an open participatory model as art, interactive in nature to fill up the divide between the conventional art and the ordinary spectators. But in actual practice most of these artistic efforts are not genuinely inclusive. Rather, there would be some discreet and multi-layered obstacles which can prevent authentic involvement of people. This article relies on both theoretical frameworks presented by Nicolas Bourriaud and Claire Bishop and has its empirical basis on the examples … Read more →

Abstract.Expressionism, as an aesthetic logic privileging the externalisation of inner emotional states over the mimetic representation of external reality, has undergone a significant transformation in contemporary art, migrating from its historical origins in early twentieth-century German painting to become a transhistorical principle animating avant-garde multimedia practices in installation art, video art, performance and digital immersion. The argument of this paper is that the fusion of expressionist logic and multimedia intermediality is one of the defining aesthetic formations of contemporary … Read more →

Abstract.Digitalisation of music production tools has completely reorganised the process for developing musical ideas, recording them, arranging them and delivering them to audiences from a traditional reliance on specialised facilities, professionals as intermediaries and large sums of capital, to an individual creator engaging in such activities within their own domestic space using consumer-grade devices. Examine how digital audio technology, primarily digital audio workstations (DAWs), MIDI-based virtual instrumentations, and AI-assisted mixing and mastering software/tools have changed the … Read more →

Abstract.Thangka, a sacred form of Tibetan Buddhist scroll painting, represents one of the most visually complex and culturally rich artistic traditions in the world. As digital technologies permeate every domain of cultural production and circulation, Thangka faces both unprecedented opportunities for global dissemination and critical risks of cultural decontextualization. This paper investigates the digital dissemination pathways of Thangka through a mixed theoretical lens drawing on Appadurai's theory of cultural flows, Jenkins's transmedia logic, and Castells's network communication model. Drawing … Read more →

Abstract.As a student-centred teaching paradigm, interactive teaching is receiving increasing attention in higher education. Drawing on constructivist learning theory, this paper systematically explores the underlying mechanisms through which interactive teaching promotes student self-development. Research indicates that interactive teaching can effectively enhance students’ metacognitive abilities, awareness of autonomous learning, and self-efficacy through pathways such as creating dialogic contexts, stimulating cognitive conflict, and facilitating meaning negotiation. The paper further analyses the … Read more →

Abstract.Choreography as a creative practice that produces meaning through the ordering of bodily movement in time and place is a different sort of story whose logic of expression cannot be adequately theorised within the frames worked out for language or literary narrative. This study addresses the logic of creative expression and the creative connotation of dance production from the perspective of body narrative. The choreographic body is not only a narrative subject, but also a narrative medium and a narrative text. This paper analyses four dimensions of body narrative in choreography, drawing on … Read more →

Abstract.Based on Michel Serres's philosophy of parasitism and the current development of contemporary art exhibitions, this article explores the deep mechanism of integrating parasitism concepts into exhibition space creation and narrative construction, and analyzes the interdependent and symbiotic relationships between art fields, work carriers, and public spaces, offering practical approaches for contemporary curatorial innovation and public art intervention. The article combines theoretical tracing and empirical analysis, selecting the traditional white cube exhibition mode, Bi-City Biennale of … Read more →