“El grito” y “La noche estrellada”: emociones, símbolos y motivos

Starry Night & The Scream is the best known painting by Vincent van Gogh and Edvard Munch that symbolize fusion of life. The oil on canvas painting technique possesses multiple interpretations; one evident theme is Van Gogh’s communication and Edvard Munch feelings and vision of vastness. Edvard Munch (Scream) and Vincent van Gogh has brought art and life together by communicating using their own personal phenomena experiences and passionately. The expression of universal approach and human mind has really created a journeying of psychological circumstances having a universal appeal which still communicates to us every human being today. Therefore, this research will look into the connotation of symbols or meaning of two great drawings that has certainly not just a painting but also sense of human iconic juxtaposed between art and realism of life.“La noche estrellada” y “El grito” son las pinturas más conocidas de Vincent van Gogh y de Edvard Munch respectivamente. Edvard Munch y Vincent van Gogh han llevado al arte la comunicación de la vida, de sus propias experiencias personales y de sus pasiones. Una comunicación con un enfoque universal en la mente humana, creadora realmente de un conjunto de circunstancias psicológicas con atractivo universal, algo que todavía nos comunica todo ser humano. Por lo tanto, esta investigación se centrará en la connotación de símbolos y en el significado de dos grandes dibujos que, además de pinturas, representan también el sentido icónico de lo humano, un sentido yuxtapuesto entre el arte y el realismo de la vida

Upin & Ipin: Promoting malaysian culture values through animation

Recientemente los niños en Malasia están siendo fuertemente expuestos cuando no influenciados por los medios masivos de entretenimiento digital. Esto les lleva una falta de comprensión y apreciación de la importancia de los valores de su propia cultura. La serie de animación propia Upin & Ipin ha promovido con éxito las diferentes culturas de Malasia y obtenido valores culturales significativos que representan a su arte, incluyendo el islámico, y proporcionando así una plataforma de relación armónica entre los diferentes grupos que componen la sociedad en Malasia, ya sea civil o religiosa. El foco de esta investigación analizará el uso de su cultura icónica como fondo, con elementos tales como su estilo de vida, los arquetipos de personajes y su narrativa (storytelling). De sus resultados se espera puedan beneficiarse a las generaciones más jóvenes de Malasia, al conocer el significado implícito y la importancia de la cultura de su país.Malaysian children lately have been exposed or influenced heavily by digital media entertainment. The rise of such entertainment tends to drive them away from understanding and appreciating the values of Malaysian culture. Upin and Ipin animation has successfully promoted Malaysian folklore culture and has significantly portrayed the art of Malaysian values including Islamic values by providing the platform for harmonious relationship among different societies or groups or religious backgrounds. The focus of this research is to look into the usage of Malaysian culture iconic visual styles such as backgrounds, lifestyles, character archetypes and narrative (storytelling). Therefore, we hope that this research will benefit the younger generation by highlighting the meaning and importance of implicit Malaysian culture

Wayang Kulit Kelantan: The Challenges Between Traditional and Digital Media

Traditional Malay theatre arts such as Wayang Kulit Kelantan or Shadow Play puppet Kelantan in Malaysia has been a form of entertainment. Unfortunately, this shadow play puppet has lost it touch and is slowly fading among the society in Malaysia. This paper will focus both on the traditional method and the animation method to create Kelantan shadow play 3D visualization digital puppetry. The paper will begin with some research on previous work related to traditional shadow play puppet and will name some efforts made to digitizing this type of performance. The paper will also look into the results of comparing the two techniques. The final section of the paper will attempt to highlight the challenges and future aspects of animation and traditional shadow play that would be significant in helping bring back the popularity of this Malaysian performing arts masterpiece

To Explore the Importance of Graphic Design Element on Primary Chinese Historical Subject: A Case Study on Primary Students in Jiangxi, China

Jiangxi is a province in southeast China that is known for its pastoral scenery, which include rice fields, rivers, and mountains. It has traditionally been on important north-south trade routes, with its centre in the valley of the Gan River. The problem of students in learning historical subjects is a big problem. Historical subjects are tough for students to understand. So primary schools in Jiangxi, China are facing some problem to learn history subject. The purpose of this study is to identify children’s preferences on graphic design. Generating design ideas of the preferences identified using participatory design method. As such, this study focuses on how graphic design and its important elements can become instrumental in improving the teaching of those subjects to students allowing the development of various materials which can help in developing that deeper understanding. In this research we will use qualitative research to identify children’s preferences on graphic design in Jiangxi, China. Keywords: Graphic Design, Chinese Historical Subject, Primary Student

Stipulation in contract from Islamic and Malaysian legal perspectives

Generally, a subject of legal obligation is bound to perform his/her obligation regardless of whether the source of the obligation comes from the Lawgiver or is initiated by the subject of the law himself. Contract is a source of obligation which is initiated by a subject of legal obligation. Therefore, a person who makes a contract is responsible to the contract he concludes. Thus he is obliged to observe and perform his duty as agreed upon in the contract. In some cases, additional conditions or stipulations are included in the contract. Theses stipulations or conditions present a form of obligation that has to be complied with by contracting parties. The purpose of this study therefore, is to examine whether additional conditions can be added into the contract from the perspective of Islamic law and Malaysian law or otherwise. Thus, this study attempts to elaborate on the concept of stipulations its nature and types from Islamic and Malaysian laws points of view. The study also analyzes the similarities and differences of the concept of stipulations between both laws. The study uses comparative and analytical methods. The finding of the study shows that the term of stipulation and its types in Islamic law and Malaysian law are similar. Therefore, it is suggested that the contracting parties before making any stipulation to their contract to seek the advice of experts in order to make sure their contract is according with the law and is Shari’ah compliant

Psychometric evaluation of Malay version of Peritraumatic Distress Inventory (M-PDI) and Peritraumatic Dissociative experiences Questionnaire (M-PDEQ) using the sample of flood victims in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

The main purpose of the current research is to investigate the psychometric characteristics of Malay version of Peritraumatic Distress Inventory (M-PDI) and the Peritraumatic Dissociative Experiences Questionnaire (M-PDEQ). The original scales of PDI and PDEQ are used to measure the traumatic stress experienced by individuals during and immediately after and within or during a few minutes or hours of the traumatic event happened. Both instruments have been employed in past studies in assessing the traumatic experiences of individuals affected by disaster or terrorist attacks. Psychometric evaluation involved convergent and discriminant validity was conducted using SmartPLS 2.0. Whereas, internal consistency and correlation analysis were tested using the IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 23.0. A total of 116 flood victims from several areas in the district of Kucing and Kecil Siburan, Sarawak, Malaysia were involved in this study. These two areas were affected by the flood at the end of 2014 until early 2015. The findings showed that both M-PDI and M-PDEQ demonstrated a sufficient convergent and discriminant validity. The level of internal consistency for M-PDI ( a = 768) and M-PDEQ ( a = 918) was at an acceptable level. In addition there was a significant positive correlation between M-PDI and M-PDEQ. Both M-PDI and M-PDEQ have been proven as a valid instrument to be used in the contexts of flood victims in Malaysia, particularly in the Kucing District of Sarawak

The Immediate And Post Flood Mid-Term of Flood Victims-Psychospiritual Module

The exploration of the psychological aspect of flood victims and the needs for development of a psychological module for such victims is vital especially after a major flood incident. However, there are no consensus on the availability of interventions that could be applied at an instant to address the traumatic experiences immediately or a short while after a flood incident. The purpose of this study is to develop a Flood Victims-PsychoSpiritual Module (Modul PsikoSpiritual-Mangsa Banjir; MPS-MB) that will be applied to flood victims in Sabah and Sarawak as well as Peninsular Malaysia. A total of 14 flood victims in Gua Musang, Kelantan and Kuching, Sarawak have been recruited in this investigation. Participants were selected from recorded victims registered under the flood victim relocation center. The study has adopted the exploratory sequential design which includes Phase 1: Qualitative study, the Interim Phase: Module development process, and Phase 2: Validation of the module by an expert of disaster psychology. There are five strategies which serve as the core of the development of the MPS-MB which are 1) understanding trauma, 2) the psycho-social strategies in combatting trauma, 3) the hope strategy, 4) the spiritual/religious strategy, and 5) the counseling and therapy strategy. The content validity of the MPS-MB were conducted by an expert in psychology. The MPS-MB is able to generate an in-depth understanding of the authentic psycho-spiritual experiences of flood victims. The module would empower the society, especially flood victims to take precaution in managing and minimizing the psychological impacts of flood incident

The art of shadow play: Key frame animation for Wayang Kulit Kelantan / Dahlan Abdul Ghani

Seni Wayang Kulit merupakan salah satu keunikan dalam seni persembahan teater di Malaysia. Dalam usaha untuk memelihara dan mengekalkan keunikan khazanah warisan Wayang Kulit, UNESCO telah menetapkan Wayang Kulit sebagai nilai khazanah warisan seni kemanusiaan pada 7hb Oktober 2003. Namun, realitinya Wayang Kulit pada hari ini berada dalam keadaan kritikal dan semakin dilupakan khususnya di Malaysia. Justeru, kajian ini memperkenalkan satu kaedah animasi komputer 3D bagi menghasilkan Wayang Kulit khususnya Wayang Kulit Kelantan. Objektif kajian ini adalah bagi menerokai seni asas tradisional Wayang Kulit serta kaedah penggabungan menerusi teknik ‘Key frame’ komputer menerusi sejarah dan fakta Wayang Kulit. Selain itu, objektif kajian ini juga turut menilai tahap ‘expressitivity’ iaitu ciri-ciri atau permerhatian seni berdasarkan penghasilan Wayang Kulit animasi komputer 3D khususnya pada kumpulan sasar yang dibahagikan kepada dua iaitu pakar dan sebaliknya. Terdapat beberapa elemen utama yang akan dikaji dalam penyelidikan ini termasuklah rekabentuk patung, cahaya dan bayang, pergerakan atau animasi dan penceritaan (audio). Kajian ini menerusi pembangunan Wayang Kulit animasi 3D ini telah berjaya menemui beberapa aspek penting termasuklah peranan animasi 3D sebagai teknik serta media alternatif bagi memberi satu dimensi baru dalam dunia seni Wayang Kulit, penemuan ciri-ciri seni estetika atau “expressitivity” terutama pada rekabentuk patung serta pergerakan animasi Wayang Kulit 3D, serta penemuan secara “hypothesis” berkenaan hubungan 12 prinsip animasi Walt Disney didalam seni Wayang Kulit

Upín y IPIN : promoviendo la cultura malasia a través de los valores de la animación

Recientemente los niños en Malasia están siendo fuertemente expuestos cuando no influenciados por los medios masivos de entretenimiento digital. Esto les lleva una falta de comprensión y apreciación de la importancia de los valores de su propia cultura. La serie de animación propia Upin & Ipin ha promovido con éxito las diferentes culturas de Malasia y obtenido valores culturales significativos que representan a su arte, incluyendo el islámico, y proporcionando así una plataforma de relación armónica entre los diferentes grupos que componen la sociedad en Malasia, ya sea civil o religiosa. El foco de esta investigación analizará el uso de su cultura icónica como fondo, con elementos tales como su estilo de vida, los arquetipos de personajes y su narrativa (storytelling). De sus resultados se espera puedan beneficiarse a las generaciones más jóvenes de Malasia, al conocer el significado implícito y la importancia de la cultura de su país