r2001 statement : message from fig1970@din.or.jp - 11/26/1999 -
Renaissance 2001 Project started the activities to make the
21century the
Century of ARTS
Our aim is to promote the living art in our societies to overcome the vague
understandings about art itself today. We are expanding the global and
translocal network of art through the Internet, making cultural exchanges
in the most positive way. We are now ready to step forward by registering
the Renaissance 2001 Project as the nonprofit organization for the
furtherance of our artistic activities.
Art was born to express the rich symbol of the human beings' spirit .
However, those works of art are kept in limited places and many of them are
recognized only by their name or money values. Demand for art stimulates the sales.
Furthermore, art has often been used as an advertisement for the sales of products.
Art is mainly existing in the mass communication process. This is why value of
art works are presumed by their value of money exchanging. Without
criticism, it is often difficult to appreciate art. The original meaning of
art, the riches of the spirit of human beings, is being left
behind and forgotten. The activities of this project is only to bring
up the original meanings of art by developing the free network of arts
within the world, not to deny or fight the facts of how art exists today.
Members of Renaissance 2001, may they be artists or non-artists, regardless of
their sex, age, nationalities, levels in techniques or academic back
grounds, can all have their appreciation of art as an artistic activity or art work.
We aim to use positively
Internet and digital technology
to build artistic relationships between people from around the world
The aim of this development of artistic network is to introduce and encourage
"Arts as the symbol of riches of the spirit of human beings"
"Arts as the media for cultural exchange"
"Arts as social activity"
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Seiji Ueoka
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