Visual Cultural Course Self-Introductions ;)

1. Your name: Xinyun Zhang (张馨云), I prefer to be called Lydia

2. Your hometown: Shanghai, China

3. Your major(s) /minor(s): Major in Psychology, East Asian Study and Minor in Japanese

4. Class of: 2018

5. Why are you taking this class? What do you hope to get out of it?
The reason why I am taking this class because of I am interested in Japanese history and cultural, I already took Mizenko Sensei’s Japanese films class and Anime course, I want to learn more and more about Japan. And while studying about this country, I am also exploring more about myself and my cultural as well. What I hope to get out of this class is that I will understand more about Japanese Visual Cultural, including the concept we will learn in this course and I wish in the end of this semester I will be knowing more Japanese artists and their products(painting/photography/music..etc)

6. What aspects of Japanese culture are of interest to you?
There are so much(pretty much countless). I am amazed by the Food/Anime(OTAKU)/Music and also the history of Japan, the religion of Japan(I want to know more about how Buddhism influence in Japan) and about Shinto’s development. I want to enjoy both Pops cultural and traditional cultural.

7. What, if any, direct experience of Japan or its culture have you had? 
I've been travel to Japan frequency passing two years, I've been to Tokyo, Nagoya, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka with my friends, and I plan to travel more and more. Also, I've taken the Japanese language at Ursinus for 3 years right now.

8. Add any other comments you might wish to make, including descriptions of image-making activities you may have been involved with (such as drawing, painting, making sculpture, drawing manga, taking photographs beyond casual pictures, etc.).
I took digital design, painting and Ceramic classes in high school back in Maryland, I'm always interested in drawing manga(because I read them all the time plus watching anime) I think I will try all options if it's possible, and I want to study such as how to make Japanese ceramics/ the history about it or another art format, I am okay with any kind Japanese arts!

After you respond to the questions, please upload at least three images: 
I. Image of Japan that appeals to you: 

 Fushimi Inari Taisha (伏見稲荷大社)




II. Image of an artwork or some other cultural product that appeals to you

＃1 宮崎駿 Miyazaki Hayao

＃2 土屋仁応 Yoshimasa Tsuchiya

http://www.megumiogita.com/cn4/pg46.html



III. Image that you took (a photo) or made yourself (for example, a drawing)
 that you can share with the others in the class.

Cause my phone is broken, I bearly find my artwork, and also I don't really collect my doodles, the picture above is a piece that I use drawing pad to explain my emotion back in 2010, I am not sure this will explain who I am, but this is what I got ;)

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