Class 11 English Chapter 4 Landscape of the soul

Class 11 English Chapter 4 Landscape of the soul answer to each chapter is provided in the list so that you can easily browse through different chapters Class 11 English Hornbill Chapter 4 Landscape of the soul, Class 11 English Hornbill Question Answer, HS 1st year English Notes and select needs one.

Class 11 English Chapter 4 Landscape of the soul

Join Telegram channel

Follow us:

Also, you can read the SCERT Class 11 English Chapter 4 Landscape of the soul All Be Together” book Notes online in these sections Solutions by Expert Teachers as per AHSEC (SCERT) Book guidelines. Class 11 English Chapter 4 Landscape of the soul Notes are part of SCERT All Subject Solutions. Here we have given Assam Board Class 11 English Chapter 4 Landscape of the soul Solutions for All Subjects, You can practice these here.

Landscape of the soul

Chapter: 4

TEXTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Notice these expressions in the text. Infer

their meaning from the context.

Anecdote : a short entertaining story about a real incident or person.

delicate realism : intricately accurate and true to life.

figurative painting : representing by means of a figure or symbol in the painting.

illusionistic likeness : a similarity which is almost real.

conceptual space : an abstract idea of a space.

UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT

1. i) Contrast the Chinese view of art with the European view with examples.

Ans. Chinese paintings take an imaginative, inner, or spiritual approach, whereas European paintings depict an actual view of an external or physical thing. 

For example, A wonderful old tale is told about the painter Wu Daozi, who lived in the eighth century. His last painting was a landscape commissioned by the Tang Emperor Xuanzong, to decorate a palace wall. The master had hidden his work behind a screen, so only the Emperor would see it.

Similarly, the second part explores the concept of ‘art brut’ meaning the art of the ones who have no right.

(ii) Explain the concept of shanshui.

Ans. Whereas, in China, the artist doesn’t paint a real one but uses his inner and spiritual voice to create an abstract piece. The viewer can enter the painting from any point and can travel according to his own imagination. The artist wants the viewer to enter his mind and create a path of its own. This concept is called ‘Shanshui’ which means ‘mountain water’. When they are used together, they make the word ‘landscape’.. More than two elements of an image, these represent two complementary poles, reflecting the Daoist view of the universe. The mountain is Yang reaching vertically towards Heaven, stable, warm, and dry in the sun, while the water is Yin  horizontal and resting on the earth, fluid, moist and cool. The interaction of Yin, the receptive, feminine aspect of universal energy, and its counterpart Yang.

2. (i) What do you understand by the terms outsider art and ‘art brut’ or ‘raw art’?

Ans. The notion of ‘art brut’ or ‘raw art’, was of works that were in their raw state as regards cultural and artistic influences. Anything and everything from a tin to a sink to a broken down car could be material for a work of art, something Nek Chand has taken to dizzying heights. Recognising his art as “an outstanding testimony of the difference a single man can make when he lives his dream”, the Swiss Commission for UNESCO will be honouring him by way of a European exposition of his works. The five-month interactive show, ‘Realm of Nek Chand’, beginning October will be held at leading museums in Switzerland, Belgium, France and Italy. “The biggest reward is walking through the garden and seeing people enjoy my creation,” Nek Chand says

(ii) Who was the “untutored genius who created a paradise” and what is the nature of his contribution to art?

Ans. Nek Chand, an Indian hailing from Chandigarh, took his style of raw art to an unimaginable level of excellence. many years ago by building the ‘Rock Garden’ using stones, broken crockery and recycled material. Nek Chand’s contribution is an extremely creative example of ‘raw art’.Nek Chand has taken it to dizzying heights. Recognising his art as “an outstanding testimony of the difference a single man can make when he lives his dream”.

TALKING ABOUT THE TEXT

Discuss the following statements in groups of four.

1. “The Emperor may rule over the territory he has conquered, but only the artist knows the way within.”

Ans:- This sentence explains the fact that even though an Emperor might rule an entire kingdom and have power over his conquered territory, only an artist would be able to go beyond any material appearance. Only an artist would be able to go beyond any material appearance. He knows both the path and the method of the mysterious work of the universe.

 2. “The landscape is an inner one, a spiritual and conceptual space.”

Ans:- The sentence symbolises the Chinese art that Chinese artists wants his viewers to see the painting for every point so that they can understand the meaning of their painting not from the eyes but from their minds and can understand the inner life and spirit of that painting.It is a landscape created by the artist to travel up and down, and back again, through the viewer’s eyes. The landscape is not `real’ and can be reached from any point.

THINKING ABOUT LANGUAGE

1. Find out the correlates of Yin and Yang in other cultures.

Ans. Students may discuss this with teachers and answer according to the cultural presence of the place.

2. What is the language spoken in Flanders ?

Ans. Dutch is spoken in Flanders.

WORKING WITH WORDS

I. The following common words are used in more than one sense.

Examine the following sets of sentences to find out what the words, ‘panel’ and ‘essence’ mean in different contexts.

1. (i) The masks from Bawa village in Mali look like long panels of decorated wood.

Ans. Rectangular pieces of wood.

(ii) Judge H. Hobart Grooms told the jury panel he had heard the reports.

Ans. Members of the jury.

(iii) The panel is laying the groundwork for an international treaty.

Ans. Group of participants/specialists.

(iv) The glass panels of the window were broken.

Ans. The glass panes of the window.

(v) Through the many round tables, workshops and panel discussions, a consensus was reached.

Ans. Discussion carried out by a selected group of speakers before an audience.

(vi) The sink in the hinged panel above the bunk drains into the head.

Ans. The wooden frame that supports the sink.

2. (i) Their repetitive structure must have taught the people around the great composer the essence of music.

Ans. Most important quality.

(ii) Part of the answer is in the proposition; but the essence is in the meaning.

Ans. True substance.

(ii) The implications of these schools of thought are of practical essence for the teacher.

Ans. Practical importance.

(iv) They had added vanilla essence to the pudding.

Ans. Flavour or perfume.

II. Now find five sentences each for the rest of the words to show the different senses in which each of them is used.

Ans. Studio :

(i)The photographer developed the photos at the studio in his institute. (Room used by artists or photographers for their work)

(ii) The renowned classical dancer conducted lessons in her studio. (Place where dancing or music lessons are given)

(ii) Chennai is renowned for its numerous film studios. (Place where motion pictures are made)

(iv) A local television studio was recently bombed by terrorists. (Place where television or radio programmes are produced)

(v) She recently got her studio apartment renovated. (A one room flat with bathroom and kitchen)

Material :

(i) His craving for material pleasures ultimately led him to bankruptcy. (Physical objects)

(ii) I need to collect some material for the lecture. (ideas, notes, information, etc.)

(iii) They imported the material for her trousseau. (Cloth or fabric)

(iv) He always aspired for material success. (Worldly comfort, wealth)

(V) The NGO donated writing materials to the village school.(Tool and articles for a specific use)

(vi) George was not really Olympic material. (was not suitable for)

Brush :

(i) The strokes of his brush can create magic on canvas.(Bristles used for painting)

(ii) Let us not brush aside his suggestions. (Dismiss from consideration)

(iii) The leader is trying to brush up the points for argument. (Refresh one’s memory)

(iv) He planned to settle down in the brush of Northern Highlands. (Sparsely settled, scrubby country)

(v) They were accused of a brush in the pub. (A short fight or quarrel)

NOTICING FORM

A classical Chinese landscape is not meant to reproduce an actual view, as would a Western figurative painting. Whereas the European painter wants you to borrow his eyes and look at a particular landscape exactly as he saw it, from a specific angle, the Chinese painter does not choose a single viewpoint. The above two examples are ways in which contrast may be expressed. Combine the following sets of ideas to show the contrast between them.

1. (i) European art tries to achieve a perfect, illusionistic likeness.

(ii) Asien art tries  to capture the essence of inner life and spirit.

Ans. While European art tries to achieve a perfect, illusionistic likeness, Asian art tries to capture the essence of inner life and spirit.

2. (i) The Emperor commissions a painting and appreciates its outer appearance.

(ii) The artist reveals to him the true meaning of his work.

Ans. The Emperor commissions a painting and appreciates its outer appearance, but the artist reveals to him the true meaning of his work.

3.(i) The Emperor may rule over the territory he has conquered.

(ii) The artist knows the way within.

Ans. The Emperor may rule over the territory he has conquered, but the artist knows the way within.

THINGS TO DO

1. Find out about as many Indian schools of painting as you can. Write a short note on the distinctive features of each school.

[Please note: Students should discuss this with teachers and try to learn more about them.] 

2. Find out about experiments in recycling that help in environmental conservation.

Ans: Rocycling goes a long way in conserving the environment and stopping further destruction. Experiments in recycling include.

(a) Wasto water recycling.

(b) Recycling of plastic.

(c)Use of recycled paper.

(d) Reuse of shopping bags.

(e) Recycle kitchen garbage to produce vermicompost.

(f) Sewage treatment plant.

(These are to name a few. We are sure students will come up with many more experiments in recycling.)

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

1. Was Quinten Metsys able to marry his love of life? Explain how.

Ans:- Yes, he is able to marry his love of life. 

The father didn’t approve of him because of his profession. The blacksmith sneaked into his painting studio and painted a fly on the painter’s latest panel.

The fly seemed so real that the painter tried to hit it first before realising it was in the painting. The painter accepted him as a trainee in his studio. The blacksmith married the painter’s daughter and later became one of the famous painters of his time.

2. Describe the tale of the old painter Wu Daozi?

Ans:-  The first one is about a very popular Chinese painter, Wu Daozi. It is about the eighth century when he was hired by the Tang Emperor Xuanzong to adorn a wall of the palace.

Wu painted beautiful scenery with mountains, waterfalls, forests as well as clouds and blue skies with people living harmoniously in a happy environment. However, he painted a cave at the foot of a mountain that was inhabited by a spirit. Only the Emperor could see the master’s work because it was hidden behind a screen. Look, Sire”, said the painter, “in this cave, at the foot of the mountain, dwells a spirit.” The painter clapped his hands, and the entrance to the cave opened. “The inside is splendid, beyond anything words can convey. Please let me show Your Majesty the way.” The painter entered the cave; but the entrance closed behind him, and before the astonished Emperor could move or utter a word, the painting had vanished from the wall. Not a trace of Wu Daozi’s brush was left and the artist was never seen again in this world.

3. What do you mean by Shanghai?

Ans:- The concept is expressed as shanshui, literally ‘mountainwater’ which together represents the word ‘landscape’. More than two elements of an image, these represent two complementary poles, reflecting the Daoist view of the universe. The mountain is Yang — reaching vertically towards Heaven, stable, warm, and dry in the sun, while the water is Yin — horizontal and resting on the earth, fluid, moist and cool. The interaction of Yin, the receptive, feminine aspect of universal energy, and its counterpart Yang, active and masculine, is of course a fundamental notion of Daoism.

4. What does the author say on western painting?

Ans:- A classical Chinese landscape is not meant to reproduce an actual view, as would a Western figurative painting. Whereas the European painter wants you to borrow his eyes and look at a particular landscape exactly as he saw it, from a specific angle, the Chinese painter does not choose a single viewpoint. His landscape is not a ‘real’ one, and you can enter it from any point, then travel in it; the artist creates a path for your eyes to travel up and down, then back again, in a leisurely movement. 

5. What happened when Wu Daozi clapped his hands?

Ans:- The painter entered the cave and the entrance closed behind him. As soon as the painter clapped his hand, the painting on the wall was gone and so was the painter.

6. Who was Wu Daozi?

Ans:- Wu Daozi was a painter who flourished in the 8th century and was commissioned by the then-emperor Xuangxon to create a landscape picture.

7. What is the Chinese interpretation of Art?

Ans:- In early times Chinese art often served as a means to submit to the will of heaven through ritual and sacrifice. The aim of the traditional Chinese painter: to capture not only the outer appearance of a subject but its inner essence as welI its energy, life force, spirit. Symbolism Found in Chinese Art Revealed. Each culture has its own visual language that communicates wishes for good fortune and moral values.  

Dev Kirtonia

Hi, I’m Dev Kirtonia, Founder & CEO of Dev Library. A website that provides all SCERT, NCERT 3 to 12, and BA, B.com, B.Sc, and Computer Science with Post Graduate Notes & Suggestions, Novel, eBooks, Biography, Quotes, Study Materials, and more.