Rhythm – in the Concepts of Audio and Visual Arts

 The #Democratic_Arabic_Center based in Germany – Berlin, is pleased to announce the International Online  Conference on

Rhythm – in the Concepts of Audio and Visual Arts

Date 26 – 27 / 6 / 2022

In collaboration with

• The Higher Institute of Arts and Crafts of Gabes/University of Gabes/Republic of Tunisia
• Research Unit “Aesthetics, Art, Environmental Harmony and Research
• Lab “Index and Archive of Revolutionary Films in Algerian Cinema” For the organization of an International Scientific Conference entitled

The conference will be held using the technology of video lectures via the Zoom application

Conference Chair : Dr. Ali Chamseddine – Higher Institute of Arts and Crafts – Gabes – Republic of Tunisia

President of the Scientific Committee : Dr. Faten Ridene, Université Centrale-Honoris United Universities – Tunisia

Honored Committee

• Dr.P. Mohamed Gouja – Musicology Conf.Professor • Head of the Research Unit “Aesthetics, Art, Environmental Harmony and Research”.

• Dr.P. Olfa Njeima – Conf. Professor in fine Arts • University of Gabes – Tunisia

• Dr.P.Aissa Rasselme– Professor in Film Studies • University of Oran Ahmed Ben Bella-Chief Editor of the international scientific Journal  Cinema Horizons and head of the research lab: the indexing of Algerian Revolutionist Movies-Algeria
• Dr.P. Tarchaoui Belhaj – head of the research lab: Arts and Cultural Studies – University Abou Bakr Belkaid / Algeria
• Ammar Sharaan – President of the Arab Democratic Center – Germany – Berlin

Conference management

• Chairman of the Preparatory Committee: Najia Suleiman Abdullah – Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Political Science and Law
• General Coordinator: Ahmed Bohko – Editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Economic Studies
• Chairman of the Follow-up and Coordination Committee: Karim Ayesh – Administrative Director – Arab

The Scope of the Conference

“Rhythm is an expansion of the elements that are part of the duration. In the visual arts, however, it is the way space is reconfigured to show the inner music of the individual. Rhythm is the pulse of colors, shapes or matter that appears in the appropriate time in the visual space. It can be slow, vivid, irregular, homogeneous and heterogeneous. Also, it is the basis of the etymological and topological legitimacy of images. Rhythm reveals the basic structure that is the existential structure of images. Yet, it may not be so »

In the same context, rhythm regulates the durations of sounds in music, supporting its process and layers of its hierarchy to deliver an expressive discourse based on harmony and dissonance, on stillness and sound. Even in the freest melodies (Adlib), the rhythm does not disappear, but rather its presence takes a random, regular shape

Cinema does not differ in the interactions of the image and music, but also indulges in the manifestations of rhythm to imbue the viewer with sensory interactions that oscillate between tension and calm. The speedier the rhythm of scenes is, the more action and nervousness are aroused in the audience. When scenes are slowed down, a sense of calm, tranquility and peace is added: a rhythm that evinced feelings contradicted the cinematic discourse and coordinated our vision of the work

Rhythm was linked to the discursive foundations of audio and visual arts and interacted with the painter’s brush, the player’s brush, and the designer’s digital brush: the result is one and the effect is one, yet the production is diverse and multiple

This propels us to ask the following questions

• Where and what role can rhythm play in the work of art
• Is the absence of rhythm in the work of art considered a defect or a vision
• What are the means of determining and analyzing rhythm in artistic works
• To what extent can the work of art be related to rhythm
• How can rhythm be taught in the Audio and Visual Arts

Objectives of the conference

The conference seeks to achieve the following objectives

• Paving the way for serious artistic research and studies that offer a set of theoretical conceptualizations of art and its characteristics
• Evincing the reality of rhythm in the audio and visual arts and its creative manifestations
• Churning out the roots of defects and manifestations of rhythmic disturbance in artistic creativity
• Knowing the challenges meeting the researcher and theorist in identifying and analyzing rhythmic manifestations

*Checking the extent to which artistic discourse is related to rhythmic regularity.

The importance of the topic

The importance of the suggested topic lies in

• Presenting different points of related to the subject of rhythm, art, and current creative issues
• Approaching the problematic of artistic discourse related to rhythm in its various creative and theoretical aspects
• Interacting scientifically with the reality of rhythm in its relationship to the diverse audio and visual arts
• Attempting to unite researchers in the various arts around a single problem and calling for intellectual cross-fertilization and an exchange of knowledge about rhythm
• Broaching seriously the subject suggested in the scientific arena
• The topic combines two opposites in raising the issue of rhythm in terms of its impact on the audio and visual arts, either present or absent

Themes of the conference

• The first axis: the status of rhythm in the audio and visual arts
• The second axis: rhythm and artistic discourse

The third axis: modern techniques in the study and analysis of rhythm

• The fourth axis: The free Rhythm: a defect or a creative vision
• Fifth Axis: Teaching Rhythm in Audio and Visual arts

The scientific Committee

 Conditions/Criteria for participation

1. The research must be original and not previously published or submitted to another party.
2. The researcher should seek novelty, depth, and intent in his/her research, and adhere to the scientific and methodological conditions according to the (APA) style.
3. The size of the research paper should not be less than 10 pages and not more than 25 pages, including references and appendices, and the Word file should be saved in (Word 2007) format.
4. The research paper, whatever its language, should include an abstract in English and another in Arabic.
5. Research papers written in the following languages ​​are accepted: Arabic / English / German / French.
6. The research paper and its summary should be written in (Word), in (Microsoft Uighur) font size (16) for Arabic, and (Times New Roman) font size (12) for Latin languages.
7. Co-authored communications are not accepted.

Targeted participants: Professors, researchers, academics and experts in all fields of the conference

Authors’ rights

Participation is free of charge

The researcher, participating an intervention, obtains an electronic copy of the proceedings of the conference, in addition to a certificate proving his participation. The peer-reviewed and accepted works are published in the Journal of International Scientific Conferences – an international refereed journal published by the #Democratic_Arabic_Center  Germany-Berlin. The journal is concerned with publishing research from the proceedings of academic scientific conferences

The researches in question express only the opinions of their authors, and they exclusively bear full responsibility for their contents, and any of breach of the rules of academic ethics and honesty

Important dates

• The last date for sending the full intervention.25/5/2022
• Reply to accepted interventions 15/6/2022
• Date of the International Conference: 26-27/6/2022

The research should be sent to the following e-mail
dr.faten-ridene@democraticac.de