PLAH
3011
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Fall 2011
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Faculty:
Zhijian Qian
This course examines major characteristics of visual arts and material culture in China from the Neolithic period to the present time. Lecture topics include the relationship between material artifacts and state power in the bronze age; the significance of ancestral veneration in the artifacts of early dynasties; Buddhism and its influence on art and architecture; early painting and calligraphy; technology and achievements of Song and Ming porcelain; Chinese conceptions of nature and Song-Yuan landscape painting and Ming garden culture; imperial patronage and material artifacts from the 14th to 18th century; art and artists life in a changing society in the late imperial period; conflicts and compromises between Westernization and Traditionalism in late 19th and early 20th century; art and politics in Communist China; and contemporary art in the era of globalization. In-classroom lectures will be supplemented by museum visits, workshops, and artist talks/demonstrations. Pathway: Art and Design History
