Introdução às Artes Asiáticas 78756

Objectivos de aprendizagem: desenvolver a capacidade de analisar criticamente as obras mais relevantes da arte chinesa, japonesa e coreana e o contexto cultural no qual foram produzidas, com particular enfoque na influência da arte chinesa e budista na Ásia Oriental. Conteúdos programáticos: Estudo dos conceitos chaves da arte e da arqueologia da Ásia Oriental da pré- história até aos nossos dias. Estudo da arte budista numa perspectiva transcultural. Introduzir a pintura, caligrafia, pintura, caligrafia, a arte e o metal, a cerâmica e o jade na tradição da Ásia Oriental.

Introduction to the Arts of Asia 78756

Learning outcomes of the curricular unit: developing the capacity to critically analyse the Chinese, Japanese and Korean art masterpieces and the contexts in which they were produced with a special focus on the influence that Chinese and Buddhist arts exercised within the wider East Asian region. Syllabus: Survey of key aspects of the art and archaeology of East Asia from prehistoric times to the present day. Study of Buddhist art from a cross-cultural perspective. Brief introduction to the arts of painting, calligraphy, metalwork, ceramics and jade in the East Asian tradition.

Suggested Readings:

• Barnes, Gina L. (1999) The rise of civilization in East Asia: the archaeology of China, Korea and Japan. London: Thames & Hudson.
Brown, Rebecca M. (2006) Asian art. Blackwell anthologies in art history, 2. Malden, Mass. [u.a.]: Blackwell. 
• Clunas, Craig (1997) Art in China. Oxford history of art. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Clunas, Craig (1997) Pictures and visuality in early modern China. Picturing history. London: Reaktion Books. 
• Mason, Penelope E., and Donald Dinwiddie (2005) History of Japanese art. Upper
Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Prentice Hall.
• Mitter, Partha (2001) Indian art. Oxford history of art. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 
• Portal, Jane. (2000) Korea: art and archaeology. New York: Thames & Hudson.