Art of World Cultures II. India and China
Code: 104559 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2500239 Art History | OT | 3 | 0 |
| 2500239 Art History | OT | 4 | 0 |
Contact
- Name:
- Francesc Josep de Rueda Roige
- Email:
- FrancescJosep.DeRueda@uab.cat
Use of Languages
- Principal working language:
- catalan (cat)
- Some groups entirely in English:
- No
- Some groups entirely in Catalan:
- Yes
- Some groups entirely in Spanish:
- No
Teachers
- Nuria Ribas Valls
Prerequisites
It would be desirable to have a reading comprehension in several modern languages, aside from Catalan and Spanish.
Objectives and Contextualisation
- To acquire a certain familiarity with Asian art.
- To gain a general wealth of knowledge about the artistic manifestations of India and China.
- To know the specific bibliographic resources of the discipline in order to be able to deepen in specific topics of Asian Art.
- To acquire a good command of the adequate historic-artistic vocabulary.
Competences
- Art History
- Critically analysing from the acquired knowledge a work of art in its many facets: formal values, iconographic significance, artistic techniques and procedures, elaboration process and reception mechanisms.
- Developing critical thinking and reasoning and communicating them effectively both in your own and other languages.
- Interpreting a work of art in the context in which it was developed and relating it with other forms of cultural expression.
- Recognising the evolution of the artistic imagery from the antiquity to the contemporary visual culture.
- Respecting the diversity and plurality of ideas, people and situations.
- Students must be capable of applying their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and they should have building arguments and problem resolution skills within their area of study.
Learning Outcomes
- Accurately defining and explaining an artistic object with the specific language of art criticism.
- Applying the iconographic knowledge to the reading of artistic imagery.
- Connecting an artistic imagery with other cultural phenomena within its period.
- Efficiently presenting knowledge in oral and written form.
- Examining an artistic imagery and distinguishing its formal, iconographic and symbolic values.
- Identifying the artistic imagery, placing it into its cultural context.
- Working in teams, respecting the other's points of view and designing collaboration strategies.
Content
1. Introduction.
2. Art in India.
3. Art in China.
Methodology
Theoretical and practical classes.
Discussion on some specific topics.
Occasional conferences.
Methodological and bibliographic orientation.
Activities
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Attendance to Theoretical and Practical classes | 45 | 1.8 | 6, 2, 1, 5, 3, 4 |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Methodological and bibliographical orientation | 5 | 0.2 | 6, 2, 1, 5, 3 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Complementary reading | 17 | 0.68 | 6, 2, 1, 5, 3 |
| Personal study and preparation for exams | 80 | 3.2 | 6, 2, 1, 5, 3 |
Assessment
Activity 1:
Exercise 1 (4 marks, 40 % of the final mark).
Activity 2:
Exercise 2 (4 marks, 40 % of the final mark).
Activity 3:
Activity chosen by the lecturer (2 marks, 20% of the final mark).
The final mark is the result of the addition of the marks obtained in all activities.
If the student has only done some of the compulsory exercises (activities 1, 2 or 3) and he/she has passed them, he/she will get a "not assessable" when the general addition does not reach the pass or a superior mark. On the contrary, the student will get the mark that he/she has obtainet. At the time of each evaluative activity, the teacher will inform the students (Moodle) of the procedure and the date of the revision of the marking.
Only the students who have not passed and have sat for the four compulsory activities (1, 2 and 3) have the right to a reassessment - the date is set by the Facultie's Academic Management. The maximum mark of this reassessment is 5.
In the event of a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, the student will be given a zero for this activity, regardless of any disciplinary process that may take place. In the event of several irregularities in assessment activities of the same subject, the student will be given a zero as the final grade for this subject.
In the event that tests or exams cannot be taken onsite, they will be adapted to an online format made available through the UAB’s virtual tools (original weighting will be maintained). Homework, activities and class participation will be carried out through forums, wikis and/ordiscussion on Teams, etc. Lecturers will ensurethat students are able to access these virtual tools, or will offer them feasible alternatives.
Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activity | 20% | 1 | 0.04 | 4, 7 |
| Exercise 1 | 40% | 1 | 0.04 | 6, 2, 1, 5, 3, 4 |
| Exercise 2 | 40% | 1 | 0.04 | 6, 2, 1, 5, 3, 4 |
Bibliography
General
BÉGUIN, Gilles, L’art bouddhique, CNRS, Paris, 2009.
BROWN, Rebecca M.; HUTTON, Deborah S. (Eds.), A Companion to Asian Art and Architecture, Blackwell Companions to Art History núm. 3, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford MA, 2011.
CORNU, Philippe, Dictionnaire encyclopédique du bouddhisme, Seuil, París, 2001 (Spanish ed. in Akal, Tres Cantos –Madrid–, 2004).
FISHER, Robert E., Buddhist art and Architecture, World of Art, Thames & Hudson, London, 2002.
FLOOD, Gavin, El hinduismo, Sèrie Religiones y mitos núm. 279, Akal universitaria, Madrid, 2008 (English ed.: 1996).
LÓPEZ, Donald S., El Buddhismo. Introducción a su historia y sus enseñanzas, Kairós, Barcelona, 2009 (English ed.: 2001).
McARTHUR, Meher, Reading Buddhist Art. An illustrated Guide to Buddhist Signs & Symbols, Thames & Hudson, London, 2004.
SCHUMANN, Hans Wolfgang, Las imágenes del budismo. Diccionario iconográfico del budismo mahāyāna y tantrayāna, Abada, Madrid, 2007.
VÉLEZ DE CEA, Abraham, El Buddhismo, Biblioteca de las Religiones, 12, Ediciones del Orto, Madrid, 2000.
WOOD, Frances, The Silk Road. TwoThousand Years in the Heart of Asia, British Library, Glasgow, 2005.
India
COOMARASWAMY, Ananda Kentish, La transformación de la naturaleza en arte, Kairós, Barcelona, 1997.
COOMARASWAMY, Ananda Kentish, Sobre la doctrina tradicional del arte, Tradición Unánime, Barcelona, 1983.
DRAGENS, Bruno, Le temple indien mirroir du monde, Les belles lettres, col. Realia, Paris, 2009.
FERNÁNDEZ DEL CAMPO, Eva, Las pinturas de Ajanta. Teatro de la naturaleza en la India clásica, Abada, Madrid, 2007.
FERNÁNDEZ DEL CAMPO, Eva, El arte de India, Arte en contexto núm. 15, Akal, Madrid, 2013.
FRANZ, Heinrich Gerhard, La antigua India. Historia y cultura del subcontinente indio, Plaza & Janés, Barcelona, 1990.
GARCÍA-ORMAECHEA QUERO, Carmen, El Arte indio, Historia del arte, núm. 24, Historia 16, Barcelona, 1989.
GARCÍA ORMAECHEA QUERO, Carmen, Arte y cultura de India. Península del Indostán, Himalaya y Sudeste asiático, Cultura artística, núm. 14, Ediciones del Serbal, Barcelona, 1998.
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SIVARAMAMURTIi, Calambur, El arte de la India, Gustavo Gili, Barcelona, 1975.
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ZIMMER, Heinrich, Filosofías de la India, Siruela, Madrid, 2001.
China
CERVERA, Isabel, Arte y cultura en China. Conceptos, materiales y términos, Cultura artística, núm. 12, Ediciones del Serbal, Barcelona, 1997.
CHENG, Anne, Histoire de la pensée chinoise, Essais, núm. 488, Seuil, París, 1997 (Spanish ed. in Ediciones Bellaterra, Barcelona, 2002).
CHENG, François, Vacío y plenitud, Biblioteca de ensayo, núm. 20, Siruela, Madrid, 1991.
CLUNAS, Craig, Art in China, Oxford History of Art, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2009.
ELISSEEFF, Danielle, Art et archéologie: la Chine du Néolithique à la fin des Cinq Dynasties (960 de notre ère), Manuels de l’École du Louvre, École du Louvre, Paris, 2008.
ELISSEEFF, Danielle, Histoire de l’art : la Chine des Song (960) à la fin de l’Empire (1912), Manuels de l’École du Louvre, École du Louvre, Paris, 2010.
FADÓN SALAZAR, Paloma, Breve historia de la pintura china, Colección de Estudios artísticos, núm. 2, Comares, Granada, 2006.
JULLIEN, François, Elogio de lo insípido, Serie mayor, núm. 6, Biblioteca de ensayo, Siruela, Madrid, 1998.
LI Zehou, The Chinese Aesthetic tradition, University of Hawai’i Press, Honolulu, 2010.
LIE Tse, Tratado del vacío perfecto, Los pequeños libros de la sabiduría, núm. 91, José J. de Olañeta Editor, Palma de Mallorca, 2003.
MAILLARD, Chantal, La sabiduría como estética. China: confucianismo, taoísmo y budismo, Akal, Madrid, 1995.
PIERSON, Stacey, Chinese Ceramics; a design story, Victoria & Albert Publishing, London, 2009.
POWERS, Martin J.; TSIANG, Katherine R. (eds.), A Companion to Chinese Art, Wiley Blackwell Companions to Art History núm. 8, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford MA, 2016.
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TREGEAR, Mary, Arte chino, El Mundo del Arte, núm. 6, Destino, Barcelona, 1991 (English ed.: 1980).
WU Hung, The Art of the Yellow Springs. Understanding Chinese Tombs, Reaktion Books, London, 2000.