Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0227 - Text and Image in Asian Art

This course explores the interplay between text and image in Asian art history from ancient to early modern periods, centering on the inherent relationship between text and image among art theories and practices in Asia, from North East Asia to the Middle East. Topics include the role of pictures in the origins of writing, the relationships between text and ornament, the origins and development of pictorial narrative, the interplay between text and image in transmitting knowledge and the roles of text and image in religious art. Students in this class will analyze the dynamic, multifaceted and organic relationships between words and images in Asian art and will also examine contemporary artists who have creatively interpreted the relationship between word and image.

Independent Work Multiple Cultural Perspectives Writing and Research In this class students are expected to spend 10 hours weekly on preparation and work outside of class time.