Asian Art and Architecture

Catalog description

This lecture/discussion course surveys the art of India and Southeast Asia, China, Japan, and Korea from prehistory to the present. Students study the chronological developments of the major styles of painting, sculpture, architecture, and decorative arts from these regions. The course discusses artistic achievements and aesthetics, and it explores how cultural, political, religious, and social climates have shaped the visual arts in Asia from the beginnings of its civilization to the 21st century.