Chinese Art and Culture (Trade Version) - Hardcover

Thorp, Robert L.; Vinograd, Richard Ellis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810941457 ISBN 13: 9780810941458

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2001

Synopsis

For courses in Far Eastern Art and survey courses in Chinese Art History.

This text discusses Chinese art within a variety of contexts―such as archaeological, cultural, historical, social, and ritual/religious. Organized both chronologically and thematically, it covers a full historical span―from the Neolithic era to contemporary art, and includes a wide range of media and settings for art―from elite to popular. An emphasis on the dynamic processes that effect the history of Chinese art: social, economic, political competition, urbanization, markets and tastes, and quests for cultural authority, allows specific works of art to be discussed in extensive detail, while setting them within larger explanatory narratives.

About this title

Synopsis:

A generously illustrated introduction to 7,000 years of Chinese art - from Neolithic pottery and jade to contemporary video, installation and performance media. By placing the arts in context, the authors introduce a dynamic and continually evolving tradition, rather than a sequence of isolated museum masterpieces. Although chronological in sequence, it introduces relevant themes for each era that will deepen understanding of, and appreciation for, what the authors describe as 'the most abundantly productive, continuous artistic culture in the history of the world.'

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0810941457
• ISBN 13: 9780810941458
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 440