ARTH 033. Famous Places and Sacred Sites: The Art of Landscape in East Asia

This course surveys the major traditions of landscape art in East Asia. We will explore the ways in which places and spaces are transformed into famous places and sacred sites and consider the critical role played by visual representation in this process. Major topics include the relationship between landscape and power, cultural memory, literature, mythology, seasonality, travel, and literati culture. We will examine the functions of landscape art in various cultural, geographical, and temporal contexts of East Asia and consider the complex processes of cultural dissemination and adaptation by looking at the reception of Chinese landscape painting tradition in Korea and Japan.
Humanities.
1 credit.
Eligible for ASIA, ENVS
Catalog chapter: Art and Art History: Art History  
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/art


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