DU2639 Chapters from the Landscape History and Theory in China and Europe

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Kesner, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Kesner, Ph.D.
Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Ladislav Kesner, Ph.D.
Timetable
Mon 18:20–19:55 B13
Prerequisites
advanced reading skills in English
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course provides a comparative perspective on landsdcape representation in Europe and China. A comparison of various works of art will serve to highlight common topics, paralels, as well as differences in representation of landscape in both cultural traditions.
Syllabus
  • introduction do the landscape theory in arts the birth of landscape painting landscape painting as a category of aesthetic discourse evolution of pictorial space iconography and political symbolism in landscape painting landscape painting as a deictic signs landscape as pictorial metaphor of mind experience of landscape in art
Literature
  • SCHAMA, Simon. Krajina a paměť. Translated by Petr Pálenský. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2007, 702 s. ISBN 9788073630713. info
  • ANDREWS, Malcolm. Landscape and Western art. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999, vii, 248. ISBN 9780192842336. info
  • KESNER, Ladislav. Obraz krajiny a mikrokosmu přírody v čínském umění. In Ladislav Kesner, ed., Hory a řeky bez konce. Krajina, zátiší a mikrosvět přírody v umění Asie i Evropy,. Praha: Národní galerie, 1997, p. 62-99. info
Assessment methods
oral presentation in seminar and seminar paper to be submitted at the end of semester
Language of instruction
Czech
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