Geoethics
Works by Ying Kit Chan
Published on 9. September 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
158 pages
978-1-938462-54-2 (ISBN)
Description
Contemporary practice in art is concerned not only with aesthetics but also with ethics. The philosophy of geoethics emphasizes the importance of cultivating our ecological consciousness. Geoethics calls on our ethical responsibility to care for our planet and work toward a harmonious relationship between humankind and the environment. Furthermore, geoethics encourages us to seek out truth within our relationships and to fight for equality and fairness for all humans. The core idea of geoethics is the study of ethics, which is an understanding of morally right actions and our responsibility to the Other.
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Language
English
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 203 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
414 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-938462-54-2 (9781938462542)
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Ying Kit Chan is a Chinese American artist who was born and grew up in Hong Kong. In the 1970s, he studied art in several colleges in Hong Kong. In 1979, Chan continued his studies in the United States and received his BFA from the University of Oklahoma (1981) and MFA from the University of Cincinnati (1983). Between 2003 and 2005, he attended the European Graduate School (Division of Philosophy, Art, and Critical Thought) in Saas-Fee (Switzerland) and Paris, and took seminars with visionary thinkers including Jacques Derrida and Jean Baudrillard.Chan has presented his artwork in over 200 exhibitions in the United States as well as in Australia, Canada, Ecuador, Germany, Italy, Korea, Japan, England, Hong Kong, Poland, Taiwan, and Portugal. He has received public awards including two Great Meadows Foundation Artist Development Grants (2017 and 2019), two Kentucky Arts Council Al Smith Visual Arts Fellowships (1994 and 2002), a National Endowment for the Arts / Southern Arts Federation Visual Arts Fellowship (1992) and an Urban Council Fine Art Award at the Hong Kong Contemporary Art Biennial (1977). He is a Professor of Art at the University of Louisville.