The History of Asian Art
A Global View
Published on 7. September 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
392 pages
978-0-500-09416-7 (ISBN)
Description
"Asia is home to more than half the world's population, and learning about the art of its many cultures helps readers understand the visual world that surrounds us. This book tells the story of the simultaneous development of artistic techniques, styles and ideas across East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia, exploring the ways these regions were often dynamically interconnected with each other, and with places beyond Asia.
It covers the full breadth of Asian art history, with almost 500 artworks from China, Japan, Korea, South Asia and Southeast Asia; including areas often under-represented in other books on the subject, such as Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Tibet, Nepal and Mongolia.
Authors Lee and Hutton are active teachers, writers and speakers who engage with art history as a progressive field that promotes cross-cultural understanding. In this book, they situate Asian art in the context of art history globally, with 12 'Seeing Connections' features drawing themes and comparisons with art from many other parts of the world. The authors' approach encourages students to analyse and think about Asian artworks as a way of exploring ideas about gender and sexuality, personal and national identity, migration and diaspora, and anthropogenic climate change."
It covers the full breadth of Asian art history, with almost 500 artworks from China, Japan, Korea, South Asia and Southeast Asia; including areas often under-represented in other books on the subject, such as Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Tibet, Nepal and Mongolia.
Authors Lee and Hutton are active teachers, writers and speakers who engage with art history as a progressive field that promotes cross-cultural understanding. In this book, they situate Asian art in the context of art history globally, with 12 'Seeing Connections' features drawing themes and comparisons with art from many other parts of the world. The authors' approach encourages students to analyse and think about Asian artworks as a way of exploring ideas about gender and sexuality, personal and national identity, migration and diaspora, and anthropogenic climate change."
Reviews / Votes
'Covering a vast array of visual and material art practices spanning prehistoric to present times, this volume is a timely addition to the growing field of Asian art' - Charlotte Horlyck, SOAS University of LondonMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
484 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 295 mm
Width: 235 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
1596 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-500-09416-7 (9780500094167)
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Deborah Hutton is Professor of Art History in the Department of Art and Art Education at The College of New Jersey. Her research explores art made for the Muslim courts of South Asia between the sixteenth and early twentieth centuries. Her book Art of the Court of Bijapur won the American Institute of Indian Studies Edward Cameron Dimock Jr. Prize in the Indian Humanities. She co-authored (with Deepali Dewan) Raja Deen Dayal: Artist-Photographer in 19th-century India and co-edited (with Rebecca Brown) Asian Art: An Anthology; Blackwell Companion to Asian Art; and Rethinking Place in South Asian and Islamic Art, 1500-Present. She also co-authored (with De-nin Lee) The History of Asian Art: A Global View.
Dr. Hutton wrote chapters on the art of South and Southeast Asia from the earliest periods to the present, and on Islamic art in North Africa, West Asia, and Central Asia from the seventh century to the present. In collaboration with De-nin Lee, she co-authored the Introduction. Along with Jean Robertson, she is also the textbook's co-lead author, and assisted with editing all of the chapters, co-authoring the Part Openers, and coordinating vocabulary throughout.
De-nin D. Lee is Professor of Art History in the department of Visual & Media Arts at Emerson College. Her current research takes an ecocritical approach to images of Chinese landscape. She is author of The Night Banquet: A Chinese Scroll through Time and editor of Eco-Art History in East and Southeast Asia. She co-authored (with Deborah Hutton) The History of Asian Art: A Global View.
Dr. Lee wrote chapters on East Asia-the areas of present-day China, Mongolia, Japan, and Korea-from prehistorical times to the modern period. In collaboration with Deborah Hutton, she co-authored the Introduction.
Dr. Hutton wrote chapters on the art of South and Southeast Asia from the earliest periods to the present, and on Islamic art in North Africa, West Asia, and Central Asia from the seventh century to the present. In collaboration with De-nin Lee, she co-authored the Introduction. Along with Jean Robertson, she is also the textbook's co-lead author, and assisted with editing all of the chapters, co-authoring the Part Openers, and coordinating vocabulary throughout.
De-nin D. Lee is Professor of Art History in the department of Visual & Media Arts at Emerson College. Her current research takes an ecocritical approach to images of Chinese landscape. She is author of The Night Banquet: A Chinese Scroll through Time and editor of Eco-Art History in East and Southeast Asia. She co-authored (with Deborah Hutton) The History of Asian Art: A Global View.
Dr. Lee wrote chapters on East Asia-the areas of present-day China, Mongolia, Japan, and Korea-from prehistorical times to the modern period. In collaboration with Deborah Hutton, she co-authored the Introduction.