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James Watt was born and educated in Hong Kong. He was Brooke Russell Astor Senior Research Curator for nine years at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Last year, Mr Watt took up the position of the Brooke Russell Astor Chairman of the Department of Asian Art at the Museum and thus holds one of the most prestigious posts in Asian art in the world.
Details of the lecture series entitled Topics in Chinese Art History are as follows:
(1) From the Beginning (Monday, November 5, 2001)
The first lecture traces two basic elements, the expressive line and complementary opposition, in Chinese plastic arts that run through the entire course of the history of Chinese art beginning from late prehistoric times.
(2) Art and Ideology (Friday, November 9, 2001)
Much of the works of art associated with the imperial court from the Han to Qing dynasties can be viewed as the visual expression of official ideology – whether it is based on Confucianism, Yin-Yang Wuxing theory, Buddhism or a search for legitimacy by referring to the practice of the ancients. The arts of the Han dynasty provide the most obvious examples of the overwhelming effect of state ideology on artistic expression.
(3) Han and non-Han (Thursday, November 15, 2001)
Chinese art is not just the art of the Han people. Injections of new ideas, techniques and motifs from lands beyond the natural border of China have enriched and, at times, drastically changes the course of development of Chinese art. The two periods under discussion in this lecture are the Period of Six Dynasties and the Yuan dynasty.
(4) Space and Form in Chinese Art (Thursday, November 22, 2001)
In this lecture, it is proposed to explore some characteristics of Chinese art not covered in previous talks. In particular, the representation of space in Chinese art will be discussed with reference to landscape painting, and the idea of form will be discussed with illustrations of sculpture and ceramics.
(5) The Art of the Literati (Monday, November 26, 2001)
This talk is devoted to examining the relationship between literary theory and the visual arts from the Song to the Qing dynasties.
Interested members of the public are welcome to attend.
Brooke Russell Astor Chairman of The Metropolitan Museum of Art to deliver Chinese Art History Lectures at HKU
02 Nov 2001
In celebration of the 90 anniversary of the University of Hong Kong, the Faculty of Arts is hosting a series of five lectures on Chinese art history by Mr James C Y Watt, Brooke Russell Astor Chairman of the Department of Asian Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. All lectures will be held at the T T Tsui Gallery, University Museum and Art Gallery, the University of Hong Kong, at 6:15 pm.
James Watt was born and educated in Hong Kong. He was Brooke Russell Astor Senior Research Curator for nine years at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Last year, Mr Watt took up the position of the Brooke Russell Astor Chairman of the Department of Asian Art at the Museum and thus holds one of the most prestigious posts in Asian art in the world.
Details of the lecture series entitled Topics in Chinese Art History are as follows:
(1) From the Beginning (Monday, November 5, 2001)
The first lecture traces two basic elements, the expressive line and complementary opposition, in Chinese plastic arts that run through the entire course of the history of Chinese art beginning from late prehistoric times.
(2) Art and Ideology (Friday, November 9, 2001)
Much of the works of art associated with the imperial court from the Han to Qing dynasties can be viewed as the visual expression of official ideology – whether it is based on Confucianism, Yin-Yang Wuxing theory, Buddhism or a search for legitimacy by referring to the practice of the ancients. The arts of the Han dynasty provide the most obvious examples of the overwhelming effect of state ideology on artistic expression.
(3) Han and non-Han (Thursday, November 15, 2001)
Chinese art is not just the art of the Han people. Injections of new ideas, techniques and motifs from lands beyond the natural border of China have enriched and, at times, drastically changes the course of development of Chinese art. The two periods under discussion in this lecture are the Period of Six Dynasties and the Yuan dynasty.
(4) Space and Form in Chinese Art (Thursday, November 22, 2001)
In this lecture, it is proposed to explore some characteristics of Chinese art not covered in previous talks. In particular, the representation of space in Chinese art will be discussed with reference to landscape painting, and the idea of form will be discussed with illustrations of sculpture and ceramics.
(5) The Art of the Literati (Monday, November 26, 2001)
This talk is devoted to examining the relationship between literary theory and the visual arts from the Song to the Qing dynasties.
Interested members of the public are welcome to attend.
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