Courses of Study 2017-2018 
    
    Apr 19, 2024  
Courses of Study 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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ARTH 6820 - Art in Zen and Zen in Art

(crosslisted) ASIAN 6650  
     
Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: ARTH 3800  or ARTH 3820 . Co-meets with ARTH 4820 /ASIAN 4450 .

A. Pan.

This course explores how the art of Zen (Chan) developed in China and was transmitted to Korea and Japan. It will also examine how ideas of Zen informed Western Modern art in both Europe and North America, and how these artistic ideas in turn influenced postwar abstract art in many parts of the world. (SC)



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