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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Asian Art and Architecture"”.
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The walking Buddha: the premier image of Sukhothai classicism
<p>Conceived by the Sukhothai school of art, the Walking Buddha is a highly successful interpretation of a spiritual theme. It depicts a fully three dimensional, free standing sculptural figure in an anatomically realistic walking stance. This study is an investigation of the origins, …
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Shadows of Empire: The Mughal and British Colonial Heritage of Lahore
… The city itself has existed for over a thousand years. In 1947 the British rule in the Indian subcontinent ended, resulting in the partition of British India into the modern states of India and Pakistan. At the time the Punjab province was also partitioned, with the western half (including …
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Curating Contemporary Japanese Art: Exhibition Catalogue Production for Hidden Landscapes: Yasuaki Onishi and Invisible Space
… increase of attention given to contemporary Asian artists exhibited in the United States and Europe. Since 2008, artists from China, Japan, South Korea, and Central Asia have been featured in exhibitions from the Venice Biennale to the Whitney Biennale, and are becoming ever more present on …
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Medieval Japanese Zen: Catalyst for Symbol System Formation
… we formulate about it. This symbolic and ever unfolding interpretation of reality applies to our understanding of science as well as philosophy, to religion as well as art. In striving to describe religious experiences, various cultures have developed complex symbolic languages whose …
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The Infinite Crisis: How the American Comic Book Has Been Shaped by War
… with superheroes dominating nearly every popular art form. Yet, the academic world has often ignored the comic book medium as a niche market instead of integrated into the broader discussions on cultural production and conflict studies. This paper intends to bridge the gap between what has been …
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The Modern Formulation of Chinese Art History and the Building of a Nation in Early Twentieth-Century China
… twentieth century, the Chinese formulation of art history underwent dramatic changes. It moved away from the traditional narratives that did not follow a strict chronology to adopt the Western linear model which emphasizes progress and national identity. Based on the premodern tradition, the …
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The South Korean “Meta-Avant-Garde,” 1961–1993: Subterfuge as Radical Agency
… dissertation examines South Korean performance and conceptual art from 1961 to 1993 during the Cold War military dictatorship, and focuses on the dynamics of socio-political tension between the military dictatorship and the opposition of political dissidents comprised mostly of artists, …