Course Details
Country:
Japan
Institution:
Waseda University
Course Title:
Art&Lifestyle of Japan: Two Centuries Japanese Arts & Crafts01
Course Number:
ARTH211L-2023
Course Description:
Culture is very much a combination of lifestyle and art. This course will explore the development and transition of Japanese aesthetic in lifestyle from prehistoric Jomon Period all the way to today, with special emphasis on the crafts and arts of Edo, Meiji, Taisho and Showa eras. In Japan, there are fine arts, fine crafts, Mingei (the people’s arts and crafts) and design. We will examine the trends in art and lifestyle from ancient times, how traditional crafts and arts appeared in art history, and how Japanese arts and lifestyle transformed with the industrial revolution during the Meiji Era with a newly applied idea of “fine arts”, followed by the emergence of the philosophy of Mingei.We will finish by discussing how art and crafts influence our everyday lifestyle, what it means to us today, and what you think will happen in the future.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
ARTH 385
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