Saturday University Lecture Series:
Color in Asian Art - Material and Meaning
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Dip into dimensions of color and pigment in Asian art with eight in depth talks. From legend and ritual, to trade and cultural exchange, to technical innovation and changing artistic practices—the use of bold colors has been considered alternatively excessive, precious, or brilliant throughout history. What rare pigments and closely guarded techniques produced some artworks, and what artistic innovations and social changes produced others? Join us to enjoy a spectrum of talks on colors produced from the earth, sea, fire, plants, and insects.
Korean Culture in Five Colors
Sunglim Kim, Dartmouth College
Explore the traditional five-color system of East Asia in its Korean expressions, which identified the elemental colors as white, black, blue/green, red, and yellow. Kim’s talk investigates the pigments used, color associations, and their use in various art media including painting, ceramics, textiles, architecture, and even food.
About the Presenter
Sunglim Kim is Associate Professor of Korean Art History at Dartmouth College, specializing in material and visual culture of Premodern Korea. Her book, Flowering Plums and Curio Cabinets: The Culture of Objects in Late Choson Korean Art, was published in 2018. She also co-organized a 2016-17 traveling exhibition, The Power and Pleasure of Possessions in Korean Painted Screens, and co-edited the exhibition catalogue. She is currently working on a second book, on the subject of women, art, and gender in modern Korea.
OTHER LECTURES IN THIS SERIES
OCT 3
Dragon's Blood and the Blood of Dragons
OCT 10
The Colors of Space and Time
OCT 17
Shades of Green and White
OCT 24
Pigments and Artistic Interventions
OCT 31
Indigo in Two 15th-century Chinese Paintings
NOV 7
Korean Culture in Five Colors
NOV 14
Colors of the Earth, Colors of the Sky
NOV 21
Turquoise, The Sky Blue Stone
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