2017-18 Spring
(HART 1042)
1 Credit | Can be used to fulfill Common Core Requirement (Core Elective: Arts Area)
Teaching Medium: English
Course Description
This Chinese Painting course is intended for non-Chinese speaking students who have limited experience in Chinese painting, language and culture. In this introductory course, students will start with an understanding of ink, pigments, paper and brushes, and also the proper gesture for painting. Important Chinese artists and their masterpieces will then be introduced so that the students can learn to appreciate Chinese paintings and the history and culture behind. Students will learn how to draw flowers and animals and compose different objects into a painting in this studio art course.
REMARKS:
Chinese Painting Brushes and other utensils: Students are required to buy drawing materials by themselves. Suggested supplier lists will be provided later. (To be confirmed)
Please keep the classroom clean by clearing the desks / materials left after class to maintain a tidy environment for subsequent classes.
- Describe the history, artistic styles, aesthetics and artists of Chinese painting
- Draw with basic techniques and equipment of Chinese painting
- Use Chinese painting to express themselves
Session 1: Introduction to Chinese painting and painting of flowers and animals
Session 2: The four treasures of studies; Bamboo leaves
Session 3: Bamboo 竹
Session 4-5: Chrysanthemum 菊花
Session 6 : Morning glory 牽牛花
Session 7: Crab and Shrimp 蟹和蝦
Session 8-9: Duck and Sparrow 鴨和麻雀
Session 10: Panda 熊貓
Session 11: Composing a painting with plants and creatures
Session 12: Final Assessment
- Flower-and-bird painting by Bai Zhi, Hong Kong Hai Feng, 1986
- A complete guidance to flower-and-bird painting (花鳥畫法大全) painted by Choy Kung Heng; Wan Li Book Co., 1988
Enrolment Details
Course Registration : 25-26 Jan 2018Add/Drop : 01-14 Feb 2018
Instructor
CHAN Yung 陳用
Assessment
| 5 in-class painting assignments | 40% |
| Exhibition Review | 15% |
| Final Assessment | 35% |
| Attendance | 10% |
Class Schedule
Tuesday | 10:30–12:20
CYT-G001
No Class | 3 Apr & 1 May