Japanese Artists
Katsushika Hokusai
Below are web links to a selected list of historical and contemporary artists from Japan. Biographical information on these and other artists will also be found in our databses, Britannica Online, Art Cyclopedia, and Wikipedia. Many of the artists have video representation on www.youtube.com. The web links vary in content and should be treated as a starting point. In many cases the selected web site is just one of many interesting sites for a particularl Artist.
Internet Links for Japanese Art
- Gutai GroupAssociation of approximately 20 Japanese exeperimental art, founded in 1954.
Korean Artists
Do-ho Suh
Below are web links to a selected list of historical and contemporary artists from South Korea. Biographical information on these and other artists will also be found in our databses, Britannica Online, Art Cyclopedia, and Wikipedia. Many of the artists have video representation on www.youtube.com. The web links vary in content and should be treated as a starting point. In many cases the selected web site is just one of many interesting sites for a particularl Artist.
Internet Links for Korean Art
- Korean Art Emerges from Chin's ShadowNewYork Times article (October, 2008) discusses the growing international interest in contemporary Korean art.
Internet Links to Indian Art
- ART AWAAZ: Exploring Contemporary Indian Art2009 overview of contemporary Indian Art.
Recommended Books
Contemporary Chinese Art by ISBN: 9780500239209Publication Date: 2014-10-14From its underground genesis during the Cultural Revolution (1966-76), contemporary Chinese art has become a dynamic and hugely influential force in a globalized art world. In this first major introduction to the topic, Wu Hung provides an accessible, focused, and much-needed narrative of the development of Chinese art across all media from the 1970s to the 2000s, a time span characterized by radical social, political, and economic change in China. The book is a richly illustrated and easy-to-navigate chronological survey that considers contemporary Chinese art both in the context of China's history and in a global arena. Wu Hung explores the emergence of contemporary art--as opposed to officially sanctioned art--in the public sphere after the Cultural Revolution; the mobilization by young artists and critics of a nationwide avant-garde movement in the mid-1980s; the re-emphasis on individual creativity in the late 1980s and the heightened spirit of experimentation of the 1990s; and the more recent identification of Chinese artists, such as Ai Weiwei, as global citizens who create works for an international audience.
New China, New Art by ISBN: 9783791345505Publication Date: 2011-09-30Updated and expanded, this essential reference book critically surveys 150 of the most influential contemporary Chinese artists. The rapid economic and cultural transformation of China during the past thirty years has created an art scene of unparalleled energy and global impact. Throwing off restrictions on subject matter, embracing a new freedom to experiment, but also preserving and expressing Chinese identity on a monumental scale, the new Chinese art has enjoyed an astonishing surge of commercial and critical success. With chapters organized by medium, including painting, sculpture and installation, photography, and performance, the book focuses on works by the most significant contemporary Chinese artists and offers a comprehensive critical assessment of one of the most dynamic art scenes in the world today. A preface placing the art in the context of the whirlwind changes in the country's social and political environment, and a concluding critical appraisal make this book an authoritative and exciting introduction to art of the new China.
Remaking Tradition by ISBN: 9780300206081Publication Date: 2014-03-25This catalogue presents over fifty works in different media--most notably sculpture, painting, and ceramics--assembled together for the first time to convey the impressive variety of Japanese art from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These works, all masterpieces from the collection of the Tokyo National Museum, introduce the museum's astounding holdings of modern Japanese art to an American audience and help illustrate where modern works fit within the rich history of Japanese visual tradition. Engaging essays by noted scholars explore the diverse sources of influence for Japanese artists around the turn of the 20th century, such as Western oil painting, Buddhist portraiture, European porcelain, traditional Japanese landscape and figure imagery, and Chinese painting. This publication offers a compelling and innovative conception of modern Japanese art, framing artists as creators of traditions for the modern age who maintained a sense of continuity with the past while also integrating wide-ranging cultural inspirations.
Chinese Artists
Yue Minjun
Below are web links to a selected list of historical and contemporary artists from China. Biographical information on these and other artists will also be found in our databses, Britannica Online, Art Cyclopedia, and Wikipedia. Many of the artists have video representation on www.youtube.com. The web links vary in content and should be treated as a starting point. In many cases the selected web site is just one of many interesting sites for a particularl Artist.
Internet Links for Chinese Art
- Art News: Chinese Art Moves Ahead....Summarizes the current news from China's Art Market, noting China's brief, but exploding art market. Also features a video on this topic and links to related articles.
- Chinese Checkers: The Wild Wild World of the Chinese Contemporary Art MarketArticle from the July 21st issue of The Economist about the current state of the commercial market for Chinese art.
Indian Artists
Bose Krishnamachari
Below are web links to a selected list of historical and contemporary artists from India. Biographical information on these and other artists will also be found in our databses, Britannica Online, Art Cyclopedia, and Wikipedia. Many of the artists have video representation on www.youtube.com. The web links vary in content and should be treated as a starting point. In many cases the selected web site is just one of many interesting sites for a particularl Artist.
Artists of Southeast Asia & the Philippines
Budi Ubrux