KSCB064 Chinese Art in 20th c.

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Lucie Olivová, MA, Ph.D., DSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Lucie Olivová, MA, Ph.D., DSc.
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Jana Vávrová Mašková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
Knowledge of Chinese not required, but helpful
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The goal of this course is to introduce students to the development of the 20c Chinese ptg, with the emphasis on Western influences.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the semester, students will gain basic understanding of the problém, and should be able to critically judge modern Chinese paintings.
Syllabus
  • 1. Western influences and home tradition
  • 2. Lingnan School; Jupéon, Liu haisu
  • 3. masters of ink ptg: Qi Baishi, Huang Binhong, Zhang Daqian, Pan Tianshou
  • 4. woodcuts in service of the sociál and war propaganda
  • 5. painting consciousness: Feng Zikai and Jiang Zhaohe
  • 6. “xieyi“ / Li Keran and others
  • 7. ideological pressure in the 1950s: Fu Baoshi, Lin Fengmian
  • 8. arts during the Cultural revolution
  • 9. katarsis after the CR: Xingxing, the New Vawe 85, China-Avantgarde etc
  • 10. the inovation of the literáti ptg
  • 12. cynical realism, pop-art etc.
  • 13. art zones: 798 etc.
Literature
    required literature
  • Zdeněk Hrdlička Revoluční čínský dřevoryt. Nakladatelství Svazu výtvarných umělců československých, Praha 1949.
  • Olivová, Lucie. Cesta Zdeňka Sklenáře. Nový Orient 64 (2009.3): 38 - 42
  • L. Kesner, Čína jako umělecká velmoc. Art + antiques, září 2008: 10-18.
  • Julia Andrews: Painters and Politics in the PRC, 1949-1979. University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles, and London, 1994.
  • OLIVOVÁ, Lucie. Město radovánek na Dlouhé řece. Yangzhou v osmnáctém století. 1st ed. Praha: Dokořán, 2014, 128 pp. ISBN 80-7363-616-6. info
  • PEJČOCHOVÁ, Michaela. Mistři čínské tušové malby 20. století ze sbírek Národní galerie v Praze. V Praze: Národní galerie, 2008, 509 s. ISBN 9788070353721. info
    recommended literature
  • HÁJEK, Lubor. Západ slunce na moři : studie o mimoevropském umění. Edited by Ladislav Kesner. Vyd. 1. Praha: H & H, 2009, 287 s. ISBN 9788070354155. info
  • Sound of the Silent Mountains. Edited by Guohuang Xu - Michaela Pejčochová. Praha: Národní galerie, 2004, 85 s. ISBN 8070352884. info
  • BAKEŠOVÁ, Ivana. Čína ve XX. století. Díl 2. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2003, 218 s. ISBN 80-244-0611-X. info
  • BAKEŠOVÁ, Ivana. Čína ve XX. století. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2001, 125 s. ISBN 8024402513. info
Teaching methods
class attendance, readings, search on the net
Assessment methods
regular viewings, an essay
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2025, recent)
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