What:
INTERACTIONS - Asian Garden Traditions and the Singapore Model of a "City in a Garden"
Who:
Who:
Constance Kirker
When:
When:
Wed 27 Oct, 7pm - 8.30pm
Where:
Where:
Block F Level 2 #F202, LASALLE College of the Arts
Type:
Type:
Talk
Viewed as the ultimate aesthetic form of “environmental manipulation”, a garden might be defined as a three-dimensional metaphor for the “world view” of a culture, representing a symbolic “perfect universe.” Basic principles of Asian culture are clearly evidenced in the art and function of the Asian garden, just as a French garden is “French” or an English garden “English”. There is a long, documented history of garden design as a form of personal artistic expression held in high esteem in Asia, particularly in China and Japan. How does this idea of personal expression, in the form of individual garden design, fare in the tightly controlled and carefully constructed environment of Singapore?
About Constance Kirker
Presently living in Singapore, Assistant Professor of Integrative Arts, Constance Kirker, has taught Asian and African Art History for more than twenty-five years. She has presented papers on comparative aesthetics at many international conferences from Korea to Morocco, and most recently gave a paper on gardens as cultural art forms at the International Congress of Aesthetics at the University of Beijing. Active as a guide at the Asian Civilizations Museum and writer in the Friends of the Museums periodical, Passages, Kirker teaches courses for the National University of Singapore and continues to teach Asian Art History online for Penn State University in the U.S.
Presently living in Singapore, Assistant Professor of Integrative Arts, Constance Kirker, has taught Asian and African Art History for more than twenty-five years. She has presented papers on comparative aesthetics at many international conferences from Korea to Morocco, and most recently gave a paper on gardens as cultural art forms at the International Congress of Aesthetics at the University of Beijing. Active as a guide at the Asian Civilizations Museum and writer in the Friends of the Museums periodical, Passages, Kirker teaches courses for the National University of Singapore and continues to teach Asian Art History online for Penn State University in the U.S.
Source: http://www.lasalle.edu.sg/index.php/news-and-events/events/2010/546-interactions-asian-garden-traditions
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