The final research paper requires students to write a short essay (6-8 pages, double-spaced; images and bibliography should be appended at the end of the paper). It covers the 17th century to modern and contemporary times in China and Japan.
My suggestions for the final research paper:
1. Arts of Xu Bing, one of the greatest artists of our time. my favorite topic, easy to do and fun to work on;
2. Women in Chinese Paintings, fascinating topic;
You could also work on Arts of Modern China, rather interesting topic, and Arts of the Cultural Revolution. Should you prefer to conduct research on your own specific interests, you must consult the professor first.
For Arts of Xu Bing (1955-), use his website http://xubing.com/, (Links to an external site.) focus on his Background Stories series and analyze how he transformed his arts based on traditional landscape paintings, your anchor /perspective would be tradition vs contemporary transformation and innovation.
For example, look at his background painting under “artwork” from his website, and compare and contrast.
