The Center for Chinese Art continues to assist William Paterson University's Art Department to offer courses in both Chinese Studio and Art History. New courses will demonstrate various traditional and contemporary Chinese art, including courses in Chinese Drawing, Chinese Ink Painting, Chinese Color Painting, Chinese Calligraphy, Chinese Woodblock Printing, and Chinese Art History and Theory. William Paterson's courses in traditional Chinese ink painting for fine arts undergraduate and graduate students is the only one its kind in the United States. It is not a course of Chinese art history but a course of application of Chinese artistic theories in artistic practice. Emphasis is placed on painting materials, techniques, and a cultivation of specific artistic tastes in the appreciation of Chinese painting. These courses provide students the opportunity to study various characteristics of Chinese painting. It emphasizes understanding and appreciating the art through active participation in its creation.
University Courses Chinese Ink Painting Emphasizes the creative aspect of Chinese art. This course applies Chinese artistic theories in artistic practice; it is not a Chinese art history course. Particular emphasis is placed on painting materials and techniques, as well as learning how to appreciate Chinese painting and its characteristics. This course enables students to view a unique Asian culture from a new perspective and to absorb elements from a different cultural tradition into their own artistic articulation and elaboration. Catalog Entry ARTS 3230 Chinese Ink PaintingCredits: 3 ARTS 4230 Advanced Chinese Ink PaintingCredits: 3 ARTS 5230 Chinese Ink PaintingCredits: 3 View Student Work & Comments Chinese Painting and Seal Carving This course is a part of the rotating Selected Topic courses, not therefore offered every semester. A Selected Topic course covers a subject not yet offered by an existing course, as recommended by the department and approved by the dean. Catalog Entry ARTS 3990 Chinese Painting and Seal Carving WorkshopCredits: 3 ARTS 5990 Chinese Painting and Seal Carving WorkshopCredits: 3 Chinese Painting Mounting This course is a part of the rotating Selected Topic courses, not therefore offered every semester. A Selected Topic course covers a subject not yet offered by an existing course, as recommended by the department and approved by the dean. Catalog Entry ARTS 3990 Chinese Painting Mounting WorkshopCredits: 3 ARTS 5990 Chinese Painting Mounting WorkshopCredits: 3 Silk Road Art This course presents a survey of several art traditions on the ancient Silk Road from 1200 BC to the early 20th century. while the course will cover some of the West and Far East, its focus will be in Central Asia, looking at the impact of Alexander in Central Asia, the Hart Dynasty’s expansion i n the West Region, the Tang Dynastry’s diplomatic relationship with foreign countries, the Persians, Genghis Khan and the Mongols, and Islamic Central Asia. These issues will be examined through the lens of the visual arts, including works in bronze/metal, ceramics, silk/textile designs, mural paintings, and sculpture. Catalog Entry ARTH 3330 Silk Road ArtCredits: 3 Printmaking I Introduction to printmaking and techniques as they relate to fine art theory, black, white, and color edition printing. Catalog Entry ARTS 2300 Printmaking I - Basic Printmaking MediaCredits: 3
Workshops & Demonstrations The Center for Chinese Art actively hosts many different opprotunities for students of William Paterson and members of the community wishing to learn more about Chinese Art. Visiting Artists are invited to participate in various workshops, lectures, and demonstrations to share their process and artistic talent. 04/19/2018 Chinese Hyperrealism Painting Demonstration Instructor Jun Leng 04/08/2016 – 04/16/2016 Bird-and-Flower Chinese Ink Painting Demonstration by Professor Jianming Zhao from Nanjing Sanjiang University of China Instructor Professor Jianming Zhao 04/08-16/2016 Life Drawing Demonstration by Professor & Dean Wuli Zhang from Nanjing Sanjiang University of China Instructor Professor Wuli Zhang 02/04/2016 Chinese Painting & Calligraphy Demonstration by Chinese Artists Peichen Xu & Mengjie Ma Instructors Peichen Xu, Mengjie Ma 11/06/2014 Sculpture Demonstration: Life Drawing by Professor Xinggang Wang of the Capital Normal University of China Instructor Professor Xinggang Wang 10/26/2011 Printmaking & Life Drawing Demonstration by Visiting Artists from China Central Academy of Fine Arts Instructors Professor Jiangbo Sun, Professor Zhiyu Zhou, Associate Professor Yuping Wang 10/26/2011 Mono-Silkscreen Demonstration by Professor Chen-Ping Dawn from Taiper national University of the Arts Instructor Professor Chen-Ping Dawn
