Course Description
Summary
Manga or Japanese comic book and Anime images have become integrated into the global contemporary art context. While investigating the social codes that can be found in the various genres of manga and trends within the cultural specificities of Japan from 1945 to today, this course explores the influences of Manga/Anime on Fine Art and contemporary context of art making. This is a research-based studio art class, therefore requirements include weekly readings on the history of Japanese subcultures of the Post World War II era, their socio鈥恜olitical context, and Japanese contemporary art theory, such as Takashi Murakami鈥檚 Superflat Manifesto. Various studio assignments also focus on composition, serial image making, movement and narrative, performative work, collage and assemblage, and use of text. Please note that this is not a manga making technique class.
