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SAAM Virtual Saturday University: The Colors of Space and Time
October 10, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am PDT
Asian Art Museum
Off-Site
10 AM – 11:30 AM
Saturday University Lecture Series: Color in Asian Art – Material and Meaning
Dip into dimensions of color and pigment in Asian art with eight in depth talks. From legend and ritual, to trade and cultural exchange, to technical innovation and changing artistic practices—the use of bold colors has been considered alternatively excessive, precious, or brilliant throughout history. What rare pigments and closely guarded techniques produced some artworks, and what artistic innovations and social changes produced others? Join us to enjoy a spectrum of talks on colors produced from the earth, sea, fire, plants, and insects.
The Colors of Space and Time
Marco Leona, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Marco Leona speaks on recent findings on the materials and techniques of Edo and Meiji Period paintings and prints. Japanese painters and printmakers of the Edo (1603-1868) and Meiji (1868-1912) period achieved a rich visual language within a narrow range of pigments. Yet artists such as Jakuchu, Korin, and Hokusai produced evocative possibilities in ways far more complex than generally thought, especially in experiments with new synthetic color.
Using advanced analytical chemistry, we can build a material history of art based on physical evidence gathered from art masterpieces. This talk will show how technological developments were not only readily embraced, and often prompted by artists and their audiences, but also that they in turn created new forms of expression.
About the Presenter Marco Leona is David H. Koch Scientist in Charge of the Department of Scientific Research, Metropolitan Museum of Art, where he is responsible for all scientific support for curatorial and conservation activities at the Met. He is also Research Professor at New York University.
OTHER LECTURES IN THIS SERIES
OCT 3
Dragon’s Blood and the Blood of Dragons
OCT 10
The Colors of Space and Time
OCT 17
OCT 24
Pigments and Artistic Interventions
OCT 31
Indigo in Two 15th-century Chinese Paintings
NOV 7
NOV 14
Colors of the Earth, Colors of the Sky
NOV 21
QUESTIONS? CONTACT US
gardnercenter@seattleartmuseum.org Free with registration, a link to the zoom webinar will be sent to you. Two tickets available per registration.There are no series tickets, please register for each talk you wish to join. Please cancel if you won’t be able to attend.Research for using advanced analytical chemistry to determine use of pigments in Japanese art. Photo: Metropolitan Museum of Art.