“SPACE” AND “ABSENCE” — A LECTURE AND DISCUSSIONS ON RESEARCH OF FINE ART HISTORY AND LANDSCAPE AND ARCHITECTURE

Abstract

This article focuses mainly on ubiquitous “absence” rather than “presence,” which is usually the core of history of fine arts. On imagination of spaces, absence is common in various scales, including painting, sculpture, architecture, landscape and urban design. Based on a lecture, this article discusses absence from concepts of departure, death, memory, life, soul and travel through time. The narratives of absence in different works, without concrete description, resonate with each other, some drawing universal understanding of people and some belonging to local cultures. The lecturer, together with other speakers, makes an in-depth analysis of absence, culture, ruins and the Peach Garden from perspectives of literature and design respectively.

Keywords

Absence / Architecture / Landscape / Fine Art History

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2016 Higher Education Press