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Dr Richard Vincent Bullen

School of Humanities; Art History and Theory

Fields of Research

  • Aesthetics - art theory
  • Arts of East Asia
  • Cross cultural aesthetics
  • Japanese tea ceremony and related arts
  • Muromachi and Momoyama period painting and garden design
  • Ukiyo-e

Researcher Summary

Richard's principal areas of research are Japanese art and aesthetics. He curated the 'Pleasure and Play in Edo Japan' exhibition at the Canterbury Museum (December 2009 - March 2010) and edited the accompanying publication. “Art and the Life of the East Asians: Some Thoughts on Teaching East Asian Aesthetics” is forthcoming in 'Teaching Asian Art: Content, Context, and Pedagogy' (ed. Sheng Kuan Chung), National Art Education Association

Subject Area: Disciplines

Affiliations

Publications


  • Bullen, R. (2012) Art and the Life of the East Asian: some thoughts on teaching East Asian aesthetics. In S.K. Chung (Ed.), Teaching Asian Art: Content, Context, Pedagogy: 3-10. Reston: National Art Education Association. (Chapter in Book)
  • Bullen, R. (2012) Freedom and Restraint in the World of Tea. In G. Tamburello (Ed.), Concepts and Categories of Emotion in East Asia: 252-265. Rome: Carocci. (Chapter in Book)
  • Matthews, B., Holcroft, A., Bones, H., Bullen, R. and Monger, D. (2011) The Art of Printing. In C. Jones, B. Matthews and J. Clement (Ed.), Treasures of the University of Canterbury Library: 109-128, 237-240. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press. (Chapter in Book)
  • Bullen, R. (2009) Pastimes and Past Times. In R. Bullen (Ed.), Pleasure and Play in Edo Japan: 16-23. Christchurch: Canterbury Museum and the College of Arts, University of Canterbury. (Chapter in Book)
  • Bell, D. and Bullen, R. (2009) Play. In R. Bullen (Ed.), Pleasure and Play in Edo Japan: 33-38. Christchurch: Canterbury Museum and the College of Arts, University of Canterbury. (Chapter in Book)
  • Bullen, R. (Ed.) (2009) Pleasure and Play in Edo Japan. Christchurch: Canterbury Museum and The College of Arts, University of Canterbury. 80pp. (Edited Book)
  • Bullen, R. (2008) Kumamoto Artpolis: Architecture through Communication: A Japan Foundation exhibition. Christchurch: SOFA Gallery, The Arts Centre, 7-25 May 2008. [Essay in Exhibition Catalogue, 6pp]. (Exhibition)
  • Bullen, R. (2008) Mazhar Hussain and Robert Wilkinson (Ed.), The Pursuit of Comparative Aesthetics: An Interface Between the East and West, Aldershot and Burlington: Ashgate, 2006. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies 10(1): 158-161. Book Review. (Other)
  • Bullen, R. (2008) Restorative Dragons: Recent work by Riduan Tomkins. Christchurch: SoFA Gallery, 15 Jul-17 Aug 2008. [Essay in Exhibition Catalogue, 6pp]. (Exhibition)
  • Bullen, R. (2006) The Louise Henderson Nursery Panels. SoFA Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand, 25 Nov-8 Dec 2006. [Curator]. (Exhibition)