Southeast Asian Arts Flashcards
o the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia
o arts influenced by Theravada Buddhism and Hinduism
o ceramics, Buddhist sculptures and lao music
Laos
o Were created in a variety of material including:
* Gold, silver and most often bronze
* Brick-and-mortar
* Wood
Lao Buddhist sculptures
(16th century) in Vientiane, although a renovation completely altered the appearance of the sculpture, and it no longer resembles a Lao Buddha.
Phya Vat
serves as the palladium of the Kingdom of Thailand, and resides at the Grand Palace in Bangkok.
Phra Keo (The Emerald Buddha)
carved from a solid block of jade. also enshrined in its own chapel at the Grand Palace in Bangkok
Phra Phutta Butsavarat
o magnificent group of caves that are only accessible by boat, about two hours upstream from the center of Luang Prabang.
o noted for their impressive Buddhist and Lao style sculptures carved into the cave walls, and hundreds of discarded Buddhist figures laid out over the floors and wall shelves.
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Thai ART
● Thai art and visual art was traditionally and primarily Buddhist and Royal Art.
Contemporary Thai art often combines traditional Thai elements with modern
techniques.
● Thai traditional arts have numerous distinctive qualities which make them easily
distinguishable
● Traditional Thai paintings showed subjects in two dimensions without perspective.
● The primary technique of composition is that of apportioning areas: the main
elements are isolated from each other by space transformers. This eliminated the
intermediate ground, which would otherwise imply perspective. Perspective was
introduced only as a result of Western influence in the mid-19th century
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known as a “Father of thai modern art” he is a sculptor with a thai name Silpa Bhirasi who made Victory Monument.
Corrado Feroci
is a visual artist, his works have been exhibited
worldwide and known for his use of Buddhist imagery in his art. Architecture, the style is unique and very memorable with its bright colors, rich ornamentation and sweeping, multi-tiered roofs, the temple and palace
architecture of Thailand is immediately identifiable.
Chalermchai Kositpipat
is one of the famous architecture in Thailand
build between 11th-12th century.
Prasat Hin Phimai
, Buddha images of the Sukhothai period which is 14th century
are elegant, with sinuous bodies and slender, oval faces
Sukhothai Kingdom
This period saw the introduction of the “_______________”
walking Buddha post
● Sukhothai artists in the 14th century tried to follow the canonical defining marks of
a Buddha, as they are set out in ancient Pali texts:
o Skin so smooth that dust cannot stick to it
o Legs like a deer
o Thighs like a banyan tree
o Shoulders as massive as an elephant’s head;
o Arms round like an elephant’s trunk, and long enough
to touch the knees
o Hands like lotuses about to bloom
o Fingertips turned back like petals
o head like an egg;
o Hair like scorpion stingers
o Chin like a mango stone
o Nose like a parrot’s beak
o Earlobes lengthened by the earrings of royalty
o Eyelashes like a cow’s
o Eyebrows like drawn bows
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Cambodian ART
● Cambodian art and the culture of Cambodia has had a rich and varied history
dating back many centuries and has been heavily influenced by India. In turn,
Cambodia greatly influenced Thailand, Laos and vice versa.
● The history of Cambodian art (Khmer: សិល្បៈខ្មែ រ) stretches back centuries to
ancient times, but the most famous period is undoubtedly the Khmer art of the
Khmer Empire (802–1431)
● Traditional Cambodian arts and crafts include textiles, non-textile weaving,
silversmithing, stone carving, lacquerware, ceramics, wat murals, and kite-making.
● Beginning in the mid-20th century, a tradition of modern art began in Cambodia,
though in the later 20th century both traditional and modern arts declined for
several reasons, including the killing of artists by the Khmer Rouge. The country
has experienced a recent artistic revival due to increased support from
governments, NGOs, and foreign tourists
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- refers to the stone sculpture of the Khmer Empire, which ruled a territory based
on modern Cambodia, but rather larger, from the 9th to the 13th century. The
most celebrated examples are found in Angkor, which served as the seat of the
empire. Khmer sculpture soon goes beyond religious representation, which
becomes almost a pretext in order to portray court figures in the guise of gods
and goddesses.
Khmer sculpture
Khmer sculpture
* refers to the stone sculpture of the Khmer Empire, which ruled a territory based
on modern Cambodia, but rather larger, from the 9th to the 13th century. The
most celebrated examples are found in Angkor, which served as the seat of the
empire. Khmer sculpture soon goes beyond religious representation, which
becomes almost a pretext in order to portray court figures in the guise of gods
and goddesses.
* The gods we find in Khmer sculpture are those of the two great religions of India,
Buddhism and Hinduism.
● Because the arts and crafts are part of the daily life of the Cambodian, most farmers
have expanded their business by weaving silk, making silkworms and raising
silkworms in order to produce silk. In recent years, the number of sculptors and
painters has grown. In addition, a unique Khmer style art we see today is a
combination of culture animistic beliefs which is originated by the religions of
Hinduism and Buddhism of India.
Texti
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● The art of silk weaving in Cambodia has contributed together with history of the
nation.
Textile Weaving
Types of Cambodian weaving
- Ikat technique (Khmer: chong kiet)
- Uneven Twill
produces patterned fabric and is quite
complex. Cambodia’s modern silk-weaving centers are Takéo, Battambang, Beanteay Meanchey, Siem Reap and Kampot provinces.
. Ikat technique (Khmer: chong kiet)
● Unique to Cambodia
● This has provided employment for many rural women. Cambodian silk is generally sold domestically, where it is used in sampot (wrap skirts), furnishings, and pidan (pictoral tapestries, but interest in international trade is
increasing
Uneven Twill
