Functions of Asian Art
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Asian art primarily serves religious functions, decorating temples with statues of gods and goddesses made of gold and bronze vessels. It also has practical uses, like Chinese bronze vessels for food and drink, and aesthetic purposes, like Japanese woodblock prints and landscape paintings viewed during tea ceremonies. The best known woodblock print is The Great Wave Off Kanagawa by Hokusai.
Functions of Asian Art
- 1. F U N C T I O N S O F A S I A N A R T Presented By Group II
- 2. FUNCTIONS OF ASIAN ART •Asian art primarily serves religious function. Asians decorate their temples with the best vessels made of bronze. They make the statues of Gods and Goddesses in gold •Aside from its religious function, Asian art serves, practical, and aesthetic purpose.
- 3. RELIGIOUS FUNCTION •Asian art is essentially religious in nature. The arts have their sole theme focused on the life of the Gods and the mythical begins. Asians reflect their religious knowledge, beliefs, and experiences in their artworks.
- 4. CAMBODIA’S ANGKOR WAT Angkor Wat is a temple complex built in the 12th and 13th centuries, dedicated to the God Vishnu the Preserver.
- 5. PRACTICAL FUNCTION •For 1500 years, bronze-casting was a major art form in China. They made vessels that served practical functions. They had Ting, a wide, shallow bowl on three legs; the p’an, a wide flat dish; and Kuang for mixing wine. Kitchenware is always decorated with animals, leaves and even landscape.
- 7. TING TING – A wide shallow bowl on three legs.
- 8. KUANG KUANG – Is for mixing wine.
- 9. •The best feature of Indonesian art is the technique of making beautiful textiles, especially BATIK. Considered a fine art in Java, Batik-making dates back to the 17th century.
- 10. EXAMPLES OF BATIK BATIK – Is a fine art in Java, Indonesia.
- 11. AESTHETIC FUNCTION •Asian landscape paintings are made on rice paper. During ceremonial tea parties, the family members sit in a room surrounded by paintings unrolled and hung on the walls, as if they sipping tea amidst the grandeur of nature. After the tea party, the paintings are rolled and stored in rosewood cabinet.
- 12. AESTHETIC FUNCTION •Printmaking is an old Chinese art has been in practice since the Chinese discovered the process of paper making in 200 B.C.E. This technology was transferred to Japan and later on, to other countries in the west.
- 13. AESTHETIC FUNCTION •In Japan, Hokusai (1760-1849) was the best known Japanese woodblock print maker under the Tokugawa regime. His woodblock print, THE GREAT WAVE OFF KANAGAWA, became the best known print outside Japan.
- 14. T H E G R E A T W A V E THE GREAT WAVE OFF KANAGAWA – Is the best known print in Japan.
- 15. QUIZ
- 16. Test 1 1. What thing/s does the Asian people make to their Gods & Goddesses ?
- 17. 2-4. Asians reflect their religious ________, ______________, and _____________, in their artworks.
- 18. 5. What is the temple complex built in the 12th and 13th centuries, dedicated to the God Vishnu the Preserver ?
- 19. 6. This is a wide shallow bowl on a three legs ?
- 20. 7. It is used to mixing a wine ?
- 21. 8. It is considered as a fine art in Java, Indonesia.
- 22. 9. After the tea party, the paintings are rolled and stored in _________ cabinet.
- 23. 10. In what year the Chinese discover the process of paper making ?