Qi - Arts (Southeast Asian Arts)
Qi - Arts (Southeast Asian Arts)
Qi - Arts (Southeast Asian Arts)
QUARTER
Southeast Asian
ART
Lesson 1: Fabric
and Design
Thailand
Thai silk is produced from
the cocoons of Thai
silkworms.
Korat - the center of the silk
industry in Thailand.
Thai weavers from this
region raise the caterpillars Cocoon of Silkworm
(BOMBYX MORI)
on a steady diet of mulberry
leaves.
Thai Fabric Designs
THAI DRESSES
THAI SKIRTS
Cambodia
Silk weaving in Cambodia
dates to as early as the first
century since textiles were
used for trading.
Vietnam THREADS
HAND-PAINTED BLOCK-PAINTED
In Singapore....
The existence and use of batik has
been recorded since the 12th century
but has receded in popularity through
the years.
BASKET
JAR POTTER
Y
Laos
(Sa Paper)
Laosian make paper by
hand in the wider
region for over 700
years using the bark of
the local sa or mulberry
tree.
Use of Sa Paper
UMBRELLAS KITE
FAN
FESTIVE
DECORATIONS
CALLIGRAPHY
Laos
(Sa Paper)
Sa Paper Handicraft has been
revived, particularly in
Luang Prabang, Northern
Laos, where it is now used to
create lamp shades, writing
paper, greetings cards, and
bookmarks.
Vietnam
(Silk Painting)
Vietnamese silk painting is one of the most
popular forms of art in Vietnam, favored for
the mystical atmosphere that can be achieved
with the medium.
PHRA SAY - Most famous statue made of PHRA BANG - Another famous sculpture
gold statue which cast from gold
Vietnam
(Sculpture)
Vietnamese sculpture has been
heavily influenced by the three
traditional religions Taoism,
Confucianism, and Buddhism,
which come from neighboring
countries China and India.
Vietnam
(Dong Son Culture)
The Dong Son culture is famous
for its kettledrums, small
carvings, and home utensils,
which have handles sculpted in
the shape of men, elephants,
toads, and tortoises.
Vietnam
(Dong Son Culture)
Mourning houses erected to honor
the death of the Gia Rai and Ba Na
ethnic groups are symbolized by
statues placed in front of the graves.
These statues include couples
embracing, pregnant women, people
in mourning, elephants, and birds.
Indonesia
(Sculpture)
Indonesia is iron-aged arts
known for its stone, bronze,
and the native Indonesian
tribes usually create
sculptures that depict
ancestors, deities, and
animals.
Malaysia (Relief
Sculpture)
Most of Malaysia’s sculptures are
relief. These are partially carved
into or out of another surface.
Done with stone, marble, bronze.
Types of Relief Sculpture