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Art of theArt of the FAR FAR EASTEASTChapter 5
… … about 3,ooo B.C. the about 3,ooo B.C. the Chinese Chinese culture began to culture began to
emerge half a world away from emerge half a world away from EgyptEgypt..
EgyptCHINA
China and Egypt were too far China and Egypt were too far away from each other to away from each other to
exchange ideas or influence each exchange ideas or influence each other.other.
A culture’s RELIGION
will always have great
influence on their ART
BUDDHISMIs the religion that
unifies the Asian cultures
BUDDHISMStresses the
“oneness of humans with nature”
BUDDHISMIs a gentle
religion closely tied to nature
NATURAL and GENTLEAre two adjectives that most
aptly describe the ART of the Far East
Egyptian Art Egyptian Art was Stiff and was Stiff and
powerful powerful looking…looking…
……The The religion religion was all was all about about power power
and and strength-strength-
An An afterlife afterlife to go on to go on
forever…forever…
Buddhism is man living in Buddhism is man living in harmony and peace with harmony and peace with
nature.nature.
Man is Man is just a partjust a part of this of this world, not more world, not more
important than his important than his surroundings surroundings
MEDITATION is an important part of Buddhism…
MEDITATIONmeans to clear the mind of all but
one thought or idea.
The The GOALGOAL of the Asian of the Asian painter was to capture painter was to capture the the SPIRIT SPIRIT as well as as well as
the the FORMFORM of what they of what they were painting.were painting.
the the SPIRIT SPIRIT (or MOOD) (or MOOD) of the subjectof the subject
is very important to is very important to the artistthe artist
Paintings Paintings were were
created to created to stimulate stimulate
deep deep thought.thought.
(meditatio(meditation)n)
The most obvious elements used are
LINE and SPACE
Chinese painting was not cluttered with big figures, bold shapes or bright colors
and patterns like Egyptian art
Chinese painting
uses ORGANIC lines and shapes…
…as opposed to the GEOMETRIC style of the
Egyptians
LINELINEArtists used line to
capture the mood of people and places.
LINELINEThey simplified their pictures and used only the necessary organic lines
SPACESPACESpace is used to show DEPTH in their paintings
(foreground, middle ground and background)
SPACESPACE Artists want to
show the vast
beauty of the
world.
SPACESPACEArtists want to show how man
lives peacefully with
nature.
SPACESPACENature is a very important part of
Buddhism.
Notice how the Asian architecture “fits" into the landscape
…Unlike Egyptian architecture
It tends to overpower the
landscape
A A SCROLLSCROLL is a long is a long illustrated roll of silk illustrated roll of silk or parchment. It can or parchment. It can
be unrolled and be unrolled and “read” like a book.“read” like a book.
A A SCROLLSCROLL has pictures and has pictures and
beautiful, beautiful, decorative writing decorative writing
called called
CALLIGRAPHYCALLIGRAPHY
CALLIGRAPHYCALLIGRAPHY
Is the art of lettering
It is decorative writing
Chinese history is divided Chinese history is divided into Dynasties.into Dynasties.
A A DynastyDynasty is a family of is a family of rulers.rulers.
The Ming Dynasty The Ming Dynasty is famous for its is famous for its
PORCELAINPORCELAIN
PORCELAINPORCELAINis a high quality form of Pottery.
PORCELAINPORCELAINis made from hard to find white clay
called KAOLIN
A A GLAZEGLAZE is a is a glasslike finish on glasslike finish on
potterypottery
The HAN Dynasty was noted for their horse sculpture
To To PERCEIVEPERCEIVE is to is to become aware of objects become aware of objects
through the through the sensessenses..(sight, touch, hearing, (sight, touch, hearing,
taste, smell…)taste, smell…)
PERCEIVEPERCEIVE Artists think about and Artists think about and study their subjects to study their subjects to
notice what might notice what might otherwise go unnoticed.otherwise go unnoticed.
Asian artists, being Asian artists, being greatly influenced by greatly influenced by
BUDDHISMBUDDHISM and and MEDITATIONMEDITATION are are
masters at using their masters at using their
PERCEPTUALPERCEPTUAL skills. skills.
American seascape by Winslow Homer
Seascape by an Asian painter
Is Asian art influenced Is Asian art influenced by Egyptian Art?by Egyptian Art?
What Religion unifies the What Religion unifies the Asian cultures?Asian cultures?
Name the 2 adjectives that Name the 2 adjectives that describe the art of the Far East.describe the art of the Far East.
What are the 2 most obvious What are the 2 most obvious elements of art used by the elements of art used by the
Asian artistsAsian artists
What is porcelain?What is porcelain?
Name the smooth white clay Name the smooth white clay used to make porcelainused to make porcelain
What Dynasty is famous for its What Dynasty is famous for its porcelain?porcelain?
What is calligraphy?What is calligraphy?
JAPAN
JAPAN is an island group in the North Pacific off the
coast of CHINA
JAPANESE Art Japanese culture, Religion, and ART were strongly influenced by
the Chinese.
JAPANESE Art
Like the Chinese, the Japanese culture is also influenced by
BUDDHIS
M
A PAGODA is a tower several stories high with roofs curving upward at the edges
Japanese temples were built of wood. They were built to “fit” into the landscape.
PAGODA
Space: foreground, middle ground, background
A SCREEN is a partition used as a wall to divide a room.They were beautifully painted.
SCREEN
WOODBLOCK PrintingWoodblock printing
was a huge
development in the art world.
WOODBLOCK Printing
It allowed artists to REPRODUCE/
MASS PRODUCE
their art work for the first time in history.
JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS
European WOODBLOCK PRINTS
CONTOURA contour drawing
captures the interior and
exterior details.
It is a line drawing that
takes concentration
and time.