F U N C T I O N S O F A S I A NA R T

Presented By Group II

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.

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.

Angkor Wat is a temple complex built in the 12th

and 13th centuries, dedicated to the God Vishnu

the Preserver.

CAMBODIA’S ANGKOR WAT

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.

EXAMPLES OF BRONZE-CATING

TING – A wide shallow bowl on three legs.

TING

KUANG – Is for mixing wine.

KUANG

•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.

BATIK – Is a fine art in Java,

Indonesia.

EXAMPLES OF BATIK

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.

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.

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.

THE GREAT WAVE OFF KANAGAWA – Is the best

known print in Japan.

T H E G R E A T W A V E

QUIZ

Test 1

1. What thing/s does the Asian people

make to their Gods & Goddesses ?

2-4. Asians reflect their religious ________,

______________, and _____________, in

their artworks.

5. What is the temple complex built in the

12th and 13th centuries, dedicated to the

God Vishnu the Preserver ?

6. This is a wide shallow bowl on a

three legs ?

7. It is used to mixing a wine ?

8. It is considered as a fine art in Java,

Indonesia.

9. After the tea party, the paintings are

rolled and stored in _________ cabinet.

10. In what year the Chinese discover

the process of paper making ?