Contrast the art styles of India, The Art of Asia Goal: I can compare and Contrast the art styles of India, China, and Japan.
India The Flag
India Location
India India’s art is strongly influenced by religion
India India’s art is strongly influenced by religion Hinduism Buddhism
India India’s art is strongly influenced by religion Hinduism Buddhism Architechture, statues, and ceremonial beliefs were centered on religious principles
India Stupas Beehive-shaped domed places of worship
India Siva/Shiva Hindu god The Destroyer
Mudras Ancient symolic hand gestures that are regarded as physical expressions of different states of being Used in meditation and artwork
India Henna A dye found from shrubs used on skin and hair Used for painting designs on hands and arms for weddings
Work on your henna designs Work on your henna designs. They need to be gone over with a color pencil or marker (choose between black, red, blue only)
Bellringer: At the top of your China/Japan review, determine which artwork is from China and which is from Japan. 1 2
China
China Art was centered around Buddhism, stressing harmony of humans with nature Artists used meditation to focus and PERCEIVE the beauty of nature before doing artwork.
China Calligraphy originated in China Definition: beautiful writing Done with brush and ink using sweeping motions to make lines thick and thin in areas
China Ink and Brush Painting Paintings that use black ink—the same as used in East Asian calligraphy most prestigious form of Chinese art
China Scrolls
China Kaolin Pottery (Porcelain)
Japan
Japan Japanese art is so similar to Chinese, because Buddhism was brought to Japan through Buddhist missionaries from China. They learned new styles of art from surrounding Asian countries, but eventually took those characteristics and made their own unique style.
Japan Pagoda A tower several stories high with roofs curving slightly upward at the edges
Japan Liurong Temple Japan’s most famous Pagoda
Japan Yamato-e “pictures in the Japanese manner”
Japan Ukiyo-e “pictures of the floating world” a Japanese art movement that flourished from the 17th to the 19th century and produced paintings and prints depicting the everyday life and interests of the common people
Japan Printmaking - a process in which the artist repeatedly transfers an original image from one prepared surface to another
Choose one of the artworks from the book (327-330) -Is this artwork characteristic of China, Japan, or both? -Are there certain features to show that it is from that specific country? If so, what? -Describe this artwork (What are the characteristics? How are the elements of art portrayed in this?)