Southeast Asian arts were considered unique.

The earliest known art were the Chinese

and the Indians. And then after the other countries witnessed their beautiful art, they then create
their own artworks with a reminiscent of Chinese and Indian style. Most of their artwork
materials were: stone, clay, silver, gold, bronze and other materials. These were made mostly
into: pottery clays, Statues, ceramics, stone carvings, Textiles, Sculptures, carvings and murals
on sacred temples, architecture of temples/shrines, and many others. Some of these were done
beautifully with flamboyant designs with golden or silver finishes to appease their gods and for
their kings to create a unique style of art.
Southeast Asian art influenced other neighboring countries in the same region of Asia to
create their own art, which then made an attractive spot on their country such as tourism and
exhibition of their artworks in national and international museums. And the temples/shrines and
were built with Asian decoration style.

Thailand
Thai art were expressed with traditional paintings which showed subject in two
dimensions without perspective. Mostly the technique was composition. Most narrative
subjects for paintings were or are: Jataka stories like the life of the Buddha and the Buddhist
vision of heaven and hell. Ceramics were created in the pattern of nature and animals popular
between the 11th and 13th century. Art was also present by the carvings of sacred shrines/temples
on walls and expressed their beliefs on temples by such popular figures include the four-armed
figure of Vishnu; the garuda (half man, half bird); the eight-armed Shiva; elephant-headed
Ganesh; the nga, appears as a snake, dragon or cobra; and the ghost-banishing giant Yaksha.
Laos
Lao ceramics were first uncovered in 1970 which were made out of clay with 5%
Quartz both the clay and the quartz were finely crushed. And meanwhile unglazed and glazed
wares were also uncovered their quality indicates a well-developed tradition, suggesting the
possibility that they were export wares. The glazed wares were a light, translucent green or
various shades of brown. There have also been shards showing an olive-colored glaze. Lao
artisans also created Buddhist sculptures in the past. Most common material was Bronze, but
gold and silver was also present. Precious metals were used for smaller objects, but some larger
are also made with gold.
Cambodia
Traditional Cambodian arts include textiles, non-textile weaving, stone carving,
ceramics, wat murals, etc. Cambodia's best-known stone carving adorns the temples of Angkor,
which are renowned for the scale, richness and detail of their sculpture. Because of destruction

of past wars, only few murals were present in Cambodia. The best known surviving murals are at
the Silver Pagoda in Phnom Penh, Wat Rajabo in Siem Reap province, and Wat Kompong
Tralach Leu in Kompong Chhnang Province. Many Cambodian farmers weave baskets for
household use or as a supplemental source of income. Most baskets are made of thinly cut
bamboo. Rural women often weave homemade cotton fabric, which is used in garments and for
household purposes. Cambodian pottery traditions found during 5000 BCE. Ceramics were
mostly used for domestic purposes such as holding food and water. Potting traditionally was
done either on a pottery wheel or using shaping tools such as paddles and anvils. Firing was done
in clay kilns. Primarily green and brown glazes were used. In rural Cambodia, traditional pottery
methods remained. Many pieces are hand-turned and fired on an open fire without glaze.
Vietnam
Vietnam art started in the Stone Age around 8,000 BCE. When the Chinese
domination started in the 2nd century BC, Vietnamese art absorbed many Chinese
influences, which would continue even following from China in the 10th century AD.
However, Vietnamese art has always retained many distinctively Vietnamese
characteristics. In the 19th century, the influence of French art took hold in Vietnam,
creating modern Vietnamese art. Dating back to the Stone Age, Potteries were found and
these were made by clay they were largely basic and had no design/pattern. But in the
Neolithic era, pottery and ceramics started developing showing signs of dcor. ng Sn
drums, a product of their advanced bronze-casting skills, was then found in the Bronze
Age. They were decorated with geometric patterns, and depicted scenes of everyday life
such as farming, warriors donning feather headdresses, construction of ships, musicians,
etc. In the early 20th century, the French cole Suprieure des Beaux Arts de lIndochine
(Indochina College of Arts) was founded to teach European methods and exercised
influence mostly in the larger cities, such as Hanoi and Saigon. Modern Vietnamese
artists began to utilize French techniques with many traditional mediums such as silk,
lacquer, etc., thus creating a unique blend of eastern and western elements.