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. ARTS
Quarter 3- Module 1:
South, Central, and West Asian Arts

CO_Q3_Arts_Module1

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MAPEH ARTS – Grade 8
Quarter 3- SLeM 1: SOUTH, CENTRAL, AND WEST ASIAN ARTS

HOW TO USE THIS SLeM

Before starting the module, I want you to set aside other tasks that will disturb you while enjoying the lessons.
Read the simple instructions below to successfully enjoy the objectives of this kit. Have fun!
1. Follow carefully all the contents and instructions indicated on every page of this module.
2. Write on your notebook or any writing pad the concepts about the lessons. Writing enhances
learning, that is important to develop and keep in mind.
3. Write in your notebook the concepts that you learned. Writing enhances learning and helps you keep
in mind what is important
4. Perform all the provided activities in the module.
5. Let your facilitator/ guardian assess your answers using the answer key.
6. Enjoy studying.

Development Team of the SLeM

Writer/s: Diodisa Bangloy, Cherry Ruth Par

Format Editor: Diodisa C. Bangloy
Language Editor: Korina Espadilla
Content Validator: Marjorie M. Sales
Reviewer: Bonifacio M. Pedrera

PARTS OF THIS MODULE

● Expectations - These are what you will learn after completing the lessons in the module.
● Pre-test - This will measure what you already know about the concepts to be mastered throughout
the lesson.
● Looking back to your Lesson - This section will measure what learnings and skills you gained from
the previous lesson.
● Brief Introduction - This section will give you an overview of the lesson.
● Activities - This is a set of activities you will perform.
● Remember - This section summarizes the concepts and applications of the lessons.
● Check your Understanding - It will check what you have learned from the lessons.
● Post-test - This will measure how much you have learned from the entire module.

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 Lesson 1: INDIAN ART

At the end of the SLeM, students should be able to:

1. analyze elements and principles of art in the production of arts and crafts inspired by the cultures of
South Asia, West Asia, and Central Asia;
2. identify the characteristics of arts and crafts in specific countries in South, West, and Central Asia:
India (rangoli, katak, Diwali); Pakistan (truck art);
3. reflect on and derive the mood, idea or message from selected artifacts and art objects; and
4. incorporate the design, form, and spirit of South, West, and Central Asian artifacts and objects to
one’s creation.

Direction: Read the questions carefully. Multiple Choice: Read the directions correctly. Choose the best
answer. Write the letters only
1. The most beautiful and most pleasing art forms of India.
A. Truck art
B. Rangoli
C. Diwali

2. The cosmic dancer is represented by a four-armed figure.

A. Shiva
B. Veda
C. Brahma

3. A Hindu New Year, celebrated in India and all around the world in October or
November
A. Diyas
B. Diwali
C. Lakshmi

4. Which is not included in the truck art design of Pakistan?

A. idealized landscapes
B. bamboos and birds
C. flowers and trees

5. This architecture was built in 1632 by Shah Jahan in memory of his wife.
A. Ajanta Caves
B. Mojenjo Daro
C. Taj Mahal

6. Clay lamp to light the way of this goddess.

A. Diyas
B. Diwali
C. Lakshmi

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 7. She is the Hindu goddess of wealth.
A. Shiva
B. Veda
C. Lakshmi

8. This festival is also known as “The festival of Lights”.

A. Diyas
B. Diwali
C. Clay lamps

9. In Rangoli, this word means “color”.

A. Rang
B. Aavalli
C. Goli

10. This period contributed to the enrichment of Indian culture in painting and in architecture.
A. Transitional Period
B. Mogul period
C. Ancient Period

Indian art is consisted of a variety of art forms, including painting, pottery, and textile arts such as
woven silk. A strong sense of design is characteristic of Indian art and can be observed in its modern and
traditional forms.
The origin of Indian art can be traced to Prehistoric settlements in the 3rd Millennium BC. On its
way to modern times, Indian art has had cultural influences, as well as religious influences such as Hinduism,
Buddhism, and Islam. Despite this complex mixture of religious traditions, generally, the prevailing artistic
style at any time and place has been shared by the major religious groups. In historic art, sculpture in stone
and metal, mainly religious, has survived the Indian climate better than other media and provides most of the
best remains.

Period of Indian Art

● Ancient Period (3900-BCE-1200 CE)

Some evidence of the early civilization are bronze and copper statuettes and steatite seals, which show vigor
and concern for surface texture as constantly characterized in Indian art.
The Ajanta Caves of Maharashtra India are 30 rock-cut cave monuments that dates back from the
2nd century BCE to the 600 CE, including paintings and sculptures considered to be masterpieces of Buddhist
religious art.
● Classical Period (5th to 6th centuries)
The image of Shiva, the destroyer, develops into the Cosmic-dancer represented by a four-armed figure,
where one hand holds the fire with which he destroys, another holds a drum, which is the first sound heard
in the world during creation, then the third arm points up in a reassuring gesture, and a fourth arm points
down to the dwarf in which he dances to.
● Islamic Ascendancy (1192-1757) or Transitional Period
This was the period of evolution from Vedism into Hinduism or Brahmanism. The two great Indian epics: the
Mahabharata and the Ramayana emerged in this period.

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 ● Mogul Period (16th century)
Moguls contributed to the enrichment of Indian culture, in painting and in architecture. The most splendid
example is the Taj Mahal, built in 1632 by Shah Jahan in memory of his wife.

DIWALI

Diwali is celebrated by Hindus in India and all around the world in October or November. It is the
Hindu New Year. It is a very exciting and colorful holiday, where homes are cleaned to welcome the New
Year and windows are opened so that the Hindu goddess of wealth, Lakshmi, can enter. Hindus believed
that she cannot enter a house which is not lit up, so every household burns special Diwali clay lamps (diyas)
to light the way for the goddess, which is why the holiday is also known as the 'Festival of Lights'.

RANGOLI

Rangoli is one of the most beautiful and most pleasing art forms of India. It is comprised of two words:
‘rang' meaning 'color' and 'aavalli' meaning 'colored creepers' or 'row of colors'. Rangoli, the art of making
designs or patterns on the walls or the floor of the house. The traditional form of Rangoli made use of designs
and motifs based on nature, such as mangoes, creepers, flowers, swans, peacocks, etc. Even the colors in
the traditional art form were extracted from natural dyes, like barks of trees, leaves, etc. These days, synthetic
dyes have replaced the natural dyes of the earlier times. The materials used in the Rangoli patterns of today
give either a very flat appearance or a 3-D effect. Rangoli designs include geometric patterns, lotus, trident,
fish, conch, creepers, leaves, trees, flowers, animals, etc.

LESSON 2- PAKISTAN ART

Pakistani architecture is divided into four recognized periods:
● Pre-Islamic
● Islamic
● Colonial
● Post- Colonial

Around the middle of the 3rd Millennium BCE, an advanced urban culture developed for the first time in the
region, with large buildings, some of which still survive to this day like 1.Mohenjo Daro, 2.Harappa,and 3.Kot
Diji which are among the pre-Islamic settlements that are now tourist attractions.
Across Pakistan, brightly colored flamboyant trucks, painted with images of idealized landscapes,
famous personalities, flowers, and trees, turned village lanes, city streets, and long-distance highways into a
gallery without walls; a free-form, kaleidoscopic exhibition in motion.

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Rangoli Art

Materials:

1. Glue Plain
2.paper plate
3.Pencil
4. Colored sand (different colors)/or other materials

DIRECTIONS:

1. Sketch your design lightly in pencil or chalk on an ¼ illustration board.

2. When you are happy with your design, finalize the outline with heavier lines.
3. Use glue to outline your design.
4. Roll the paper plate into a cone and snip a small hole in the narrow end.
5. Fill the larger opening with colored sand. Use your finger as a stopper on the small hole you made. This
is how you will control the flow of the sand.
6. Fill in your design with sand according to your choice and color combination. This is the most interesting
step, and usually the most fun.

Apply different design patterns: Repeated, Alternating, or Radial pattern.

Rubric scoring for Rangoli design

CATEGORY Excellent (10) Good (8) Fair (6) Poor (4)

Following Followed the Followed most Followed some Did not follow
Directions directions correctly of the directions of the directions instructions

Student output is very Student output

Creativity and Student output is Student output
creative and tidy is good and tidy
Workmanship fair and has few is dull with lots
errors of errors

Pattern of There is no
Pattern of rangoli is Pattern of Rangoli Rangoli is visible pattern
well defined. is visible but not
clearly defined somewhat visible
Pattern
but
not continuous

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 ● Rangoli-the Indian art of making designs or patterns on the walls or the floor of the house, uses finely
ground white powder along with different colors.
● Diwali- a festival celebrated by Hindus in India and all around the world in October or November. It is
the Hindu New Year and is either a 3-day or 5-day holiday depending on where you come from.
● Shiva-is a major Hindu deity, and is the Destroyer .the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the
divine, represented by a four-armed figure.
● Unique lines, forms, shapes, colors, motifs, and designs are manifested in the art of India, Central
Asia, and West Asia.
● Resourcefulness and clarity are keys to successful art activities.

Answer the following questions.

1. What elements of art can be applied in my work?
2. Were the colors and designs applied properly?
3. What principles of arts were applied in Rangoli design?
4. Which part of the project did you enjoy the most?

Direction: Read the questions carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer.

1. This period contributed to the enrichment of Indian culture in painting and in Architecture.
A. Transitional Period
B. Mogul period
C. Ancient Period

2. In Rangoli, this word means color.

A. Rang
B. Aavalli
C. Goli

3. The most beautiful and most pleasing art form of India.

A. Truck art
B. Rangoli
C. Diwali

4. A Hindu New Year, celebrated in India and all around the world in October or
November.
A. Diyas
B. Diwali
C. Lakshmi

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 5. It refers to the clay lamp to light the way of the goddess.
A. Diyas
B. Diwali
C. Lakshmi

6. This festival is also known as “The festival of Lights”.

A, Diyas
B. Diwali
C. Clay lamps

7. The cosmic dancer is represented by a four armed figure.

A. Shiva
B. Veda
C. Brahma

8. Which is not included in the truck art design of Pakistan?

A. idealized Landscapes
B. bamboos and birds
C. flowers and trees

9. This Architecture was built in 1632 by Shah Jahan in memory of his wife
A. Ajanta Caves
B. Mojenjo Daro
C. Taj Mahal

10. Hindu goddess of wealth

A. Shiva
B. Veda
C. Lakshmi

References

Belinda R. Anida, Augusto D. Baldoz, Myrna T. Parakikay, Christine Ann V.Basilio, Mary Grace J.
badiola, Marcos S. Gomez Jr. Danilo S. Duyan, Larry Byl T. Cuenca, Enrique F. Dela Cruz, Rufino
B. Diamante Jr, Judeliza M. Refuerzo, Cherry Joy P. Samoy, Rosalita S.L. Bartolome, Marilou H.
Moralde, Lourdes R. Siobal, and Jenny Mendoza Music and Arts of Asia - Grade 8 Learner's Material
First Edition. 20132nd Floor Dorm G, PSC Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City, Philippines 1600:
Department of Education-Instructional materials Council Secretariat (DepEd-IMCS)

Answer key:
Pre-Test
1.B
2. A
3. B
4. B
5. C
6. A
7.C
8. B
9.A
10.C