GEC 4 | ART APPRECIATION

CULTURE
& THE
A R T S
 Soulmaking, Appropriation
1
and Improvisation

2 Art in Asia:
TOPICS
Chinese Art
Japanese Art
Philippine Art
 Soulmaking, Appropriation
1 LEARNING OBJECTIVES
and Improvisation

IDENTIFY
DISCUSS
the issues and problems
how improvisation can that can arise because of
make an artwork appropriation of art
EXPLAIN distinctive

how meanings can be

derived from art
 SOULMAKING
Making and Deriving Meaning From Art
Soulmaking (Artmaking)
is an alternative venue for knowing ourselves and looking depths and real meaning of what we are
doing for our everyday life (Narciso, 2012). It is a form of crafting stories or transforming brief
moments into images and symbols. It is connecting with people, understanding culture, and
embodying tolerance and peace.
IMPROVISATION
IMPROVISATION
It is the art and act of improvising or of composing, uttering, executing, or arranging
anything without previous preparation or producing something from whatever is existing or
available.
APPROPRIATION
APPROPRIATION
It refers to the borrowing images that are recognizable from different sources
and using these borrowed images to make a new art form. It is a means of
experimentation by changing the context of around the borrowed images and
objects. Thus, the meaning of the borrowed images and objects is changed once
these are used in the new work of art.
Study of a Young Woman Vermeer’s Studio
Painting by Johannes Vermeer Painting by Fernando Botero
 “Everything we see hides another thing;
we always want to see what is hidden by
what we see. There is an interest in that
which is hidden and which the visible
does not show us. This interest can take
the form of a quite intense feeling, a sort
of conflict, one might say, between the
visible that is hidden and the visible that
is present.”

The Son of Man

Painting by René Magritte
 Each artwork is like a time machine; it
can send a person in the present to the
future. The artist would also like to
express his recognition of the idea of the
original artist of the “The Son of Man”,
which involves the natural curiosity of a
person to look beyond what is seen.

The Son of Selfie

Photo by by Rogel Bert Baillo
 2 Art in Asia LEARNING OBJECTIVES

EXPLAIN
TRACE
how art can be a key
the development of the element in the formation
Philippine art of a society's culture
IDENTIFY
the key influences and
compare the characteristics
of Chinese and Japanse
arts
Chinese
a r t
Neolithic Pottery

Chinese art can be dated back to 10,000 BC,

the Neolithic period, when simple pottery and
sculptures were mostly common.
Ceramic Art
Around 4000 BC, colored ceramic art started
to appear in China and involved a series of
four steps: forming, firing, decorating, and
refining. It can be attributed to the tradition of
passing down the artistry from one generation
to the next.
 Jade Culture

In ancient China heaven was considered to be round

and earth was considered to be square. The hole in
the center of many jade ornaments, known as pie, was
created to honor the gods in heaven. The rectangular
side was called tsung and was created to honor the
earth.
 Gu Kaizhi Paintings
Gu Kaizhi was a painter and author of several books on painting which
became the inspiration for later Chinese scholar and painters. His art still
flourishes today through copies of silk scroll paintings.
Buddhist Architecture and
Sculpture
Cloissone
Cloissone is derived from the French word
cloison which means “partition.”

It was a famous ancient technique for

decorating metalwork objects. Cloissone was
mostly used for decorating utensils that were
made from copper or bronze. Thin copper wire
was glued on to the objects and fine pieces of
design or themes were drawn over it.
 The Great Wall of China

The height of the Great Wall is 5–8 meters (16–26 feet), where intact/restored.
It was designed to be at least three times the height of a man. It was built in
different areas by different states/dynasties to protect different territorial
borders and Silk Road trade.
Seismograph

China witnessed the discovery of the first

machine to identify and measure the
earthquake and the possibilities of it.
The first seismograph had a container
with eight dragons and a metal ball
placed below.
Japanese
A R t
CLOTHING

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 Wagasa
Japanese oil-paper umbrellas

1. Bangasa are bigger heavier umbrellas, typically used by men.

2. Higasa or "sun umbrellas" are not oiled and only used for shade.
3. Honshiki nodategasa are large and used for outdoor events like
an outdoor tea ceremony.
4. Ja no me kasa, or "snake's eye umbrellas," are named for their
pattern of concentric rings that we might call a bull's eye. They are
often lighter, with fewer ribs, and are usually used by women.
3. Maigasa are also light and used for dancing. In fact, maigasa
may just be a name applied to higasa when they are being used for
dancing. One may also hear umbrellas referred to by their place of
origin, such as Kyo wagasa or Gifu wagasa.
 Zori

Zōri are flat and thonged Japanese

sandals made of rice straw, cloth,
lacquered wood, leather, rubber, or—
most commonly and informally—
synthetic materials
 Shodo
Japanese Calligraphy
 Origami
the art of making various shapes by folding papers
 Bonseki
miniature landscapes on lacquer trays that make use of
white sand, pebbles and small rocks
 Bonsai
Bonsai is the art of growing plants and trees in small pots in its miniature
form. "Bon" is a type of pot used for growing plants and "sai" means
planting.
 Amiguro
Amigurumi is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small, stuffed yarn
creatures. The word is a compound of the Japanese words ami, meaning
"crocheted or knitted", and kurumi, literally "wrapping".
Manga
 Cosplay
Cosplay is a shortened form of two words – costume and play. It is the practice of portraying a
fictional character – at times completely identifying as that character while in costume (and thus
acting as if the individual was that character to add to the authenticity of the experience).
Chinese &Japanese
A R T
 Chinese

Dragon is the symbol for luck and Phoenix is the symbol of longevity in
prosperity in Chinese mythology. It Chinese mythology. It symbolized the
also symbolized the emperor empress.
Japanese

Crane in Japanese culture

symbolized fortune and
longevity.
Chinese like to use
peony, chrysanthemum, plum
blossom, yulan flower,and
lotus, as the flower design.
Japanese like to use cherry blossom, camellia,
hydrangea, and chrysanthemum as the flower design.
Chinese

Chinese artworks often

feature rocky and rugged
mountains because China
has many rocky and
rugged mountains.
Japanese

Japanese artworks often

feature volcanoes and snowy
mountains like Mount Fuji
because Japan has volcanoes
and snowy mountains.
P h i l i p p i n e
A R T
Manunggul Jar
The cultural treasure found in the early
1960’s in Manunggul Cave, Lipuun Point,
Palawan. The upper portion of the jar, as
well as the cover is incised with curvilinear
scroll designs and painted with natural iron
or hematite. On top of the jar cover or lid is a
boat with two human figures representing
two souls on a voyage to the afterlife. The
boatman is seated behind a figure whose
hands are crossed on the chest. The position
of the hands is a traditional Filipino practice
observed when arranging the corpse.
 Dream Weaving

T'boli weaving: T'nalak Blaan weaving: Tabih

Okir
also spelled as okkil, okil, or ukkil
is the term for geometric and
flowing designs (often based on
an elaborate leaf and vine
pattern) and folk motifs that can
be usually found in Maranao,
Maguindanao and Muslim-
influenced artwork, especially in
the southern Philippines
Okir

Sarimanok
- a stylized design of a mythical
bird either standing on a fish or
holding a fish on its beak
Okir

Naga
- forms as S-shape, depicting an
elaborate figure of a mythical dragon
or serpent. The numerous curved lines
serving as detail of the fiigures depicts
the scales.
Okir

Pako Rabong
- is like a growing fern with a broad
base. The fern gracefully stems and
tapers upward.
Spoliarium

Spoliarium
Painting by Juan Luna
Tinikling

It is a traditional Philippine folk dance

which originated during the Spanish
colonial era. The dance involves two
people beating, tapping, and sliding
bamboo poles on the ground and
against each other in coordination with
one or more dancers who step over and
in between the poles in a dance.
The Oblation

The Oblation is a concrete statue by Philippine

artist Guillermo E. Tolentino which serves as the
iconic symbol of the University of the Philippines.
It depicts a man facing upward with arms
outstretched, symbolizing selfless offering of
oneself to his union