Arts of ARTS

Central & 3RD QUARTER

West Asia
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 Arts of
Central Asia
The Region of Central Asia
consists of the former Soviet
republics of Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

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 Four recognized
periods in Pakistani
architecture:

Pakistan •Pre-Islamic
•Islamic
•Colonial
•Post-Colonial

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 Around 3rd
millennium BCE:

✗ Advanced urban culture

was developed.

✗ Large Buildings were Built.

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Mohenjo Daro
•built around 2500 BCE
•one of the world’s
earliest major urban
settlements

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 Ancient City of
Harappa
• believed to have as many as
23,500 residents
• both Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
are generally characterized as
having "differentiated living
quarters, flat-roofed brick houses,
and fortified administrative or
religious centers.”

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 Kot Diji
✘ it is a fortress
✘ the forerunner of the Indus
Civilization.
✘ Located about 22 kilometers south
of Khairpur in the province of Sindh,
Pakistan.

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Truck Art of Pakistan
✘ Brightly colored flamboyant trucks
✘ Painted with images of:
•idealized landscapes
•Famous personalities
•Flowers
•Trees
✗ Turns village lanes, city streets, and long-
distance highways into gallery without walls
✗ A free-form, kaleidoscopic exhibition in motion

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Truck Art of Pakistan
✘ The art is a mode of expression for
the truck drivers. Decoration may
include structural changes, paintings,
calligraphy and ornamental-decor like
mirror work on the front and back of
vehicles and wooden carvings on the
truck doors.

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 UZBEKISTAN,
KAZAKHSTAN,AND
TAJIKISTAN

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 Arts of Uzbekistan
• People who lived there are known for making
printed cloth.

• Uzbekistan ceramics hold a prominent place

among the numerous forms of popular applied
art.

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The Pearl of
Asia:
Uzbekistan

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 Visual Arts
of Kazakhstan
•In ancient times,
nomads used to draw
on rocks (petroglyphs)

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 •Fine art in Kazakhstan varies in style, direction,
and genre.
•The most captivating work by Kazakhstan artists can
be seen in their museums.
Feel the Beauty of Kazakhstan
 The Art of Decorative Carvings of
Tajikistan
•For many centuries, Tajiks have
been making fabrics, utensils,
musical instruments, carpets,
furniture, and jewelries

•Carving is mostly present in

architectural monuments,
household structures and objects,
musical instruments, and souvenirs.
TURKMENISTAN
AND KYRGYSTAN

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 TURKMENISTAN
✗ Carpet weaving is an ancient art, and
each tribe developed its own pattern.

✗ Turkmen carpets have been

traditionally woven out of wool,
cotton, and silk by women using
horizintal looms.

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✗ The traditional arts include
felt manufacture, jewelry
making, woodwork,
ceramics, and silverwork.

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 Turkmenistan is also the
source of keteni, a
homespun silk that is used
for the beautiful dresses
worn by Turkmen women on
special occasions.

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 Kyrgyzstan
• Kyrgyz women produce a wide range of
textiles, mostly from the felt of their
sheep. Nowadays ancient patterns are
adapted to the tourist and export market,
but it is still a living tradition and that all
yurts and most houses contain hand-
made carpets or rugs called shirdaks.

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 • Tush kyiz is a large elaborately
embroidered wall hangings, made by
women to commemorate the
marriage of a son or daughter.

• Flowers, plants, animals, stylized

horns, national designs, and emblems
of Kyrgyz life are often found in these
ornate and colorful embroideries.

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✗ Flat cushions called xxx,
are usually made in
shadow-pairs. These are
seen on every chair,
padding the seat.

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 ARTS AND
CRAFTS OF THE
MIDDLE EAST
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West Asia
It is rich in cultural
heritage, and this is clearly
evident in the 14 variety
and quality of regional arts
and crafts.

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Typical artistic forms
from the region include:
✗ Embroidery ✗ Hammered
✗ Ceramics metalwork
✗ Wood carving ✗ Blown glassworks
✗ Inlaid wood
designs
✗ Calligraphy

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Thank you!

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 LESSON 2

Arts of
South Asia
( 3rd Quarter )
ACTIVITY 1
Let’s START!
 “WHERE DID THEY
Direction:
BELONG?”
Group the words below based on where these art
forms originated.

Rangoli Katak Mehndi

Mandala Truck Arts Diwali

Carpet design

India Tibet Saudi Arabia Pakistan

Rangoli Mandala Carpet design Truck Arts
Katak
Mehndi
Diwali

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 Arts of
South Asia
( 3rd Quarter )
Arts of South Asia

▪ South Asia being one of the large

regions of the world features a shared
cultural foundation, the Indian culture.
(In historical discussion, "India" often
denotes all of South Asia, not just the
region of modern India.)

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Lesson 1. Periods of Indian
Art

✘ Ancient Period
✘ Classic Period
✘ Islamic Ascedancy/
Transition Period
✘ Mogul Period
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 Ancient Period
(3900 BCE – 1200 BCE)

✘ Evidences of early civilization:

• bronze and copper statuettes
• steatite seals

✘ These evidences show vigor and

concern for surface texture as
constantly characterized in Indian
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 Ajanta Caves
✘ date back from the 2nd century BCE
to the 600 CE
✘ located in Maharashtra, India
✘ Paintings and sculptures are
considered to be masterpieces of
Buddhist religious art, as well as
frescos that are reminiscent of the
Sigiriya paintings in Sri Lanka.

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 Paintings in the Ajanta
Caves

The Ajanta Caves are approximately

30 rock-cut Buddhist cave
monuments famous for its mural
paintings.

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Inside the Ajanta Caves
Classical Period
❑ (5th – 6th centuries)

• Shiva, the Cosmic-

dancer
✘ The destroyer .
✘ develops into Shiva the
Cosmic-dancer
represented by a four-
armed figure.

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 Islamic Ascendancy or
Transitional Period
(1192 – 1757)
✘ 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.

✘ Taj Mahal is a mausoleum with a mosque

design constructed from dazzling white
marble. Built in 1632 by Shah Jahan in
memory of his wife

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Diwali
Diwali, or Dipawali,
(Festival of Lights) is India's
biggest and most important
holiday of the year. Diwali is
derived from the Sanskrit
word dipavali, which means
“row of lights” .
The festival generally
symbolizes the “Victory of
light over darkness. “

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 Rangoli
✘ Rangoli is one of the most popular art from
India .

✘ The term Rangoli is composed of two words:

rang meaning ‘color’ and ‘aavalli’ meaning
‘colored creepers’ or ‘row of colors’.
Traditionally, Rangoli designs are done by
women.

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 Lesson 2. Rangoli
✘ It is the art of making designs or patterns
on the walls or the floor of the house
using finely ground white powder along
with different colors.

✘ Rangoli, which is believed to bring good

luck, is an art form that originated in the
Indian subcontinent.

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Mehndi
Mehndi is a form of body art
that originated in ancient India. It
is usually done for celebrations
and special occasions,
particularly weddings. Painted on
a person’s body using a paste
that was created from the
powdered dry leaves of the
henna plant (Lawsonia inermis)

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 “Seize every
second of your
life and savor it.
Value your
present
moments.”

— Wayne W.
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