Humanities 1

Introduction to Arts
Early Visual Works of Art in Other Countries

Mark Angelo S. Enriquez

 Asian Art
• General Characteristics
• - religion in nature
• i.e. India and Southeast Asia (architecture,
painting, etc.)
• The oriental artists reflect their religious
knowledge, beliefs, and experiences in their
artworks.
 Asian Art
• In India, art is a “concrete” example of
religion. / Taj Mahal
• In Tibet, sculpture is a religious art.
• Dance is highly developed as an art in
Indonesia and as a form of entertainment.
• i.e. Bali Dance, Bandung for Ceramics
• In China, pottery is the oldest form of art.
• Iran – famous rugs and carpets
 Asian Art
• In Muslim countries, calligraphy is connected
with sculpture and architecture by supplying
their decorative motifs and the style to go
with the decoration.
 Ancient Art
• Egypt
• is exemplified by the pyramid used as tomb of the
paraoh.
• The pyramid is an impressionic structure,
rectangular and with enclosed elaborately
engineered interior. Its chambers are for the
remains and furnishings of the dead.
• The plans are symmetrical and the roofs are
supported by colonnaded aisles.
• The entrances are impresive with double pylons,
composing the main façade.
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• Mesopotamia (Iraq and Iran)
• The major architectural contribution during the period was
the ziggurat, a pyramidal structure with three diminishing
stages surrounded by a temple.
• The ziggurat was made of solid bricks and exterior ramps and
stairways to reach the temple.
• Assyrian Art is symbolized by luxuriously-made palaces. They
are constructed from brick and stone on an asymmetrical
plan. The palace buildings were enclosed by crenelated walls.
The arched entrance was flanked by towers.
• Persopolis – an audience hall with spacious proportions and
elegant elongated columns.
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• Aegian Civilization
• The Minoans greatest artistic achievements in the
city of Crossus are the elaborate palaces,
asymmetrical plans and functional with respect to
water, sanitation, and storage for food.
• Fresco is the outstanding contribution of the
Minoan painting, showing scenes of athletes,
divers, and bull leaping.
• The famous Lion Gate at Mycene is probably the
oldest European example of sculpture.
 Ancient Art
• Greek Art
• Greek Architecture is the style of building that arose
during the 7th century B.C. in Greece and in other
parts of the Mediterranian region.
• Greek Architecture inspired such styles such as those
of Ancient Rome, the Renaissance and modern times.
• The fundamental elements of Greek architecture are
the three types of columns or orders and
entablatures such as the DORIC, IONIC, and
CORINTHIAN orders.
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• Greek Art
• Sculpture
• - Among the earliest Greek works in sculpture were
individual figures, life-size or larger. They were
created and dedicated to honor the gods.

• Pictoral Arts
• The pictoral arts of the Greeks were expressed in
vase painting, fresco and mosaic. Murals are wall
paintings which adorned interiors of buildings.
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• Etruscans Art
• The Estruscans migrated to Central Italy.
• Wood and terra cota were the principal materials
used in the construction of Etruscan temples.
• Sculpture was generally of two types: terra cota
works and bronze works, elongated in form and
impressively abstract.
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• Roman Art
• Painting
• Modes of Representation
• Emphasizes Mythological figures
• The effects of vast depths and distance.
• (Examples)
 Ancient Art
• Architecture
• Roman architecture chiefly came from Etruscan and
Greek.
• During the Flavian Dynasty, (69-96 A.D.), the famous
colosseum was built in Rome. It served as a model
for large sports arenas as bull rings and football
bowls.
 Ancient Art
• Sculpture
• Examples