Arts

Lesson # 1
Match the elements of Arts
and Principles of Design in
Column A to its
corresponding definition in
Column B. Write your
answers on your notebook.
Match the elements of Arts and Principles of Design
in Column A to its corresponding definition in
Column B. Write your answers on your notebook.
 ELEMENTS AND
PRINCIPLES OF ARTS
AND INTRODUCTION
TO SOUTHEAST ASIAN
ARTS
Thailand

Vietnam

Laos

Indonesia

Singapore
 Thailand

• Great Buddha of
Thailand
• Smooth oval faces
expressing the
spiritual nature of the
Buddha
 Vietnam

• Dong Son drums

cast in bronze with
details of geometric
patterns and
narratives of the
lives and conquests
of the culture.
 Laos

• Artisans in Laos are

skilled metal smiths,
sculpting in bronze,
gold, and silver.
Most castings are of
small sculptures and
items.
 Indonesia

• Contemporary
Indochina and the
East Indies colourful
and detailed designs
in batik, a dye
painted fabric.
 Singapore

• Singaporean floral
design
Arts
Lesson # 2
 FABRIC / FABRIC
DESIGN, ARTS AND
CRAFTS OF
SOUTHEAST ASIAN
ARTS
Indonesia
• Batik - The process is to produce a
design on textiles through the use of a
dye-resist. The resist, usually wax,
prevents the dye from penetrating the
covered areas of the fabric, thus
creating a pattern in negative.
• Wayang kulit - It is a unique form
of theatre employing light and
shadow. The puppets are crafted from
buffalo hide and mounted on bamboo
sticks.
Malaysia
Malaysian “batik”
• Popular motifs are leaves, flowers, and
butterflies.
• Geometrical design is also used pattern is
larger and simpler.
• Employs brush method.
Malaysian
pewter crafts

Wau bulan
Thailand
Thai Silk
• Manufactured in Thailand by native Thai
Silkworms.
• Thai silk has a unique luster, with a sheen
that has two unique blends: one color for
the warp and another for the weft. Its color
will change when viewed at varying angles
to light.
Loy Krathong
• Flying lanterns are made out of
rice paper with a bamboo frame,
which contain a fuel cell or small
candle.
Cambodia
Angkor Wat
• Enormous Buddhist temple complex
located in northern Cambodia.
• Built in the first half of the 12th
century as a Hindu temple.
• Made of massive sandstone bricks
 Two Main Types of
Cambodian Weaving

Ikat Technique

Uneven Twill
Singapore
Batik in Sarong

Merlion
Vietnam
Shanting Taffeta
 Is a plain-woven fabric with a smooth,
lustrous surface.
 Bengaline Weave
 It offered the impression of genuine silk.

Ebony Satin
/golden thread
silk
Vietnamese Silk Painting
Laos
Laos traditional cloth
(Sihn)
 Laos traditional
cloth (Sihn)
• the Lao women’s ankle-long
skirt whose form is
undeniable simple and
elegant, but patterns are
unique to each skirt
 SYMBOLS
• crabs for
resourcefulness
• snakes for fertility,
• butterflies for beauty
• birds for success