Lesson No.

THE EXTERNAL AND

INTERNAL INFLUENCES
IN
SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART
CAMBODIA
Earlier Khmer art were influenced
by Indian influences of Hindu
themes. By the 7th century, Khmer
sculpture begins. To drift away
from its Hindu influences – pre-
Gupta for the Buddhist figures,
Pallava for the Hindu figures – and
through constant stylistic
evolution, it comes to develop its
own originality, which by the 10th
century can be considered
complete and absolute.
THAILAND
Thai art was influenced by
indigenous civilizations of
the Mon and Khmer. By the
Sukothai and Ayutthaya
period, Thai had developed
into its own unique style and
was later further influenced
by the other Asian styles,
mostly by Srilankan and
Chinese.
LAOS
The arts and
architecture of Laos, as
with the rest of
Southeast Asia, tend to
draw their influences
from India, China and
its rich heritage of
indigenous traditions.
VIETNAM
Vietnamese sculpture has
been heavily influenced by
the three traditional
religions: Taoism,
Confucianism, and
Buddhism, which come from
neighboring countries China
and India. Examples of early
Vietnamese sculpture can be
found in common houses,
temples, and pagodas.
INDONESIA
Indonesia has a particularly
rich tradition of Hindu-
Buddhist sculpture, and it was
strongly influenced by India
from the 1st century CE
onward. Buddhist art in
Indonesia reached its golden
era under the Sailendra
dynasty of the Sri Vijaya
Empire between the 8th and
13th centuries.
MALAYSIA
Chinese and Indian Cultural
influences made their mark
when trade began with those
countries. And increased with
immigration to Malaysia.
Other cultures that heavily
influenced that of Malaysia
include Persian, Arabic, and
British.
SINGAPORE

The Chinese culture has

significantly influenced the
country’ s art form, The
Chinese immigrants to the
city state brought with them
China’ s calligraphy,
porcelain and sculptures.
Singapore’ s art was mostly
based on the Nanyang art
influences.
BRUNEI

The culture of Brunei is

strongly influenced by
Malay cultures and the
Islamic religion. The
culture is also
influenced by the
demographic makeup of
the country
Lesson No. 6
FOREIGN
REPRESENTATIVES OF
MODERN ART STYLES
The art of Indochina and
the East Indies, called
Southeast Asian Art
includes the lands of
Thailand, Laos,
Vietnam, Cambodia,
Myanmar (formerly
The Philippines is
sometimes included as
being on the far reaches of
Eastern Southeast Asia.
There are similarities in so
many aspects in the art and
artifacts of the region, so let
Wayang Kulit
is a traditional
form of
puppet-
shadow play
originally
found in the
cultures of
Artwo
WAYANG KULIT PINOY
rk No.
STYLE “Puppet”
1
1. Using your previous study of Filipino Wayang
Kulit, trace the pencil outline with a marker or
ballpoint pen and color it with oil pastel or
colored pencil using the typical colors of
Southeast Asia.

2. Cut each drawing and fasten the body parts with

round head fasteners.

3. Finally, attach barbeque sticks on each limb,

you now have a Pinoy style Wayang Kulit.
Artwo
WAYANG
rk No. KULIT PINOY STYLE
2 “Puppet”
4.