Arts of

Southeast
Asia
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 Objectives
OBJECTIVE 1 OBJECTIVE 2

·Analyze elements and principles of ·Identify characteristics of arts and

art in the production of arts and crafts crafts in specific countries in
inspired by the cultures of Southeast Southeast Asia.
Asia.
For me “art’’ is……..
How Does Art Look?
What Makes Art Beautiful?
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Philippines
Brunei Malaysia
Indonesia
Singapore
Vietnam
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Philippines
Brunei
Malaysia
Indonesia
Singapore
Vietnam
Match the picture with its country of origin

Philippines
Brunei
Malaysia
Indonesia
Singapore
Vietnam
Match the picture with its country of origin

Philippines
Brunei
Malaysia
Indonesia
Singapore
Vietnam
Match the picture with its country of origin

Philippines
Brunei
Malaysia
Indonesia
Singapore
Vietnam
Match the picture with its country of origin

Philippines
Brunei
Malaysia
Indonesia
Singapore
Vietnam
 SOUTHEAST ASIAN ARTS

SOUTHEAST ASIAN ARTS

As you have noticed, Asian art is religious in nature. Many
forms of visual art like painting, architecture, sculpture, and
combined arts – like dance and theater – are based on the life
of mythical beings, god and goddesses, and legendary
heroes. Many Asian artists produced artworks that are
reflections of their religious beliefs and knowledge.
 INDONESIA
Indonesia experienced a long history with each
period leaves distinctive arts, from prehistoric cave
paintings to contemporary arts of modern
Indonesian artists. The most common fabric in
some Southeast Asian countries is the batik which
is thought to be derived from the word ‘ambatik’
that can be translated into ‘a cloth with little dots’.
 INDONESIA
Arts and crafts in Indonesia are varied because of
its diverse ethnic groups. Each region and each
ethnic group has its own distinct styles. Inspite of
their diversity, they had presented their artworks in
the field of silver work, batik, hand weaving,
painting, woodcarving, painting and puppet making
in their own artistic ways.
BATIK DESIGN
 WAYANG
Wayang Kulit, or shadow puppets,
KULIT
is the best known of the
Indonesian Wayang. “Kulit” means
skin, and refers to the leather
constructi on of the puppets that
are carefully shaped with very fi ne
tools and supported with carefully
shaped buff alo horn handles and
control rods.
 INDONESIA
Wayang Kulit–is a type of puppet shadow play
performed around the Indo-Malayan
archipelago, tracing its origins to India. It is
derived from a Javanese Hindu-Buddhist
tradition, where hand-crafted leather puppets
depict epic stories of the gods in shadow play.
A traditional Gamelan orchestra would
accompany the story-telling.
 Dhalangor
Dhalangor ‘puppet master’,the one who
manipulates the puppets tells the story,
interprets, and voices each character,
producing sound effects with speech and
movement and manipulates all the figures
between the lamp and the screen to bring
shadow to life.
 WAYANG KULIT
Wayang Kulit is best known as it offers a unique combination of
ritual, lesson and entertainment.Today, it is circulated across Asia
from Turkey and China to Thailand and Malaysia. On November 7,
2003, Wayang Kulit from Indonesia was designated by United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as one
of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
 BRUNEI
Traditional arts and crafts made an
integral part of Brunei’s cultural
heritage. One of its ancient crafts that
has lasted for centuries is the Dulang
making of Bruneian women. It is an
example of the unique artistry
celebrated, preserved and emulated in
Brunei’s modern day culture.
 BRUNEI
Traditional handicrafts of Brunei include:
 silverwork
 weaving (Tenunan)
 kris making (making of the Malays' unique and ancient
weapon)
 songkok (Malay-style caps)
 tudung dulang, (a dish of a cover)
 Anyaman weaving, the hobby that became a traditional art
 BRUNEI
One of the popular handicrafts in Brunei
that many craftsmen have made as
livelihood is the songkok making or the
making of men’s headgear. Brunei
Darussalam headgears can be categorized
into three kinds:
 BRUNEI
1. dastar, which is a piece of cloth tied
around the head
2. songkok or kopiah, a type of cap made
from velvet
3. tangkolok or serban, which resembles a
turban and is a typical headdress in the
Middle East.
 BRUNEI
The most famous and widely-used is the
songkok. Songkok or peci or kopiah is a
cap that has the shape of a truncated cone,
usually made of black or embroidered felt,
cotton or velvet. Songkok sales are normally
in demand at the approach of Hari Raya,
which is the festival celebrated to mark the
end of the fasting month of Ramadhan.
 Brunei
Brunei's traditional textile is also called batik but it is
uniquely different from Indonesia, Malaysia, and
Singapore. Its designs have their national flower simpur,
sumboi-sumboi

Batik can be done in four different ways:

1. hand-drawn
2. using metal blocks
3. screen printing
4. digital printing
 CAMBODIA

Traditional Cambodian arts and crafts

include textiles, non-textile weaving,
silversmithing, stone carving,
lacquerware, ceramics, wat murals, and
kite-making
 CAMBODIA
Cambodia is famous in their iconic temple known as Angkor Wat.
Angkor Wat is the most famous ancient temple complex in
Cambodia and is the largest religious monument in the world, on a
site measuring 162.6 hectares. This is its best preserved temple
wherein the only one to have remained a significant religious
center since its foundation. The temple is at the top of the high
classical style of Khmer architecture.