SCULPTURE

OF
SOUTHEAST
ASIA
 CAMBODIA
STONE CARVINGS
– the art that has been
a passion and
livelihood for
Cambodian sculptors.
 THAILAND
WAT PHO – the famous
sculpture in Bangkok
made of plaster on a
brick core and finished
in gold leaf.
 LAOS
PHRA SAY – the
famous statue made
of gold which is
carried by Siamese.
PHRA BANG –
another famous
statue which is
also cast in gold.
 VIETNAM
DONG NOI CAVE –
the home of famous
sculptures which is
10,000 year old carvings
 INDONESIA
ASMAT – the
wooden sculpture of
Papua.
DAYAK – the wooden
mask and sculpture.
TORAJA – the ancestral
wooden statue.
BATAK and NIAS Tribe –
the totem-like statute.
 MALAYSIA
RELIEF – sculptures
that are partially
carved into and out
of another surface.
THREE MAIN
TYPES OF
RELIEF
SCULPTURES
ALTO FORM –
sculpture that is
almost completely
carved from its
surface.
BAS FORM –
a relief that
barely extends
past the base.
SUNKEN
RELIEF – an image
that is carved into
the surface rather
than out of it.
Types of Woodcarving
1. Ukiran Halus
- fine carving
2. Ukiran Kasar
- rough carving
 SINGAPORE
SRI MARIAMMAM
TEMPLE – a temple
with different
images of sculpture.
SRI MARIAMMAM
TEMPLE – constructed
and dedicated to the
goddess Mariamman who
is worshipped for her
power to cure disease.
MERLION – the
famous landmark
sculpture of
Singapore.
 BRUNEI
METALWORKS –
the form of sculpting
in Brunei.
Brunei Arts and
Handicraft Training
Center – established in
1975 to revive and
promote the nation’s
dying tradition of crafts.