Art of theArt of the FAR FAR EASTEASTChapter 5

… … about 3,ooo B.C. the about 3,ooo B.C. the Chinese Chinese culture began to culture began to

emerge half a world away from emerge half a world away from EgyptEgypt..

EgyptCHINA

China and Egypt were too far China and Egypt were too far away from each other to away from each other to

exchange ideas or influence each exchange ideas or influence each other.other.

A culture’s RELIGION

will always have great

influence on their ART

BUDDHISMIs the religion that

unifies the Asian cultures

BUDDHISMStresses the

“oneness of humans with nature”

BUDDHISMIs a gentle

religion closely tied to nature

NATURAL and GENTLEAre two adjectives that most

aptly describe the ART of the Far East

Egyptian Art Egyptian Art was Stiff and was Stiff and

powerful powerful looking…looking…

……The The religion religion was all was all about about power power

and and strength-strength-

An An afterlife afterlife to go on to go on

forever…forever…

Buddhism is man living in Buddhism is man living in harmony and peace with harmony and peace with

nature.nature.

Man is Man is just a partjust a part of this of this world, not more world, not more

important than his important than his surroundings surroundings

MEDITATION is an important part of Buddhism…

MEDITATIONmeans to clear the mind of all but

one thought or idea.

The The GOALGOAL of the Asian of the Asian painter was to capture painter was to capture the the SPIRIT SPIRIT as well as as well as

the the FORMFORM of what they of what they were painting.were painting.

the the SPIRIT SPIRIT (or MOOD) (or MOOD) of the subjectof the subject

is very important to is very important to the artistthe artist

Paintings Paintings were were

created to created to stimulate stimulate

deep deep thought.thought.

(meditatio(meditation)n)

The most obvious elements used are

LINE and SPACE

Chinese painting was not cluttered with big figures, bold shapes or bright colors

and patterns like Egyptian art

Chinese painting

uses ORGANIC lines and shapes…

…as opposed to the GEOMETRIC style of the

Egyptians

LINELINEArtists used line to

capture the mood of people and places.

LINELINEThey simplified their pictures and used only the necessary organic lines

SPACESPACESpace is used to show DEPTH in their paintings

(foreground, middle ground and background)

SPACESPACE Artists want to

show the vast

beauty of the

world.

SPACESPACEArtists want to show how man

lives peacefully with

nature.

SPACESPACENature is a very important part of

Buddhism.

Notice how the Asian architecture “fits" into the landscape

…Unlike Egyptian architecture

It tends to overpower the

landscape

A A SCROLLSCROLL is a long is a long illustrated roll of silk illustrated roll of silk or parchment. It can or parchment. It can

be unrolled and be unrolled and “read” like a book.“read” like a book.

A A SCROLLSCROLL has pictures and has pictures and

beautiful, beautiful, decorative writing decorative writing

called called

CALLIGRAPHYCALLIGRAPHY

CALLIGRAPHYCALLIGRAPHY

Is the art of lettering

It is decorative writing

Chinese history is divided Chinese history is divided into Dynasties.into Dynasties.

A A DynastyDynasty is a family of is a family of rulers.rulers.

The Ming Dynasty The Ming Dynasty is famous for its is famous for its

PORCELAINPORCELAIN

PORCELAINPORCELAINis a high quality form of Pottery.

PORCELAINPORCELAINis made from hard to find white clay

called KAOLIN

A A GLAZEGLAZE is a is a glasslike finish on glasslike finish on

potterypottery

The HAN Dynasty was noted for their horse sculpture

To To PERCEIVEPERCEIVE is to is to become aware of objects become aware of objects

through the through the sensessenses..(sight, touch, hearing, (sight, touch, hearing,

taste, smell…)taste, smell…)

PERCEIVEPERCEIVE Artists think about and Artists think about and study their subjects to study their subjects to

notice what might notice what might otherwise go unnoticed.otherwise go unnoticed.

Asian artists, being Asian artists, being greatly influenced by greatly influenced by

BUDDHISMBUDDHISM and and MEDITATIONMEDITATION are are

masters at using their masters at using their

PERCEPTUALPERCEPTUAL skills. skills.

American seascape by Winslow Homer

Seascape by an Asian painter

Is Asian art influenced Is Asian art influenced by Egyptian Art?by Egyptian Art?

What Religion unifies the What Religion unifies the Asian cultures?Asian cultures?

Name the 2 adjectives that Name the 2 adjectives that describe the art of the Far East.describe the art of the Far East.

What are the 2 most obvious What are the 2 most obvious elements of art used by the elements of art used by the

Asian artistsAsian artists

What is porcelain?What is porcelain?

Name the smooth white clay Name the smooth white clay used to make porcelainused to make porcelain

What Dynasty is famous for its What Dynasty is famous for its porcelain?porcelain?

What is calligraphy?What is calligraphy?

JAPAN

JAPAN is an island group in the North Pacific off the

coast of CHINA

JAPANESE Art Japanese culture, Religion, and ART were strongly influenced by

the Chinese.

JAPANESE Art

Like the Chinese, the Japanese culture is also influenced by

BUDDHIS

M

A PAGODA is a tower several stories high with roofs curving upward at the edges

Japanese temples were built of wood. They were built to “fit” into the landscape.

PAGODA

Space: foreground, middle ground, background

A SCREEN is a partition used as a wall to divide a room.They were beautifully painted.

SCREEN

WOODBLOCK PrintingWoodblock printing

was a huge

development in the art world.

WOODBLOCK Printing

It allowed artists to REPRODUCE/

MASS PRODUCE

their art work for the first time in history.

JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS

European WOODBLOCK PRINTS

CONTOURA contour drawing

captures the interior and

exterior details.

It is a line drawing that

takes concentration

and time.