Art of the FAR EAST
Chapter 5
… about 3,ooo B.C. the Chinese culture
began to emerge half a world away from
Egypt.
Egypt
CHINA
China and Egypt were too far
away from each other to
exchange ideas or influence each
other.
A culture’s
RELIGION will
always have great
influence on
their ART
BUDDHISM
Is the religion that unifies
the Asian cultures
BUDDHISM
Stresses the
“oneness of humans
with nature”
BUDDHISM
Is a gentle religion
closely tied to nature
NATURAL and GENTLE
Are two adjectives that most aptly
describe the ART of the Far East
Egyptian Art was
Stiff and powerful
looking…
…The
religion was
all about
power and
strengthAn afterlife
to go on
forever…
Buddhism is man living in
harmony and peace with nature.
Man is just a part of this world, not
more important than his
surroundings
MEDITATION
is an important part of Buddhism…
MEDITATION
means to clear the mind of all but one
thought or idea.
The GOAL of the Asian painter
was to capture the SPIRIT as
well as the FORM of what they
were painting.
the SPIRIT (or MOOD) of
the subject
is very important to the artist
Paintings
were created
to stimulate
deep thought.
(meditation)
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
LINE
Artists used line to capture the
mood of people and places.
LINE
They simplified their
pictures and used only
the necessary organic
lines
SPACE
Space is used to show
DEPTH in their paintings
(foreground, middle ground
and background)
SPACE
Artists
want to
show the
vast beauty
of the
world.
SPACE
Artists want to
show how man
lives peacefully
with nature.
SPACE
Nature 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 SCROLL is a long
illustrated roll of silk or
parchment. It can be unrolled
and “read” like a book.
A SCROLL
has pictures and beautiful,
decorative writing called
CALLIGRAPHY
CALLIGRAPHY
Is the art of lettering
It is decorative writing
Chinese history is divided into
Dynasties.
A Dynasty is a family of rulers.
The Ming Dynasty is
famous for its
PORCELAIN
PORCELAIN
is a high quality form of Pottery.
PORCELAIN
is made from hard to find white clay called
KAOLIN
A GLAZE is a glasslike finish
on pottery
The HAN Dynasty was noted for
their horse sculpture
To PERCEIVE is to become aware
of objects through the senses.
(sight, touch, hearing, taste, smell…)
PERCEIVE
Artists think about and study
their subjects to notice what
might otherwise go unnoticed.
Asian artists, being greatly
influenced by BUDDHISM
and MEDITATION are masters
at using their PERCEPTUAL
skills.
American seascape by Winslow Homer
Seascape by an Asian painter
Is Asian art influenced
by Egyptian Art?
What Religion unifies the
Asian cultures?
Name the 2 adjectives that
describe the art of the Far East.
What are the 2 most obvious
elements of art used by the
Asian artists
What is porcelain?
Name the smooth white clay
used to make porcelain
What Dynasty is famous for its
porcelain?
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
BUDDHISM
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
Printing
Woodblock
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
WOOD
BLOCK
PRINTS
CONTOUR
A contour drawing
captures the
interior and
exterior details.
It is a line drawing
that takes
concentration and
time.