Asian Art

Asian Art

Topic 4

Poll

How many of you have seen the movie kung fu Panda?

• I have

• I have not

Modern Iran.

Persian Animal Capital

Capital or chapiter forms the topmost member of a column.

 It has an animal, a volute and a simple design.

Persian relief

A relief is when a figure stand out from a flat surface.

Hinduism

To better understand Hindu perspective we need to know some concepts such as:

Dharma

Artha

Kama

Moksha

Dharma

• Natural order of things

• Is about searching for peace and harmony, and to have integrity and righteousness with life: to live in a correct and ethical way

Artha

Material things.

Artha should be only a medium to achieve the dharma

Kama

The emotions we feel on earth.

Desiree

It can hinder enlightenment

Moksha

The liberation from the cycle of death

Art in India

• We find the representation of deities and the pursue of a righteous life.

• The art portrays Hinduism and its values.

Bibliographic references:

Berling, J. (2014). Confucianism. Retrieved from http://asiasociety.org/countries/religions-philosophies/confucianism Cline, A. (2014). Kama. About. Retrieved from http://atheism.about.com/library/glossary/eastern/bldef_kama.htm Curtis, J. (2000). Cast silver statuette from the Oxus treasure. The British Museum. Retrieved from http://goo.gl/WxsDPs Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2014). Artha definition. Retrieved from  http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/36911/artha Fichner-Rathus, L. (2007). Understanding Art. USA: Thomson Wadsworth. German, S. (2014). The Persian Empire. Smart History. Retrieved from http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/the-persian-empire.html Lee, S. (1973). A History of Far Eastern Art. USA: Prentice-Hall Mittler, G. & Ragans, R. (2005). Understanding Art. USA: McGraw Hill. O’Brien, B. (2014). Dharma. About Religion. Retrieved from http://buddhism.about.com/od/abuddhistglossary/g/dharmadef.htm Olivelle, P. (2014). Moksha. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/387852/moksha Schneider, L. (2007). Art Across Time. USA: McGraw-Hill. Swann, P. (1974). Art of China, Korea, and Japan. Singapore: McGraw-Hill. Vail, L. (2014). The Origins of Buddhism. Asia Society. Retrieved from http://asiasociety.org/origins-buddhism?page=0,1