Arts - Week 6

Wau Kite - Malaysia

• Farmers used this as a kind of flying scarecrows in the fields. It is once employed fishing kites made from palm leaves and fitted with a line and hook to catch fish.

• It is an extremely important vehicle of culture, serving as carrier of myth, morality play, and form of religious experience rolled into one in Indonesia.

• It is considered auspicious and it is believed that lighting them during important events brings good luck to one's life.

Loy Krathong - Thailand

• Farmers used this as a kind of flying scarecrows in the fields. It is once employed fishing kites made from palm leaves and fitted with a line and hook to catch fish.

• It is made using a technique of wax resist-dyeing, meaning hot wax is drawn on or applied to fabric creating patterns.

• It is considered auspicious and it is believed that lighting them during important events brings good luck to one's life.

Batik - Indonesia

• It is an extremely important vehicle of culture, serving as carrier of myth, morality play, and form of religious experience rolled into one in Indonesia.

• It is made using a technique of wax resist-dyeing, meaning hot wax is drawn on or applied to fabric creating patterns.

• It is considered auspicious and it is believed that lighting them during important events brings good luck to one's life.

Merlion - Singapore

• Farmers used this as a kind of flying scarecrows in the fields. It is once employed fishing kites made from palm leaves and fitted with a line and hook to catch fish.

• It is the national personification of Singapore. The fish body represents Singapore's origin as a fishing village when it was called Temasek, which means “sea town” in Javanese.

• It is an extremely important vehicle of culture, serving as carrier of myth, morality play, and form of religious experience rolled into one in Indonesia.

Which of the following is a proof of indigenous influences in Southeast Asian art?

• Pottery

• Wood Carving

• Writing

Which of the following religion does not influenced the arts in Southeast Asia?

• Hinduism

• Christianity

• Buddhism

What aspect is important for Southeast Asian countries when creating their artworks?

• Produce beautiful and useful things

• Express their history through their arts

• Show the current situation of their society

What countries has a great influence on the Southeast Asian arts.

• America and India

• China and America

• India and China

Which of the following does NOT describes the arts in Southeast Asia?

• Simple, elegant and useful

• Extraordinary, creative and colorful

• Magical, charming and innovative

Wayang Kulit - Indonesia

• Farmers used this as a kind of flying scarecrows in the fields. It is once employed fishing kites made from palm leaves and fitted with a line and hook to catch fish.

• It is an extremely important vehicle of culture, serving as carrier of myth, morality play, and form of religious experience rolled into one in Indonesia.

• It is made using a technique of wax resist-dyeing, meaning hot wax is drawn on or applied to fabric creating patterns.