Indonesian art is influenced by diverse ethnic groups and Hindu culture, shown through textiles, dances, and wayang puppetry. Different regions produce unique textiles using intricate techniques. Traditional Indonesian dress displays regional textiles and ornamentation. Wayang kulit puppetry uses shadow puppets and masks to depict stories and characters. Indonesian art incorporates symbolism from traditions into woodcarvings, calligraphy, and other media. Malaysian art includes batik dyeing, songket weaving with gold threads, pottery forms, and colorful kites made of rice paper for traditional games.

1. ARTS OF INDONESIA AND
MALAYSIA

2. INDONESIA
 A country whose art is influenced by its diverse ethnic groups a well as
Hindu culture and mythology as shown in their artworks, dances, and the
wayang puppetry performances.
 Modern day Indonesian culture is a fusion of cultural aspects from Arabic,
Chinese, Malay, and European sources.
 Different regions of Indonesia produce a variety of textiles like the
double weave ikat from the islands of Nusa Tenggara, ship cloth from
Lampung, silk Bugis sarong from Sulawesi, gold-painted Balinese prada
fabric, shimmering kain songket from Palembang utilizing silver and gold
metallic threads in woven cotton or silk ikat, and Tapis weaving from
Lampung.

3. INDONESIAN FABRIC DESIGN
A. Nitik – the most famous design. B. Kawung – an old design consisting of
intersecting circles.

4. c. Parang – shows slanting rows of
thick knife-like segments running
in parallel diagonal bands in dark
contrasting colors.
D. Modern batik – shows linear
treatment of leaves, flowers, and
birds.

5. Pakaian adat or
Indonesian
traditional dress
shows the diversity
uses of textile
throughout the
archipelago as well as
the elaborate bridal
dress that displays
each province’s textile
and ornamental jewelry
traditions.

7. Indonesian art form are rich in symbolism based from their
traditions, myths, and beliefs. They attribute special meanings to colors,
shapes, and their arrangement on the textile. There are designs that can
be worn by men or women or exclusive for the members of the nobility.

8. Wayang kulit puppetry –
Javanese classical puppet drama
that uses shadows and puppets
manipulated by rods against a
translucent screen lit from behind.
Performers in this puppetry also
use ancient spirit masks depicting
various characters in their traditional
dances like the wayang topeng. These
enable performers to assume new
identities and play different
characters. This traditional dance
shows the interaction of the Rangda,
representing evil, and the Barong,
representing good.

9. Generally, Indonesian are
artistic by nature and express
themselves on canvas, wood,
metals, clay, and stone.
Indonesian wood carving use
ebony, teak, mahogany,
ironwood, sandalwood, and other
lesser known indigenous woods.
Whereas, Islamic calligraphy
has developed in various art
that include embroidery, wood
carvings, ceramics, paintings,
and beautiful gold embroidery
Tapis cloth of Lampung. Indonesian wood carving

10. Tapis cloth
Islamic calligraphy

11. MALAYSIA
Malaysian artisans use various media for their expression.
Traditional Malaysian art is mainly focused on the crafts of
carving, weaving, and silversmithing.
Malaysian arts and crafts include fashionable textiles such as
the batik, songket, pua kumbu, and tekat often embroidered with
a leaf and flower motif or geometric patterns (spiral).
Batik is the traditional technique of dyeing fabrics using wax to
repel the dye in select places.

12. Batik pattern

13. MALAYSIA
The songket is a fabric made by weaving gold and silver
threads together with fabric threads to create delicate
designs.
Products made from this fabric as well as those made
through batik technique can be found in Kelantan Pahang
and Terangganu.

14. Songket

15.  Pottery is also a famous
handicraft in Malaysia.
1. The Labu Sayong is a glossy,
black-colored, gourd-shaped clay
jar is used to hold water.
2. Also used to store water is the
angular terenang.
3. Whereas, the belangga is a clay
bowl used to cook with a wide
base that allows heat to spread
out.
Labu Sayong

16. BelanggaTerenang

17.  Malaysia is also famous for its
traditional and colorful kites
called wau.
 The kite’s frame is handmade
from bamboo, while the patterns
and motifs are carefully glued on
piece by piece from rice paper.
 Kite flying has become a
traditional game done by
Malaysians after the harvest to
relieve their bodies after
working the fields.
Types of wau:
A. Wau Bulan

18. C. Wau Jala BudiB. Wau Kucing