Performing arts and visual arts

1. Unit 2
East Asian Arts
Mr. Carlo
Justino J. Luna
Malabanias Integrated School
Angeles City

2. Painting

3. Did You Know?
Did you know that painting
started from prehistoric men?

4. Early Paintings
Prehistoric men used:
red ochre
black pigment

5. Early Paintings
Often showed hunting scenes
of man chasing various
animals

7. Early Paintings
were drawn on the walls of
caves, blocks of stones, etc.
Some are found in China.

9. Eastern Paintings
The history of Eastern painting
is as old as the civilization of
China.

10. “Spring Outing of the Tang Court”

11. What are the Painting
Subjects of East
Asian countries?

12. Country
JAPAN
Painting
Subjects
1. scenes from
everyday life
2. narrative scenes
crowded with figures
and details

13. Country
CHINA
Painting
Subjects
1. flowers and birds
2. landscapes
3. palaces and temples
4. human figures
5. animals
6. bamboos and stones

14. Country
KOREA
Painting
Subjects
1. landscape paintings
2. Minhwa (the traditional folk painting)
3. four gracious plants (plum blossoms,
orchids or wild orchids, chrysanthemums,
and bamboo)
4. bamboo
5. portraits

15. Important Aspects in East Asian
Painting
Landscape painting was regarded as the
highest form of Chinese painting.
Three concepts of Chinese arts:
a. Heaven
b. Earth
c. Humankind (Yin-Yang)

16. Light / Bright / Sun
Strong / Assertive
Dry / Hot / Fire
Male
Positive Charge
Heaven
Spring and Summer
Dark / Moon
Recessive /
Nurturing
Damp / Cool / Water
Female
Negative Charge
Earth
Autumn and Winter
Yan
g
Yin

17. Important Aspects in East Asian
Painting
Silk was often used as the medium to paint upon,
but it was quite expensive.
Cai Lun invented paper in the 1st century A.D.
The invention of paper provided not only a cheap and
widespread medium for writing, but painting became more
economical.

18. Toah
Korea
Shutou
Sansui-zu
Sesshu
(Winter
landscape)
Japan

19. Important Aspects in East Asian
Painting
The ideologies of Confucianism, Daoism, and
Buddhism played important roles in East
Asian art.
Chinese art expresses the human
understanding of the relationship between
nature and humans.

20. Shen
Zhou
(Poet on
Mountain)
China

21. Important Aspects in East Asian
Painting
The history of Korean painting dates to 108
C.E., when it appears as an independent
form.
It is said that until the Joseon Dynasty the
primary influence of Korean paintings were
Chinese paintings.

22. Important Aspects in East Asian
Painting
Mountains and water are important features in
Korean landscape painting because it is a site
for building temples and buildings.

23. Important Aspects in East Asian
Painting
Landscape painting represents both a
portrayal of nature itself and a codified
illustration of the human view of nature and
the world.

24. Activity 1

25. Activity 1: Paint Me A Picture
You can use any of the following medium in painting:
+ black/brown coffee (instant)
+ charcoal
+ gumamela flower extract
+ azuete
+ any colourful leaves, vegetables and fruits
+ bricks (different colors) or flower pot

26. Calligraphy

27. Calligraphy
Painting is closely related to
calligraphy among the
Chinese people. What is
calligraphy?

28. Calligraphy
To the Chinese,
calligraphy is the
art of beautiful
handwriting.

29. Calligraphy
Traditional painting involves essentially
the same techniques as calligraphy and
is done with a brush dipped in black or
colored ink; oils are not used.

30. Calligraphy
In calligraphy, the popular
materials which paintings are
made of are paper and silk.

31. Poets write their calligraphy on their
paintings.

32. Paintings can be
mounted on
scrolls, such as
hanging or hand
scrolls, album
sheets, walls,
lacquerware,
folding screens,
and other media

33. Cangjie
- is the legendary inventor of Chinese
writing
- got his ideas from observing animals’
footprints and birds’ claw marks on the
sand as well as other natural phenomena

34. Activity 2

35. Activity 2: Print Me A Message!
Write your selected verse or message
in calligraphic style then affix your
nickname at the right corner below your
artwork with the use of Chinese brush
and watercolor.

37. Architecture

38. Architecture
Why do temples
and buildings in
China, Japan, and
Korea have
sweeping roofs?

39. Architecture
East Asian temples and houses
have sweeping roofs because
they believe that it will protect
them from the elements of water,
wind, and fire.

40. Architecture
Buddhists believed that it
helped ward off evil spirits
which were deemed to be
straight lines.

41. Architecture
The figures at the
tips are called roof
guards.

42. Main Types of Roofs
1. Straight-inclined
- are more economical
for common Chinese
architecture

43. Main Types of Roofs
2. Multi-inclined
- roofs with two or more
sections inclined
- are used for residences
of wealthy Chinese

44. Main Types of Roofs
3. Sweeping
- have curves that rise at
the corners of the roofs
- usually reserved for
temples and palaces

45. Woodblock Printing

46. Woodblock Printing
Woodblock printing is a technique
for printing text, images, or patterns
used widely throughout East Asia.

47. Woodblock Printing
It originated in China as a method
of printing on textiles but eventually
became a method for printing on
paper.

48. Woodblock Printing
This method was adapted in Japan
during the Edo period (1603 –
1867) and became one of their
oldest and most highly developed
visual arts.

49. Woodblock Printing
The most common theme in Japan
for printmaking describes scenes
from everyday life. It narrates the
scene and is often packed with
figures and detail.

50. The Great
Wave Off
Kanagawa
Kanagawa-oki
Nami-ura
Japan

53. Ukiyo-e
- Japanese for “pictures
of the floating world”
- the best known and
most popular style of
Japanese art

54. Ukiyo-e
- related to the style of
woodblock print
making that shows
scenes of harmony
and carefree everyday
living

56. Theatrical
Performances

57. Theatrical
Performances
Paintings in East Asia
do not only apply on
paper, silk and wood.

58. Theatrical
Performances
Face Painting
Uses their faces as the canvass for
painting.
1. Kabuki (Japan)
2. Peking Opera (China)
Mask painting (Korea)

59. Peking Opera
Face Painting

60. Peking Opera / Jingju
Lianpu
- is done with different
colors in accordance with
the performing characters’
personality and historical
assessment

61. Peking Opera / Jingju Lianpu
Hero type characters are normally painted in
relatively simple colors.
Enemies, bandits, rebels and others have
more complicated designs on their faces.

62. Peking Opera / Jingju
Lianpu
It is a traditional special way of make-up in
Chinese operas in pursuit of the expected
effect of performance.
Originally, Lianpu is called the false mask.

63. Meaning of Colors for Face
Painting
Guan Ju
Red indicates devotion,
courage, bravery,
uprightness, and loyalty.

64. Meaning of Colors for Face
Painting
Huang Pang
Yellow signifies
fierceness, ambition,
and cool-headedness.

65. Meaning of Colors for Face
Painting
Zhu Wen
A green face tells the audience
that the character is not only
impulsive and violent, he also
lacks self-restraint.

66. Meaning of Colors for Face
Painting
Zhang Fei
Black symbolizes roughness and
fierceness. The black face indicates
either a rough and bold character or
an impartial and selfless personality.

67. Meaning of Colors for Face
Painting
Lian Po
Purple stands for uprightness
and cool-headedness. While a
reddish purple face indicates a
just and noble character.

68. Meaning of Colors for Face
Painting
Cao Cao
White suggests treachery,
suspiciousness and craftiness. It
is common to see the white face
of the powerful villain on stage.

69. Meaning of Colors for Face
Painting
Jiang Gan
The clown or chou in Chinese
Opera has special makeup
patterns called xiaohualian (the
petty painted face).

70. Meaning of Colors for Face
Painting
Jiang Gan
Sometimes a small patch of
chalk is painted around the nose
to show a mean and secretive
character.

71. Meaning of Colors for Face
Painting
Jiang Gan
At times, the xiaohualian is also
painted on a young page or
jesting to enliven up the
performance.

72. Meaning of Colors for Face
Painting
NOTE:
Gold and silver colors are usually
used for gods and spirits.

73. Kabuki Makeup
of Japan

74. Kabuki Makeup /
Kesho
- is already in itself an
interpretation of the actor’s
own role through the medium
of the facial features

75. Types of Kabuki
Makeup
1. Standard Makeup
- applied to most actors
2. Kumadori Makeup
- applied to villains and heroes

76. Colors in Kabuki
Makeup
It is composed of very dramatic
lines and shapes using colors
that represent certain qualities.

77. Colors in Kabuki
Makeup
Dark Red
- passion or
anger

78. Colors in Kabuki
Makeup
Dark Blue
- depression
or sadness

79. Colors in Kabuki
Makeup
Pink
- youth
Black
- fear

80. Colors in Kabuki
Makeup
Light Green
- Calm
Purple
- nobility

81. Kumadori: The Painted
Faces of Japanese
Kabuki Theater

82. Korean Masks

83. Korean Masks
- called tal or t’al
- originated with religious meaning
just like the masks of other countries
which also have religious or artistic
origins

84. Korean Masks
Korea has a rich history of
masks.
* They use it in funeral services
to help banish evil spirits and
theatre plays dating back to the
prehistoric age.

85. Korean Masks
* Masks were also used for
shamanistic rites.
* By the 12th century, the
masks became part of
elaborate dances and dramas.

86. The Roles of Colors in
Korean Masks
1. Black, Red, and White
- bright and vibrant colors
that help establish the age
and race of the figure

87. The Roles of Colors in
Korean Masks
2. Half Red and Half White
Mask
- symbolize the idea that the
wearer has two fathers,
Mr. Red and Mr. White

88. The Roles of Colors in
Korean Masks
3. Dark-faced Mask
- indicates that the character
was born of an adulterous
mother

89. The Roles of Colors in
Korean Masks
* Some masks have moving parts like winking or
shifting eyes and moving mouths.
* To further add to the lifelike features of the masks,
black fabric is draped from the top of the mask over
the wearer's head to simulate hair.

90. Paper Arts &
Knot Tying

91. Paper Arts
What are the paper arts of China,
Japan, and Korea? Who invented paper?
Paper has a great function in the development
of arts not only in East Asia but all over the
world.

92. Paper Arts
• Paper was first invented by Cai Lun of the
Eastern Han Dynasty in China.
• It is indeed one of the greatest contributions
of ancient China in the development of arts.

93. Folk Arts of China
1. Paper Cutting

94. Folk Arts of China
2. Chinese Knots

95. Folk Arts of China
3. Paper Folding

96. Folk Arts of China
4. Paper Kites

97. Paper Arts of China
The earliest document showing paper folding is a
picture of a small paper boat in an edition of
Tractatus de Sphaera Mundi from 1490 by
Johannes de
Sacrobosco.

98. Burning of Yuanbao
In China, traditional funerals include burning
yuanbao which is a folded paper that look like
gold nuggets or ingots called Sycee.

99. Burning of Yuanbao
- is also used for other ceremonial practices
- is commonly done at their ancestors’ graves
during the Ghost Festival

100. Sycee - is a type of silver or gold ingot currency used
in China until the 20th century
- The name is derived from the Cantonese
words meaning “fine silk”

101. Paper Folding Sycee
- The gold paper is/was folded to
look like a sycee.

102. Sycee
- Today, imitation gold sycees are used
as a symbol of prosperity by Chinese
and are frequently displayed during
Chinese New Year.

103. Origami

104. Origami
- came from ori meaning “folding” and kami
meaning “paper”
- is the traditional Japanese art of paper
folding
- started in the 17th century A.D. and was
popularized internationally in the mid-1900s

105. Origami
Goal:
To transform a flat sheet of paper into a
finished sculpture through folding and
sculpting techniques without cutting as
much as possible

106. Paper Crane
Paper crane is the
best known
Japanese origami.

107. Paper Cranes

108. Modular Origami / 3D
Origami

109. Paper Cutting

110. Paper Cutting
- usually symmetrical in
design when unfolded
- adapts the 12 animals of the
Chinese Zodiac as themes
and motifs
- mostly chooses the red
color

111. Paper Cutting
- The process of paper
cutting is aided by a pair
of scissors or knife and
other sharp flat cutters.

112. Paper Cutting
- Chinese Buddhists believe that
hanging “Window Flowers” or
decorative paper cuttings attract
good luck and drive away evil
spirits.

113. Jianzhi
Jianzhi is the first type of paper
cutting design, since paper was
invented by the Chinese. The cut
outs are also used to decorate
doors and windows. They are
sometimes referred to as chuāng
huā, meaning “window flower.”

114. Kite Making

115. Kite Making
- A kite is an assembled or
joined aircraft that was
traditionally made of silk or
paper with a bowline and a
resilient bamboo.

116. Kite Making
- Today, kites can be made out
of plastic.
- Kites are flown for recreational
purposes, display of one’s
artistic skills.

117. Kite Making
- Chinese kites originated in Wei
Fang, Sandong.
- According to Joseph Needham,
kite is one of the important
contributions of Chinese in
science and technology.

118. Categories of Chinese
Kites
1. Centipede kites
2. Hard-winged kites
3. Soft-winged kites
4. Flat kites

119. Knot Tying

120. Knot Tying
In Korea, decorative
knot work is known as
maedeup or called
dorae or double
connection knot, often
called Korean knot work
or Korean knots.

121. Knot Tying
Zhongguo is the Chinese
decorative handicraft art that
began as a form of Chinese
folk art in theTang and Song
Dynasty (960-1279 AD) in
China.

122. Knot Tying
In Japan, knot tying is
called hanamusubi. It
emphasizes on braids
and focuses on individual
knots.

123. THANK YOU
Mr. Carlo Justino J.
Luna
Malabanias Integrated School
Angeles City