This document provides information about sculpture techniques and traditions in Southeast Asian countries. It discusses stone carving in Cambodia, with examples from temples like Angkor Wat, Bayon Temple, and Ta Prohm Temple. Sculpture traditions and materials used in Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei are also outlined. Specific sculptures mentioned include the Reclining Buddha in Thailand, the Phra Bang in Laos, Dong Son drums and daggers from Vietnam, Borobudur sculptures from Indonesia, and the Merlion statue in Singapore. The document concludes with an assignment to carve relief sculptures into bar soap.

1. SCULPTURE
LESSON 3
Ms. Karla Mae N. Samarita
Carmona National High School
Carmona, Cavite

2. SCULPTURE
• The art of carving, modeling,
welding, or otherwise
producing figurative or
abstract works of art in three
dimensions, as in relief, intaglio,
or in the round.

3. CAMBODIA
•STONE CARVING
–PASSION
–LIVELIHOOD

4. ANGKOR WAT
(CITY OF TEMPLES)
• The largest religious monument in
the World and located in Siem Reap.
• Temple was dedicated to Vishnu.
• Angkor “City” or “Capital City”
• Wat “Temple grounds”

8. RELIEF SCULPTURES

16. Bayon Temple,
Siem Reap

17. Ta Prohm Temple,
Siem Reap

18. Banteay Srei,
Siem Reap

20. THAILAND• COMMON USED MATERIALS IN
SCULPTURE
– WOOD - STONE
–IVORY - CLAY
–BRONZE

21. • Wat Pho is a Buddhist temple in
Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok,
Thailand.
• Known also as the Temple of the
Reclining Buddha, its official
name is Wat Phra Chettuphon
Wimon Mangkhlaram.

22. Made of
plaster on
a brick
core
finished in
gold leaf.

23. Reclining Buddha
46 meters long and
15 meters high.

33. LAOS
•PRECIOUS METALS
• BRONZE
• SILVER
• GOLD

34. Phra Say

35. Phra Bang (Royal Buddha)

37. VIETNAM
•SCULPTURE INFLUENCED
–TAOISM
–CONFUCIANISM
–BUDDHISM

38. Dong Noi Cave

39. Dong Noi Cave
10, 000 year old

40. Dong Son culture
Kettledrums Daggers

41. Mourning houses erected to honor the
death of the Gia Rai and Ba Na

42. statues

43. INDONESIA•MATERIALS KNOWN FOR
–STONE
–BRONZE
–IRON AGED
CAN BE FOUND IN SUMATRA,
JAVA TO SULAWESI.

44. INDONESIAN
SCULPTURES

45. INDONESIAN SCULPTURES
(pre-Hindu-Buddhist and pre-Islamic)

46. Indo ASMAT

47. Dayak wooden mask

48. Totem-like

49. Batak Totem House

50. Borobudur
in Java, Indonesia

51. Borobudur
(Hindu Buddhist era)

52. Borobudur

53. Borobudur

54. Pelaminang gebyok
(wedding thrones)

55. Pelaminang gebyok

56. MALAYSIA•MOST OF MALAYSIA’S
SCULPTURES ARE RELIEF.
–3 TYPES OF RELIEF SCULPTURES:
–ALTO FORM
–BAS FORM
–SUNKEN RELIEF

57. ALTO FORM

58. BAS FORM

61. SUNKEN RELIEF

62. Ukiran Halus (fine carving)

63. Dagger (keris)

65. Ukiran Kasar
(larger portions)

66. SINGAPORE
•Sri Mariamman Hindu
temple (Goddess of
Health, Healer)
•Merlion

67. Sri Mariamman Hindu temple

71. Merlion
The Sentosa Merlion (half lion, half
fish) is the biggest replica, standing
at 37 meters and made glass –
reinforced concrete.

72. Brunei
•METALWORK
• Brunei Arts and Handicraft
Training Center established in
1975

76. That’s all folks!! 😉😉

77. ASSIGNMENT
• Make your own sculpture using a
bar soap.
• Choose your own type of relief.
–ALTO
–BAS
–SUNKEN