Transcript Asian Art and Culture (Presentation)

Asia is the world's largest
and most populous
continent, located
primarily in the eastern and
northern hemispheres.
It covers 8.7% of the Earth's
total surface area (or 30%
of its land area) and
with approximately 4.3
billion people, it hosts
60% of the world's current
human population.
During the 20th century
Asia's population nearly
quadrupled.
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In contrast to
Europe, Asia is the
largest and most
culturally diverse of
all the continents.
Asia was originally
a concept of
Western
civilization. The
place name, "Asia“
is of unknown
ultimate
provenience. It
appears to be one of
the most ancient of
recorded names.
Chinese painting is one of the
oldest continuous artistic
traditions in the world.
Painting in the traditional style is
known today in Chinese as guó
huà (国画), meaning 'national' or
'native painting', as opposed to
Western styles of art which
became popular in China in the
20th century.
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. As with
calligraphy, the most popular
materials on which paintings are
made of are paper and silk.
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Chinese calligraphy is a form
of calligraphy widely
practiced and revered in the
Sinosphere, which often
includes China, Japan, Korea,
and Vietnam. The calligraphic
tradition of East Asia
originated and developed
from China. There is a general
standardization of the various
styles of calligraphy in this
tradition. Chinese calligraphy
and ink and wash painting are
closely related, since they are
accomplished using similar
tools and techniques.
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The kimono (着物?) is a
Japanese traditional
garment worn by men,
women and children. The
word "kimono", which
literally means a "thing to
wear" (ki "wear" and mono
"thing"), has come to
denote these full-length
robes. The standard plural
of the word kimono in
English is kimonos,[3] but
the unmarked Japanese
plural kimono is also
sometimes used.
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The East Asian
religions form a
subset of the Eastern
religions. This group
includes
Confucianism, Shinto,
Taoism, and elements
of Mahayana
Buddhism.
These traditions or religious
philosophies
focus on the East Asian
concept of Tao 道
("The Way"; pinyin dào,
Korean do,
Japanese tō or dō, Vietnamese
đạo).
Religions originating on the I
ndian subcontinent include
Hinduism,
Buddhism, Jainism, and
Sikhism. The
theologies and philosophies of
these
religions have several
concepts in common,
such as dharma, karma, maya
and samsara.
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Asian cuisine styles
can be broken down
into regional styles
that have rooted the
cultures of those
regions.
Philippine Cuisine
"Asian cuisine" most
often refers to East
Asian (Chinese,
Japanese, and
Korean), Southeast
Asian cuisine and
South Asian cuisine.
A pagoda is the general term in the
English language for a tiered tower, built in
the traditions originating in historic East
Asia or with respect to those traditions,
with multiple eaves common in Nepal,
India, China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam,
Burma and other parts of Asia. Some
pagodas are used as Taoist houses of
worship. Most pagodas were built to have
a religious function, most commonly
Buddhist, and were often located in or near
temples.