East Asian Arts Grade 8 Module 1 2024-2025 PDF

**East Asian Arts** China, Japan, North Korea, and South Korea are all considered to be part of East Asia. Each of these countries has its own distinct culture. They do, however, share a few traits, including a high sense of self-awareness and public-behaviour norms. Asian art, often known as East...

**East Asian Arts** China, Japan, North Korea, and South Korea are all considered to be part of East Asia. Each of these countries has its own distinct culture. They do, however, share a few traits, including a high sense of self-awareness and public-behaviour norms. Asian art, often known as Eastern art, has a diverse spectrum of influences from numerous cultures and religions. Prehistoric men were the inspiration for the picture. Ochre and black pigment were employed. Hunting scenes with horses, lions, rhinoceros, mammoths, and other animals were frequently shown in ancient paintings. These prehistoric murals were created on cave walls, stone blocks, and other surfaces. China is home to a few of them. The term \"composition\" refers to the **arrangement of visual elements** in a painting or other work of art. It is the organization or composition of the elements of art and design, such as line, shape, color, value, texture, form, and space, according to the principles of art and design, such as balance contrast, emphasis, movement, pattern, rhythm, unity/variety, and other elements of composition, to give the painting structure and convey the artist\'s intent. Arts is the **expression or application of human creative skills and imagination**, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power. 10 Common Principles of Arts 1. **Balance** is the sense of stability achieved through implied weight of an object. There are three different types of balance: symmetrical, asymmetrical and radial. Symmetrical balance -- when one image is mirrored on the other side to repeat itself. Asymmetrical balance -- when different types of elements create a visual balance. Radial balance -- is the distribution of elements around a central point in all directions. 2. Emphasis is when one element of an artwork stands out more than another. This creates a sense of importance and is intentionally used to communicate a message or feeling. 3. Movement is the visual flow of your artwork. It is the path that you intend your viewer's eye to follow. 4. Pattern as a principle of design may be defined as regular arrangement of repeated same elements, usually increases the visual excitement by supplementing surface interest. 5. Proportion is the relationship of two or more elements in a design and how they compare with one another, it is said to be harmonious when a correct relationship exists between the elements with respect to size or quantity. 6. Repetition is simply repeating a single element many times in a design. For example, you could draw a line horizontally and then draw several others next to it. 7. Rhythm is a principle of design that suggests movement or action; it is usually achieved through repetition of lines, shapes and colors. 8. Unity in an artwork creates a sense of harmony and wholeness, by using similar elements within the composition and placing them in a way that brings them all together. 9. Variety adds interest by using contrasting elements within the composition. Variety is the counterweight to harmony and creates visual interest by slightly changing or using different elements together in a composition. 10. Harmony can be described as sameness, the belonging of one thing with another. The repetition of design elements like colour, texture, shape and form are one of the easiest ways to achieve harmony to create a composition. **Elements Applied in Korean Arts** Painting is, without a doubt, one of East Asia\'s finest forms of art. Painting elements are the fundamental components or building pieces of a painting. Color, tone, line, shape, and texture are the most common ones. A traditional Korean handcraft is the Korean knot. The finished knot has bilateral symmetry, is the same shape in front and back, and can be constructed with one or two threads. While Korean knots are similar to Chinese knots in terms of braiding method, they are tied without the use of tools. Their historical development also distinguishes them from Chinese knots. Traditionally, the knots were intended **to hang hunting tools around the waist, and their use was restricted to royal families at first**, before spreading to the public. Contemporary Korean artists are incorporating traditional knots into their work. **Types of Korean knots** 1. Dorae knot -- the most basic form of knot, it is used to connect knots and to fix or finish a knot. 2. Maehwa knot -- this knot resembles a Japanese apricot flower and is used for baby clothes and Norigae, Korean traditional ornaments worn by women. 3. Dalki knot -- this knot resembles a strawberry. 4. Guidorae knot -- there are many different names that describe this type of knot, but is normally called the Guidorae. This knot tends not to be fixed Korean masks, known as **tal or t\'al**, have religious antecedents, like masks from other countries having religious or aesthetic beginnings. Masks have a long history in Korea. It\'s used in burial services to ward off evil spirits, as well as in prehistoric theater productions. The Roles of Colors in Korean Masks 1\. Black, Red and White masks -- bright and vibrant colors that help establish the age and race of the figure 2\. Half Red and Half White mask -- symbolizes the idea that the wearer has two fathers, Mr. Red and Mr. White. 3\. Dark-faced mask -- indicates that the character was born of an adulterous mother **Elements Applied in Chinese Arts** As an ancient expressive art, Chinese calligraphy expresses the abstract beauty of lines and rhythms through the organizational structure of lines and dots, while also reflecting a person's emotions, moral integrity, character, and educational level, accomplishments in self-cultivation, intellectual tastes and approach to life. As an old Chinese saying goes, "the way characters are written is a portrait of the person who writes them". Japanese and Chinese entertainers commonly paint their faces to match the character or personification they are playing. Japanese and Chinese, on the other hand, painted their faces on silk, paper, and wood, while Koreans painted masks for festivals and theatrical performances. Did you know that the earliest known Chinese logographs (ancient writing symbols) are engraved on the shoulder bones of large animals and on tortoise shells? For this reason, the script found on these objects is commonly called jiaguwen, or shell-and-bone script. It was said that Cangjie, 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. The arching roofs of East Asian temples and buildings are believed to protect them from the elements of water, wind, and fire. It was thought by Buddhists to help fend off bad spirits, which were thought to be straight lines. Roof guards are the figures at the extremities of the figures. There are three main types of roofs in traditional Chinese architecture that influenced other Asian architecture: a\. Straight inclined -- These are more economical for common Chinese architecture. b\. Multi-inclined -- roofs with two or more sections inclined. These roofs are used for residences of wealthy Chinese. c\. Sweeping -- has curves that rise at the corners of the roofs. These are usually reserved for temples and palaces and these may also be found in the homes of the wealthy Chinese. **Peking Opera** face painting **or jingju lianpu** is done with different colors in accordance with the performing characters' personality and historical assessment. The hero type characters are normally painted in relatively simple colors, whereas enemies, bandits, rebels and others have more complicated designs on their faces. 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. The Colors of Peking Opera Originally, only three colors were used red, white and black -- each with its own symbolic meaning. Red is the color of loyalty, integrity and courage; black suggests a serious and taciturn disposition, including strength and roughness; white reveals a crafty and suspicious character. Later, other colors were gradually incorporated, such as purple -- the symbol of solemnity, serenity and a sense of justice; yellow, representing intelligence and calculation or bravery when used in warrior roles; blue shows uprightness and stubbornness; green indicates bravery and irascibility; and gold and silver are sometimes used on the faces of immortals, demons and monsters. **Origami** The term origami comes from the Japanese words \"ori\" which means \"folding\" and \"kami\" which means \"paper.\" It is a traditional Japanese paper folding art that dates back to the 17th century AD and gained international popularity in the mid-1900s. It became a modern art form in the end. The goal of this art is to transform a flat sheet of paper into a finished sculpture through folding and sculpting techniques without cutting as much as possible. Origami butterflies were used during the celebration of Shinto weddings to represent the bride and groom, so paper folding had already become a significant aspect of Japanese ceremonies by Heian period (794-1185) in Japanese history.