Asian Art In The South Asian And Asian Culture

The Asian continent gave way to many to numerous types of art that predate anything seen in the west. Asian art is most widely known for ancient pottery, large scale bronze sculptures, jade carving, and calligraphy among many other things. Asian art is important to overall art history because many of the techniques founded in this region spread to other regions and evolved many other art forms with it. The Chinese culture had a significant impact on the arts and crafts of other East Asian cultures, such as the Koreans and Japanese. Asian art shares many characteristics with the Oceanic art of the South Pacific. The similarities between the two cultures rely heavily on Neolithic technology. Neolithic technology began in 8000 BCE when the potential

This early form of art is the Sulawesi Cave art in Indonesia. After this recording of art, another form of Asian art does not occur until 18,000 BCE. This next form of art is the beginning of Chinese Pottery. This form of clay pottery is the most ancient art in China. From 11,000 BCE to 300 BCE, the Jomon Period was the main focus of Japanese art. This period was named after the rope(Jo) patterns(Mon) that they would create on their earthenware pots. In 7500 BCE, Neolithic art started its reign in China. The Neolithic art in this region included ceramic art, silk-making, and turquoise/jade/ivory carving.

In 4000 BCE, Chinese watercolour painting is discovered, primarily as a medium for decorative art. The use of watercolours came about when they were discovered to dry faster than oil painting and permit for finer, more precise works of art. Watercolours are also a highly versatile medium, meaning they can be used on many surfaces ranging from paper to canvas to wood, stones and fabrics. It is important to note that while water-based painting is one of the most distinctive Chinese arts, neither sketching nor preparatory drawing are part of the traditions of Chinese