Integrating Southeast Asian Visual Art Into Your Classroom
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Integrating Southeast Asian Visual Art Into
Your ClassroomPaul Pass
A Cultural Perspective on Southeast Asia
August 10, 2013
Who here is NOT interested
in Southeast Asia?
Preaching to the choir…your job =
getting others interested!
My presentation About me Asia Society Texas Center About Asia About Southeast Asia Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) &
tools for looking Southeast Asian visual arts Projects for classroom Notable collections in United States Recommended resources
Paul Pass Asia Society Texas Center (2011 – present) World Affairs Council of Houston (2010 –
2011) Congressional and Embassy internships
(2009) MA, Indiana University BA, Miami University Conducted over 55 presentations on Asia Asian art, culture, history, and politics
generalist Studied Asia and Europe for past ten years
About Asia Society Texas Center NYC HQ: 1956 by John D.
Rockefeller III
Texas Center: 1979 by Barbara Bush and Roy Huffington
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How do I become more involved with Asia Society Texas Center?
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Weavers’ Stories from Island Southeast AsiaNovember 7, 2013 – February 9, 2014
What is Asia? Cultural concept Ancient Greek and Roman definition
based on rivers, seas, and mountains Boundaries
Traditional regions: East, Central, South, Southeast
Asia Society includes Iran, Oceania and Pacific
Other definitions: Middle East (Southwest or Western Asia) and Russia east of Urals
Why care about Asia? 60% of global population Over 2.8 billion people in the world
speak an Asian language Asian economies make up about 27%
of global GDP China, India, and Japan are world’s
second to fourth largest economies (PPP)
Since 1980s, US trades more across Pacific than Atlantic
Birthplace of Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Daoism, Hinduism, Islam, Shinto, Sikhism, and many others
Southeast Asia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
Why study about Southeast Asia? Communist countries opening to outside
world Confluence of almost all major religions Historical and contemporary crossroads
between China and India (former partial name = Indochina)
Indonesia as largest Muslim country in world Late 19th/20th centuries ties with US
through Spanish-American + Vietnam Wars Singapore as Asian Tiger Tiger Cubs: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines,
Thailand
Major Southeast Asian ReligionsListed with significant presences Buddhism
Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Christianity Brunei, Philippines, Timor-Leste, Vietnam
Hinduism Indonesia (Bali), Malaysia, Singapore
Islam Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar,
Thailand, Timor-Leste
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Selected characteristics of Southeast Asian art Emphasis on epic tales and mythical
creatures Influence of trade on visual art in SE
Asian history Links to Animism Playful Sinification of Vietnamese art Religious syncretism Traditional materials: palm leaf,
sandstone, some limestone, volcanic rock, wood
What a piece of art tells us Answers question: who am I?/who are we? Ancestry and ethnic background Artist’s influences Clash or merging between two or more
cultures Folklore, belief systems, religious influence Historical developments Interaction with physical environment
through materials utilized Political leanings over time Styles across time and space Traditional versus modern versus
contemporary
Art in your classroom:Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) Think deeply, foster cognitive growth,
apply knowledge Go beyond the first “four seconds” Observation: What do I see? Drawing conclusions: What does it mean? Inferences: Why do I say that? Arguing in evidence: Which clues support
my observations? Elaboration: What more can I find? Revision: How else could I see this work?
How does someone else see this work?
Southeast Asian modern and contemporary art Emerging, yet still behind East Asian
and South Asian artwork in market Marc Bollansee: “Last frontier in
contemporary art” Indonesia and Philippines as leaders Young artists embracing new
technology Local socio-political situations shown
in global context
Comparative cultures project Sculptures of the Buddha
Buddha #1 Buddha #2 Buddha #3
Country India Myanmar Tibet
When did Buddhism arrive?
5th century BCE 1st century BCE 7th century CE
Type of Buddhism
Mahayana Theravada Vajrayana/Esoteric
Distinguishing characteristics
Defined facial features, monastic robes
Elongated fingers, soft facial features
Cord across chest, vivid coloring
Influences Hindu aesthetics, possible Greco-Byzantine
Possible Pala Indian, Cambodian Angkor
Local Tibetan belief systems
Fiction writing project Develop critical thinking skills through
narrative based on piece of art
Prompt 1 (complex piece): Student places his/herself in piece and creates story using visual cues OR develops poem
Prompt 2 (complex piece): Student imagines what happened before OR after
Prompt 3 (two simple pieces): Student uses two pieces’ images as characters in story
Art and photography project
1. Choose traditional SE Asian devotional artwork
2. Choose contemporary SE Asian religious news image
3. Use VTS to compare and contrast the old and new
4. Use for other global regions as desired
Notable Southeast Asian art collections in United States Asian Art Museum (San Francisco) Cleveland Museum of Art Freer and Sackler Galleries (Washington,
DC) Honolulu Museum of Art Los Angeles County Museum of Art Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Kansas
City) Norton Simon Museum (Pasadena, CA) Seattle Asian Art Museum
Recommended resources on SE Asia
Art Radar Journal Asian Art Museum education page Asian Education Foundation Contemporary Art in Asia: Traditions/Tensions Education about Asia magazine Freer and Sackler Galleries Guggenheim No Country exhibition Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History Interweaving Cultures: Islam in Southeast Asia Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art:
An Anthology Orientations Magazine Southeast Asia: Crossroads of the World Southeast Asian Contemporary Art Now Teaching Asian Art: Content, Context, and
Pedagogy
ThanksVehishta Kaikobad
Linh Anh Moreau
Pamela Vining and TAGE team
Questions?