asian art lesson 1

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LESSON 1:FABRIC/FABRICDESIGN


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Thailand

Thai silk is produced fromthe cocoons of Thai silkworms.It is mainly produced in

Khorat which is the center ofthe silk industry in Thailand.

Thai weavers from this region

raise the caterpillars on asteady diet of mulberryleaves.


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Today, Thai silk making

is considered to be one

of the nest arts in the

world, a product of aunique manufacturing

process and bearing

unique patterns and colorsThai Silk


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Camodia

Silk weaving in Cambodia dates toas early as the rst century sincetetiles were used for trading.

!odern tetiles have traces ofmotifs imitating clothing detailson ancient stone sculptures.


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There are two main types of Cambodian weaving"

#. ikat t!"hni#$! $%hmer term" chongkiet% & To

create patterns, weavers tie and dye portions ofweft yarn before weaving begins. 'atterns arediverse and vary by region( common motifsinclude lattice, stars, and spots.

). $n!&!n t'ill ( It yields single or two&colorfabrics, which are produced by weaving threethreads so that the *color of one thread

dominates on one side of the fabric, while thetwo others determine the color on the reverseside.*


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Traditionally, Cambodian tetiles

have employed natural dyescoming from"

a. insect nests & R!d d)!

b. indigo & Bl$! d)! c. prohut bark( *!llo' andGr!!n d)!

d. ebony bark( Bla"k d)!


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Cambodia+s modern silk&weaving

centers are Takeo, attambang,eanteay!eanchey, Siem -eap,and %ampot provinces. Silk&

weaving has been revived in thepast ten years and now providesemployment for many rural

women. Cambodian silk isgenerally sold domestically, whereit is used in sam+ot $wrap skirts,

furnishings, and +idan $pictoral


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Krama, the traditional

check scarves wornalmost universally by

Cambodians, are made

of cotton .


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Laos

0ccording to 1ao tradition, stories of

their history were not passed onorally nor was it written, they werewoven. Strand by strand, 1ao stories

wereweaved in the intricate densepatterns and motifs of tetiles.2nfortunately some are elaborately

fantastic, and the motifs so cryptic,that in many cases only the weavercan accurately interpret the story


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!ost diverse of these stories are theones woven into a sihn3the 1ao

women4s ankle&long skirt whose formis undeniable but whose patterns areunique to each skirt.

Though the skirt looks simple andelegant, it is traditional that everywoman in 1aos weaves all the sihns

she would wear throughout herlifetime.She uses folk icons to epresspersonal views. This is oftenaccomplished by symbolist totemsfrom the inanimate or animate world3


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,i!tnam

Gold!n Thr!ad Silks

were born in 6ietnam.

!any of our 6ietnamese

fabrics originated from

-a Don., the center of

weaving and s!ri"$lt$r!$silk worm production forcenturies.


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Some popular 6ietnamese fabric ranges are"

1 Shant$n. ta0!ta

B!n.alin! '!a&!

2 Eon) satin ( an all&natural lustroussilk hand&woven in southern 6ietnam and

naturally dyed using ebony fruit pods. Thefabric dates back over a century, but wasonly recently revitali7ed by the designer 6o6iet Chung.


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Indon!sia3 4ala)sia5 Sin.a+or!

The fabric most common to bothcountries is the BatikThe term8batik9 is an Indonesian&!alay word,believed to be related to the !alay

word 8titik9, which means :+oint4,:dot4 or :dro+4. The 8drop9 actionrefers to the process of dyeing the

fabric by making use of a r!sisttechnique" covering areas of clothwith a dye&resistant substance

$usually hot wa to prevent them


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There are two categories of batikdesigns"

1 .!om!tri" moti6s

). 6r!! 6orm d!si.ns

!odern batik designs depend on thecreativity of their designers.

/aturalistic motifs like leaves, 5owersand birds have been utili7ed to createelaborate and intricate designs.


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In 4ala)sia, the states of %elantan and Terengganuare considered the cradle where batik rst 5ourished,reaching even Singapore4s shores.

There are two main types of batik that are producedthere"

#. -and+aint!d& the artist uses the

canting, a small copper container with one

or more di;erent&si7ed pipes

). Blo"k+rint!d& done by welding

together strips of metal to form a metal

block. The metal block is then dipped into

molten wa and pressed against the fabric

in order to make a pattern


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4ALA*SIAN BATIK


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Br$n!i

runei+s traditional tetile is alsocalled atik but it is uniquelydi;erent from Indonesia, !alaysia,and Singapore. Its designs have their

national 5ower sim+$r, s$moi(s$moi $pitcher plant, and runei+straditional design of air m$l!h.


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=and&made batik designs are createdthrough the art of layering and

miing of colors in>ected withcreativity.

atik can be done in four di;erent

ways" #. hand(dra'n

). $sin. m!tal lo"ks

?. s"r!!n +rintin. @. di.ital +rintin.


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Bruneis Batik polo shirt


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