Southeast Asian Arts

SOUTHEAST ASIAN ARTS
FABRIC AND FABRIC DESIGN:

THAILAND
• Thai Silk is produced from the cocoons of Thai silk worms

• It is mainly produced in Khorat which is the center of the silk
industry in Thailand
• Thai silk making is considered as one of the finest arts in the
world, a product of a unique manufacturing process and
bearing unique patterns and colors.
CAMBODIA
• Cambodian Weaving:
1. Ikat Technique (Khmer term: chongkiet) – to create patterns,
weavers tie and dye portions of weft yarn before weaving
begins. Patterns are diverse and vary by region; common
motifs include lattice, stars and spots.
2. Uneven twill – it yields single or two color fabrics, which are
produced by weaving three threads so that the color of one
thread dominates on one side of the fabric, while two others
determine the color n the reverse side.
CAMBODIA
• Cambodian textiles have employed natural dyes coming
from:
• Insect dyes – red dye
• Indigo – blue dye
• Prohut bark – yellow and green dye
• Ebony bark – black dye
• Cambodian modern silk weaving centers are Takeo,

Battambang, Beanteay Meanchey, Siem Reap and Kampot
provinces.
• Silk is generally sold domestically and used in sampot (wrap
skirts), furnishings, and pidan (pictoral tapestries)
CAMBODIA
• Rural women often weave homemade cotton fabric,
which is used in garments and households
• Krama, the traditional check scarves worn almost
universally by Cambodians are made of cotton
LAOS
• Stories of their history were not passed on orally nor it was
written, they were woven.
• Most diverse stories are the ones woven into a sihn – the Lao
women’s ankle-long skirt whose form is undeniable but
whose patterns are unique to each skirt.
• It is traditional that every woman in Laos weaves all the sihns
she would wear throughout their lifetime
• They uses folk icons to express personal views
• Symbolist totems from inanimate or animate world – crabs
for resourcefulness, snakes for fertility, butterflies for beauty,
birds for success, etc.
VIETNAM
• Golden thread silks were born in Vietnam
• Many Vietnamese fabrics originated in Ha Dong, the center
of weaving and sericulture (silk worm production)
• Old jacquard looms are still used, weaving patterns
containing centuries-old symbols and characters
• Some popular Vietnamese fabric ranges are:
1. Shantung Taffeta
2. Bengaline weave
3. Ebony Satin – revitalized by the designer Vo Viet Chung
INDONESIA, MALAYSIA and SINGAPORE
• Batik - (titik – point, dot or drop)
• The drop action refers to the process of dyeing the fabric by
making use of a resist technique: covering areas of cloth with
a dye-resistant substance (usually hot wax) to prevent them
from absorbing colors.
• Batik designs:
1. Geometric motifs
2. Free form designs
• Modern batik designs depend on the creativity of their
designers
• Naturalistic motifs like leaves, flowers and birds have been
utilized to create elaborate and complex designs
• Modern designs also include more colors, courtesy of
chemical dyes, as artists are not bound by the strict
guidelines of traditional practices, when craftsmen were
dependent on natural dyes.
• In Malaysia, the states of Kelantan and Terengganu are
considered the cradle where batik first flourished
• Two Main Types of Batik:
1. Hand painted – the artists uses the canting, a small copper
container with one or more different sized pipes
2. Block printed – done by welding together strips of metal to
form a metal block. The metal block is then dipped into
molten wax and pressed against the fabric in order to make
a pattern
• Leaves and flowers in Malaysian batiks are incorporated to
avoid the interpretation of human and animal images as
idolatry, in accordance with local Islamic doctrine.
• Malaysian batik is famous for its geometrical designs or
spirals.
• In Singapore, batik is featured in as a uniform of flight
attendants for the official flag carrier airlines of Singapore
even in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Brunei
• Brunei’s traditional textile is also called batik.
• Its designs have their national flower, simpur, sumboi-
sumboi (pitcher plant) and Brunei’s traditional design of air
muleh.
• They use airbrushing, cracking, bubble, rainbow, sprinkle,
geometry, and marble.
• These techniques are applied on fabrics like cotton, chiffon,
linen and brocade.
• Hand made batik designs are created through layering and
mixing of colors injected with creativity
Brunei
• Batik can be done in four different ways:
1. Hand-drawn
2. Using metal blocks
3. Screen printing
4. Digital printing
ARTS AND CRAFTS:
Thailand
• Sky Lantern Festival – made out of rice paper with a bamboo
frame which contains a fuel cell or small candle.
• It is used during the year for festivals, or the Loy Krathong
Festival that is held on the night of the 12th full moon usually
in November with Chang Mai believed to have the brightest
and most spectacular celebrations.
ARTS AND CRAFTS:
Cambodia and Laos
• Handicrafts are part of their traditional culture and their
traditional culture and their livelihood as they produce
textiles, baskets, jars, pottery, and other tools for their daily
use.
• They make paper by hand using the bark of the local “sa” or
mulberry tree that were crushed and soaked in water.
• Sa paper was used was used for calligraphy and for making
festive temple decorations, umbrellas, fans and kites.
ARTS AND CRAFTS:
Vietnam
• Silk painting – typically showcases the countryside,
landscapes, pagodas, historical events or scenes of daily life.
ARTS AND CRAFTS:
Indonesia
• Wayang Kulit – shadow puppetry in Indonesia
• Wayang – means show or perform
• Kulit – means skin
• Wayang is also associated to the word “bayang” means
“shadow”
• The puppets are moved behind a cotton or linen screen by a
“dalang” or a “puppet master”
• Most shadow puppet play was based on two epic stories
from India – the Mahabharata and the Ramayana
ARTS AND CRAFTS:
Malaysia
• Wau Kite – uniquely designed Malaysian kite
• Farmers used kites as scarecrows in the fields and as a
means to lull their children to sleep so they could work
• It became a popular sport - Pasir Gudang International Kite
Festival
ARTS AND CRAFTS:
Brunei
• Songkok also called “peci or kopiah” – a cap worn in
Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, and some other
SEA countries.
• Muslim males use this in formal gatherings such as
wedding, feasts, funerals, or festive occasions such as the
Eidl’ Fitr and Eid al-Adha
• Categories of men’s headgears in Brunei:
1. Dastar – piece of cloth tied around the head
2. Songkok/ kopiah – type of cap made from velvet
3. Tangkolok/ serban – resembles a turban and is a typical
head dress in the Middle east.
SCULPTURE:
Cambodia
• Art stone carvings – has been both a passion and a livelihood
form Cambodian sculptors and has a strong foundation since
the Khmer nation
• Angkor Wat - become one of the country’s most cherished
art forms
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FABRIC AND FABRIC DESIGN:

• Thai Silk is produced from the cocoons of Thai silk worms

• Cambodian modern silk weaving centers are Takeo,

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