ARTs QUARTER 3
LESSON 1: Periods of Indian Art
Ancient Period (3900 BCE-1200 CE)
Classical Period (5th to 6th centuries
Islamic Ascendancy (1192-1757) or Transitional Period
Mogul period ( 16th Century)
LESSON 2: RANGOLI
Rangoli is one of the most beautiful and most pleasing art forms of India. It is
comprised of two words:'rang' meaning 'color' and 'aavalli' meaning 'colored
creepers' or 'row of colors'. Rangoli, the art of making designs or patterns on the
walls or the floor of the house, uses finely ground white powder along with
different colors. Numerous households in the Indian subcontinent make use of
Rangoli designs for decorating the courtyard of their house.
The traditional form of Rangoli made use of designs and motifs based on nature,
such as mangoes, creepers, flowers, swans, peacocks, etc. Even the colors in the
traditional art form were extracted from natural dyes, like barks of trees, leaves,
indigo plant, etc. These days, synthetic dyes have more or less replaced the
natural dyes of the earlier times
The materials used in the Rangoli patterns of today give either a very flat
appearance or a 3-D effect. Rangoli designs include geometric patterns, the
swastika, lotus, trident, fish, conch, creepers, leaves, trees, flowers, animals, etc.
LESSON 3: PAKISTAN Pakistani architecture is divided into four recognized
periods: Pre-Islamic Islamic Colonial Post-Colonial
LESSON 4: UZBEKISTAN, KAZAKHSTAN, TAJIKISTAN
Uzbekistan is known for making printed cloth
Uzbekistan ceramics hold a prominent place among the numerous forms of
popular applied art
Applied arts in ancient Kazakhstan were part of life’s daily routine. Clothing,
utility tools, yurts, and horses’ saddles were always decorated using nomadic
patterns and design. Kazakhstan’s visual arts are relatively young. In ancient
times, nomads used to draw on rocks and, today, these petroglyphs can be found
throughout Kazakhstan. Fine art in Kazakhstan varies in style, direction, and
genre. The most captivating work by Kazakhstan artists in different periods can be
seen in museums across the country.
Tajiks have been making fabrics, utensils, musical instruments, carpets, furniture,
jewelry, and many other things for many centuries. The art of decorative carving
is very important for local residents. Carving is mostly present in architectural
monuments, household structures and objects, musical instruments, and
souvenirs. When Islam came, Tajik’s carving gradually changed to Arabian
inscriptions using images of people and animals while some carvers prefer
“vegetative,” geometrical patterns. In architecture, ornaments in the form of
lotus, tulips, and other flowers are more common.
LESSON 5: TURKMENISTAN AND KYRGYSTAN
The most unique and beautiful carpets in the world are produced by
Turkmenistan. These vary in shape and purpose. Carpet weaving is an ancient art,
and each tribe developed its own distinctive pattern
The traditional arts include felt manufacture, jewelry making, woodwork,
ceramics, and silverwork.
Turkmen carpets have been traditionally woven out of wool, cotton, and silk by
women, using horizontal looms. The method of weaving has been modernized,
but the beauty and quality of the fabrics remain.
Turkmenistan is also the source of keteni, a homespun silk that is used for the
beautiful dresses worn by Turkmen women on special occasions. The embroidery
uses different patterns that are as unique as a family seal.
Kyrgyz women produce a wide range of textiles, mostly from the felt of their
sheep. Nowadays ancient patterns are adapted to the tourist and export market,
but it is still a living tradition and that all yurts and most houses contain hand-
made carpets or rugs called shirdaks
Large elaborately embroidered wall hangings called Tush kyiz are traditionally
made in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, by elder women to commemorate the
marriage of a son or daughter. Colors and designs are chosen to symbolize Kyrgyz
traditions and rural life. Flowers, plants, animals, stylized horns, national designs,
and emblems of Kyrgyz life are often found in these ornate and colorful
embroideries. Flat cushions called xxx are usually made in shadow-pairs. These
are seen on every chair, padding the seat
LESSON 6: ARTS AND CRAFTS OF WEST ASIA
West Asia is rich in cultural heritage, and this is clearly evident in the variety and
quality of regional arts and crafts.
Typical artistic forms from the region include:
embroidery ceramics wood carving inlaid wood designs Calligraphy
hammered metalwork blown glassworks
