Events & Activities
Hands On: Experience Asia
Grade: 6 and above
Length of tour: 90 minutes
Tour Description
Participants compare and contrast the art from diverse cultures across the Asian continent with a particular emphasis on China. Following observation and discussion of objects in the Museum galleries, students visit the Museum studios to create a painting of bamboo using traditional materials and methods.
Goals
- To discover the unique art styles and techniques that are used to represent the traditions, customs and beliefs of Asian cultures
- To understand traditional materials, methods and motivations
- To understand the impact of Asian art on other cultures
Rationale
By experiencing first-hand the materials and compositional elements often found in traditional Chinese art, students more deeply understand and retain their gallery discussions of original objects.
Topics
- Types of art forms: scroll and album paintings, wood block prints, screen painting, ceramics, cloisonne, sculpture
- The unique materials and tools used to create art in each culture i.e. ink, inkstone, paper and silk
- The three perfections: calligraphy, poetry, and painting
- Themes in Asian art: nature’s importance, funerary beliefs, man’s place in the universe, etc.
- The cultural, historical and religious symbols and iconography of Asia
Arizona Education Standards
Visual Arts Standards
Strand 1: Create
Concept #2 Materials, Tools, Techniques (PO 002, PO 202)
Concept #5 Quality (PO 001)
Strand 2: Relate
Concept #1 Artworlds (PO 002, PO 105, PO 206)
Concept #2 Materials, Tools, Techniques (PO 001, PO 102, PO 304)
Concept #3 Elements & Principles (PO 001, PO 101)
Concept #4 Meanings & Purposes (PO 001, PO 102, PO 203)
Concept #5 Quality (PO 002)
Strand 3: Evaluate
Concept #1 Art Issues and Values (PO 002, PO 003
Concept #3 Elements & Principles (PO 001)
Concept #4 Meanings & Purposes (PO 001)
Concept #5 Quality (PO 001, PO 202)
Social Studies Standards
Strand 2: World History
Concept #2 Early Civilizations
Grade 6 (PO 5, PO 6, PO 9)