Question

What are the characteristics of Southeast Asian arts that made it stand out from the other arts in other countries?

Answer 1

Answer:

The arts of many regions in Southeast Asia remained either untouched or only slightly influenced by the Indianized arts of other regions. Such influence is found especially in regions where the gold trade flourished. In Sarawak (Bonkisam), for example, the remains of buildings similar to late Vajrayana east Javanese candis have been discovered. Among a few people—e.g., the Hmong of highland Vietnam—vestiges of Indian erotic temple imagery were adapted to local fertility ceremonies, and most of the religious ideas of the region showed at least faint traces of Indian influence.

Answer 2

The characteristics of Southeast Asian arts which make it stand out and make it unique are the following:

EXPLANATION:

1. The arts of Southeast Asia have no affinity or similarity with the arts of other areas, except India.
2. The world depicted in Southeast Asian arts was a mixture of realism and fantasy, and the all-pervading atmosphere was a joyous acceptance of life.
3. Another reason which makes this art unique is the aesthetic traditions and cultural values that vary across Southeast Asia. Some arts reflect influences from Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam.
4. Artists worked largely on many perishable mediums, painting mostly on wood, cloth, and palm leaf. Due to which not a lot of those art pieces survived. Frescoes, usually executed on cave temples or monastery walls, are the most common form of Southeast Asian painting to have survived.
5. Thai ceramics were decorated with natural botanical scenes and animals during the middle ages and were quite popular. It is the only Thai period in which ceramics had much success.