what is the similarities and differences of East Asian arts to Philippines arts form
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Similarities between the Philippines and its neighboring countries were the most tied when the Philippines wasn’t colonized by Spain. In a way, it was more like Thailand and the rest of the Southeast Asian countries. Everyone had gold, even the poor, the early people of the Philippines traded with surrounding countries such as Indonesia,Thailand and countries to the East of Asia as well as the middle east. If you look at the Philippines pre-colonial period in time, that’s when you can really see how similar the Philippines was in terms of wealth, culture and prosperity among the Southeast Asian countries. Philippines had a rich and very diverse culture. It was a thriving time for the Archipelago country. They, among the rest of the countries had beautiful written languages, their agriculture was thriving and they had already so many accomplishments. I would say that the Philippines was so similar to its neighbors that I feel like it if Spain never had colonized the country, Philippines would either be part of Indonesia,Malaysia and in an alternate dimension it could become part of Thailand. In fact, the Philippines was influenced by Buddhism during early civilization. So there could have been a possibility that a lot of Buddhist temples would have been present today in the Islands of the Philippines and the architecture would most likely also be built in an Asian style with curved roofs and detailed areas of the temples.
Lets move on to their art. I want to say that the Philippine’s culture,prior to Spanish rule was…EVERYWHERE. the chiefs and people even had it on their body as tattoos, it was embroidered in their clothing, they made designs on their weapons, sculptures and jewelry. Their design was somewhat intricate in the sense that it was very well detailed. A lot of gold was used in Philippine culture. And the the other frequently used material was wood because it was very abundant.
The form and intensity of each foreign cultural influence changed with time. China’s geographical proximity to the region greatly impacted the culture of Vietnam and Laos. But the stylistic elements of Chinese art are also found in the art and architecture of Java’s north coast, northern Thailand, Cambodia, and Burma.
Islam became a religious constituent in Southeast Asia in the 15th century. Muslim traders from India, Persia, China, and the Middle East spread Islam to Sumatra, Java, and the Malay Peninsula, where it became a dominant political—and distinctive cultural—force from the 15th century onward. The cult of the ancestors was revived and encouraged by Muslim rulers, with folk versions of denatured Hindu art adapted to it. Decorative styles based on this art flourished in Sumatra and Java especially and were officially revived in the late 20th century. European political and economic expansion into the region from the 16th century gradually became a dominant factor in the art of the region. In the Philippines, notably in and around Manila, Spanish Roman Catholic art flourished after the Spanish colonization. Elsewhere, European academy painting conventions made a steady incursion from the mid-19th century onward. The postwar period of nationalism, which marked the end of European colonial domination, significantly influenced culture and contemporary art development.
For more Information check the link down below:
https://www.britannica.com/art/Southeast-Asian-arts/The-Philippines