Contemporary Painting Styles and Body Art in Asia

Vocabulary flashcards covering key concepts, artist names, movement terms, and body art traditions from the lecture on Contemporary Painting Styles and Body Art in Asia.

Contemporary Art

Art created in our current time that reflects the world we live in, including present-day challenges, values, and ideas.

Abstract Art

A style of painting that does not aim to show things as they are in real life, focusing instead on shapes, colors, and forms to express feelings or ideas.

Kazuo Shiraga

A renowned abstract artist from Japan and member of the Gutai movement, known for his unique technique of painting with his feet.

Gutai Movement

An art movement that emphasizes direct physical involvement in the creation of art.

Ram Kumar

An abstract artist who focuses on abstract landscapes using geometric shapes and vivid colors reflecting his experiences in India.

Jane Ebarle

A Filipino abstract artist who uses expressive shapes and colors to explore themes of indigenous fabrics.

Street Art

A vibrant form of expression in public spaces—such as murals and graffiti—that reflects community culture, struggles, and aspirations.

Ernest Zacharevic

A Lithuanian street artist known for his interactive street art mural series called The Wall in Penang, Malaysia.

Bayanihan

A Filipino term meaning community spirit, featured as a key theme in local public murals.

Mixed Media

An artistic style and technique that combines various materials such as paper, fabrics, photographs, and found objects for unique visual effects.

Collage

A mixed media method involving the addition of paper, photos, or fabric to canvas to create dynamic layers.

Assemblage

A mixed media technique that attaches three-dimensional objects to artwork to create depth.

Pacita Abad

A renowned Filipina mixed media artist recognized internationally for her vibrant trapunto paintings.

Trapunto Painting

A technique developed by Pacita Abad that involves layering fabrics, beads, buttons, shells, and other materials onto canvas.

Realism

An art movement starting in the mid-19th century that focuses on depicting ordinary people and everyday life accurately without idealization.

Fernando Amorsolo

A celebrated Filipino realist artist known as the 'Grand Old Man of Philippine Art,' famous for depicting rural Filipino life and landscapes.

Pop Art

An art movement originating in Britain and America after World War II that creatively reimagines commercial products, mass media, and popular culture.

Kasing Lung

A Hong Kong-born artist who blends Nordic fairy tales with contemporary Pop Art design to create characters like Labubu and The Monsters.

Sean Go

A Filipino pop appropriation artist who uses comic book heroes and Disney characters to comment on societal issues like capitalism and coloniality.

Irezumi

Traditional Japanese body art and tattooing featuring intricate, vibrant designs of motifs such as dragons, koi fish, tigers, and Karashishi.

Sak Yant

Sacred Thai tattoos performed by Buddhist monks using geometric patterns and chanting believed to grant protection and blessings.

Ci Shen

Traditional Chinese tattooing (also called Wen Shen) that hand-pokes symbolic figures like tigers and mythological creatures into the skin using simple tools.

Dayak Tattoo Tradition

An indigenous Indonesian tattooing practice using hand-poking methods to apply nature-inspired patterns that signify bravery and social status.

Godna

Tribal body tattooing from India that utilizes a hand-tapped method with natural inks to depict deities, nature, and family heritage.

Pintados

The historical tattooed inhabitants and tattoo tradition of the Visayas region in the Philippines, symbolizing bravery and social status through hand-tapped nature patterns.

Batok

The local traditional hand-tapping tattooing technique from Buscalan, Kalinga, utilizing natural tools like bamboo sticks and thorn needles.

Apo Whang-Od

A renowned traditional tattoo artist from Kalinga, Philippines, who revitalizes the ancient practice of batok.