Art of India and the Middle East
Pattern
The Islamic faith influenced the arts of many cultures since the Prophet Muhammad began his teachings in the 7th century.
Unit Over View:
Traditional Indian art and culture is spirituality. Prayer, chanting and spiritual practices dominate every aspect of everyday life. Images and statues of Gods and Goddesses were used to worship or meditation.
Unit Summary
The Harappans and then the Aryans both prehistoric civilizations that religious beliefs blended to form Hinduism. The four goals of life show up in their statues of the Hindu Gods and Goddesses.
Pattern:
Islamic architecture is a wonderful example of pattern used in design.
The Islamic faith forbade any images of man or animal and this is why there are many colorful patterns for decoration
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Vocabulary
Bodhisattva ~ Buddha-to-be
Meditation: the act of focusing thoughts on a single object or idea.
Moksha ~ spiritual salvation
Dharma ~ righteous living
Artha ~ wealth acquired through the pursuit of a profession
Kama ~ human love
Stupa~ a small round burial shrine erected over a grave site to hold relics of the Buddha.
Mihrab~ a recessed space found in all mosques
Alcazar ~ fortified palace
Campanile ~ bell tower for early churches
Harappans ~ people of the Indus Valley India
Mosque ~ Muslim place of worship
Aryans ~ warrior shepherds who relied on their cattle and sheep for their livelihood that controlled India during the thousand year period know as the Ganges Civilization. meditation.
Koran or Qur’an ~ the holy scripture of Islam.
Curriculum Guiding Questions
Essential Question:
How has the religions of Hinduism and Buddhism influenced Indian art in the form of architecture and sculpture?
Focus/Guiding Questions:
~What are the four goals of life?
~Describe the form and functions of statues of Gods and Goddesses.
~Describe how Buddhism began.
~What are the origins of Hinduism?
~How did both of these religions influence the art of India.
~ The word Islam means?
~What were the ideas that the Prophet Muhammad had about this new religion?
Foundation Question:
How did the spiritual practices of Hinduism and Buddhism influence the architecture and sculpture of the art of India?
Student Learning Objectives for Unit:
Students will be able to understand the art and culture of India and describe the form and functions of statues of Gods and Goddesses.Students will be able to understand the art and culture of India.
Student Learning Goals:
Students will be able to evaluate Indian and Middle Eastern art and understand how the societal and spiritual beliefs are represented in the sculptures and images.
Students will practice value exercises in both graphite and colored pencils. Students will create a 12 x 18 image of a Hindu God or Goddess in colored pencils.
Reading of a Painting
Rawat Gokul Das II Hunting Tigers
1800
Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
53 × 42 cm
The MET Museum New York, N.Y.
(attributed to) Batga
Inquiry Question: What is symbology of the Prince being larger than the other people in the painting.
Targeted California VAPA Content Standards:
Prof. VA: Cr 1.1 Creativity and innovative thinking are essential life skills that can be developed.
Anchor standard: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
Acc. VA:Cr2.1: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen form.
Prof.VA:Cr2.2: Demonstrate awareness of ethical implications of making and distributing creative work.
Acc.VA:Pr6: Make, explain and justify connections between artists or artwork and social, cultural and political history.
Targeted National Standards: VA:Re.1.1lla: Individually or collaboratively formulate new creative problems based on student’s existing artwork.
VA:Cn10.1.IIa
Utilize inquiry methods of observation, research, and experimentation to explore unfamiliar subjects through art-making.
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Unit Assessments
Formative Assessment:
Individual conferences and sketchbook check.
~2 pages text and images about Indian and Middle Eastern Art and notes.
~Daily Jumpstart practices.
~ Full color page of water lily drawing
~ Sea Shell drawing practice with watercolor pencils.
~Class work choices 2
Summative Assessment:
Quizzes and Critiques with project rubric assessments
Technology Assessment:
Students post on Schoololgy final flower drawing
Unit Project choices:
Students will be creating an image of a Hindu God or Goddess of their choice. They will need to add images of what the God or Goddess is known for.
C-Palms Florida Standards
* Use descriptive terms and varied approaches in art analysis to explain the meaning or purpose of an artwork.
* Make connections between timelines in other content areas and timelines in the visual arts.
* Interpret and reflect on cultural and historical events to create art.
* Use and maintain tools and equipment to facilitate the creative process.
V* Create works of art that include symbolism, personal experiences, or philosophical view to communicate with an audience.
National Standards:
HS Accomplished VA:Cn10.1.IIa
Utilize inquiry methods of observation, research, and experimentation to explore unfamiliar subjects through art-making.
