Various Contemporary Art
Forms and their Practices
from the various Regions
Instruction:
1. Tell what art form is represented by the
picture;
2. Identify the region where it belongs.
Direction: Arrange the jumbled
letters to find out the major art
forms in the Philippine
Contemporary arts.
1. sart aluvis
2. aliterarute
3. cuism
4. trehate
5. acned
6. cratethicure
7. milf
Art. plays a significant part in the rich cultural
identity of the Philippines. It mirrors the Filipino
people, its history, its tradition, and the country
as a whole. These art forms developed from the
early times continue to evolve up to the present.
From the ethnic tradition, it continues to
progress to contemporary art tradition.
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Contemporary art is the art of today, produced by artists who
are living in the twenty-first century.
Contemporary art of the 21st century may combine elements
of performance, painting, sculpture, dance, and many other
media. It draws on the movements of modern art, including
minimalism and assemblage art, to create dynamic pieces
that aim to challenge the viewer and spark thought. Many
contemporary artists use their work to comment on cultural
and political issues, including race, human rights, economic
inequality, and global conflict. As the world continues to
change and impact human life on a large scale, art continues
to experiment with new ways of reaching its audience.
Visual arts are art forms such as
painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture,
ceramics,
photography,
video,
filmmaking,
design,
crafts,
and
architecture. Many artistic disciplines
such as performing arts, conceptual art,
textile arts also involve aspects of visual
arts as well as arts of other types.
Sculpture as defined and as practiced in the
Philippine Contemporary arts made use of
different materials like the variety of woods,
metals, and stones. Some produced creative
works using plastics, jade, brass, and other
materials.
THE HIGANTES OF ANGONO by: Mailah
Balde.
The “Higantes” is a sculpture made of papermache. This paper-mache, in our native town in
Paete, Laguna calls it “taka.” The “Higantes”
measures four to five feet in diameter and ten
to twelve feet in height. The “Higantes”
represents “mag-anak” (family) in the Filipino
culture; a father, a mother, and the children. The
“Higantes” is one of the main attraction in the
annual festival in Angono, Rizal in honor of St.
Clement, patron saint of the fisher folks held
every 23rd of November.
It is a sculpture of
the legendary bird or artificial cock
that has
becomes
omnipresent
symbol of Maranaw
art.
It
is
depicted as a fowl with wings
and
feathered tail, holding a fish on its
beak or talons. The head is profusely
decorated with scroll, leaf, and spiral
motifs.
Bahayan – Munting Pangarap a
sculpture that depicts the reality
of life in the squatter area in
Malabon.
THE MANUNGGUL Jar
It is a secondary
burial jar excavated
from
a
Neolithic
burial site in Tabon
Caves at Lipuun Point
in Palawan.
THE
BOHOL
BLOOD
COMPACT sculpture was
made by the National Artist,
Napoleon
Abueva,
a
Boholano
himself.
This
Sikatuna-Legaspi
blood
compact is considered as
the First Treaty of Friendship
between two different races,
religions,
cultures
and
civilizations.
This monument designed and
executed by National Artist for
Sculpture
Napoleon
Abueva drew its inspiration
from the call to arms by then
President Fidel Valdez Ramos
to the Filipino people to meet
the new millennium with
courage and optimism, fortified
by a vision termed by FVR as
Philippines 2000.
“Painting is the practice of applying pigment
suspended in a carrier (or medium) and a
binding agent (a glue) to a surface (support)
such as paper, canvass, or wall.
Painting is also used to express spiritual
motifs and ideas; sites of this kind of painting
range from artwork depicting mythological
figures on pottery to The Sistine Chapel and
to the human body itself.”
Spoliarium -
it was made by
Luna in 1884 as an entry to the
prestigious Exposicion de Bellas Artes
(Madrid Art Exposition, May 1884) and
eventually won for him the First Gold
Medal. The painting features a
glimpse of Roman history centered on
the bloody carnage brought by
gladiatorial matches. Spoliarium is a
Latin word referring to the basement
of the Roman Colosseum where the
fallen and dying gladiators are
dumped.
Contrast –a painting
that
captures
the
feeling of heaviness and
pain of a slum dweller
against the background
of a building that looks
abandoned.
The Builders (Victorio
Edades) – a painting
that depicts the struggle
of each builder to earn
for the family.
“Bayanihan”
is
a
masterpiece of Carlos
“Botong” Francisco. It
depicted the resilience
of the Filipino people in
times of need, adversity,
and disaster. It showed
the true character of the
Philippine folks as a
distinct human race.
“A mural is any piece of
artwork painted or applied
directly on a wall, ceiling or
other permanent surfaces.
A
distinguishing
characteristic of mural
painting
is
that
the
architectural elements of
the
given
space
are
harmoniously incorporated
into the picture.”
The painting of Carlos V.
Francisco “The First Mass in
the Philippines” believed to be
finished in between 1955 to
1960. The mass was celebrated
in Limasawa Island on the day of
Easter. It is believed in the
painting that whatever is the
person’s nationality, as long as
that person was there to attend
the mass, that person is
accepted.
Dance – art of the human form, body is used,
mobilized and choreographed in a specific
time, form and space.
Cariñosa
is
a
Philippine
national
dance performed by two
individuals
wearing
María Clara suit and
Barong tagalog ; it is
from
Philippine
folk
dances.
Sinkil dance takes its
name from the bells worn
on the ankles of the
Muslim princess. Perhaps
one of the oldest of truly
Filipino dances, the Singkil
recounts the epic legend
of the "Darangan" of the
Maranao
people
of
Mindanao.
Pandanggo sa Ilaw - is a
very popular folk dance
in the Philippines. It is
said to have originated
from
Mindoro,
the
seventh-largest island in
the
Philippines.
This
dance of lights simulates
fireflies at dusk and at
night.
Pangalay has a number of
versions
including
the
Pangalay Linggisan, which is
performed by a solo female
dancer
imitating
the
movement of a bird in flight. e
Pangalay
performed
in
characterized by the graceful
movement of the dancer's
arms and hands flowing in
synchrony the gentle blowing
of the wind.
Tinikling - Philippine
dance which involves
two
individual
performers
hitting
bamboo poles, using
them to beat, tap, and
slide on the ground, in
coordination with one or
more dancers who steps
over and in between
poles.
Hadalaya Festival - The
northernmost town of
Cebu, Daan bantayan,
celebrates a festival in
honor of the warrior Datu
Daya of Kandaya.
Sinulog Festival - dance
ritual of the miraculous
image of Sto. Niño held
annually in Cebu.
Architecture Designs and Allied Arts- structure
that meant to be used as shelter, its art relies on
the design and purpose of the structure.
The “tsalet” is a type of
house developed in the
early
2oth
century
designed with a front
porch made of wood
and concrete. During this
time, steel was used in
buildings as protection
for
calamities
like
earthquake.
This is Calle Crisologo, a
famous street in the town of
Vigan,
Ilocos
Sur,
Philippines.
Vigan
is
considered as a World
Heritage Site because it is
one of a few existing
Hispanic towns in the
Philippines. The distinctive
style of buildings and
structures is a fusion of
Philippine, oriental, and
colonial
European
architecture.
Burnham Park Architectural
design named after Daniel
Burnham, an
American
architect who was the city
planner for Baguio. He
designed the park and the
original plans for the city
simultaneously,
and
construction began around
1904. The park played an
important role when it
served as a place of refuge
for the people of Baguio
following a devastating
earthquake in 1990.
Quiapo
Church,
also
known as the Minor
Basilica of the Black
Nazarene, is the site of the
annual
January
Black
Nazarene procession. One
of Manila’s most famous
churches, Quiapo
The
Rizal
Shrine
in
Calamba is a reproduction
of the original two-story,
Spanish-Colonial
style
house in Calamba, Laguna
The Cultural Center of the
Philippines is the brainchild of
Philippine First Lady Imelda
Marcos and came into being with
President
Ferdinand
Marcos’
Executive Order No. 30. Its
purpose was to promote and
preserve Filipino arts and culture. It
was built from 1966 to 1969 and
designed by two National Artists,
Leandro Locsin for the architecture
and Ildefonso Santos Jr. for the
landscape architecture.
Intramuros was rebuilt
with Spanish colonial
style. Numerous architects,
urban
planners
and
professors are critical of the
way
Intramuros
was
restored, describing it as
frozen in time.
UST Main Building represents the
height of civilizational achievement
of the Philippines. It is an
architectural jewel, an engineering
marvel (nothing less than the first
earthquake-resistant building in
Asia!), historic locus, and hallowed
ground. If the Philippine state could
be believed, it’s a National Cultural
Treasure; in fact, it was declared so
by the National Museum of the
Philippines in 2010 in the run-up to
UST’s 400th anniversary in 2011 as
Asia’s oldest university.
Barasoain Church (also
known as Our Lady of Mt.
Carmel Parish) is a Roman
Catholic church built in 1630
in Malolos City, Bulacan.
Having earned the title as
the Cradle of Democracy in
the East, the most important
religious building in the
Philippines, and the site of
the
First
Philippine
Republic, the Church is
proverbial for its historical
importance among Filipinos.
The
Ivatan
House
is made primarily of lime,
stone, wood and thatch.
Basilica de San Martin de
Tours or Taal Basilica is one of
the oldest church in Philippine
History.
Film – a technological translation of theater, special
effects are utilized to enhance the story telling.
Dekada 70 – based on the novel
of Lualhati Bautista, a film of Chito
Roño. It is all about family and life
in the presence of Martial Law. It
shows
the
importance
of
understanding, love and respect
towards your family.
Mariquina – a story and film of
Milo Sogueco. The rise, fall and
revival of shoemaking in Marikina,
the footwear capital of the
Philippines are unravelled through
the story of Imelda and Romeo,
aided by a delightfully rare
cinematic appearance by the
former first lady and patroness of
shoes, Imelda Marcos. The fatherdaughter struggle illustrates the
challenge of a nation trying to reestablish its identity.
Kulintas of Agusan National
High
School,
Butuan
City, about childhood buddies
separated by poverty, one of
whom is invited by his
classmates to join a rebel
group until his conscience
bothers him and he surrenders
to the police.
The 1975 film tells the story
of Julio Madiaga, a young
fisherman from the province
who goes to the big city to
look for his long-lost beloved,
Ligaya
Paraiso.
While
searching for her, Julio is
exposed to the ills and
violence in the city.
Himala (Miracle) is definitely a
Filipino cinema masterpiece. ...
Himala is the story of Elsa, a woman
from a forgotten place in the
Philippines called Cupang. Her
visions of the Virgin Mary change
her life and cause a sensation
hysteria in a poor, isolated northern
village in the midst of drought.