TECHNIQUE
▪ refers to how an artist uses and manipulates
materials to accomplish a desired formal effect
and communicate a desired notion or message in
his or her own unique style
▪ the technique is determined by the medium's
specific character or nature such as:
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Stone is chiseled
Wood is carved
Clay is sculpted and shaped
Metal is cast
Thread is weaved
Philippine Arts Techniques That Have Been
Passed Down Through Generations:
• Wood Carving – refers to any method of shaping
wood with a tool into an appealing object
Bulul
• a carved wooden figure used by the
Ifugao
(and
their
sub-tribe
Kalanguya) peoples of northern
Luzon to protect their rice harvest.
• Molding – the process of casting a liquid or
malleable material, such as clay, into a desired
shape. Molding is a traditional method of creating
ceramics in the Philippines.
Burnay
• made by the Ilokanos which
are traditionally used as
water and food containers.
• Fabric weaving – a textile manufacturing
technique in which two sets of yarns or threads
are interlaced at right angles to make a fabric or
cloth.
Inabel or Abel Iloko
• a
handwoven
fabric
consisting primarily of cotton
fiber spun into spools of
beeswax-brushed yarn.
T’nalak
• sacred textile produced by the
T'boli people in the communities
surrounding Lake Sebu on the
island of Mindanao.
• Basketry technique – the process of weaving or
sewing malleable materials together to create
three-dimensional items such as baskets, mats,
mesh bags and even furniture.
Coiling
• begins from a central point and
spirals, outward and upward to
form the shape of a basket
Plaiting
• the interweaving or braiding of
two or more strands, fibers, or
other materials.
Twining
• two or more weavers are woven
around spokes. Because of this,
baskets that are made using this
technique are usually round.
Wicker
• the weavers are usually woven
between the spokes in an
alternating over one, under one
pattern
Plaiting
Coiling
Wicker
Twining
Traditional Techniques Applied in Contemporary
Art
TRADITIONAL:
• PUNI – This is a popular Bulakenyo’s way of
decorating using leaf fronds folding which has a
Malayan origin.
CONTEMPORARY:
• STRAW FOLDING –
the straws are folded by
rolling elongated sheets
of wax coated paper into
cylindrical, hollow tubes.
CONTEMPORARY:
• ORIGAMI – from ori meaning “folding”, and
kami means “paper”. Origami is the art of paper
folding that is associated to Japanese culture.
TRADITIONAL:
• SINGKABAN – practice
in Malolos, Bulacan. It is a
decorated bamboo arch to
welcome signage of a town,
city or village in the
country.
CONTEMPORARY:
•
BAMBOO ART – To use
bamboo for decorations, it
must
undergo
some
processes
such
as
cleaning and cutting,
peeling,
splitting,
stripping or weaving it.
For
more
detailed
designs,
artists
use
incising, burning, carving,
and dyeing
TRADITIONAL:
• SANIKULAS – practice
in Pampanga. Saniculas
cookies
made
with
imprint of San Nicolas
de
Tolentino,
the
miracle healer according
to Pampanga’s local
legend.
CONTEMPORARY:
• POLVORON MOLDER – This kitchen tool can
help you mold the powder for polvoron into
perfectly oval or round shapes (biscuit molder,
doughnut molder)
TRADITIONAL:
• PABALAT – practice in San Miguel, Bulacan.
The art of making the pabalat or pastillas
wrappers has transformed in recent years from
being a local, folk tradition into a popular art.
CONTEMPORARY:
• PACKAGING – The packaging design can be
simple and straight forward, or colorful and
complex (decorated packaging)
TRADITIONAL:
• TAKA – practice in Paete, Laguna. Refers to the
paper maché using carved wooded sculpture
used as a mold
CONTEMPORARY:
• PAPER MACHE – Using molds, paper pieces or
pulp are put together with a glue or other
adhesives.
TRADITIONAL:
• PAGBUBURDA – practice in Taal, Batangas
and Lumban, Laguna. These embroideries are
characterized by fine design with delicate,
embrossed, durable and colorful patterns.
CONTEMPORARY:
• STITCHING – Stitches are the basic elements
of sewing, knitting or embroidery whether by
hand or machine.
CONTEMPORARY:
• LOOM BANDS – These
are
also
called
as
rainbow looms which are
a plastic tool used to
weave colorful rubber
and plastic bands into
decorative items such as
bracelets and charms.
CONTEMPORARY:
• NYLON BRACELETS
– A tough light weight
elastic synthetic polymer
ornament band hoop or
chain worn on the wrist.