Arts in the Philippines Painting Dancing Weaving Sculpting Pottery Other Arts Painting the expression of ideas and emotions, with the creation of certain aesthetic qualities, in a two-dimensional visual language. The elements of this language—its shapes, lines, colours, tones, and textures—are used in various ways to produce sensations of volume, space, movement, and light on a flat surface. Introduced by Spaniards th 16 during century Spaniards used paintings as religious propaganda of spreading catholicism. These paintings, appearing mostly on church walls, featured religious figures that appear in Catholic teachings. The purpose of most paintings in the Philippines from the 16th to the 19th century were to aid the Catholic Church. In the early 19th century, wealthier, educated Filipinos introduced more secular Filipino art, causing art in the Philippines to deviate from religious motifs. During World War II, some painters focused their artwork on the effects of the war. Common themes included battle scenes, destruction, and the suffering of the Filipino people. Painting Watercolor Paintings increased and the subject matter of paintings began to include landscapes, Filipino inhabitants, Philippine fashion, and government officials. Portrait Paintings featured the painters themselves, Filipino jewelry, and native furniture. Landscape Paintings Featured artist’s names painted ornately as well as day-to-day scenes of average Filipinos partaking in their daily tasks. DANCES TYPES OF FILIPINO DANCE Cordillera Muslim Tribal Rural Spanish Style Dances Dances CORDILLERA REGION Banga Tribe: Kalinga -- "Banga" literally mean pots. -- is a contemporary performance of Kalinga of the Mountain Province in the Philippines -- illustrate the languid grace of a tribe otherwise known as fierce warriors. --Heavy earthen pots,(7-8 times) are balanced on the heads of maidens as they trudge to the beat of the "gangsa" or wind chimes displaying their stamina and strength as they go about their daily task of fetching water and balancing the banga. Lumagen / Tachok Tribe: Kalinga to celebrate a happy occasion like the birth of a first-born baby boy, a wedding, or a budong (peace pact). danced by the Kalinga maiden dance imitates birds flying in the air. Music is provided by gangsa, or gongs, which are usually in a group of six or more. Bendayan Origin: Benguet Province, Northern Luzon a dance to celebrate the arrival of successful headhunters Manmanok Tribe: Bago Three Bago Tribe roosters compete against each other for the attention of Lady Lien. They use blankets depicting colorful plumes to attract her. Salisid Tribe: Kalinga Kalinga courtship dance, performed by a male and female (and thus is sometimes called the "cayoo" dance) The male simulates a rooster trying to attract the attention of a hen while the female imitates the movements of a hen being circled by a rooster. Salip Tribe: Kalinga Kalinga wedding dance The bridegroom offers the bride the protection and comfort of his blanket. He simulates the movements of a rooster at love play, aspiring to attract and seize his love. The bride's friends are ready to help prepare the bride by offering "bangas" (earthen pots) filled with fresh water from the mountain spring. Tarektek Tribe: Benguet Two tareketek woodpeckers vie for the attention of three females. One Male woodpecker rhythmically bang on a brass gong to represent a good voice, while the other swish about a colorful blanket representing beautiful plumage. Uyaoy / Uyauy Tribe: Ifugao Ifugao people are said to be the "children of the earth.“ word ipugao means "coming from the earth." Ifugao wedding festival dance is accompanied by gongs and is performed by the affluent to attain the second level of the wealthy class. Wealthy people (Kadangyan) who have performed this dance are entitled to the use of gongs at their death TRIBAL DANCE MALAKAS at MAGANDA It interprets the Manobo folklore wherein a weary bird perched on a large bamboo heard strange noises inside It pecked the bamboo and until it split open. From inside the bamboo came the first man and woman Malakas (the strong) and Maganda (the beautiful), respectively. KADAL BLELAH dance where in the dancers perform simulation of movements of birds. Kadal Tahaw Tiboli dance is the south cotabato in a tribal dance performed by Tiboli tribe, this dance that mimics the hopping and flying behavior of Tahaw bird is performed to celebrate good harvest. Binaylan Binaylan is a Higaonon and Agusanon Manobo tribal dance that depicts the movement of a hawk, a hen, and her banog or baby chicks. The tribe killed the sacred and powerful hawk which tried to capture one of the chicks. BAGOBO RICE CYCLE Bagobo Rice Cycle (also known as Sugod Uno) is a tribal dance performed by the Bagobo people of Davao del Sur. To the Bagobo, the dance is called Miyamas neng Ommoy. Ommoy is a Bagobo term for the rice grains without husks. The dance portrays the step-by-step cycle rice culture; from planting, harvesting to thanksgiving rituals for a bountiful rice harvest. Traditional Filipino Dances TINIKLING traditional Philippine folk dance which originated during the Spanish colonial era. The dance involves two people beating, tapping, and sliding bamboo poles on the ground and against each other in coordination with one or more dancers who step over and in between the poles in a dance. SINGKIL Singkil originated from the Maranao people who inhabit the shores of Lake Lanao.[1] It is a re-telling of an episode from the Maranao epic legend Darangen involving the rescue of Princess Gandingan (abducted by the diwatas) by the legendary Prince Bantugan.[2] It is a popular dance performed during celebrations and other festive entertainment. Originally only women, particularly royalty, danced the Singkil. The dance takes its name from the heavy rings worn on the ankles of the Muslim princess.[2] A kulintang and agung ensemble always accompanies the dance. The binasuan is a Filipino folk dance in which the performer holds full wine glasses in each hand while performing balancing tricks. Wine may be used to fill the glasses, but other liquids may be substituted. Binasuan originated in Pangasinan and is popular at festive events such as weddings. WEAVING Abaca Piña is a fiber made from the leaves of a pineapple plant and is commonly used in the Philippines. It is sometimes combined with silk or polyester to create a textile fabric. COTTON FIBER This vegetable natural fibres comes from a substance surrounding cotton plant seeds. Cotton fiber is the first used fiber all around the world The chemical structure is constituted by 85% of pure cellulose. Its cross section is bean shaped.
