Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions
Module 2: Researches on Various Contemporary Art Forms
The module is composed of one lesson, namely:
• Lesson 1 – Various Contemporary Art Forms
A. Most Essential Learning Competency:
• Researches on Various Contemporary Art Forms After going through this module, you are expected to: B. Specific
Objectives Cognitive
• Identify various contemporary art forms from Pre-Colonial Art period to Contemporary Period. Affective
• Appreciate various contemporary art forms from Pre-Colonial Art Period to Contemporary Period Psychomotor
• Present a form of integrated contemporary art chosen by the learner.
What I Know
I. Directions: Read and analyze each sentence. Encircle the letter of the best answer.
1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Pre-Colonial art form?
A. Religious symbol
C. Baroque B. Animistic
D. Trader’s influence
2. What is the common theme for Okir which is known as the flower symbol of the ancestral home of the highest
title holder in a Maranao village?
A. Torogan
C. Pako B. Naga
D. Sarimanok
3. Who is known as the father of the Filipino painting? He is also the first Filipino to paint his face, the first selfportrait in the Philippines.
A. Juan Luna
C. Jose Rizal B. Felix Hidaldgo
D. Damian Domingo
4. Which of the following is NOT a popular art style during the Philippine Colonial American period?
A. Manila City Hall
C. National Museum
B. Cultural Center of the Philippines
D. Metropolitan Theater
5. What is known as an attempt at contextualizing art made in today’s global context as a reaction against
standardization and commercialism?
A. Altermodernism
C. Postmodernism
B. Neorealism
D. Contemporary
What’s New
1. What do you think is the art form of the given art work?
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2. What is your initial reaction to this art work?
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Pre-colonial traditional art has religious symbols, every day activity such as fishing, farming, etc., or a
specific decorative art pattern to the community.
• It has either the influence of local religion (animistic) or Islamic based.
• There is also an exchange of art aesthetics and art processes with Chinese and other Asian countries who
frequent as traders with our indigenous groups. Baybayin is a Tagalog ancient script also known in Visayan
as badlit. It is derived from Brahmic scripts of India and first recorded in the 16th century. It continued to be
used during the Spanish colonization of the Philippines up until the late 19th century.
Other Pre Colonial Art Pottery Weaving
Tattoo Jewelry Carving Metal Crafts
UNCHANGE ART DESIGN
The Okir (motif) is an artistic cultural heritage of the Maranaos of Lanao, Philippines. It is an artistic design
of the Maranao native inhabitants of southern Philippines beginning from the early 6th Century C.E. before
the Islamization of the area. Okir is a design or pattern often rendered or curved in hardwood, brass, silver
and wall painting in curvilinear lines and Arabic geometric figures.
SPANISH COLONIAL ART PERIOD
Introduced formal Painting, Sculpture and Architecture which was inspired by the Byzantine, Gothic,
Baroque and Rococo art styles.
• Most artworks are Religious (Catholic) based
• Artworks bear the Philippine themed décor even with Spanish influence
Byzantine Painting Style:
Attributed to Maître à la Ratière, Battle of Marignano, 1515 Byzantine frescoes 11th–12th-century Church
of Panayia Phorviotissa Cyprus. Langit, Lupa at Impierno Josef Luciano Dans ca. 1850 Byzantine art refers to
artistic products of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, as well as the nations and states that inherited
culturally from the empire. These are more Christian based art.
Cathedral Church of Saint Mary in Murcia, Spain
https://www.flickr.com/photos/totoolmos/35716931354 Miagao Church
https://iloilomass.wordpress.com/tag/miagao-church/
Gothic
Architecture
St.
Stephen
Cathedral
in
Vienna,
Austria
https://www.nomadepicureans.com/architectural-guides/gothic-architecture-europe/
Baroque
Aesthetics: Cathedral Church of Saint Mary in Murcia, Spain Filipino interpretation: Miagao Church also
known as the Sto. Tomas de Villanueva Parish Church Miagao, Iloilo, Philippines The Baroque is often thought
of as a period of artistic style that used exaggerated motion and clear easily interpreted detail to produce
drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, architecture, literature, dance, theater,
and music.
Rococo Art
originated in early 18th century Paris, is characterized by whimsical, curvy lines and elaborately decorative
style of art, whose name derives from the French word 'rocaille' meaning, rock-work after the forms of sea
shells.
Gothic Art
is the style of art produced in Northern Europe from the middle ages up until the beginning of the
Renaissance. Typically rooted in religious devotion. It is especially known for the distinctive arched design
of its churches, its stained glass, and its illuminated manuscripts.
Uprising of the Philippine Artist
In the formation of the elite Filipino class, the Ilustrado paved way for the rich locals to study abroad. In that
case, a more “academic” and “western” approach has been learned. • The Filipino Classicism is formed that
borrows the Neoclassicism, Romanticism and even a hint of Impressionism.
FATHER FILIPINO PAINTING:
DAMILAN DOMINGO
Juan Luna y Novicio was a Filipino painter, sculptor and a political activist of the Philippine Revolution during
the late 19th century. • His Spoliarium won the gold medal in the 1884 Madrid Exposition of Fine Arts Felix
Resurreccion Hidalgo One of the greatest Filipino painters along with fellow painter Juan Luna in the 19th
century • His work has a touch of Romanticism and aesthetics of the Neoclassicism.
Two Filipino Art Style developed during the Spanish Era
• Miniaturismo art style that pays attention to the embroidery and texture of the costume.
• Letras y Figuras art style that fuses letters with figures in every day activity amidst a common background.
Usually used in painting a patron’s full name.
AMERICAN COLONIAL ART 1898-1946
The American brought in Education and Values Formation, with both following the “American way of life”
(Alice Guillermo, Sining Biswal, 1994, p. 4)
• Art Illustration, Advertising and Commercial Design gained popularity and incorporated in Fine Arts.
• Painting themes still largely favored Genre Paintings, Landscapes and Still Life. Portraits are reserved for
high ranking officials with a more academic approach to make the subject more formal.
Popular Art Style during the Philippine American Colonial Period Neoclassicism in Architecture: The White
House Neoclassicism in Philippine Architecture: Manila City Hall Art Deco in Architecture Chrysler Building
Art Deco in Philippine Architecture Metropolitan Theater Art Nouveau in Architecture Old England building
built in Art Nouveau style. Musée des instruments de musique – Bruxelles Art Nouveau in Philippine
Architecture Uy-Chaco Building.
NOTABLE ARTIST: FABIAN DELA ROSA
NOTABLE ARTIST: FERNANDO AMORSOLO
NOTABLE ARTIST: GUILLERMO TOLENTINO
EMERGENCE OF PHILIPPINE PRE- MODEN ART: TRIUMVIRATE OF PHILIPPINE MODERN ART
THE LEGEND OF THE 13 MODERN ART Victorio Edades, Carlos Francisco Galo B. Ocampo, Hernando R.
Ocampo, Cesar Legaspi, Diosdado Lorenzo, Vicente Manansala Anita, Magsaysay-Ho Demetrio, Diego
Ricarte, Purugunan Bonifacio, Cristobal Arsenio Capili
CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS CLASSIFICATION:
1. Visual Arts
• Forms perceived by the eyes
• Known as spatial arts because it is an art form that occupy space
• Includes: Painting, Sculpture and Architecture
1.1 Graphic Arts
1.1.1 Visual art forms with length and width known as two-dimensional arts (2D Art)
1.1.2 Flat art can be seen on flat surface example: billboards and advertisement in magazine and print
ads (commercial arts), painting, printing, drawing, sketching, mechanical processes, computer
graphics and photography
1.2 Plastic Arts
1.2.1 Visual arts with length, width and volume known as three-dimensional arts (3D Art)
Example: Sculpture, Architecture, Landscape Architecture,City Planning Design, Set Design, Theater
Design, Industrial Design, Crafts and Allied Arts.
2.Audio-Visual Arts
• Art forms perceived by both ears (audio) and eyes (video) • Known as performing arts • Examples:
Music (vocal, instrumental and mixed), Dance (ethnological, social and theatrical), Drama (tragedy,
comedy, tragicomedy, farce, melodrama, etc.)
3.Literary Arts
• Art forms that are presented in the written mode and intended to be read • Example: prose (short stories,
novels, essays and plays) and poetry(narrative poem, lyric poems and dramatic poems)
Activity 1. Answer the discussion questions.
1. How can you infer the birth of various contemporary art forms in our country?
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2.How can you advocate our various contemporary art forms from different regions?
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3.How will you show appreciation to the various contemporary art forms in our country?
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WHAT HAVE I LEARNED
Direction: Answer the following questions.
1. What contemporary art form classification is the most prevalent art form in our country and why?
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2. What is the importance of the contemporary art form classification in today’s society?
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3. What are the advantages in learning the different art forms in the Philippines?
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Summary of the Lesson: Various Contemporary Art Forms I. Philippine Art Time Line PRE COLONIAL ART
PERIOD (6185BC – 1520 AD) • Old Stone Age (Paleolithic) • Age of Horticulture/ Neolithic Period • Metal Age
• Iron Age Other Pre Colonial Art • Pottery • Weaving • Tattoo • Jewelry • Carving • Metal Crafts
Unchanged Art Design • Okir SPANISH COLONIAL ART PERIOD (1521-1898) • Byzantine Painting Style •
Baroque Aesthetics • Rococo Art • Gothic Art Uprising of the Philippine Artist • Father of Filipino Painting:
DAMIAN DOMINGO • Juan Luna y Novicio • Felix Resurrecction Hidalgo • Two Filipino Art Style developed
during the Spanish Era • Miniaturismo art style • Letras y Figuras art style AMERICAN COLONIAL ART PERIOD
(1898-1946) Popular Art Style • Neoclassicism in Architecture • Art Deco in Architecture • Art Nouveau
NOTABLE ARTIST • FABIAN DELA ROSA • FERNANDO AMORSOLO • GUILLERMO TOLENTINO EMERGENCE
OF PHILIPPINE PRE- MODEN ART: TRIUMVIRATE OF PHILIPPINE MODERN ART :Victorio Edades • Carlos
“Botong” Francisco • Galo B. Ocampo THE LEGEND OF THE 13 MODERN ART POST COLONIAL PERIOD
(1946-1986) PHILIPPINE MODERN ART (1946-1970) Philippine Contemporary Art (1980s to Present) Modern
art Postmodern art CONTEMPORARY ART’S CHARACTERISTICS • Altermodernism
Activity
1. Let us reflect. Draw a symbol that signifies your feelings after discovering the Philippine Art History
and the different contemporary art forms. Write 5 to 10 sentences on how you value this new
knowledge
based
from
the
symbol
that
you
draw.
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Direction: Multiple Choice: Write the letter (in Capital) of the best answer on the space provided before
the number.
_____1. It is known as a contemporary art form that are presented in written mode and intended to be
read.
A. Audio-Visual Arts
B. Plastic Arts C. Literary Arts
D. Visual Arts
_____2. What is the common theme for Okir which is known as the flower symbol of the ancestral home of
the highest title holder in a Maranao village?
A. Torogan B. Naga C. Pako D. Sarimanok
____3. Which of the following is the BEST example of graphic arts?
A. Poem
B. Photograph C. 3D Art D. Farce
____4. Which of the following is the known as the pre colonial art?
A. Handicraft B.Ceramics
C. Clay D.Tattoo
____5. Which of the following is the best characteristic of plastic arts?
A. Length
B. Width C. Volume
D. Art
____6. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the pre-colonial art form?
A. Religious symbols B. Animistic
C. Baroque D. Trader’s influences
____7. During the neolithic era, shells were fashioned into tools as well as ornaments. The oldest known
ornaments made from cone shell were found in 1960 in the grave of an adult male in a cave. Where do these
ornaments can be found?
A. Palawan
B. Cagayan C. Sgagada
D. Zambales
____8. It is known as an attempt at contextualizing art made in today’s global context as a reaction against
standardization and commercialism.
A. Altermodernism
B. Neorealism C. Postmodernism D. Contemporary
___9. Which of the following is NOT a popular art style during the Philippine Colonial American period?
A.Manila City Hall
C. National Museum
B. Cultural Center of the Philippines D. Metropolitan
Theater
___10. Who is known as the father of the Filipino painting? He is also the first Filipino to paint his face, the
first self-portrait in the Philippines.
A. Juan Luna B. Felix Hidalgo C. Jose Rizal D. Damian Domingo