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Philippine Arts & Art Principles: Study Notes

1. arts in the philippines
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• ethnic traditions
• primarily in uenced by
geographical location and
experiences of lipinos
• arts is integral to life, which re ected
pagan beliefs, everyday activity, and
decorative art pattern
• manunggul jar
• found in manunggul cave in early
1960s
• burial jar which signi es belief of
afterlife
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petroglyphs
•
in
binangonan,
rizal
•
discovered
by
carlos
“botong”
•
francisco in 1965
• 127 human and animal gures in
the wall
banga/pot
dance
•
in
kalinga
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• shows elegant grace of igorot tribe
and skill and strength of women
spanish
colonial tradition
•
primarily
in uenced by religion and
•
secularization, which to propagate
catholic faith
• langit, lupa, at impyerno
• by josef luciano dans
• found in st. james the apostle
church in paete, laguna
• dated 1850 and depicts heaven,
earth, and hell
st.
paul metropolitan cathedral
•
in
burgos, vigan
•
original
is built in 1574 and
•
replaced as church in 1645
• has baroque design
• modern art
• from 1860s to 1960s
• theme is national identity
• making of the philippine ag
• by fernando amorsolo
• shows reminder of traditions and
customs of lipino
bayanihan
•
• by carlos francisco
• dated 1962
• shows lipino’s bayanihan
tradition
contemporary
art
•
from
1970s
to
present
•
• mirror contemporary culture/
society
• diverse and emerging art practices
were introduced
• cinco marias
• by federico aguilas alcuaz
• depicts domestic activities
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• art installation
• in sand dunes, paoay
• by leeroy new
• symbolizes great festivals, feasts,
and celebrations
• elements of arts
• space
• either be positive or negative
space
• positive - enclosed in shape
• negative - opposite part which
shape is enclosing
lines
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• series of connected points
• form — curved, dotted, broken
• direction — vertical, horizontal,
diagonal
shape
and forms
•
shape
is 2d — height and width
•
geometric
— triangle, squares,
•
rectangles, etc.
• abstract - asymmetrical, free
owing
organic
- found in nature
•
form
is
3d
— height, width, volume
•
— and has more depth than shape
• color
• linked in natural phenomenon of
environment
• pertain to lightness, darkness,
coolness, or warmth
value
— lightness or darkness
•
texture
— appeals to sense of feel
•
principles
of arts
•
proportion
•
• relationship of size of elements in
art
• standard — realistic-sized
relationship and shows natural
appearance of gures
• altered — changing size to create
artistic effects
• hierarchical — making elements
larger to show signi cance
• out of proportion — distorting size
for dramatic/unrealistic effects
harmony
— unity of artwork
•
color
&
value
— created when
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similar/complementary color
schemes are used
• shape & form — similar shapes or
forms are repeatedly used to
create pattern; avoid contrasting
shapes
variety
•
• aka diversity
• adding multiple, different
elements to break monotony of
artwork
movement
— illusion of motion
•
rhythm
—
repetition
of elements to
•
produce pattern create ow
• balance — even and equal
distribution of elements
• emphasis — greater impact given
on certain element
2. philippine contemporary arts
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• contemporary arts allow lipino to
portray subject and medium in
innovative and skillful ways
• can be found even in most
unsuspecting places
• cannot be reduced to conventional
notions of space and medium
contemporary
artists brought their
•
artworks into street
• depends on how art is able to
connect with spectator
architecture
•
• binondo church in manila (16th
century)
• lucky chinatown mall in binondo
• faced with threats and globalization
• designed by foreigners or a
derivative designs mimicking the
west
literature
•
• contains diasporic experience and
incorporation of both rural and
urban experience
• explored western genre and
produce legitimate text
• writers gather anthologies
• writers continue to struggle with
low readership among public and
domination of foreign titles in
market
• continues to write without fail
• theatre
• still alive
• multiple stage productions
• philippine educational theater
assoc. (PETA)
• founded in 1967 by cecile guidotealvarez
• composed of dedicated artistteacher-cultural workers
• promote transformative power of
theater
tanghalang
pilipino
•
established
in 1987
•
resident
drama
company of ccp
•
pushes
theater
to
artistic and
•
professional excellence
• visual arts
• becoming bold regarding
expression of personal feelings
• pilipinas shell foundation inc.
• recognizing young talents
• play important role in encouraging
emerging artist create and
produce work