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PAINTING THEMES

RELIGIOUS ART:

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Artistic imagery using religious inspiration and motifs, often intended to uplift the mind to
the spiritual.

EXAMPLE:

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Carlos Francisco. 1948.
Burning of Sto. Domingo

HISTORICAL THEME:
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A theme that is centered around a historical event.

EXAMPLES:

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Juan Luna.19th century
Spolarium

Vicente S. Manansala. 1960.

Planting of the First Cross

PORTRAITURE:

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A genre in painting, where the intent is to depict a human subject.

EXAMPLE:

Fernando Amorsolo.
Portrait of an Old Lady

STILL LIFE:
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(plural: still lifes) is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically
commonplace objects which may be either natural (food, flowers, dead animals, plants, rocks,
or shells) or man-made (drinking glasses, books, vases, jewelry, coins, pipes, and so on).

EXAMPLE:

Fabian Dela Rosa

Dog

LANDSCAPES:
Landscape painting, also known as landscape art, is the depiction in art
of landscapes natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests,
especially where the main subject is a wide view with its elements arranged into a coherent
composition.

EXAMPLE:

Vicente Collado Jr.

Nipa Hut

NUDE:
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The nude figure is a tradition in Western art, and has been used to express ideals of
male and female beauty and other human qualities.

EXAMPLE:

Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto

Maharlika

GENRES:
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Genre art is the pictorial representation in any of various media of scenes or events
from everyday life, such as markets, domestic settings, interiors, parties, inn scenes, and street
scenes.

EXAMPLES:

Fabian Dela Rosa.1921

Planting Rice.

B. SCULPTURES

FREE STANDING

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Freestanding definition, (of sculpture or architectural elements) unattached to a
supporting unit or background; standing alone.

EXAMPLES:

Guillermo Tolentino
Oblation

RELIEFS:

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Relief is a sculptural technique where the sculpted elements remain attached to a solid
background of the same material.

EXAMPLES:

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Lucito Ac-Ac of Paete
Tabon Caves

C. DECORATIVE ARTS/CRAFTS

POTTERY:

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Pottery is the craft of making ceramic material into pots or pottery wares using clay.
Major types of potterywares include earthenware, stoneware and porcelain.

EXAMPLES:

Ugo Bigyan
Potters Garden

CARVING
Carving is the act of using tools to shape something from a material by scraping away
portions of that material

EXAMPLES:

Napoleon Abueva
Blood Compact

D. CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS

COLLAGE:

a piece of art made by sticking various different materials such as photographs and
pieces of paper or fabric onto a backing.

EXAMPLES:

Dina Gadia
Beware of the Look that Kills
ASSEMBLAGE:

a collection or gathering of things or people.

EXAMPLES:

Norberto Roldan
Sacred Is The New Profane 1

MOBILE
A mobile Is a type of kinetic sculpture constructed to take advantage of the principle of
equilibrium. It consists of a number of rods, from which weighted objects or further rods hang.

EXAMPLES:

Sam Penaso
Metal Scape

PERFORMANCE ART:

Performance art is a performance presented to an audience within a fine art context,

traditionally interdisciplinary. Performance may be either scripted or unscripted, random or
carefully orchestrated; spontaneous or otherwise carefully planned with or without audience
participation.

EXAMPLES:

Sam Penaso
Yolanda

INSTALLATION ART:

Installation art is an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that often are site-specific
and designed to transform the perception of a space.

EXAMPLES:

Danny Castillones Sillada

Fountain of Life

E. MUSIC

KUNDIMAN:

Kundiman is a genre of traditional Filipino love songs. The lyrics of the Kundiman are
written in Tagalog. The melody is characterized by a smooth, flowing and gentle rhythm with
dramatic intervals. Kundiman was the traditional means of serenade in the Philippines.

EXAMPLES:

Ruben Tagalog
O Ilaw

HARANA:

A harana is a traditional Filipino serenade. The man is accompanied by his friends who
back him up both vocally and psychologically.

EXAMPLES:

Maning Velez
Sa Kabukiran

BALLAD:

a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. Traditional ballads are typically of
unknown authorship, having been passed on orally from one generation to the next as part of
the folk culture.
EXAMPLES:

SugarFree
Telepono

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https://www.boundless.com/art-history/textbooks/boundless-art-history-textbook/thinking-and-
talking-about-art-1/art-in-society-856/religion-as-a-theme-857-10765/
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http://www.nationalmuseum.gov.ph/nationalmuseumbeta/Collections/Fine%20Art.html
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https://www.google.com.ph/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0a
hUKEwi0m52XtZDWAhVDoZQKHauZCAYQFgguMAI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fanswers.yahoo.com%2Fquest
ion%2Findex%3Fqid%3D20100915182620AAgpft5&usg=AFQjCNFoLw6QNIKJhnRKnS7EcfZLdiN9wQ
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http://www.nationalmuseum.gov.ph/nationalmuseumbeta/Collections/Planting.html
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https://www.google.com.ph/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=12&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0
ahUKEwiarajHt5DWAhVFlJQKHXcoDcoQFghcMAs&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FPo
rtrait_painting&usg=AFQjCNEAnbmct6xw1sxzKS404ObDSCLVZQ
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Still_life
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https://www.google.com.ph/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0a
hUKEwiguKjHv5DWAhUFHZQKHYHGBAkQFggkMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F
Nude_(art)&usg=AFQjCNGAHAGYJDs9GTTAgNZoZxnUeu8S_A
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genre_art
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https://www.google.com.ph/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0a
hUKEwiNnsH9wZDWAhWGH5QKHaunAPQQFggkMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dictionary.com%2Fbr
owse%2Ffreestanding&usg=AFQjCNG7cO0reKXYf89fEHy8kX60VQRdtw
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https://www.google.com.ph/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0a
hUKEwjDl4zLwpDWAhWHo5QKHe5TD2gQFggsMAI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F
Relief&usg=AFQjCNFZq-0XzF8goI6Glx1y2gFE5GwVFg
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http://philippinefolklifemuseum.org/collection/bas-reliefs-of-highlights-of-philippine-history/
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https://www.google.com.ph/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0a
hUKEwiUhr-
sw5DWAhWMj5QKHbPIBWMQFggnMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FPottery&u
sg=AFQjCNHNLWyLMsAGtXdZeMmQOc_xuFOKmA