CONTEMPORARY ARTS

(naka base sa mga ppt ni miss & book)

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Republic Act 7355 1992 – National Living Treasure Award: Gawad sa Manlilikha ng
Bayan
- The NCCA conducts the research for the finest traditional artists of the land, adopts a
program that will ensure the transfer of skill to others, and undertakes the measures to
promote a genuine appreciation of the instill pride among our people about the genius
of the Manlilikha ng Bayan.
-“as Filipinos, they bring age-old customs, crafts and ways of living to the attention and
appreciation of Filipino life”
-“They provide us with a vision of ourselves and our nation, a vision of ourselves and our
nation, a vision we might be able to realize someday, once we are given the oportunity
to be true to ourselves as these artist have remained truthful to their art”
-citizen engaged in any traditional art
-distinctive skills have reached such a high level of technical and artistic excellence
and engaged in any
_have been passed on to and widely practiced by the present generation in his/her
community with the same degree of technical and artistic compitence

GAMABA Emblem
-a representation of the human form used in traditional cloth
-Baybayin inscription of the phrase “Manlilikha ng Bayan”

Categories of Traditional Fold art

 Weaving
 Wood carving
 Metal working
 Jewelry making
 Embroidery
 Furniture making
 Dance
 Song
 Instrumental folk
 Folk literature
 Drama
 Boat making
 Pottery making
 Architecture (rice terracing)
Implementing Agencies

 Office of the muslim affairs

 Office of the southern cultural communities
 Office for northern cultural communities

Criteria & Qualification

 An inhabitant of an indigenous/traditional cultural community anywhere in the

Philippines that has preserved indigenous customs, beliefs, rituals, traditions
 Technical & Creative Skill
> the candidate must process a mastery of the tools & materials need by the art
> must have an established reputation in the arts as master and maker of works
of extraordinary quality
 Artistic Quality
> the work of the candidate must be outstanding aesthetically
> he/she must have consistently produced over a significant period, works of
superior quality
 Community Tradition
> candidate must have transferred and/or willing to transfer to another member
of the community
> skills in the folk art for which the community has become traditionally known
 Folk Art Tradition
> candidate must have engaged in a folk tradition that has been in existence
and documented for at least 50 years
 Character & Integrity
> must command and the respect and admiration of the country for his/her
character and integrity
 Manlilikha ng Bayan Candidate but due to age or infirmity
> displayed excellence in practice of his/her art
> he/she has been instrumental in revitalization of his/her community’s artistic
tradition
> passed on to the other members of the community skills
> recognized him/her as master & teacher of the craft

Award and Other Incentives

 Plaque/medal – commemorative plaque and/or medal, a duplicate set of

which is to be donated to and permanently displayed in the pertinent provincial
museum
 Grant of 100,000 pesos & 10,000 a month thereafter for life, shall be given
 Documentation – surviving samples of works by the awardee shall be catalogued
and photographed and his/her work methods and tools shall likewise be
documented
 Vocational course using materials, using, tools, methods and designs of the
awardee may be offered at the nearest arts and trades school through the
 cooperative efforts of the department of trade and industry, the department of
education, culture and sports and private foundation and/or corporation.
 Feasibility study of converting the awardee’s art into a specialized cottage
industry in the awardee’s province, preferably in the recipient’s barangay or
town, may be undertaken by the department of trade and industry in
collaboration with private investors
 Recipient shall be invited to manila based and regional cultural events that folk
arts in the Filipino cultural heritage.

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Bilog Ginaw
-mansalay, oriental mindoro
Ambahan
-poetic literature
-seven syllable lines to communicate messages through metaphors and imagery
-it is sung and contains various messages ranging from advice, to courtship and to
farewell
-use of bamboo tubes and old dog eared notebooks passed on to him by family and
friends

Federico Caballero
-oral literatures
-10 epics in a language that no longer spoken
-bureau of nonformal education
-he is considered as a Bantugan (a person with recognized for great
achievement/achieved distinction)

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Masino Intaray
-magkagwa, Palawan
-exceptional poet, musician, epic chanter, storyteller
-extraordinary skills and talent for playing music instruments included basal, kulilal and
bagit
-unparalleled creative talent, powerful memory, clear intellectual and profound
spiritually
-chant majestically countless tuturan (myths), tultul (epics) & sudsungit (narratives)
Basal – an ensemble of one or two big gongd (agung) a pair of small ringed gongs
(sanang) and a drum (gimbal)

Samaon Sulaiman
-maganoy town, palawan
-master & teacher of Kudyapi in Libutan
-his broad expertise in playing kudyapi was evident in this broad repertoire including
binaling, linapu, minna and dinaladay
-dedication in teaching kudyapi
-popular town barber and served as an imam in the Libutan Mosque
Kudyapi – one of the most sophisticated Philippines musical instruments

Alonzo Saclag
-native from Lubugan, Kalinga
-master of dance & performing arts
-no formal education & learned his skills through observation
-Kalinga Budong Dance Troupe

Uwang Ahadas
-lamitan, basilan
-belongs to Yakan (indigenous group with high reverence to instrumental music)
-he has near-blindness (his disability drew him to music)
-kwintingan, kayu, tuntungan

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Lang Dulay
-started at 12 yrs old
-famous for abaca fibers weaved into T’nalak cloth
-used 2 distinct sets of threads that are knitted at right angles
-widely known for designs like kabangi (butterfly), bankiring (hair bangs), bulinglangit
(clouds)

Sainta Monon
-uses abaca-ikat weaving to create very detailed ornate designs
-binuwaya (crocodile) most famous, beloved & difficult to weave

Darhata Sawabi
-textile weaver from barangay Parang in Jolo, Sulu
-pis syabit (most famous & a customary cloth worn as a hood by the Filipino Tausugs)
-choice of colors, consistency of weave & use of traditional designs made her an
excellent artist.

Magdalena Gamayo
-ilocano textile weaver of inabel/abel (traditional blanket)
-uses very high thread count & intricate designs
-mastered designs like Sinan-sabong (flowers), kusikos (spirals) & binakol inuritan
(geometric)
-abel iluko (fabric used for burial & was used for marcos’ burial)
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(mas detailed ng slight sa book hehe)

Philippine popular art – is the art that is followed or accepted by Filipino masses, art
forms that the general public consumes & advocates, it is also around us

Literature
Jose Rizal – first komikero
Mars Ravelo – Darna, Captain Barbel, Dyesebel
Carlo J. Capara’s – Ang Panday
Pol Medina – Pugad ng Baboy
Washington Young – pupung

Music
-Gary v, Sarah g, Pgie Alcasid, rivermaya, eraserheads, Francis M, Adrew E. etc.

Dance
-macarena, otso-osto, el gamma penumbra, jabbawockeez etc.

Movies
-shale rattle & roll, vice ganda, ai ai delas alas, vic sotto etc.

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Kidlat Tahimik
-Eric de Guia
-Baguio City
-1977 birth of the Philippine independent cinema
-Won, international critics’ prize, berlin film festival
-Mababangong Bangungot (Perfumed Nightmares) – considered the 1st independent &
experimental film

Experimental Cinema of the Philippines (ECP)

-executive order no. 770 in 1982
-government owned corporation
-to promote the local film industry
-instrumental in the funding of art films
in 1986 it was dissolved

Mainstream Cinema
-more on loveteams
-in demand for the viewers
Advantages
>distributes to a larger audiences
>artists can be known worldwide
>merchandise to promote the movie
 >collaborate with popular artists
>they are publicized much quicker
>big production values
>synergy with other producers
Disadvantages
>labels can be exploiting the artists
>artists are not really authentic
>they don’t get much say
>you won’t get all the profits, most of the shares goes to the label

Independent Cinema
-films with unconventional narratives, experimentations on style & techniques and their
artful treatment of materials
-all about where people wanted something darker or some themse would be more
about escape
-highly intellectual
-pretentious
Advantages
>you can have your own independence
>your own business
>you have freedom to do what you want
>have closer connection with fans
>100% profits
>could go viral through social media
>have control over things
Disadvantages
>not known globally
>don’t have much reputation branding or promoting
>no financial help
>less connections & influences
>smaller scale, so less profit
>you have to do it all yourself

Brillante Mendoza
-Directed 16 films
-masahista, tiradir, serbis, kinatay, thy womb
-directed the SONA of Duterte
-“a neorealist and his films depicts the lives of ordinary people in extraordinary
situations, set against the universal struggle of life, love and death
-thy womb (69th venice film festival, won la navicella venezia cinema award)

Film Festival
-contribute to the flourishing of the independent film industry

 Metro Manila Film Festival

– annual event began in 1975
 -mission: festival that celebrates Filipino artistic excellence, promotes audience
development & champions the sustainability of the Philippine film industry
-vision: develop audience for and encourage the production of quality Filipino
films, and to promote the welfare of its workers
-festival highlight: parade of floats at the opening of the festival
 Sineng Pambansa
-The film development council of the philippines’ flagship program
-“bringing the Filipino films to Filipinos”
-mission: revitalize the Filipino film industry by encouraging and supporting the
production high quality films and by promoting the works of Filipino filmmakers to
a wider public through national & international film festivals
 Cinemalaya
-a film competition & festival that aims to encourage the creation of new
cinematic works by Filipino makers
-10 fresh talents are given a seed grant in order to create the film of their
dreams
-films are featured at the CCP every July

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