Contemporary Philippine

Arts from the Region

3th Quarter, Week 1

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Illustration Credits:
Title Page Art: Marieto Cleben V. Lozada
Title Page Graphics: Bryan L. Arreo
Visual Cues Art: Ivin Mae M. Ambos

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 ● Competency: Describes various contemporary art forms and their practices
from the various regions. (CAR11/12IAC-0a-1)
Objectives: At the end of the week, the students should have:
o Identify the major contemporary art forms in the Philippines.
o Make an example of various Filipino artists based on their works.
o Value the importance of different cultures and tradition throughout the
Philippines.
Learner’s Tasks

Lesson Overview

Contemporary Art Forms and Their Practices

from the Various Regions

Contemporary Art is the art of today, produced by artists who are living in the twenty-
first century. Produced at the present period in time, includes and develops from postmodern
art, which is itself a successor to Modern art.
Statement that an artist makes about life, thoughts, ideas, beliefs, and many
other things that define human life. Simultaneously reflects the realities and values of our
society, its variety portrays the mosaic of our cultural diversity in culture.
Contemporary art of the 21st century may combine elements of performance,
painting, sculpture, dance, and many other media.
Many contemporary artists use their work to comment on cultural and political issues,
including race, human rights, economic inequality, and global conflict. As the world
continues to change and affect human life on a large scale, art continues to experiment with
new ways of reaching its audience.
Timeline of Philippine Arts
Social
Realism
National
Identity
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 Secular Orientalizing Contemporar
form of Art y Era
Modern
Era
Faith and
Catechism Japanese
Era
Geometric
Designs American
Era
Integral
to life Spanish Era
Islamic Art
Ethnic
Art
Pre – 13th C.AD 13th C.AD 1521-1898 1898-1940 1941-1945 1946-1969 1970’s – present

The 7 Major Contemporary Art Forms in the Philippines:

1. Music - art form that appeals to the sense of hearing, composed by combining notes into
harmony.
2. Literature - art form of language through the combined use of words, creating meaning
and experience.
3. Theater - art form of performance. Dramatic text is portrayed on stage by actors and
actresses, enhanced by props, lights and sounds.
- form of art in which artists use their voices and/or their bodies, often in relation
to other objects, to convey artistic expression.
4. Film - a technological translation of theater, special effects are utilized to enhance the
story telling.
5. Dance - art of the human form, body is used, mobilized and choreographed in a specific
time, form and space.
6. Architecture, Designs and Allied Arts - structure that meant to be used as shelter, its art
relies on the design and purpose of the structure.
7. Visual Arts - Artwork, such as painting, photography, or sculpture, that appeals primarily to
the visual sense and typically exists in permanent form.

Contemporary Art Practices from Various Regions

1. DANCE

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 ● Tinikling - Philippine dance, which involves two individual performers hitting bamboo
poles, using them to beat, tap, and slide on the ground, in co- ordination with one or
more dancers who steps over and in between poles.
● Cariñosa - is a Philippine national dance from the María Clara suite of Philippine folk
dances.
● Haladaya Festival - The northernmost town of Cebu, Daanbantayan, celebrates a
festival in honor of the warrior Datu Daya of Kandaya.
● Sinulog- Sinulog Festival – Dance ritual of the miraculous image of Sto. Niño.

2. DESIGN AND ART PURPOSE

● LAPU-LAPUS SHRINE - Is a 20-meter bronze statue located in the Mactan Shrine in Punta
Engaño, Mactan Island, Cebu.The statue was erected to honor Rajah Lapu-Lapu, the
native chieftain of Mactan Island who defeated Ferdinand Magellan during historic
battle of Mactan in 1521.

● Sculptures Nine Muses (Siyam na Diwata ng Sining) by Napoleon Abueva (1976) -

permanently installed at the grounds of Bulwagang Rizal (Faculty Center) in UP Diliman.

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3. ARCHITECTURE
● Cultural Center of the Philippines - is a government owned and controlled corporation
established to preserve, develop and promote arts and culture in the Philippines.

4. VISUAL ARTS
Spoliarium painting of Juan Luna - working on canvas, spent eight months completing the
painting which depicts dying gladiators.

● The Sketch, Portrait of the Professor, and Poinsettia Girl . By Victorio C. Edades emerged
as the “Father of Modern Philippine Painting”.

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5. MUSIC INSTRUMENTS OF FILIPINOS USED
● Gangsa (Flat gong) - played by the groups in the Cordillera region, played among the
Islam and animist groups in the Southern Philippines.
● Solibao - hallow wooden Igorot drum topped with pigskin or lizard skin, this played by
striking the drumhead using the palm of the hand.
● Tongatong - a bamboo percussion instrument used by the people of Kalinga to
communicate with spirits during house blessings.
● Diwdiw-asis - 5 or more different size of slender bamboo that is tied together.

Formative Test

Activity 1.

Direction: Identify the answer to the given question. Select from the given answer keys below.

Haladaya Festival Dance Cariñosa

Sinulog- Sinulog Festival Film Visual Arts
. Literature Contemporary Art Tinikling
Music

1. ___________Dance ritual of the miraculous image of Sto. Niño.

2. ___________The northernmost town of Cebu, Daanbantayan, celebrates a festival in
honor of the warrior Datu Daya of Kandaya.
3. ___________Is a Philippine national dance from the María Clara suite of Philippine folk
dances.
4. ___________Philippine dance which involves two individual performers hitting bamboo
poles, using them to beat, tap, and slide on the ground.
5. ___________Artwork, such as painting, photography, or sculpture, that appeals primarily
to the visual sense and typically exists in permanent form.
6. ___________Art of the human form, body is used, mobilized and choreographed in a
specific time, form and space.
7. ___________A technological translation of theater, special effects are utilized to
enhance the story telling
8. ___________Art form of language through the combined use of words, creating
meaning and experience.
9. ___________Produced by artists who are living in the twenty-first century.
10. ___________Art form that appeals to the sense of hearing, composed by combining
notes into harmony.

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Activity 2

Direction: From column (A) major contemporary art form, give example of every title of the
art (B) make by Filipino artist (C).

Art Forms (A) Title of the Art (B) Artist (C)

FILM Ex. The Moises Padilla Story Gerardo de León
VISUAL ARTS
LITERATURE
MUSIC
MUSIC THEATER
DANCE
ARCHITECTURE
Activity 3

Direction: Explain your thoughts on the given question below. Write your answer on your
answer sheet.
1. Explain the art forms in the Philippines, and practices from the various regions from
Ethnic Art to Contemporary Era.

Rubrics
Criteria Description Score
The content was well - thought, guide questions
Content were thoroughly answered. 4
The content was well - thought, guide questions
Organization were thoroughly answered. 3
Development Points are thoroughly developed. 3
Total 10
Self – Check
Direction. Write the missing word/s to complete the sentence.

1. Art which is continuously in process and continues to be produced during our lifetime
is____________.
2. Simultaneously reflects the realities and values of our society, its variety portrays the mosaic
of our cultural diversity is ___________________.
3. Process by which the artist creates by means of movement, space, spontaneity, and the
uniqueness of the movement is __________________.
4. National Artist in Painting in 1976; Father of Modern Filipino Painting is _______.
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5. Composed by combining notes into harmony of music.__________

Post Test
Direction: Read the sentence carefully, select the letter of your choice and place it on your
answer sheet.

1. It is a modern art form means that photograph is now viewed as being more than just
beautiful. It also considered one of the most powerful means of education.
A. Photography as an art
B. Photography as an artist
C. Photography as Communication
D. Photographer
2. Actors learn to express themselves without exaggerated facial expression and gestures
used stage.
A. Acting
B. Film making
C. Film
D. Actors
3. Juan Luna is from what province in region 1.
A. Ilocos Norte
B. Ilocos Sur
C. La Union
D. Pangasinan
4. What is the famous painting of Juan Luna that won first place in Madrid, Spain?
A. Spolaruim
B. Spollarium
C. Spolarium
D. Spoliarium
5. Contemporary art is art created in the
A. 19th century
B. 21st century
C. 18th century
D. 17th century

Answer Key

Activity 1
1. Sinulog-Sinulog Festival
2. Haladaya Festival
3. Cariñosa
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 4. Tinikling
5. Visual Arts
6. Dance
7. Film
8. Literature
9. Contemporary Art
10. Music

Activity 2

(Answer vary on Filipino artist)

Self – Check

1. Contemporary art
2. Culture
3. Dance
4. Napoleon Abueva.
5. Dance.

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 References

Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Region Luzviminda D. Sandangan, Ayesha H.

Sayseng pp. 137-146

Websites:
https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National Artist of the Philippines
http://ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-arts/culture-profile/national-artist-of-the-
philippines/
https://www.slideshare.net/PennVillanueva/the-introduction-to-contemporary-
arts?next_slideshow=1
https://www.slideshare.net/OphelynnCano/1-what-is-contemporary-art
https://www.academia.edu/35809377/Contemporary_Arts_in_Visayas
https://www.slideshare.net/jacintosolivellasdeoleza/characteristics-of-
contemporary-art,
https://www.slideshare.net/ClaireNavarro5/contemporary-art-forms?
qid=913726ed-af1c-44b4-91b8-ed76d0645af5&v=&b=&from_search=2
https://www.academia.edu/38004240/Lesson_Plan_in_Contemporary_Philippin
e_ARTS_fro m_the_Regions

Online Learning Material

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpLAMc-jT6k (week1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZz2hWSD98g (week2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcKi-95If3Y (week3)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arts_in_the_Philippines

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