CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE REGIONS

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LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

Arts in the Philippines

Background Information for Learners

The development of the Philippine Art comes in three major traditions. These are
the Ethnic Tradition, Spanish Colonial, and American Colonial and Contemporary
Traditions. Let’s differentiate these three traditions:
Ethnic Tradition
 Pre – colonial traditional art have religious symbols, everyday 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 the Chinese
and other Asians who frequents as traders with our indigenous groups.
 The ethnic art forms are primarily influenced by the geographical location and
experiences of the Filipinos.
 Examples of Art under this tradition are the following:
o Pottery
o Weaving
o Tattoo
o Jewelry
o Carving
o Metal Crafts
Spanish Colonial Tradition
 This tradition emerged from 1521 to 1898 when formal painting, sculpture and
architecture was introduced and are mostly inspired by Byzantine, Gothic,
Baroque and Rococo art styles.
 Most art works are religious (Catholic) – based.
 In the field of literature, the literary works could be classified into religious and
secular prose and poetry.
 In the area of theatre arts, secular and religious plays like “komedya” became
popular.
 In the area of choreography, religious dances commonly performed to venerate
patrons and saints proliferated.
American Colonial and Contemporary Traditions
 The Americans brought in Education and Value Formation, with both following
the “American Way of Life”.
 Art illustration, advertising and commercial design gained popularity and
incorporated in fine arts.
 Painting themes still largely favoured Genre Painting, Landscapes, and Still Life.
Portraits are reserved for high ranking officials with a more academic approach
to make the subject more formal.
 Contemporary art mirrors contemporary culture and society, offering the general
audiences a rich resource through which to consider the new ideas and rethink
the familiar.
 The work of contemporary artists is a dynamic combination of materials,
methods, concepts and subjects that challenges traditional boundaries and
defies easy definition.
 Diverse and eclectic contemporary art is distinguished by the very lack of a
uniform organizing principle, ideology or – ism.
References:
Sandagan, Luzviminda D. & Ayesha H. Sayseng. Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions. Pasay
City: JFS Publishing Services, 2016.

Philippine Art History. Retrieved from: slideshare.net on September 24, 2020.

Learning Competency with Code

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The learner describes various contemporary art forms and their practices from the
various regions. (CAR11/12IAC-0a-1)

Directions/Instructions
Using the concepts which you have learned in the first module, answer the exercises
below.

Exercises/Activities

Activity 1
Below is a painting for you to reflect on. Your task is to list down your thoughts that
would describe the artwork it.

Activity 2.1
DIRECTION: Write E if the statement belongs to Ethnic Tradition, S if it belongs to
Spanish Tradition, and A if it belongs to American Colonial and Contemporary
Traditions.
1. Zarzuelas and operas became popular in this period.
2. Pottery, weaving, wood carving, and metal crafting are the forms of visual arts.
3. Painting and sculpture were the most popular forms of visual arts.
4. Avant – garde entered the scene.
5. Bricks and stones were predominantly used in constructing buildings.
Activity 2.2
DIRECTION: Write TRUE if the statement is true and FALSE if the statement is false.
1. Piano is one of the instruments that Spaniards introduced in the field of
Philippine music.
2. Folk songs, speeches, and narratives were the forms of literatures in the
Spanish era with religious and secular contents.
3. Valse, fandango, polka, and minuet are examples of theatrical performances in
the Spanish period.
4. Modern art continuously develops even after World War II, which led to the
contemporary way of art making today.
5. Artists used wood carvings and metal works with intricate decorative designs as
embellishments for buildings in the pre-colonial period.
Activity 3
Make a self-portrait. Then, write at least five sentences explaining your art work. Do
this on a clean bond paper or any kind paper available at home.

Note: Please be guided by the rubric below on how you will be graded in this activity.

SELF-PORTRAIT RUBRICS

COMPONENTS 5 3 2

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 Content Insight and depth Some depth Lacks content
content content understanding
understanding are understanding is and is clearly a
evident. evident. work in progress.

Originality Expresses original Expresses Lacks original

idea and insightful original ideas idea and has few
perspectives with but has few details.
an appropriate details.
amount of details.

Neatness Completed artwork Completed Completed

is exceptionally artwork is very artwork is more
neat. neat. messy that neat.

Explanation A complete Good solid Explanation is

response with a response with unclear.
detailed clear
explanation. explanation.

Reflection
Can you now distinguish the differences between the different art traditions? Show it
here.
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References for Learners

Sandagan, Luzviminda D. & Ayesha H. Sayseng. Contemporary Philippine Arts from

the Regions. Pasay City: JFS Publishing Services, 2016.

Prepared by:

PAUL IAN DEALCA

Subject Teacher

Answer Key

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Exercise 1.1
1. S
2. E
3. S
4. A
5. S

Exercise 1.2
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE

Prepared by:

PAUL IAN DEALCA

Subject Teacher

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