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Points of Debate
There remained several points of debate between the Conservatives and the Moderns, and
these were spreadwere spread out through a period of dialogues in the press. It was the
sculptor Guillermo Tolentino rather than the painter Amorsolo who took issue with the
emerging forces.
Conservative and Modern art have different perspectives.
Modern art as Edades said that art is an expression of man’s emotion which means you can
do art the way you want it to be. There are no perspective lines/realistic patterns. Modern art
for Edades from technical view of point is that modern art is an outgrowth of classical art. It
connects the past and the present.
According to Munch himself, The Scream was a picture he painted to represent his soul.
Rather than adhering to the art style of the time- that is, painting pictures meticulously to
realistically represent the subjects in them- he chose to use an unrealistic style to paint his
emotions, rather than focus on realism and perfectionism in his art.
While Conservative, artist has a Greek style of realistic impression which follows some rule
and perspective. In contrast, Amorsolo’s influence of art is still strong, many still believes that
Amorsolo’s art and the Conservative art is what “the true reflections of the Filipino Souls”.
Conservative presents the realistic traditions of painting.
-in the wake of the second world war, the granting of independence to the Philippines by the
United States occasioned ferment on the cultural scene. Writers and artist set themselves the
task of defining and sharpening the lineaments of Philippine culture and art. Independence
spurred the creation of a post-colonial discourse.
-the current term “post-colonial” should not serve as a smoke screen for the neo-colonial
reality in which formal colonial ties are ostensibly severed to give way to a more insidious
because covert form of domination in the economic, political, and cultural spheres.
-The rise of nationalism in the postwar decades originated from the perception that vigilance
was necessary against continuing American intervention, which sought to keep the Philippines
in a condition of perpetual tutelage. In relation to the colonial experience, nationalism in the
Philippines was essentially anti-colonial and anti-imperialist in content.
- however, during the Marcos regime, it was articulated into a rightist authoritarian discourse
that sought to unify the people in terms of a common “spirit” (diwa) and cultural heritage.
-With the granting of formal independence, the quest for cultural identity spearheaded by
intellectuals and artists brought up certain aspects of Philippine culture. A new interest in
indigenous and non-Hispanic culture emerged.
-a new interest in indigenous and non-Hispanic culture emerged. The okir designs of the
Muslim Filipinos of Mindanao came into focus, together with the artistic expressions of the
Cordillera and other groups. Ukkil or okir are undoubtedly the most important to the
maranao, Maguindanao, iranun, Tausug, Sama, and badjao of Mindanao. To these ethnic
Muslims, the term ukkil or okir, means both the art of sculpting or carving and a particular
curvilinear design.
-there were also those who foregrounded the “Spanish colonial heritage”, from the illustrado
elite point of view which saw colonialism as the bringer of Christianity in the white man’s
mission civilisatrice. But the Catholic religion as it was adapted in the country had a rich
overlay of folk belief and ritual.
-It was against such cultural issues that the struggle for modernism was resumed with greater
energy after the war. But in all these, the concept of national identity was largely
unproblematized.