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CONTEMPORARY
PHILIPPINE ART
FROM THE REGION
Quarter 1

Module 1:
Living Life in Contemporary Art

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Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions– Grade 11/12 Quarter 1 – Module 1: Living Life
in Contemporary Art

Republic Act 8293, section 176 states that: No copyright shall subsist in any work of the
Government of the Philippines. However, prior approval of the government agency or office
wherein the work is created shall be necessary for exploitation of such work for profit. Such
agency or office may, among other things, impose as a condition the payment of royalties.

Borrowed materials (i.e., songs, stories, poems, pictures, photos, brand names, trademarks,
etc.) included in this book are owned by their respective copyright holders. Every effort has
been exerted to locate and seek permission to use these materials from their respective
copyright owners. The publisher and authors do not represent nor claim ownership over them.

Regional Director: Gilbert T. Sadsad

Assistant Regional Director: Jessie L. Amin

Development Team of the Module

Writers: RUSSEL A. BASALLOTE

Editors: NESIE YANESA, MT II/ MARIVIC C. ALOC, MT I

Reviewers: NELSON R. GOMEZ, EPS/ DARCY GUY Y. MAÑEBO, EPS

Illustrator: CARL MARC CARILLO

Layout Artist: CARL MARC CARILLO

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Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions - Grade 12
Quarter 1 – Module 1: Living Life in Contemporary Art

Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions is supposed to cover various art
practices of the locality where our school is situated. This aims to provide you with an
appreciation of a broad range of styles in the various disciplines with consideration on their
forms and origins; likewise, to engage you into integrative and interactive approaches in
studying arts. Through this subject, you will widen your knowledge and acquire the necessary
creative tools and skills needed in facing and creating better opportunities in your individual
career goals and aspirations.

At the end of the lesson you are expected to:

• Describe various contemporary art forms and their practices from the various
regions (CAR11/12IAC-0a-1)
o Define Contemporary arts
o Describe the history of art in the Philippines.
o Differentiate contemporary period from the other art period.
o Draw a masterpiece that promote significant development of arts in the
Philippines.
o

For your better understanding of the lessons, here is the list of words and their
meanings. Read and understand it carefully.
• Art is an expression of thoughts and emotions in a palpable and transmittable form.
• Contemporary Art. It is an art of today produced by artists who are living in the
twenty-first century. (http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/art/education/definitions)
• Ethnic Art. This refers to the art or work of art from the pre- colonial period.
• Modern Art refers to the practice of art in the 1860’s to 1960’s.
• Spanish Colonial Tradition is the period which highlights the religion and
secularization form of art.
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General Directions: This module is meant to make you learn the necessary skills in Contemporary
Philippine Arts from the Regions. You are not the only one who will use it that’s why YOU SHOULD
NOT WRITE ANYTHING IN THIS MODULE. USE YOUR NOTEBOOK IN ANSWERING
ALL THE ACTIVITIES. For the artworks, you will use any type of writing/drawing paper
available in your home. God bless you and have fun working!

Start here…

Pre-Test

MULTIPLE CHOICE

Direction: Choose your best answer and write it on your

notebook.

1. “Contemporary Art” is a/an_________________.

A. art of today produced by artists who are living in the twenty-first century.
B. art through individual experience.
C. expression of different emotions by various national artist.
D. expression of thoughts of an artist.

2. Which of the following characteristics of Philippine contemporary arts preserves local

traditions?
A. Alternative c) Dominant/Mainstream
B. Artist Groups/Collectives d) Traditional/Indigenous

3. Which of the following period highlights the use of stones/ rock into arts and the religious
beliefs of the Filipinos?
A. American Colonial Tradition C. Ethnic Tradition
B. Contemporary Tradition D. Spanish Colonial Tradition

4. Which of the following is NOT an expression of art?

A. a construction of building C. a street dance competition
B. a cooking show on television D. an exhibit of paintings on the road

5. This era signifies the emergence of art culture in the Philippines. Which of the following
bests describe this era?
A. a period where people used different musical instruments like guitars, cymbals, and
drums as form of expressing arts
B. a time where dances varied from their geographical location
C. an era where most artworks are based on the artists religious beliefs
D. an era where people used stones as an expression of arts through architecture

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 V. Learning Activities
In this module, the learning activities are meant to guide you in acquiring
or developing your skills so that you would be able to perform the practice tasks
and make the desired output at the end of the lesson.

Practice Activity 1. Discovering Art!

Philippine arts has developed from traditional up to contemporary. But do you know that there
are significant differences among the art forms found in different regions of the country and the period
or time it was established? Before the colonization, Philippines has its own unique form of arts that is
greatly influenced by its geographical location. These art forms include visual arts, literature, music,
theatre, dance, architecture and film. In this activity, you will discover characteristics that can be found
in any form of Philippine Arts.

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

Image Source: Pancho Piano, “Ina in Paintings”, Bicol Standard, September 18, 2016,
http://www.bicolstandard.com/2016/09/arts-culture-pancho-piano-features-ina-in-paintings.html

Direction: Focus on the picture and observed. Write on your notebook your five ideas/thoughts that
best describe the artwork.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

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 Practice Activity 2. Hugot Art!

Every student is unique in his/her own way. One can be good at dancing, acting, singing but
only few can express themselves without compromising others; and arts can be good way of expressing
yourself creatively. In the emergence of new technology and different online platforms like facebook,
instagram and twitter, you are well aware of the most trending issues and activities today. Just like
Hugot lines famed by Vice Ganda. Here, write a hugot line or quotation in relation to “art”.

Direction: Write hugot line or quotation in English or Tagalog about Art. It should be composed of 5
– 10 words. Write it on your activity notebook.

Artistically Speaking…

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

RUBRIC FOR HUGOT LINE/ QUOTATION MAKING

4 3 2 1

Length 5-6 words 7-8 words 9-10 words 11 words up

Content Shows full Shows good Shows good Does not seem to
understanding understanding understanding of understand the
about the topic. about the topic. some parts of the topic very well.
topic

Focus The hugot line or The hugot line or The hugot line The hugot line
quotation consists quotation contains and quotation and quotation is
of main idea and main idea and contains main very far from the
important details some minor idea and only main topic.
only. details. minor details.

Originality Exceptional use of Good use of new Average use of No use of ideas
new ideas and ideas and new ideas and and originality to
originality to originality to originality to create hugot lines
create the hugot create the hugot create hugot lines or quotation.
lines or quotation. lines or quotation. or quotation.

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 Practice Activity 3. My life, My Art!
As a student, you face different challenges in life. There can be pressure from family and
friends, school works and projects, or even anxiety in this time of pandemic. These challenges hinder
you to be someone you want to be. So, you have to think of a creative way of expressing your thoughts
and emotions. In this activity, your task is to express yourself through a self-portrait.

Direction: 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. DO NOT DRAW IN THIS MODULE.

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

SELF-PORTRAIT RUBRICS

COMPONENTS 5 3 2

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

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

Neatness Completed artwork is Completed artwork is Completed artwork is

exceptionally neat. very neat. more messy that neat.

Explanation A complete response with Good solid response Explanation is unclear.

a detailed explanation. with clear explanation.
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Did You Know:

Did you know that the world’s

biggest Rizal Park outside the Philippines
is located in China? It was built to pay
tribute to Jose Rizal whose great-great
grandfather was a Chinese named
Domingo Lamco. The monument
dedicated to Dr. Rizal was completed in
January 2003 and stands inside a five-
hectare People’s Cultural Plaza in
Jinjiang City’s Qiongque Village.

The village is believed to be the

ancestral home of Rizal’s paternal great,
The Philippine Consulate General Xiamen China, Xiamen
great grandfather, Ke Yinan, who was
PCG Celebrates Dr. Jose Rizal’s 154th Birth Anniversary in
later baptized with the Christian name,
Jinjiang City’s Rizal Park, July 8, 2015,
Domingo Lamco, when he immigrated to
https://xiamenpcg.dfa.gov.ph/news-room/news-press-
the Philippines about 300 years ago.
releases/256-2015

A Brief History of Philippine Art

The development of Philippine Art comes in three major traditions. These are the Ethnic
Tradition, Spanish Colonial Tradition, and the American Colonial and Contemporary Traditions. Before
colonization, the Philippines already has its indigenous art.

Ethnic Tradition
The ethnic art forms are primarily influenced
by geographical location and the experiences of the
Filipinos. For instance, the dances in the country
during the pre-colonial times vary depending on the
area where our ancestors thrive. In the highlands,
dance steps were imitations of the movements of
certain animals like birds while the choreography
of the Filipinos near the sea were mimics of the
movement of the fishes.
Philip Maise, Late Neolithic Manunggul Jar used for
burial, topped with two figures , Manunggul Cave,
March 28, 2013,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_ceramics#/media/
File:Manunggul_Jar.jpg

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Spanish Colonial Tradition

In the Spanish
Colonial Tradition, the
Philippine indigenous art
tend to be replaced by
Western art forms.
Religion and
secularization greatly
influenced the art in the
Philippines under the
Spanish Regime. The
friars were the ones
supervising the practice
of arts in the country
with their agenda of
propagating Christianity
and maintaining the Carlos “Botong” Francisco, First Mass in the Philippines, Choo Yut Shing,
July 12, 2016, https://www.flickr.com/photos/25802865@N08/29610187471/
power of the colonizers.

American Colonial and

Contemporary Tradition

The American brought about many

changes in the politics, economy,
education and culture of the
Philippines. Filipinos who went
abroad to study under the tutelage of
American educators learned through
observation and personal experiences
and went back to the country carrying
the concept of modern art. In the
American period, modernism entered
the field of art wherein Filipinos
started to explore different materials,
MacArthur Landing Memorial Park, Douglas MacArthurs’s Landing methodologies and techniques in
at the Red Beach of Leyte,
expressing themselves through non-
http://www.wazzuppilipinas.com/2013/05/douglas-macarthurs-
landing-at-red-beach.html conventional art. The continuous
progress of modernism led to the
development of contemporary art.

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 What is Contemporary Arts?
According to J. Paul Getty
Museum, contemporary art is an art
made and produced by artists living
today. It is distinguishable from
Modern Art in historical, stylistic,
and cultural terms. The most
common characteristics of
contemporary art revolve around
their being site-specific, process-
based, collaborative and interactive.
Also, contemporary art us never
fixed, but open to many possibilities.
Therefore, contemporary art refers to
to the recent and current practice of
art ranging from the 1970s up to the
present. It mirrors the society and
culture of the present times. It uses a
combination of different methods,
materials, and the is ideas that Andres Barrioquintos, Pleasure of Flowers, Oil on canvas, November
9, 2017, Mutual Art,
transcend the traditional way of art
https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/Pleasure-of-
making. Flowers/90551C23EDF60992

Now, let me present to you the Historical overview of Philippine Art (2002) which shows a
summary of the periods of Philippine Art from Pre-Conquest to the Contemporary. This was presented
in the Contemporary Philippine Arts From the Regions book by Flaudette May Datuin, Roberto
Paulino, Eileen Legaspi-Ramirez and Louise Marcelino.

HISTORICAL OVERVIEW: PHILIPPINE ART

Form Pre- Spanish American Japanese Postwar 70s-

conquest period period 1898- period republic contempora
1521-1898 1940 1941-45 1946- ry art
1969

Painting Potter; Religious Landscape, Wartime

body (icon and portaiture, scene
adornment, ecclesiastica genre, (aggression,
ornament l), secular interior, still nationalism,
(portraiture) life atrocities,
symbolic,
protest, Modern, Figurative,
aspiration conservati non-
Sculpture Pottery, Santos, Free standing, for peace) ve, figurative,
carving and furniture, relief public abstract, art for art

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 woodwork, reliefs, altar experimen sake,
metalwork pieces, Propaganda tal, public multimedia,
and jewelry, art mixed
expression metalwork, Indigenizing media,
pieta and transmedia
ornamentati orientilizing
on works,
genre,
idyllis
(Amorsolo,
Francisco,
Ocampo)

Architecture Dwellings Church, City planning Public Real estate, safe housing,
and houses, plaza, parks, works accessories, tenements,
shelters, complex; waterfronts, squatters, convention
worship town civic/gov’t., arch,
areas, planning, structures, commercial/business,
official fortification, public works, condos, malls,
residences, civic apartments, subdivisions,
mosque, buildings residences, development, low cost
masjid, and offices health housing
state installations, and public
edifices private education,
residences, business
commercial chalet
structures,
cemeteries,
bridges,
lighthouse

Table 1: “Historical overview of Philippine Art” (2002) by Arts Studies Professors Fajardo.

Source of the Table : Contemporary Philippine Arts From the Regions, Flaudette May Datuin, Roberto Paulino,
Eileen Legaspi-Ramirez and Louise Marcelino, REX Book Store, Page 3

VI. Practice Tasks

Now, we will see how familiar you are with the forms of art in the various
periods of our country’s history. Getting acquainted with the characteristics of each period will
help you gain a better grasp of this forms of arts; eventually, you will be able to relate with
them with your personal experiences so you can take pride of having that sense of knowing
and familiarity. Later, you can share with these value with your family and friends.

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 Practice Task #1: Enriching the mind

Instruction: Write E if the statement describes Ethnic Tradition, S if it describes

Spanish Tradition, and AC if it describes American Colonial and Contemporary
Traditions. Put your answer on your notebook. DO NOT WRITE YOUR ANSWER ON
THIS MODULE.

__________ 1. Filipinos developed choreographies by mimicking movements of animals.

__________ 2. Technological innovations affected art making, resulting to non-conventional

artworks.

__________ 3. Religion and secularization influenced all art forms.

__________ 4. Filipinos studied abroad and later on introduced new ideas in art making.

__________ 5. The geographical location and experiences of the Filipinos were the main
factors in art production.

Instruction: Write T if the statement is True and F if the statement is False.

__________ 6. Modern Art refers to the practice of art in the 1860s-1960s. It was in this years
that the Western world was significantly developing.

__________ 7. Before colonization, the Philippines already has its indigenous art.

__________ 8. Contemporary art refers to the recent and current practice of art ranging from
the 1960s up to the present.

__________ 9. Modern art is totally the same with Contemporary Arts since modern and
contemporary are synonymous to each other.

__________ 10. The Spaniards greatly influenced the Filipinos that the arts in the country
resulted to pure Western Art.

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 Practice Task #2: Describing Art Period
Instruction: Identify which period is shown in the picture. Then, describe Philippine Art in
each period. Write your answer on your Activity Notebook. DO NOT WRITE YOUR
ANSWERS ON THIS MODULE.

Art Period: __________________

Description:

Source: Sto. Niño de Cebu, Wikipedia,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo_Ni%C3%B1o_de_Ceb%C3%BA

Art Period: __________________

Description:

Tribal Dance Ritual, jcuxp7’s blog,

https://jcuxp7.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/42/

Art Period: __________________

Desciption:

Sey Perez, Fish Vendors, The Philippines.com,

https://www.thephilippines.com/2016/07/top-best-art-
museums-in-philippines.html
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 Practice Task #3: Behind the Voice

Looking back, Philippines has very unique forms of art. From pre-colonial period down to
contemporary period, arts made life meaningful and colourful for Filipinos.
In this task, you will act as narrator of a three - minute’s documentary (audio-visual presentation)
of the development of Philippines Arts. Make sure that you follow the timeline of the development of
Arts from tribal tradition to the contemporary tradition. You may use different pictures from the internet
but don’t forget to site the different sources of your presentation.
The rubrics below should guide you in making your audio- visual presentation.

Rubrics for Audio- Visual Presentation

4 3 2 1
COVERAGE OF Details on the Details on the Details on the Details on the
THE TOPIC audio-visual audio-visual audio-visual audio-visual
presentation presentation presentation presentation
captures the include the relates to the topic has little or
important important but are too general nothing to do
information about information about or incomplete. It with the topic
the topic and the topic in order needs more
increases interest to catch information to
of the audience audience’s catch audience’s
interest interest
Use of graphics All graphics are Most of the Most of the All of the
related to the topic graphics are graphics are graphics do not
and are easier to related to the topic related to the topic relate to the
understand and are easier to topic
understand
ORGANIZATION Information is Information is Information is The
well organized organized with organized but the information
with clear idea idea and can some ideas and appears to be
and can easily understand by the are missing or do disorganized
understand by the listeners not help the
listeners listeners
understand
VOICE The voice is clear The voice is clear, The voice is clear The voice
QUALITY AND with proper with proper and can unclear and
PROJECTION intonation and intonation and can understand by the cannot
projection and can understand by the listeners understand by
easily understand listeners the listeners
by the listeners
MECHANICS No grammatical, Almost no A few Many
spelling, or grammatical, grammatical, grammatical,
punctuation errors spelling, or spelling, or spelling, or
punctuation errors punctuation errors punctuation
errors

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 VII. Post Test

Activity: POSTER MAKING!

As an artist, you are encouraged to draw a poster in a ¼ illustration board or any other kind of drawing
paper available at home in order to promote the development of the various forms of arts from the different
periods of time such as; ethnic tradition, Spanish colonial tradition, the American colonial period and the
contemporary tradition. You may use different tools in making your poster like colour, watercolour, crayons, etc.

You will earn extra points by incorporating forms of art that you may find out about your own place by
asking about them from your parents or any other relatives close to you. However, it is not required that you do
an extra research if it is not feasible in the place where you are currently situated.

After finishing your masterpiece, we will create a virtual exhibit of your artworks. Please, prepare also a
short written or audio explanation of your work embedded in your design as you present your work. See rubrics
below.

POSTER MAKING RUBRICS

4 3 2 1
Coverage of the Details on the Details on the Details on the Details on the
topic poster captures the poster includes the poster relates to the poster has little
important important topic but are too or nothing to do
information about information about general or with the topic
the topic and the topic in order to incomplete. It needs
increases interest of catch audience’s more information to
the audience interest catch audience’s
interest
Use of graphics All graphics are Most of the Most of the All of the
related to the topic graphics are related graphics are related graphics do not
and are easier to to the topic and are to the topic relate to the topic
understand easier to understand
Organization Information is very Information is very Information is The information
organized with organized with idea organized but idea appears to be
clear idea and and subheadings and subheadings are disorganized
subheadings missing or do not
help the audience
understand
Layout and All information on Most of the Some of the Much of the
design the poster is in information on the information on the information on
focus and can easily poster is in focus poster is in focus the poster is
be viewed and and the content can and the content can unclear and or
identified easily be viewed easily be viewed small
and identified and identified
Mechanics No grammatical, Almost no A few grammatical, Many
spelling, or grammatical, spelling, or grammatical,
punctuation errors spelling, or punctuation errors spelling, or
punctuation errors punctuation
errors

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 VIII. Assignment/Additional Activities

Activity: ART REACT!

Using your masterpiece (poster) promote online your work by constructing an encouraging
message about arts. Your post must consist of at least 2- 3 sentences. Your grades for this activity will
be base from the “CARE” reactions you gathered on your post.

IX. Answer Key

PRE TEST:

1.A 2. D 3. D 4. A 5. B

LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

Practice Activity 1:

1. It shows the celebration of feast of Our Lady of Peñafrancia in Bicol.

2. The subject of the artwork is “INA”.
3. It is a detailed artwork.
4. It is very pleasant and colourful.
5. It is an example of visual arts.

Practice Activity 2:

“ ART IS WHERE WORK MEETS LOVE”

Workisnotajob. https://parryz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/10-Art-Quotes.jpg

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Practice Activity 3:

YOUR SELF-PORTRAIT
Pinterest ,https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/373517362842946751/

PRACTICE TASKS:

Practice Task 1:

1. E 6. T

2. AC 7. T

3. S 8. F

4. AC 9. F

5. E 10. F

Practice Task 2:

Image 1: SPANISH COLONIAL TRADITION – During this period religion and secularization
were the dominant themes of the art forms.

Image 2: ETHNIC TRADITION – During this period, the location and experiences of the
Filipinos were the major factors in art production.

Image 3: AMERICAN AND CONTEMPORARY ART TRADITION– During this period

modernism entered the field of art wherein Filipinos started to explore different materials,
methodologies and techniques in expressing themselves through non-conventional art.

VII. POST TEST

Performance Task: POSTER MAKING

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References:
• Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions, Luzviminda D. Sandagan, Ayesha H.
Sayseng, (2016, JFS Publishing Services Manila, Philippines, Page 1-8

• Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions, Flaudette May Datuin, Roberto Paulino,
Eileen Legaspi-Ramirez and Louise Marcelino (2016), REX Book Store, 856 Nicanor Reyes,
Sr. St. Manila, Philippines, Page 1-7

• Contemporary Philippine Arts From the Regions, Flaudette May Datuin, Roberto Paulino,
Eileen Legaspi-Ramirez and Louise Marcelino (2016), REX Book Store, 856 Nicanor Reyes,
Sr. St. Manila, Philippines, Page 3

Online References:
• Liuky Chan, Defining Contemporary Arts,
https://www.academia.edu/27369712/Defining_Contemporary_Arts_ppt_1

• Pancho Piano, “Ina in Paintings”, Bicol Standard, September 18, 2016,

http://www.bicolstandard.com/2016/09/arts-culture-pancho-piano-features-ina-in-
paintings.html

• The Philippine Consulate General Xiamen China, Xiamen PCG Celebrates Dr. Jose Rizal’s
154th Birth Anniversary in Jinjiang City’s Rizal Park, July 8, 2015,
https://xiamenpcg.dfa.gov.ph/news-room/news-press-releases/256-2015

• Philip Maise, Late Neolithic Manunggul Jar used for burial, topped with two figures ,
Manunggul Cave, March 28, 2013,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_ceramics#/media/File:Manunggul_Jar.jpg

• Carlos “Botong” Francisco, First Mass in the Philippines, Choo Yut Shing, July 12, 2016,
https://www.flickr.com/photos/25802865@N08/29610187471/

• MacArthur Landing Memorial Park, Douglas MacArthurs’s Landing at the Red Beach of Leyte,
http://www.wazzuppilipinas.com/2013/05/douglas-macarthurs-landing-at-red-beach.html

• Andres Barrioquintos, Pleasure of Flowers, Oil on canvas, November 9, 2017, Mutual Art,
https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/Pleasure-of-Flowers/90551C23EDF60992

• Sto. Niño de Cebu, Wikipedia,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo_Ni%C3%B1o_de_Ceb%C3%BA

• Tribal Dance Ritual, jcuxp7’s blog, https://jcuxp7.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/42/

• Sey Perez, Fish Vendors, The Philippines.com, https://www.thephilippines.com/2016/07/top-

best-art-museums-in-philippines.html

• Workisnotajob. https://parryz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/10-Art-Quotes.jpg

• Pinterest ,https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/373517362842946751/ 18
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