CRITIQUE

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Music
OUR TOPICS
Mga Kababayan by Francis Magalona
Dance
Air Dance by Paolo Ballesteros
Drama
Encantadia
Literature
Bata, Bata.. Paano ka ginawa by
Lualhati Bautista
Painting
Cubist Painting
Sculpture
Our Lady of EDSA
Architecture
High-rise Building
M U

SIC
MGA KABABAYAN KO
Mga kababayan ko released in 1990, is a

song by Francis Magalona that depicts the

filipino youth and how they must be proud

of their heritage, regardless of background

or skin color, they are still Filipinos that

must accept their culture.

MATERIALS TECHNIQUE
-Drums, Electric guitars, Bass guitars,
-Francis Durango Magalona was known as the

Turntable, Synthesized Piano,

King of Rap before his death, as such he used

Synthesized beat overlayed with the live

modern instruments to create his music.

music. Mixing traditional rock with the synthesized

beat commonly used in rap. This combination

marked his own unique approach and style to

music.
TECHNIQUE
-Mga Kababayan ko is a fusion of rap and rock,

having an average BPM (Beats per minute) of

98, which is very common for hip-hop. Francis

Magalona rapping is very clear controlled,

making the audience understand the weight

and impact of the lyrics. The song is very

much centered on Francis Magalona’s rapping

and not once does the instrumentals and beat

overpower his voice but rather accentuates it.

DANCE
AIR DANCE
It is a dance that was performed by Paolo

Ballesteros at Eat Bulaga's "Bulaga pa more"

finales and declared as the big winner in

that contest.
MATERIALS TECHNIQUE
Paolo used a hoop suspended with a
In a performance inspired by Super Sirena,

rope to perform his competition winning

Paolo performed aerial silk and hoop dance to

act. While also wearing his sirena

the music "What am I?" And "Diamond is a girl's

inspired costume. best friend" without wearing a harness.

Hanging on to the spinning hoop and

maneuvering without harness.

DRAMA
ENCANTADIA
It is a Philippine television drama fantasy

broadcasted in GMA Network. It premiered

on July 18, 2016 and concluded on May 19,

2017 with a total of 218 episodes.

MATERIALS TECHNIQUE
-Costume Utilizing natural scenic places in the

-Fancy color coded sets of costume Philippines to improve the realism aspect of

-Props the series and using CGI to further improve

-Fantasy weaponry (e.g. swords, axes,

the ambiance of the series that props and

spears, etc.) costumes cannot provide.

-CGI
LITERATURE
BATA BATA PAANO

KA GINAWA?
The novel published in 1988, narrates the life
of Lea, a working mother, who has two

children – a young girl and a young boy. And

for this reason, the novel depicts the

society's view of women, how it is to be a

mother, and how a mother executes this role

through modern-day concepts of

parenthood
MATERIALS TECHNIQUE
-The novel was written in paperback. A
Written in Filipino by the female writer,

film by the same name was made in 1998

Lualhati Bautista. Bautista uses "Taglish"

directed by Chito S. Roño, and its

– a mixture of Tagalog and English,

screenplay written by the original author,

instead of pure Tagalog – as a stylistic

Lualhati Bautista device for her works. A very uncommon

prose in the 80s, nevertheless it made

- Language her works all the more unique. Although

now “Taglish” is a very common

occurrence in daily life

CUBIST
CUBIST PAINTING
The cubist art style is an early-20th-century

art movement originally from Europe. It has

been considered to be among the most

influential art style in the 20th-century.

This is a cubist painting called Luksong-Tinik

by Vicente Manansala.
MATERIALS TECHNIQUE
-Paint -The technique behind cubism is an

-Brush abstract portrayal of the subject. The

-Easel brush strokes were geometrical, hence

-Palette Knife its name cubism. The artwork is also

-Palette intentionally flat, painted two-

dimensional. It disregards the rule of

perspective and is not bound to copy

shapes, forms, and colors.

SCULPTURE
OUR LADY OF EDSA
It is a sculpture above the small church

located in Quezon City. It is also called

Queen of Peace. This sculpture was

designed by Virginia Ty-Navarro in 1989 on

donated land to commemorate the People

Power Revolution.
MATERIALS TECHNIQUE
-Bronze The sculpture is designed by Virginia Ty-

-Mold Navarro. The sculpture is also famous for

its neovernacular style. Portraying the

image of Mary in modern Filipino culture.

The bronze sculpture was created by

pouring melted bronze into a mold to

cast.
ARCHITECTURE
HIGH-RISE BUILDING
it is a multi-story that utilizes the height

instead of the width of the building. This

architectural design was originated from the

United States, due to the increase of land

price and residential population.

Metrobank Center is the tallest building in

the Philippines since 2017. It is a 66-storey

building.
MATERIALS TECHNIQUE
-Glass The technique behind high-rise buildings

-Cement were often inspired by American

-Metal (e.g. rebar Architecture, boxy type.

-Common Indor Materials (e.g. doors,
The structural design of the building

carpets, tiles, faucet, etc.) holds importance, as it affects the wind,

structural, and seismic engineering of

the building.