CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE REGIONS

TOPIC 1

What is contemporary Arts?

 Art produced at the present period in time, includes and develops from postmodern art, which is
itself a successor to Modern art.
 Art made and produced by artist living today.
 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 is culture.
 Contemporary art is the art of today, produced by artists who are living in the twenty-first century.
Contemporary art of the 21st century may combine elements of performance, painting, sculpture, dance,
and many other media. It draws on the movements of modern art, including minimalism and assemblage
art, to create dynamic pieces that aim to challenge the viewer and spark thought. 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 impact human life on a large scale, art
continues to experiment with new ways of reaching its audience.

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 and are
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.
II. Contemporary Art Practices from Various Regions DANCE
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.

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.

DANCE
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.
VISUAL ARTS
MUSIC INSTRUMENTS OF FILIPINOS USED
1. The flat gong commonly known as Gangsa and played by the groups in the Cordillera region of the
bossed gongs played among the Islam and animist groups in the Southern Philippines.
2. Solibao is hallow wooden Igorot drug topped with pig skin or lizard skin this is played by striking the
drum head using the palm of the hand.
3. Tongatong is a bamboo percussion instrument used by the people of Kalinga to communicate with
spirits during house blessings. It is made of bamboo cut in various lengths. When you hit it against soft
earth a certain drone reverberates though the instrument’s open mouth. When an entire set of Tongatong is
played in interloping rhythm and prolonged with the tribal chanting, it could put the audience and the
dancers in a trance.
4. Diwdiw-asis 5 or more different size of slender bamboo that is tied together
5. Saggeypoit is a bamboo pipe that is closed on one end by a node with the open end held against
the lower lip of the player as he blows directly across the top. The pipe can be played individually by one
person or in ensembles of three or more.
6. Bungkaka - Bamboo buzzer
7. Kulintang - refers to a racked gong chime instrument played in the southern islands of the
Philippines, along with its varied accompanying ensembles.
8. Rondalla is performed on ensembles comprising mandolin instruments of various sizes called
banduria composed on the Iberian tradition.
SONGS PLAYED BY FILIPINOS
OPM (Original Pilipino Music) - originally referred only to Philippine pop songs, particularly ballad
Harana and Kundiman - In the 1920s Harana and Kundiman became more mainstream musical styles.

Philippine contemporary art is part of culture. As a reader, and viewer, you gain a deeper knowledge about
what the contemporary Filipino artists do or did, and why and how they do or have done it. In doing so, you
get to develop appreciation and gratitude for their artistic endeavors.
Today, most Filipino contemporary artists still deal with current concerns that affect our country. They
provide ways to allow the audience to participate in the experience. They acknowledge their Filipino roots
by using native and indigenous materials in their artwork which show a growing sense of pride in being
Filipino.