Contemporary Philippine Arts

from the Region

First Quarter, Week 1

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Illustration Credits:
Title Page Art: Marieto Cleben V. Lozada
Title Page Graphics: Bryan L. Arreo
Visual Cues Art: Ivin Mae M. Ambos

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 ● Competency: Describes various contemporary art forms and
their practices from the various regions. (CAR11/12IAC-0a-1)
Objectives: At the end of the week, the students should
have:
o Identify the major contemporary art forms in the
Philippines.
o Make an example of various Filipino artists based on
their works.
o Value the importance of different cultures and tradition
throughout the Philippines.
Learner’s Tasks

Lesson Overview

Contemporary Art Forms and Their Practices

from the Various Regions

Contemporary Art is the art of today, produced by artists who are living in the
twenty-first century. Produced at the present period in time, includes and develops
from postmodern art, which is itself a successor to Modern art.
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 in culture.
Contemporary art of the 21st century may combine elements of
performance, painting, sculpture, dance, and many other media.
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 affect human life on a large scale,
art continues to experiment with new ways of reaching its audience.

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 Timeline of Philippine Arts
Social
Realism
National
Identity
Secular Orientalizing Contemporar
form of Art y Era
Modern
Era
Faith and
Catechism Japanese
Era
Geometric
Designs American
Era
Integral
to life Spanish Era
Islamic Art
Ethnic
Art
Pre – 13th C.AD 13th C.AD 1521-1898 1898-1940 1941-1945 1946-1969 1970’s – present

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, 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.

Contemporary Art Practices from Various Regions

1. 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.

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 ● Cariñosa - is a Philippine national dance from the María Clara suite of
Philippine folk dances.
● 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.

2. 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.

● Sculptures Nine Muses (Siyam na Diwata ng Sining) by Napoleon Abueva

(1976) - permanently installed at the grounds of Bulwagang Rizal (Faculty
Center) in UP Diliman.

3. ARCHITECTURE
● Cultural Center of the Philippines - is a government owned and controlled
corporation established to preserve, develop and promote arts and culture in
the Philippines.

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4. VISUAL ARTS
Spoliarium painting of Juan Luna - working on canvas, spent eight months
completing the painting which depicts dying gladiators.

● The Sketch, Portrait of the Professor, and Poinsettia Girl. By Victorio C.

Edades emerged as the “Father of Modern Philippine Painting”.

5. MUSIC INSTRUMENTS OF FILIPINOS USED

● Gangsa (Flat gong) - played by the groups in the Cordillera region, played
among the Islam and animist groups in the Southern Philippines.
● Solibao - hallow wooden Igorot drum topped with pigskin or lizard skin, this
played by striking the drumhead using the palm of the hand.

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 ● Tongatong - a bamboo percussion instrument used by the people of Kalinga
to communicate with spirits during house blessings.
● Diwdiw-asis - 5 or more different size of slender bamboo that is tied together.

Post Test
Direction: Read the sentence carefully, select the letter of your choice and place it
on your answer sheet. (1/4 sheet of paper only)

1. It is a modern art form means that photograph is now viewed as being more than
just beautiful. It also considered one of the most powerful means of education.
A. Photography as an art
B. Photography as an artist
C. Photography as Communication
D. Photographer
2. Actors learn to express themselves without exaggerated facial expression and
gestures used stage.
A. Acting
B. Film making
C. Film
D. Actors
3. Juan Luna is from what province in region 1.
A. Ilocos Norte
B. Ilocos Sur
C. La Union
D. Pangasinan
4. What is the famous painting of Juan Luna that won first place in Madrid, Spain?
A. Spolaruim
B. Spollarium
C. Spolarium
D. Spoliarium
5. Contemporary art is art created in the
A. 19th century
B. 21st century
C. 18th century
D. 17th century

Disclaimer: This Learning Activity Sheet (LAS) is based from the Learner’s Materials, Textbooks and Teaching
Guides released by DepEd Central Office. Furthermore, utilization of duly acknowledged external resources is purely
of non-profit, for educational use and constitutes fair use. All Rights Reserved.