Western V.S.

Filipino Thought

FILIPINO WESTERN

Strong emphasis on the Strong emphasis on

process of becoming Cultural academic accessibility
human (pagpapakatatao). identity and privilege.
Art is a process of looking plays a big Art is a process of
inward and finding your role in art showing outwardly what
role/purpose in society, creation. you contribute to society
and how one can be and culture.
influenced by their
surrounding culture.

Through their propagation of hierarchichal beliefs,

Westerners use academic elitism in art to "erase
their cultural memory of the conquered people" by
classifying indigenous schools of thought as inferior.
Western thought seeks to mold cultural identity,
while Filipino thought seeks to celebrate it.