Althea Noelfei Quisagan

3rd Year- BS Computer Science

ASSIGNMENT IN ART APPRECIATION

1.Give at least 5 definitions of pre-colonial arts.   

 answer:
-the art before the Philippines had their first colonizers
-the system or policy by which a nation maintains or advocates such control or influence. 
-the state or condition of being colonial.
-an idea, costum, or practice peculiar to a colony
-religious symbols, every day activity such as fishing, farming, etc., or a specific
decorative art pattern to the community 

2. What are prominent forms of art during pre-colonial era?

( VISUAL ARTS)
 Painting- Cave paintings, Tattoos, Petroglyphs
 Sculptures- pottery, jewelry, and wood carving, metal crafts
 Architecture- including stilt, land, and aerial houses.
 Weaving – including back-strap loom weaving and other, related forms of weaving.

(PERFORMANCE ARTS)
 Music- Ancient filipino had music practically for every occasions, for every phase of
life, from birth to death.
 Dance and Theater- Dance for worship, Dance tells a story Dance was an celebration
of an event, Dance imitated animal movements.
 Folk performing arts – including dances, plays, and dramas.

(LITERATURE)
 Oral
 Written

3. The first inhabitants to introduce arts during pre-colonial era

answer: 
 Indonesian
 Malay

4. contributions of ancient people in arts

answer:
They built cities and invented forms of writing. They learned to make pottery and use metals as
we are still doing until today. They domesticated animals, and they created fairly complex social
 structures with class system, Also the Promotion of national identity - Philippine arts have played
a crucial role in shaping the country's national identity. 

5. the importance of pre colonial arts

answer:
The importance of pre colonial arts is it represents of how our cultural arts evolve
from where it begins, it represents the history and contributions in arts until today
also it has been used to express emotions, to communicate ideas, exchange
cultures and it has been a way to pass down knowledge from one generation to
another. Pre colonial art is important in our cultural and social lives because it is
the medium through which we process our emotions and cultural ideas.