CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ART

 The art of the philippines refers to the work of art that have developed and
accumulated in the philippines from the beginning of civilization in the country up to the
present era.
 Contemporary philippine arts tends to be found in the various displays, art schools, side
lanes, and open spaces like train or transport stations, shopping centers, parks and
malls. Along these lines, what is basic in contemporary arts is the procedure of art
making for most, it is not how much cash they make from their last work but the
message it wants to convey.

CONTEMPORARY ARTS

 Contemporary art forms refer to field of arts such as painting, drawing, dancing, music,
sculpture, architecture, and etc.
 Contemporary artist work in a globally influenced, culturally diverse, and technologically
advanced world.
 During the 21st century this art forms include photography, graphic design, and
animation.

CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS FROM THE REGION

 It refers to art forms that are developing in various regions of the philippines that relied
on the existing materials in specific region or province.
 For example, natives of Batanes or the Ivatans use a headgear called Vakul, made from
the fibres of vuyavuy palm to protect them from the scotching heat of the sun while
working on their farmlands. This particular headgear is also a substitute to umbrella in
rainy season.
 Another example of regional art forms are the vases and statues crafted in Cordillera
region, particularly in Baguio and Benguet area.
 These statues are similar to the statues used by indigenous people in rituals intended
for thanksgiving for rich harvest, to repel sinister and for celebration of marriages and in
conducting funeral. Some of these statues together with paintings and other art forms
are now part of philippine indigenous arts.

In the province of Marinduque, those who partake in the celebration of Moriones Festival use
morion masks to portray the Roman soldiers and Syrian Mercenaries in the story of the Passion of
the Christ.
 The Moriones denotes the masked and costumed penitents who march around the
town for 7 days searching for Longinus. these mask were intricately painted with
colorful designs and symbolize Roman culture, customs,and tradition.
 In the Visayan Region, Mascara , which means mask is a prominent feature of the
festival which also bears the same name. Mascara are always ornamented with smiling
faces, giving rise to Bacolod being named the "City of Smiles".
 Inhabitants of the Panay islands are also known for having tattoos or pinta which
symbolizes their "kaisugan" or valor or bravery.
 This tattoos are called Pinta which makes Visayan people of IloIlo and Panay regions to
earn the same “pintados” which later became the name of the festival.
 In Mindanao Area, Muslim people of Zamboanga are renowned for their colorful
"Vintas".
 Vinta is a traditional outrigger boat of Mindanao Island. Vintas are characterized by their
colorful rectangular log sails or bukay and bifurcated prows and sterns, which resemble
the gaping mouth of a crocodile. Vinta are used as fishing vessels, cargo ships, and
houseboats.
 Tribes of Mindanao are also known for T'nalak, a traditional cloth made by a group of
people in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato called T'bolis, This traditional cloth is hand-woven
made of Abaca fibers which traditionally has three primary colors red, black, and the
original color of the Abaca leaves. The colorants of the materials are naturally dyed
boiled in with bark, roots, and leaves.
 T'boli's believes that they cannot create a design of the Tinalak if they have not dream
of it. Therefore they are sometimes called the "Dream Weavers".

Lastly, Sarimanok, the legendary bird that has become an ubiquitous symbol of Maranao
art. It is depicted as a fowl with colorful wings and feathered tail, holding a fish on its beak,
or talons. The head is profusely decorated with scroll, leaves, and spiral motifs. It is said to
be a symbol of good fortune.

Filipino contemporary artist use various local materials that are indigenous in our country.
These include Abaca, which belongs to Banana family. Its fiber has a natural luster with
colors ranging from pure white to ivory and dark brown. It is being used in making slippers,
ropes, twine and hammock .

Bamboo is used as raw material in creating many products. It is used in construction, textile,
musical instruments, weapons, and many more.

Buri, on the other hand, is extracted from the matured leaves of the buri palm. The fibre is
durable and resistant to moisture. Hats, Bags, basket, memorabilia boxes, perfume tray are
other products that can be made out of buri leaves.

Pandan, a tropical plant, is processed and transformed into splints that are being used as a
raw material. Pandan is used in producing baskets, hats, picture frames, and bags.

Lastly, Rattan which belongs to the palm family has different types of such as high or low
climbers, single stemmed or clustered Rattan species. Rattan is being used in a
manufacturing baskets, picture frames, furniture, and other novelty items, Zoya lounge
chair, Valencia queen size bed and Rest divan.