Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Contemporary
Philippine Arts
from the Regions
Module
NOTE: Please use a separate sheet of paper for your answers (YELLOW PAD
PAPER). For essay questions, copy the questions and for multiple choice
activities, just write the letter of the correct answer. Compile your answers
using a LONG WHITE FOLDER.
lOMoARcPSD|21902709
What’s New
What is It
To understand contemporary art forms, you need to revisit the Philippine Art
aesthetic timeline from most primal to its contemporary form.
Below are the highlights of the History of Philippine Arts:
lOMoARcPSD|21902709
www.nationalmus
eum.gov.ph
Pre-colonial traditional art has religious symbols, every day activity such as
fishing, farming, etc., or a specific decorative art pattern to the community.
• It has either the influence of local religion (animistic) or Islamic based.
lOMoARcPSD|21902709
There is also an exchange of art aesthetics and art processes with Chinese
and other Asian countries who frequent as traders with our indigenous
groups.
1. Weaving
Handloom weaving is the typical process for creating gorgeous and vivid
textiles in the Philippines. The
traditional weaving loom is made of
bamboo and strings. Observing them at
work is fascinating as they produce
beautiful fabrics.
1.Textile weaving
Pis siyabit
(Tausug of
Sulu)- a
headpiece
woven made of cotton, silk, or thread.
Malong- (Maranao of Lanao del Sur)- a
handwoven using backstrap loom. It has simple
stripes as the preferred pattern. It is used as a
garment of both men and women.
Mat and Basket weaving
3. Tatooing
A tattoo is a form of body modification made by inserting tattoo ink, dyes,
and/or pigments, either indelible or
temporary, into the dermis layer of the skin
to form a design. Maria Oggay known as Apo
Whang-od is a tattoo artist from the village
lOMoARcPSD|21902709
PATTERNS OF OKIR
In the book of Dr. Nagasura Madale, it explains that the
Okir has patterns which are used by the Maranao artists.
1. Matilak (circle) 2. Poyok (bud) 3. Dapal
(leaf) 4. Pako (fern or spiral form) 5. Todi (fern leaf with spiral at
upper edge) 6. Pako lungat (fern leaf with a cut at one edge) Another elements found by Dr.
Madale are: Naga, obid-obid binotoon, kianoko, pakonai and tialitali.
TRY ME!
Answer the following questions.
lOMoARcPSD|21902709
(1521-1898)
Byzantine frescoes
https://www.robertharding.com/index.php?lang=en&pa
ge=search&s=byzantine+church&mode=0&zoom=1displa
y=5&sortby=0&bgcolour=white
https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/1114/ today-
in-philippine-history-may-5-1869-fabiancueto-de-la-rosa-
Art Nouveau- Uy-Chaco Building was-born-in-paco-manila
https://www.spot.ph/things-to-do/thelatest-
lOMoARcPSD|21902709
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fer
nando_Amorsolo
Modern art is characterized by the artist's intent to portray a subject as it exists in the
world, according to his or her unique perspective and is typified by a rejection of accepted
or traditional styles and values.
Postmodern art is a body of art movements that sought to contradict some aspects of
modernism or some aspects that emerged or developed in its aftermath. In general,
movements such as intermedia, installation art, conceptual art and multimedia, particularly
involving video are described as postmodern.
Contemporary art as the work of artists who are living in the 21st century.
• Contemporary art mirrors contemporary culture and society, offering the general
audience a rich resource through which to consider current ideas and rethink the familiar.
The work of contemporary artists is a dynamic combination of materials, methods,
concepts, and subjects that challenges traditional boundaries and defies easy definition.
• Diverse and eclectic, contemporary art is distinguished by the very lack of a uniform
organizing principle, ideology, or ism. " In a globally influenced, culturally diverse, and
technologically advancing world, contemporary artists give voice to the varied and changing
cultural landscape of identity, values, and beliefs.
• Contemporary audiences play an active role in the process of constructing meaning
about works of art. Some artists often say that the viewer contributes to or even completes
the artwork by contributing his or her personal reflections, experiences and opinions.
lOMoARcPSD|21902709
A. Graphic Arts
Visual art forms with length and width known as two-
dimensional arts (2D Art)
Flat art can be seen on flat surface example: billboards and
advertisement in magazine and print ads (commercial arts),
painting, printing, drawing, sketching, mechanical processes,
computer graphics and photography.
B. Plastic Arts
Visual arts with length, width and volume known as three-
dimensional arts (3D Art)
Example: Sculpture, Architecture, Landscape Architecture,
City Planning Design, Set Design, Theater Design, Industrial
Design, Crafts and Allied Arts.
2. Audio-Visual Arts
• Art forms perceived by both ears (audio) and eyes (video)
• Known as performing arts
• Examples: Music (vocal, instrumental and mixed), Dance
(ethnological, social and theatrical), Drama (tragedy, comedy,
tragicomedy, farce, melodrama, etc.)
3. Literary Arts
• Art forms that are presented in the written mode and intended to
be read
• Example: prose (short stories, novels, essays and plays) and
poetry(narrative poem, lyric poems and dramatic poems)
TRY ME!
__________________________________________________________________________________
3.How will you show appreciation to the various contemporary art forms in our
country?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
3. What are the advantages in learning the different art forms in the Philippines?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Summary of the Lesson: Various Contemporary Art Forms
I. Philippine Art Time Line
PRE COLONIAL ART PERIOD
(6185BC – 1520 AD)
• Old Stone Age (Paleolithic)
• Age of Horticulture/ Neolithic Period
• Metal Age
• Iron Age
Other Pre Colonial Art
• Pottery
• Weaving
lOMoARcPSD|21902709
• Tattoo
• Jewelry
• Carving
• Metal Crafts
Unchanged Art Design
• Okir
What I Can Do
Direction: Multiple Choice: Write the letter (in Capital) of the best
answer on the space provided before the number.
_____1. It is known as a contemporary art form that are presented in written mode
and intended to be read.
A. Audio-Visual Arts B. Plastic Arts C. Literary Arts D. Visual Arts
_____2. What is the common theme for Okir which is known as the flower symbol of
the ancestral home of the highest title holder in a Maranao village?
A. Torogan B. Naga C. Pako D. Sarimanok
____3. Which of the following is the BEST example of graphic arts?
A. Poem B. Photograph C. 3D Art D. Farce
____4. Which of the following is the known as the pre colonial art?
A. Handicraft B.Ceramics C. Clay D.Tattoo
____5. Which of the following is the best characteristic of plastic arts?
A. Length B. Width C. Volume D. Art
____6. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the pre-colonial art form?
A. Religious symbols B. Animistic C. Baroque D. Trader’s influences
____7. During the neolithic era, shells were fashioned into tools as well as
ornaments. The oldest known ornaments made from cone shell were found
in 1960 in the grave of an adult male in a cave. Where do these ornaments
can be found?
A. Palawan B. Cagayan C. Sgagada D. Zambales ____
8. It is known as an attempt at contextualizing art made in today’s global context as
a reaction against standardization and commercialism.
A. Altermodernism B. Neorealism C. Postmodernism D. Contemporary
___9. Which of the following is NOT a popular art style during the Philippine
Colonial American period?
A.Manila City Hall C. National Museum
B. Cultural Center of the Philippines D. Metropolitan Theater
___10. Who is known as the father of the Filipino painting? He is also the first
Filipino to paint his face, the first self-portrait in the Philippines.
lOMoARcPSD|21902709