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Integrative Art as Applied to Contemporary Art

1. Combination of Different Art forms as seen in Modern times.

LEARNING COMPETENCIES

2. Classifies Various Art forms found in the Philippines

Philippine Art

1. Arts also called (to distinguish it from other art forms) visual art, a visual object or
experience consciously created through an expression of skill or imagination. The term art
encompasses diverse media such as painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing. Decorative
arts, photography, and installation.

VARIOUS ART FORMS FOUND IN THE PHILIPPINES Pottery

 Painting
 Dancing
 Weaving
 Sculpting
 Other arts
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PRE-COLONIAL ART –

Through Migration and Trade during Pre Colonial Period, there was a lively cultural interchange
between the Philippines and other Asian countries. This helped Philippines to develop their own
way of living, their own culture such as pottery, weaving, wood carving, jewelry, etc. that they
could use for their everyday living.

POTTERY

 Clay/mud
 Ceramic/jars
 Water vessels
 Plates
 Cups

WEAVING

 Fabrics
 Abaca
 Pineapple
 Cotton
 Bark cloth
 Textiles, clothes, rugs, basket, and hats
 Nipas

(PICTURES)

WOOD CARVING

In Southern Philippines, the Maranao and Tausug of Mindanao are known for their okir, ornate
curvilinear designs and motifs applied to wood carving. The principal okir designs are the
sarimanok, the naga, and the pako rabong.

 SARIMANOK
 NAGA
 PAKO RABONG

SARIMANOK -

It is the legendary bird or “artificial cock” that has become an ubiquitous symbol of Maranaw art.
It is depicted as a fowl with wings and feathered tail, holding a fish on its beak or talons. The
heads is profusely decorated with scroll leaf, and spiral motifs.

NAGA - has form of an elaborate mythical serpent or dragon with a vigorous S

Pako Rabong - is stylized growing fern with a broad base gracefully tapering upwards.

SCULPTURING –

From the transitional carving of Anitos to Santos to Christ and down to the saints, Filipinos find it
rather not difficult as they are already familiar with the ways of the mood.

ISLAMIC ART –

Islamic art is characterized be designs of flowers, plant forms and geometric designs. It is used in
calligraphy, architecture, painting, clothing and other forms of fine art. In the 13 th century,
traders and missionaries have introduced the religion of Islam in the Philippines. Islamic art
meshed with ethnic culture and produced a Filipino Muslim art that reflects the ethnic
background and Islamic identity of the people.

CALLIGRAPHY –

Philippine Muslim homes represents their identity therefore Islamic art is seen in their houses.
These houses usually contains framed calligraphy of Qur’an passages in its walls. Thesse
ornaments usually are made from Muslim dominated countries like Malaysia, Egypt, and Saudi
Arabia brought home by overseas Filipino workers as mementos of their pilgrims.
  Clothing reflects the style and colours of their ethnic background. A design related to
Islam that is used in the Philipppines is the batik cloth design. This kind of design traces
its influence from Indonesia. It contains abstract themes with geometric and floral
design. However, human and animal depiction is a rare motif in batik.

ARCHITECTURE

 Philippine Mosque

Art During the American Colonial Period

Examples of Artist and Artwork

Fabian dela Rosa - December 14, 1937) was the brightest name in Philippine painting after luna
and certainly the leading master of genre in the first quarter of the century. Particularly noted
for being an outstanding painter of women's portraits, alongside Juan Luna and his nephews,
Pablo and Fernando Amorsolo.

 Marikina valley
 Planting rice
 Young filipina

Fernando Amorsolo – The painting of Fernando C. Amorsolo… “overflow with sweetness and
optimism,” says art historian Eric Torres. Amorsolo, Torres assertsn manage to “capture on
canvas the vibrant tropical Philippine sunlight”. A shy man, whose only real genius was in
painting, Fernando Amorsolo also helped shape and stylize the image of ideal Filipina.

 A rice harvesting scene

 1954 amorsolo oil painting depicts philippine village life

Jorge Pineda – Was a Filipino artist known for his depictions of daily life and nationalist content.
His work, painted with loose, visible brush talks and vibrant colors presented an idealized vision
of life in the Philippines through image of military victories, children playing, and women
performing domestic chores.

 MAGPAPAROL
 STUDY IN OIL ON CANVAS, FOR THE PHILIPPINE REVOLUTION 1931
 A YOUNG NATION 1935

Ireneo L. Miranda – Studied and taught at the UP Shool of Fine Arts and was among the
contemporaries of Fernando Amorsolo. While he created water colors and drawings in the same
neo-classical style, he became more known for cartoons and illustrations, earning him the title,
 the ‘dean of Philippine cartoonist’ He created the cover design for the first issue of Graphic
Magazine in 1927 and also worked for other publications such as liwayway and El Debate

 MAGUINDANAO PRINCESS
 PORTRAIT OF LADY

Guillermo Estrella Tolentino – Was born in Malolos, Bulacan on 24 July 1890. He was the fourth
of eight children. His father was the fourth of eight children. His father was a tailor, whose only
artistic trait is the love of playing guitar. Guillermo or Memong, as his family called him, inherited
this artistic skill. Moreover, Memong became one of the tree best guitar players in the
Philippines during his time.

 THE LADY (TEODORA VALENZUELA TIGLAO)

 BONIFACIO MONUMENT
 PASIG CITY MUSEUM
 THE OBLATION

PAINTINGS

 INTRODUCED BY SPANIARDS DURING 16TH CENTURY

 SPANIARDS USE PAINTINGS AS RELIGIOUS PROPAGANDA

Types of Painting

 Watercolor paintings – increased and the subject matter of paintings began to include
landscapes, Filipino inhabitants, Philippine fashion, and government officials.
 Portrait paintings - featured the painters themselves, Filipino jewelry, and native furniture.
 Landscape paintings Featured artists’ names painted ornately as well as day-to-day scenes of
average Filipinos partaking in their daily tasks.

TYPES OF FILIPINO DANCE

 Cordillera
 Muslim
 Tribal
 Rural
 Spanish style dances

Cordillera –

 BANGA-Illustrates the grace and strength of women in the Kalinga tribe. -women performing
the Banga balance heavy pots on their head while dancing to beat of wind chimes.
 LUMAGEN OR TACHOK – Is performed to celebrate happy occasions when lumagen is
performed, it is meant to symbolize flying birds and is musically-paired to the beat of gongs.
 BENDAYAN is a circle dance, popularly called Bendian, of Ibaloi. This was long known as a
dance to celebrate the arrival of successful headhunters.
 MANMANOK- is a dance that dramatizes three roosters from the Bago Tribe who compete
against one another to be able to get the attention of a hen. Lady Lien.
 RAGSAKSAKAN- portrays the Kalinga tribal women as they balance baskets atop their head
and walk carefully along the mountainous rice terraces to not wander off the path through
the morning fog. Their bright and colorful, handwoven fabrics help to keep them warm.
 SALISID- is the dance to show courtship. In the Salisid dance, a male and a female performer
represent a rooster attempting to attract a hen.
 SALIP-is a Kalinga dance in which a warrior is depicted claiming his bride by giving her a
matrimonial blanket.
 TAREKTEK - This is a dance classified under Mountain-Igorot Dances. It originated from
Benguet where woodpeckers known as tarektek inhabited Mt. Data.
 UYAOY UYAUY-is mostly performed in wedding festivals. This dance mimics the mighty
animals such as the Sakpaya Hawk.

TRIBAL DANCE
 MALAKAS AT MAGANDA- is a national folklore dance. It tells the story of the origin of the
Filipino people on the Islands.
 KADAL BLELAH-A tribal dance where in the dancers perform simulation of movements
of birds.
 KADAL TAHAW-Kadal Tahaw originated in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato. This dance is
performed by the T’boli during planting and harvesting which shows the flights and hops
of the tahaw bird.
 BINAYLAN- the binaylan dance, tells the story of a hen’s baby, and a hawk. In this dance,
the hawk is said to control a tribe’s well-being, and is killed by hunters after attempting
to harm the hen’s baby.
 BAGOBO RICE CYCLE-Bagobo Rice Cycle (also known as Sugod Uno) is a tribal dance
performed by the Bagobo people of Davao del Sur. To the Bagobo, the dance is called
Miyamas neng Ommoy
 DUGSO-is a ceremonial dance among the Manobo people in Bukidnon, Agusan and
Misamis Oriental. The Dugso (also Dugsu) is usually performed during important
occasions like kaliga (feasts) or kaamulan (tribal gatherings).
 TINIKLING- take two long bamboo sticks rapidly and in rhythm, clap sticks for dancers to
artistically and daringly try to avoid getting their feet caught between them.
 SINGKIL- in this dance, there are four bamboo sticks arranged in a tic- tac-toe pattern in
which the dancer exploit every position of these clashing sticks. Is undentifiable with the
use of umbrellas and silk clothing.
 BINASUAN-Binasuan is a folk dance that originated in Bayambang, Pangasinan,. The
word “binasuan” means “with the use of drinking glasses.
OTHER FORMS

•”TANAGA”- is a type of Filipino poetry.

•”KUTKUT” -Is an art technique used between the 15 th and 18th centuries. The techniques
was a combination of European and Oriental style and process masterd by indigenous tribes
of Samar Island