Contemporary Arts in The Philippine

Contemporary Philippine Art
Take a look at the Planting Rice

painting ..
Philippine Art
• What is being imitated?

• What makes this imitation pleasing or beautiful?
• The painting is an attempt at imitating the
people/labourer and surroundings, thus becoming
its subject. The way the colors are chosen and
blended into the canvas accounts for the medium
of the painting.
Philippine Art
• The subject and medium are two important

elements of an artwork that allow a person to
experience life, the world and its beauty.
• Because it is human nature to create art, here
are the forms of artistic expression that humans
have been able to produce.
PHILIPPINE ART AS FILIPINO ..
• many scholars debate on the identity of art

produced by Filipinos.
“Are they 100% authentic Philippine art?

• Many question the rootedness of the artworks

produced by Filipino artists.
“Are the landscape paintings of Fernando

Amorsolo or the historical depictions of Carlos
“Botong” Francisco genuinely Filipino?”
“Are the stories and poems in English written
by N.V.M. Gonzales or Edith Tiempo Filipino?”
• This speculation on the “Filipino-ness” of works

by Filipino artists caused by our colonial
history and migrant reality.
• The plethora of influences brought by the
Spaniards, American and other Asian countries
has become part of our identity that is evident
in our art: Spanish-inspired architecture,
American-influenced poetry and music, and so on.
• The migrant reality of globalization also shaped

Philippine art. Across the world, Filipinos have
adapted to foreign culture.
• According to Leo Benesa, a Filipino poet,
essayist and art critic, Filipino art has a
certain characteristic.
• “The idea was that the depiction of scenes of

everyday life and the surroundings without
idealizing them was closest in spirit to the
Filipino soul and native soil.”
• As long as the work shows a Filipino way of

living (e.g., spending a day in the market,
doing laundry in the river, or attending a
fiesta in the town), it is closest in spirit to
the Filipino soul and native soil”
• But Benesa also said

“… without idealizing them,’ by which he meant
that the artwork should not be represented as
perfect.
• Benesa describes Amorsolo’s works as the “most

expressive of the ethos of the race and the
predominantly agricultural countryside.”
• Most of Amorsolo’s paintings depict life in the

fields. The combination of all these elements in
Amorsolo’s body of work makes his artworks
representative of the Filipino.
Fernando Amorsolo’s
Ligawan Painting
Fernando Amorsolo’s
Water Maiden Painting
Study these paintings ..
Palay Maiden Mona Lisa

Fernando Amorsolo Leonardo Da Vinci
and answer these following questions..
• What do these
paintings share in
common?
• How differently did

Amorsolo treat the
subject?
• What makes the

Palay Maiden truly
Filipino?
Palay Maiden Mona Lisa

Fernando Amorsolo Leonardo Da Vinci
ACTIVITY NO. 6
PICTURE PERFECT
• Think of a perfect scenario that would depict a
Filipino way of living, without “idealizing” it.
Express it through a drawing/painting.
ACTIVITY NO. 6 PICTURE PERFECT
CRITERIA
CONTENT 20pts
CREATIVITY/WORKMANSHIP 15pts
PRESENTATION 10pts
45pts
Performance Task
Group Activity
• Group yourselves according to your
preference (visual, performance, or
literary)
• Mechanics:
• You have been chosen to represent your barangay in
your city’s annual “Art Sikat” contest.
• You are to choose a subject in your community that
you would like to represent in an art form
assigned to your group.
• Create your art form without “idealizing” it. Your
work will be judged by government officials.
Art Sikat
2019
PHILIPPINE CONTEMPORARY ART
• “The feeling (is) that all possible in the

contemporary, conceived as a constantly
extending and deepening constellation of art”
• Contemporary art then permits possibilities of

exploring either subject or medium in art to
express the Filipino sense of self.
• Filipinos are becoming more and more aggressive

as they use the arts to express themselves and
create wonderful artworks that try to capture
the Filipino way of life.
• Philippine contemporary art can be found even in the

most unsuspecting places. It cannot be reduced to
conventional notions of space and medium.
• Contemporary artist have brought their artworks into

the street, in public, because in contemporary times,
the main feat of any art primarily depends on how the
art is able to connect with spectators.
 Architecture
• Each structure tells a story of how the art of

building was used to shape the course of history
and society.
• Likewise, architecture in the country continues

to be vibrant. With the improvement of tourism,
more first-class architecture is expected to
pour in.
 Architecture
Binondo Church
 Architecture
Lucky Chinatown Mall

 Architecture
• New and fresh structures are sprouting all over

the country.
• Attributed to the designs made by the likes of

Jason Buensalido and Angelo Mañosa, these
structures are ultra-modern, functional, and
aesthetically sound.
 Architecture
The House
- Jason Buensalido
 Architecture
Angelo Mañosa
 Architecture
• Architect and critic Paulo Alcarazen notes that

today’s Philippine architecture is faced with
threats from globalization.
• He remarks “Much of what we see, in terms of

iconic buildings in the Philippines nowadays, is
either designed by foreigners, or are derivative
designs mimicking copies of western forms.”
 Literature
• On Philippine contemporary literature, eminent

scholar and writer Roland Tolentino describes
that the Filipino writing in today’s world
contains the disaporic experience and the
incorporation of both rural and urban
experience.
 Literature
• Contemporary Filipino writers are continuing to

struggle with the low readership among the
public and the domination of foreign titles in
the market.
• Despite the odds, contemporary Filipino writers

continue to write without fail.
 Theater
• Contemporary Philippine theatre still alive

despite the dominance of television, movies, and
the Internet.
• There are multiple stage productions from

university-based theatre groups to major theatre
companies. The Tanghalang Pilipino and the
Philippine Educational Teather Association
(PETA) annually stage memorable productions.
 Theater
• PETA
• Was founded in 1967 by Cecile Guidote-Alvarez,
advocates the use of Filipino theatre in inspiring
change and development in society.
• It celebrated its 50th anniversary in the year 2017.

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Contemporary Philippine Art

Take a look at the Planting Rice

• What is being imitated?

• The subject and medium are two important

• many scholars debate on the identity of art

“Are they 100% authentic Philippine art?

• Many question the rootedness of the artworks

“Are the landscape paintings of Fernando

• This speculation on the “Filipino-ness” of works

• The migrant reality of globalization also shaped

• “The idea was that the depiction of scenes of

• As long as the work shows a Filipino way of

• But Benesa also said

• Benesa describes Amorsolo’s works as the “most

• Most of Amorsolo’s paintings depict life in the

Palay Maiden Mona Lisa

• How differently did

• What makes the

Palay Maiden Mona Lisa

• “The feeling (is) that all possible in the

• Contemporary art then permits possibilities of

• Filipinos are becoming more and more aggressive

• Philippine contemporary art can be found even in the

• Contemporary artist have brought their artworks into

• Each structure tells a story of how the art of

• Likewise, architecture in the country continues

Lucky Chinatown Mall

• New and fresh structures are sprouting all over

• Attributed to the designs made by the likes of

• Architect and critic Paulo Alcarazen notes that

• He remarks “Much of what we see, in terms of

• On Philippine contemporary literature, eminent

• Contemporary Filipino writers are continuing to

• Despite the odds, contemporary Filipino writers

• Contemporary Philippine theatre still alive

• There are multiple stage productions from

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