Contemporar

y Philippine Arts
FROM THE
REGION
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CORE SUBJECT DESCRIPTION

The subject covers various contemporary arts practices of the
region where the school is located. It aims to provide the students
with an appreciation of a broad range of styles in the various
disciplines with consideration on their elements and principles,
and engage them to an integrative approach in studying arts.
Through this subject, students will broaden and acquire the
necessary creative tools and open opportunities in pursuing their
individual career goals and aspirations.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, you are able to:
a. appreciate the history of art in the Philippines;
b. distinguish contemporary period from the other art period;
c. define contemporary arts; and
d. familiarize with the significant development in the Philippine
art.
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What is ART
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most imitative of living creature” - Aristotle

“

Art is an imitation of life

and the world rendered
beautifully, which gives
pleasure .
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Medium – Canvas, way

the colors are blended
Subject – nature, river

The medium and subject

are two elements of art that
help in experiencing life, the
world, and its beauty.

What is being imitated?

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ART FORMS
1. Picture /Drawing, Painting,
Printmaking, and Photography/
2. Sculpture
Bonifacio Monument by Guillermo Toelentino
Portrait of Dr. Gachet by Vincent Van Gogh
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ART FORMS
3. Architecture
4. Music
Bayan Ko, 1928. The kundiman is considered the
Santo Tomas Building by Fr. Roque Ruano unofficial national anthem of the Philippines. It
was composed for the zarzuela Walang Sugat
with music by Constancio de Guzman and words
by the great poet Jose Corazon de Jesus. It was
first sung by National Artist Atang de la Rama.
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ART FORMS
5. Literature 6. Theater
Juan Tamban by Malou Jacob
Noli Me Tangere by Dr. Jose P. Rizal
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ART FORMS
7. Cinema 8. Dance
Himala Directed by Ishmael Bernal in 1982 Tinikling
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PHILIPPINE ART AS FILIPINO

Are Filipino-produced arts authentic Philippine art?
Philippine art is influenced by
our colonial history and migrant
reality.
What makes Philippine Art Filipino?
“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.” - Leo Benesa
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Fernando Amorsolo’s work are the “most expressive

ethos of the race and the predominantly
agricultural countryside.”
 How is medium a factor in representing the Filipino
identity in a work of art?
Big Idea

An art can be  Explain the term idealizing in a work of art according

considered Filipino art to Leo Benesa.
when it depicts the
Filipino way of living.
 Why are Amorsolo’s works considered the “most
expressive of the ethos of the race and the
predominantly agricultural countryside?
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 What do these paintings share

in common?

 How differently did Amorsolo

treat the subject?

 What makes the Palay Maiden

truly Filipino?

Palay Maiden |1920| La Gioconda |1920|

by Fernando Amorsolo by Leonardo da Vinci
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 Do you think that the usage of English in literature

lessens the “Filipino-ness” of the literary work? Explain .
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ACTIVITY
Direction : Do the activity in tca.silid.co Pp. 6-7
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