ART

APPRECIATION
THE DEVELOPMENT OF VISUAL IN THE
PHILIPPINES
 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
 Trace the development of painting, sculpture, and architecture in the
Philippines and understand its importance to Philippine culture.
 Identify styles, forms, and meaning of the art work and the artists.
 Analyze the impact of the outstanding works of the artist to the
development of this form in the Philippines.
 THE DEVELOPMENT OF
VISUAL IN THE PHILIPPINES
PAINTING
 The historical development of
painting in the Philippines may be
traced into three periods: (1) Spanish
period, (2) American period; and (3)
Modern period.
 PAINTING
DURING THE
SPANISH PERIOD
 The First stone churches were built in Intramuros in the
17th century.
 Painting in churches started in the Manila area with the
priests as painter-decorators.
 The Augustinian fathers also offered drawing lessons to
the Filipinos. SPANISH
 Native Filipino painters had the freedom to choose the
colors of figures. PERIOD
 Early religious painting had similarities with European
works.
 Some of the painters during this period were Jose Dans,
Damiano Domingo, Justiniano Asuncion, and Alfonso
Ongpin.
PAINTING DURING
THE AMERICAN
PERIOD
 Painting has a lesser direct utility value than architecture.
 There were few painters, but they painted simply for the
love of art.
 Painting suffered a standstill as commerce became
generally restricted during the period between the Spanish AMERICAN
rule and the assumption of the American government.
 This naturally disabled the artist financially.
PERIOD
 Some of the famous painters of this time were Miguel
Zaragoza, Rafael Enriquez, Fabian de la Rosa, Teodoro
Buenaventura, Jorge Pineda, Ramon Peralta, and Isidro
Ancheta.
 PAINTING
DURING THE
MODERN PERIOD
 Amidst the ruins of war in Rizal Avenue,
Escolta, and parts of Azcarraga, the artists MODERN
were set to sketch portraits for a living. PERIOD
 They were five (5) dollars per drawing.
SCULPTURE
 SCULPTURE
DURING THE
SPANISH PERIOD
 Even before the Spaniards arrived in the Philippines in
the early 16th century, some forms of native sculpture,
mostly of idols, existed.
 In time Christianity spread, and so sculptors turn to
religion for their subject matter. SPANISH
 They carved images to saints, crosses, crucifixes, and
other religious objects. PERIOD
 The blossoming of Filipino sculpture started in the 19th
century. An example of sculpture during this period is the
Virgin, an Araneta collection which displays an
unconventional figure of the Virgin.
 SCULPTURE
DURING THE
AMERICAN PERIOD
 After the revolution in 1896, Filipino sculptors
began to erect monuments. The monuments of Jose
Rizal were constructed in plaza all over the archipelago. AMERICAN
 In 1905, a full-figure monument was undertaken by
Ramon Martinez. The monument was erected at the site PERIOD
of the “Cry of Balintawak” in honor of Andres
Bonifacio.
SCULPTURE
 ARCHITECTURE
DURING THE PRE-
SPANISH PERIOD
 Before the coming of the Spaniards, Filipino houses were
made of light materials – bamboo palm, vine, grass, and
wood.
PRE-SPANISH
 The pre-Spanish Filipino house had a pyramidal roof. PERIOD
The walls were low; the floor was raised a few above the
ground.
 ARCHITECTURE IN
THE CONTEMPORARY
PERIOD
 With the advent of this new architecture, classical
architecture lost ground. Architects who travelled and
learned abroad came back with a deeper understanding and
knowledge of art.
PRE-SPANISH
 Some of these buildings of contemporary design are: PERIOD
five-story high Philippine National Bank building; the
Insular Life building, which stood prominently on the south
east corner of Plaza Cervantes, the old Ideal Theatre in
Quiapo, Manila.
THANK YOUU!