Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Shape of
Philippine Art?
Forms of Our
Art
Chapter 2: Lesson 3
Objectives
Basketry Furniture
Multimedia Sculpture
Personal Ornaments
Philippine Materials:
Clay: earth ware, red clay called terra-cotta, stoneware, and porcelain
Philippine hardwood: warmth of tone and natural coloration that ranges from dark
brown to yellow,
to reddish hues, as well as fine grain texture
Weathered wood: artists like Jerusalino Araos and Rey Paz Contreras used old railroad
tracks or stairs and beams of demolished houses
Basketry: buri, rattan, pandan, bamboo splits, ibus, nipa palm, saha (banana pulp), hat
making,
Food: kiping (rice wafer for the pahiyas decoration); dayap food wood carving in
Bulacan
Metal: bronze or brass using ciere perdue or "lost wax method". Using wax for mold.
Spaghetti strips of wax is placed on outer layer of brass to create the designs. Pukpuk
method.