LOOKING BACK AT

PHILIPPINE ARTS .
 RECALL
- WHAT IS THE MEANING OF
HUMANITIES?

- HUMATIES COURSES

- THE VALUES OF ARTS

PAINTING
Artistic paintings were introduced to the
Filipinos in the 16th century when the Spaniards
arrived in the Philippines. During this time the
Spaniards used paintings as religious propaganda
to spread Catholicism throughout the Phil. These
paintings appearing mostly on church walls,
featured religious figures appearing in Catholic
teachings. Due to the Church’s supervision of
Filipino art and Spanish occupation of the
Philippines, the purpose of most paintings from
the 16th – 19 Centuries was to aid the Catholic
Church
The first art school was established by Damian
Domingo in 1820.
Damian Domingo was born in Tondo, Manila .
Juan Luna’s Spoliarium was awarded first
prize at an art competition in Madrid .
During World War II. Some painters focused their
artwork on the effects of war, including Battle scenes,
destruction, and the suffering of the Filipino people .
The University of the Philippines and the University of Santo
tomas, among others have done much in providing formal
education in Fine arts. Europe has exerted great influence in
Philippine arts .
Sculpture .
Philippine Sculpture is the most familiar art forms among Filipinos from the transitional carving of
anitos to the Santos to Christ and even Heroes .

The Father of Philippine Modern Sculpture is

NAPOLEON “BILLY” ABUEVA .
EXAMPLE OF SCULPURE

 BUL-UL
A STYLIZED SCULPTURE REPRESENTATION OF A HUMAN FIGURE IN
WOOD, USED IN RITUALS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MANY STAGES OF RICE,
PLANTING, HEALING AND THE RESOLUTION OF INTERBAL FEUDS. THE BUL-UL
ALSO APPEARS IN SPOONS, BOWLS. WALKING STICKS AND GRAIN CONTAINERS .
MANUNGGUL JAR
 THE MANUNGGUL JAR IS A SECONDARY BURIAL JAR EXCAVATED FROM A BURIAL
SITE IN MANUNGGUL CAVE OF LIPUUN POINT QUEZON PALAWAN DATING FROM
890-710 BC . THE TWO PROMINENT FIGURES ALL THE TOP HANDLE OF ITS
COVER REPRESENT THE JOURNEY OF THE SOUL TO THE AFTER LIFE .
WEAVING

 Philippine weaving involves many threads being measured, cut and mounted
on a wooed platform. The threads are dyed and weaved on a loom
Before Spanish colonization, native Filipinos weaved
using fibers from abaca, pineapple, cotton and bark
cloth. Textiles. Clothes, rugs and hats were weaved.
Basket were also weaved and used as vessels of transport
and storage and for hunting . These baskets were used to
transport grain, store food and catching fish .
ARCHITECTURE

 The basic forms of architecture in the Philippines before the Spanish came
was governed by the building’s functional uses as shelter and by the materials
available. The builders had no formal training in the basic forms of design and
yet were able to create something valid and functional, a style which exist to
this day. Both IFUGAO and MARANAO architectures illustrate this.

 They ranged from simple BAHAY KUBO which is the basis of all Filipino
Cultural architecture which gave way to houses like BAHAY NA BATO, up to the
palaces such as TOROGANS and one of the product of Filipino Baroque is the
EARTHQUAKE BAROQUE which is especially designed to adapt to the
earthquake prone environment of the Philippines.
ARCHEOLOGY

 Diggings in several other places, primary in Mindoro, Bicol, Iloilo, Sta-ana

Manila and in towns of Laguna have focused attention on oriental ceramics
and earthenware. Primary secondary and tertiary burials jars, along with
golds coins, jewelry, incense jarlets, celadon bowls, and plates have found
their way to most private homes and antique and curio store.
 Dr. Robert Fox and the senior archeologist of the National Museum,
discovered a FOSSILIZED SKULL CAP at the TABON CAVE, Together with the
SKULL CAP, other stone tools, pottery and various artifacts estimated to be
between 15,000 to 25,000 years old were discovered .
MUSIC
 PRE SPANISH PERIOD
1. FILIPINO ARE SAID TO BE MUSICAL PEOPLES .
2. IN MOST CASES, SINGING IS ACCOMPANIED BY DANCING .
3. THEY USED BAMBOO CANES, PALM LEAVES AND BARK OF TRESS TO WRITE
THEIR SONGS AND A PIECE OF SHARP STICK OR IRON FOR THEIR PEN.
4. EVEN THEIR INSTRUMENT WERE MADE OF BAMBOO AND WOOD WHICH INDICATE
THEIR PRIMITIVENESS .
 FUNCTION OF THEIR MUSIC:
1. RELIGIOUS
2. SOCIAL LIFE
 ORIGINS OF THEIR MUSIC
 EARLY FILIPINOS MUSIC WAS INFLUENCES BY TRADE
RELATIONS OTHER RACES LIKE :
 MALAYS
 INDONESIANS
 ARABS
 CHINESE
 INDO-CHINESE
 JAPANESE
 HINDU
 THE RHYTMIC EFFECTS THROUGH THE USE OF GONGS,
DRUMS AND CYMBALS WERE BROUGH BY HINDU AND
MOHAMMEDANS
 REED TYPE OF WIND INSTRUMENT WERE BROUGH BY
JAPANESE AND CHINESE .
HARANA
 TRADITIONAL FORM OF COURTSHIP MUSIC IN WHICH A MAN WOOS A WOMAN BY
SINGING UNDERNEATH HER WINDOW AT NIGHT .
LITERATURE
 LITERATURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PHILLIPINES FROM PRE HISTORY,THROUGH
ITS COLONIAL LEGACIES AND ON TO THE PRESENT .
 PRE-HISPANIC PHILIPPINE LITERATURE WAS ACTUALLY EPICS PASSED ON FROM
GENERATION TO GENERATION, ORIGINALLY THROUGH AN ORAL TRADITION.
HOWEVER WEATHLY FAMILIES ESPECIALLY IN MINDANAO, WERE ABLE TO KEEP
TRANSCRIBED COPIES OF THESE EPICS AS FAMILY HEIRLOOM. ONE SUCH WAS
THE DARANGEN AN EPIC OF THE MARANOS.
 THE FIRST PRINTED BOOK WAS THE DOCTRINA CRISTIAN (1593).
OTHER WORKS WRITTEN AND PRINTED AT THE TIME WERE
MOSTLY RELIGIOUS IN THE NATURE. FRANCISCO BALAGTAS
WROTE FLORANTE AT LAURA.
 ON DECEMBER 1, 1846 THE FIRST DAILY NEWSPAPER, LA
ESPERANZA, WAS PUBLISHED IN THE COUNTRY.
 THE FIRST PROVINCIAL NEWSPAPER WAS EL ECO DE VIGAN
(1884), WHICH WAS ISSUED IN ILOCOS.
 AND JOSE RIZAL WHO WROTE EXCELLENT POETRY AND HIS TWO
FAMOUS NOVELS IN SPANISH: NOLI ME TANGERE AND EL
FILIBUSTERISMO .
DRAMAS.
 MORIONES.
Refers to the helmets of participants dressed as ROMAN SOLDIERS, their identities
hidden behind colorful, sometimes grotesque, wooden masks. Found only on the
island of Marinque, it is down during Holy week, culminating in passion play that
adds the scene of Saint Longinus conversion and martyrdom.
PANUNULUYAN

 The tagalog version of the MEXIACAN LAS POSADAS and literally means “
SEEKING PASSAGE”. Held during Christmas time but especially Christmas eve,
it depicts Joseph and Mary search for a room at the inn in Bethlehem.
PANGANGALUWA

 A practice formerly widespread during All Saints Day which literally means for
the Souls, it is analogous to the English custom of Souling .
SENAKULO

 Essentially a passion play which depicts the passion and death of Jesus Christ.
It is customarily performed during Holy week.
SANTACRUZAN

 Performed during the month of May which reenacts Saint Helenas finding of
the Cross and serves as an expression of devotion of the Virgin Mary.
KARAGATAN

 Comes from the legendary practice of testing the mettle of young men vying
for a maidens hand. The maidens ring would be dropped into the sea and
however retrieves it would have the girls hand in marriage.
DANCE
 TINIKLING
Tinikling involves two people hitting bamboo poles on the ground and against
each other in coordination with one or more dancers who step over and in
between the poles in ad dance. It originated in leyte among the visayan island in
central Philippines as an imitation of the tikling bird
MAGLALATIK

 The mag lalatik (also known as Manlalatik or magbabao) is an indigenous

dance from the Philippines. Coconut shell halves are secured onto the dancers
hands and on vests upon which HUNG four or six more coconut shell halves .
CARINOSA
 The carinosa is a Philippine folk dance meaning the loving of affectionate one
is a Philippine dance of colonial era origin from the Maria Clara suite of
Philippine folk dances, where the fan or handkerchief plays an instrumental
role as it places the couple in romance scenario .
ITIK-ITIK .

 The itik-itik is a dance from Surigao in which the Movements of a duck

imitated . An itik is a species of duck.
PANDANGGO SA ILAW

 Pandanggo sa ilaw is a very popular folk dance in the Philippines. It is said to

have originated from Mindoro, the seventh largest island in the Philippines.
This dance of lights simulates fireflies at dusk and at night .
BINASUAN

 Binasuan is a colorful and lively dance from pangasinan a province on the

island of Luzon. It is often danced at wedddings and fiestas .
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