Classification of the

Different Art Forms from

Different Regions
“Thirteen Moderns”
• Galo B. Ocampo
• Carlos V. Francisco
• Vicente Manansala
• Hernando R. Ocampo
• Cesar Legaspi
• Demetrio Diego
• Diosdado Lorenzo
• Jose Pardo
• Ricarte Purruganan
• Bonifacio Cristobal “Genesis” Hernando Ocampo
• Arsenio Capili
• Anita Magsaysay-Ho
• Victorio Edades
visual art
Some of the
works of the
13 Moderns
“Genesis” Hernando Ocampo

Ocampo
Edades Magsaysay-Ho
Cristobal Capili
Pardo Purugganan
Lorenzo Diego
Legaspi Manansala
Francisco G. Ocampo
 Contemporary Visual
artists in Western Visayas.
Genodepa

• Martin Genodepa
• Nelfa Querubin-Tompkins

Querubin-Tompkin
 Contemporary Visual
artists from Mindanao.

Danny Sillada
 Literature
Post-war literature is dominated by English-writing authors trained
in the Anglo-American workshops

Post-war literature is dominated by English-writing authors trained

in the Anglo-American workshops

explores the conflict between social masses

Martial Law years:

ills or abuses of the regime were confronted
emergence of freedom writers
EDSA 1986 had a significant impact on the regional contex of
contemporary literature
EDSA 1986 has ushered historical landmarks in the literature of Western Visayas

emergence of Kinaray-a and Akeanon

emergence of writing in Filipino which is Visayan based

the ferment of campus writing in these languages

the emergence of multilingual writing in the region

 Filipinos’ musicality is
well-known around the
world
Phil contemporary music refers to the
compositions that have adopted
concepts and elements from 20th
century Western art music and the most
recent trends and musical styles in the
entertainment industry (Santos, 2015).
y
music
 1970s to 1980s was
popularly considered the
Freddie Aguilar
Jose Pepe Smith golden era of contemporary
Phil music

Heber Bartolome APO Hiking Society

 Music in the 90s
• the birth of hip-hop in
the Philippine music
Rivermaya Parokya ni Edgar
scene
• popularity of rock
bands
• establishment of OPM
(Original Pilipino
Eraserheads
Francis M.
Music)
 Philippine musical forms are widespread in the
urban and population centers

Filipino music compositions from a hundred years

ago and contemporary music are heavily influenced
by Western music art forms.
 motifs, forms, structures, and
styles are mobilized by
severel choreographers that
show national identity. The
contemporary dance became
the space within which our
story as a nation can be told

dance
 1950s and 1960s was the birth
era of the contemporary dance in
the Philippines.
After the War, there was
proliferation of creativity among
the Filipinos. Dance troupes were
founded in many universities.
These pioneered the establishment
of the Philippine contemporary
dance dance
 Alice Reyes - Natiional Artist for
Dance
founder of Ballet Philippines.

promoted classical and

contemporary dance forms

Cultural Center of the Philiipines

(CCP) became her artistic
Alice Reyes “home” for 20 years
 Other contemporary dance
groups emerged, like the
Powerdance by Douglas Nieras
Metropolitan Dance Theater. It
also crossed over to television.
TV dance groups were also
formed like the Whiplash,
GForce, Hotlegs, Maneuvers,
Streetboys and many more
“bodabil” - derived from
vaudeville
-earliest form of contemporary
theater in the Philippines heavily
influenced by America
• it includes song-and-dance, magic
and musicals, skits and stand up
comedy, chorus girls and
comedians

theater
bodabils were intermission pieces
between sarswelas (zarzuelas)
( Fernandez, 2015)

The introduction of the new world

repertoires was intitiated by Alberto
Florentino with stage plays like “The
World is an Apple”, Cavort with
Angels, Cadaver, and Oli Impan

theater
The Barangay Theater Guild founded
by the husband and wife tandem
Lamberto Avellana and Daisy
Avellana paved the way to the
Philippine modern theater
Nick Joaquin and Elsa Martinez
Coscolluela were among the notable
playwrights in English

Zenaida Amador - founder of the

Repertory Philippines in 1967
goal: “making theater going a social theater
habit in the Philippines”
 Three Periods in the Philippine Contemporary
Cinema

The First Golden Age - 1950s

The Second Golden Age - 1970s to the early 1980s

The Third Golden Age - 2000s to present

film
 1950s
refrred to as the “reconstruction and expansion”
themes : post-WWII survival ex. Anak Dalita by
Lamberto Avellana

The “Big Four” movie studios

Sampaguita
LVN
Premiere
Lebran

film
They monopolized the showbusiness. It also
became an avenue for filmmakers and actors to
hone their craft as well as giving diverse selection
of movies to the audience.
 1950s
Premiere directors

Lamberto Avellana
Gerardo de Leon
Gregorio Fernandez
Cesar Gallardo

film Armando Garces

Eddie Romero
Cirio Santiago
 1950s
Another major theme of the era
was “dissatisfaction with the
status quo” there was proliferation
of movies with Pinoy cowboys
and secret agents fighting
corruption and criminality

film
 1950s
Resurrection of Visayan films and
productions, Timbu Mata (1948)
& Damgu ni Adan by Lapulapu
Pictures, post WWII.
Remarkable Visayan actors:
Luz Celeste
Matt Ranillo

film Dakay

1960 was not a good time for cinematic art

 1970s to 1980s

-volatile atmosphere brought both

beneficial and adverse changes to
the business
_martial law era films dealt with
more serious subjects (social and
political)

film -emergence of alternative film

culture
 1970s to 1980s

Notable Films

Maynila sa Kuko ng Liwanag

Nunal sa Tubig (1977)

film Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo

Ngayon

Oro, Plata, Mata

 2000s to Present
• Inspiring films
• employment of digital media
• experimental film
• indie films
• challenging films (social,
political and psychological
relevance)

film
• experimental films that challenges
the aptience of the audience (10-hour
long
 2000s to Present
Notable Films

Mga Munting Tinig (2002)

Duda ( digital film)

Tirador

film Ang Babaeng Humayo (3 hour)

 2000s to Present
Notable Filmmakers

Lav Diza
Brilliante Mendoza
Gil Portes

film
Adolf Alix
Jeffrey Jeturian
Philippine architecture
reflects the country’s rich
history and culture.
-blended (Austronesian,
Chinese, Malay, European
and American)

architecture
Art Deco
Modern Design