Contemporary Arts in the Philippines

Question 1

Art

Answer 1

• expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty and imagination
• tool for communication
• may lumikha na tao
• form creative activity

Question 2

art in history

Answer 2

prehistoric civilizations continental - medieval renaissance baroque - neoclassic romantic modern - arts in the present - future

Question 3

arts through the ages

Answer 3

• greek period - techniques, sculpture, naked man, storytelling of history
• roman period - autocratic government, skills, rebulto ng remarkable people
• christian period - craftsmanship
• renaissance period - genius & design, away from conventional way
• modern period - fine arts, practicality, courses
• romantic period - self expression
• contemporary period - new art forms

Question 4

contemporary arts in the philippines

Answer 4

• ethnic era - integral to life
• islamic era - geometric designs
• spanish era - faith and catechism
• american era - secular forms of art
• japanese era - orientalizing
• modern arts - national identity
• contemporary - social realism

Question 5

pre-colonial arts/ethnic arts

Answer 5

• pre-triumph???
• arts for ritual purposes/everyday use
• woven into the fabric of everyday life

Question 6

highlights from pre-colonial arts/ethnic arts

Answer 6

• bul-ul, paghahabi, metal crafts, banga (storage goods)
• dance forms imitated from the movements of animals
• architecture - nipa hut/bahay kubo

Question 7

pre-colonial arts/ethnic arts

bul-ul

Answer 7

• sa may palayan/harap ng bahay
• sinasaniban ng ancestors
• basket - masaganang pag-ani

Question 8

pre-colonial arts/ethnic arts

dance forms

Answer 8

Pangalay dance (Sulu)
Mandaya’ Kinabua, Banog – banog
(Higaonon & B’laan), and ma- manok
Talip Dance (Ifugao)
Inamo dance (Matigsalugs) and
Kadaliwas dance (T’Boli)
Tinikling dance

• lalaki (hunters) - informal ways to eucate children - para magaya
• matingkad kulay ng damit - mas mataas posisyon

Question 9

pre-colonial arts/ethnic arts

architecture

Answer 9

bahay-kubo - elevated para madali buhatin, di bahain
- silong - iniimbak banga, alaga
- paglutuan-bangguera - bintana/drying area
- paglutuan-batalan - tubig, cr
- paglutuan dapogan - dirty kitchen, may butas sa usok

Question 10

islamic era

Answer 10

• geometric design and pattern
• central to the islamic faith is the doctrine or unity of God
• influenced by the notion of Tawhid - we
  will find that the interior of mosques are
  covered with elaborate patterning in the
  form of reliefs to draw the attention away
  from the concrete object, in other words
  away from human forms and nature” toward
  the contemplation of the divine’; oneness of god

Question 11

islamic era highlights

Answer 11

• torogan - bahay na may okir designs na nakapaligid

Question 12

spanish era

Answer 12

• most are religious (catholic) based
• Introduced formal Painting, Sculpture
  and Architecture which was inspired by
  the Byzantine, Gothic, Baroque and
  Rococo art styles.
• bul-ul - galing sa demonyo
• anita naging santo
• nagdagsaan mga simbahan - miagao church

Question 13

spanish era highlights

Answer 13

• damian domingo
• juan luna y novicio
• filipino art styles - miniaturismo, letras y figuras

Question 14

spanish era

damian domingo

Answer 14

• Father of Filipino Painting
  -First Filipino to paint his face.
  Self- paintings that depict local
  costumes.

Question 15

spanish era

Juan Luna Y Novicio

Answer 15

• Internationally Renowned Artist
• spoliarium
• The Parisian Life (Interior d’un Cafe)

Question 16

Two Filipino Art Styles Developed during
Spanish Era

Answer 16

A. Miniaturismo - embroidery, damit, conservative
B. Letras y Figuras - diff pictures - connect - salita

Question 17

american era

Answer 17

• dumami public educs - feu
• columns sa architecture

Question 18

american era highlights

Answer 18

• fabian dela rosa
• fernando amorsolo
• guillermo tolentino
• commercial arts/graphic ars

Question 19

american era

Fabian Dela Rosa

Answer 19

The brightest name in Philippine painting
after Luna and certainly the leading
Master of Genre in the first quarter of
the century.
- marikina valley, women reading a book

Question 20

american era

Fernando Amorsolo

Answer 20

• 1st natural artist sumikat post hummus/after namatay
• A portraitist and painter of rural
  landscapes. He is best known for his
  craftsmanship and mastery in the use of
  light.
• sinungaling kasi di naman daw yan buhay ng filos
• the making of ph flag, rice harvesting

Question 21

american era

Guillermo Tolentino

Answer 21

“Father of Philippine Arts” because of his great
works like the famous “Bonifacio
Monument” symbolizing Filipinos cry for
freedom and “The Oblation” in UP
signifying academic freedom.

Question 22

japanese ara

Answer 22

• Since the Japanese advocated for the
  culture of East Asia, preference was
  given to the indigenous art and traditions
  of the Philippines.
• Modern Art Project would slow down in pace.
• poems, novels, stories in tagalog/nihonggo
• haiku

Question 23

modern art

Answer 23

• Neo Realism, Abstraction Modern styles
• after world war 2 and granting of independence
• national identity
• umabot sa ibang bansa

Question 24

modern era highlights

Answer 24

• victorio edades
• the interaction

Question 25

modern era

victorio edades

Answer 25

work were initially rejected and
misunderstood but later on his modernist
sensibility was shared by several artists.
- explored various
mediums, techniques and themes that
were at that time considered “new”

Question 26

modern era

“The Interaction”

Answer 26

• 3 artists - victorio edades, carlos “botong francisco, gelo b. ocampo
• mas pinahalagahan modern art after nito