Contemporary Philippine

Arts from the Region

Quarter 2 – Module 2:
Traditional Technique used in
Philippine Contemporary Art
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Region
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 2 – Module 2: Traditional Technique used in Creating Philippine Art
First Edition, 2020

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 Contemporary
Philippine Arts from
the Region
Quarter 2 – Module 2:
Traditional Technique used in
Philippine Contemporary Art
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Region-Grade 12 Alternative

Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Traditional Technique used in Creating Philippine
Art!

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators both
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Welcome to the Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Region-Grade 12 Alternative
Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Traditional Technique used in Creating Philippine
Art!

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 What I Need to Know

Why do each artist unique from other artists? It is because

of the technique being used or practiced by the artist. Technique is the
individual signature that makes each artist different or identifiable from
other artists.
Medium and technique in contemporary art have become more and more
integrated, such that the works have crossed boundaries between art and
science, and between mediums and techniques. The works are also using
contemporary mediums and techniques based on digital and electronic
technology, as well as reformulated traditional methods.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. research on techniques and performance practices applied to

contemporary art;
2. identify the different techniques used in contemporary art.

What I Know

Activity 1

Study and analyze the two pictures by answering the guide questions.
Guide Questions:

1. What materials was used in each artwork?

2. Describe how the artwork was made.

Lesson Traditional Technique used

1 in Philippine Contemporary
Art
What is Technique?
Technique is the manner in which artist use and manipulate materials to
achieve the desired formal effect, and communicate the desired concept or
meaning, according to his or her personal style (modern, Neoclassic, etc.)

The distinctive character or nature of the medium determines the technique.

For example, stone is chiseled, wood is carved; clay is modeled and shaped,
metal is cast, and thread is woven.

There are some places in the Philippines that became famous because of the
unusual or extraordinary products that they make. These products become
their way for the people to know about their places. These people used
traditional technique in creating a particular art that makes them famous.

Traditional techniques used by the Filipinos even from the past years are
depicted in our painting, sculpture, dance, architecture, music, and even
textile. It only proves that Filipinos like any other people in the world can be
very proud of our Philippine arts

Traditional Techniques Used in Philippine Arts

Wood Carving – a technique encompassing any form of working wood with a

tool into some sort of aesthetic object.

Molding – a technique of shaping liquid or pliable material such as clay.

Traditional pottery making in the Philippines involves the method of molding.
Pottery making in the Philippines is one of the longest traditions in Philippine
art.
Incised designs also appeared in the posts of Masbate. Among the finest of early Philippine
pottery designs are footed dishes that were decorated with geometric cut-outs, molding, cording
or finger impressions, most of these were made in Batangas. Pottery traditions continued to
develop in certain locals, such as Burnay, unglazed clay pottery of Vigan.

Fabric Weaving - Weaving is a method of textile production in which two

distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric
or cloth.
Textile hand-weaving is one of the most attractive and interesting traditional
crafts of the Philippines, imbued with romanticism and laden with cultural
significance

The Ilocano still practice hand-weaving using the pedal loom. Their materials
are cotton and natural dyes, although now they use store-bought threads
and synthetic dyes. They know several weaving techniques and designs,
passed down to many generations.

“Abel” or “inabel” is a fabric customarily made of cotton fiber turned into

spools of beeswax-brushed yarn & woven in a handloom
Textiles in Mindanao are predominantly handwoven from abaca (musa
textilis). Among the Moslems of Mindanao, the Magindanaon, Maranaw and
Yakan continue the tradition of cotton and silk weaving.

T’nalak is a sacred cloth woven by the T'boli people in communities around

Lake Sebu, Mindanao island.
Basketry Technique - There are four different types of basketry methods:
coiling, plaiting, wickering, and twining. Some of the terms that are
specific to basket weaving include loops, twining, ribs, and spokes. The
common raw materials used in making baskets are rattan, abaca, nito, tikog,
buri, bamboo, pandan, coconut leaves and sticks, palm leaves, and beeswax.
There are several baskets that use combined raw materials.
 Coiled basketry, using grasses, rushes and pine needles

Plaiting technique - interweaving or braiding two or more strands, fibers, etc.

Twining technique, using materials from roots and tree bark. This is a
weaving technique where two or more flexible weaving elements ("weavers")
cross each other as they weave through the stiffer radial spokes.
 What’s In

Notes to the Teacher

The art techniques that will be discussed in this module are some
of the common techniques used in creating art. You may add
more techniques that is not indicated here.

What’s More
What arts or products can be made by using the given materials and what
technique will be used in the creation?
 Material Artwork/product Technique
1.

Wood
2.

Fiber
3.

clay
4.

Stone
5.

Coconut leaves

What I Have Learned

Answer the short quiz.

Part 1: Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the best answer for the
questions.

1. It is the manner in which artist use and manipulate materials

A. Subject
B. Style
C. Technique
D. Theme

2. What is the importance of having a unique way of creating art in the

local area?
A. It makes their community beautiful
B. It is a way of drawing other people to their place
C. It brings solidarity to the people
D. It makes the community more productive

3. Which phrase is incorrect?

A. Stone – fabricated
B. Clay – molded
C. Wood – carved
D. Thread – woven

4. Which is not a traditional technique in creating art?

A. Painting
B. Weaving
C. Basketry
D. Woodcarving

5. What is the best material for making a mat using plaiting technique?
A. Abaca
B. Nito grass
C. Clay
D. Wood

6. Which material is not use carving technique?

A. Clay
B. Wood
C. Stone
D. Ice

7. What technique is used in making the Burnay?

A. Stone
B. Clay
C. Fabric
D. Grass
8. What weaving technique is used in making a banig?
 A. Coiling
B. Plaiting
C. Wickering
D. Twining

9. What technique in weaving is illustrated here?

A. Coiling
B. Plaiting
C. Wickering
D. Twining

10. It is the fabric that is popular and made in Ilocos?

A. T’nalak
B. Inabel
C. Jusi Baron
D. Malong

Part 2: Short Answer: Answer the questions briefly and concisely. (5 points)

1. How materials affect the technique used in making Philippine art?

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