ART APPRECIATION
CHAPTER 2
I’m a Filipino But I Don’t Know Manansala! Rediscovering Philippine Art
LESSON THREE
What is the Shape of Philippine Art?
Forms of our Art
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OBJECTIVES:
01 02 03
Familiarize yourself with the Utilize some of the materials Develop concern towards
materials that we have in into special projects. our cultural items and even
the country. the raw materials where
they came from and be
participative in activities
that will help conserve,
preserve and protect our
resources .
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Introduction
Have you ever When we see or hear
observed that something, we can
Filipinos are very later learn how to do
good in imitation? that on our own.
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Forms of Our Local Art
1. ASSEMBLAGE - characterized by the collection and
assembly of found objects usually on a flat surface.
Imagine a collage but with volumetric objects.
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Forms of Our Local Art
2. BAMBOO ART/CRAFT - Bamboo crafts permeate
all aspects of Philippine life. Bamboo is used for house
construction, for fishing and farming implements, for
musical instruments and much more. Bamboo items
may still be found in the handicraft section of most
public markets.
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Forms of Our Local Art
3. BASKETRY - Philippines baskets are constructed
from bamboo and rattan and often a combination of the
two. Plaiting and twining produces a wide range of
sizes and forms. Filipinos use baskets for
transportation and farm work, food service and
storage, fishing and trapping, clothing, and to carry
personal items.
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and-vines
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Forms of Our Local Art
4. BOOK DESIGN - the art of incorporating the
content, style, format, design, and sequence of the
various components and elements of a book into a
coherent unit.
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Forms of Our Local Art
5. DRESSMAKING - as the craft of sewing clothes and
dresses. An example of dressmaking is the art of
sewing a beautiful dress from fabric.
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Forms of Our Local Art
6. EMBROIDERY - a craft that dates back to the early
1900's in the Philippines which involves a very intricate
form of needlework that was originally all done by hand
on very delicate material.
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Forms of Our Local Art
7. EFFIGIES - protest art in sculptural form made with
papier mâché which is mostly burned later to
symbolize opposition
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Forms of Our Local Art
8. FOOD ART - a type of art that depicts food, drink or
edible objects as the medium or subject matter of an
artistic work to create an attractive visual.
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Forms of Our Local Art
9. FURNITURE - a form of decorative art. In addition
to furniture's functional role, it can serve a symbolic or
religious purpose. It can be made from many materials,
including metal, plastic, and wood.
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Forms of Our Local Art
10. GRAPHIC ARTS - usually identified with
advertising art because of their flat and graphic style
for easy reproduction
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11. INSTALLATION AND SITE-SPECIFIC ART -
refers to an artist's intervention in a specific locale,
creating a work that is integrated with its surroundings
and that explores its relationship to the topography of
its locale, whether indoors or out, urban, desert,
marine, or otherwise.
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Forms of Our Local Art
12. KOMIKS AND EDITORIAL CARTOON -
Newspaper editorial cartoons are graphic expressions
of their creator's ideas and opinions. In addition, the
editorial cartoon usually, but not always, reflects the
publication's viewpoint. Editorial cartoons are based on
current events.
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Forms of Our Local Art
13. LEAF ART/CARVING - an artwork involving the
delicate trimming of leaves to develop a picture or
landscape.
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carving%2C%20however%2C%20was%20accidental.
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Forms of Our Local Art
14. MAT WEAVING - one of the most ancient hand-
woven arts of human beings, which were supplied by
weaving herbal fibers into each other. The artistic taste
of the weaver and utilization of different pigments adds
to the variety of these plain products..
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Forms of Our Local Art
15. METALCRAFT - the art of executing artistic
designs in metal.
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Forms of Our Local Art
16. MULTIMEDIA - artworks made from a range of
materials and include an electronic element such as
audio or video.
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Forms of Our Local Art
17. PAINTING - the expression of ideas and emotions,
with the creation of certain aesthetic qualities, in a two-
dimensional visual language.
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Forms of Our Local Art
18. PAPER ART - a collection of crafts using paper or
card as the primary artistic medium for the creation of
two or three-dimensional objects.
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Forms of Our Local Art
19. PERFORMANCE ART - an art form that combines
visual art with dramatic performance.
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Forms of Our Local Art
20. PERSONAL ORNAMENTS - objects worn on the
human body which may either be natural of
handcrafted as jewelry.
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Forms of Our Local Art
21. PRINTMAKING - an artistic process based on the
principle of transferring images from a matrix onto
another surface, most often paper or fabric.
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Forms of Our Local Art
22. PHOTOGRAPHY- the art or practice of taking and
processing photographs.
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Forms of Our Local Art
23. ART POTTERY - refers to any ceramic ware
produced from clay and other raw materials that are
used as a decorative rather than for practical purpose.
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Forms of Our Local Art
24. SCULPTURE - the art of making three-dimensional
representative or abstract forms, especially by carving
stone or wood or by casting metal or plaster.
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Forms of Our Local Art
25. SOUND ART - refers to a large variety of artistic
practices that involve sound and/or comment on the
way sound functions in various cultural arenas.
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Forms of Our Local Art
26. TATTOO ART - The design often involves
symbolism for strength or change, a life motto, or a
memory. For these individuals, being tattooed is all
about owning their own body and making their own
choices, which can weigh up to the traumatic
experiences from the past.
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Forms of Our Local Art
27. VIDEO ART - an art form involving the creative
manipulation of video technology to produce
videotapes for viewing on a screen.
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Philippine Materials
1. Clay: earthware, red clay called 5. Sculpture of toothpick trees and
terra-cota, stoneware and porcelain fantasy birds and fans in Paete Laguna
2. Wood: wood carving used in bul-ols, 6. Taka or papier Mache in Paete and
sundul (grave markers) panolong creating higantes in Angono Rizal
(house beams), santos (graven 7. Papel de hapon for the pabalat
images) wrapper tradition of paper cutting in
3. Tools: paet (carving tool), hiwas Bulacan
(skew), landay (shallow gauge) lukob 8. Philippine hardwood: warmth of tone
(deep gauge), trespico or tatlong and natural coloration that ranges from
kanto (parting tool); encarnacion or dark brown to yellow, to reddish hues,
encarnado santos-rendering of flesh as well as fine grain texture
tones
4. Furniture: floral and curving vine
designs in Pampanga
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Philippine Materials
9. Retablos by Napoleon Abueva for 14. Food: kiping (rice wafer for the pahiyas
chapels. decoration); dayap food wood carving in
10. Weathered wood: artists like Bulacan
Jerusalino Araos and Rey Paz 15. Metal: bronze or brass using ciere perdue
Contreras used old railroad tracks or “lost wax method”. Using wax for mold.
or stairs and beams of demolished Spaghetti strips of wax is placed on outer
houses layer of brass to create the designs.
11. Bamboo and rattan : Kenneth Pukpuk method.
Cobonpue 16. Stones and precious stones
12. Mindanao wood: tail ends of houses 17. Fiber , dyes and pigments
13. Basketry: buri, rattan, pandan,
bamboo splits, ibus, nipa palm,
saha (banana pulp), hat making
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Philippine Colors and Local Names
• Red - Labaga (Ilokano), kanaway • Pink – kalimbahin or
(Maranao), Mabaya (Batanes)
rosas
• Orange – kahel or dalandan • Brown – kayumanggi
• Yellow - Dilaw, Kunig (Iloko), • Gray – malamaya
Amarilyo
• White – puraw
• Green – luntian
• Ivory – garing
• Blue – bughaw
• Emerald – Esmeralda
• Purple - Purpura or Morado
• Black - Dagtum
• Violet – lila (Cebuano) or Itim
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Application
Incorporate local
accessories, colors and
materials to your fashion
statement. Do a fashion
photography (focuses on
the display of fashion
clothing and items).
This shall be done by
group (4-5 members).
Collage your output then
send it to the provided
google drive link.
The deadline for submissions
is on April 15
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LESSON FOUR
How do I Behave Myself in a
Gallery?
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OBJECTIVES:
01 02 03
Learn and apply Have a good Develop a sensibility
etiquettes when understanding of the to the importance of
visiting a museum or functions of some art artworks and
a gallery. institutions. artifacts and learn
the reason why they
are being preserved.
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Introduction
Museums and The culture of gallery
galleries are and museum visits
sometimes seem are NOT very
intimidating. COMMON among us.
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Why do you
think touching
a painting is
inappropriate?
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What would
taking selfies
and/or
mocking poses
do to the art
pieces or
display?
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Can you
behave the
same way
when you go
to a theme
park and an
art institution?
Why?
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When you use
flash to take
photos, how
do you think it
affect the
paintings?
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How can your
bulky
bags/items
and/or even
your food
damage the
free-standing art
pieces inside the
gallery?
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Quick Facts:
WALL BOUND
artwork is installed mainly on a wall and is applicable mostly but not limited to 2-
dimensional works.
FREE STANDING
has no support underneath because the artwork can stand on its own
ON A PEDESTAL
a neatly furnished rectangular-prism type of wood is used to raise small and medium
sized sculptures to hip-level point of view
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How to dress
Where to eat
MUSEUM When to take photos
AND
Selfies and funny poses
GALLERY
ETIQUETTES Talking and jesting
Touching
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What is the difference between a
gallery and a museum?
MUSEUMS - institutions that display art which can also
be considered as national treasures because of its
importance to a place’s history. Thus, a lot of artworks
Quick are actually very old and are on display for exhibition’s
sake. They can be bought and have price value but very
seldom and only to a limited set of clientele.
Facts: GALLERY - holds regular exhibitions and have a more
commercial nature. They aim to sell the works to
collectors and they get some profit from there. They
can display non-sellable art but occasionally since they
are privately owned and they base their capital on the
sales of their shows.
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National Museum
of the Philippines
• It is a public space and is meant to be
visited by Filipino people.
• It was mandated to acquire, preserve,
exhibit and foster scholarly studies and
public appreciation of works of art,
specimens and cultural and historical
artifacts representative of our unique
cultural heritage and natural history.
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National Museum of the Philippines
• It has nineteen (19) regional branches throughout the archipelago
comprising the national network.
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area-and-site-museums/
• The museum areas are in a complex namely:
➢The National Art Gallery (formerly the Legislative building occupied by the
senate and House of Representative)
➢The National Museum of Anthropology (old finance building)
➢The National Museum of Natural History (formerly the department of
Tourism building)
• The architectural design of the buildings were neoclassical style
• Came to reality by virtue of the National Museum Act of 1998
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This DNA Type helix
structure is right at the
center of the Museum of
Natural History.
Inside it is a scenic elevator
taking you through the
entire height and
breathtaking view of the
building.
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Application
• Create a short video that shows the proper gallery or museum
etiquette. This will be done by group (4-5 members).
• A google drive link shall be provided where you will upload your
video. The deadline for submissions is on April 15
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LESSON FIVE
What NOW? The
Contemporary Times
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OBJECTIVES:
01 02 03
Critique the works of Have a more Develop a broader
contemporary artists. comprehensive understanding of the
understanding of the application and
implication of connection of art to
technological different areas of
advancements to our art knowledge.
scene.
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Technology and the rise of the World
Wide Web have direct repercussions
to the field of visual arts.
New media were explored by artists.
Subject matters were more diverse
and echoed the effects of
technology.
Approaches to art have become
multifaceted, multi-dimensional and
multi-modal.
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Abstraction:
• Precursors of the
postmodern art of the
Philippines can be dated
back to the EDSA 1
revolution.
• During the Aquino
government, a lot of
reforms in the once
Marcos-controlled
institutions like the CCP,
National Museum and
Metropolitan Museum of
Manila were implemented.
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• The primary reform
thrusts of CCP were
Filipinization,
democratization,
decentralization and
artistic excellence.
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The following independent organizations
were formed:
Salingpusa
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Some Award Bodies were also formed:
National
Artist
award
Gawad sa Manlilikha ng
Bayan for Philippine
Traditional Arts
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Some Contemporary
Artists of the Philippines
BENCAB
National Artist for Visual Arts.
He has works which spanned a
lot of important periods in our
history especially the postwar
period.
One of his work series entitled
“Sabel” depicted the
disorientation that Filipinos
have experienced during the
postwar.
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Some Contemporary
Artists of the Philippines
DAVID MEDALLA
“The avatar in Europe in
performance art,” as
described by art critic Leo
Benesa.
Perfomance art is one of the
new artistic expressions of the
contemporary period wherein
the artist himself is the
artwork.
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Some Contemporary
Artists of the Philippines
PACITA ABAD
• One of the women artists in
the country that has
produced a strong voice and
identity when it comes to
women art.
• Born in Batanes, her works
were characterized by bold
and bright colors. She
traveled to more than 50
countries with works
exhibited to more than 200
galleries.
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Some Contemporary
Artists of the Philippines
ELMER BORLONGAN
• Painter of Filipino nuances
which he depicted with much
dignity in his masterful works.
• His paintings are mostly
figurative with subject matters
that tackle mostly the daily
and mundane activities and
interactions of Filipinos. He is
one of the most exceptional in
the aspect of painting in our
country.
The Happiest Place on Earth
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Some Contemporary
Artists of the Philippines
MARK SALVATUS
He has created much
discourse and narratives in his
works on the notions of
urbanization, internet and
technological age, with
political, social and economic
grounding.
His works are considered
intermedia, combining mark-
making, sounds, videos and
found objects in his works.
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How’s Your First Kitsch
Some Contemporary
Artists of the Philippines
LEEROY NEW
One of the youngest recipients
of Thirteen Artists Awards.
He is known mostly for his
installation art that are often
other-worldly and has an alien
feel.
He pioneered the “Aliens of
Manila” which are curated
photographies of people
wearing his creations of
bodysuits and head gears.
Aliens of Manila
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Some Contemporary
Artists of the Philippines
ARCHIE OCLOS
He has always been active in
the public sphere, painting
murals depicting social
realities of both the present
and the memories of the past
governments.
He was recently awarded as
part of the Thirteen Artists of
CCP.
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Some Contemporary
Artists of the Philippines
MARS BUGAOAN
A young and emerging artist
whose works echo the
displacement that we often
experience because of the
demands of work and
globalization.
His works have evolved from
printmaking to being sit-
responsive, incorporating the
landscape of the site to the
installation of the art piece.
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Assessment
• The growth of the art scene after modernism has become fast
paced, propelled more by the effects of globalization. Given
the changes that happened after the revolution together with
the decentralization, filipinization and diversification of
modes and media in the arts, write a short essay about your
opinion about these happenings in our contemporary art
scene.
• The deadline for submissions is on April 15
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