VISUAL ARTS Drawing, Painting, Sculpture,

Calligraphy, Photography

APPLIED ARTS Architecture, Fashion,

Pottery, Jewelry Design,
Interior Design

Dancing, Music, Theater

PERFORMING ARTS Film Production, and
AND OTHERS Literature
 THE 7 MAJOR
CONTEMPORARY ART
FORMS IN THE
PHILIPPINES
art form that
appeals to the
sense of hearing,
composed by
combining notes
into harmony.
art form of
language through
the combined use
of words, creating
meaning and
experience.
Art form of
performance. Dramatic
text is portrayed on
stage by actors and
actresses and are
enhanced by props,
lights and sounds
A technological
translation of theater,
special effects are
utilized to enhance the
story telling
art of the human form,
body is used, mobilized
and choreographed in
a specific time, form
and space.
structure that meant to
be used as shelter, its
art relies on the design
and purpose of the
structure
Artwork, such as
painting, photography,
or sculpture, that
appeals primarily to the
visual sense and
typically exists in
permanent form.
Pre – Conquest/Ethnic Art (890 B.C. – 255
A.D.)

VISUAL ART
A. Wood Carving - the action or skill of
carving wood to make functional or
ornamental objects.
• Balul-also known as bul-ul or tinagtaggu, is
a carved wooden figure used to guard the
rice crop by the Ifugao (and their sub-tribe
Kalanguya) peoples of northern Luzon
• Hagabi -are traditionally large ceremonial
benches carved for wealthy Ifugao
families as a symbol of wealth, power and
prestige.
• Sarimanok -is a legendary bird of the
Maranao people who originate from
Mindanao, a major island in the
Philippines.
• Panolong - is a house ornament fashioned
by the Maranao people. It is a carved
beam that protrudes in the front of the
house and styled with okir motif.
B. Pottery - pots, dishes, and other articles made of
earthenware or baked clay. Pottery can be broadly
divided into earthenware, porcelain, and stoneware.
Other types of pottery made during the Pre-Colonial
Period
⮚ Palayok – used for cooking food.
⮚ Tapayan – used for storing food.
⮚ Banga – used for storing water.
C. Weaving - the craft or action of forming fabric
by interlacing threads. Two types of Weaving
during the Pre-Colonial Period
1. Textile 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.
Examples of Textile Weaving

⮚ Malong - is a traditional Filipino

rectangular or tube-like wraparound skirt
bearing a variety of geometric or okir
designs..
⮚ Pis Siyabit - is the traditional cloth tapestry
made from cotton or silk worn as a head
covering by the Tausug of SULU.
⮚ Langkit - is a traditional weave of the
Maranaos made through a backstrap loom. The
weave pattern is usually found in the malong - a
cultural attire which can be used for both
special occasions and everyday wear.
2. Product Weaving - majority of woven
products are created with one of three basic
weaves: plain weave, satin weave, or twill.
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⮚ Head Sling Basket
⮚ Bubo
⮚ Tepo Mats
D. Body Ornaments - involves decorating
the body by wearing specific clothing,
jewelry, headdresses, body paints, tattoos,
body piercings, brandings, scarifications, or
cicatrizations.
⮚ Upper class Tagalog - gold jewelry
⮚ Visayans – tattoo
E. Metalworks - factory where metal castings
are produced. Metalworks like lotoans or betel
nut boxes are made of brass or bronze
(Maranao of Lanao del Sur) Lost Wax or Cire
Perdue - metal casting, moulds filled with
liquefied metal, hardens Other vessels - brass
kendi and the gadur are used as a status
symbols or as heirloom pieces.
DANCE
Native Dances
Pangalay Dance (Badjaos of Sulu Archipelago) - The
Panglay, a dance native to the Badjaos meant to highlight
the power of the upper body, is executed through the
rhythmic bounce of the shoulder while simultaneously
waving the arms. Most times, this dance is performed in
social gatherings like weddings.
Banog-Banog Dance (Mandayas kinabua of Mindanao) -
is a hawk dance is usually performed by the healed
patients of the babaylan (priest) and sometimes on social
occasions.
Man-manok Dance (Bagobos of Mindanao) - Manmanok
is a dance that dramatizes three roosters from the Bago
Tribe who compete against one another to be able to get
the attention of a hen, Lady Lien.
Talip Dance (Ifugaos) - is a dance done after a
courtship dance. The man lures a woman with
an attractive blanket to place on her shapely
shoulders, the Ifugao celebrate the intaneg or
wedding with the festival dance called
dinnuyya.
Kadal iwas Dance (T’bolis of Mindanao) - is a
dance of the T-boli which features
“monkeys” romping around covered with
dried banana leaves; and the langka baluang
of the Tausug.
Tinikling (Leyte) - The tinikling is named after
the tikling bird. The dancers imitate the bird's
flight in grace and speed as they play and
chase each other, run over tree branches or
dodge farmer's traps.
MUSIC
• Tausug – Kulintang
• Bukidnon – Palendag
• Manobo Tribe – Kudlong
• Kulintang
• Kalinga Tribe -Paldong
• Mindoro – Gitgit
• Gangsa
LITERATURE
Forms:
1. Oral Literature – is a literature that is spoken
or sung as opposed to that which is written,
though much oral literature has been
transcribed a.
• Riddles (Mga Bugtong)
• Proverbs (Mga Salawikain)
2. Folk Songs 3. Folk Tales
• Lullabies Myths
• Drinking Songs Legends
• Love Songs Fables
• Songs of Epics
Death
• Religious
Songs
THEATER
Before the Spanish period, the early forms of
the Philippine drama were the duplo and the
karagatan.
⮚ Duplo was a poetical debate held by
trained men and women in the ninth night,
the last night of the mourning period for the
dead.
⮚ Bellacos are male participants, they are
the heads of the games.
⮚ Karagatan – was also a poetical debate
like the duplo, but its participants were
amateurs.
⮚ Both were held in the homes.
⮚ Theme: was all about a ring that fell into
the sea.
Architecture, Design, and Allied
Prior to the arrival of the Spaniards, the
main form of dwelling for a family in the
Philippines was the nipa hut a single
room house composed of wood, bamboo
or other native materials.
Islamic Art (15 th Century to
Present)
Islamic art place emphasis on creating
an artform that is built on the beauty and
respect for the teachings of Islam.
Islamic art is characterized by designs of
flowers, plant forms and geometric
designs. I
Architecture, design, and allied
arts
Mosques in the Philippines have a common
architectural feature that is similar with its
Southeast Asian neighbors. It is made of light
materials such as wood, bamboo and cogon
grass and was used in the building of the
early types of mosques but these light
materials did not last long.
VISUAL ARTS
A. Ornaments
Philippine Muslim homes
represents their identity
therefore Islamic art is
seen in their houses.
Graphic ARTS
clothing reflects the style
and colours of their
ethnic background. A
design related to Islam
thatis used in the
Philippines is the batik
cloth design.
Arabic hand
writing
LITERATURE
Quran is the central
religious text of Islam,
believed by Muslims to be
a revelation from God
(Allah).
Spanish Era (1521 – 1898)
VISUAL ARTS
A. Paintings
The Spanish Friars introduced Western paintings to the
artisans who learned to copy two dimensional forms from
religious paintings such religious icons were paintings of
saints and of the holy family included the Passion of Christ,
and the portrayal of purgatory, Heaven or Hell.
Spanish Era (1521 – 1898)
Sculpture and Ornamentation
The friars brought the
Western models for our local
artists to copy which are most
likely made from either ivory
or wood and portrays
classical and baroque models.
Spanish Era (1521 – 1898)
Writing System
Spanish colonization brought
with it printing technology in
the form of catechism and
prayer books in Spanish for a
lot to read and write and to
evangel.
Spanish Era (1521 – 1898)
Print Making
• Reprographic art of printmaking is brought as early as
the 16th century which is a technique of xylography or
woodcut printing.
• Doctrina Christiana (The Teachings of Christianity) ●
Printed in 1593 in Spanish and in Tagalog compiling song
lyrics, commandments, sacraments, and other
catechetical material.
Spanish Era (1521 – 1898)
Music
Western musical instruments like the pipe organ,
the violin, the guitar, and the piano give a very
new European flavor with new rhythms, melodies
and musical forms.
Spanish Era (1521 – 1898)
DanceAs the galleon trade between Mexico and
the Philippines brought Mexican influences
Cariñosa, Pandanggo or Fandango, Polka, Dansa,
and the Rigodon and European influence like
Habañera, Jota, and Tango dances from Spain.
Spanish Era (1521 – 1898)
Theaters the galleon trade between Mexico and
Zarzuela or Sarsuwels in the 19th century is a singing and
dancing - prose dialogue which the story is carried out in
sonin.
Another one is Senakulo ● Christ’s suffering in
metaphor to the suffering of Filipinos under Spanish
colonial rule.
AMERICAN Era (1898 - 1940)
Literature the galleon trade between Mexico
Lingua franca in English, poems and stories from
books in classroom to facilitate teaching of the
English through public school system, which the
Americans had brought
AMERICAN Era (1898 - 1940)
Literature the galleon trade between
Lingua franca in English, poems and stories from books
in classroom to facilitate teaching of the English
through public school system, which the Americans
had bIn 1915, Lino Castillejo and Jesus Araullo authored
“Modern A Filipina” which first Filipino play written in
English.
AMERICAN Era (1898 - 1940)
Theater the galleon trade between
Vaudeville (originated from France) form of
theater during the 1920s. Motley collection of
songs, dances, slapstick comedy skits, chorus
girls, magic acts, acrobatics, and stand-up comic
acts which is locally called bodabil.
AMERICAN Era (1898 - 1940)
Architecture the galleon trade between
Neo-classic and art deco architecture are integrated in
City Planning, Public Works, Structures and
Infrastructures to make the place attractive,
impressive and places for leisure amid urban blight.
Manila’s Neo-classic architecture examples are: Post
Office and the Legislative Building National Art Gallery
AMERICAN Era (1898 - 1940)
Visual Art the galleon trade between
1909, a year after establishment of the University
of the Philippines, School of Fine Arts was opened
and the course on commercial design
aforementioned had in- demands.
AMERICAN Era (1898 - 1940)
Visual Art the galleon trade between
Fernando Amorsolo became a professor in the UP
School of Fine Arts, which students pertained to as
“Amorsolo School”
⮚ Guillermo Tolentino, on the other hand, in sculpture
studied Fine Arts in Rome being influenced by the
classical tradition.
AMERICAN Era (1898 - 1940)
Visual Art
He made the Oblation (1935, original/1958, bronze
cast found at the UP-Oblation Plaza) ● Bonifacio
Monument, 1933 in Caloocan. ⮚ Landscape
Portrait and Still Life Paintings ⮚ Free Standing,
Relief and Public Sculpture
japanese Era (1941-1945)
Visual Art
Wartime Scenes, Propaganda, and
Indigenizing and Orientalizing works
Post war/modern era (1946-1969)
Visual ArtPaintings and Sculpture ⮚
Modern, Conservative, Abstract, Experimental and
Public Art
ARCHITECTURE
Real Estate, Safe Housing, Condominiums, Subdivision,
Villages, Malls, Commercial/Business/Convention
Buildings
LOCAL FILIPINO CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS
LOCAL FILIPINO CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS
LOCAL FILIPINO CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS
Focus Question:
How does Art affect our daily lives as a
student and as a person?