AD I T I ON AL TE C H N IQ U E T O
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CONTEM P O R A R Y A R T
CREATIONS
RUSSEL A. BASALLOTE
Traditional techniques used by
the Filipinos even from the past
years are depicted in our painting,
sculpture, dance, architecture,
music and even textile.
PAINTED
POTTERY
Early Filipinos painting can
be in red chip designs
embellished on the ritual
pottery of the Philippines
such as the acclaimed
“Manunggul Jar”.
Pottery making has been found in
sanga-sanga, sulu and laurente
cave in cagayan. It is use as a
cooking vessel and storage
container.
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.
INDIGENOUS
ART
The Itneg people are known for their intricate
woven fabrics.
The “Binakol” which features designs that
incorporate optical illusions woven fabrics of
the “Gadang” people usually bright red tones. It
can be indentified by beaded ornamentation.
Ilongo – they make jewelry from pearl,
red hornbill beak, plants and metals.
Some indigenous materials are used as
medium in different kind of artworks
especially in painting.
ELITO CIRCA – A folk artist of
pantabangan and a pioneer of
using indigenous materials, natural
raw materials including human
blood.
THE LUMAD PEOPLE
are skilled in the artof dying abaca fiber.
The fiber is dyed by a method called “Ikat”.
It is woven into cloth with geometric
patterns depicting human, animal and
plant leaves.
SARIMANOK
The figure represents a fowl with wings,
feathered tail and a head decorated with
ornaments of scrolled and painted motif of
leaves, spirals and feather-like forms. It is
usually stand on a fish and another one hangs
from its beak.
The wooden figure usually perched
a top a bamboo pole, stands among
decorative flags during weddings
and other festive occasions.
HAGABI
It is a wooden chair of Ifugao, which
symbolizes his status as a citizen in
their community. It depicts the wealth
and power of the own in who is called
“Kadanagyan”.
It is made of narra or ipil-ipil and the
original design is called “ginulding-gulding”
meaning like a goat-like head.
Hagabi may have different shapes on one
end which is called “ngiwi” is like the head
of an animal with an elongated nose and two
big ears.
HAGABI
ISLAMIC
ART
It has a two main artistic style. One is carved-line.
Woodcarving and metal working called “okir”. It is
style associated with men.
The other style is geometric tapestries and is
asscoiated with women.
The Tausog and Sama-bajau exhibit their own “okir”
on elaborate markings with a boat like imaging.
An “Okir” design, the scroll is the
dominant feature in the men’s work
composed of various spiral forms. In
contrasts, the zigzag and angular forms are
the dominating motifs in women’s
geometric art “okir-a-bay”
.
MALONG
The style is the land cap which is either
dominatly red, yellow, green , blue and
violet. Red is the favorite color along
with yellow; these colors stands for
royalty or aristocracy.
KUT KUT
ART
This technique combining the oriental and
european art process. Very few known art
pieces exist today. The techniques were
practiced by the indigenous people of samar.
Philippine art form based on early century
techniques “sgrafitto,” encaustic and layering .
The merging of this ancient style
produces a unique artwork
characterized by delicate swirling
interweaved lines, multi-layered
texture and an illusion of three
dimensional space.
PERFORMING
ARTS
MUSIC
•The early music of the Philippines featured a mixture of
indigenous Islamic and a variety of asian sounds.
•Spanish settlers and Filipinos played a vriety of musical
instruments including flutes, guitar, ukulele, violin,
trumps and drums.
•They performed songs and dances to celebrate festive
occasions.
Modern day Philippine music featured several
styles. Most music genres are contemporary
such as Filipino rock, Filipino hip-hop and other
musical style. Some are traditional such as
Filipino folk music.
DANCE
•Tinikling and carinosa
•Singkil is the most popular dance in Southern
region of Mindanao, showcasing the story of a
prince and a princess in the forest.
•Bamboo exploits every position of these
clashing poles.
ARCHITECTURE
•Nipa hut (bahay-kubo) was the most common
form of housing among the native Filipinos. It is
characterized by the use of simple materials
usch as bamboo and coconut as the main
source wood.
•Cogon grass and nipa plam leaves and
coconut fronds are used as roof thatching.
•The architecture of other indigenous
people may be characterized by an
angular wooden roof, bamboo is
placed leafy thatching and ornate
wooden carvings.
THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING!
TRUE OR FALSE
POTTERY IS OFTEN-FRIED IN A
BONFIRE RATHER THAN IN OVEN.
TRUE OR FALSE
SARIMANOK IS THE MOST WELL-
KNOWN DESIGN OF IKAT WHICH
USUALLY STANDS ON A BIRD.
TRUE OR FALSE
HAGABI SYMBOLIZES THE STATUS AS A CITIZEN
IN THEIR COMMUNITY IT DEPICTS THE POWER
AND WEALTH OF THE SO CALLED KADANAGYAN.
TRUE OR FALSE
HAGABI CHAIR IS MADE OF
NARRA AND IPIL-IPIL.
TRUE OR FALSE
MALONG IS THE LAND CAP WHICH IS
EITHER DOMINANTLY RED, YELLOW,
GREEN, BLUE OR ORANGE.
TRUE OR FALSE
OKIR HAS TWO MAIN ARTISTIC
STYLE. ONE IS ASSOCIATED WITH
MEN AND THE OTHER IS FOR WOMEN.
TRUE OR FALSE
KUT-KUT ART IS A TECHNIQUE
PRACTICED BY THE INDIGENOUS
PEOPLE OF SAMAR.
TRUE OR FALSE
SINGKIL IS THE MOST POPULAR
DANCE FROM SOUTHERN REGION OF
MINDANAO.
TRUE OR FALSE
MANY MUSICAL INTRUMENTS WERE PLAYED BY
THE SPANISH SETTLERS AND FILIPINOS
INCLUDING FLUTES, GUITAR, UKULELE, VIOLIN,
TRUMP, DRUMS AND PIANO.
TRUE OR FALSE
SPANIARDS INTRODUCED STONES
AS HOUSING AND BUILDING
MATERIALS TO THE FILIPINO.
