CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS AND

PRACTICES FROM THE REGIONS

LESSON 2
Learning Topics:
• Various Art Forms in the
Philippines
• Notable Examples in each Art
Form
Topic one

Subtitle
Pre-Colonial Art
• Ethnic Art

• Islamic Art

Colonial Art
• Spanish Colonial Art
• American Colonial Art
• Japanese Colonial Art

Post-Colonial Art
• Philippine Modern Art
• Philippine Post-Modern Art
• Philippine Contemporary Art
Post-Colonial Art

• Philippine Modern Art (1946-1970)

• Philippine Post-Modern Art (1970-1980)
• Philippine Contemporary Art (1980-present)
It is through the art that we can
communicate to the world our inner
feelings and our creativity that only
exists within our mind.
Seven Major Art Forms in Philippine
Contemporary Arts
DRAWING, PAINTING, SCULPTURE, ARCHITECTURE, FASHION, POTTERY,
CALLIGRAPHY, PHOTOGRAPHY JEWELRY DESIGN, INTERIOR DESIGN

PERFORMING ARTS

VISUAL ARTS APPLIED ARTS

LITERATURE, DANCE, MUSIC, THEATER ARTS,

FILM PRODUCTIONS,

CATEGORIES OF ART
VISUAL ARTS can be defined as a form of art
that uses any medium to represent the artist
idea, emotion and imagination.
 AESTHETICS

The theory of perceiving and enjoying something

for its beauty and pleasurable qualities.
 MEDIA

Material used to create artworks, such as clay or paint.

The singular word for media is medium.
STYLE

- the manner in which something is expressed or performed.

 PETROGLYPHS OF
AGONO RIZAL

1 DRAWING is a representation of any form

or object by hand through the medium of
pencil, pen, charcoal, etc.
 2 PAINTING is the process or art of using
paint in as a protective coating, or as a
decoration.

EXAMPLE:

MAKING OF
PHILIPPINE
FLAG – FERNANDO
AMORSOLO
PAINTING under AMERICAN PERIOD

THE SKETCH – VICTORIO EDADES

THE TRIUMVIRATE: Juan Arellano, Diosdado

Lorenzo, and Victorio Edades were among those
who studied outside the Philippines. These three
artists went back to introduced the concept of
modern art in the country. Victorio Edades
introduced modern visual art through his
exhibition which shocked many Filipino audiences
due to his different style in painting. Instead of
using bright and happy colors, he used dull and
dark hues in his works with the life of the
laborers, workers, and lower sector of the society
as his subjects.
 It was also during this American
period:

PARIS
CUBISM took its scene. It
is a kind of cubism showing fragmented figures in
larger planes, color
harmonies, and texture. Vicente Manansala, Romeo
Tabuena, and Cesar Legaspi were three of the
known cubists in their times.
EXAMPLE:
TIANGGE MARKET SCENE – VICENTE MANANSALA
 It was also during this
American period:

ABSTRACTION was
employed. Among the known abstractionist during
those times were H.R. Ocampo,
Constantino Bernardo, Frederico Aguilar Alcuaz,
Arturo Luz, and Jose Joya.

EXAMPLE:
H.R. Ocampo
 It was also during this
American period:

SURREALISM (the principle,

ideals, or practice of producing fantastic or
inapplicable imagery or effects in art, literature,
film, or theater by means of unnatural or
irrational juxtapositions and combinations)
emerged which explored the world of dream.
The known surrealist in this time were Galo
Ocampo and Jovenal Sanso.
 It was also during this
American period:

MAGIC REALISM also

entered the scene. This refers to the style in a
painting showing a minute details of the
subjects and highlighting their texture and
color. An example of this is the Bigas artwork by
Nestor Leynes.
EXAMPLE:

BIGAS – NESTOR
LEYNES
 It was also during this
American period:

GENRE PAINTING is
showing the lives of town folks, legends and
traditions stayed in the Philippine contemporary
period. Moreover, the use of indigenous
materials became a trend in sculptures and
installation art to promote environmental
awareness. Furthermore, EXAMPLE BY FERNANDO AMORSOLO
cartoons, comics, and photography became
popular.
3
SCULPTURE

Can be defined as a
three-dimensional
art form that uses
materials like clay,
stone or woods for
its execution.
SCULPTURE
under American
Period:
Napoleon Abueva
became famous for his modern works. Abueva
combined these materials to produced unique
sculptures. Other sculptors joined Abueva in his
modern is man produced creative works using
plastics, jade, brass, and other materials.
Arts in the Philippines during this period reflects
dynamism, freedom of expression and concern to
the masses. This kind of art continued to flourish,
and the number of artist’s eager to creating
innovations increased.
 4
CALLIGRAPHY

It is the art of writing

letters in a manner
that it looks visually
appealing.

EXAMPLE: ALIBATA OR ALSO KNOWN AS BAYBAYIN

5
PHOTOGRAPHY
The art of producing an image
of an object on a photographic
film.
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PHOTOGRAPHY

EXECUTION OF JOSE RIZAL – MANUEL PALMA HALL AT UP DILIMAN

ARIAS RODRIGUEZ
VISUAL ARTS
• DRAWING
• PAINTING
• SCULPTURE
• CALLIGRAPHY
• PHOTOGRAPHY
PERFORMING ARTS are forms of activity that
are performed in front of an audience, such
as drama, music, and dance. Of all the
different forms of art, it is much appreciated
and enjoyed by people.
LITERATURE
IT IS THE ART-FORM OF
LANGUAGE, AND WORDS
ARE ITS TOOLS.
EXAMPLE: JOSE RIZAL’S NOVELS
LITERATURE UNDER AMERICAN PERIOD IN THE FIELD
OF POTERY:

BAGAY MOVEMENT

• It is a kind of poetry which uses colloquial

language and is built on concrete images
which tend to describe experiences. Poets
Jose F. Lacaba, Rolando Tinio, Bienvenido
Lumbera, Antonio Samson, and Edmundo
Martinez started the Bagay movement.
An example of Bagay poetry is the Valediction sa Hillcrest written by
Rolando Tinio, which employs Taglish. Later on, national consciousness
was inserted into bagay poetry.
AMADO V. HERNANDEZ introduced another
form of poetry through his work “Ang Bayang Malaya”. It is a long
narrative piece about a peasant leader. Oppression and fighting of
human rights are the main themes of the said piece. In the succeeding
poems developed by Filipino poets, the influence of Amado V.
Hernandez was evident. Social protest and social realism became the
theme of the poems.
EXAMPLE: PHILIPPINE NATIONAL ARTIST FOR
LITERATURE