CONTEMPORARY

PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE REGIONS

Contemporary Art Forms and Their Practices from the Various Regions
Contemporary Art Forms and Their Practices from the Various Regions
First, one needs to be clear about what the term contemporary art has come to mean.
This lesson will teach us everything about arts produced by Filipino artists rooted
from their own culture and tradition. Various contemporary art practices from every
region will also be included. At the end of this lesson, you will be able to
understand what Contemporary Art and their practices from various regions is.

What is
Contemporary Arts?

What is contemporary Arts?

? Art produced at the present period in time, includes and develops from postmodern
art, which is itself a successor to Modern art.
? Art made and produced by artist living today.
? Statement that an artist makes about life, thoughts, ideas, beliefs, and many
other things that define human life. Simultaneously reflects the realities and
values of our society, its variety portrays the mosaic of our cultural diversity is
culture.
? Contemporary art is the art of today, produced by artists who are living in the
twenty-first century.

Contemporary Arts in the 21st century

Many contemporary artists use their work to comment on cultural and political
issues, including race, human rights, economic inequality, and global conflict. As
the world continues to change and impact human life on a large scale, art continues
to experiment with new ways of reaching its audience.

Forms in the Philippines

1. Music
- art form that appeals to the sense of hearing, composed by combining notes into
harmony.
2. Literature
- art form of language through the combined use of words, creating meaning and
experience.
Forms in the Philippines
4. Film
- a technological translation of theater, special effects are utilized to enhance
the story telling
5. Dance
- art of the human form, body is used, mobilized and choreographed in a specific
time, form and space.
Forms in the Philippines
6. Architecture, Designs and Allied Arts - structure that meant to be used as
shelter, its art relies on the design and purpose of the structure.
7. Visual Arts - Artwork, such as painting, photography, or sculpture, that appeals
primarily to the visual sense and typically exists in permanent form

from Various Regions

DANCE TINIKLING is a traditional Philippine folk dance which originated during the
Spanish colonial era. The dance involves two people beating, tapping, and sliding
bamboo poles on the ground and against each other in coordination with one or more
dancers who step over and in between the poles in a dance.
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DANCE CARI�OSA The dance itself is intended as a
courtship dance, and is of a flirtatious nature. It literally means "she that is
loving" as the verb ending indicates it refers to a woman. It is muchloved folk
dance in the Philippines and the characteristic shy behavior of the female dancer
is said to represent the mannerisms of Filipina women. During the Marcos regime,
the it was named the national dance of the Philippines.
DESIGN
from Various Regions AND ART
LAPU-LAPU SHRINE is a 20-meter bronze statue located in the Mactan PURPOSE
Shrine park in Punta Enga�o, Mactan Island, Cebu. The statue was erected to honor
Rajah Lapu-Lapu, the native chieftain of Mactan Island who defeated
Ferdinand Magellan during the historic
Battle of Mactan in 1521. This monument stands as a reminder of By: Tourism
Undersecretary
Filipino bravery. Oscar Palabyab .
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BURNHAM PARK is named after Daniel
Burnham, an American architect who was the city planner for Baguio. The park played
an important role when it served as a place of refuge for the people of Baguio
following a devastating earthquake in
1990. Heart of
Baguio City
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SPOLIARIUM is a historical painting, it ARTS was made by Luna in 1884 as an entry
to the prestigious Exposicion de Bellas Artes (Madrid Art Exposition, May 1884) and
eventually won for him the First Gold Medal. In Rizal's words, it was a symbol of
�our social, moral, and political life: humanity unredeemed, reason and
By: Juan Luna
aspiration in open fight with prejudice, fanaticism, and injustice.�

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NINE MUSES The surprising Nine Muses of the Arts, ARTS
located at the UP Diliman campus, is a tribute to the arts, from the traditional
media of painting and music to new media: cinema and computer art. The function of
his public works lies in the way they inspire respect for previous generations and
remind the viewers of the past, of heroism, of the moments that made history, while
keeping a watchful eye over the present. The nine muses represent architecture,
dance, film, literature, music, painting, photography, sculpture, and theater.
They are placed on a ring-shaped pedestal hollow in the By: Napoleon
middle, allowing people to look at the sculpture from
Abueva below.
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Victorio Edades was a key figure in the history of Philippine art, ARTS counted
as one of the revolutionary Thirteen Moderns and later called the Father of Modern
Philippine Painting. Edades moved away from the idyllic landscapes of his
contemporary Amorsolo and instead preferred to paint a more sobering picture of
Philippine society. His works employed dark and somber colors, and were focused on
depicting the dirt and sweat of laborers, factory workers, and the Philippine
proletariat. Edades became Dean of the Department of Architecture in the University
of Santo
Tomas, later instituting an art degree program. He invited Carlos Francisco and
Galo B. Ocampo to become professors of the university, and the three were later
known as the Triumvirate.
Included among his works are The Sketch, Portrait of the By: Napoleon
Professor, and Poinsettia Girl. Abueva
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