DEVELOPMENT OF PAINTING IN THE PHILIPPINES

PRE-SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD

 RED SLIP (clay mixed with water) designs embellished on the ritual pottery of the Philippines
like Manunggul jar.
 Painting is also manifested in tattoo tradition of Early Filipino.
 “Pintados or the Painted People” particularly in Visayas.
Spanish friars introduced Western painting in the Philippines. Painting was limited to religious icons.
 Subject matter: Portrait of Saints, Holy Family, The Cross, Christianity
Boholano painters were noted for their skillful manipulation of this technique.
In a church in Paete, Laguna - Josef Luciano Dans artworks (1805-1870) his is one of the earliest
recorded painters in the Philippines.
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In 1821, Damian Domingo - opened the first formal fine arts school (Academia de Dibujo) in the
country in his house, know for having made the first self portrait in the country.
In 1823, Real Sociedad Economica Filipina de Amigos del Pais (Royal Economic Society of the
Friends of the Colony) -opened its own art school.
In 1826, the society offered Domingo to be the professor in their school (they merged together).
In 1832, Domingo died and then due to lack of funds the school was force to closed in 1834.
In 1850, under Jjunta de Commercio, a new art school Academia de Dibujo y Pintura' was opened
with 70 enrollees. Wherein paintings by Spanish master were brought in to serve as models. European
academic style of painting-using grand subject matter from classical Greek and Roman mythologies

PAINTING DURING THE MODERN PERIOD

 Artists were set to sketch portrait for living.

 Subject matter: Igorots, Ifugaos Bagobos and Mangyans were the favorite subjects.