◎ Identify key influences to Chinese Art.

OBJECTIVES
◎ Identify key characteristics of Japanese Art.

◎ Trace the development of Philippine Art.

◎ Explain how art can be a key element in the

formation of a society’s culture.

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◎ Explain how meanings can be derived from art.

◎ Discuss how improvisation can make an artwork

distinctive.
◎ Identify the issues and problems that can arise

because of appropriation of art.

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 CHINESE ART

CHINA
◎ Forefront of economic development.

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CHINA
◎ Forefront of economic development.
◎ History shows that China has been at the leading
edge of development especially in terms of 6

cultural development.
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Excavated bronze pieces with intricate designs

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CHINA
◎ The Chinese during the Zhou Dynasty was under a
feudal kind of social system. It was a parallel
period with that of Greece's Golden Age. 8
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Metal works Jade materials

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◎ Confucianism was the dominant way of life

subscribed to by the general public.

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 CHINESE ART

◎ Confucianism was the dominant way of life

subscribed to by the general public.
➢ believed that in order for society to work, one
must learn how to sympathize to others. 11
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◎ The Chinese also had interactions with Western

missionaries who came from India and brought
some of the influences to China.
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◎ By the start of the 6th century,

Chinese artists started making art that
highlighted their very own culture.
Paintings usually depicted magical
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places and realms that were born out
of sheer imagination while still
infusing the Chinese characters that
define their culture.
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◎ By the start of the 6th century,

Chinese artists started making art that
highlighted their very own culture.
Paintings usually depicted magical
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places and realms that were born out
of sheer imagination while still
infusing the Chinese characters that
define their culture.
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Monumental style painting

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Monumental style painting Rocks and Mountains as barrier

Sharp Brushstrokes
Multiple Perspectives
 CHINESE ART

◎ Porcelain is one of the commonly used

items to make decorative ornaments,
such as vases and jars.
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 CHINESE ART

◎ Porcelain is one of the commonly used

items to make decorative ornaments,
such as vases and jars.
• Focal point / central theme: 18
NATURE
 CHINESE ART

◎ Common overarching themes of Chinese artworks

include everyday activities, war and violence,
death, and nature.
◎ Artworks are infused with a lot of symbolisms.
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◎ Japanese were able to infuse local and indigenous

materials with modern Western subjects and focal
points.
◎ Based on artifacts such as ceramic figures and
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ornaments, Korean and Chinese influences were
evident in Japanese artworks.
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Haniwa House
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◎ Buddhism became an
integral part of Japanese
culture.
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◎ After the 14th century, Japan isolated itself from

the rest of the world, which in effect, gave them
the avenue to let their culture flourish.
◎ The Japanese style of painting leaned toward
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abstract and naturalistic handling.
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UKIYO-O
◎ Crafted through woodcut prints.

◎ The artists developed a technique that used lines

and colors in a very distinctive manner.

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Ukiyo-o Artworks
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Ukiyo-o
Artists
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◎ Before the colonizers came to the Philippines,

ethnic minorities have used art not only for daily
activities but also for religious rituals and
practices.
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◎ Pottery, weaving, carving, and the use of
metalwork and jewelry.
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Pottery
◎ Pottery produced items that are of practical value

for the early Filipinos, such as pots for cooking

and large vases for storing.
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Manunggal Jar found in Palawan

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Manunggal Jar
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Weaving
◎ One of the most popular artisans of weaving is the

people from the Cordilleras. They are known for

their colorful woven cloth, which also have both
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religious and practical value.
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Weaving
◎ The T'boli people from Mindanao are also known

for their woven abaca cloth called t’nalak.

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T’nalak weavings
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T’nalak weavings patterns

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Wood Carvings
◎ Wood carvings from Palawan depict animals like

birds, which are representations of their religious

beliefs.
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Wood Carvings
◎ In Mindanao, the Tausug and Maranao people are

known for their OKIR.

◎ Their common subjects include the sarimanok,
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naga, and the pako rabong.
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Sarimanok Okir
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Naga Okir
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Pako Rabong
Okir
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Jewelry
◎ Jewelry was used as amulets for protection to

drive away evil spirits.

◎ Eventually, some minority groups from the
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Cordilleras and Cotabato utilized jewelry as
ornaments integrated in their clothing.
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Cordillera’s Necklace T’boli Brass Jewelry

 PHILIPPINE ART

◎ When the Spaniards discovered the Philippines

during the 16th century, they had a goal to replace
the existing indigenous cultural practices and
beliefs of the early Filipinos.
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Miagao Church
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◎ Art became one of the avenues for Filipino

patriots and nationalists.

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Juan Luna’s Spoliarium

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◎ When the Philippines was liberated from the

Spanish rule, the Americans took over to establish
a colonial government.
◎ They also propagated their culture and beliefs
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through the implementation of public school
systems.
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◎ After World War II, the Philippines saw itself as an

independent state transitioning into the formation
of its national identity.
◎ Artists focused on modern takes when it comes to
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content, form, and subject matter.
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◎ After World War II, the Philippines saw itself as an

independent state transitioning into the formation
of its national identity.
◎ Artists focused on modern takes when it comes to
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content, form, and subject matter.
◎ In addition, a debate emerged on whether art
should be done as "proletarian art" or "art for art's
sake."
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◎ The 1960s proved to be a period of modernism and

dynamism with a lot of styles, techniques, and
methods emerging.
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 PHILIPPINE ART

◎ The 1960s proved to be a period of modernism and

dynamism with a lot of styles, techniques, and
methods emerging.
◎ Most artworks were reflections of the political,
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social, and economic situation of the Philippines
during the Marcos administration.
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Protest Art during Marcos Administration

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 Soulmaking,
Appropriation and 55

Improvisation
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 Soulmaking

Soulmaking
◎ Making and deriving meaning from art

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 Soulmaking

◎ In order for people to make sense of the work, it

would require understanding the visual elements
where art was grounded on, especially the
principles of design.
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 Soulmaking

Style refers to the distinctive

handling of elements and

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media associated with the work
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of an individual artist, a school,
a movement, or a specific
culture or time period.
Fichner-
Rathus, 2013
 Soulmaking

◎ Form - what the audience sees.

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 Soulmaking

◎ Form - what the audience sees.

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 Soulmaking

The content of an artwork

includes not only its form but

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also its subject matter and 62

underlying meanings or
themes.
Fichner-
Rathus, 2013
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 Improvisation

Improvisation
◎ There is a call for liberation from

monotony that aims to rekindle the

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creative spirits of people in the arts.
 Improvisation

◎ As he begins to craft his work, he may have

deviated from his original plan.

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 Improvisation

◎ As he begins to craft his work, he may have

deviated from his original plan.
◎ Performance arts, dance, and visual as were
combined to create new forms of artworks using a
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new medium.
 Improvisation

◎ As he begins to craft his work, he may have

deviated from his original plan.
◎ Performance arts, dance, and visual as were
combined to create new forms of artworks using a
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new medium.
➢ Known as the "Happenings”
 Improvisation

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Martha Minujin Performance Art

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 Appropriation

If, for example, an artist created

a painting and displayed it in a

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museum, who do you think 70

owns the artwork: the artist or

his intended audience?
 Appropriation

◎ This notion paved the way for the emergence of

appropriation artists who seem to promote the idea
that the authorship relies on the viewer.
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 Appropriation

◎ This notion paved the way for the emergence of

appropriation artists who seem to promote the idea
that the authorship relies on the viewer.
◎ The appropriation artists can take as much as he 72
wants from an existing artwork.
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◎ Problem: Authorship
◎ When appropriation artists eschew the
responsibility for putting up the details of other
works and integrating them into their own, their
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voices and perspectives of the other artists get lost
with that of the appropriation artist.
 Appropriation

Forgery
◎ Traditionally –

◎ Outright copies of existing works

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 Appropriation

Forgery
◎ In contemporary times -

◎ Creating an approximate of what an artist would

do by prediction 75
 Appropriation

◎ There is a hope on the part of the artist for the

viewers to see the original work in a new
perspective.
◎ Appropriation would bring about a new context to
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the original work.
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Andy Warhol, Campbell

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