CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE REGION

STEPHANIE NICHOLE IAN A. CASEM (STEM-12 MERCURY)

PLANTING RICE (FERNANDO AMORSOLO)

Planting Rice,’ one of Fernando Amorsolo’s famous paintings, was painted

in 1922, and now is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Manila.
It is known that Amorsolo was committed to two fundamental ideas in his art
a classical notion of idealism, in which artistic truth was found through
harmony, balance, and beauty, and a conservative concept of Filipino
national character as rooted in rural communities and the cycles of village
life. The painting depicts farmers working in the heat of the sun, planting
rice in the fields. It also shows that farmer uses carabao and plows as a
tool in farming. The farmers are surrounded by trees and mountains. Based
on their clothing, it depicts a provincial setting in which they wear traditional
farming clothes, particularly skirts, and a buri hat to protect their heads
from the hot sun. The painting also depicts that planting rice is genderless.
The visual is light because the colors used in nature were mostly pastel.
Despite the fact that rice planting is a laborious task, the painting made it
look like a simple work, serene and blissful. The painting is also set in a
landscape element. This painting falls under the classification of painting as
Genre painting since its content depicts the contemporary life of the Filipino
farmers in 1951. Apart from being a genre painting, the painting’s particular
genre can also be classified as realism as the details painted can be seen
as something that might look like in real life
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STEPHANIE NICHOLE IAN A. CASEM (STEM-12 MERCURY)

DALAGANG BUKID (FERNANDO AMORSOLO)

The "Dalagang Bukid" is a maiden in the paddy field. It is an ideal Filipina

beauty with a sense of Maria Clara who views herself as a happy and
positive lady despite the difficulties she faces working in an agricultural
plain. Fernando Amorsolo's painting style is oil painting. Amorsolo painted
with natural light and invented the backlighting technique Chiaroscuro,
which became his artistic trademark and his most significant contribution to
Philippine painting. Figures are outlined against a distinctive glow in a
typical Amorsolo painting, and intense light on one part of the canvas
highlights nearby details. As you can see in the painting, the colors used
are vibrant and bright with shades of green, yellow, and brown with a bright
sunlight-like effect which portrays our country during those days. Our
motherland used to be earthy, clean, and fresh. The painting emphasizes
true Filipina beauty, a"Morena" with a conservative traditional outfit, "Baro't
Saya", a bandana used to shield her from the sun's rays, and a "Banga"
that most likely represents the lady's fragility and innocence.Amorsolo's
styles and details are meticulous, highlighting the lady's eyes, face, and
features, as well as the clothes she wears. Using a thin and small
brushstroke, the painting becomes more delicate, particularly in the
background. The lady is said to be Amorsolo's ideal type of girl, giving an
impression of agricultural-dependent life and economic activity in the
Philippines during World War II.
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STEPHANIE NICHOLE IAN A. CASEM (STEM-12 MERCURY)

SPOLIARIUM (JUNA LUNA)

The formal elements that are hooked up in the portray are lines, light,
shape, and time. Lines can be evident in the portray using way of the
performance of the traces on the flooring and the implied traces that are
made thru our bodies in the painting. Light is being used appropriately due
to the truth that the artist used unnatural light to paint the darkness of the
room. The human beings in the portrait to signify the shapes and time are
analyzed to the truth we comprehend that this characterizes the
masterpiece that used to be made to show off the historic times. The
principles of the painting are proportion and unity. Proportion is noticeable
due to the fact that we can see that artists have painted the people in the
painting in a detailed and extremely realistic form that is modified in any
way. Unity is proven because all of the components in the painting unify
with each other to make a statement, meaning, message, and
communication to the nation. The center of Luna's painting is fallen
gladiators being dragged by Roman soldiers. At the left are the gamblers,
enthusiastically awaiting their chance to strip off the fighters their metal
helmets and another armory. And the right symbolizes a depressing mood,
an old man carries a torch searching for his son while the woman weeps
through the tragedy of her loved one. Spoliarium is emphasized the
violation of human rights towards the colonizers of Spain and Juan Luna
expressed his patriotism through it.
 BAYANIHAN(CARLOS FRANCISCO)
The painting "Bayanihan" is a
landscape. In contrast to the other
mural painting versions, which use
warmer colors like orange and yellow,
this version uses chilly colors like blue
and green. The facial features are
precise and detailed, and the details
are exquisitely defined. The texture of
the bags and the bark of the tree are
both very well-defined in this piece. The
bodies of the people are properly
delineated, with illustrations and muscle
placement visible. The painter's skill in
depicting anatomy is evident. Due to
the incorporation of significantly darker
hues, the mother holding the baby
stands out. This woman is facing the
front, as the others are facing the left.
The majority of the colors have low
saturation when compared to the
original, which is vibrant. This painting
exudes a cloudy weather vibe. The men
carrying the nipa house are the focal
point of this mural painting's use of
space. This image flows from right to
left in both directions. People and grass
movement can both be seen traveling
from right to left.
PISTA SA ANGONO(CARLOS FRANCISCO)
The elements of this painting are
line, color, light, and also time.
The painting is visually appealing
the color combination is balanced
and incorporates the painting's
beauty. The people, church, and
every component of the art are
painted very well. I can tell that
the artist is very talented and
passionate about his art. For me,
the principle of this painting is to
show our Filipino people when
they become free. This painting
symbolizes the bountiful
celebration of Fiestas in Antipolo
that includes different varieties of
foods such as Lechon, different
varieties of fruits and vegetables,
men and women dancing, and the
gathering of members of the
community. Also, this painting
presents a landscape of how a
"bayan" looks with a church and a
market. In addition, it also shows
how to live in the provincial parts
of the country