History of Contemporary

Arts in the Philippines

❖ The History of Contemporary Arts in the Philippines
can be traced starting from:
Pre-Colonial Art Period
Islamic Era
Spanish Colonial Art Period
American Colonial Art Period
Japanese Era
Post-Colonial Art Period
Contemporary Period
GREEK PERIOD ROMAN PERIOD CHRISTIAN PERIOD
1050 - 31 B.C. 753 - 509 B.C. 350—1450 A.D.
Technique Skill Craftsmanship

ROMANTIC RENAISSANCE
MODERN PERIOD
PERIOD PERIOD
1700 - 1800
1800 - 1900 1400-1500
Fine Arts Genius and Design
Self-Expression

CONTEMPORARY
PERIOD
20th -21st Century
New Art Forms
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Pre-Colonial Art Period (6185 BC – 1520 AD)
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 Pre-Colonial Art Period
(6185 BC – 1520 AD)
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 Pre-Colonial Art Period (6185 BC – 1520 AD)
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Important Works during 
the Pre Colonial Period:
Important Works during the Pre Colonial Period:
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Other Forms of Artworks during the Pre-Colonial Period
Other Forms of Artworks during the Pre-Colonial Period
Other Forms of Artworks during the Pre-Colonial Period
Islamic Period (13th Century - Present)
Islamic Period (13th Century - Present)
 Significant Artworks
during the Islamic Era:
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Spanish Colonial Art(1521-1898)
Spanish Art Aesthetics as adopted by Filipino Artists
Spanish Art Aesthetics
as adopted by Filipino
Artists
Spanish Art Aesthetics as adopted by Filipino
Artists
Spanish Art Aesthetics
as adopted by Filipino
Artists
IMPORTANT
HAPPENINGS
RELATED TO
ART DURING
THE SPANISH
ERA
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UPRISING OF THE PHILIPPINE
ARTISTS
Among the Filipino Artists that emerged during this period
are:
Among the Filipino Artists that
emerged during this period are:
Among the Filipino Artists that
emerged during this period are:
TWO FILIPINO ART STYLES
DEVELOPED DURING THE
SPANISH PERIOD
AMERICAN ART
COLONIAL
PERIOD
POPULAR ART STYLE DURING THE PHILIPPINE COLONIAL
AMERICAN PERIOD
POPULAR ART STYLE DURING THE PHILIPPINE COLONIAL
AMERICAN PERIOD
FABIAN DELA ROSA
FERNANDO AMORSOLO
GUILLERMO TOLENTINO
JAPANESE ERA
 FAMOUS ARTISTS AND ARTWORKS
DURING THE JAPANESE ERA

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FAMOUS ARTISTS AND ARTWORKS
DURING THE JAPANESE ERA
FAMOUS ARTISTS AND
ARTWORKS DURING
THE JAPANESE ERA
 Sa kabukiran walang kalungkutan,
Lahat ng araw ay kaligayahan, Ang
halaman kung aking masdan,
Masiglang lahat ang kanilang kulay,
Ang mga ibon nag-aawitan, Kawili-wili
silang pakinggan, Kawili-wili silang
pakinggan, O aking buhay na
maligaya, Busog ang puso at
maginhawa,

FAMOUS ARTISTS AND

ARTWORKS DURING
THE JAPANESE ERA
FAMOUS ARTISTS
AND ARTWORKS
DURING THE
JAPANESE ERA
FAMOUS ARTISTS
AND ARTWORKS
DURING THE
JAPANESE ERA
FAMOUS ARTISTS
AND ARTWORKS
DURING THE
JAPANESE ERA
POST-COLONIAL
ART
PERIOD
1946-1986
PHILIPPINE MODERN ART (1946-1970)
PHILIPPINE MODERN ART (1946-1970)
PHILIPPINE POSTMODERN ART (1970-1980s)
PHILIPPINE POSTMODERN ART (1970-1980s)
SOME OF THE MODERN ARTISTS AND THEIR ARTWORKS
1. Neo-Realists
Manansala’s paintings of The Beggars, and Tuba Drinkers
SOME OF THE MODERN ARTISTS
AND THEIR ARTWORKS
1. Neo-Realists
Legaspi’s Gadgets II, and Bad Girls
SOME OF THE MODERN ARTISTS AND THEIR
ARTWORKS
1. Neo-Realists
Ocampo’s The Contrast, and Genesis
 MODERN
ARCHITECTURE
STRUCTURE
1. Church of Holy
Sacrifice
2. Church of the
Risen Lord
3. Chapel of Saint
Joseph the Worker
CONTEMPORARY PERIOD
(1986-PRESENT)
CONTEMPORARY PERIOD (1986-PRESENT)
CONTEMPORARY PERIOD (1986-PRESENT)
 CHARACTERISTICS OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS
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 CHARACTERISTICS OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS
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 CHARACTERISTICS OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS
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 It is important to note that during the rise of
Contemporary Art in the Philippines, many cultural projects
ensued despite the growing issues of poverty and social
conditions under the leadership of Former President
Ferdinand Marcos and his wife, Imelda Marcos in 1965. It
was also during this time when Martial Law was declared on
September 21, 1972. Marcos then built the New Society or
Bagong Lipunan as a rebirth of the lost civilization through
modernization. This was aimed to combine different art forms
such as architecture, engineering, fine arts, health, interior
design, tourism, and urban planning, among others, through
an art and culture program.
❖Functions of Contemporary Art include:
For Pleasure
As Profession
As commentary
As Spirituality
As Remembrance
As Self-Expression
 FUNCTIONS OF
CONTEMPORARY ART
 FUNCTIONS OF
CONTEMPORARY ART
 FUNCTIONS OF
CONTEMPORARY ART
 FUNCTIONS OF
CONTEMPORARY
ART
 FUNCTIONS OF
CONTEMPORARY ART
 FUNCTIONS OF
CONTEMPORARY ART