Republic of the Philippines Content: Appreciation of contemporary art forms, found in the various

Department Of Education regions by understanding the elements and principles

PULOT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Contemporary Philippine Art from the Regions
1st Quarter (Week 1)
Name:________________________
Section:_______________________ Score:______
Lesson/Topic: Various contemporary art forms and their practices from the
various regions
MELCS’S: Identifies various contemporary art forms and their practices
from the various regions (CAR11/12IAC-0A-1) and Classifies various art
forms found in the Philippines (CAR11/12IAC-0b-2)
Lesson Objectives:
After going through this module, you are expected to:
1. Identifies various contemporary art forms and their practices from the
various regions
2. Classifies various art forms found in the Philippines
Local Materials to Contemporary Arts
Philippines is very rich in natural resources. We can maximize the use of
natural resources even in creating arts. Arts express the artistic feelings
towards any aspect of life.
Focusing and Learning
Contemporary artists found used bottles, rice stalks, plastic straw,
and other recyclable materials useful in creating artworks. A real artist sees
the beauty of art even the peelings of garlic and corn. They create artworks
from wood, wire, thread, rattan, metal and leaves.
Pahiyas
One of the Country’s biggest and most colorful harvest festival every May
15th, along with the gravest festivals of the towns of tayabas, Sariaya,
Gumaca and Tiaong. These are the Philippines best known harvest
festivals to honor Sn Isidro Labrador the patron saint of farmers. Known as
the “Pahiyas” , the festival is deeply rooted in the traditional celebration of
the townsfolk in thanksgiving for bounty harvest. Decorations called
“Kiping”, leaf – shaped and multi-colored rice paste wafers which used to
decorate the facades of the homes along with fruits and flowers from
nature. The visual and culinary feast has gained national and international
recognition. The Lucban town center is a permanent facility for
merchandising crafts and delicacies including special events that
showcases the lifestyle if its envivors.
Sanikulas Cookie Mold Cravings
This folk art is elegant and beautiful as it is dying art.
Sanikulas cookies are arrowroot cookies that have the
image of St. Nicholas molded on it ergo the name
Saniculas. St. Nicholas is also known as “the healer”
and is the go to saint for those who need “healing”
from illnesses. Legend say that if you consume these
cookies when one is ill, you get healed and recover in
a shorter amount of
time that it would usually take. The moulds are an exceptional piece of folk
art and a rarity, if I do say so myself. Saniculas cookie makers would
commission the carvers of these moulds with one of a kind designs. They
would also have the initials of the owner monogrammed on the moulds.
This is why it’s so rare – it is considered a family heirloom and are of
different shapes and sizes. They would have a carved piece and wooden
presser.
Taka (Laguna)
have been around for centuries. In the Philippines,
the first recorded or mention of a created taka was
by a woman named Maria Bague in the 1920’s.
She The art of “taka” or “taka-making” is not an
exclusive Pinoy art. Paper mache and decouping
has wooden moulds that were covered in strips of
paper dipped in a sticky paste. She would later
paint them colorfully and presented them as
children’s toys. Due to a fire though, none of the
original takas were save. Taka making became
more popular during the American colonization
period when there was an excess of newsprint.
And because Pinoys hate wasting anything, the
people of Paete decided to create more takas and
even diversified into different animals and not just
the traditional red horse.
Pagbuburda (Laguna)
Trying to “encourage” to try embroidery when. Somehow it
was a pre – requisite then (and probably a birth right) for
all women to know basic housework and embroidery. For
teaching how to do a chain stitch and other sewing
techniques but its just did not have the skill she did for
pagbuburda. The art or embroidery is happily alive and
flourishing in these towns. Although it’s mostly done by
women who are wives of the farmers who are also
carefully and delicately embroidering flora designs during
their” off-season”.
Singkaban or Bamboo Art (Bulacan)
A fairly new type of Philippine folk art, Singkaban is the
art of shaving bamboo into artful creations that can be
used as décor for arches or for the home. Skilled
craftsmen patiently shaves off the bamboo, layer by
layer, to create curls and delicate twirls of thin bamboo.
Singkaban is usually a celebratory art. Singkaban
craftmen create these gregariously designed bamboo
arches for fiestas, weddings andother celebrations that
involve the entire community. Perhaps it is our sense of
“bayanihan” that inspired this artform ensuring that art is
appreciated and is accessible to everyone in the
community and their guests.
Puni or Palm leaf folding (Bulacan)
Functions of Art
❖ Personal or Individual Function
Artists have their personal reasons for indulging in art.
e.g. The poet, Edwin Markham, wrote the poem “The Man
with the Hoe” because he was inspired by the painting of a farmer
that he had seen earlier

Another dying folk art, Puni or palm leaf folding was intended to create
artful toys for kids. However, puni can also be used to create woven
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baskets, bags, and even fans! The most common permutation of Puni art is
the palaspas we see every Holy Week. Because of the abundance of
coconut leaves, the Pinoys have ingeniously created toys and other items
through Puni. Although fresh coconut or palm leaves are most commonly
used, the leaves dry and crumble withina few days. It is now are dried,
treated and dyed for strength and color
What is an art?
Art is “human ingenuity in adapting natural things to man’s use.” (Webster)
It is synonymous with skill, artifice, and craft, which all mean the faculty of
what devised.

Skill -stresses technical knowledge and proficiency.

Cunning- suggests ingenuity and subtlety in devising,

inventing, or executing.
Artifice- suggests mechanical skill especially in imitating things
in nature.
Craft -may imply expertness in workmanship and guile in
attaining one’s end. ‘’ Vincent’’
Starry, starry night
Paint your palette blue and gray
Look out on a summer’s day
With eyes that know the darkness in my soul

Shadows on the hill

Sketch the trees and the daffodils
Catch the breeze and the winter chills
 In colors on the snowy linen land.
Political Function

When Imelda Romualdez – Marcos, a patroness of the arts became the

Social Function Governor of Metro Manila, she promoted her political programs by means
Man is a social being and as much as such of the arts.

Choral Singing
Historical Function
Paintings, sculptures, architectural works, and other art forms serve to
record historical figures and events.

Economic Function
Many people believe that it does not pay to be an artist.
However, this belief is negated by these facts.
Cultural Function

Buildings, furniture (chairs, table, etc.) clothes, and the like form
part of the country’s material culture.

Physical Function
Religious Function Houses and other buildings are constructed to protect their occupants
Almost all, if not all, art forms evolved from religion. People in olden and all others inside them
times worshipped their Gods in the form of songs and dances.

The earliest dramatic forms were religious in nature

Aesthetic Function

Artworks serve to beautify

 As a youth how will you know your talents?
________________________________________________________ Activity:
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________. Create a brochure that shows at least five (5) of different fine arts that are
found in your community.Each art form should have a picture and a
caption explaining the artwork. Prepare to provide the following
information:
What I have Learned
Rubrics
The statement above talks over the Filipino have a different Content 25 pts.
talent. Try to ask a family member or friends if what creative arts practices Creativity 15pts.
in their daily living. Write your reflection below. Layout 5 pts.
Timeliness 5 pts.
__________________________________________________ 50pts
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____________________________________________________________ Assessment
____________________________________________________________ Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct words that will complete
______________________________________. the sentence.

__________1. The festival is deeply rooted in the traditional celebration of the

townsfolk in thanksgiving for bounty harvest.
What I Can Do
____________2. Is the art of shaving bamboo into artful creations that can be used
Go back to the statement above. Write what you can help as décor for arches or for the home?
our country to be recognized in the World.
____________3. Art is “human ingenuity in adapting natural things to man’s use.”
____________ 4. Arts are vehicle for the artists’ expression of their feeling and
___________________________________________________ ideas.The arts also serve as means of expression for us.
_________________________________________________________ ____________5. May imply expertness in workmanship and guile in attaining one’s
_________________________________________________________ end.
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PREPARED BY: CHECKED BY:
SIGNATURE OVER PRINTED NAME OF PARENTS/GUARDIANS
NORALYN I. ABDULLAH JENNILYN Z. PALANCA
SHS TI DEPARTMENT HEAD –T III