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LEARNING
ACTIVITY SHEET
Contemporary Philippine Arts
from the Regions
Quarter 3 - Week 1
Title: Various contemporary art forms and their practices from the various regions
Introduction
Module 1 of Grade 12 Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Region is
mainly about various contemporary art forms in their styles, technique and
material used from the different regions. Focus on the identification of these
different art forms through the given examples and discussion of these art forms.
Engage and explore into the world of arts and manifest those skills and abilities
into related activities as applied into the real world. This module includes
activities/ exercises that will help you identify various contemporary art forms and
their practices.
MELCS: Describes various contemporary art forms and their practices from
the various regions CPAR 12 Quarter 1 Week 1
Activity 1: Pre-test
Directions: Read and understand the statements. Choose the letter of the correct
answer.
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2. Most familiar art forms among Filipinos from carving to molding of gods and
heroes for a long time, but at present, through availability of varied materials
and medium, technology and technique, it’s more flexible and expressive in
making their art work. What is this?
A. Architecture
B. Mixed Media
C. Painting
D. Sculpture
4. It is very rich in style and in high technology with the use of advanced
materials, such as tube structure and the use of computer-aided design. Its
style doesn’t have a recognizable feature for its style is quite varied for it is from
different influences but there is typical feature for a contemporary house and
building such as oversized windows and free shaped of frame. What is this?
A. Architecture
B. Installation
C. Mixed Media
D. Sculpture
5. These are artworks done from mixed materials, any materials including
commercial garbage. Artist may use their full freedom in choosing materials in a
context to express views and opinion on issues around. What art are these?
A. Assemblage
B. Collage
C. Mixed Media
D. Installation
6. It is an art done live to convey message in a limited time. There maybe group of
performers or just one to perform on stage or on streets that shows on in acting,
poetry, music, dance and painting to covey a campaign.
A. Dance
B. Music
C. Performance
D. Theatre
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7. Miss Saigon is very popular for this type. It is an art that requires actors and
actresses to connect to the audience to let them experience a real or imagined
event through combination of gesture, speech, song, music and dance,
commonly done on stage and are scripted.
A. Dance
B. Music
C. Performance
D. Theatre
8. In ancient times, ancestors did this for their gods and goddesses. It is a
performing art that involves body movement in accord to the musical beat, for
some use it as an expression of thoughts and feelings, releasing energy or
simply joining with the beat of music or into dance movement itself.
A. Dance
B. Music
C. Performance
D. Theatre
9. Which of the following dance style includes breaking, locking and popping?
A. Cheer
B. Disco
C. Folk
D. Hip-hop
10. This art form has the power to speak through people’s mind, heart and soul. It
can affect the mood, way of thinking and even character and disposition of
people listening to it.
A. Dance
B. Music
C. Performance
D. Theatre
Contemporary arts come in different forms: fine arts, visual arts and
performing arts. Fine arts direct on contemporary painting, sculpture and
architecture. Visual arts focus on installation art as New Media Art; Public Art, the
art in outdoor space; Mixed media, which combines different art forms;
Photography and Digital Works, the technology-aided art. Performing Arts tackles
the art of Theatre and Performance arts, Dance and Music.
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I. Contemporary Fine Arts Contemporary Painting
It is the most popular among fine arts but it is also very hard to distinguish when a
painting is contemporary? Aside from the fact that the artist must still alive at
present, it is also through artwork that we can tell that it is contemporary; it must
connect itself to the issues and concerns of the society, then it is contemporary. It
comes in different types in genre and in material:
1. Landscape Painting is the most common among all types of painting by genre.
These are painting of outdoor scenes. Most of the favorite subjects in this type
of painting are: skies, mountains, river and even infrastructure like buildings,
houses and many more that we usually see in our surroundings.
2. Abstract Painting is the most difficult among paintings for it demands a good
background in drawing for the pre-planned concept of painting, and an
overflowing passion in painting for this type is used by most artist as an avenue
where they can express their boundless imagination. It let viewers to thinks
deeper and aloe them to have their own interpretation.
3. Figurative Painting is a painting that portrays pictures of actual images as
seen in the real world. The human images are commonly used as subject of this
painting throughout history up to the present.
4. Watercolor Painting is considered to be one of the most primitive types of
painting. It is familiarly used by beginners or by children in most of their
activities in school. It is usually mixed with water and put it on paper.
5. Oil Painting is considered to be a great means to achieve a more convincing
and realistic artwork. It is done on a canvas. Oil colors are made by mixing color
powder with linseed oil to a stiff paste consistency and grinding it in a steel
roller. Linseed oil is also known as flaxseed oil or flax oil.
Contemporary Sculpture
Most familiar art forms among Filipinos from carving to molding of gods and heroes
for a long time, but at present, through availability of varied materials and medium,
technology and technique, it gives freedom to sculptor to be more flexible and
expressive in making their art work. Sculptural processes require artist’s physical
strength and creativity in the use of materials such as: stone, wood, metal, wax,
terracotta or clay and resin. Sculptors use four basic techniques:
1. Modeling is an additive process where in material like clay is added to form the
desired sculpture.
2. Carving is a subtractive process in which materials like wood, marble, stone or
other hard material is removed or carved by cutting or chipping away to form an
image. Glass sculpture is viewed to be unique and popular in the country.
Ramon Orlina is now known as the “Father of Philippine Glass Sculpture”.
3. Casting is a technique used to make the sculpture more durable and
transferrable from one place to another without any breaking. It is made to last
through material like resin, a liquid material that is usually poured out to form
a smooth hard surface when dried, that is used as coating for holding of
sculpture.
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4. Assembling is the easiest yet very creative technique where in different
materials (found, recycled, indigenous, etc.) gather together to form a sculpture.
It is an additive process that uses adhesive or any material used for adhesion to
put together all materials to form a sculpture.
Contemporary Architecture
The architecture of today is very rich in style and in high technology with the use of
advanced materials, such as tube structure and the use of computer-aided design.
Its style doesn’t have a recognizable feature for its style is quite varied for it is from
different influences but there is typical feature for a contemporary house and
building such as oversized windows and free shaped of frame. The following are the
styles in contemporary architecture.
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Public Art
Commonly, these are monuments of heroes, public and religious figures but due to
the challenges of advancement, artists expand their choice of materials and
methods to meet the global competencies in public art. The following are the types
of public art.
1. Collage is a technique when cut out materials, cloth, string and many others,
are pasted on a flat surface that turn into a creative artwork.
2. Assemblage is a technique of putting objects together by welding or adhesion in
a new concept
Photography
Photography is of different types:
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5. Photographic Alteration the use of photographic devise to alter or edit images
and add what is being desired in just one touch.
Theatre Art is an art that requires actors and actresses to connect to the audience
to let them experience a real or imagined event through combination of gesture,
speech, song, music and dance, commonly done on stage and are scripted. There
are styles that is commonly seen in Philippine Theatre, and these are:
1. Realism is a style that shows actual situations that Filipinos are in, focuses on
the problems and the reaction to socio-economic-political issues encountered.
2. Combination of Realistic and Non-realistic styles is a style that combines
realistic and non-realistic style.
3. The Brechtian style is a style brought by German playwright, Bertolt Brecht.
He used devices to tell the audience that it’s just a theatre not true to life. It’s a
style that promotes audience’s reflective detachment and not emotional
involvement.
4. Musical Performances is a theatre art that uses music in expression of arts.
The issues of tempo, dynamics, pitches and instrumentation are on a
performer’s option.
5. Documentary Style are plays dealing with historical events and life story of a
person.
6. Short Plays are skits used by starter before jumping into something big.
Usually used by students and teachers as an activity to hook the interest of the
student in a new lesson.
Contemporary Dance
Contemporary dance is a performing art that involves body movement in accord to
the musical beat, for some use it as an expression of thoughts and feelings,
releasing energy or simply joining with the beat of music or into dance movement
itself. The contemporary dance styles that have been popular in the Philippines
were disco and hip hop.
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2. Hip hop is a dance style that includes breaking, locking and popping. It is
something made just happened or “freestyle” or spontaneous performance.
Contemporary Music
Music is beyond words, it has the power to speak through people’s mind, heart and
soul. It can affect the mood, way of thinking and even character and disposition of
people listening to it. Music composition is a little bit complex for it involves
mastery and skill to produce a melody.
Freddie Aguilar was very famous of his song “Anak” that had been very popular
worldwide. The song is about a son who goes astray as he grows up.
Gary Valenciano is known for his ala Michael Jackson moves and religious
songs.
Sharon Cuneta is a very well-known superstar and a love song singer. She
received many awards in music and in acting fields.
Mike Hanopol is a recording artist, guitarist and a singer. Some of his famous
songs were Katawan and Laki Sa Layaw.
Kuh Ledesma is a famous singer from Bacolod City. Some of her famous songs
are Bulaklak; Till I Met You and Sino ang Baliw.
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Cordillera
Administrative
Region
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collec
tion/search/626371
Ilocos Region
(Region I)
https://primer.com.ph/travel/2017/02
/07/bantay-church-bell-tower/
Cagayan Valley
(Region II)
Central Luzon
(Region III)
CALABARZON
(Region IV-A)
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MIMAROPA
(Region IV-B)
http://philtimes.files.wordpress.com/20
11/04/moriones-34.jpg
Bicol Region
(Region V)
https://upcagolden2010.wordpress.com
/pegaraw/
Western Visayas
(Region VI)
https://primer.com.ph/travel/2017/12
/09/molo-church-in-iloilo-female-
church-of-the-city/
Central Visayas
(Region VII)
https://www.bohol-
philippines.com/blood-compact-
site.html
Eastern Visayas
(Region VIII)
https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/5219954
13033613848/
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Zamboanga
Peninsula
(Region IX)
https://www.pinasmuna.com/2012/07
/dapitan-city-dr-jose-rizals-landing-
site.html
Northern
Mindanao
(Region X)
https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/5450059
92376550704/
Davao Region
(Region XI)
https://erhumpreyjaycabalan.wordpress
.com/about/
SOCCSKSARGEN
(Region XII
https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/3328442
28681865856/
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CARAGA
(Region XIII)
https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/4956071
33969803322/
Autonomous
Region In Muslim
Mindanao
(ARMM)
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com
/sd-et-radar-pasacat-20160930-
story.html
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Picture 2:
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POEM:
Directions: Read and understand the statements. Choose the letter of the correct
answer.
1. In painting there are many media in mixing colors. What kind of medium is
used when a pigment is added with egg, gum and glue?
A. Fresco
B. Oil paint
C. Tempera
D. Watercolor
3. What refers to a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers,
typically actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined
event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage?
A. Dance
B. Music
C. Theatre
D. Visual arts
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4. What refers to the performing art forms consisting of purposely selected
sequence of human movement that has aesthetic and symbolic value
acknowledge by performers and observers within a particular culture?
A. Dance
B. Music
C. Theatre
D. Visual arts
5. When we put together the elements of art on any surface like canvass, wood,
plastic, metal and glasses, the visual art being considered is_________.
A. Architecture
B. Dance
C. Painting
D. Sculpture
6. These may be folk dances and music which are developed by an individual or
groups of people that reflect their traditions and culture.
A. Dance
B. Short Plays
C. Theatre
D. Performing arts
8. The Bohol Blood Compact sculpture was made by the National Artist, Napoleon
Abueva, a Boholano himself. It is placed on an open and raised dais portraying
five (5) life-sized images of men gathered around a table with Legazpi and
Sikatuna supposedly making a toast. Standing on the dais, visitors are treated to
a good view of the Bohol Sea and the contour of that particular side of the island
of Bohol. What symbolizes the blood compact?
A. Commitment
B. Friendship
C. Love
D. War
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9. In the Philippines, the month of August is a time to celebrate our national
languages and to acknowledge our country's rich cultural diversity. In addition,
one of the highlights is a folk dance competition, “makalumang yugyog, sa
makabagong tugtog.” Suppose you are the President of the class and you’re
assigned dance is to attract the attention of potential suitors. Thus, dancers
perform a series of graceful movements as they step in and out from between
bamboo poles which are rhythmically clapped together. What dance are you
going to perform?
A. Binislakan
B. Cariñosa
C. Maglalatik
D. Singkil
10. Tribusyo was assigned to report about region VII. In preparation, he watched a
video, searched in the internet, visited a museum, and read the Encyclopedia of
Philippine Art. He later realized that he learned to _________.
A. Be resourceful in gathering data.
B. Gather as may resources as possible.
C. Try the different ways of getting data.
D. Manage different types of information.
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Activity 2. Art Caption
1. Bul-ul this standing male figure representing a rice deity (bulul) from
the Ifugao people of northern Luzon Island in the Philippines is an
outstanding and highly important expression of the foremost tradition of
anthropomorphic sculpture in the northern Philippines.
2. Bantay Church Bell Power One of Vigan’s most iconic symbols is the
Bantay Bell Tower. First built in 1591, it served as the town’s
watchtower before being turned into a bell tower by the nearby church
in 1857. Located roughly 10 minutes from the town of Vigan, it’s located
in the town of Bantay, Ilocos Sur.
3. The House of Dakay is the oldest house that has been living on for so
many years. It is situated in the small town of San Jose de Ivana in
Batan Island, Batanes. This traditional structure is considered as a
heritage treasure of Batanes. It is designed to be firm, providing shelter
that will last from storm and strong winds in the island which is located
along the typhoon belt.
4. Gen Luna Statue and Marker (Cabanat uan City) A statue of
Philippine hero General Antonio Luna astride a horse stands at the
plaza in front of the cathedral on the exact spot where the brave general
was assassinated in 1899 in the city that adopted him subsequently.
5. The Martyrdom of Rizal Mural 1(960) is one of the best known work of
Carlos “Botong” V. Francisco, Philippine National Artist for Visual Arts
in 1973. Francisco is best known for his landmark murals depicting
some of the Philippine historical events. The mural depicts the
execution of Philippine National Hero Dr. Jose Rizal at Bagong Bayan
(now Rizal Park) on December 30, 1896. The mural was commissioned
by Fort Santiago as part of the Rizal Shrine.
6. Moriones Festival held on the island of Marinduque, Philippines. The
Moriones are men and women in costumes and masks replicating the
garb of biblical Roman soldiers as interpreted by local folks.
7. The Pegaraw This monument designed and executed by National Artist
for Sculpture Napoleon Abueva drew its inspiration from the call to
arms by then President Fidel Valdez Ramos to the Filipino people to
meet the new millennium with courage and optimism, fortified by a
vision termed by FVR as Philippines 2000.
Post Test Pretest
1. C 1. B
2. B 2. D
3. C 3. A
4. A 4. A
5. D 5. C
6. D
6. C
7. C
8. B 7. D
9. D 8. A
10. B 9. D
10. B
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8. Molo Church, also known as Saint Anne’s Parish, would be a good starting
point for your church-hopping. It is considered as one of the most beautiful
churches in Western Visayas and the only Gothic church outside Manila. It
can be easily identified through its most prominent architectural feature: the
red spires on top of the two bell towers. Built in 1831 using white coral rocks
and egg whites, Molo Church has withstood the test of time, enduring natural
catastrophes and the havoc of World War II
9. The Bohol Blood Compact sculpture was made by the National Artist,
Napoleon Abueva, a Boholano himself. It is placed on an open and raised dais
portraying five (5) life-sized images of men gathered around a table with
Legazpi and Sikatuna supposedly making a toast. Standing on the dais,
visitors are treated to a good view of the Bohol Sea and the contour of that
particular side of the island of Bohol.
10. MacArthur Landing Memorial Park, Palo, Ley te are the seven bronze
statues portraying the A-Day Landing. Designed by sculptor Anastacio
Caedo, the statues stand at almost 10-feet tall and were officially
inaugurated in 1981 at the 37th anniversary of the A-Day Landing. In front
of the sculpture, two tablets – one in Filipino and one in English – describe
the symbolism of the statue and the reasoning for being positioned there.
Within the park, there is also a small museum that contains a selection of
photographs, a copy of MacArthur’s speech and a diverse selection of items
collected to reflect MacArthur’s involvement in the Philippines throughout
World War II. Ceremonies are held annually on the 20th of October to mark
the Leyte Gulf landing and the subsequent Allied victory.
11. Dr. Jose Rizal's Landing Site is situated in Sta. Cruz beach where Jose Rizal
landed at 7:00 pm on July 17, 1892 to begin his expatriation life in Dapitan.
Together with Captain Delgras and three artillery men, they walked through
Sta. Cruz Street with a “farol de combate” or lantern going to the Casa Real.
12. A torogan is a traditional house built by the Maranao people of Lanao,
Mindanao, Philippines. A torogan was a symbol of high social status. Such a
residence was once a home to a sultan or datu in the Maranao community.
13. The Giant Durian Genesis Lore depicts three pairs of human figures
symbolizing the people of Davao: the indigenous Lumad, the Moros and the
Christian settlers. The sculpture is an unmistakable call for unity in
Mindanao. And just 10km away, in the village of Ma-a, the region’s best-
known artist is still devoted to this message.
14. This statue of Sultan Kudarat was created by Jose M. Mendoza in 1973.
Muhammad Dipatuan Kudarat was the Sultan of Mindanao during the first
half of the 17th century. He united the Muslims of Lanao, Cotabato, Davao,
Sulu, Zamboanga and North Borneo, and resisted bitterly the Spanish
Invasion of his domain. He was a fearless fighter and Filipino hero in defense
of Islamic faith and Philippine liberty. Kudarat died around 1650.
15. Balangay/Butuan Boat
was the first wooden boat that was excavated in Southeast Asia. These boats
were instrumental in the settlement of Austronesian peoples in the Philippines
and the Malay archipelago. It was used for cargo and trading, in which
Butuan, Agusan de Norte, Philippines was a central trading port. Today, the
Balanghai Festival in Butuan is a celebration of the first people who settled in
the Philippines.
16. Singkíl is a folk dance of the Maranao people of Lake Lanao depicting one of
the episodes in the epic poem Darangen which was popularised by the
Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company.
References
Prepared by:
JYNEST E. CUIZON
SHS Teacher
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