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CONTEMPORARY
PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM
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Contemporary Art Forms and
Their Practices from the Various
Regions
Quarter 1 Module 1 & 2
Contemporary Philippine Arts from The Regions - Senior High School
Week 1& 2 - Module 1 & 2: Contemporary Arts

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 SeniorSenior High School
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Contemporary Arts
Quarter 1 - Module 1 and 2
Contemporary Art Forms and Their Practices
from the Various Regions
 Table of Contents

 What This Module is About

 Icons of this Module

 How to Learn from this Module

 What I Know

Lesson 1:

Contemporary Art Forms and their Practices from the

Various Regions
What I need to know..............................................................................................1

What’s New (Activity 1 – Individual Activity) .........................................................2

What Is It (contemporary Arts)...............................................................................3

What Is It (Various Philippine Contemporary Art Forms)........................................4-5

What Is It (Contemporary Art Practices from Various Regions)..............................6

What’s More: (Quiz)...............................................................................................7

What I Have Learned: (Assessment 1 – Identification)...........................................8

What I Can Do: (Activity 1)......................................................................................8

What This Module is about?

This module entitled Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Region is all about arts
produced by Filipino artists in the present period. By knowing all of these, students will be
enlightened about different cultures and tradition throughout the Philippines.

By definition, the term “Contemporary Art” refers to any work created by a living
artist. It has changed dramatically through the 20th century and into the 21 st century period.
Famous artists, sculptors, architects, actors, authors, musicians and their works will be
introduced to every student in order to know more about Philippine arts, culture and
traditions.
Icons of this Module
What I Need to This part contains learning objectives that

Know are set for you to learn as you go along the

module.

What I know This is an assessment as to your level of

knowledge to the subject matter at hand,

meant specifically to gauge prior related

knowledge

What’s In This part connects previous lesson with that

of the current one.

What’s New An introduction of the new lesson through

various activities, before it will be presented

to you

What is It These are discussions of the activities as a

way to deepen your discovery and under-

standing of the concept.

What’s More These are follow-up activities that are in-

tended for you to practice further in order to

master the competencies.

What I Have Activities designed to process what you

Learned have learned from the lesson

What I can do These are tasks that are designed to show-

case your skills and knowledge gained, and

applied into real-life concerns and situations.

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How to Learn from this Module
To achieve the objectives cited above, you are able to do the following:

• Take your time reading the lessons carefully.

• Follow the directions and/or instructions in the activities and exercises diligently.

• Answer all the given tests and exercises.

What I Know
True or False questions:

1. Artists are self-taught and did not have formal education

Originality is not issue in Contemporary Art.

o True
o False
2. It is not restricted to individual experience but it is reflective of the world we live in. Event in
the world having an effect to the Philippines

o True
o False

Multiple Choice. Select the letter of the best answer from among the given
choices.
3. One of the most internationally renowned pieces of modern Filipino art. It now hangs in the
main gallery of the National Museum of the Philippines and is the first painting to greet
museum visitors.
A. Malliarium B. Selfie Post of Sarah Geronimo

C. Spolarium Painting by Juan Luna D. All of the Above

4. A human pursuit to imitate life and the world into something pleasing or beautiful
A. Contemporary Arts B. Art
C. Public Speaking D. Digital

What I Need to Know

First, one needs to be clear about what the term contemporary art has come to mean. This
lesson will teach us everything about arts produced by Filipino artists rooted from their own culture

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and tradition. Various contemporary art practices from every region will also be included. At the end
of this lesson, you will be able to understand what Contemporary Art and their practices from
various regions is.

At the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

1. Defines Contemporary Art.
2. Identify the major contemporary art forms in the Philippines
3. Describes the contemporary art forms in the Philippines.
4. Describes their practices from the various regions,
5. Learners will broaden and acquire the necessary creative tools that open opportunities in
pursuing their individual career goals and aspiration.

What’s New?

WORDY CHALLENGE!

CONTEMPORARY
FORMS PRACTICES

ART REGIONS
FROM

 From the disarranged words, what should be our topic?

INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY
Instruction:
In your own words, kindly explain the different art forms, sample Filipino artists and the
title of their arts. (Teacher will provide rubrics as a tool for scoring)

Art Forms Artists Title of the Art

FILM

VISUAL ARTS

LITERATURE

MUSIC

THEATER

DANCE

ARCHITECTURE
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 What Is It
What is contemporary Arts?

Art produced at the present period in time, includes and develops from postmodern art, which is
itself a successor to Modern art.

Art made and produced by artist living today.

Statement that an artist makes about life, thoughts, ideas, beliefs, and many other things that
define human life. Simultaneously reflects the realities and values of our society, its variety portrays
the mosaic of our cultural diversity is culture.

Contemporary art is the art of today, produced by artists who are living in the twenty-first century.

Contemporary art of the 21st century may combine elements of performance, painting, sculpture,
dance, and many other media. It draws on the movements of modern art, including minimalism and
assemblage art, to create dynamic pieces that aim to challenge the viewer and spark thought. Many
contemporary artists use their work to comment on cultural and political issues, including race,
human rights, economic inequality, and global conflict. As the world continues to change and impact
human life on a large scale, art continues to experiment with new ways of reaching its audience.

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 TIMELINE OF PHILIPPINE ARTS

Guide Questions:
I. What are the Philippine Contemporary Art Forms? Define each in your own words
based on the timeline presented. (The teacher will make rubrics for scoring)

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The 7 Major Contemporary Art Forms in the Philippines

1. Music
- art form that appeals to the sense of hearing, composed by combining notes into harmony.
2. Literature
- art form of language through the combined use of words, creating meaning and experience.
3. Theater
- Art form of performance. Dramatic text is portrayed on stage by actors and actresses and
are enhanced by props, lights and sounds. form of art in which artists use their voices and/or
their bodies, often in relation to other objects, to convey artistic expression.
4. Film
- a technological translation of theater, special effects are utilized to enhance the story telling
5. Dance
- art of the human form, body is used, mobilized and choreographed in a specific time, form
and space.
6. Architecture, Designs and Allied Arts - structure that meant to be used as shelter, its art
relies on the design and purpose of the structure.

7. Visual Arts
- Artwork, such as painting, photography, or sculpture that appeals primarily to the visual
sense and typically exists in permanent form.
II. Contemporary Art Practices from Various Regions

DANCE
Tinikling - Philippine dance which involves two individual performers hitting
bamboo poles, using them to beat, tap, and slide on the ground, in co-ordination
with one or more dancers who steps over and in between poles
Cariñosa - is a Philippine national dance from the María Clara suite of Philippine
folk dances.
DESIGN AND ART PURPOSE
LAPU-LAPUS SHRINE

Is a 20-meter bronze statue located in the Mactan Shrine in Punta Engaño, Mactan
Island, Cebu.The statue was erected to honor Rajah Lapu-Lapu, the native chieftain of
Mactan Island who defeated Ferdinand Magellan during historic battle of Mactan in 1521.
DANCE

 HALADAYA FESTIVAL - The northernmost town of Cebu, Daanbantayan, celebrates a

festival in honor of the warrior Datu Daya of Kandaya.

Sinulog- Sinulog Festival – Dance ritual of the miraculous image of Sto. Niño.

ARCHITECTURE - BAGUIO
 BURNHAM PARK

VISUAL ARTS

Spoliarium painting of Juan Luna

Sculptures Nine Muses by Napoleon Abueva (1976)

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The Sketch, Portrait of the Professor, and Poinsettia Girl.

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 What’s More
Lesson 1: Activity 1
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Direction, Read the sentence carefully, select the
letter of your choice and place it on your answer sheet.
1. It is a modern art form means that photograph is now viewed as being more than just
beautiful. It also considered one of the most powerful means of education.

a. Photography as an art

b. Photography as Communication

c. Photography as an artist

d. Photographer

2. Actors learn to express themselves without exaggerated facial expression and gestures used
stage.
a. Acting
b. Film making
c. Film
d. Actors

3. Juan Luna is from what province in region 1

a. Ilocos Norte
b. Ilocos Sur
c. La Union
d. Pangasinan

4. What is the famous painting of Juan Luna that won first place in Madrid, Spain?

a. Spolaruim
b. Spollarium
c. Spolarium
d. Spoliarium

5. Contemporary art is art created in the

a. 19th century
b. 21st century
c. 18th century
d. 17th century

6. Who is the father of Philippine painting?

a. Damian Domingo
b. Juan Luna
c. Felix Hidalgo
d. Lorenzo Abad

7. art of the human form

a. Dance
b. OPM
c. Theater
d. Visual Arts
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 II. Write True or False on the following statements:

8. A technological translation of theater is MUSIC.

9. Dramatic text is portrayed on stage by actors and actresses and are enhanced by props,
lights and sounds is THEATER

10. Art form of performance → Theater

What I Have Learned

IDENTIFICATION

1. Art which is continuously in process and continues to be produced during our lifetime is
_____________________.

2. Simultaneously reflects the realities and values of our society, its variety portrays the mosaic
of our cultural diversity is ___________________.

3. Process by which the artist creates by means of movement, space, spontaneity, and the
uniqueness of the movement is __________________.

4. National Artist in Painting in 1976; Father of Modern Filipino Painting is ____.

5. What are the 7 major Philippines Art Forms? Give example of each form.

6. Composed by combining notes into harmony is Music.

What I Can Do
ACTIVITY 1: COLLAGE MAKING - the activity will introduce the artistic skills which are already
enhanced. Artistic skills used in creating arts. (The teacher will make rubrics as a tool for scoring)

Make and create a collage presenting the cause and effect of climate change.

Procedure:

1. Gather pictures from any sources (internet, used magazine, etc.) cut into pieces.

2. Assemble the cut pieces.

3. Create figures that would represent the causes and effects of climate change.

4. Paste them to the Manila paper.

5. Label the causes and the effects using the black pentel pen. Put a title to your collage.
 Lesson

Discuss Various Art Forms

2 Found in the Philippines

Lesson 2:
Various Art Forms Found in the Philippines
What’s In (Review of Lesson 1) ............................................................................1

What I Need to Know (Objective) ........................................................................1

What’s New: (Wordy Challenge) ..........................................................................2

What Is It: (Example of Arts found in the Philippines).......................................... 2-3

What’s More: (Quiz)...............................................................................................4

What I Have Learned and What I Can Do................................................................5

What’s In
In the previous lesson, we defined Contemporary art as the art of today, produced
by artists who are living in the twenty-first century.

There are various art forms in the Philippines. The seven major forms are:
1. VISUAL ARTS
2. LITERATURE
3. MUSIC
4. THEATER
5. FILM
6. DANCE
7. ARCHITECTURE

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 What I Need to Know

At the end of this lesson, the learners should be able:

1. to identify the various art forms in the Philippines.
2. To discuss the various art forms in the Philippines.

What’s New?
WORDY CHALLENGE!

PHILIPPINES
VARIOUS IN THE

ART FOUND
FORMS

From the disarranged words, what should be our topic. Explain in few words the
arrange words you discover. (The teacher will make rubrics for scoring)

What Is It
What is example of arts found in the Philippines?
Visual Arts

Spoliarium painting of
Juan Luna
 Sculptures Nine Muses by Napoleon Abueva (1976)

The Sketch, Portrait of the Professor, and Poinsettia Girl

MUSIC INSTRUMENTS OF FILIPINOS USED
1. The flat gong commonly known as Gangsa and played by the groups in the Cordillera region
of the bossed gongs played among the Islam and animist groups in the Southern Philippines.
2. Solibao is hallow wooden Igorot drug topped with pig skin or lizard skin this is played by
striking the drum head using the palm of the hand.
3. Tongatong is a bamboo percussion instrument used by the people of Kalinga to
communicate with spirits during house blessings. It is made of bamboo cut in various
lengths. When you hit it against soft earth a certain drone reverberates though the
instrument’s open mouth. When an entire set of Tongatong is played in interloping rhythm
and prolonged with the tribal chanting, it could put the audience and the dancers in a
trance.
4. Diwdiw-asis 5 or more different size of slender bamboo that is tied together
5. Saggeypoit is a bamboo pipe that is closed on one end by a node with the open end held
against the lower lip of the player as he blows directly across the top. The pipe can be played
individually by one person or in ensembles of three or more.
6. Bungkaka - Bamboo buzzer
7. Kulintang - refers to a racked gong chime instrument played in the southern islands of the
Philippines, along with its varied accompanying ensembles.
8. Rondalla is performed on ensembles comprising mandolin instruments of various sizes
called banduria composed on the Iberian tradition.

SONGS PLAYED BY FILIPINOS

OPM (Original Pilipino Music) - originally referred only to Philippine pop songs, particularly
ballad
Harana and Kundiman - In the 1920s Harana and Kundiman became more mainstream
musical styles.

What’s More

Lesson 2: Activity 2
1. It is a form of art that refers to the staging and execution of a production like drama,
opera, festivals.

a. Dance
b. Architecture
c. Theater
d. Sculpture

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 2. Refers to a racked gong chime instrument played in the southern islands of the
Philippines, along with its varied accompanying ensembles.

a. Kulintang
b. Rondalla
c. Bungkaka
d. Tongatong

3. Identify the 7 major arts form in the Philippines.

4. Is OPM considered a contemporary art?

a. Yes
b. No

5. Metropolitan is what contemporary art form in the Philippines?

a. Painting
b. Architecture
c. Dance
d. Theater

Summary
Philippine contemporary art is part of culture. As a reader, and viewer, you gain a
deeper knowledge about what the contemporary Filipino artists do or did, and why and how
they do or have done it. In doing so, you get to develop appreciation and gratitude for their
artistic endeavors.

Today, most Filipino contemporary artists still deal with current concerns that affect
our country. They provide ways to allow the audience to participate in the experience. They
acknowledge their Filipino roots by using native and indigenous materials in their artwork
which show a growing sense of pride in bei

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 Assessment: (Post-Test)
True or False questions

1. Artists are self-taught and did not have formal education

Originality is not issue in Contemporary Art.
o True
o False
2. It is not restricted to individual experience, but it is reflective of the world we live in. Event
in the world having an effect to the Philippines
o True
o False

Multiple Choice. Select the letter of the best answer from among the given
choices.

3. One of the most internationally renowned pieces of modern Filipino art. It now hangs in the
main gallery of the National Museum of the Philippines and is the first painting to greet
museum visitors.
A. Malliarium B. Selfie Post of Sarah Geronimo

C. Spolarium Painting by Juan Luna D. All of the Above

4. A human pursuit to imitate life and the world into something pleasing or beautiful
A. Contemporary Arts B. Art
C. Public Speaking D. Digital Art
 Answer Key
Post Test Answer (Assessment)

True/False questions

1. Artists are self-taught and did not have formal education

Originality is not issue in Contemporary Art.
o True
2. It is not restricted to individual experience but it is reflective of the world we live in.
Event in the world having an effect to the Philippines
o True

Multiple Choice. Select the letter of the best answer from among the given choices.

3. One of the most internationally renowned pieces of modern Filipino art. It now hangs in
the main gallery of the National Museum of the Philippines and is the first painting to
greet museum visitors.
C. Spolarium Painting by Juan Luna
4. A human pursuit to imitate life and the world into something pleasing or beautiful
A. Contemporary Arts
LESSON 1: Answer Sheet
Answer Key: Activity 1

MULTIPLE CHOICE: Direction, Read the sentence carefully, select the letter of your choice and place
it on your answer sheet.

1. It is a modern art form means that photograph is now viewed as being more than just
beautiful. It also considered one of the most powerful means of education.
b. Photography as Communication
2. Actors learn to express themselves without exaggerated facial expression and gestures used
stage.
a. Acting
3. Juan Luna is from what province in region 1
a. Ilocos Norte
4. What is the famous painting of Juan Luna that won first place in Madrid, Spain? d.Spoliarium

5. Contemporary art is art created in the

b.21st century

6. Who is the father of Philippine painting?

b.Juan Luna

What I Have Learned

I. IDENTIFICATION

1. Art which is continuously in process and continues to be produced during our lifetime
Answer: contemporary art
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 2. Simultaneously reflects the realities and values of our society, its variety portrays the mosaic
of our cultural diversity is CULTURE.

3. Process by which the artist creates by means of movement, space, spontaneity, and the
uniqueness of the movement

Answer: DANCE

4. National Artist in Painting in 1976; Father of Modern Filipino Painting is Napoleon Abueva.
5. What are the 7 major Philippines Art Forms? Give example of each form.
1. Music
- art form that appeals to the sense of hearing, composed by combining notes into harmony.
2. Literature
- art form of language through the combined use of words, creating meaning and experience.
3. Theater
- Art form of performance. Dramatic text is portrayed on stage by actors and actresses and
are enhanced by props, lights and sounds. form of art in which artists use their voices and/or
their bodies, often in relation to other objects, to convey artistic expression.
4. Film
- a technological translation of theater, special effects are utilized to enhance the story telling
5. Dance
- art of the human form, body is used, mobilized and choreographed in a specific time, form
and space.
6. Architecture, Designs and Allied Arts - structure that meant to be used as shelter, its art
relies on the design and purpose of the structure.
7. Visual Arts
- Artwork, such as painting, photography, or sculpture, that appeals primarily to the visual
sense and typically exists in permanent form.

6.Composed by combining notes into harmony

Answer: Music

7.Art of the human form

Answer : Dance

True/False questions

1. A technological translation of theater is MUSIC.

Answer: False, it should be FILM
2. Dramatic text is portrayed on stage by actors and actresses and are enhanced by props,
lights and sounds is THEATER
Answer: True
3. Art form of performance → Theater
Answer: True

LESSON 2:

What’s More

1. It is a form of art that refers to the staging and execution of a production like drama, opera,
festivals.

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 Answer: C. Theater

2. Refers to a racked gong chime instrument played in the southern islands of the Philippines,
along with its varied accompanying ensembles.
Answer A. Kulintang
3. Identify the 7 major arts form in the Philippines.
4. Is OPM considered a contemporary art?

Answer: Yes

5. Metropolitan is what contemporary art form in the Philippines?

Answer: Architecture

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