Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region I
Schools Division Office 1 Pangasinan
District of Mangatarem 1
MANGATAREM NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Mangatarem, Pangasinan
SY: 2022 - 2023

CONTEMPORARY
PHILIPPINE ART
FROM THE REGION
Q u a rt er 2 - Mod u l e 1 1
MELCs
After going through this module, you are expected to:

 Relates the significance of arts forms from the regions

(CAR11/12CAP-0c -e-8)
 Promotes arts from the regions (CAR11/12CAP-0c -e-9)
 Learning through and about the arts
enriches the experience of studying
while at school as well as preparing
students for life after school. Arts
subjects encourage self-expression and
creativity and can build confidence as
well as a sense of individual identity
 MUSIC
Although, geographically, the Philippines belongs to the East, its
music has been heavily influenced by the West owing to 333 years of
Spanish rule and 45 years of American domination.
Music in the highland and lowland hamlets where indigenous culture
continues to thrive has strong Asian elements. Spanish and American
influences are highly evident in the music of the urban areas.
Three main roots are apparent:
1. an old Asian influenced music referred to as the indigenous;
2. a religious and secular music influenced by Spanish and European
forms; and
3. an American/European inspired classical, semi-classical, and
popular music
 MUSIC
 A system to classify Philippines' music is a
geographic or ethno-linguistic approach: for
example, traditional Tagalog music, which is
somewhat more Hispanic in flavor, differs from
Ifugao music and Islam influenced Maranao
kulintang music.
 In indigenous music, various kinds of instruments
are made of bronze, bamboo or wood. These
include gongs of various kinds of size and shapes,
drums, flutes, zithers, lutes, clappers and buzzers.
 Vocal genres include epics relating genealogies and
exploits of heroes and gods;
 work songs related to planting, harvesting, fishing;
 ritual songs to drive away evil spirits or to invoke
blessings from the good spirits;
 songs to celebrate festive occasions particularly
marriage, birth, victory at war, or the settling of tribal
disputes;
 mourning songs for the dead;
 courting songs; and children's game songs. It is this type
of music that is still practiced today by the indigenous
groups.
 Zither- any stringed
musical instrument
whose strings are the
same length as its
soundboard.

Kulintang - a row of
small brass or bronze
gongs.
 DANCE
As varied are the people of the Philippines, so too are
the dances. There are many dances performed in the
Philippine Islands such as the popular "Tinikling", to
the exoticized "Pangalay", to the skill-based
interpretation of the "Banga" and Spanish-tinged
"Jota" Dances are performed anytime and anywhere.
This starts in the morning in schools, where dance is
an integrated part of education. It lasts till late in the
night especially when there is a fiesta.
Pangalay is a traditional Tausug dance characterized by elaborate body postures and gestures and the graceful
arm and hand movement of the dancer, amplified by the use of janggay or metal claws
The Philippine jota was among the most popular dances during the Spanish colonial period in the
Philippines and up to the early 20th century. It was originally performed in social gatherings (like weddings,
parties and baptisms) during the Spanish period in the Philippines.
(Jotabal, La Jota Moncadena, Jota Rizal, Jota de Manila, La Jota San Joaquina, and La Jota Sevillana) 
 DANCE
Dancing is deep inside Filipinos. "Dancing keeps us
away from negative things, when you move,
everything is positive, there’s no right or wrong, you
release all your emotions and it will end up with a
beautiful smile." The Philippines have many popular
folk dances which have evolved and changed as they
have been passed down from generation to
generation. Although a particular dance might be
performed slightly differently from one region to the
next, its remains true to its roots.
 MOVIE
In August 1897, Liebman and Peritz, two Swiss entrepreneurs,
presented the first imported movies on the Lumiere Cinematograph in
Manila at Escolta Street. Using the Lumiere Cinematograph as a
camera, Antonio Ramos locally filmed Panorama de Manila (Manila
landscape), Fiesta de Quiapo (Quiapo Fiesta), Puente de España
(Bridge of Spain) and Escenas Callejeras (Street scenes), making him
the first movie producer in the Philippines. The 1950s were labeled as
the first golden age of Philippine cinema. Four big production studios
(LVN Pictures, Sampaguita Pictures, Premiere Productions and Lebran
International) were at their peak in filmmaking.
lumiere cinematograph

PANORAMA DE MANILA
LVN PICTURES

SAMPAGUITA PICTURES
 MOVIE
The 1970s were the second golden age of Philippine cinema
with the period of the avant-garde filmmakers. In 1977,
Kidlat Tahimik, made a film entitled Mababangong
Bangungot (Perfumed Nightmare), which won the
International Critic’s Prize in the Berlin Film Festival that
same year. The year 2009 brought the highest international
esteem to a Filipino filmmaker when Brillante Mendoza was
judged as the Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival for
his film Kinatay (Butchered), a movie about murder and
police brutality.
 THEATER
Theatre arts have long been existing as a part of the Filipino
tradition and serve effectively as a medium of social
awareness and entertainment. As part of the Philippine
tradition, many festivals and occasions are celebrated in the
country where theatre arts are in use. For instance, during
Holy Week, "Cenaculo" takes place as an on-stage
performance that re-enacts the passion of Christ. Another is
the Moro-Moro which expresses the conflict between
Christians and Muslims in the country.
 THEATER
In other towns, a famous theatre form called
carillo, which is usually a drama play, is shown
after the harvest season. "Zarzuela" is another
famous theatre performance, a local version of
Spanish operetta.
ZARZUELA
 Painting
The first paintings were commissioned works
during the Spanish colonial era. Since most art
produced during the first two centuries of
Spanish occupation were for the church, the
friars enforced strict supervision over their
production. Until the 19th century, art was only
for the church and religious use. There is also
some Chinese influence which can be found in
the brush handling.
 Painting
 Tagalog painters Jose Loden, Tomas Nazario and
Miguel de los Reyes, did the first still life paintings
in the country. They were commissioned in 1786 by
a Spanish botanist to paint the flora and fauna
found in the country.
Botanical illustrations by Filipino Tagalog painters Jose Loden,
Miguel de los Reyes and Tomas Nazario for Una Historia Natural
de Filipinas by Spanish botanist
 Painting
 Several Filipino painters had the chance to study
and work abroad. Among them were Juan Novicio
Luna and Felix Resureccion Hidalgo who became
the first International Filipino artists when they
won the gold and silver medals in the 1884 Madrid
Exposition.
Amorsolo designed the logo for Ginebra San Miguel (Markang
Demonyo)
 Painting
 Despite Amorsolo’s exposure to Western influences, he retained his
Filipino consciousness.
 He was drawn more towards the gentle rolling hills and rice fields of
the Philippines rather than the cosmopolitan world of Europe's proud
cities. Even his illustrations of Spanish women were drawn with slender
physiques, narrower hips, and smaller breasts more typical of Filipinas
rather than full bodied Caucasian women.
 One of his most copied paintings is the "Palay Maiden".
 Sculpture
 Early carved human figurine are known from the Cordilleras. Still
today, the bululs, or "Ifugao rice Gods," are kept in the house or
granary, and are usually made in pairs.
 They are carved of narra wood, which represents wealth,
happiness, and well-being. Every step in their production requires
a ceremony, from tree selection to arrival at the owner's house. A
consecrated bulul has been bathed in pig's blood, had myths
recited to it, and received offerings of wine, ritual boxes, and rice
cakes.
 Handicraft
 The Bicol Express in Naga-City isn't a train but a spicy
food. Another good example is the potter's village of Lezo
in Aklan, Panay. Handicraft you can see anytime and
anywhere in the Philippines. On nearly any island you find
a black-smith who makes the traditional bolos. Fishermen
wear the typical conic hat made of sliced bamboo or palm
leaves. Hand made items are usually not expensive, are
decorative and make the perfect gift (pasalubong) for
your family and your friends.
Pastel de Camiguin

Conic Hat

Potter's Village of Lezo

 Literature
 The first book printed in the Philippines is the "Doctrina
Christiana", see also the written language. It had been
published 1593 in Manila. Tomas Pinpin wrote and printed
in 1610 "Librong Pagaaralan nang mga Tagalog nang
Wikang Kastila", 119 pages designed to help fellow
Filipinos to learn the Spanish language in a simple way.
Librong Pagaaralan nang
mga Tagalog nang
Wikang Kastila
 Literature
 In 1863, the Spanish government introduced a system
of free public education that had an important effect
on the ability of the population to read in Spanish and
further in the rise of an educated class called the
Ilustrado (meaning, well-informed). Spanish became
the social language of urban places and the true lingua
franca of the archipelago. A good number of Spanish
newspapers were published until the end of the 1940s,
the most influential of them being El Renacimiento,
printed in Manila by members of the Guerrero de
Ermita family.
THANK YOU…