CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE

ARTS FROM THE REGIONS (CPAR)

CONTEMPORARY ARTS
 The art that springs out of the present-
CONTEMPORARY day events and passions of the society.
 Newest form of art, amusing people
PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM
from the late 1960s or early around
THE REGIONS 1970s up to this very minute.
 This art functions in a global society that
is culturally diverse and technology-
WHAT IS ART? oriented.
 The expression or application of human  Has become a collaborative process and
creative skill and imagination, the audience plays an active role in
producing works to be appreciated reacting and constructing meaning
primarily for their beauty or emotional about the work of art.
power.  Contemporary art is essential to you not
 A form of creative activity such as only because it belongs to your time but
painting, music, literature, and dance. it also serves a form of expression of
the people’s present feelings and
longings.
ARTS IN HISTORY
 Prehistoric
 Civilizations
 Continental
 Medieval HISTORY OF
 Renaissance
 Baroque CONTEMPORARY ARTS
 Neoclassic
 Romantic
PRE-COLONIAL
 Modern
VISUAL ARTS
 Pottery
 Weaving
 Wood Carving
 Metal Crafting

ARCHITECTURE
 Anahaw
 Bamboo
 Cogon
 Cane
 Rattan

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LITERATURE AMERICANS
 Folk speeches  Modern art (refers to the practice of art
 Songs in the 1860’s-1960’s).
 Narratives  Filipinos studied abroad and later
introduced new ideas in art making.
 Technological innovations affected art
THEATER ARTS making resulting to non-conventional
 Tribal presentations and rituals artworks.
 Filipinos developed choreographies by  Avant Garde artworks entered the
mimicking movements of animals scene.

MUSIC CONTEMPORARY ARTS

 Bamboo flutes  Recent and current practice of art
 Brass gongs ranging from the 1970’s up to the
present.

 It mirrors the society.

SPANIARDS
 The geographical location and
 Religion and secularization.
experiences of the Filipinos were the
LITERARY WORS ARE CLASSIFIED main factors in art production.
ACCORDING TO:
 Religious.
 Secular prose and poetry.

THEATER ARTS
 Comedya.
CONTEMPORARY ART
FORMS AND PRACTICES
DANCE
FROM THE REGIONS
 Performed to venerate patrons and
 The Philippine Contemporary Art is
saints, valse, fandango, polka, minuet.
divided into seven major art forms:
INSTRUMENTS visual arts, literature, music, theater,
dance, architecture, and film.
 They introduced the piano, zarzuelas
and operas.

ARCHITECTURE VISUAL ARTS

 Stones and bricks (churches, houses, DIOSDADO LORENZO
government offices).  Expressionism refers to art in which the
image of reality is distorted in order to
VISUAL ARTS
make it expressive of the artist's inner
 Introduce painting and sculpture.
feelings or ideas.

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VICTORIO EDADES SOCIAL REALIST ARTIST
 Introduced modern visual art through  Convey nationalistic messages like
his art exhibition which shocked many comics, posters, and cartoons.
Filipino audiences due to his different
style of painting.

JUAN ARELLANO MAGIC REALISM

 Most of his works are landscapes takes  This refers to the style in a painting
on an almost scenographic aura, showing minute details of the subjects
consisting of the use of vivid, bold and highlighting their texture and color.
colors which do not show a strong EXAMPLE
naturalistic bias, and a surface Bigas Artwork by Nestor Leynes.
treatment that emphasizes the shapes
of nature without the use of visible
outlining.
GENERAL PAINTIING
PURITA KALAW-LEDESMA  Showing the lives of town folks, legends
 She created Art Association of the and traditions stayed in the Philippine
Philippines. contemporary period.

LYDIA VILLANUEVA-ARGUILLA
 She created Philippine Art Gallery.
BAGUIO ART GUILD AND
BACOLOD’S BLACK ARTIST IN
PARIS CUBISM ASIA
 A kind of cubism showing fragmented  These group create workshops, art
figures in larger planes, color festivals, and art exhibitions to
harmonies, and texture. encourage young generations to take
part in enriching the country’s visual
VICENTE MANANSALA, ROMEO art.
TABUENA AND CESAR LEGASPI
 Three known cubists in their time.

NAPOLEON ABUEVA PSYCHOLOGICAL REALISM

 He made use of different materials like  Deals with problems of individuals while
the variety of woods, metals and social realism deals with the problems
stones. of individuals
ANG KIUKOK EXAMPLE
 Painted in expressionistic cubistic style. Paraisong Parisukat by Orlando Nadres
RAMON ORLINA AND IMPY PILAPIL
 Explore the use of glass.

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THIS PLAY N FILIPINO IS A DANCE
STORY OF THE MASSES BODABIL DANCING
 The inhabitants of the world, the  Became popular during the American
human being. It portrays the "ambitious Period, dances like buck-and-wing, tap
and ambitionless, virtuous and vicious dancing, clog, skirt dancing were among
together, the simple, the common, the the dances being performed in the
unknown, the popular and the poor, the show.
rude.
 It is centered on Isya who is simple and REMEDIOS DE OTEYZA AND
content with her job together with the LEONOR OROSA
people in her environment.  Ballet Dancers.

SOCIAL REALISM MODERN DANCE

 Deals with problems of individuals  Mixture of a wide range of dances,
considering their society. Western and Asian dances, and other
experimental dances.
EXAMPLE
Alberto Florentino’s The World is an Apple. The FRANCISA REYES AQUINE
world is an apple describes the importance of  She made research about Philippine folk
money in this world. Apple represents sin dances.
because just for a apple everything changes. PINOY POP
 Covers different forms like jazz, dance
hits, folksong, revival, rock and roll, rap
PRESENTATION STYLE etc.
 Highlights discussion of social ideas.
MANILA SOUND
EXAMPLE  This music is characterized as Western-
Theater of the Oppressed by Augusto Boal. derived with English lyrics but with pure
Filipino spirit.
AUGUSTO BOAL
ORIGINAL PILIPINO MUSIC
THEATRE OF THE OPPRESSED IS A
 A kind of music purely Pilipino and is
PERFORMANCE
composed and sung by Filipino
 Based educational workshop in which
composers and singers.
acting, rehearsing, and reacting are
tools to teach people to actively deal ALTERNATIVE MUSIC
with oppression.  This type of music sprouted out of
protest that later on.
DULA-DULA
 Included themes like Filipino values,
 A short drama-poem.
political and environmental concerns,
and other societal themes.

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EXAMPLE 1942
Anak by Freddie Aguilar, Tayo’y mga Pinoy by  Movie production stopped and the
Heber Bartolome, and Florante De Leon’s Ako’y Filipinos went back to watching and
Pilipino. producing stage shows.

 At present, different genre like pop, 1950

rock, OPM, indigenous music, jazz, rap,  Filipino films started to regain its
a mixture of different genre like ethnic strength and flourished.
rock, and many other forms exist in the
music industry. Also, rock bands and
NEW CINEMA
 Revolved around the themes on
pop stars entered the limelight.
nationhood, love in a hostile setting and
social issue, three known directors were
Lino Brocka,Celso Ad and Ishamael
ARCHITECTURE Bernal.
METROPOLITAN THEATER
 Designed to express romanticism. INDEPENDENT FILMS
 Filmmakers produced movies through
TSALET lightweight technologies.
 A type of house on stilts with a font
porch made of wood and concrete. KIDLAT TAHIMIK
 Director known for making independent
PABLO ANTONIO films.
 He was known for his simple
architectural designs consisting of clean
lines and functional curves.

LEANDRO V. LOCSIN
 His grandest work is the Istana Nurul CONTEMPORARY ARTS IN
Iman (Palace of Religious Light). THE PHILIPPINES

FILM ART
1897  Diverse range of human activities in
 Film industry started in the Philippines creating visual, auditory or performing
through Swiss entrepreneurs. artifacts (artworks), expressing the
author's imaginative or technical skill,
1912 intended to be appreciated for their
 Foreigners Edward Gross and Harry beauty or emotional power.
Brown produce a film about the life of
Dr. Jose Rizal. HUMANITIES
 Study of human experience.
JOSE NEPOMUCENO
 “Father of Philippine movies” his work
was entitled “Dalagang Bukid”.

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SCIENCE INTEGRATIVE ART
 Object study of the Human world.  Crossbreeding
 These art forms are interactive and
HUMANITIES multi-disciplinary in nature, that is,
 Internal World.
consisting of ideas and practices from
 Not accurate and not structured.
different branches of learning-the
 Subjective.
outcome, being the unity of separate
 Difficult to measure.
learning areas.
 Delightful and pleasing.

HUMANITIES AND SCIENCE

 Both have Common Art. LEGENDS AN DTHE CLASSICS
 Unique presentation of 3 great Filipinos
SCIENCE
from 3 distinct disciplines.
 External World.
 Example of integrative art.
 Accurate and Structured.
 Objective.
 Easy to measure.
 Easier and comfortable. DANCE
LIZA MACUJA ELIZALDE
 Prima Ballerina.
CONTEMPORARY
 Art that springs out of the present-day
events and passions of the society. MUSIC
CECIL LICAD
WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT
 International classical pianist.
FROM MODERN ART AND OTHER
ART PERIODS?
 Because of its never-ending originality. SONG
LEA SALONGA
 International singer/musical actress.
MODERNISM
 Less is more.

MODERN ART
 Developed styles/techniques.
 Emerged in the late 1800’s.

CON TEMPO
 With times.

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FILIPINO ARTISTS ROLE OF FILIPINO
CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS
 The Filipino artists gives his opinion
ARTIST about the culture of his time.
 Aperson who creates art (such as  The Filipino artist is a crusader
painting, sculpture, music, or writing) attempting to sway the viewer to
using conscious skill and creative his/her side.
imagination.  The Filipino artist becomes Social Critic.
 One who professes and practices an  The Filipino artist has also become an
imaginative art. advocate for what she believes in.
 The Filipino artist has also become an
advocate for what she believes in.
THE FILIPINO ARTIST
 In the past, the artist’s role was well
defined- and that is to create something QUALIFICATIONS OF NATIONAL
that uplifted the spirit something ARTST
aesthetically pleasing and entertaining. 1. Living artists who have been Filipino
citizens for the last ten years prior to
nomination as well as those who have
FOUR-FOLD OF ART died after the establishment of the
PERSONAL award in 1972 but were Filipino citizens
 Artist expresses what they feel. at the time of their death;
 Real or Authentic. 2. Artists who have helped build a Filipino
sense of nationhood through the
SOCIAL content and form of their works;
 Artist expresses what they see around 3. Artists who have distinguished
them. themselves by pioneering in a mode of
 Society is involved. creative expression or style, making an
impact on succeeding generations of
PHYSICAL
artists;
 The artists find a need to create
4. Artists who have created a significant
something not only pleasing to look at
body of works and/or have consistently
but something useful as well.
displayed excellence in the practice of
 Benefits, functionality, purpose.
their art form, enriching artistic
IMMATERIAL expression or style; and
 The artist gives form to the immaterial 5. Artists who enjoy broad acceptance
the hidden truth of the universe and the through prestigious national and/or
spiritual force that inhabits the world. international recognition, awards in
 Social realism prestigious national and/or
international events, critical acclaim
and/or reviews of their works, and/or

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respect and esteem from peers within
ELEMENTS OF ARTS
an artistic discipline.

ON TECHS WHAT IS CONTEMORARY ARTS

 NATIONAL ARTIST IN VISUAL IN HE PHILIPPINES?
ARTS  Contemporary means “modern” or
 NATIONAL ARTIST IN “new”.
PAINTIING  Art means a visual object or experience
 NATIONAL ARTIST IN consciously created through an
SCULPTURE expression of skill or imagination.
 NATIONAL ARTIST IN FASHION  Modernism in art.
DESIGN  21st century art.
 Present/Latest trend in art.
 NATIONAL ARTIST IN DANCE
 NATIONAL ARTIST IN
LITERATURE
ELEMENTS OF ARTS
 NATIONAL ARTIST IN MUSIC
TEXTUR
 NATIONAL ARTIST IN
 Types of textures found in multiple
ARCHITECTURE AND ALLIED
works of art and hypothesize what
ARTS
materials and techniques were used to
 NATIONAL ARTIST IN achieve that texture.
THEATER
 NATIONAL ARTIST IN FILM COLOR
AND BROADCAST ARTS  Understand how artists use color to
convey atmosphere and mood.

GAMABA LINE
 The National Living Treasures Award,  Understand how artists use line to
alternatively known as the Gawad sa convey movement and mood.
Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA; lit. SPACE
Award for the Creators of the Country)  Illusion of the object or “perspective”
is conferred to a person or group of used
artists recognized by the Government of
the Philippines for their contributions to VALUE
the country's intangible cultural  LIghtness or darkness of the surface or
heritage. also known as “shading”.

SHAPE
 Differentiate between geometric and
natural shapes.

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FORM BURI
 Types of forms and materials used in  Extracted from the matured leaves of
various sculptures. the buri palm fiber is durable and
resistant to moisture can be found
throughout the Philippines 

INDIGENOUS MATERIALS COIR

 PRODUCED, LIVING, OR EXISTING  Fibrous material surrounding the fruit
NATURALLY IN A PARTICULAR REGION of the coconut tree can be found
OR ENVIRONMENT. throughout the Philippines you could
 Raw materials from the environment get it through a dry or wet process

BAMBOO BUNTAL
 Versatile and highly reliable raw  A very fine white Philippine fiber
materials. obtained from the stalks of unopened
 Notable economic and cultural leaves of the talipot palm and used in
significance in South Asia, Southeast making hats.
Asia and East Asia

TIKOG
RATTAN  Grassy plant which grows in aquatic or
 Versatile raw materials for furniture and grassy areas
handicrafts. 
 Philippines is one of 
the biggest suppliers
of rattan in the whole world.

ABACA
 Strongest among natural fiber
 Has a natural high luster with colors
ranging from pure white to ivory and
dark brown the country’s premier fiber.
 Known worldwide as Manila hemp 85%
of the world's abaca is from the
Philippines.