ART.
Is a diverse range of human activities in creating visual, auditory or performing artefact, expressing the author’s imaginative or
technical skill, intended to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power.
Art of the Philippines
Work of art that have developed and accumulated in the Philippines from the beginning of civilization in the country up to
the present era.
a. painting c. weaving e. pottery
b. dancing d. sculpting f. other art forms
PAINTING
Panting introduced to the Philippines in the 16 th century, Painting refers to the process of applying color on a flat surface.
Forms can be created using a wide variety of materials such as watercolor, acrylic, ink, oil, pastel, and charcoal. Surfaces for painting
include wood, canvas, cardboard, and paper. Painting is considered two-dimensional, meaning it only has height and width.
Watercolor paintings - increased and the subject matter of paintings began to include landscapes, Filipino inhabitants,
Philippine fashion, and government officials.
Portrait paintings - featured the painters themselves, Filipino jewelry, and native furniture.
landscape paintings - featured artists' names painted ornately as well as day-to-day scenes of average Filipinos partaking in
their daily tasks.
THEMES OF PAINTING:
Genre painting portrays people in daily activities. During the contemporary period, genre painting took several directions.
One of these new approaches is folk genre, which mainly focuses on the everyday activities of the folk. Another approach is
using the style of cubism in depicting folk or urban subjects. On the other hand, folk-naive is another style wherein it uses a
lot of color.and spontaneity.
Historical Painting. The historical painting depicts a scene from the past. It often has a lesson concerning national values.
Interiors. This refers to painting of the space inside of a part of a house or a building. This usually reveals the social class of
the family living in that particular house, as well as the traits of the people living in it.
Landscapes. These painting portrays natural scenery or urban scenes. Mixed media is now used in creating landscape
paintings. Closely related to landscapes are seascapes, which focus on large bodies of water, particularly the ocean or the
sea.
Portraits. This refers to a painting portraying one or more specific individuals. This usually portrays the physical
characteristics of the subject and seeks to show an understanding of that person’s character.
Nudes. These are paintings that portray the unclothed human figure. Nowadays, a wide variety of materials and styles can
be used in painting nudes. Nude painting sessions are conducted in galleries.
Religious Painting. Common subjects of religious painting include a lone religious image, lives of the saints, and scenes
based from the Scriptures like the Nativity scene, and the Station of the Cross.
Still Life. This refers to a painting that depicts natural or man-made objects that form a composition in a natural setting. A
lot of styles can be used by artists in painting, ranging from Baroque and Rococo, to impressionism, expressionism, and
abstract. Neo-realism involves creating representational figures that also look abstract; hyperrealism or magic realism, the
subject is painted in a highly realistic way that it resembles a photograph and social realism entails creating paintings that
depicts socioeconomic and political problems.
During World War II, some painters focused their artwork on the effects of war, including battle scenes, destruction, and the
suffering of the Filipino people.
