UNIT 3
CONTEMPORARY
ARTS IN THE
PHILIPPINES
GROUP 5
UNIT 3
LESSON 1:
CONTEMPORARY
ARTS IN THE
PHILIPPINES
GROUP 5
LESSON 1
It is a common tendency to
describe the present as
CONTEMPORARY "modern". Being modern means
ART
being in trend and
technologically advanced.
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The the terms modern and contemporary
refer to vastly different periods. Modern art
MODERN AND is not the same as contemporary art,
although they could share some
CONTEMPORARY characteristics, sources, and influences.
DIFFERENCE
However, it is also possible to integrate
and transform element from modern into
contemporary art.
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW PAINTING
PRE-
CONQUEST
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW PAINTING
SPANISH
PERIOD
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW PAINTING
AMERICAN
PERIOD
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW PAINTING
JAPANESE
PERIOD
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW PAINTING
JAPANESE
PERIOD
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW PAINTING
AFTER
INDEPENDECE
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW PAINTING
AFTER
INDEPENDECE
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW SCULPTURE
PRE-
CONQUEST
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW SCULPTURE
SPANISH
PERIOD
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW SCULPTURE
AMERICAN
PERIOD
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW SCULPTURE
JAPANESE
PERIOD
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW SCULPTURE
AFTER
INDEPENDENCE
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW SCULPTURE
MODERN
AND
CONTEMPORARY
PERIOD
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW SCULPTURE
MODERN
AND
CONTEMPORARY
PERIOD
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW ARCHITECTURE
Public homes, apartments and
PRE-CONQUEST shops, sanctuaries, assembly
places, shrines, synagogues, and
government facades.
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW ARCHITECTURE
Churches, park complexes, urban
design, containment, municipal
support facilities, apartment
SPANISH PERIOD buildings, industrial facilities,
graveyards, highways, and water
towers.
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW ARCHITECTURE
Gardens, boardwalks, municipal
and community buildings, road
AMERICAN repairs, homes, work places,
community and medical safety,
PERIOD enterprise, and cottages.
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW ARCHITECTURE
JAPANESE Community platforms
PERIOD
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW ARCHITECTURE
AFTER Corporate, property
INDEPENDENCE
development, secure
accommodation, appliances,
MODERN AND blocks of flats, refugee camps,
CONTEMPORARY
conference tower, townhouses,
supermarkets, segments,
PERIOD minimal lodging.
• HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF PHILIPPINE ARTS
This photo was shot in Hong Kong
in 2013 by the photographer, Xyza
Bacani, a Nueva Vizcaya Native. She
served as a domestic helper before
moving to New York on a
scholarship. She used her digital
camera to capture the images
when she was free. Her first camera
was purchased with funds loaned
FIGURE 1.2: XYZA BACANI (2014)
by her employer.
LESSON 1
FIGURE 1.3: HR OCAMPO
(THE CONTRAST)
The painting made by HR Ocampo in the 1960s was
considered contemporary at that time. These paintings
are now referred to as samples of Modern Art as they
were created between the American colonial-period
and the Post-war period.
LESSON 1
FIGURE 1.4: CESAR
LEGASPI'S FRUGAL MEAL
- Misery and Desperation
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ARTURO LUZ
A national artist who
managed to paint well into
the twenty-first century,
showing the above notion
as correct.
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VICTORIO EDADES
The history names Victorio Edades as
“the father of Modern Philippine art".
The Neoclassical style idealizes and
represents life as accurately as possible
which can be seen in the works of
National Artists like Fernando
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VICTORIO EDADES
Sarranggola
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VICTORIO EDADES
The Lady in Maria Clara
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FERNANDO AMORSOLO
- He is one of the most important artist
in the history of painting in the painting
in the Philippines
-He is best known for his illuminated
landscapes, which often portrayed
traditional Filipino customs, culture,
fiestas and occupations
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FERNANDO AMORSOLO
Mango pickers, oil on Canvas, (1936).
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FERNANDO AMORSOLO
Days End, Washing
the Carabao, (1928),
oil on Board. At the
end of the work day,
the farmers take the
carabao to the
water for washing
and feeding.
Days End, Washing the Carabao, (1928)
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GUILLERMO TOLENTINO
-Father of Philippine Arts
Bonifacio monument The oblation
Works of Guilermo Tolentino
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NEOCLASSICAL AND MODERNISM
Neoclassical art
Was common at the time
Neoclassicism means "academic"
Modern art
Was new and unaccepted
Considered "traditional" in comparison with
contemporary artworks.
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NEOCLASSICAL AND MODERNISM
Neoclassical and Modernism can be used sometimes
to convey the same sense but it is crucial to
understand the meaning and context before such
practices.
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MODERN
ARTISTS
focus on rendering
unrealistic imagery
rather than mundane
scenery.
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WHAT ARE THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES?
Modern Art is considered "traditional"
in comparison with contemporary
artworks.
Contemporary art is a creation of the
vision of an artist that is created in the
moment and keeps on updating.
LESSON 1
CARLOS
FRANCISCO
This shows the representation of
fishing by Carlos Francisco as a
difficult process.
CARLOS FRANCISCO (MAGPUPUKOT) (1957)
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FERNANDO
AMORSOLO
This is Amorsolo's interpretation
which emphasises calmness and
peacefulness.
FERNANDO AMORSOLO (FISHING SCENE)
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VICTORIO
EDADES
Edades' 'The Builders' (1928)
shows the oppresive situation of
the underprivileged classes.
VICTORIO EDADES (THE BUILDERS) (1928)
LESSON 1
AGUILAR CRUZ
He named these artists Neo-realists as they portrayed
societal issues and posed a
challenge to Amorsolo and Tolentino's Neoclassical
rural-pastoral style. The heirs of this
tradition were the social realists of the 1970s.
MODERN ARTISTS
ROMEO TABUENA HERNANDO OCAMPO VICENTE MANANSALA
A FILIPINO ARTIST BEST ONE OF THE FIRST
A FILIPINO PAINTER
KNOWN FOR HIS ABSTRACTIONISTS ON THE
AND PRINTMAKER
ABSTRACT PAINTINGS. COUNTRY'S ART SCENE.
MODERN ARTISTS
VICTOR OTEYZA RAMON ESTELLA CESAR LEGASPI
OTEYZA WAS A A FILIPINO ASIAN MODERN BEST KNOWN FOR EXPLORING
RENAISSANCE MAN & CONTEMPORARY ISSUES OF SOCIAL INJUSTICE IN HIS
OF MANY TALENTS PAINTER CUBAN-INSPIRED WORKS
IMELDA CAJIPE-FILIPINA ENDAYA'S
FILIPINA DH, 1995
is a social-realist, but the form and method
are somewhat distinct. This serves as a
wonderful example of the differences in
style and medium around Modern and
contemporary art.
Imelda Cajipe-Filipina Endaya's Filipina DH, 1995
LESSON 1
STYLISH OVERVIEW - PAINTING
Before colonization - The Ancient Filipinos had
expressed paintings through tattoos and cave
carvings
Spanish Rule - For the first centuries of Spanish
colonization, painting was limited to religious icons
including the passion of Christ, the Via Crucis, the
crucifixion, portrayal of heaven, purgatory and hell.
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STYLISH OVERVIEW - PAINTING
American's rule - about artworks recalling memories
and meanings from the past in a way that might be
painful
Japanese rule - about abstract art that does not
attempt to represent an accurate depiction of a visual
reality but instead use shapes, colours, forms and
gestural marks to achieve its effect
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STYLISH OVERVIEW - PAINTING
Recent times - Artists of this genre take their works
beyond purely photographic quality by placing added
focus on visual, social, and cultural details of everyday
life. They play with colour intensity, lighting, contrast,
and sharpness to shape a more vivid depiction of
what we can see with the naked eye.
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STYLISH OVERVIEW - SCULPTURE
BEFORE COLONIZATION
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STYLISH OVERVIEW - SCULPTURE
DURING SPANISH’ RULE
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STYLISH OVERVIEW - SCULPTURE
DURING AMERICANS’ RULE
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STYLISH OVERVIEW - SCULPTURE
DURING JAPANESE’ RULE
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STYLISH OVERVIEW - SCULPTURE
RECENT TIMES
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STYLISH OVERVIEW - ARCHITECTURE
BEFORE COLONIZATION
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STYLISH OVERVIEW - ARCHITECTURE
DURING SPANISH RULE
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STYLISH OVERVIEW - ARCHITECTURE
DURING AMERICANS’ RULE
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STYLISH OVERVIEW - ARCHITECTURE
DURING JAPANESE’ RULE
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STYLISH OVERVIEW - ARCHITECTURE
RECENT TIME
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CULTURAL OVERVIEW
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IBN SAUD
SALIPYASIN
AHMAD
an artist from Zamboanga Mindanao Ibn
Saud Salipyasin Ahmad is a Subanen
painter from Kabasalan, Zamboanga
Sibugay. He uses watercolor as his
medium to expose the local customs and
the native rituals of the Subanen, with a
detailed, intricate, touch of Islamic
culture.
WHAT ARE THE GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF
CONTEMPORARY ART?
site-specific
collaborative/participative
interactive •process-oriented
LESSON 1
KIDLAT TAHIMIK
The filmmaker Kidlat Tahimik and his
family perform their life as their art and
vice versa, as evident in the art spaces in
Baguio which have become associated
with a mix performance, installation,
architecture, and culinary arts. It is hard
to separate the artist from his space of
practice, and his lifework. However, the
output is not his alone. The process is
collaborative, and the experience is
immersive and interactive, such that the
art is never complete without the
audience’s active input.
LESSON 1
EXAMPLE
Ili-Likha Artists Village, Kabunian De Guia, the Mighty Bhutens, Kidlat Tahimik, Baguio.
UNIT 3
LESSON 2:
RESEARCH ON
CONTEMPORARY
ARTS IN THE
PHILIPPINES
GROUP 5
THEMES AND SUBJECT MATTER IN CONTEMPORARY
PHILIPPINE ARTS
Subject Matter: The term subject in arts refers to what it is all about. When
we observe a painting, we tend to remember it and the manner in which it
is presented. The image can be representational or figurative, which
suggests it was rendered from a real object or inspired by real life.
It may not have an identifiable subject, such as tree or an object. It is
abstract, non-representational or non-figurative and its subject is form and
elements, including texture, colour, composition, form or motion.
Theme: Themes are the threads that binds topic to their surrounding life or
background.
LESSON 2
Themes are the threads that bind topics to their surrounding life
or background. The theme of a painting can be determined by
various methods. We consider the original image from its most
apparent and notable details:
● Title ● Artist ● Medium ● Dimension ● Time of production
LESSON 2
CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING
Text
can be used in art to convey information, create a narrative,
or add meaning to an image.
Images
are the visual components of art, and they can be used to
create mood, emotion, and atmosphere in a work.
LESSON 2
Meanings
CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING
are the underlying messages or themes that artists aim to
communicate through their work.
Signs and symbols
are visual elements that represent ideas, concepts, or objects.
They can be used to add layers of meaning to a work or to
communicate complex ideas in a simple and intuitive way.
DIFFERENCE OF THEME AND SUBJECT MATTER
LESSON 2
IN CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS
What is heard, smelled, seen, touched, and tasted is answered by
the subject. The first move is to use our sensory inputs. This
necessitates the careful and meticulous study of both the picture
and its interpretations and, whether an absence of image or the
way the formal elements are installed.
DIFFERENCE OF THEME AND SUBJECT MATTER
LESSON 2
IN CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS
Themes go beyond the literal, artwork data, and what we see on the
surface using our senses . In a wider context, we continue to make
sense of the work. Power issues come into play in the world of art
itself, not only in large contexts. Our own research and observation
leads to insights and questions, but also our own lenses and opinions
may be "coloured." These themes can intersect, depending on many
factors, as a single artwork may cover several themes and resonate.
HEROISM AND IDENTITY
The Rizal monument and its shape,
format, strategy, and expressive elements
are considered as an interesting case and
hence grabs our attention. Its subject is
self-evident: Jose Rizal, our National Hero.
The monument portrays Rizal as a rising
entity holding a book possibly
symbolizing the value of education. He is
dressed in a European overcoat rather
than local or native clothing.
HEROISM AND ECOLOGY
HEROISM - heroic conduct especially as exhibited
in fulfilling a high purpose or attaining a noble end.
ECOLOGY - is the study of the relationships
between living organisms, including humans, and
their physical environment; it seeks to understand
the vital connections between plants and animals
and the world around them.
HEROISM AND ECOLOGY
As nouns the difference between heroism and
ecology is that heroism is the qualities characteristic
of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude,
unselfishness, etc; while ecology is the branch of
biology dealing with the relationships of organisms
with their environment and with each other
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