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A RT S F RO M T H E R EG I O N
What is Contemporary Art
• contemporary art forms refer to field of arts such as painting, drawing,
dancing, music, sculpture, architecture, etc.
• Contemporary artists work in a globally influenced, culturally diverse,
and technologically advanced world.
• Contemporary art in most cases, defined it as art that has been and
continuously being created during our lifetime.
• Strictly speaking, the term “contemporary art” refers to art made and
produced by artists living today.
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Art
• Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Region is an art produced
at the present period in time. In vernacular English, “modern” and
“contemporary”
• It refers to art forms that are developing in various regions of the
Philippines that relied on the existing materials in specific region
or province
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Art
• The art of the Philippines refers to the works of art that have developed and accumulated in
the Philippines from the beginning of civilization in the country up to the present era.
• Contemporary Arts began during the 1950s, after World War II. Artists began to experiment
various procedures and various methods of communicating their feelings, perspectives,
thoughts, and different things that they needed to communicate through Arts. They were
viewed as contemporary artists in light of the fact that their styles and methods of making
artworks veered away from that of customary workmanship.
TRADITIONAL ART CONTEMPORARY ART
•Art representations •Revolve around the artist
•Culture-bound and his/her feelings
•Mostly focuses on realistic •Focus on the message to
figures his/her audience
•Limited to structures and •Diverse array of materials
standard set media, style not bounded by
any rule or standard
VACUL
natives of Batanes or the Ivatans use a headgear
called Vacul, made from the fibres of vuyavuy palm,
to protect them from the scotching heat of the sun
while working on their farmlands. This particular
headgear is also a substitute to umbrella in rainy
season.
VASES and
STATUES
∙ These statues are similar to the
statues used by indigenous people in
rituals intended for thanksgiving for
rich harvest, to repel sinister and for
celebration of marriages and in
conducting funeral. Some of these
statues together with paintings and
other art forms are now part of
Philippine indigenous arts.
MORIONES FESTIVAL
∙ In the province of Marinduque, those who
partake in the celebration of Moriones Festival
use morion masks to portray the Roman
soldiers and Syrian mercenaries in the story of
the Passion of the Christ.
The Moriones denotes the masked and
costumed penitents who march around the town
for seven days searching for Longinus. These
Masks were intricately painted with colorful
designs that symbolize Roman culture, Customs
and tradition
MASKARA FESTIVAL
∙In the Visayan Region, maskara,
which means Mask is a prominent
feature of the festival which also
bears the same name. Maskara are
always ornamented with smiling
faces, giving rise to Bacolod being
named the "City of Smiles".
PINTADOS FESTIVAL
∙ Inhabitants of the Panay Islands are also
known for having tattoos or pinta which
symbolizes their “kaisugan” or valor or
bravery.
∙ These tattoos are called Pinta which makes
Visayan people of Ilo-ilo and Panay
regions to earn the name “Pintados” which
later became the name of their festival.
VINTA
In Mindanao Area, Muslim people of
Zamboanga are renowned for their colorful
“Vintas”.
∙ Vinta is a traditional outrigger boat of
Mindanao Island. Vintas are characterized
by their colorful rectangular log sails or
bukay and bifurcated prows and sterns,
which resemble the gaping mouth of a
crocodile. Vinta are used as fishing vessels,
cargo ships, and houseboats
T’NALAK
∙ Tribes of Mindanao are also known for T'nalak,
a traditional cloth made by a group of people in
Lake Sebu, South Cotabato called T'bolis, This
traditional cloth is hand-woven made of Abaca
fibers which traditionally has three primary
colors, red, black and the original color of the
Abaca leaves. The colorants of the materials are
naturally dyed boiled in with bark, roots and
leaves. T’bolis believes that they cannot create a
design of the Tinalak if they have not dreamed
of it. Therefore, they are sometimes called the
"Dream Weavers".
SARIMANOK
∙ Sarimanok, the legendary bird that has
become an ubiquitous symbol of Maranao
art. It is depicted as a fowl with colorful
wings and feathered tail, holding a fish on
its beak or talons. The head is profusely
decorated with scroll, leaf, and spiral
motifs. It is said to be a symbol of good
fortune.
MATERIALS THAT AR E IND IGIN EOU S IN
THE COUNTRY
ABACA BURI
RATTAN
BAMBOO PANDAN
Conte mp o ra r y Ph i l i p p i n e
Art
• The art of the Philippines refers to the works of art that have developed and accumulated in the
Philippines from the beginning of civilization in the country up to the present era.
• Contemporary Arts began during the 1950s, after World War II. Artists began to experiment
various procedures and various methods of communicating their feelings, perspectives, thoughts, and
different things that they needed to communicate through Arts. They were viewed as contemporary
ON
artists in light of the fact that their styles and methods of making artworks veered away from that of
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C
customary workmanship.
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O
TRADITIONAL ART CONTEMPORARY ART
• Art representations • Revolve around the artist and his/her
• Culture-bound feelings
• Mostly focuses on realistic figures • Focus on the message to his/her
• Limited to structures and standard set audience
• Diverse array of materials media,
style not bounded by any rule or
standard
VACUL
natives of Batanes or the Ivatans use a headgear called
Vacul, made from the fibres of vuyavuy palm, to protect
them from the scotching heat of the sun while working on
their farmlands. This particular headgear is also a
substitute to umbrella in rainy season.
∙ These statues are similar to the statues used by
indigenous people in rituals intended for
thanksgiving for rich harvest, to repel sinister and
for celebration of marriages and in conducting
funeral. Some of these statues together with
paintings and other art forms are now part of
Philippine indigenous arts.
MORIONES FESTIVAL
∙ In the province of Marinduque, those who partake
in the celebration of Moriones Festival use morion
masks to portray the Roman soldiers and Syrian
mercenaries in the story of the Passion of the
Christ.
The Moriones denotes the masked and costumed
penitents who march around the town for seven days
searching for Longinus. These Masks were intricately
painted with colorful designs that symbolize Roman
culture, Customs and tradition
MASKARA FESTIVAL
∙In the Visayan Region, maskara,
which means Mask is a prominent
feature of the festival which also bears
the same name. Maskara are always
ornamented with smiling faces, giving
rise to Bacolod being named the "City
of Smiles".
PINTADOS FESTIVAL
∙ Inhabitants of the Panay Islands are also
known for having tattoos or pinta which
symbolizes their “kaisugan” or valor or
bravery.
∙ These tattoos are called Pinta which makes
Visayan people of Ilo-ilo and Panay regions to
earn the name “Pintados” which later became
the name of their festival.
VINTA
In Mindanao Area, Muslim people of
Zamboanga are renowned for their colorful
“Vintas”.
∙ Vinta is a traditional outrigger boat of
Mindanao Island. Vintas are characterized by
their colorful rectangular log sails or bukay
and bifurcated prows and sterns, which
resemble the gaping mouth of a crocodile.
Vinta are used as fishing vessels, cargo ships,
and houseboats
T’NALAK
∙ Tribes of Mindanao are also known for T'nalak, a
traditional cloth made by a group of people in Lake
Sebu, South Cotabato called T'bolis, This
traditional cloth is hand-woven made of Abaca
fibers which traditionally has three primary colors,
red, black and the original color of the Abaca
leaves. The colorants of the materials are naturally
dyed boiled in with bark, roots and leaves. T’bolis
believes that they cannot create a design of the
Tinalak if they have not dreamed of it. Therefore,
they are sometimes called the "Dream Weavers".
SARIMANOK
∙ Sarimanok, the legendary bird that has
become a ubiquitous symbol of Maranao art.
It is depicted as a fowl with colorful wings
and feathered tail, holding a fish on its beak
or talons. The head is profusely decorated
with scroll, leaf, and spiral motifs. It is said to
be a symbol of good fortune.
