VARIOUS ARTS

FORMS FOUND IN
THE PHILIPPINES
 Learning
compentency

THE LEARNER DISCUSSES VARIOUS

ARTS FORMS FOUND IN THE
PHILIPPINES
 Learning
objectives
•GIVE EXAMPLES OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS IN
1 THE PHILIPPINES.

•CLASSIFY VARIOUS ART FORMS FOUND IN THE

2 PHILIPPINES.

•APPRECIATE CONTEMPORARY ARTS BY CITING ITS

3 UNIQUE FEATURES
Through migration and trade during Pre-
Colonial Period, there was a lively cultural
interchange between the Philippines and
other Asian countries. This helped
Philippines to develop their own way of
living, their own culture such as pottery,
weaving, wood carving, jewelry, etc. That
they could use for their everyday living.
PAINTINGS
Painting the expression of ideas and emotions, with
the creation of certain aesthetic qualities, in a two -
dimensional visual language. The elements of this
language – its shapes, lines, colors, tones, and
textures – are used in various ways to produce
sensations of volume, space, movement, and light on a
flat surface. The first paintings here in the Philippines
are commissioned works during Spanish colonization.
Here are some paintings from Luzon, Visayas and

LUZON Mindanao.
THE SKETCH
BY VICTORIO EDADES
PAINTINGS

MAGELLAN’S CROSS BY RAUL AGAS

SALAAM (PEACE) VISAYAS
BY RAMEER TAWASIL
MINDANAO
 FORMS OF PAINTING

EASEL PAINTING
The easel painting is perhaps the most common form
of painting which involves applying color to a board or
canvas that is fixed on an upright support called an
easel. These are meant to be framed and hanged on a
wall after creating them.
 FORMS OF PAINTING

MURALS
A mural is described as a huge wall-sized painting used
to impart messages to the public. A new form of.
Mural which is a portable mural, was developed in
order to prevent the mural from being erased from the
wall which was created by using bold strokes in
applying bright colors on pieces of cheesecloth or
canvas.
 FORMS OF PAINTING

TELON PAINTING
A telon is describes as a backdrop or background for
the stage which are used for komedya, sarswela, and
sinakulo, the popular forms of theater in the country.
 FORMS OF PAINTING

COLLAGE
This refers to a form of painting that involves combine
images in a single artwork. This entails cutting and
pasting materials such as paper, fabric, tin foil and
other relatively flat materials onto a board or canvas
 DANCE
Refers to the movement of the body in a rhythmic
way, usually to music and within a given space, for the
purpose of expressing an idea or emotion, releasing
energy, or simply taking delight in the movement
itself. Dances in the Philippines vary from Region to
Region and below are some dances of the different
regions.
TYPES OF FILIPINO DANCE

Banga ➢ Illustrates the grace and strength of

women in the Kalinga tribe of Cordillera
Autonomous Region (CAR). Women performing
the Banga balance heavy pots on their heads
while dancing to beat of wind chimes.
TYPES OF FILIPINO DANCE

Lumagen or Tachok ➢ It is performed to

celebrate happy occasions. When
Lumagen is performed, it is meant to
symbolize flying birds and is
musicallypaired to the beat of gongs.
TYPES OF FILIPINO DANCE

Binaylan ➢ The Binaylan dance, tells the

story of a hen, the hen's baby, and a
hawk. In this dance, the hawk is said to
control a tribe's well-being, and is killed
by hunters after attempting to harm the
hen's baby.
TYPES OF FILIPINO DANCE

Tinikling ➢ Take two long bamboo sticks

rapidly and in rhythm, clap sticks for
dancers to artistically and daringly try to
avoid getting their feet caught between
them.
TYPES OF FILIPINO DANCE

Singkil ➢ In this dance, there are four

bamboo sticks arranged in a tictac-toe
pattern in which the dancers exploit
every position of these clashing sticks. It
is identifiable with the use of umbrellas
and silk clothing.
WEAVING IS A METHOD OF TEXTILE PRODUCTION IN
WHICH TWO DISTINCT SETS OF YARNS OR THREADS ARE
INTERLACED AT RIGHT ANGLES TO FORM A FABRIC OR
CLOTH. OTHER METHODS ARE KNITTING, CROCHETING,
FELTING, AND BRAIDING OR PLAITING. THE LONGITUDINAL
THREADS ARE CALLED THE WARP AND THE LATERAL
THREADS ARE THE WEFT, WOOF, OR FILLING. (WEFT IS AN
OLD ENGLISH WORD MEANING "THAT WHICH IS WOVEN";
COMPARE LEAVE AND LEFT.) THE METHOD IN WHICH
THESE THREADS ARE INTER-WOVEN AFFECTS THE
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CLOTH.
TEXTILE WEAVING THIS REFERS TO THE PROCESS OF
CREATING CLOTH BY INTERWEAVING A SERIES OF PARALLEL
VERTICAL THREADS WITH ANOTHER SERIES OF
HORIZONTAL THREADS AT RIGHT ANGLES.
MAT WEAVING THIS REFERS TO THE ART OF “PLAITING
STRIPS OF ORGANIC FIBERS INTO MATS”. THESE MATS,
LOCALLY KNOWN AS BANIG, ARE COOL, LIGHT, AND
PORTABLE COMPARED TO FIXED BEDS.
BASKETRY THIS REFERS TO THE ART OF CREATING
CONTAINERS BY WEAVING, PLAITING, OR BRAIDING
MATERIALS INTO HOLLOW THREEDIMENSIONAL SHAPES
THAT CAN EITHER BE USED FOR CARRYING, STORAGE AND
TRAPPING ANIMALS.
KALAKAT WEAVING- KALAKAT SHEETS ARE PRIMARILY USED
AS A CHEAP BUT DURABLE CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL. IT IS
A PREFERRED MATERIAL FOR HOUSING AND RESORT
COTTAGES BECAUSE OF ITS COOL AND INSULATOR
CHARACTERISTIC. IT IS ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY AS IT
UTILIZES BASICALLY AN AGRICULTURAL WASTE MATERIAL.
 SCULPTURING

The sculpture is an art form in which hard or plastic

materials are worked into three-dimensional art
objects. Filipino sculptors came to be known in the
middle of the 19th century. These are some of the
sculptures in the Philippines.
 SCULPTURING

From the transitional carving of anitos to the santos to Christ and down to the saints, Filipinos find it
rather not difficult as they are already familiar with the ways of the wood.

➢ It is a branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. It is one of the plastic arts.
Durable sculptural processes originally used carving and modelling; in stones, metals, ceramics,
woods and other materials but, since Modernism, there has been an almost complete freedom of
materials and process. In contrast to painting, sculpture has three dimensions – height, width, and
depth. It is created by either carving, modelling, or assembling parts together.
SCULPTURING
 GENERAL KINDS OF
SCULPTURE
FREE-STANDING
THIS IS A KIND OF SCULPTURE THAT CAN
INDEPENDENTLY STAND IN SPACE. IT HAS A FLAT
HORIZONTAL BASE. ALL ITS SIDES CONTRIBUTE
TO THE
OVERALL FORM OF THE SCULPTURE.
 GENERAL KINDS OF
SCULPTURE
RELIEF THIS KIND OF SCULPTURE DOES NOT HAVE A
FLAT HORIZONTAL BASE. THE FORM IS PROJECTED
FROM A FLAT SURFACE. THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF
RELIEF – LOW RELIEF OR BAS-RELIEF WHICH IS
SLIGHTLY FROM THE FLAT SURFACE; AND HIGH
RELIEF. CAGAYAN DE ORO’S LEGENDARY RIVER
MONSTER IS AN EXAMPLE OF RELIEF SCULPTURE.
 GENERAL KINDS OF
SCULPTURE
ASSEMBLAGE THIS SCULPTURE IS FORMED BY
PUTTING TOGETHER MATERIALS SUCH AS
FOUND OBJECTS, PIECES OF PAPER, SPONGES,
WOOD SCRAPS, AND OTHER MATERIALS. A
GOOD EXAMPLE OF THIS IS LAMBERTO
HECHANOVA’S MAN AND WOMAN.
 GENERAL KINDS OF
SCULPTURE
KINETIC SCULPTURE THIS IS CONSIDERED AS A
SCULPTURE IN MOTION BECAUSE THE ENTIRE
SCULPTURE OR SOME PARTS OF THE SCULPTURE
ARE MOVING WITH THE WIND OR ARE
VIBRATING WITH THE SURROUNDING AIR.
 FORMS OF SCULPTURE

WOOD CARVING ➢ IN SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES, THE MARANAO AND

TAUSUG OF MINDANAO ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR OKIR, ORNATE
CURVILINEAR DESIGNS AND MOTIFS APPLIED TO WOOD CARVING. THE
PRINCIPAL OKIR DESIGNS ARE THE SARIMANOK, THE NAGA, AND THE PAKO
RABONG.
 FORMS OF SCULPTURE

SARIMANOK ➢ IT IS THE LEGENDARY BIRD OR

“ARTIFICIAL COCK” THAT HAS BECOME AN
UBIQUITOUS SYMBOL OF MARANAO ART. IT IS
DEPICTED AS A FOWL WITH WINGS AND
FEATHERED TAIL, HOLDING A FISH ON ITS BEAK OR
TALONS. THE HEAD IS PROFUSELY DECORATED
WITH SCROLL, LEAF AND SPIRAL MOTIFS.
 FORMS OF SCULPTURE

NAGA ➢ IT HAS FORM OF AN ELABORATE

MYTHICAL SERPENT OR DRAGON WITH VIGOROUS
SCURVE.
 FORMS OF SCULPTURE

PAKO RABONG ➢ IT IS A STYLIZED GROWING FERN

WITH A BROAD BASE GRACEFULLY TAPERING
UPWARDS.
 POTTERY
➢ Is one of the oldest and most widespread of the decorative arts, consisting of objects
made of clay and hardened with heat. The objects made are commonly useful ones,
such as vessels for holding liquids or plates or bowls from which food can be served.

➢ Pottery is a general term for decorative and useful objects made from clay and set
off at high temperatures. This is frequently interchanged with “ceramics”. However, it is
important to note that application of ceramics is wider and even includes industrial use.
 FAMOUS POTTERY IN VARIOUS REGIONS:

The Manunggul Jar is a secondary burial

jar excavated from a Neolithic burial site
in the Manunggul cave of the Tabon
Caves at Lipuun Point in Palawan. It
dates from 890–710 B.C.[2] and the two
prominent figures at the top handle of
its cover represent the journey of the
soul to the afterlife.
FAMOUS POTTERY IN VARIOUS REGIONS:

Burnay jars are commonly used for

storage of water or grains, as well as for
fermenting of Vigan’s local Basi wine
and bagoong (fermented fish). It is said
that burnay jars are much harder than
the typical terracotta pots used in
gardening.
 FAMOUS POTTERY IN VARIOUS REGIONS:

The Maitum anthropomorphic burial jars are

earthenware secondary burial vessels discovered in
1991 by the National Museum of the Philippines'
archaeological team in Ayub Cave, Barangay Pinol,
Maitum, Sarangani Province, Mindanao, Philippines.
The jars are anthropomorphic; characterized by a
design that suggests human figures with complete or
partial facial features of the first inhabitants of
Mindanao. Furthermore, they give emphasis to the
Filipinos’ popular belief of life after death.
 ISLAMIC ART
Islamic art is characterized by designs of flowers,
plant forms and geometric designs. It is used in
calligraphy, architecture, painting, clothing and
other forms of fine arts. In the 13th century, traders
and missionaries have introduced the religion of
Islam in the Philippines. Islamic art meshed with
ethnic culture and produced a Filipino Muslim Art
that reflects the ethnic background and Islamic
identity of the people.
ISLAMIC ART
Calligraphy ➢ It is a visual art related to writing. It
is the design and execution of lettering with a
broad-tipped instrument, brush, or other writing
instrument.
 ARCHITECTURE
➢ Architecture is considered to be one of the most functional branches of the
visual arts. We can freely see architecture in our surroundings because
architecture involves designing the form of a building while allowing the
building to serve its function. It is considered to be the “art to inhabit.”
In relation to that, Philippine architecture was characterized as simple,
rational, and functional. In the 20th century, the young Filipino who studied in
American colleges and institutes introduced the neoclassic style in building
structures. However, after World War II, real estate development started to
take place (Sandagan & Sayseng, 2016). To illustrate these architectural
designs, these are some examples from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
ARCHITECTURE
 FORMS OF CONTEMPORARY
ARCHITECTURE: DOMESTIC BUILDINGS
AND HOUSES
ETHNIC HOUSES
 FILM IS A FORM OF VISUAL ART USE TO IMITATE
EXPERIENCES THAT COMMUNICATE IDEAS,
STORIES, OR FEELINGS WITH THE USE OF MOVING IMAGES.
IT IS ALSO CALLED A MOVIE OR MOTION
PICTURE. MOREOVER, THE ART FORM THAT IS THE RESULT OF
THE FILM IS CALLED CINEMA (FABER &
WALTERS, 2003). THE FILM INDUSTRY IN THE PHILIPPINES
STARTED IN 1897. IN THE CONTEMPORARY
PERIOD, MARTYR WIFE, SUPERHERO, ACTION, MELODRAMAS,
AND COMEDIES ARE SOME OF THE USUAL
SUBJECTS AND THEMES IN THE PHILIPPINE FILMS. SOME
FILMS IN THE PHILIPPINES ARE PRESENTED
BELOW.
 LITERATURE
ACCORDING TO LOMBARDI (2020),
LITERATURE IS A TERM USED TO
DESCRIBE WRITTEN AND SOMETIMES
SPOKEN MATERIAL. DERIVED FROM THE
LATIN WORD LITERATURE MEANING
"WRITING FORMED WITH LETTERS,"
LITERATURE MOST COMMONLY REFERS
TO WORKS OF THE CREATIVE
IMAGINATION, INCLUDING POETRY,
DRAMA, FICTION, NONFICTION, AND IN
SOME INSTANCES, JOURNALISM, AND
SONG. THESE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF
PHILIPPINE LITERATURE.
LITERATURE
MUSIC AND THEATER
Music is a collection of coordinated sound or
sounds. According to Ramon P. Santos in his
article entitles Contemporary Music,
Contemporary music in the Philippines
usually refers to compositions that have
adopted ideas and elements from twentieth-
century art music in the West, as well as the
latest trends and musical styles in the
entertainment industry. Filipino Music had
already a rich and unique musical tradition
long before westerners set foot on our native
land. Music was present in every stage of our
ancestors’ lives — from birth to death, in
blissful or tragic times. Below are some
Music from the different Regions of our
country
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine
art that uses live performers to present
the experience of a real or imagined
event before a live audience in a
specific place. The performers may
communicate this experience to the
audience through combinations of
gesture, speech, song, music, or dance.
 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
ANY TOOL OR DEVICE THAT PRODUCES A SOUND - CONSIST OF AN ARRAY OF
SHAPES AND STYLES FROM SIMPLE TO COMPLEX
- EXAMPLES OF WHICH ARE KULINTANG, GANGSA, KUTYAPI AND GUITAR
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INSTRUMENTS
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