Various Contemporary Art Forms

and their Practices from the

various Regions
Instruction:

1. Tell what art form is represented by the picture;

2. Identify the region where it belongs.
Direction: Arrange the jumbled letters to
find out the major art forms in the Philippine
Contemporary arts.
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2. aliterarute
3. cuism
4. trehate
5. acned
6. cratethicure
7. milf
Art. plays a significant part in the rich cultural identity of
the Philippines. It mirrors the Filipino people, its history, its
tradition, and the country as a whole. These art forms
developed from the early times continue to evolve up to the
present. From the ethnic tradition, it continues to progress
to contemporary art tradition.
• Contemporary art is the art of today, produced by artists who are living in
the twenty-first century.
• Contemporary art of the 21st century may combine elements of
performance, painting, sculpture, dance, and many other media. It draws on
the movements of modern art, including minimalism and assemblage art, to
create dynamic pieces that aim to challenge the viewer and spark thought.
Many contemporary artists use their work to comment on cultural and
political issues, including race, human rights, economic inequality, and
global conflict. As the world continues to change and impact human life on a
large scale, art continues to experiment with new ways of reaching its
audience.
Visual arts are art forms such as painting, drawing,
printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography,
video, filmmaking, design, crafts, and architecture.
Many artistic disciplines such as performing arts,
conceptual art, textile arts also involve aspects of
visual arts as well as arts of other types.
Sculpture as defined and as practiced in the Philippine
Contemporary arts made use of different materials like the
variety of woods, metals, and stones. Some produced
creative works using plastics, jade, brass, and other
materials.
THE HIGANTES OF ANGONO by: Mailah Balde.
The “Higantes” is a sculpture made of paper-mache. This
paper-mache, in our native town in Paete, Laguna calls it
“taka.” The “Higantes” measures four to five feet in
diameter and ten to twelve feet in height. The “Higantes”
represents “mag-anak” (family) in the Filipino culture; a
father, a mother, and the children. The “Higantes” is one of
the main attraction in the annual festival in Angono, Rizal
in honor of St. Clement, patron saint of the fisher folks held
every 23rd of November.
 It is a sculpture of the legendary
bird or artificial cock that has becomes
omnipresent symbol of Maranaw 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.
Bahayan – Munting Pangarap a
sculpture that depicts the reality of life in
the squatter area in Malabon.
THE MANUNGGUL Jar
It is a secondary burial jar
excavated from a
Neolithic burial site in
Tabon Caves at Lipuun
Point in Palawan.
THE BOHOL BLOOD
COMPACT sculpture was made
by the National Artist, Napoleon
Abueva, a Boholano himself. This
Sikatuna-Legaspi blood compact is
considered as the First Treaty of
Friendship between two different
races, religions, cultures and
civilizations.
This monument designed and
executed by National Artist for
Sculpture Napoleon
Abueva drew its inspiration
from the call to arms by then
President Fidel Valdez Ramos
to the Filipino people to meet
the new millennium with
courage and optimism, fortified
by a vision termed by FVR as
Philippines 2000.
“Painting is the practice of applying pigment suspended
in a carrier (or medium) and a binding agent (a glue) to a
surface (support) such as paper, canvass, or wall.

Painting is also used to express spiritual motifs and

ideas; sites of this kind of painting range from artwork
depicting mythological figures on pottery to The Sistine
Chapel and to the human body itself.”
Spoliarium - it was made by Luna in
1884 as an entry to the prestigious Exposicion
de Bellas Artes (Madrid Art Exposition, May
1884) and eventually won for him the First
Gold Medal. The painting features a glimpse
of Roman history centered on the bloody
carnage brought by gladiatorial matches.
Spoliarium is a Latin word referring to the
basement of the Roman Colosseum where the
fallen and dying gladiators are dumped.
Contrast –a painting that
captures the feeling of
heaviness and pain of a slum
dweller against the
background of a building that
looks abandoned.
The Builders (Victorio
Edades) – a painting that
depicts the struggle of each
builder to earn for the family.
“Bayanihan” is a masterpiece
of Carlos “Botong” Francisco.
It depicted the resilience of the
Filipino people in times of
need, adversity, and disaster. It
showed the true character of
the Philippine folks as a
distinct human race.
“A mural is any piece of artwork
painted or applied directly on a
wall, ceiling or other permanent
surfaces. A distinguishing
characteristic of mural painting is
that the architectural elements of
the given space are harmoniously
incorporated into the picture.”
The painting of Carlos V. Francisco
“The First Mass in the
Philippines” believed to be finished
in between 1955 to 1960. The mass
was celebrated in Limasawa Island
on the day of Easter. It is believed in
the painting that whatever is the
person’s nationality, as long as that
person was there to attend the mass,
that person is accepted.
Dance – art of the human form, body is used, mobilized
and choreographed in a specific time, form and space.
Cariñosa - is a Philippine
national dance performed by
two individuals wearing María
Clara suit and Barong tagalog ;
it is from Philippine folk
dances.
Sinkil dance takes its
name from the bells worn
on the ankles of the
Muslim princess. Perhaps
one of the oldest of truly
Filipino dances, the Singkil
recounts the epic legend
of the "Darangan" of the
Maranao people of
Mindanao. 
Pandanggo sa Ilaw - is a very
popular folk dance in the
Philippines. It is said to have
originated from Mindoro, the
seventh-largest island in the
Philippines. This dance of
lights simulates fireflies at
dusk and at night.
Pangalay has a number of versions
including the Pangalay Linggisan,
which is performed by a solo female
dancer imitating the movement of a
bird in flight. e Pangalay performed
in characterized by the graceful
movement of the dancer's arms and
hands flowing in synchrony the
gentle blowing of the wind.
Tinikling - Philippine dance
which involves two individual
performers hitting bamboo
poles, using them to beat, tap,
and slide on the ground, in
coordination with one or more
dancers who steps over and in
between poles.
Hadalaya Festival - The
northernmost town of Cebu,
Daan bantayan, celebrates a
festival in honor of the warrior
Datu Daya of Kandaya.
Sinulog Festival - dance ritual
of the miraculous image of
Sto. Niño held annually in
Cebu.
Architecture Designs and Allied Arts- structure that meant
to be used as shelter, its art relies on the design and purpose of
the structure.
The “tsalet” is a type of house
developed in the early 2oth
century designed with a front
porch made of wood and
concrete. During this time,
steel was used in buildings as
protection for calamities like
earthquake.
This is Calle Crisologo, a
famous street in the town of
Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines.
Vigan is considered as a World
Heritage Site because it is one
of a few existing Hispanic
towns in the Philippines. The
distinctive style of buildings
and structures is a fusion of
Philippine, oriental, and
colonial European architecture.
Burnham Park Architectural
design named after Daniel
Burnham, an American architect
who was the city planner for
Baguio. He designed the park and
the original plans for the city
simultaneously, and construction
began around 1904. The park
played an important role when it
served as a place of refuge for the
people of Baguio following a
devastating earthquake in 1990.
Quiapo Church, also
known as the Minor
Basilica of the Black
Nazarene, is the site of the
annual January Black
Nazarene procession. One
of Manila’s most famous
churches, Quiapo
The Rizal Shrine in
Calamba is a reproduction
of the original two-story,
Spanish-Colonial style
house in Calamba, Laguna
The Cultural Center of the
Philippines is the brainchild of
Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos
and came into being with President
Ferdinand Marcos’ Executive Order
No. 30. Its purpose was to promote
and preserve Filipino arts and culture.
It was built from 1966 to 1969 and
designed by two National Artists,
Leandro Locsin for the architecture
and Ildefonso Santos Jr. for the
landscape architecture.
 Intramuros was rebuilt
with Spanish colonial
style. Numerous architects,
urban planners and
professors are critical of the
way Intramuros was
restored, describing it as
frozen in time.
UST Main Building represents the
height of civilizational achievement
of the Philippines. It is an
architectural jewel, an engineering
marvel (nothing less than the first
earthquake-resistant building in
Asia!), historic locus, and hallowed
ground. If the Philippine state could
be believed, it’s a National Cultural
Treasure; in fact, it was declared so
by the National Museum of the
Philippines in 2010 in the run-up to
UST’s 400th anniversary in 2011 as
Asia’s oldest university.
Barasoain Church (also
known as Our Lady of Mt.
Carmel Parish) is a Roman
Catholic church built in 1630
in Malolos City, Bulacan.
Having earned the title as the
Cradle of Democracy in the
East, the most important
religious building in the
Philippines, and the site of the
First Philippine Republic, the
Church is proverbial for its
historical importance among
Filipinos.
The Ivatan House
is made primarily of lime,
stone, wood and thatch.
Basilica de San Martin de
Tours or Taal Basilica is one of
the oldest church in Philippine
History.
Film – a technological translation of theater, special effects are
utilized to enhance the story telling.
Dekada 70 – based on the novel
of Lualhati Bautista, a film of Chito
Roño. It is all about family and life
in the presence of Martial Law. It
shows the importance of
understanding, love and respect
towards your family.
Mariquina – a story and film of
Milo Sogueco. The rise, fall and
revival of shoemaking in Marikina,
the footwear capital of the
Philippines are unravelled through
the story of Imelda and Romeo,
aided by a delightfully rare
cinematic appearance by the
former first lady and patroness of
shoes, Imelda Marcos. The father-
daughter struggle illustrates the
challenge of a nation trying to re-
establish its identity.
Kulintas of Agusan National
High School, Butuan
City, about childhood buddies
separated by poverty, one of
whom is invited by his
classmates to join a rebel
group until his conscience
bothers him and he surrenders
to the police.
The 1975 film tells the story of
Julio Madiaga, a young fisherman
from the province who goes to the
big city to look for his long-lost
beloved, Ligaya Paraiso. While
searching for her, Julio is exposed
to the ills and violence in the city. 
Himala (Miracle) is definitely a
Filipino cinema masterpiece. ...
Himala is the story of Elsa, a woman
from a forgotten place in the
Philippines called Cupang. Her
visions of the Virgin Mary change
her life and cause a sensation
hysteria in a poor, isolated northern
village in the midst of drought.