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Roles of Filipino Contemporary Artists

The document discusses the evolving role of Filipino artists, emphasizing their four-fold responsibilities: personal expression, social commentary, physical utility, and immaterial representation. It highlights the shift in the contemporary art era, where artists have become social critics and advocates, particularly noting the increasing prominence of Filipina artists in asserting their identity and contributing to social realism. The text underscores the importance of artists in reflecting and shaping cultural narratives.

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Roles of Filipino Contemporary Artists

The document discusses the evolving role of Filipino artists, emphasizing their four-fold responsibilities: personal expression, social commentary, physical utility, and immaterial representation. It highlights the shift in the contemporary art era, where artists have become social critics and advocates, particularly noting the increasing prominence of Filipina artists in asserting their identity and contributing to social realism. The text underscores the importance of artists in reflecting and shaping cultural narratives.

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“In every work of an

art, the artist himself


is present“

- Christian Morgenstern
Artist
One who professes
and practices an
imaginative art.
The Filipino
Artists
❖ In the past, the artist’s role
was well-defined – and that
is to create something that
uplifted the spirit, something
aesthetically pleasing and
entertaining.
The Filipino Artists
❖ In the kind of arts that we have today, the Filipino artists’
role is four-fold:

The PERSONAL The SOCIAL

The PHYSICAL The IMMATERIAL


1. The Personal

❖The artist expresses


what he or she feels.
2. The Social
❖ The artist expresses
what he or she sees
around him/her.
3. The Physical

❖The artist finds a


need to create
something not only
pleasing to look at but
something useful as
well.
4. The Immaterial

❖The artist gives form


to the immaterial, the
hidden truth of the
universe, and the
spiritual force that
inhabits the world.
Role of Filipino
Artists

❖The Filipino artist


gives his opinion
about culture of his
time.
Role of Filipino
Contemporary
Artists
❖ The Filipino artist is a
crusader attempting
to sway the viewer to
his or her side.
Role of Filipino
Contemporary
Artists
❖The Filipino artist has
become a social critic.
Role of Filipino
Contemporary
Artists
❖ The Filipino artist has
also become an
advocate for what
she believes in.
Role of Filipino
Contemporary
Artists
❖The Filipino artist is
versatile.
The Filipina
Artist
❖ Before the Philippine
Contemporary Art Era, Anita Magsaysay-Ho Nena Saguil

only few notable


women were able to
find access into the
world of arts. Purita Kalaw-Ledesma
The Filipina
Artist
Imelda Cajipe-Endaya Brenda V. Fajardo
❖But things have changed in
the Philippine
Contemporary Art Era as
many women paved the for
others to assert their own
identity and contribute in
Ofelia Gelvezon-Tequi
social realism.
The Filipina
Artist
❖But things have changed in
Imelda Cajipe-Endaya the Philippine
Contemporary Art Era as
many women paved the for
others to assert their own
identity and contribute in
social realism.
The Filipina
Artist
❖But things have changed in
the Philippine
Contemporary Art Era as
many women paved the for
others to assert their own
identity and contribute in
Brenda V. Fajardo social realism.
The Filipina
Artist
❖But things have changed in
the Philippine
Contemporary Art Era as
many women paved the for
others to assert their own
identity and contribute in
Ofelia Gelvezon-Tequi social realism.
The Filipina
Artist
❖But things have changed in
the Philippine
Contemporary Art Era as
many women paved the for
others to assert their own
identity and contribute in
Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa
social realism.

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