What Is The
Shape of
Philippine Art?
Forms of Our
Art
Chapter 2: Lesson 3
Objectives
● Familiarize yourself with the materials that we have in
the country
● Utilize some of the materials into special projects .
● Develop concern for our cultural items and even the raw
materials they used, and participate in activities that will
help conserve, preserve, and protect our resources
INTRODUCTION:
Have you ever observed that Filipinos are very good at
imitation? In the positive sense, when we see or hear
something exceptional, we can later learn how to do that on
our own. Take for example our talent in singing. We are often
featured in the international scene. However, we are not just
good in signing. Since our adaptation abilities are very strong,
we have imbibed many foreign influences and made them our
own.
In the field of Visual Arts, it is not much different. We can look back
to one of the greatest Filipino artists of all time who were in the
ranks with world-renowned painters and sculptors. Among them
are Juan Luna and Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo, both of whom
represented the Philippines in the international exposition,
Exposicion Nacional de Bellas Artes (National Demonstration of
Beautiful Arts) in Madrid the 1900's. These artists were first
sponsored to study abroad and later on mastered their new
knowledge to a different level of competency.
Juan Luna “Spoliarium”
Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo
“The Christian Virgins Exposed to the
Mob”
ABSTRACTION:
Forms of local art: The Philippines is very rich in terms of
materials and resources. These materials are sometimes
readily available and can be used in its raw forms, but others
need to be processed. When these materials are put into use,
many techniques and art approaches are given birth. The
following are some of the major forms of Philippine art.
Some have descriptions for us to further identify them.
Graphic Arts- Usually identified with Assemblage - Characterized by the collection
advertising art because of their flat and graphic and assembly of found objects usually on a flat
style for easy reproduction. surface. Imagine a collage but with volumetric
objects.
Bamboo Art Food Art
Basketry Furniture
Book Design Installation and Site-specific Art
Dress Komiks and Editorial Cartoon
Embroidery Leaf Art
Effigies- Protest art in sculptural form made with Printmaking - Reproduction of several originals
papier mache which is mostly burned later to using a series of printmaking techniques. These
symbolize opposition. are all made by hand, one by one.
Mat Weaving Photography
Metal Craft Pottery
Multimedia Sculpture
Painting and Related Forms Sound Art
Paper Art Tattoo Art
Performance Art Video Art
Personal Ornaments
Philippine Materials:
Clay: earth ware, red clay called terra-cotta, stoneware, and porcelain
Wood: wood carving used in bul-uls, sundul(grave makers) panolong(house
beams), santos (graven images)
Tool: paet(carving tool) , hiwas ( skew), landay (shollow guage), trespico or
tatlong kanto (parting tool), encarnacion or encarnado santos-rendering of flesh
tones
Furniture: floral and curving vine designs in pampanga
Sculpture of toothpick tress, fantasy birdsand fans in Paet Laguna
Taka or papier Machie in Paete and creating hihantes in Angono Rizal
Papel de hapon for the pabalat wrapper tradition of paper cutting in Bulacan
Philippine hardwood: warmth of tone and natural coloration that ranges from dark
brown to yellow,
to reddish hues, as well as fine grain texture
Retablos by Napoleon Abueva for chapels
Weathered wood: artists like Jerusalino Araos and Rey Paz Contreras used old railroad
tracks or stairs and beams of demolished houses
Bamboo and rattan: Kenneth Cobonpue
Mindanao wood: tail ends of houses
Basketry: buri, rattan, pandan, bamboo splits, ibus, nipa palm, saha (banana pulp), hat
making,
Food: kiping (rice wafer for the pahiyas decoration); dayap food wood carving in
Bulacan
Metal: bronze or brass using ciere perdue or "lost wax method". Using wax for mold.
Spaghetti strips of wax is placed on outer layer of brass to create the designs. Pukpuk
method.
Stones and precious stones
Fiber, dyes and pigments
Quick Facts: Philippine colors and their
local names
English Name Filipino Counterpart English Name Filipino Counterpart
Red Labaga (lokano), Pink Kalimbahani or Rosas
Kanaway (Maranao)
Mabaya (Batanes)
Orange Kael or Dalandan Brown Kayumangi
Yellow Dilaw, kunig (Iloko), Gray Malamaya
Amarilyo
Green Lungti White Puraw (Iloko)
Blue Bughaw Ivory Garing
Purple Purpura or Morado Emerald Esmeralda
Violet Lila Black Dagtum (Cebuano)
Or Itim
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