REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS

Kagawaran ng Edukasyon
Rehion IV – A CALABARZON
Sangay ng Lungsod ng Calamba
Calamba City, Laguna

KAPAYAPAAN INTEGRATED SCHOOL

Kapayapaan Ville, Canlubang, Calamba City, Laguna
SY: 2018- 2019

CONTEMPORARY PHILLIPINE ARTS FROM THE REGIONS

What Art is?

Art is derived from the Latin word “ars”, meaning ability or skill.
In this sense, art is used in many varied ways. It covers those areas of artistic creativity that see to communicate beauty
primarily through the senses
Art embraces the visual arts, literature, music and dance.
 In a more specialized sense, art applies to such activities that express aesthetic ideas by the use of skill and
imagination in the creation of objects, environment and experiences which can be shared with others.
We can say we are involved in art when:

 We plan
 Design and construct our houses artistically
 When we paint and decorate them beautifully
 When we landscape the garden artistically
 When we paint a poster
 When we write poems, essays, biographies, short stories and plays
 When we compose a melody
 Sing songs beautifully
 And dance gracefully
 All these imply that anything accomplished with great skill is ART
A Work of Art

 It is an activity that involves both imagination and skill in accomplishing it.

 It creates aesthetic feelings or experiences which delight and satisfy our desire for beautiful things.
 Much more, a work of art is presented in beautiful language, interesting to read, arouses emotional responses
and has rich imagery
Example: Rizal’s poems and novels

 To my Fatherland
 My Last Farewell
 Noli Me Tangere
 El Filibusterismo

Arts differ in some important ways:

 Words - it uses verbal arts

 Poetry, prose, drama, musical notes (musical compositions
 Visual arts – uses lines, colours and tones or canvass
 Painting, sculpture and architecture
 However, it is faster and easier to understand and appreciate a song or dance than a painting
and a symphony.
 Poetry – the fixtures of the poetic frame are rhyme, meter, expressive sound and distinctive grammatical
construction of words and metaphor. These are not found in novels and short stories.

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Artist are called by many varied names:

 The Visual Artist - “ I think , I see”

- Painter – reveals what he thinks he has seen so that we, too, can see it with our own eyes.
- Sculptor – draw and carves from original designs and sketches. He makes scale model statues of
human beings, monuments, building and decoration in clay and chisel out statues from marbles,
stones wood and clay.
- Architect- plans, designs and constructs public and commercial buildings, private residences,
Theaters, factories, schools and similar structures. He plans the layout of structures and
coordinates the structural ornamental elements into a unified designs.
- Other artists are photographers, filmmakers and graphic artists

 Artist in Music and Dance (or Art of Movement) – “I think, I hear”

- Musicians- puts tones together and composes melodies and songs.

- He conceives and originates pieces of music.
- Also called composer,, performer, instrumentalist, symphonist, organist, pianist, violinist, flutist,
harper, and drummer. He may be a music leader, band master, choirmaster, and concertmaster
or song leader.
- Singer is also an artist who sings aesthetically to delight and entertain others.
- An opera singer, prima donna or a diva
- Choreographer-whop composes or teaches choreography or the art of representing stage
dancing by signs or music. He composes and arranges dance movements or patterns to
accompany a piece of music or to develop a theme.
- Dancer – who moves his body artistically.
- He also makes gestures beautifully with the music that accompanies his movements.

 The Literary Artist – “this is the way I can best express my inner thought and feelings”

- Poet – is a literary artist who put words aesthetically together in verse form.
- He expresses his thoughts and feelings in verses or poems
- Novelist – is a writer of fiction with originality. He is also known as writer of stories
- Author- is also known as a writer.
- Playwright- writes plays and adapts his materials for the stage, radio, television or motion
pictures productions
- Dramatists- writes compositions in prose and poetry arranged for excitement to be performed
by actors and actresses on stage to portray a character or to tell a story through action or
dialogue of characters. The dramatist is engaged in dramatic art.
- The painting is an attempt at imitating the river and its surroundings, thus becoming its subject.
The way the colors are chosen are blended into the canvas accounts for the medium of the
painting.

The subject and medium are two elements of art that help in experiencing life, the world and its beauty.

Picture (Drawing, painting, printmaking and photography)

 This is two-dimensional image of various subjects ranging from real-life images to the visually abstract.
 It may be created using different media such as chalk, charcoal, graphite, ink, oil paint and watercolor.
Sculpture
 This is three-dimensional artrwork that may be created using stone marble, wood and concrete.
Architecture
 These are structures that meant to be used as shelter. The art of architecture relies on the design and purpose
of the structure.
Music

 This is the art form that appeals to the sense of hearing. Music is composed by combining notes into harmony.
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Literature
 This is the art form of language through the combined use of words, creating meaning and experience.
Theatre
 This is the art form of performance. Dramatic texts are portrayed on stage by actors and actresses and are
enhanced by props, lights and sounds.
Cinema
 This art form is a technological translation of theater. In films, special effects are utilized to enhance the
storytelling.
Dance
 This is the art of the human form. The body is used, mobilized and choreographed in a specific time, form and
space.
What is contemporary art?

J.Paul Getty Museum defines contemporay art as “art made and produced by artist living today. Today’s artist work in
and respond to a global environment jthat is culturally diverse, technologically, advancing and multifaceted”.

Because art is produced by people and people are influenced by time, contemporary art is a continuing practice that has
evolved with the following new elements or principles

 Appropriation
The contemporary artist revives interest to existing forms of art. When you see T-shirts with the image
of Jose Rizal wearing shades or the walls of Intramuros in canvas bags, existing artworks are
appropriated to form another artwork.

 Performance

 Space

 Hybridity

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  Technology

Dr. Patrick Flores

 Describes Phil. Art with “the feeling (is) that all is possible in the contemporary, conceived as a constantly
extending and deeping constellation of art”.
 Contemporary art allows Filipino artist to portray the subject and the medium in innovative skilful ways,
reflecting Filipino identity.
 Philippine contemporary art can be found even in the most unsuspecting places. It cannot be reduced to
conventional notions of space and medium.
 Contemporary artist have brought their artworks into the street, in public, because in contemporary times, the
main feat of any art primarily depends on how the art is able to connect with spectators.

Paulo Alcazaren
 He notes that the Philippine Architecture is faced with a threats of globalization
 He remarks “much of what we see, in terms of iconic buildings in the Philippines nowadays, is either designed by
foreigners or are derivative designs mimicking copies of westerns forms”.

PETA
 Founded in 1967 by Cecile Guidote-Alvarez
 Advocates the use of Filipino theatre in inspiring change and development in society.
 PETA is composed of dedicated “artist-teacher-cultural workers” who strive for artistic excellence
 PETA volunteers work to promote the transformative power of theatre its production of performances and
workshop.
 PETA will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2017.

TANGHALANG PILIPINO
 Established in 1987
 Is the resident dram company of Cultural CENTER of the Philippines (CCP).
 Continues to push Philippine theatre to artistic and professional excellence through the development and
education of actors, writers, directors and technical staff.

VIRgin labfest
 Created in 2004
 Is a playwright’s festival of untried, utested and unpublished plays.
 This project is collaboration of the National Center for Culture and Arts (NCAA), CCP, Tanghalang Pilipino and the
manila-based playwright’s group The Writer’s Block.

National Commission For Culture And The Arts

 Is the country’s “overall policy making body, coordinating and grants giving agency fo the preservation,
development and promotion of the Philippine arts and culture”.
 It serves as the state’s initiative to promote and develop art and culture awareness in the country.

Cultural Center of The Philipines (CCP)

 For almost 50 years, CCP has been serving as the premier venue in the Philippines for culture and the arts.
 It is also responsible for bringing together the different arts from various regions to the entire country and the
whole world.

Artistic Companies
 National music competition for young artists’ found. (NAMCYA)
 Ballet Philippines
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  Philippine Madrigal Singers
 Philippine Ballet Theater
 UST Symphony Orchestra
 Tanghalang Pilipino
 Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company
 Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group

National Historical Commission of The Philippines (NHCP)

 VISION: “a Filipino society with citizens informed of their history, who love their country and are proud of their
cultural heritage”.
 PROMOTE: “Philippine history and cultural heritage through research, dissemination, conversation, sites
management and heraldy works”.

National Museum of the Philippines

 Located in the heart of manila
 Is the country’s repository of archaeological artifacts, national treasures and rare specimens found and
produced in the country.
 MAIN TASK: to solicit, document, preserve, exhibit and promote the natural and artificial wonders of the
Philippines
 Responsible for putting up a network of museums around the country to serve as local destination of the
diverse natural and cultural heritage of the country
 2 main divisions
 The Natural History Museum
 National Art Gallery

National Library of the Philippines (NLP)

 Established in 1901
 Called the American Circulating Library to serve as “memorial to American servicemen who died in Philippine
soil”
 Today NLP has the mandate of serving as a “repository of the printed and recorded cultural heritage of the
country and other intellectual literary and information sources.”
 And providing “access to these resources for our people’s intellectual growth, citizenship building, lifelong
learning and enlightenment.”

The National Achieves of the Philippines

 Goes back to the treaty of Paris in 1898
 “which stipulated the relinquishment or cession of documents from Spanish to American authorities and Provided
for the preservation of documents

Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino

 Created via Republic Act no.7104
 “Congress shall establish a national language commission composed of representatives of various and disciplines
which shall undertake, coordinate and promote researches for the development, propagation and preservation
of Filipino and other Philippine languages”
 To promote and develop our national language, the KWF has annually given the Talaang Ginto:
 Makata ng taon for Filipino Poetry
 Aklat ng Bayan
 And other grants or programs on funding, awards and projects

AN ARTIST FOR THE NATION

 Fernando Amorsolo – first national artist-world class painter.

 National Artist Award is a great honor given to the Filipino whose life and works have contributed to the
advancement of the country’s arts and letters.

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  The National Artist then became part of the prestigious roster of the Order of National Artists. NCCA and CCP
jointly administer the nomination and selection of the chosen exemplary artists, who are conferred by the
President of the country
 Presidential Proclamation No. 1001, s.1972 created and established “the award and decoration of National
Artist”. This law enabled the government “to give appropriate recognition and prestige to Filipinos who have
distinguished themselves and made outstanding contributions to Philippine arts and letters”.
 A National Artist is a distinguished individual who has made an outstanding contribution to Philippine Arts.

THE NATIONAL ARTIST INSIGINIA

 It is a Grand collar adorned by circular links representing the art.

 The main medallion commemorates the sun and the colors of the Philippine Flag.
 The highly stylized three letter Ks ( ) stand for “katotohanan, kabutihan at kagandahan” (the true, the good
and the beautiful)

PREPARED BY:
MS. LIEZEL AGUAS
TEACHER 1

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