GUINACOT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Guindulman, Bohol

SHS L E A R N I N G A C T I V I T Y 2.1
CONTEMPORARY ARTS OF THE PHILIPPINES FROM THE REGION
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Activity Title: Lesson 1: Contemporary Artists Who Use Indigenous Materials or

inspirations for their Art. (Introduction)
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Concept Notes:

In the contemporary times, more and more artists are trying to find new and
innovative ways to express themselves. Many contemporary Filipino artists turn to their
cultural heritage and indigenous materials for inspiration. The results are often exciting
and surprising. These artworks are certainly avant-garde yet rooted in Filipino culture.
Contemporary Visual Artists
Artists can be inspired by many factors. Their work is dictated by the combination
of these elements that most of the time, even if the subject is the same, the output varies
from one another.
One of the strongest factors that influence the work of artists is their environment.
The way they were raised and the experiences they had with the socity they grew up in
would be a rich source of subjects and inspirations they could draw their work from.
There are some artists who do not only use their environment as inspiration but
also their culture and heritage. These artists use familiar materials and media and connect
to them and their country. Their works result in arts that are both a representation of them
and of their country.
This lesson will showcase contemporary Filipino artists from the different parts of
archipelago who have shown innovation in their crafts, resulting in arts that promote and
enhance Philippine contemporary art.
It must be noted that like all things, artists’ styles will change. What may be their
inspiration now may not be the same one in a few years. The content of their art goes
through changes, and many will experiment as they progress in the development of their
arts.
The artists and examples set here are some of the innovations the artists have
done at one point or another in their careers that showcase elements of their cultural
heritage. Their current works might not have the same flavor and style, but this does not
mean they have abandoned their cultural roots. Rather, they have grown and flourished
in other means of their expression. It does not signify that it is not good, rather it is just
different.
In hopes of showcasing the broad spectrum of the contemporary artists in the Philippines,
this lesson is divided to showcase the different contemporary artists of the country’s three
main island groups.

Exercise:
1. What are some of the factors that influence the work of an artists?

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2. Explain: “What their inspiration now may not be the same one in a few years”