Tab 5 Tab 6 Tab 7 Tab 3 Tab 4 Tab 2 Tab 1 Human expression through the arts may be take several forms depending on the talent and creativity of the artist. Artistic abilities may be an inborn talent or may have resulted from inspiration and years of training from an art master. Whatever is the source of the artist’s creativity, he may express it through his chosen art form. Art is basically expressed through the following art forms:
Tab 5 Tab 6 Tab 7 Painting Tab 3 Tab 4 Tab 2 P A I N T I N G This is best described as the application of pigment to a surface. The various ways in which the paint is applied to create beautiful effects would depend on the unique technique employed by the artist and the kind of medium that was used. Painting is a two-dimensional art form .
Tab 7 Tab 6 Tab 5 Tab 3 Tab 4 Sculpture Tab 1 S C U L P T U R E This is an art form that is best described as three-dimensional. The Sculptor creates a solid form using molding, carving, welding, casting and assembling. Some of the popular medium are clay, wood, stone, metal, ice, glass, and plastic.
Tab 7 Tab 6 Tab 5 Architecture Tab 2 Tab 4 Tab 1 ARCHITECTURE This is the most functional of all the art forms. It involves creating designs for buildings and infrastructures. Architecture to be functional involves using the design to build the structure through the help of engineers, contractors and skilled workers. It is only after the structure is built will th e art form be fully appreciated.
Tab 7 Tab 6 Tab 5 Music Tab 3 Tab 2 Tab 1 M U S I C This is the art of sound expressed through song, through the use of instruments or a combination of both. It should express rhythm, harmony, and melody that is soothing or appeals to the taste of its audience. Examples are Philippine’s Kundiman and Beethoven’s Symphony No.5.
Tab 7 Tab 6 Dance Tab 4 Tab 3 Tab 2 Tab 1 D A N C E The art of body movements that is attuned to a musical piece. Body movements should be graceful and in rhythm with the accompanying musical piece. In the ancient times, dance is used as a form of worship.
Tab 7 Literature Tab 5 Tab 4 Tab 3 Tab 2 Tab 1 L I T E R A T U R E The art of using words to express thoughts, ideas, and feelings. Literature make take the form of poetry, novel, short story, essay, epic and legends to mention a few. Examples are Homer’s Iliad and Nick Joaquin’s Woman Had Two Navels.
Theatre Tab 6 Tab 5 Tab 4 Tab 3 Tab 2 Tab 1 T H E A T R E The performance of drama. Typically, actors perform on stage in front of a live audience. Dialogues may be recited, sang or eliminated (pantomimes). Theatre may be referred to as combined or performing arts. It may include music, dance, and literature. Examples are Phantom of the Opera and Noli Me Tangere .
The art forms may be further classified into the visual arts and the performing arts. V isual arts include painting, sculpture, and architecture while music, dance, and theatre are considered as performing arts. Literature may be included under performing arts especially when stories and poems are converted into scripts for a drama or a play.
Various Art forms found in the Philippines
Painting and Sculpture Artistic paintings were introduced to the Filipinos in the 16 th century when the Spaniards arrived in the Philippines. During this time, the Spaniards used paintings as religious propaganda to spread Catholicism throughout the Philippines. In the early 19 th century, wealthier, educated Filipinos introduced more secular Filipino art, causing art in the P hilippines to deviate from religious motifs.
The use of watercolor paintings increased and the subject matter of paintings began to include landscapes, Filipino inhabitants, Philippine fashion, and government officials. The first art school was established by Damian Domingo in 1802. In the 1800’s Filipino painters won recognition abroad, when Mariano won King Alfonso XII’s gold medal and diploma of honor in the Amsterdam International Exposition of 1884, and Juan Luna’s Spoliarium was awarded first prize at an art competition in Madrid.
The University of the Philippines and University of Santo Tomas, among others have done much in providing formal education in fine arts. There are several museums and permanent galleries located in Manila, among them the National Museum, the L uz Gallery, and Solidaridad Gallery. The Art Association of the Philippines is an active organization and holds annual exhibits. Other well known groups are the Association of Printmakers.
b. Weaving Philippine weaving involves many threads beings measured, cut and mounted on a wooden platform. The threads are dyed and weaved on a loom. Before S panish colonization, native Filipinos weaved using fibers from abaca, pineapple, cotton, and bark cloth.
Textiles, clothes, rugs, and hats were weaved. Baskets were also weaved and used as vessels of transport and storage, and for hunting. These baskets were used to transport grain, store food, and catching fish. They also used weaving to make just about all of the clothing that was worn.
c. Architecture The basic forms of architecture in the Philippines before the Spanish came was governed by the building’s functional uses as shelter and by the materials available. The builders had no formal training in the basic forms of design and yet were able to create something valid and functional, a style which exists to this day.
The Bahay Kubo, or Nipa Hut, another architectural form made of impermanent materials, has a style that has lasted through the years. In the 1500’s the Spaniards introduced masonry in the Philippines, yet the nipa hut’s basic form of structure, the high roof, and rectangular plan, were retained.
d. Archeology Diggings in many parts of the Philippines have yielded rich artifacts . Battings has unearthed enormous amounts of Philippine and Asian pottery and porcelain. The Calatagan excavations alone represent a milestone in the history of Philippine archeology .
Other parts of the country have yielded as many treasures and well-preserved artifacts , like iron tools and household articles. Some of the most outstanding were those found in the caves of Lipoon Point, also known as Albion head, in Quezon, Palawan. Dr. Robert Fox, the senior archeologist of the National Museum, discovered a fossilized skull cap at the Tabon Cave. Together with the skull cap, other stone tools, pottery and various artifacts estimated to be between 15,000 to 25,000 years old were discovered.
e. Pottery Native Filipinos created pottery since 3500 years ago. They used these ceramic jars to hold the deceased. Other pottery used to hold remains of the deceased were decorated with anthropomorphic designs. These anthropomorphic earthenware pots date back to 5 BC – 225 A.D and had pot covers shaped like human heads.
Traditional pot-making in certain areas of the Philippines would use clay found near the Sibalom River. Molding the clay required the use of wooden paddles and the clay had to be kept away from sunlight. Filipino pottery had other uses as well. During the Neolithic period of the Philippines, pottery was made for water vessels, plates, cups, and for many other uses.
f. Music Philippine tribal music antedates the first Filipino musicians trained in western music, most probably in the 17 th century. A type of contemporary music that relates to the tribal music with its stringed instruments, and to Western music as well, is the Rondalla , a native string band which again best typifies the blending of many influences that go into the cultivation of an indigenous art form.
Great Philippine Classics is a collection of Philippine classical music published by the National Philharmonic Society of the Philippines through the initiative of its founder Redentor L. Romero.
g. Literature and Theater Philippine literature includes the legends of prehistory and the colonial legacy of the Philippines. Pre-Hispanic Philippine literature were actually epics passed on from generation to generation originally through oral tradition.
A rich body of unwritten literature existed in the Philippines before the arrival of the Spaniards. The first printed book was the Doctrina Cristiana (1593). Other works written and printed at the time were mostly religious in nature. Francisco Balagtas wrote Florate at Laura, a metrical romance which earned him the title of prince of Philippine poets.
Most of the notable literature of the Philippines was written during the Spanish period and the first half of the 20 th century in the Spanish language. Philippine literature is written in Spanish, English, or any indigenous Philippine languages. Some of the notable writer of the Spanish period was also to become the country’s national hero, Jose Rizal, whose Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo party inspired the Philippine Revolution.
Contemporary theater makes up the greater part of Philippine theater fare. Most of the plays are from European and American dramas, although more and more Filipino playwrights are being produced. DRAMAS Moriones – refers to the helmets of participants dressed as Roman soldiers, their identities hidden behind colorful , sometimes grotesque, wooden masks. Found only on the island of Marinduque , it is down during Holy Week, culminating in a Passion play that adds the scene of Saint Longinus’ conversion and martyrdom.
Panunuluyan – the T agalog version of the Mexican Las Posadas, and literally means “seeking passage”. Held during Christmastime but especially on Christmas Eve, it depicts Joseph and Mary’s search for a room at the inn in Bethlehem. Pangangaluluwa – a practice formerly widespread during All Saints’ Day which literally means for the souls, it is analogous to the English custom of Souling .
Salubong – a ritual performed in the early morning of Easter Sunday a few hours after the Easter Vigil and before the E aster Mass, dramatizing the meeting between the resurrected Jesus and his mother. Seńakulo – essentially a Passion play, which depicts the passion and death of Jesus Christ. Santacruzan – performed during the month of May, which reenacts Saints Helena’s finding of the True Cross and serves as an expression of devotion to the Virgin Mary.
Comedia – it is about courtly love between, a prince and a princess of different religions, and highlights concepts of colonial attitudes to Christian-Muslim relations. Duplo – a forerunner of the balagtasan . Karagatan – comes from legendary practice of testing the mettle of young men vying for a maiden’s hand. The maiden’s ring would be dropped into the sea and whoever retrieves it would have the girl’s hand in marriage.
h. Dance There are many different types of Filipino dances varying in influence and region. Types of Filipino dance include Cordillera, Muslim, Tribal, Rural, and Spanish style dances. Within the cordillera dances, there is Banga , Bendayan , Lumagen / Tachok , Manmanok , Ragragsakan , Salisid , Talip , Tarektek , and Uyaoy / Uyauy .
Tribal dances include Malakas at Maganda , Kadal Blelah , Kadal Tahaw , Binaylan , Bagobo Rice Cycle, and Dugso . Two examples of traditional Filipino dances are Tinikling and Binasuan and much more.
Various contemporary a rt forms and their practices from the various regions
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