Core Subject: CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE 1. Matilak (circle) 2. Poyok (bud) 3.

Dapal (leaf)
ARTS FROM THE REGIONS 4. Pako (fern or spiral form) 5. Todi (fern leaf with spiral at upper edge)
School Year 2020-2021 / First Semester / Quarter 1 / Week 3 6. Pako lungat (fern leaf with a cut at one edge)
Compiled by: Mr. Joel M. Bregondo Jr.
Another elements found by Dr. Madale are: Naga, obid-obid binotoon,
PRE COLONIAL ART PERIOD kianoko, pakonai and tialitali.
(6185BC – 1520 AD)
COMMON THEME OF THE OKIR
Old Stone Age (Paleolithic) Torogan known as the flower symbol of the ancestral home of the
Espinosa Ranch Site, Cagayan 16000-8000 BC highest title holder in a Maranao village. The prominent part is
The proof of earliest man’s presence was recovered from a ranch site panolong, carved beam that protrudes in the front of the house. It
in Cagayan Province-two flake tools dated about 9 million years, the symbolizes power and prestige.
oldest man-made object associated with the fossils of a proboscidean, • Nāga or serpent
a prehistoric elephant. Other flake tools are recovered in Tabon Caves, • Sarimanok, a chicken-like figure that carries a fish in its beak
Palawan and some stone tools in Bolobok Cave, Sanga-Sanga in
Tawi-Tawi. SPANISH COLONIAL ART PERIOD
Introduced formal Painting, Sculpture and Architecture which was
Shell Bracelets and Pendants (Neolithic) inspired by the Byzantine, Gothic, Baroque and Rococo art styles.
Cagayan, Palawan, and Sorsogon 4854 BC • Most artworks are Religious (Catholic) based
• Artworks bear the Philippine themed décor even with Spanish
Shells were fashioned into tools, as well as ornaments. The oldest influence
known ornaments made from cone shells were found in the early
1960’s in the grave of an adult male in Duyong Cave in Palawan. A Byzantine Painting Style: Attributed to Maître à la Ratière, Battle of
shell disk with a hole in the center was found next to his right ear and Marignano, 1515
a disk with a hole by the edge was found on his chest. The shell Byzantine frescoes 11th–12th-century
ornaments were dated 4854 B.C. Church of Panayia Phorviotissa Cyprus.
Langit, Lupa at Impierno Josef Luciano Dans ca. 1850
Agono Petroglyphs are oldest known work of art in the Philippines Byzantine art refers to artistic products of the Eastern Roman
located in the province of Rizal. There are 127 human and animal (Byzantine) Empire, as well as the nations and states that inherited
figures engraved on the rockwall probably carved during the late culturally from the empire. These are more Christian based art.
Neolithic (3000 BC).
Baroque Aesthetics: Cathedral Church of Saint Mary in Murcia, Spain
Lingling-o (2000 BC – 1000 AD) Duyong Cave, Palawan, a kind of Filipino interpretation: Miagao Church also known as the Sto. Tomas
ear pendant fashioned from green nephrite (jade) is the characteristic de Villanueva
trait of the Early Metal Age. One of the finest jade ornaments found to Parish Church Miagao, Iloilo, Philippines
date is the double- headed pendant recovered from Duyong Cave, The Baroque is often thought of as a period of artistic style that used
Palawan. It is an example of the superb craftsmanship of ancient exaggerated motion and clear easily interpreted detail to produce
carving in jade. Manunggul Jar Burial jar excavated from a Neolithic drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting,
burial site in Manunggul cave of Tabon Cave at Lipuun Point at architecture, literature, dance, theater, and music.
Palawan dating from 890–710 B.C.
Rococo Art originated in early 18th century Paris, is characterized by
Maitum Jar (Metal Age: 190 BC to 500 whimsical, curvy lines and elaborately decorative style of art, whose
AD) In 1991, the National Museum archaeological team discovered name derives from the French word 'rocaille' meaning, rock-work after
anthropomorphic secondary burial jars in Ayub Cave, Barangay Pinol, the forms of sea shells.
Maitum, Sarangani Province, Mindanao, Philippines.
Gothic Art is the style of art produced in Northern Europe from the
Surigao gold objects’ date stamp could be placed in the span of the middle ages up until the beginning of the Renaissance. Typically
10th to the 13th centuries, A.D., pre-Hispanic era. rooted in religious devotion. It is especially known for the distinctive
arched design of its churches, its stained glass, and its illuminated
Pre-colonial traditional art has religious symbols, every day activity manuscripts
such as fishing, farming, etc., or a specific decorative art pattern to the
community. Uprising of the Philippine Artist
• It has either the influence of local religion (animistic) or Islamic based. In the formation of the elite Filipino class, the Ilustrado paved way for
• There is also an exchange of art aesthetics and art processes with the rich locals to study abroad. In that case, a more “academic” and
Chinese and other Asian countries who frequent as traders with our “western” approach has been learned.
indigenous groups. Baybayin is a Tagalog ancient script also known in • The Filipino Classicism is formed that borrows the Neoclassicism,
Visayan as badlit. It is derived from Brahmic scripts of India and first Romanticism and even a hint of Impressionism
recorded in the 16th century. It continued to be used during the
Spanish colonization of the Philippines up until the late 19th century. Father of Filipino Painting: DAMIAN DOMINGO
First Filipino to paint his face, the first Self-Portrait in the Philippines
Other Pre Colonial Art • Founder of the Academia de Dibujo y Pintura, the first school of
Pottery Weaving Tattoo Jewelry Carving Metal Crafts drawing in the Philippines (1821)
• One of the known artists of the decorative art illustrations tipos del
UNCHANGE ART DESIGN pais watercolor paintings that depict local costumes. It also became
The Okir (motif) is an artistic cultural heritage of the Maranaos of an album of different native costumes.
Lanao, Philippines. It is an artistic design of the Maranao native
inhabitants of southern Philippines beginning from the early 6th Juan Luna y Novicio was a Filipino painter, sculptor and a political
Century C.E. before the Islamization of the area. Okir is a design or activist of the Philippine Revolution during the late 19th century.
pattern often rendered or curved in hardwood, brass, silver and wall • His Spoliarium won the gold medal in the 1884 Madrid Exposition of
painting in curvilinear lines and Arabic geometric figures. Fine Arts
Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo
One of the greatest Filipino painters along with fellow painter Juan
PATTERNS OF OKIR Luna in the 19th century
In the book of Dr. Nagasura Madale, it explains that the Okir has • His work has a touch of Romanticism and aesthetics of the
patterns which are used by the Maranao artists. Neoclassicism
 historians/critics have always been a follower of the Western Art Style
Two Filipino Art Style developed during the Spanish Era and its trends at that point and thus, suggested that this was actually
• Miniaturismo art style that pays attention to the embroidery and the point where Philippine Modern Art Period started but went only full
texture of the costume. swing only after the war.
• Letras y Figuras art style that fuses letters with figures in every day
activity amidst a common background. Usually used in painting a Philippine Post Modern Art (1970 –1980s)
patron’s full name. The support of the Philippine Government for the arts via the creation
of the Cultural Center of the Philippines during 1969 gave a venue for
AMERICAN COLONIAL ART PERIOD (1898-1946) all artists to experiment and explore different art medium tying closely
to the Post Modern Art Period of the West with Pop Art, Installation Art,
The American brought in Education and Values Formation, with both Performance Art, dominating the scene. In contrast, social realism
following the “American way of life” (Alice Guillermo, Sining Biswal, became a heavy theme by most Filipino Artist as a social commentary
1994, p. 4) of the problem brewing in the Philippine political and social landscape.
• Art Illustration, Advertising and Commercial Design gained popularity
and incorporated in Fine Arts. Philippine Contemporary Art (1980s to Present)
• Painting themes still largely favored Genre Paintings, Landscapes It was on the on-set of the sudden rise of personal computers and new
and Still Life. Portraits are reserved for high ranking officials with a technology created a new art medium for the arts and human
more academic approach to make the subject more formal. expression. But there were also countless revivals of old styles being
done. This started a new direction for the arts thus, setting the name
Popular Art Style during the Philippine American Colonial Period momentarily, the Philippine Contemporary Period.
Neoclassicism in Architecture: The White House
Neoclassicism in Philippine Architecture: Manila City Hall Modern art is characterized by the artist's intent to portray a subject
Art Deco in Architecture Chrysler Building as it exists in the world, according to his or her unique perspective and
Art Deco in Philippine Architecture is typified by a rejection of accepted or traditional styles and values.
Metropolitan Theater Postmodern art is a body of art movements that sought to contradict
Art Nouveau in Architecture Old England building built in Art Nouveau some aspects of modernism or some aspects that emerged or
style. Musée des instruments de musique – Bruxelles Art Nouveau in developed in its aftermath. In general, movements such as intermedia,
Philippine Architecture UyChaco Building installation art, conceptual art and multimedia, particularly involving
video are described as postmodern.
ART NOUVEAU a style of decorative art, architecture, and design
prominent in western Europe and the US from about 1890 until World Altermodernism is an attempt at contextualizing art made in today's
War I and characterized by intricate linear designs and flowing curves global context as a reaction against standardization and
based on natural forms.It is also called style moderne, a movement in commercialism.
the decorative arts and architecture that originated in the 1920s and • Artists are looking for a new modernity that would be based on
developed into a major style in western Europe and the United States translation. Today, the translation of cultural values of cultural groups
during the 1930s. It is characterized by simple, clean shapes, often and the connection of those values to the world network are very
with a “streamlined” look ornament that is geometric or stylized from essential. This “reloading process” of modernism according to the
representational forms; and unusually varied, often expensive twenty-firstcentury issues could be called altermodernism, a
materials. movement connected to the creolisation of cultures and the fight for
autonomy, but also the possibility of producing singularities in a more
NOTABLE ARTIST: FABIAN DELA ROSA and more standardized world.
• The brightest name in Philippine painting after Luna and certainly the • Altermodern can essentially be read as an artist working in a
leading Master of Genre in the first quarter of the century. hypermodern world or with “supermodern” ideas or themes.
• His nephews are artists as well, Pablo and Fernando
CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS CLASSIFICATION:
NOTABLE ARTIST: FERNANDO AMORSOLO 1. Visual Arts
• A portraitist and painter of rural landscapes. He is best known for his • Forms perceived by the eyes
craftsmanship and mastery in the use of light. • Known as spatial arts because it is an art form that occupy space
• His art styles: Impressionism, Luminism, Realism with subjects • Includes: Painting, Sculpture and Architecture
inspired by Philippine genre and historical, nudes and society portraits 1.1 Graphic Arts
• First awardee of the National Artist Award in 1972 1.1.1 Visual art forms with length and width known as two-dimensional
arts (2D Art)
NOTABLE ARTIST: GUILLERMO TOLENTINO 1.1.2 Flat art can be seen on flat surface example: billboards and
• Won The National Artist Awards for Sculpture in 1973 advertisement in magazine and print ads (commercial arts), painting,
• He is consider as the "Father of Philippine Arts" because of his great printing, drawing, sketching, mechanical processes, computer
works like the famous "Bonifacio Monument" symbolizing Filipinos cry graphics and photography
for freedom and "The Oblation" in UP signifying academic freedom. 1.2 Plastic Arts
1.2.1 Visual arts with length, width and volume known as
EMERGENCE OF PHILIPPINE PREMODEN ART: TRIUMVIRATE threedimensional arts (3D Art)
OF PHILIPPINE MODERN ART Example: Sculpture, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, City
Victorio Edades • Carlos “Botong” Francisco Planning Design, Set Design, Theater Design, Industrial Design,
• Galo B. Ocampo Introduced the Modern Art styles such as pop art, Crafts and Allied Arts.
maximalism, minimalism, abstraction, expressionism, constructivism, 2. Audio-Visual Arts
magic realism, and environmental art before the World War II. • Art forms perceived by both ears (audio) and eyes (video)
• Known as performing arts
THE LEGEND OF THE 13 MODERN ART • Examples: Music (vocal, instrumental and mixed), Dance
Victorio Edades, Carlos Francisco Galo B. Ocampo, Hernando R. (ethnological, social and theatrical), Drama (tragedy, comedy,
Ocampo, Cesar Legaspi, Diosdado Lorenzo, Vicente Manansala tragicomedy, farce, melodrama, etc.)
Anita, Magsaysay-Ho Demetrio, Diego Ricarte, Purugunan Bonifacio, 3. Literary Arts
Cristobal Arsenio Capili • Art forms that are presented in the written mode and intended to be
POST COLONIAL PERIOD (1946-1986) read
PHILIPPINE MODERN ART (1946-1970) • Example: prose (short stories, novels, essays and plays) and
The study of determining what is Philippine Contemporary Art Period poetry(narrative poem, lyric poems and dramatic poems)
is still being determined since it has been used loosely even during the
American Colonial Period. However, some Philippine art