Contemporary

Philippine Arts from

the Regions
Local
Materials
used in
Creating Art
× It is defined as the material, or the
substance out which a work is made.
Through these materials,
× the artists express and communicate
feelings and ideas.
the nature of the art as
follows;

× uses metal, wood, stone, clay, and glass). It fall

under the category of “three-dimensional” arts
because they occupy space and volume.

× uses wood, bamboo, bricks, stone, concrete

and various building materials
× uses pigments e.g. watercolour, oil, textile paint,
acrylic ink, etc.)

× (uses ink printed or transferred on a surface like wood,

metal, plates, or silk screen that is in keeping with a
duplicating or reproducing process. Print and paintings
are further classified as “two-dimensional” arts because
they include the surface or ground on which the
colouring substances are applied.
 uses sound and instruments

× uses body and its movements) Dance is often accompanied by music. Dance can tell
stories, but at other times, they convey abstract ideas that do not rely on a narrative.

integrates all the arts and uses the stage, production

design, performance elements, and script to enable
the visual, musical, dance, and other aspects to
come together as a whole work
 × uses camera to record the outside world

uses cinematographic camera to record and put together

production design, sound engineering performance, and
screenplay.

uses words
× WHAT IS TECHNIQUE?
 TECHNIQUE

× It is the manner in which artist use and

manipulate materials to achieve the desired
formal effect, and communicate the desired
concept, or meaning according to his or her
personal style

× Technique involves tools and technology

 Local Materials
Used as Applied
to Contemporary Art
Today’s Rundown:
❖ Identify local materials
used in creating art.

❖ Cite examples of Folk Arts

and Design from Luzon.
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 Indigenous
Materials
Indigenous materials are
materials that are naturally and
locally found in a specific place
or area.
I.
Local Materials in
the Philippines
Local Materials in the Philippines

1. Abaca Its fiber has Products:

a natural ● slippers
luster with ● ropes
colors ● twine
ranging ● hammocks
from pure ● frames
white to ● display jars/jars
ivory and ● Chelsea chairs
dark brown.
Local Materials in the Philippines

2. Bakbak Bakbak is Products:

the ● mat
outermost ● bangkuay bin
covering or ● boxes
leaf sheath ● bins
of the ● display jars
abaca stalk. ● Cecilia dining table,
and arm chairs
Local Materials in the Philippines

3. Bamboo It is one of Products:

the most ● kubing
important ● bungkaka
nature’s ● tongatong
substitute ● angklung
for the ● pateteg
endangered ● gabbang
rainforest
hardwoods.
Local Materials in the Philippines

4. Buntal Buntal is a Products:

cylindrically ● bags, shoes,desk
shaped fibers. accessories like
The supple pen holder,
ivory white picture frames,
strands are file trays, wallets,
quite durable, place mats, braids,
pliable, and lampshades,
have good window blinds
dyeing qualities.
Local Materials in the Philippines

5. Buri Buri is Products:

extracted ● hats, bags,
from the baskets,
matured memorabilia
leaves of the boxes,
buri palm. The perfume tray,
fiber is durable and other
and resistant woven
to moisture. products
Local Materials in the Philippines

6. Coir Coir is the Products:

fibrous ● indoor or
material outdoor
surrounding fiber carpets,
the fruit of wall
the coconut covering,
tree. doormat,
trellises, and
geo-textiles
Local Materials in the Philippines

7. Nito Nito is a plant Products:

belonging to ● bags
the fern ● bread tray
family that ● lampshade
grows ● decorative
abundantly in jar
the
hinterlands
of Mindanao.
Local Materials in the Philippines

8. Pandan Pandan is a Products:

tropical plant. ● baskets
It is ● hats
processed and ● picture frames
transformed ● bags
into splints
that are being
used as raw
material.
Local Materials in the Philippines

9. Raffia Products:
● hats, placemats,
Raffia is a fiber
folder, shoes,
extracted from unopened
slippers, boxes,
buri leaf in 3 stages. It is
portfolio and
loom woven into fabrics
ladies bags,
or used as wall coverings,
placemats,
upholstery material,
circular, boxes,
folding doors and window
document boxes
hangings.
Local Materials in the Philippines

10. Rattan Products:

● baskets, picture
Rattan belongs to the
frames, furniture
palm family. There are
and other
different types of rattan
novelty items,
palms, such as high or low
Zoya lounge
climbers, single stemmed or
chair, Valencia
clustered rattan species.
queen size bed,
Rest divan
Local Materials in the Philippines

11. Tikiw Products:

● baskets,
Tikiw is a large, erect,
hampers with
and aquatic or marshy herb
lids, bags, rugs,
plant. It is found in central
carpets,
Luzon to Mindanao . It
placemats, jar,
abounds in freshwater
and other
swaps, and in newly opened
decorative
rice land at low altitudes.
items
Local Materials in the Philippines

12. Tikog Tikog Products:

belong ● bags, decorative
s to sea mats, hampers,
grasses. It is newspaper racks,
a native reed table mat, waste
plant used as bin, tower
a raw candle holder,
material for wall décor
mat weaving.
Regions of the Philippines

Region I -Ilocos,
CAR -Cordillera Administrative Region,
Region II -Cagayan Valley, Region III -Central Luzon, NCR -National Capital
Region,
Region IV-A -Calabarzon,
Region IV-B -MIMAROPA,
Region V -Bicol,
Region VI -Western Visayas,
Region VII -Central Visayas,
Region VIII -Eastern Visayas,
Region IX -Zamboanga Peninsula,
Region X -Northern Mindanao,
Region XI -Davao,
Region XII -SOCCSKSARGEN,
Region XIII -Caraga,
BARMM -Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao