Contemporary

Philippine Arts from

the Regions

Quarter 1 - Module 3

Contemporary Art Forms from

the Regions

Powerpoint presentation by:

Tesoro, Irish Catherine
Berou, Meeghan
Verano, Rita
 PHILIPPINE CONTEMPORARY
ARTS
Philippine contemporary arts can be described into
visual arts, literary arts and
performing arts. Visual art is an expression of
artistic ideas through images, structures,
and tactile work. Some visual artworks are
integrated which means it combines several
mediums to create new and unique artwork.
Painting, sculpture, architecture, and film
are examples of visual arts.
 PAINTING
Painting the expression of ideas and emotions, with the
creation of certain aesthetic qualities, in a two-dimensional
visual language. The elements of this language
– its shapes, lines, colors, tones, and textures – are used in
various ways to produce
sensations of volume, space, movement, and light on a flat
surface. The first paintings
here in the Philippines are commissioned works during
Spanish colonization.
 The first paintings here in the Philippines are commissioned
works during Spanish colonization.
* Here are some paintings from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

VISAYAS
LUZON Magellan’s Cross MINDANAO
THE SKETCH BY Victorio Edades by Raul Agas Salaam (Peace)
by Rameer Tawasil
 On December 23, 1895, Victorio Edades dubbed as the
"Father of Modern Art in the Philippines" and named
National Artist in 1976, was born in Dagupan, Pangasinan.
Edades traveled to the United States and enrolled at the
University of Washington in Seattle, taking up architecture
and later earned a Master of Fine Arts in Painting.

Modernist thought encouraged him to experiment in artistic

expression and to present reality as he saw it in his own
way.
Hence, when Edades returned to the Philippines in 1928, he
conducted a one-man exhibit in Ermita, showing what
modern art was all about, with his 30 paintings, including
those which won acclaim in America.
His Builders is considered a masterpiece.

It was during this time that he introduced a liberal arts

program that offered subjects as art history and foreign
THE SKETCH BY languages that will lead to a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts.
Victorio Edades This development brought about a first in Philippine
education since art schools then were mostly vocational
 Magellan's Cross holds a very big part of
the history of Cebu. It is believed to be a
Christian cross planted by the Portuguese
and Spanish explorers headed by
Ferdinand Magellan. It was planted upon
their arrival in Cebu on March 15, 1521.
VISAYAS That day also marked the birth of
Magellan’s Cross
by Raul Agas Christianity. in the land.
 The artwork was made by Rameer Tawasil, a Tausug artist. The
artwork expresses how he sees Mindanao.

Born in 1969 in Sulu, Rameer Tawasil is a painter who studied

Architecture at the Western Mindanao State University from
1987 to 1992.

Zamboanga City – A monument symbolizing Mindanaoans’

MINDANAO steadfast commitment to peace was unveiled on Tuesday as part
Salaam (Peace) of the Mindanao Week of Peace celebration.
by Rameer Tawasil
 SCULPTURE
The sculpture is an art form in which hard or plastic materials are
worked into three-dimensional art objects. Filipino sculptors came
to be known in the middle of the 19th century.

LUZON VISAYAS MINDANAO

The Bonifacio Monument By Sandugo (Blood Compact) Six Ladies in Durian
Guillermo Tolentino By Napoleon Abueva By Kublai Millan
ARCHITECT
UREis the art and practice of designing and
Architecture
constructing buildings(Cambridge Advanced Learner’s
Dictionary & Thesaurus). In relation to that, Philippine
architecture was characterized as simple, rational, and
functional. In the 20th century,the young Filipino who
studied in American colleges and institutes introduced the
neoclassic style in building structures. However, after World
War II, real estate development started to take place
(Sandagan & Sayseng, 2016).
 VISAYAS
LUZON Saint Andrew the Apostle MINDANAO
Cultural Center of the Philippines Church Pearl Farm Beach Resort
By Leandro Locsin By Leandro Locsin By Francisco Manosa
 FILM
Film is a form of visual art use to imitate experiences that
communicate ideas,stories, or feelings with the use of moving
images. It is also called a movie or motion picture.
- the art form that is the result of the film is called cinema (Faber
& Walters, 2003).
-In the contemporary period, martyr wife, superhero,
action,melodramas, and comedies are some of the usual subjects
and themes in the Philippine films.
- The film industry in the Philippines started in 1897.
 LUZON VISAYAS MINDANAO
Himala Muro-Ami Mindanao
By Ishmael Bernal By Marilou Diaz-Abaya By Brillante Mendoza

here’s some films in the Philippines that are

represented.
 Literature
Literature is a term used to describe written and
sometimes spoken material. Derived from the Latin word
literature meaning "writing formed with letters," literature
most commonly refers to works of the creative imagination,
including poetry, drama, fiction, nonfiction, and in some
instances, journalism, and song.
 LUZON VISAYAS MINDANAO

• A Blade of Fern by • Panhayhay hin • Dead Stars by H.O.

Edith Ocampo Bungtohanon by Santos
Francisco Alvarado • Indarapatra at
• I Saw the Fall of the Sulayman by
Philippines by Carlos • An Higugma by Bartolome Del Valle
P. Romulo Iluminado Lucente

Literary arts are an expression of ideas through writing.Literary arts can be

categorized as poetry, prose, and drama. In the Philippines, literary arts are
greatly encountered in literature.

also Philippine contemporary art forms that can be

described as performance arts. A person doing certain actions and movements in
front of an audience that go along with sound in a space and time is called
Performing Arts.
 MUSIC AND
THEATER
Filipino Music had already a rich and unique musical tradition
long before westerners set foot on our native land. Music was
present in every
stage of our ancestors’ lives — from birth to death, in blissful or
tragic times.

-Contemporary music in the Philippines usually refers to

compositions that have adopted ideas and elements from
twentieth-century art music in the West, as well as the latest
trends and musical styles in the entertainment industry.
Music from the different Regions of our
country

LUZON VISAYAS MINDANAO

Pastores Pinalangga Buyayang

 MUSIC AND
THEATER
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live
performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event
before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may
communicate this experience to the audience through
combinations of gesture, speech, song, music, or dance.

VISAYAS

LUZON
Tanikalang Ginto
 DANCE
Dance, the movement of the body in a rhythmic way, usually to music and within a
given space, for the purpose of expressing an idea or emotion, releasing energy, or
simply taking delight in the movement itself.

Dances in the Philippines vary from Region

to Region and below are some dances of the different regions.

LUZON MINDANAO
VISAYAS
BANGA SINGKIL
KURATSA
Thank you