PHILIPPINE ART:
PAINTING
PEARL JANE P. QUINTO
BTVTEd Faculty
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
discuss the importance of painting in the
development of Philippine culture and arts;
identify the different major Philippine Artworks
(Paintings and Painter);
make a painting in showing the beauty of
Philippine Paintings
Arts in the Philippines refer to the various forms of
the arts that have developed and accumulated in the
Philippines from the beginning of civilization in the
INTRODUCTION
country up to the present era.
They reflect the range of artistic influences on the
country's culture, including indigenous forms of the
arts, and how these influences have honed the
country's arts.
Our historical background makes the Filipino distinct
from their neighbors’, but Philippine visual art has no
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
singular aesthetic. This insistence to create something
relevant to one’s nationality is not unique to the
Philippines.
The first paintings were commissioned works during
the Spanish colonial era. Since most art produced
during the first two centuries of Spanish occupation
were for the church, the friars enforced strict
supervision over their production. Until the 19th
century, art was only for the church and religious use.
Two dimension of art,
Depicts various intrinsic values of people through the
application of the elements of art.
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Elements comprises painting
Subject – the “what” of painting.
Medium – materials use in painting
Style Technique – the “how” the medium will be used
1. Indigenous Painting Period
Happened during the early
years of our existence, the
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primitive way
Painting was done in the
walls of caves, in the nodes of
the bamboo
Sipol - A pointed metal that served like a pen
Petroglyphs- A purely indigenous painting made 2700
years ago.
2. Combination of Indigenous & Foreign Perspective
The time when the Spaniards came to the Philippines
Painting had gained an improvement, the theme
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shifted from an informal representation.
Juan Luna – Spolarium
Felix Hidalgo
2. Combination of Indigenous & Foreign Perspective
Juan Luna
was a Filipino painter,
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sculptor and a political
activist of the Philippine
Revolution during the late
19th century.
Spolarium
He became one of the first
recognized Philippine
artists
2. Combination of Indigenous & Foreign Perspective
SPOLARIUM
The painting features a glimpse of Roman history
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centered on the bloody carnage brought by
gladiatorial matches.
Spolarium is a Latin word referring to the basement
of the Roman Colosseum where the fallen and dying
gladiators are dumped and devoid of their worldly
possessions.
2. Combination of Indigenous & Foreign Perspective
SPOLARIUM
At the center of Luna’s painting are fallen gladiators
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being dragged by Roman soldiers.
On the left, spectators ardently await their chance to
strip off the combatants of their metal helmets and
other armory. In contrast with the charged emotions
featured on the left, the right side meanwhile
presents a somber mood.
2. Combination of Indigenous & Foreign Perspective
SPOLARIUM
An old man carries a torch perhaps searching for his
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son while a woman weeps the death of her loved
one.
The Spolarium is the most valuable oil-on-canvas
painting by Juan Luna, a Filipino educated at the
Academia de Dibujo y Pintura (Philippines) and at
the Academia de San Fernando in Madrid, Spain.
2. Combination of Indigenous & Foreign Perspective
SPOLARIUM
A historical painting, it was made by Luna in 1884 as
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an entry to the prestigious Exposicion de Bellas
Artes (Madrid Art Exposition, May 1884) and
eventually won for him the First Gold Medal.
2. Combination of Indigenous & Foreign Perspective
FELIX HIDALGO
On February 21, 1853, Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo,
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one of the greatest Filipino painters along with
fellow painter Juan Luna in the 19th century, was
born in Binondo, Manila.
In his lifetime, Hidalgo produced over a thousand
works which include oil paintings, water color,
pastels and charcoal drawings, with subjects ranging
from the mythological and historical to landscapes,
seascapes, portraits and figures of the genre.
2. Combination of Indigenous & Foreign Perspective
ASSASSINATION OF GOVERNMENT BUSTAMANTE
first exhibited in 1905 at the St. Louis Exposition in
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the United States of America where it won a gold
medal.
Don Antonio Ma. Regidor, a Filipino nationalist, who
commissioned the painting never took hold of it.
remained in Barcelona until 1914 when the painting
was brought back to the Philippines by one of his
relatives.
2. Combination of Indigenous & Foreign Perspective
ASSASSINATION OF GOVERNMENT BUSTAMANTE
In 1965, the painting came into the possession of
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Mr. Manuel Lazatin Garcia.
In 1971, it was transferred to the residence of
architect Leandro Locsin for safekeeping.
The painting was unveiled in 1974 at the National
Museum in time for the celebration of Museum
Week and it was declared a National Cultural
Treasure.
3. Westernized Visual Arts Period
ASSASSINATION OF GOVERNMENT BUSTAMANTE
The period where the influence of the west was
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shown from the strokes and styles of the artists
The religious theme was changed with genre
painting .
3. Westernized Visual Arts Period
The period where the influence of the west was
shown from the strokes and styles of the artists
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The religious theme was changed with genre
painting .
3. Westernized Visual Arts Period
FERNANDO AMORZOLO
A lover of scenes in the countryside.
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one of the most important artists in the history of
painting in the Philippines.
a portraitist and painter of rural Philippine
landscapes.
known for his craftsmanship and mastery in the use
of light.
3. Westernized Visual Arts Period
FERNANDO AMORZOLO
A lover of scenes in the countryside.
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one of the most important artists in the history of
painting in the Philippines.
a portraitist and painter of rural Philippine
landscapes.
known for his craftsmanship and mastery in the use
of light.
3. Westernized Visual Arts Period
FERNANDO AMORZOLO WORKS
Antipolo
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• depicts a rural scene where a group of people is
shown celebrating a fiesta in Antipolo..
3. Westernized Visual Arts Period
FERNANDO AMORZOLO WORKS
Planting Rice
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• representational art as it portrays something
other than its form.
3. Westernized Visual Arts Period
FERNANDO AMORZOLO WORKS
Planting Rice
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• painting falls under the classification of painting
as Genre painting as it is painted in the
contemporary life of Filipino farmers in 1951,
when it was painted, as they are engaged in
their regular every-day occupation and
activities.
3. Westernized Visual Arts Period
FERNANDO AMORZOLO WORKS
Planting Rice
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• It portrays a provincial setting in which the
farmers wear traditional clothes for farming in
the 1950s and captures that fashion as I think if
a modern artist would draw with a similar
subject, women farmers will not be wearing
skirts or the traditional look of women back
then as time has changed.
3. Westernized Visual Arts Period
CARLOS BOTONG FRANCISCO
Love to portray the spirit of a community from all
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sorts of life.
the second Filipino who received the title of
National Artist in Painting in 1973 after Fernando
Amorsolo.
Among of his awards are first prize for his work
"Kaingin" at the annual Art Association of the
Philippines, "Most Outstanding Alumnus" in 1959,
and Republic Cultural Heritage Award in 1964
3. Westernized Visual Arts Period
CARLOS BOTONG FRANCISCO WORKS
Fiesta Lusob!Bangon Katipunan
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3. Westernized Visual Arts Period
VICENTE MANANSALA
Engaged in romantic, volatile and exuberant
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(cheerful) themes.
3. Westernized Visual Arts Period
VICENTE MANANSALA WORKS
Madonna of the Slums
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a portrayal of a mother and
child from the countryside
who became urban shanty
residents once in the city.
3. Westernized Visual Arts Period
VICENTE MANANSALA WORKS
Jeepney
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combined the elements of
provincial folk culture with
the congestion issues of
the city.
4. Modern and Contemporary Period
is the introduction of a variety of techniques from
being traditional and realistic in nature, artists
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adopting some newly accepted techniques
Known as the art of “ GUSTO”
Issues pertaining to society, particularly the present
situations are themes in this period like Politics,
education, religion, and all sorts that deprive
4. Modern and Contemporary Period
Politics (Pork barrel, Colonial dynasty)
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4. Modern and Contemporary Period
Education (K-12)
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Activity:
Make a portfolio of Philippine Arts: Painting
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Research at least five (5) for each category.
1. Indigenous Painting Period
2. Combination of Indigenous and Foreign
Perspectives
3. Westernized Visual Arts Period
4. Modern and Contemporary
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