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THE NATURE OF ARTS
- Is an expression of our thoughts, emotions,
intuitions and desires
- Is a tangible manifestation and product of human
activity that allows the expression of
individuality through a set of skills
- Is a motion of communicating or conveying
insights and emotions.
ARTS AS DEFINED IN VARIED WAYS
PLATO (427 – 347 BC)
- “Art is merely an imitation of reality”
LEO TOLSTOY
- “Art is the production of objects from the
external environment that pleases the senses”
EUGENE VERON
- “Art is an external manifestation created and
produced through lines, movements, sounds,
color and emotions”
LEONARDO DA VINCI
- “The queen of all sciences communicating
knowledge to all generations of the world”
ELEMENTS OF ARTS
FORM
- includes shape and perceived volume
- also known as “STROKES”
- marks the distance between two points
- create a moving point
COLOR
- element that is produced when light strikes an
image
- HUE, VALUE, INTENSITY
SPACE
- Provided by artist for a specific purpose
- POSITIVE SPACE – object
- NEGATIVE SPACE – surrounds the object
ARTS IN ITS DIFFERENT FORMS
VISUAL ARTS
- It takes a permanent form and allows
appreciation by viewing the physical form of the
artists imagination and expression
DRAWING
- Is a creation or an image, diagram or a form
using drawing tools such as pen, ink, brush,
pencil, charcoal, crayons
PAINTING
- A creative expression using pigment or color on
a surface for (aesthetic) value
CERAMIC
- May take the form of pottery, sculpture and
figurines
- “KERAMIKOS” – GREEK
- Ceramic needs to be cooked
PHOTOGRAPHY
- This art is through pictures taken by a
photographer
- An art where one produces images of varied
objects through lights and other forms of radiant
energy
ARCHITECTURE
- A creation of science with art purposive of
designing structures
- “ARCHITEKTON” – GREEK
SCULPTURE
- Is a from of fabric textile production where two
distinct set of yarns, fibrous material or thread
are interlaced to form a fabric cloth
LITERARY ARTS
- This art form denotes “LETTER” as a literature
which come from the Latin word “LITTERA”
PERFORMING ARTS
- It involves creative activity that is performed
and delivered in front of a spectators
MUSIC
- Art that involves the creative use of sound to
express sights and emotions
THEATRE
- “THEATRON” – GREEK – which is a place
where spectators gather to watch a performance
or show
DANCE
- This is an expression represented by sequenced
body movements
THE EVOLUTION OF PHILIPPNE ART
PRE-COLONIAL ERA
- Longest period of Philippine literature
- Arts for ritual or everyday use
- Proofs that the earliest inhabitants were learned
people before the Spaniards occupation
LITERATURE
FOLK SPEECHES
- These are riddles which has the talinhaga or
metaphor that test keen analytical ability of
listener
PROVERBS OR APHORISM
- These escapulate the rules of conduct and
community beliefs which instill the values
through short verses with rhyme that is full of
wisdom
FOLK SONG
- A folk lyric expressing the relationships, lesson
about aspiration of people in the community
FOLK NARRATIVES
- These are epics and folk tales such as legends
which explain the origin of the world, places and
other creations
VISUAL ARTS
DANCES
- Preforming during special occasions such as
birth, baptism, circumcision, puberty rites,
courtship, wedding, during illness and death
POTTERY
- Most ancient arts during the pre-colonial
MANUNGGUL JAR
WEAVING
- Traditional source of living (TNALAK -
MARANAO)
SCULPTURE
- Carving focuses on the anito figures which they
believe has ancestral spirits and gods
HISPANIC ARTS
- Marked the beginning of cultural transformation
through the use of the “SWORD AND THE
CROSS”
- Art became the handmaiden of religion, serving
to propagate the catholic faith and support the
colonial order at the same time
- Religion became reflected in the practice of arts
under the supervision of the friars
LITERATURE
POETRY
- Religious poetry during Hispanic rule was either
lyrics or narratives ex: “dalit” and “PASYON”
PROSE
- Religious narratives prose consists of those
written to prescribe proper behavior
- Channels for instruction in catholic faith and
colonization of the students in all catholic
schools ex: “Manuel de Urbanidad”,
“Pagsusulatan ng dalawang binibini na si Urbana
at Feliza”
VISUAL ARTS
SCULPTURE AND ARCHITECTURE
- Manifested through the building of churches, the
grandest achievements in this manner are the
retablos or altar pieces which are the center of
the church
PAINTING
- Religious icons, saints, religious scenes were the
focus of painting in this period ex: “JUAN
LUNA - SPOLIARUM” Felix Resurrecion
PRINTING
- Done through the xylographic method using
woodblocks
AMERICAN ARTS
- Marked profound changes in the Philippine Arts
as the introduction of public education brought
forth literacy and the further westernization of
the Filipinos
- Art illustration, advertising and commercial
design gained popularity and incorporated in
fine arts
LITERARY ARTS
FREE VERSE
- Became the hallmark of modern poetry through
the writing of “LIKE A MOLAVE” by Zulueta de
Costain, in 1940 which topped all other ntries in
the Commonwealth literary contest
FILIPINO NOVELS
- These were written in English and have
proliferated as literature was infused with
American Pop Culture
ESSAYS
- The entry of modernism provided an alternative
to the conventions. These essays embarked on
the social, political, and economic realities of
these times
PERFORMING ARTS
THEATER
- American colonial tradition highly influenced
Filipino Theater that can be seen in “BODABIL”
(from the French word “VOVDEVILLE”)
VISUAL ARTS
- The American colonial strategy was
implemented throughout the public-school
system
- “VISUAL ARTS ILLUSTRATION ARTS AND
CARTOONS” became a necessity for
distribution in the public schools
- “ADVERTISING AND COMMERCIAL
DESIGNS, LANDSCAPES” became in demand
SCULPTURE
- “GUILLERMO TOLENTINO” and
“NAPOLEON ABUEVA” – prominent
sculptors in these eras
- “BONIFACIO MONUMENT AND
OBLATION”
PAINTING
- Paintings were utilized for commercial purposes
such as advertising and commercial products
- “VICTORIO EDADES” – his works were
considered the first ever modernist painting as it
shown hardships of the working class in the
Philippines
- VICTORIO EDADES worked on naked and
disturbed paintings
- “FERNANDO AMORSOLO” known for his
romantic paintings that captured the warm glow
of the Philippine sunlight
- “THE PHILIPPINE READERS (textbook) and
the independent (illustration)”
- Fernando Amorsolo created the San Miguel
Ginebra Logo
JAPANESE ARTS
- Time when Filipino literature was given a
chance to flourish specifically in the form of
literary arts
- GREATER EAST ASIA CO-PROSPERITY
SPHERE a propaganda that sought to create a
pan-asian identity that rejected western
traditions
LITERATURE
POETRY
- The usual theme was about love of country, real
life, religions and arts
- HAIKU (5-7-5, about nature)
SHORT STORY
- This literary form became progressive during the
Japanese occupation
- “BRIGIDO BATUNGBKAL”, “MACARIO
PINEDA”, “LIWAY ARCEO”, “NVM
GONZALES”, and “GLORIA GUZMAN”
- “HOBODU” – information bureau
- “LEON MA GUERERO”, “RAUL
MANGLAPOZ”, and “CARLOS BULOSAN”
journalists that was suppressed by a prohibition
PERFORMING ARTS
DRAMA
- DRAMATIC PHILIPPINES was established by
FRANCISCO soc RODRIGO, ALBERT
CONCIO, and NARCISO PIMENTEL
 - Most of the play was the reproduction of English
plays translated to tagalog
MUSIC
- The Japanese government held lectures on
oriental music to allow appreciation of Asian
and not western music
- “PHILIPPINE PHILHARMONIC
ORCHESTRA” rise in this era
- “AWIT SA PAGLIKHA NG BAGONG
PILIPINAS” NI Felipe P. Deleon
VISUAL ARTS
SCULPTURE
- Abstract sculptures were prominent in this
period, sculptors like Nestor Vinluan and Phyllis
Zaballero. Both of the them uses elements that
are symbolic and high of emotions
- SIGNIFIES CHAOS
PAINTING
- This art formed were used to produce materials
for propaganda
- “VICTORIO EDADES”, CARLOS V.
FRANCISCO (BOTONG FRANCISCO) and
GALO B. OCAMPO were the known for
focusing on the subject content and form that
risen the modern art.