Overview
This lecture covers the main differences between traditional and contemporary arts, with examples from Filipino culture, and lists several art forms and their characteristics.
Traditional Arts
- Represent historical culture and generational knowledge, focusing on handmade forms.
- Include painting, printmaking, sculpture, and craftwork.
- Emphasize aesthetic qualities and materials from previous generations.
- Reflect the creation and practices passed down over generations.
Contemporary Arts
- Emerged mainly after the 1970s and focus on societal issues and current ideas.
- Express the concerns of modern society and contrast traditional forms.
- Examples include modern forms of visual art, performance, and installations.
Forms of Philippine Traditional Arts
- Architecture: Simple houses using local materials provide shelter; examples include structures with pyramid-like exteriors and slanting walls.
- Maritime Transport: Simple marine vessels for transporting goods and people along waterways.
- Weaving, Textile, and Fabric Arts: Use of native fibers, hand-weaving, boiling, dyeing, and traditional looms.
- Carving: Handmade figures and objects created from wood or other materials.
- Performing Arts: Traditional music, play, and folk games commonly practiced in Philippine culture.
- Literature: Oral traditions and epics passed down within different Filipino ethnic groups, including “Hudhud” and “Darangen”.
- Graphic Arts: Two-dimensional arts like sketching, painting, photography, and calligraphy.
- Plastic Arts: Three-dimensional works such as sculpture and ceramics; famous examples include ancient burial jars with anthropomorphic designs.
Key Terms & Definitions
- Traditional Arts — Art forms handed down through generations, often handmade and rooted in historical culture.
- Contemporary Arts — Modern art forms that reflect current issues and ideas, emerging prominently since the 1970s.
- Graphic Arts — Two-dimensional art forms, like painting and photography.
- Plastic Arts — Three-dimensional art forms, such as sculpture and ceramics.
Action Items / Next Steps
- Research examples of traditional folk arts in the Philippines.
- Write down the names and descriptions of selected traditional folk arts.
- Check updates or questions via Messenger and Google Classroom as instructed.