Overview
This lecture covers the main art forms in the Philippines, their classifications, cultural influences, and key examples from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
True or False: Art Forms
- Dance, theater, and music are not visual arts (FALSE).
- Indigenous peoples' visual art is not just for entertainment (FALSE).
- Contemporary art combines and experiments with forms (TRUE).
- Colonizers significantly influenced Philippine visual arts, still evident today (TRUE).
- Contemporary art is shaped by the artist's economic, social, political, and environmental context (TRUE).
Multiple Choice Questions
- Visual art is the expression of ideas via images, structures, and tactile work (Answer: Visual Art).
- Theater is a performing art focused on live drama performances (Answer: Theater).
- Dance is not a visual art example; painting, sculpture, and architecture are (Answer: Dance).
- Literary arts involve writing; visual arts use images (Both statements are true).
- Architecture is about the design and construction of buildings and structures (Answer: Architecture).
Classification of Philippine Contemporary Arts
- The seven major art forms: painting, sculpture, architecture, film, literature, music, theater, dance.
- Arts are grouped into: visual arts, literary arts, and performing arts.
Visual Arts
- Visual art conveys ideas through images, structures, and tactile work.
- Examples: painting, sculpture, architecture, and film.
- First Philippine paintings were commissioned during Spanish colonization.
- Notable painters: Victorio Edades, Raul Agas, Rameer Tawasil.
- Sculpture involves making three-dimensional objects; famous works include Bonifacio Monument by Guillermo Tolentino.
- Architecture is the practice of designing buildings; examples: CCP by Leandro Locsin.
- Film uses moving images to tell stories; Philippine industry began in 1897.
Literary Arts
- Literary arts express ideas through writing: poetry, prose, drama.
- Literature includes both written and sometimes spoken creative works.
- Notable examples: "A Blade of Fern" (Edith Ocampo), "Dead Stars" (H.O. Santos).
Performing Arts
- Performance arts involve actions/movements in front of an audience: music, theater, and dance.
- Music is coordinated sound; contemporary Filipino music blends Western and modern influences.
- Theater uses live performance to present real or imagined events to an audience.
- Dance is expressive body movement, often to music; examples: Banga, Kuratsa, Singkil.
Key Terms & Definitions
- Visual Art — Expression of artistic ideas via images, structures, and tactile works.
- Literary Art — Artistic expression through writing, including poetry, prose, and drama.
- Performing Arts — Live art forms involving music, theater, and dance.
- Sculpture — Art of creating three-dimensional objects.
- Architecture — Art and technique of designing and constructing buildings.
- Cinema/Film — Visual art using moving images to tell stories.
Action Items / Next Steps
- Review and memorize definitions and examples of each art form.
- Study notable Filipino artists and works mentioned.
- Prepare for quiz on art classifications and region-specific examples.