Art

• Art is defined as the different manners of expressing human skills and imagination in the creation of aesthetic conditions, objects, and presentations.
• Art is not confined only to what is seen, it involves the use of all physical senses in order to appreciate it.
• Art is a holistic experience, blending the artist’s intent, the chosen medium, and the observer’s senses to unlock layers of meaning and emotion that go beyond the visual realm.
• Philippine art evolves through three major traditions: Ethnic, Spanish colonial, and American colonial contemporary.
• Impact on Philippine art

      - Spanish influence: Intertwining of western and indigenous elements in Filipino art

      - American influence: Introduction of modern and contemporary art concepts

      - Art forms and practices in the Philippines expanded and evolved
• Langit Lupa Impyerno by Josef Luciano Dans

              Wall painting found in St. James the Apostle Church in Paete Laguna.

              1850; heaven, crucifixion of Christ, Earth; Adam and Eve, Hell; sinners.