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• The image provides a historical overview of Philippine art, divided into different periods: Pre-Conquest, Spanish Period, American Period, Japanese Period, Postwar Republic, and 70s Contemporary

  
• For each period, the image shows the different art forms that were popular at the time, including painting, sculpture, and architecture
• Contemporary art is the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power

  
• Contemporary art is a form of self-expression, therapy, aesthetic, inspiration, motivation, and awareness
• Contemporary art is distinguishable from Modern Art in historical, stylistic, and cultural terms
• Contemporary art is never fixed, but open to many possibilities
• Contemporary art is influenced by Social Realism
• Characteristics of Contemporary Art:

  • Site-specific: cannot be experienced the same way if removed from their original places of exhibit
  • Process-based: integrates various mediums and art forms
  • Collaborative and Interactive: the art is never complete without the audience's active input
• Historical and Stylistic Context:

  • Victorio Edades is known as the Father of Philippine Modern Art
  • Neoclassical Art depicts reality as closely as possible and idealizes it: beautiful and pastoral
• Examples of Contemporary Arts:

  • The Contrast 1960 by HR Ocampo
• Examples of Modern Arts:

  • Man in Stairs 2000 by Xyca Bacani
  • Mora Girl 1950 by Victorio Edades
• Examples of Neoclassical Art:

  • The Palay Maiden 1920 by Fernando Amorsolo
• National Artist:

  • Arturo Luz produced paintings in the 90s and well into the 21st century with a hard-edged and abstract minimalist style
• The image provides a historical overview of Philippine art, divided into different periods: Pre-Conquest, Spanish Period, American Period, Japanese Period, Postwar Republic, and 70s Contemporary, showing the popular art forms like painting, sculpture, and architecture for each period

  
• Trompe l’oeil is a painting technique that gives a heightened illusion of three-dimensionality, meaning "fooling the eye"
• Relleves are carved figurative protrusions in art
• Plateria refers to organic designs of hammered silver in art
• Western Musical Instruments like the pipe organ, violin, guitar, and piano were popular in the Philippines
• Catholic Liturgical Music was introduced in 1742 in the Philippines, teaching choral music to young boys including Filipino composers like Marcelo Adronay
• Pasyon or Pabasa is a biblical narration of Christ’s passion chanted in improvised melody
• Awit and Corrido are musical forms in the Philippines based on European literature and history
• Balitao are sentimental love songs in the Philippines
• Kundiman, a Filipino music genre, usually spoke of resignation and fatalism and became a vehicle for resistance, like the famous "Kundiman ni Abdon" used in protest actions against Martial Law and Bayan Ko
• In Philippine literature, among the Mangyans of Mindoro, bamboo poles were turned into smaller nodes and etched with Baybayin to compose short poems of courtship and emotional concerns
• In Ticao Leyte, a huge stone was discovered that contained Baybayin writing believed to be an invocation for a safe journey by sea
• Religious Processions Zarzuela or Sarsuwela, a popular form of musical theatre from Spain imported during the 19th century, features singing, dancing, and prose dialogue
• Senakulo, a narrative play entirely from the Biblical account of Christ’s passion and death, was established in 1704 by Gaspar Aquino de Belen
• Komedya depicts the conflict between Muslims and Christians in the Philippines, with variations like Komedya de Santo or Religious Komedya and Moro-moro
• Folk Music and Dance in the Philippines include Cariñosa, Pandango, Pola, Dansa, and Riodon
• Secular Art in the Philippines included the creation of the first scientific map of the Philippines, "Carta Hydrographica y Chorographica de las Yslas Filipinas," in 1734
• Visual Arts in the Philippines include works like "Heaven, Earth and Hell" by Jose Dans in Paete Church Laguna and "Viriña," a bell-shaped glass where santos are placed
• Contemporary Philippine Arts saw the rise of a new elite in art, with developments like Bahay na bato and various painting styles
• American Colonial to Postwar Republic period in the Philippines saw the banning of materials advocating Philippine independence through the Sedition law
• Literature during this period included symbolic dramas like Tanikalang Guinto and modern plays like "A Modern Filipina" in English
• Vaudeville in the Philippines was a collection of slapstick, songs, dances, acrobatics, comedy, skits, and more
• Architecture in the Philippines during this period employed Neoclassic architecture for government edifices and integrated parks and lawns to make the city attractive
• Paintings during this period included landscapes by artists like Fabian Dela Rosa and Fernando Amorsolo, known for capturing the warm glow of the Philippine sunlight
• Japanese Occupation in the Philippines during 1941-1945 saw a slowdown in modern art projects, with initiatives like KALIBAPI-sponsored art competitions and propaganda movements like the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
• Contemporary Philippine Arts in the 70s saw cultural projects under the Marcoses, envisioning a New Society on Bagong Lipunan and the establishment of the Cultural Center of the Philippines
• The National Arts Center in Mt. Makiling and the Coconut Palace in the Philippines were designed to revive Filipino traditions and showcase vernacular architecture