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• Pre-Colonial Arts

  Arts were integral to daily life and rituals of pre-colonial Filipinos.
• Pre-Colonial art - Rituals marked significant moments like planting, harvesting, and funerary ceremonies.
• Pre-Colonial Art - Indigenous musical instruments included pipes, flutes, and bossed gongs like the kulintang.
• Pre-Colonial Art - Native dance forms imitated movements of animals, such as Pangalay dance mimicking sea birds.
• Islamic Era - 13th Century to the Present
• Islamic era - influenced art with elaborate geometric designs and focus on the unity of God.
• Islamic era - Religious schools (Madrasah) were established, and converts to Islam increased in Mindanao
• Spanish Era - Art served to propagate the Catholic faith during this colonization.
• Spanish Era - Colonial churches were built, and Western musical instruments were introduced.
• Spanish Era - (1521 – 1898)
• American Era to the Post-war Republic

  • Commercial and advertising arts integrated into fine arts curriculum during this colonization.
• American Era to the Post-war Republic

  Modern art emerged, emphasizing national identity and exploring various mediums and themes.
• American era to the Post-war republic

  (1898 – 1940) & (1946 – 1969)
• Japanese Era - Indigenous art and traditions promoted under Japanese occupation, with genre paintings depicting daily life.
• Japanese era - 1941 - 1945
• Modern Era - differed from contemporary art, emphasizing national identity and exploring new mediums.
• Modern Era - Notable modern artists include Victorio Edades and Fernando Amorsolo.
• Contemporary Art - an that art reflects current times and involves collaboration, interactivity, and process-oriented approaches. It emerged amid political upheavals, such as Martial Law under Ferdinand Marcos.