Art forms

• Art forms

  • Visual Art
  • Literature
  • Music
  • Dance
  • Architecture
  • Film
• Visual Arts

  • Juan Arellano, Diosdado Lorenzo, and Victor Edades were among those who studied outside the Philippines and introduced the concept of modern art in the country
  • Victorio Edades introduced modern visual art through his art exhibition which shocked many Filipino audiences due to his different style in painting
  • Subjects of artworks shifted from rural to urban themes during the American period
• Visual Art

  • After World War II, artist started creating proletarian art which depicts the life after war, social issues, and economic problems
  • Modernism garnered a larger influence since there were institutions created like the Art Associaton of the Philippines and the Philippine Art Gallery which supported modern art movement
  • Different artists carrying different styles in making arts became popular and various visual art trends emerged
• Visual Art

  • Vicente Manansala's Nipa Hut
  • Hernando Ocampo's Genesis
  • Hernando Ocampo's Mother and Child
• Visual Art

  • Known abstractionist during those times were H.R. Ocampo, Constantino Bernardo, Frederico Aguilar Alcuaz, Arturo luz, and Jose Joya
  • Napoleon Abueva became famous from his modern sculpture works using different materials like woods, metals, and stones
  • Magic realism entered the art scene, showing minute details of the subjects and highlighting their texture and color
• Visual Art

  • Bigas by Nestor Leynes
  • Duyan
  • Mag ina sa Banig
• In order to promote and preserve the rich artistry of the country, the National Government through the NCCA's Committee on Visual arts (CVA) launched an education program that tends to convene artists annually in the country through their regional and national congresses
• The bond between the Philippines and the American still continues even after the declaration of the independence in 1946 which is evident in the continual flourishment of modernism
• Literature

  • In the field of poetry during the contemporary period, publication of young poets to campus journals emerged
  • The "Bagay" movement also took the scene, using colloquial language and built on concrete images to describe experiences
  • In the area of novels, the production of novels with sociopolitical themes continued after the World war II
• Literature

  • Pagkacollect ng Railway Express sa aking things (derecho na iyon sa barkowhile I take the plane), inakyat kong muli ang N-311, at dahil dead ofwinter, nakatopcoat at galoshes akong nagturn right sa N wing ng mahabang dilim (tunnel yatang aabot hanggang Tundo). Kinapa ko ang switch sa hall.Sa isang pitik, nagshrink ang imaginary tunnel, nagparangataol. "Valediction sa Hillcrest"
• Literature

  • In the area of essay and criticism, literary criticism was produced after the World War II aiming to analyze the Philippine writings
  • Informal essay also took the scene which was developed by women writers
• The Contemporary Philippine Literature was a mixture of a variety of subjects. It also a product of different innovative techniques of writers
• Music

  • During the early American period, the music of the country was mostly classical due to the influence of the European
  • In the 1960s, avant-garde music emerged
  • The Philippine music at that time evolved into a combination of classical and traditional or ethnic music
• Music

  • Pinoy pop or the Filipino pop music took place, covering different forms like jazz, dance hits, folksongs revival, rock and roll, rap etc.
  • Alternative music sprouted out of protest that later on included themes like Filipino values, political and environmental concerns, and other societal themes
• Music

  • Freddie Aguilar's Anak, Herber Bartolome's Tayo'y Mga Pinoy, and Florante De Leon's Ako'y Pilipino
• Music

  • The American introduced the Bodabil or stage show
  • In the early stage of a Philippine theater, Western culture greatly influences theater production
  • Included in the directors who significantly contributed in the progress of the Philippine theater are the National Artists Lamberto Avellana, Severino Montano, and Wilfredo Ma. Guerrero
• Dance

  • During the first years of the American period, vaudeville or Bodabil dancing became popular
  • Later on, European classical ballet entered the scene
  • There were dance groups that developed Filipino adaptations of European and American dances
• Today, the mentioned dance forms are still alive even in the contemporary setting. People on the regions still performs traditional and folk dances especially in the fiestas and festivals like the Sinulog, Maskara, Ati-atihan, Sayaw sa Obando, Kadayawan and many other festivals
• Architecture

  • The Philippine architecture was characterized as simple, rational, and functional
  • In the early 20th century, the young Filipinos who studied in American universities and institutes went back to the country and brought changes in the Philippine architecture, introducing the neoclassic style
  • It was after the World War II when the architecture in the country departed from the native tradition, with real estate development and two-story houses introduced
• Architecture

  • Metropolitan Theater
  • Tsalet
• Film

  • The film became popular in 1912 when foreigners Edwar Gross and Harry Brown produced the film about the life of Dr. Jose Rizal
  • The first Filipino, who produced a film and is also tagged as the "Father of Philippine Movies", is Jose Nepomuceno
  • During Marcos regime, the government regulated filmmaking with the establishment of the Board of Censorship Motion Pictures (BCMP)
• Movie production resumed after the war, with films containing war stories and heroism like Garrison 13 and Dugo ng Bayan
• During the Marcos era, new young directors rose who started the so-called new cinema