Lesson 3: The Art and the Artisan

• Dedicated only to the creative side, making visually pleasing work only for the enjoyment and appreciation of the viewer, but with no functional

  value.

  ARTIST
• Person with the talent and skills to conceptualize and make creative works.

  ARTIST
• These Examples are an Artist's works:

  Painting, Sculptures, Drawing, Literature (Writing), Music (Singing), Dance.
• A Skilled worker, but not the inventor of the original idea or form.

  ARTISAN
• Manual worker who makes items with his or her hands, and who through skills, experience, and talent can create things of great beauty as well as functionality.

  ARTISAN
• These Examples are made by an Artisan:

  Clothing Designer and Weaver, Homeware Designer, Tile Maker, and Sculpture Maker.
• THE GAWAD SA MANLILIKHA NG BAYAN AWARD - (GAMABA)
• GAMABA

  An award that acknowledges folk and indigenous artists who, despite the modern times, remain true to their traditions.
• GAMABA

  In 1992, it was adopted by the government and institutionalized through Republic Act No. 7355. This award aims to support and motivate these artists to preserve their artistic heritage for the present and future generations.
• DARHATA SAWABI

  A Tausug weaver of Pis Syabit, the traditional cloth tapestry worn as a head cover.
• EDUARDO MUTUC

  An artist from Apalit, Pampanga who has dedicated his life to creating

  religious and secular art in silver, bronze, and wood.
• HAJA AMINA APPI

  recognized as master mat weaver among the Sama indigenous

  community for her unique designs, straightness of her edging (tabig), and fineness of her Sasa and Kima-kima.
• ALONZO SACLAG

  A Kalinga master of dance and the performing arts who mastered not only the Kalinga musical instruments but also her dance patterns and

  movements associated with her people's ritual.
• FEDERICO CABALLERO

  A Sulod Bukidnon epic chanter from Kalinog, Ilo-ilo who ceaselessly works for the documentation of the oral literature, particularly the epics

  of his people.
• UWANG AHADAS

  A Yakan musician who is a master of the Kwintangan, Kayu and Tuntungan instruments.
• LANG DULAY

  A T'boli traditional weaver of T'nalak or T'boli cloth made of colorful abaca fabrics.
• SALINTA MONON

  A Tagbanua Bagobo traditional weaver of distinct abaca fabrics called Inabal.
• GINAW BILOG

  A Hanunuo Mangyan poet who is considered as a master of ambahan poetry.
• MASINO INTARAY

  A prolific and pre-eminent epic chanter and story-teller recognized for his outstanding mastery of various traditional musical instruments of the Palawan people such as Basal, Kulilal, and Bagil.