CONTEMPORARY

• ethnic art characteristics is Integral to life
• Islamic era characteristics is Geometric design
• Islamic art is characterized by geometric designs and patterns eliciting focus from believers.
• Spaniards arrived in the Philippines in 1521
• The first Filipino to paint his face is Damian Domingo AKA Damian Gabor Domingo.
• Damian Gabor Domingo is known as Father of Filipino painting.
• Damian Gabor Domingo is the founder of Academia de Dibujo y Pintura.
• Spanish era characteristics is Faith and Catechism.
• American era is characterized by Secular Art Forms
• Fabian dela Rosa was the first painter of note for the 20th century.
• Fabian dela Rosa took lessons from Lorenzo Guerrero at the Escuela de Bellas Artes y Dibujo.
• Emilio Alvero later produced several impressionist still life paintings.
• Juan Arellano is known as an architect but his impressionist landscape are as impressive as his buildings.
• Carlos “botong“ Francisco,an Angono-based painter, depicted Philippine history in his “ History of manila“ mural at the Manila City Hall.
• Japanese era characteristics is Orientalizing.
• In the Japanese era Filipinos greatly fear the “Zoning“.
• Modern era characteristic is National Identity.
• “ A day begins“ by Vicente Alvarez Dizon on 1942.
• “ Rape and Massacre in Ermita “ by Diosdado Lorenzo.
• contemporary characteristic is Social realism
• contemporary arts- anything that is present.