CPAR 11-14

• Critique is taken from the Greek kritike tekhne, which means "the critical art“.
• Critique a formal word that typically refers to a careful judgment
• Criticism refers to a sharp or severe disapproval of something, generally based on perceived faults or errors
• It is judging with disapproval.


  criticism
• Thought more than felt

  Concerned with the process of creating art

  Considered the artist’s technique

  Critiquing
• Critiquing is more objective than subjective
• Felt more than thought

  Concerned with what is perceived through the senses

  Considered the artist as good or not good

  Criticizing
• Criticizing is more subjective than objective
• Availability

  Accessibility

  Affordability

  Critiquing Available Art Materials
• Availability. An art material has to be obtainable, ready for use, at hand.
• Accessibility. An art material has to be within the artist’s reach, easily acquired without much effort or difficulty for the artist.
• Affordability. An art material has to be within the financial capacity of the artist to be purchased or bought
• Appropriateness

  Mastery

  Practicality


  Critiquing Appropriate Art Technique
• Appropriateness. The manner by which the artist is going to apply in creating an artwork should be suited to the kind of art materials that will be used as well as suited to the kind of art technique.
• Mastery. It is expected that the artist is skilled and highly knowledgeable of the art technique.
• Practicality. Art technique should be functional and sensible for the objectives or purpose set by the artist for the creation of the artwork. P
• Singkaban a type of Filipino art of shaving a bamboo for home decors and bamboo arches for weddings, mass gathering, fiesta, and as welcome signage of a town, city, or village in the country.
• it is broadly utilized as enrichment amid town celebration in Bulacan.
• Puni a traditional art of leaf folding. It is an ancient art of weaving that uses elongated leaves.
• In the history of Bulacan, they use these leaves in making “Kubol” as a resting place, as a wrapper for their foods, and most of all as a creative toy for children. It was only during 1998 when it was called Puni.
• Today it continues to be used to create woven baskets, bags, fans, and most of all as "Palaspas"
• Puni is currently, these leaves are imported from Sampaloc, Quezon.
• Pabalat as featured by Galvez in 2016, the province of Bulacan is known for making Pastillas de Letche one of the Filipinos' favorites.
• is made from carabao’s milk and sprinkled with white sugar


  Pastillas de Letche
• In the town of San Miguel, the unique production of paper used to wrap pastillas first emerged. This art was soon transferred to the town of Malolos, Bulacan.
• Mrs. Luz Ocampo was only eleven years old when she became fond of making designs on pastillas wrappers.
• This kind of art is what we called borlas de pastillas, the intricately-designed wrapper is made from papel de hapon or Japanese paper.
• The name Paete is derived from the word chisel which is an important tool used for sculpture.
• Taka or Paper Mache was first recorded in the 1920s when Maria Bangue made a paper toy
• people of Pasig still preserve one of the oldest and most important art forms of the city the pottery-making.
• makers in Pasig import clay in San Mateo, Rizal. The first step is passing the clay through the mill. Then, they shape it in a mold made from "Plaster of Paris." Next, they put the clay on the potter's wheel. After it's done on the wheel, it will be buff and smoothen the pot. Drying takes one or two days depending on the climate. When it rains, the pots can take one week to dry. When it is sunny, it can take only one day. When the pots are dry, they can be baked in the kiln. The ideal time is eight hours of baking.
• However, potters before used carabao dung and hay. That's what they used back in the 1950s.
• News featured in Youtube last 2018, considers Pampanga as the culinary destination of the Philippines.
• Atching Lillian Borromeo is one of the famous food historians and experts in Pampanga. Her recipes are handed down from her grandmother whom she called “Impo”.
• Atching Lilian also makes Panecillos de San Nicolas, whom Filipinos believe to possess healing properties.
• Arrowroot is the main ingredient in baking the said cookies.
• San Nicolas cookies are quite bland in taste. People say it's good for people with diabetes\
• Embroidery/Pagbuburda is an art of decorative stitching, especially by hand.
• The town of Taal and Lumban, Laguna had a long tradition of hand embroidery since the arrival of the Franciscan Missionaries. They started teaching women embroidery.
• Piña and Jusi are traditional fabrics used by the bordadoras.