MidTerms

• How You Dress


  • Your dress shouldn't look too flashy or too formal, except if there is an event
  • Your dress should be appropriate to the setting of the event
  • Dress comfortably and presentably
• Where You Should Eat?


  • Some museums have coffee areas, the only areas you are allowed to eat
  • In galleries, it is only appropriate to eat during openings and cocktails are usually served
  • You aren't allowed to bring drinks & foods during your check over the paintings or artwork
• When Taking Photos?


  • It is allowed to take pictures inside the museum & galleries, however it is forbidden to take pictures with flash on, because it might affect the vibrancy of the artwork
• Selfies & Funny Poses


  • In museums, many paintings and artifacts are deeply generated for the depictions of some of the most important parts of a country or region, hence our behaviors should also be properly coordinated
  • Be respectful and act with manners towards all the artworks
• Talking and Jesting


  • It is okay to talk and discuss about some artworks, but if your voice is louder than normal then it could distract and disturb other gallery visitors
• Touching


  • Some contemporary arts these days are meant to be touched but most works are not, because it can affect the chemical properties of a painting or sculpture
• Formal Qualities


  • We can see all of the elements of art
  • We look for the artwork's design, physical appearance
• Subject matters


  • What is the artist tackling about?
  • It is the topic or theme of the artwork
• Composition


  • Arrangement of objects
  • Consider all the location/direction of where the artist wants their art to be placed, because it might hint at what they want us to see/imagine/think about their artwork
• Content


  • The message of the artist
  • All artworks have their own meaning of what the artist wants us to see, it has more/deeper meaning behind it
• The Parisian Life by Juan Luna


  • It is an artwork of a woman sitting alone, looking sad, exhausted, and abused, suffocated, and there are three men together, talking, and looking at the woman. This artwork has a deep meaning aligned with the Philippines and its people during the Spanish Colonial Era in which the woman represents/depicts the Philippines and the three men represent the three illustrado that want to help our country that is abused by Spaniards
• Woman


  The Philippines country
• Three men


  • Dr. Jose Rizal
  • Juan Luna
  • Dr. Aristonline Bautista
• Own Criticism


  • Judgement about the work
  • We have different perspectives so we might think of another meaning about that/an artwork without knowing its own meaning, or what the artist wants us to think/see on his/her paintings
  • Own reflection, there is no wrong thoughts here because it is our own idea
• Pre-colonial Indigenous Art

  • Characterized by use of materials found in the immediate environment, combining functionality with aesthetics and art forms are usually connected to traditional belief systems and local values.
  • Clay Pottery
  • Wood Carving
  • Weaving
• Clay pottery


  • One of the earliest forms of ancient art which is evidence of artistic skill
• Wood carving


  • Another prominent art form, our animistic ancestors, mostly from the Cordilleras, carved the bul-ul and many variations of it
• Weaving


  • Was also predominant as we are extraordinarily rich in materials like the buri, rattan, pandan, and bamboo splits used in making hats and baskets like the pasiking backpack
• Hispanic influence (1880's)


  • The main force of art is the church; hence, works were mostly concerned with religious subject matters.
  • Glass Art.
  • Flora and Fauna
• Notable artworks

  • Philippine flora and fauna, and the Letras Y Figuras
• Filipinos were trained by friars but they adhered to a more rich palette like red, blue, and yellow
• American Influence (1900's)

  • Start of opening workshop to train children to acknowledge art.
  • Filipino started getting involved in international art expositions like Felix Resurrection Hidalgo
• Second Republic: 1942-1945Japan occupies the country and laid the groundwork for cultural regeneration, dissipating American influence

  • Second Republic: 1942-1945Some artists involved in the movement were conservatives Fernando Amorsolo, his brother Pablo, Guillermo Tolentino, Dominador and Castaneda, and modernists Victorio Edades, Galo Ocampo, and Hernando Ocampo.aneda, and modernists Victorio Edades, Galo Ocampo, and Hernando Ocampo.
  • The COncept of CHIAROSCURO by Fernando Amorsolo.
• Third Republic: 1946-1972

  • Comics
  • Editorial Cartoons
• Fourth Republic 1972-1986


  • Marcos era: Marcos monument was created but was later destroyed
  • Monument
  • Sculptures
  • Statues
• Fifth republic Onwards 1986-Present


  • Contemporary Philippine art
  • Rise of commercial galleries, improvement of institutions, and formation of more art groups and collectives.
  • Museum