CPAR 4th QUARTER

• Philippine Contemporary Art forms

  • Visual arts
  • Literary arts
  • Performing arts
• Major art forms in the Philippines

  • Painting
  • Sculpture
  • Architecture
  • Film
  • Literature
  • Music and Theater
  • Dance
• Film


  A form of visual art used to imitate experiences that communicate ideas, stories, or feelings with the use of moving images. Also called a movie or motion picture. The art form that is the result of the film is called cinema.
• Painting


  The expression of ideas and emotions, with the creation of certain aesthetic qualities, in a two-dimensional visual language. The elements of this language - its shapes, lines, colors, tones, and textures - are used in various ways to produce sensations of volume, space, movement, and light on a flat surface.
• Sculpture


  An art form in which hard or plastic materials are worked into three-dimensional art objects. Filipino sculptors came to be known in the middle of the 19th century.
• Architecture


  An art and practice of designing and constructing buildings. Philippine architecture was characterized as simple, rational, and functional.
• Literature


  A term used to describe written and sometimes spoken material.
• Music and Theater


  Music is a collection of coordinated sound or sounds.
• Dance


  The movement of the body in a rhythmic way, usually to music and within a given space, for the purpose of expressing an idea or emotion, releasing energy, or simply taking delight in the movement itself.
• Bulacan


  • Home to the "pabalát" or "pabalat ng lansón," intricately designed paper lanterns commonly used in festivals and celebrations.
• Maranao and Maguindanao


  • Recognized for its "malong," a traditional tube-like garment worn by various indigenous groups in Mindanao. The malong is not only a piece of clothing but also serves multiple purposes, such as a blanket, a mat, or even a hammock.
• Aklan


  • Notable for its "piña" fiber textiles made from pineapple leaves. These textiles are intricately woven into various products such as barongs (traditional Filipino formal shirts) and table linens.
• Igorot Tribe


  • Famous for its intricate handwoven textiles, particularly the "ikat" designs. The region is also known for its indigenous woodcarvings and metal crafts.
• Ilocos Region


  • Known for its traditional crafts such as pottery, weaving, and woodcarving. Burnay jars, a type of earthenware jar, are a notable product of this region.
• Bicol


  • Known for its "pili nut" handicrafts, such as decorative items made from the shells and kernels of the pili nut tree. The region is also recognized for its vibrant and colorful "pabalát" or paper-mâché crafts, often seen during festivals.
• Mindanao


  • Notable for its colorful and elaborately designed "vinta" boats, which are traditional watercraft adorned with vibrant sails and often used in festivals and celebrations.
• Ginaw Bilog

  • Poetry - Ambahan
• Masino Intaray

  • Poetry - Kulilal and Bagit
  • Music - Basal / Gong
• Lang Dulay

  • Weaving - T'nalak
• Samaon Sulaiman

  • Maguindanao music - Kutyapi
• Salinta Monon

  • Weaving - Ikat/Inabal
• Alonzo Saclag

  • Music and Dance - Kalinga
• Federico Caballero

  • Epic Chant - Sugidanon
• Uwang Ahadas

  • Yakan - Kulintang
• Darhata Sawabi

  • Weaving Pis Syabit
• Eduardo Mutuc

  • Metalwork - Bronze and Silver
• Haja Amina Appi

  • Weaving - Mat
• Teofila Garcia

  • Casque making - Tabungaw
• Magdalena Gamayo

  • Weaving - Inabel
• Ambalang Ausalin

  • Weaving - Yakan Tennun
• Estelita Bantilan

  • Weaving - B'laan Igem
• Yabing Dulo

  • Weaving - Ikat
• Adelita Bagcal

  • Oral traditions - Dallot
• Abina Coguit

  • Embroidery - Suyam
• Sakinur-ain Delasas

  • Dance - Igal
• Bundos Fara

  • Brasscasting - Tewmwel
• Marife Ganahon

  • Mat weaving - Ikam
• Amparo Mabanag

  • Embroidery - Manu'bak and ameru
• Samporonia Madanlo

  • Ikat weaving - Dagmay
• Barbara Ofong

  • Ikat weaving - T'nalak