week 14

• Spanish colonization introduced painting and sculpture whose subject matter was for the most part religious, although secular themes and forms emerged in the 19th century
• A motif is an image, spoken, or written word, sound, act, or another visual or structural device that has symbolic significance.
• • The concept of a motif is related to a theme, but unlike a theme which is an idea or message, a motif is a detail that is repeated in a pattern of meaning that can produce a theme while creating other aspects at the same time.
• GEOMETRIC

  MOTIF

  These motifs include lines in various forms,

  such as vertical, horizontal, diagonal and

  curved. They form fabric designs, such as

  stripes, plaids, checks and circles and their

  associated designs.
• REALISTIC OR NATURAL MOTIF

  Natural motifs portray as direct replica of things

  as they exist in nature, such as flowers on

  trees, animals in jungle, human figure and other

  natural things. They are also called novelty

  patterns. As these motifs lack a designer's

  creativity and require three-dimensional

  platform to copy reality, they do not find

  wide acceptance in apparel designing.
• STYLIZED MOTIF

  These are simplified variations of natural or

  man-made objects that are no longer

  recognizable. Stylized motifs are obtained by

  rearranging the real objects either by

  simplifying or exaggerating too achieve the

  purpose of the design.
• ABSTRACT MOTIF

  These are combinations of color, size, and shape

  without relationship to natural or man-made

  objects, They are full of color and interest to

  the fabric. Abstract implies an element of

  impression and a greater freedom that is

  found in most geometric designs. This type of

  design is used in modern art.
• The term 'symbol' comes from the Greek word

  ‘symbolon’ which means a contract, token, insignia, and means of identification (Encyclopedia Britannica).
• • A symbol is an object, a picture, a written word, or a sound that is used to represent something else either by resemblance, convention, or association.
• ICONOGRAMS

  Are illustrative representations. They

  Are iconic signs which, as an illustrative

  representation, emphasize the points

  common between the signifier
• PICTOGRAMS

  Are pictorial representations, such as

  ISOTYPE. Pictograms are iconic signs which

  represent complex facts, not through words

  or sounds but through visual carriers of

  meaning.
• CARTOGRAMS

  Are topographical complex functions

  (statistics, etc.) and iconic facts, for example

  an atlas or the ground plan of a house.
• DIAGRAMS

  Are functional representations. They are

  visual signs which representations, but are

  more functional carriers that illustrate, for

  example, a sequence of facts or functions.
• IDEOGRAMS

  Represent concept. Typically, ideograms

  correspond to the sign as a symbol which

  relates to the object or concept referred to,

  independently of any format identification

  with it.
• LOGOGRAMS

  Are conceptual Representations like

  writing. They are visual, referential

  linguistic signs that do not take the

  phonetic dimension into consideration
• TYPOGRAMS

  Are typographical representations, A

  typogram is a sign that is also composed of a

  sign, derived from a written repertoire such

  as the alphabet.
• PHONOGRAMS

  Are phonic representations. A phonogram is

  a sign that is used to signify linguistic or

  other sounds.
• • With the organic and airy textile being used, the 'harong' is now becoming more popular around the World. It is popularly used in Barong Tagalog, the country's traditional formal menswear.
• Space is found in nearly every

  piece of art created. It is a

  fundamental element in each

  of the visual arts.
• THE TOROGAN

  The Torogan is the ancestral housé of the

  upper-class Maranao in the Lanao Region

  of Mindanao. It is the dwelling place of

  the datu along with his wives and

  children.
• The Ifugao "Bale" or Native House is said

  to be the "first pre-fabricated house in

  the world," It has been the subject of

  many scholarly articles as it is one of the

  most ingenious and nearly perfect

  architectural constructs made by man.
• The Ifugao house is sturdily crafted

  of timber from amugawan trees

  raised on four posts, which

  was buried 50 centimeters below

  the ground and locked in with

  stones.
• The Nipa hut or Payag, Kanalig or Bahay Kubo is a

  type of stilt house indigenous to the culture of

  the Philippines. It often serves as an Icon of

  Philippine culture or more specifically Filipino

  rural culture. The name of the primitive nipa hut

  is based on the Spanish phrase Cubo meaning

  cube,
• Bahay na bato (Tagalog, literally "house of stone") is a type of building originating during the Philippines Spanish Colonial Period. It is an updated version of the traditional bahay kubo.
• BADJAO HOUSEBOAT

  The houseboats of Badjao, sea gypsies of the

  Philippines, cruise along the islands in the

  Sulu archipelago. These range from 12 - 60

  feet long but not more than 6 feet wide.

  Their unique ecological setting and fishing

  economy compel the Badjao to adjust to the

  limited space of their floating homes where

  the prows are carved with okkil design.
• THE H I G A O N O N

  TREE H O U S E

  In the hinterlands of Agusan and

  Misamis Oriental, the Higaonon build

  their tree houses of lashed sapling, nipa

  or cogon grass, split bamboo, rattan

  and bark of trees. The low roof, at

  times, also serve as walls.
• IVATAN H O U S E

  The Ivatan house is made primarily of

  lime, stone, wood, and thatch. It

  commonly consists of two structures,

  the house proper and the kitchen or

  storage area.
• M A N D AYA HOUSE

  The Mandaya house is wholly

  made of carefully selected

  bamboo flattened into slats and

  held together by horizontal

  bamboo strips or a rattan.
• SYMMETRY ART

  Symmetry in art is when the elements of a painting or drawing balance each other out. This could be the objects themselves, but it can also relate to colors and other compositional techniques.
• The Okir (motif) is an exclusive artistic cultural heritage of the Maranaos of Lanao, Philippines. It is as an artistic design of the Maranao native inhabitants of Southern Philippines