The Visual Arts
Cards (91)
- PaintingApplication of color, pigment, or paint to a surface or support
- SculptureA three-dimensional artwork which may be made through different processes, such as carving, modeling, assembling, or casting
- ArchitectureThe art and science of designing spaces and constructing buildings (structures), and other environmental features
- MosaicSmall pieces of colored stone or glass glued on the surface
- TapestryFabrics with colored designs which are woven in a pattern
- T'nalakAn indigenous woven fabric made from abaca by the T'boli tribe of South Cotabato
- PrintmakingCreation of a picture or design by printing from a plate that holds ink or color
- PhotographyThe art of creating pictures by recording light into a sensitive medium, such as film
- ModelingProcess of creating a form through altering the figure of a medium, such as clay
- Molding and CastingA complex process of creating a negative and positive replica from a model. It is ideal for mass production
- AssemblagePutting together found objects
- WeldingProcess of joining metals
- CarvingCutting away pieces of material until the desired form is reached
- Bahay na batoArchitectural style formed during the Spanish colonial period
- Daniel H. BurnhamSent by the US government to create urban plans for Manila and Baguio
- Juan ArellanoDesigned the Manila Post Office, Legislative building, and the Manila Metropolitan Theater
- Antonio ToledoDesigned the Manila City Hall, and the Agriculture and Finance buildings at the Agrifina circle in Luneta
- Tomas MapuaDesigned the Philippine General Hospital and the Normal School
- MobileKinetic or moving sculpture
- PotteryThe process of shaping a material to produce earthenware, stoneware, or porcelain
- Western classical architectural works were bound to the conventions of classicism, which include balance, proportion, and an emphasis on form.
- Baroque and Rococo's energetic styles include intense ornamentation both on the interior and exterior.
- Modernist architecture tends to become more straightforward and minimal.
- MinaretA tall spire from which summons to prayer are called, an architectural feature of Islamic architecture
- NagaLiterally means "snake" but normally refers to serpent deities, found in both Hinduism and Buddhism
- ApsaraIn Hindu and Buddhist mythology, a female spirit of the clouds and waters, or a nymph of the sky
- JatakaTales of the lives of the Buddha, found in different parts of Asia, such as on the walls of Indonesia's Borobudur temple
- Famous architectural works in Asia
- India (Taj Mahal, Kandariya Mahadeva temple)
- China (The Forbidden City, The Great Wall of China)
- Japan (Himeji Castle, Osaka Castle, traditional Japanese gardens)
- Cambodia (Angkor Wat)
- Thailand (Wat Phra Kaew, Wat Arun)
- Myanmar (Shwedagon Pagoda, Ananda Temple)
- Malaysia (Zahir Mosque, Ubudiah Mosque)
- Indonesia (Borobudur, Prambanan)
- Juan NakpilResponsible for the rebuilding of the Quiapo Church in 1930
- Leandro V. LocsinCommissioned by the Marcos administration to design numerous edifices for the government, including the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC)
- Froilan HongDesigned the Manila Film Center
- Francisco MañosaDesigned the Coconut Palace
- Mañosa BrothersDesigned the San Miguel Building and Ortigas
- BatikA technique of dyeing cloth which includes the use of removable wax to repel the dye on parts of a design, found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, China, and India
- CalligraphyDecorative art of lettering in an ornamental style, particularly well-known in East Asian arts
- WatAn entire religious complex with multiple buildings, found across Asia, especially in Thailand and Cambodia
- MandalaIn Buddhism, a diagram with pictures or statues of gods in specific positions, mandala literally means "circle"
- StupaAn architectural form which originated in pre-Buddhist India, can be a burial marker or container of precious relics
- PagodaA tiered tower with several eaves, derived from the Indian stupa and most commonly Buddhist
- MasjidCommonly known as "Mosque", a place of worship for followers of Islam