Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions (CPAR) Review

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering art forms, Philippine art history, elements of art, contemporary art principles, and national cultural agencies.

Aristotle

Greek philosopher who believed humans have instincts for imitation and harmony, viewing human beings as the most imitative of living creatures.

Picture

A two-dimensional image that ranges from real-life images to the visually abstract.

Painting

The most important form of visual art, involving the application of colors onto a canvas or wall.

Printmaking

The process of covering a plate with ink and pressing it onto the surface of another object, such as cloth.

Photography

The art of letting light through the lenses of a camera.

Spoliarium

An oil painting by Juan Luna, created in $1884$ in Madrid, Spain over a period of $8$ months; it is considered one of the greatest masterpieces of Philippine art history.

Sculpture

A three-dimensional art form created using materials such as stone, marble, wood, and concrete.

The Thinker

A bronze sculpture of a seated man created by Auguste Rodin.

Oblation

A sculpture by Guillermo Tolentino that serves as the official symbol of the University of the Philippines (UP).

Architecture

The creation of structures meant to be used as shelter.

Notre Dame

A famous example of Gothic cathedrals in the world, built by the $$13 ext{th}$ century French master builder Jean de Chelles.

Literature

The art form of language, exemplified by Jose Rizal's novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.

Music

An art form that appeals to the sense of hearing by combining notes into harmony.

Dance

The art of the human form where the body is mobilized and choreographed in a specific time, form, and space.

Theatre

An art form of performance that utilizes props, lights, and sounds.

Cinema

The technological translation of theatre.

Fernando Amorsolo

Known as the "Grand Old Man of Philippine Art" ($1892-1972$), famous for works like Dalagang Bukid representing ideal Filipino beauty.

First Mass at Limasawa

A $1965$ oil painting by Carlos "Botong" Francisco depicting the first Catholic mass held on March $31$, $1521$.

Edith L. Tiempo

A Filipino National Artist for Literature ($1999$) who wrote the poem "Bonsai," which compares love and memories.

Vitruvian Man

A famous drawing by Leonardo da Vinci in $1490$ showing a man in two overlapping positions.

Contemporary Arts

A world view of art that is sensitive to changing times and reflects modern ideas, experiences, and diverse cultures.

Hue

The specific name of a color.

Value

The lightness or darkness of a color, or the addition of light (white) or dark (black) to an artwork.

Intensity

The brightness and purity of a color.

Appropriation

An element of art involving borrowing, copying, or altering an existing image to give it a new meaning or combining past and present works.

The Artist is Present

A performance by Marina Abramovic lasting $3$ months ($760$ hours and $30$ minutes) focusing on eye contact and human connection.

Spiral Jetty

A site-specific art form by Robert Smithson located on the shore of the Great Salt Lake in Utah.

People Power Monument

An artwork created by Eduardo Castrillo in $1986$ located at EDSA in Quezon City.

Hybridity

Mixing unlike materials, styles, or cultures to produce an artwork, such as using coffee as a medium or crayons for miniature sculptures.

Installation Art

Art created and arranged for a particular place or space, such as Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirror Rooms.

L.H.O.O.Q.

A work of appropriation art by Marcel Duchamp ($1919$) featuring a Mona Lisa with a penciled mustache and goatee.

I like America and America likes me

A performance piece by Joseph Beuys ($1974$) where he spent $3$ days in an enclosed gallery with a live coyote.

NCCA (National Commission for Culture and the Arts)

The Philippine government's primary agency for the preservation, development, and protection of the country's art and culture.

CCP (Cultural Center of the Philippines)

A center for showcasing and promoting Filipino artistic excellence through cultural programs and exhibitions.

National Museum of Fine Arts

A center for Philippine visual arts containing $29$ galleries.

National Museum of Natural History

Features the country's natural heritage and biodiversity through $12$ permanent galleries of botanical, zoological, and geological specimens.

National Library of the Philippines (NLP)

The repository of important documents like the Act of the Proclamation of Independence and Andres Bonifacio’s trial manuscript.

Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF)

Established under Republic Act No. $7104$ for the preservation of Filipino and other Philippine languages.