Contemporary Visual Arts

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Paintings

Two-dimensional form of art that showcases artistic expression created on a flat surface.

Religious Themes

Primary subject for the artworks during the Spanish colonial times.

Joey Velasco

Made Hapag ng Pag-asa

Renato Habulan

Boceto pen and ink series that shows the similarities of the suffering the human condition with that of the passion of Christ.

Historical Themes

Can be seen in the works of Angono, Rizal native Carlos “Botong“ V. Francisco.

Carlos “Botong“ V. Francisco

Whose masterpiece shows Filipino struggles through History depicts Manila’s historical events. This mural is displayed in Manila City Hall.

Filipino Struggles Through History

Mural displayed in Manila City Hall.

Portraiture

Paintings used to commemorate personalities and are often seen in many formal institutions such as government offices.

Rafael del Casal

A favorite portraiture artist of the Philippine elite who was the commissioned artist to create the portrait of San Pedro Calungsod in 2000

Daryl de Leon Descallar

Davao artist who made an official portrait of President Rodrigo Duterte

Still Life

Portrays inanimate objects

Paz Paterno

One of the most notable and earliest still life artists.

Vicente Manansala

Created still life paintings that feature items and ingredients one would find in a Filipino kitchen.

Landscapes

Depict the beauty of outdoors.

Fernando Amorsolo

Many early Filipino landscape artists made use of academic style under the guidance of _________.

Martino Abellana

Mentor to generations of Visayan artists and is referred to as the “Dean of Cebuano Painters.“

Diosdado M. Lorenzo

Veered away from the realistic scenery depictions to a more modernist take on landscape paintings.

Manuel Baldemor

Transformed his hometown (Paete, Laguna) into simple geometric forms and imbibed it with a festive vibe.

Prudencio Lamarroza

Inspired by Amburayan River to create his surreal landscapes.

Nude

As a subject of painting in the Philippines, was rare before the twentieth century but has since been an accepted and popular subject in Philippine contemporary visual arts.

Fernando Amorsolo

Early contemporary works can be seen in his works and his Lavandera series of paintings.

Genres

Paintings whose themes showcase people doing everyday activities and chores.

Boxer Codex

Illustrates the different social classes and attires of the different inhabitants of the country at the time.

Mauro Malang Santos

Genre contemporary artist known for his collection of fiesta-inspired paintings.

Mario Parial

Praised for his colorful genre paintings that feature his distinct figurative style.

Nonrepresentational

Sometimes called abstract art, are works of art that depict subjects or objects that have little to no representation or resemblance found in real life.

Nona Garcia

“X-ray“ like paintings that portray indigenous objects, animal bones, religious artifacts arranged in a mandala like pattern.

Geraldine Javier

Known for her conceptual paintings which are often intermixed with other media.

Sculptures

Three-dimensional artworks. The classifications of these are divided into two.

Free standing sculptures

Also known as “in the round”, are sculptures that are raised independently in their given space. It can often observed from all points of view.

Reliefs

Sculptures raised from a background.

Low relief

Also called Bas relief, are reliefs that are slightly protruding from their background.

High reliefs

Are reliefs prominently raised against their background, giving the sculpture more dimensionality.

Subtraction

Used in carving

Addition

Seen in sculpting techniques like molding, casting, and welding.

Classical Style

Follows aesthetics of the ancient Greeks and Romans as taught by European art academies.

Modern Style

Often abstracted and not particular about realistic portrayal or representation of figures compared to classical style.

Guillermo Tolentino

Father of Philippine Arts. Structural masterpieces include the Bonifacio Monument and the Oblation in UP diliman.

Pottery

Art and craft of making pots and other wares using clay of mud.

Burnay

High temperature pottery in Vigan, Ilocos Sur

Studio Pottery

Handmade, one-of-a-kind ceramic that is sought after by collectors.

Carving

Art of manipulating and creating objects by subtracting and shaping solid materials such as wood and stone.

Bulul

Ifugao’s rice god represented through carved wood and is used as a decorative element throughout their daily wares.

Okir

The Muslims of Western Mindanao carved geometric patterns and stylized images of plants and animals called _______.

Weaving

Art of interlacing threads or fibers to create textile, fabric, or other similar products.

Ikat

Dyeing process that involves resist-dyeing and dyeing to achieve a desired pattern, after which the fibers are woven.

Basag

Woven baskets of the Tagbanua tribe in Palawan with their iconic conical cover.

Metalwork

Art of creating and manipulating metal to create various items such as jewelry, weapons, etc.

Gador

Decorated brass urns made during the lost-wax process.

Collage

Method of combing printed images with other flat media and pasting them on a canvas or board.

Assemblage

Describe a series of artworks made from paper collages, wood scraps, and other found objects.

Mobile

Suspended from the ceiling or a protruding base

Performance Art

Mix of visual and performing arts. Infront of a live audience.

Installation Art

A form of contemporary art that involves the arrangement of objects in a given space.