PHILIPPINES

Philippine Art

Employed art not only for daily activities but also for religious
ceremonies and customs.
Pottery, weaving, carving, metalwork, and jewelry

POTTERY

• produced items that are of practical value for the early Filipinos, such as *** for cooking and large vases for storing.

• one of the earliest art forms used by early Filipino people

palawan

Manunggul Jar was found in

MANUNGGUL JAR

Serves as a burial jar, which depicts two men rowing a boat.

WEAVING

• method of textile production in which
  two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth.

Cordillera

• People from ____ are one of the famous
  artisans of weaving.

LANG DULAY

• A Filipino traditional weaver who
  was a recipient of the National Living Treasures Award.

• She is credited with preserving her people's tradition of weaving T'nalak, a dyed fabric made from refined abaca fibre.

T'NALAK

• Weaving tradition of the T'boli people of South Cotabato, Philippines.

• ____ cloth are woven from abacá fibers

dream weavers

The traditional female weavers, the pattern of the t'nalak cloth are inspired by their dreams.

ELIZA CHAWI

The oldest weaver of traditional
Kankanaey cloth in the Cordilleras

WOOD CARVING from Palawan

depict animals like birds, which are representations of their religious beliefs.

WOOD CARVING In Mindanao

the Tausug and Maranao people are known for their okir. Their common subjects include the sarimanok, naga and the pako rabong.

Okir (motif)

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 beginning

PAKO RABONG

An ancient indigenous form of the Maranaw artistic design is the Pako rábong. The "pakô", or "piyako", refers to the beautiful motif that copied from "Salimbayan-pilipit" design of the leaf. It literally means "sumisibol o yumayabong na pakô."

SARIMANOK

the legendary bird that has become an ubiquitous symbol of Maranao art.

SPOLIARIUM

Large-scale academic painting garnered a gold medal and signified that the reformists could come at par with their European counterparts

José Honorato Lozano

• Filipino Asian Antiquities artist born in 1815.
  Known today as the visual chronicler and ethnographic painter par excellence of life in the Philippines in the second and third quarters of the 19th Century.

• He is also renowned as the father of the art form known as Letras y Figuras - literally 'Letters and Figures.' Mostly watercolors on Manila paper, these artworks depict views of quotidian Philippine life in the 19th century.

Kut-kut art

_____ is another technique of combining ancient Oriental and European art process.

• It is considered a lost art and highly collectible art form. Very few known art pieces existed today.

Modern Sculptures in the Philippines

It is notable that when modernism was introduced in the Philippines in the late 1920s, the practice of figurative painting using pigments on a two- dimensional surface was just over a hundred years old.

Juan De Los Santos

• The earliest known sculptor in the Philippines is the 17th century sacristan, sculptor and silversmith.

• One of his famous work is the "Retablo"

Retablo

• This (altarpiece) was executed in 1617 by the carver Juan de los Santos, as the main altarpiece of San Agustin Church in Manila.

• This shows the symmetry of Renaissance architecture, and the broken arch pediment in the upper part the influence of mannerist style.

Guillermo Tolentino

He is consider as the "Father of Philippine Arts" because of his great works like the famous "Bonifacio Monument" symbolizing Filipinos cry for freedom located in intersection of EDSA and Rizal Avenue and "The Oblation" in UP signifying academic freedom.

Bonifacio Monument

• It was built way back November 30, 1933.

• It was designed by the National Artist Guillermo Tolentino to commemorate Philippine revolutionary Andrés Bonifacio, the founder and Supremo of the Katipunan

Napoleon Abueva

• Recognized as the "Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture", ____ helped shape the local sculpture scene to what it is now.

• Was the youngest National Artist awardee.

• He used almost all kinds of materials for his sculptures such as hard wood, adobe, metal, stainless steel, cement, marble, bronze, iron, alabaster, coral and brass

Fredesvinda

• It was included in the 1st ASEAN Sculpture symposium at Fort Canning Hill, Singapore, and has been there ever since.

• The ______ was nicknamed 'The Ship of ASEAN' as its structure represent the skeleton of a ship.

• It also symbolises ASEAN unity and cooperation.

Architecture in the Philippines

architecture of the classical period of the Philippines is based on vernacular architecture for most of its centuries and Islamic architecture in some coastal areas at the south, plus the interior of Lanao, after the 13th century.

Bahay Kubo

the native house of the Philippines and is also considered as its national shelter.

Bagubo and Kalinga

houses which were made of wood, bamboo, and palm leaves. All houses had a ladder which could be drawn up at night. They also have a place under their house where they keep rice, chickens, and firewood.
people used this type of house for protection from enemies and wild animals on the ground.

Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo (1855-1913)

• He is acknowledged as one of the greatest Filipino painters of the late 19th century

• won a silver medal for his entry in large canvas, Christian Virgins Exposed to the Populace (Las Virgenes Cristianas Expuestas al Populacho) at the Madrid Exposition of Fine Arts.

Las Virgenes Cristianas Expuertas al Populacho (Christian Virgins Exposed to the Populace)

• The painting was a silver medalist during the 1884 Exposicion General de Bellas Artes in Madrid, Spain, also known as the Madrid Exposition.
• Regarded as one of the national treasures of the Philippines, a copy of the painting is part of the art collection of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines).

La barca de Aqueronte (Charon's Boat)

Is an 1887 oil on canvas and allegorical painting by award-winning Filipino painter Félix Resurrección Hidalgo.
The work was a gold medalist during the Exposicion General de las Filipinas in Madrid.

Oedipus Y Antigone (Oedipus and Antigone)

Also won an award

The Artist's Mother

Félix Resurrección Hidalgo, Portrait of the Artist's Mother, 1897, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

Juan Luna (1857-1899)

was a Filipino painter, sculptor and a political activist of the Philippine Revolution during the late 19th century.
He became one of the first recognized Philippine artists.

Ensueños de Amor (Daydreams of Love)

A "dreamy" oil on wood painting by Filipino painter and revolutionary activist Juan Luna. It depicts Luna's wife Maria de la Paz Pardo de Tavera while sound asleep.

Tampuhan

An 1895 classic oil on canvas impressionist painting by Filipino painter and revolutionary activist Juan Luna.
It depicts a Filipino man and a Filipino woman having a lovers' quarrel.

Lady with Guitar

It was painted shortly after he was granted pardon by Alfonso XIII for his involvement in the Philippine Revolution.

Hymen, oh Hyménée!

The picture recreates a scene of a Roman wedding ritual specifically the bride's entrance into the groom's home.

Fernando Amorsolo (1892-1972)

was a portraitist and painter of rural Philippine landscapes. He is popularly known for his craftsmanship and mastery in the use of light.
National Artist Awardee.

Fernando Amorsolo with His Wife Portrait

Fernando Amorsolo Salud Tolentino Jorge, who died in 1931 leaving him with six children. This beautiful painting, believed to have been lost or destroyed during the war, is one of his best

El Ciego (The Blind Man)

An interior scene of a blind man gently strumming a guitar as a woman leans in towards him with an adoring gaze.

The Burning of Manila

This artwork depicts the idea how the Manila is devastated during that time.
This painting shows the Battle of Manila happened during the Japanese era, he depicted the tragedy and horror in this battle.

Antipolo Fiesta

This oil painting on canvas depicts a rural scene where a group of people are shown celebrating a fiesta in Antipolo.
The main focus is on a pair of dancers in the field surrounded by revelers both young and old.

Dalagang Bukid

The painting bears his smiling muse, who is wearing baro't saya and carrying a banga (clay jar).

Vicente Manansala (1910-1981)

was a Filipino cubist painter and illustrator.
He was a member of the prominent Cruz, Manansala, Lopez family clan.
He is considered one of the 13 Moderns, a group of modernists associated with Victorio Edades

Madonna of the Slums

a portrayal of a mother and child from the countryside who became urban shanty residents once in the city.

Give Me This Dairy (1981)

This artwork was done in 1981 same year that Manansala became National Artist for Visual Arts and also the year wherein he died. He invested each human figure with inner fortitude, making each one a stoic figure of human dignity

Carlos "Botong" V. Francisco (1912-1969)

One of the best mural artist the country was ever had.
He created enormous canvasses that chronicled the mythical world of the Filipino and its history, often seeking inspiration from tradition, folklore, myths, legends, and customs.

Bayanihan

means being a hero to one another. As in the classic tradition of carrying a house. It is probably most clearly and impressively displayed in the old tradition of neighbors helping a relocating family by getting enough volunteers to carry the whole house, and literally moving it to its new location.

Filipino Struggles Through History

was a commissioned for the Manila City Government in 1964 during the mayoral tenure of Antonio Villegas. And was installed at the Bulwagang Katipunan
On April 8, 1996, the artwork was declared a National Cultural Treasure by then National Museum director Gabriel S. Casal.

Kaingin

Winning the first prize at the first competition of the Art Association of the Philippines in 1948 through this entry.

Mauro Malang Santos (1928)

is a Filipino cartoonist and illustrator.

Mauro "Malang" Santos Collaboration
(1928 - 2017) Fruit Vendor , 1997

Bird Mountain , 1988

The Kiukok

Jose Joya (1931- 1995)

graduated as a Magna Cum Laude at the University of the Philippines in 1953.
He was also a recipient of the fullbright Scholarship at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1957.
By the late 1950s, he had immerses himself on new idioms of contemporary art through the print media and regular exhibitions at the Philippine Art Gallery.
In the 1960s, he started to apply paint more thinly on canvas; the form grew increasingly geometric with circles as the main motifs.

Granadean Arabesque, 1958 (Ateneo Art Gallery Collection)

Jose Joya (1931 - 1995) Mirage , 1975

Col. Antonio Buenaventura (1904-1996)

Obtained a Teacher's Diploma in Composition and Conducting from the University of the Philippines and later on became a faculty member of the UP Conservatory of Music.
In 1937, he was commissioned into the military service and later became music instructor and band conductor of the PMA in Baguio City.
He reorganized the world famous Philippine Constabulary
Composed short piano pieces, hymns and songs, pieces, and theater music.

Lucrecia R. Kasilag (1917-2008)

Obtained a Music Teacher's Diploma major in Piano from St. Scholastica's University in 1949.
Was scholarship grantee of the Fullbright Foundation at the Eastman School of Music degree major in theory and minor in composition.

Felipe Padilla (1912-1992)

was a composer, conductor and a former student of Col. Buenaventura at the UP Conservatory of Music.
After Graduation in 1939, he was appointed assistant instructor at the UP Department of Science and Composition where he taught history and music subjects.
technical assistant on cultural affairs in the Office of the President of the Philippines.
Was President of the Filipino Society of composers, Authors, and Publishers.
President of the Pambansang Samahan ng mga Banda sa Pilipinas and the Diwa ng Nuweba Esih.
Trustee of the Music Promotion Foundation of the Philippines;
Director of the SONGFEST Philippines and the Felin Institute of the Philippines.

Antonio Molina (1894- 1980)

born in 1894,
faculty member of the UP Conservatory of Music where he taught harmony, compositions, and music history as well as violoncello.
a conductor in the concert stage of various schools, church, choirs, orchestra, bands, and rondallas.
composed the zarzuela Ate Maria and hatinggabi.
was member of the UP President's Committee on Filipino Folksongs and Dances and Secretary of the Conservatory of Music.

Lucio D. San Pedro (1912-2002)

born in 1913
married to Gertudes Diaz and had 5 children.
During his graduation in Grade VII, he played the Poet and Peasant Overture on the banjo.
started composing songs in college and conducted the UP ROTC Band.
was assistant conductor and later, conductor of the Musical Philippines Philharmoni Orchestra and a musical presented at the Metropolitan Theatre.