Arts

Philippines
Arts in the Philippines
 Painting
 Dancing
 Weaving
 Sculpting
 Pottery
 Other arts
Painting
 Introduced by Spaniards during
16th century.

 Spaniards use paintings as

religious propaganda.
Painting
 Watercolor paintings
increased and the subject matter of paintings
began to include landscapes, Filipino
inhabitants, Philippine fashion, and
government officials.

 Portrait paintings
featured the painters themselves, Filipino
jewelry, and native furniture.
Painting
 Landscape paintings
featured artists' names painted ornately as
well as day-to-day scenes of average Filipinos
partaking in their daily tasks.

 During World War II, some painters focused

their artwork on the effects of war, including
battle scenes, destruction, and the suffering of
the Filipino people.
Painting
Painting
Painting
Dances
 Types of Filipino dance
Cordillera
Muslim
Tribal
Rural
Spanish style dances.
Dances
 Cordillera
Banga
▪ illustrates the grace and strength of women in the
Kalinga tribe.
▪ Women performing the Banga balance heavy pots on
their heads while dancing to beat of wind chimes.
Lumagen or Tachok
▪ is performed to celebrate happy occasions
▪ When Lumagen is performed, it is meant to symbolize
flying birds and is musically-paired to the beat of
gongs.
Dances
 Bendayan
 Manmanok
 Ragsaksakan
 Salisid
▪ is the dance to show courtship.
▪ In the Salisid dance, a male and a female
performer represent a rooster attempting to
attract a hen.
 Salip
 Tarektek
 Uyaoy/Uyauy
Dances
 Tribal dance
 Malakas at Maganda
▪ is a national folklore dance.
▪ It tells the story of the origin of the Filipino people on the islands
 Kadal Blelah
 Kadal Tahaw
 Binaylan
▪ the Binaylan dance, tells the story of a hen, the hen's baby, and a
hawk. In this dance, the hawk is said to control a tribe's well-
being, and is killed by hunters after attempting to harm the hen's
baby.
 Bagobo Rice Cycle
 Dugso
Dances
 Traditional Filipino Dances
Tinikling
▪ take two long bamboo sticks rapidly and in rhythm, clap
sticks for dancers to artistically and daringly try to avoid
getting their feet caught between them
Singkil
▪ In this dance, there are four bamboo sticks arranged in
a tic-tac-toe pattern in which the dancers exploit every
position of these clashing sticks.
▪ is identifiable with the use of umbrellas and silk clothing
Binasuan
Weaving

 Fabrics
 abaca
Pineapple
Cotton
bark cloth
 Textiles, clothes, rugs, baskets and hats
 Nipis
Weaving
Weaving
Weaving
Weaving
Weaving
Weaving
Sculpturing

 From the transitional carving

of anitos to the santos to Christ and
down to the saints, Filipinos find it
rather not difficult as they are
already familiar with the ways of
the wood.
Sculpturing
Pottery
 Clay/Mud
ceramic jars
water vessels
Plates
Cups
Pottery
Other forms
 “Tanaga” is a type of Filipino poetry.
 “Kutkut” is an art technique used between
the 15th and 18th centuries.

▪ The technique was a combination of

European and Oriental style and
process mastered by indigenous tribes
of Samar island.
Past Notable Filipino Artists

 Juan Luna
 Fernando Amorsolo
 Augusto Arbizo
 Felix Hidalgo
 David Cortes Medalla
Present-Day Filipino Artists
 Anita Magsaysay-Ho
 Fred De Asis
 Daniel Coquilla
 Ang Kiukok
 Mauro Malang Santos
 Santiago Bose
 Francisco Viri Rey Paz Contreras
 Nunelucio Alvarado
Museums
 Manila
Bahay Tsinoy
▪ A typical Chinese house in the Philippines
Casa Manila
▪ A typical Spanish colonial house in the Philippines
San Agustín Museum
▪ A church museum with wide collections of
catholic religious items
National Museum of the Philippines
▪ The national museum which showcases
Philippine Arts
Museums
Malacañang Museum
▪ A museum inside the Presidential Palace
complex
Metropolitan Museum of Manila
▪ A museum of contemporary arts
Museum of Contemporary Arts and Design
▪ A museum of contemporary Filipino arts
The Museum
▪ A museum of contemporary Filipino arts
Museums
UST Museum
▪ The oldest existing museum in the
Philippines. UST Museum has permanent
display on natural history specimens,
coins, medals, memorabilia,
ethnographic materials and oriental arts
objects.
Museo Pambata
▪ A museum for children
Museums
 Pasay
CCP Museo ng Kalinangang
Pilipino and Asian Traditional
Musical Instruments
▪ A museum of performing arts.
GSIS Museo ng Sining
▪ A museum of Filipino Arts
Museums
 Makati
Ayala Museum
▪ A museum of Filipino Arts
Yuchengco Museum
▪ A museum of Filipino and Filipino-
Chinese Arts
Museums

 Pasig
Lopez Memorial Museum
▪A museum of Filipino
Contemporary Arts
Museums
 Quezon City
Ateneo Art Gallery
▪ A museum of Filipino Contemporary
Arts
Jorge B. Vargas Museum and
Filipiniana Research Center
▪ The only museum in the Philippines
with wide range of Philippine Arts
from 1880 to 1960
Museums

 Taguig
Mind Museum
▪A science museum