Historical

Background of
Art in the
Philippines
 What are the
indigenous art of our
ancestors during
Prehistoric Period,
Historic Period or
Ethnic Tradition?
MANUNGGUL
JAR
BULUL
STATUE
ANGONO
PETROGLYPHS
KALANAY CAVE
POTTERY
QUICK ART
WORDS!
TAR
ART
ONCEMTOPARRY
CONTEMPORARY
HIPIPLPNIES
PHILIPPINES
ISHOTRY
HISTORY
 3 MAJOR TRADITION IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE ART

ETHNIC TRADITION

SPANISH COLONIAL
TRADITION

AMERICAN COLONIAL AND

CONTEMPORARY TRADITION
MANUNGGUL
JAR
BURNAY
POTTERY
ABEL
PAROL
ZARZUELA
T’NALAK
OKIR
SCULPTURE OF SAINTS
SPOLIARIUM
BULUL
STATUE
BAHAY NA
BATO
OBLATION
 Ethnic
Tradition
 Art forms are primarily
influenced by the
geographical location and
the experiences of the
Filipinos.
DANCE
Examples:
Dances vary depending on the area Idaw
where our ancestors thrive Banga
VISUAL ARTS
Pottery Wood Carving

Weaving Metal Crafting

ARCHITECTURE
Anahaw

Bamboo

Cogon

Cane

Rattan
LITERATURE/MUSIC
Folk Speeches
Depicts their
Songs
beliefs
Narratives

Dalawang batong itim, malayo ang

nararating.

Magtanim ay Di Biro
Spanish Colonial
Tradition

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 Art forms greatly
influenced by religion
and secularization.

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DANCE
Performed to Secular Dances
venerate Valse
Fandango
patrons and Polka
saints Minuet
VISUAL ARTS Langit, Lupa, at Impyerno
by Josef Luciano Dans
Painting and
sculpture which
mostly depicted
religious subject
matters

Sts. Peter and Paul Parish Church

on Batayan Island

Betis Church of Guagua

on Pampanga
ARCHITECTURE
Exterior and
interior of the
buildings were
embellished
St. Paul Metropolitan Cathedral
with wood on Ilocos Sur
carvings or
metal works
with intricate
decorative
designs Saints Peter and Paul Parish on
Bauang, La Union
 How will you
appreciate the art
forms during ethnic
and Spanish colonial
tradition in todays
present time?
What happened to
the Philippine
indigenous art
during Spanish
regime?
 Art Art
Concept Concept
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Folk songs, speeches, and
narratives, were the forms, of
literature in the Spanish era
with religious and secular
contents.
Before colonization, the
Philippines already has its
indigenous arts.
Valse, fandango, polka, and
minuet are examples of
theatrical performances in the
Spanish period.