Painting in the Philippines

Visual arts has two components.

•Three-dimensional art

Sculpture

•Two-dimensional art

Painting

Painting•Depicts various intrinsic values of people through the application of the elements of art

• It expresses emotion, perceptions and feelings about a certain theme.

Elements that comprise a PaintingThe “what” of a

painting

SubjectThe materials to use in a painting

MediumThe “how” the medium will be used

Style and Technique

Painting in the Philippines

Indigenous

Painting Period

Combination of

Indigenous and Foreign Perspective

PeriodWesternized Visual Arts

Period

Modern and

Contemporary Period

Indigenous Painting Period• Happened during the early years of our existence, the primitive way

• Painting was done in the walls of caves, in the nodes of the bamboo, in the bark and trunk of trees, in leaves and even in the body of a person

Indigenous Painting Period

Sipol•A pointed metal that served like a pen

Petroglyphs•A purely indigenous painting made 2700 years ago

Combination of Indigenous and Foreign Perspective Period• The time when the

Spaniards came to the Philippines

• Painting had gained an improvement, the theme shifted from an informal representation of line to religious themes

Escuela de Dibujo y Pintura

•The first art school in 1821 of which the first teacher was Damian Domingo known as the great painter then.

Juan Luna

•Gained an honor when he received the first Gold Medal for his masterpiece “Spolarium”

Spolarium

Felix Resurrecion Hidalgo

•Was also commissioned in his work “Assassination of Governor Bustamante”

Felix Resurrecion Hidalgo

•Was also commissioned in his work “Assassination of Governor Bustamante”

Assassination of Governor Bustamante

Westernized Visual Arts Period• The period where the influence of the west was shown from the strokes and styles of the artists

• The religious theme was changed with genre painting

• The environment was given an importance (rural areas the center of interest)

Fernando Amorsolo•A lover of scenes in countryside

Fernando Amorsolo

Antipolo Planting Rice

Carlos Botong Francisco•Love to portray the spirit of a community from all sorts of life

Carlos Botong Francisco

FiestaLusob! Bangon

Katipunan

Vicente Manansala•Engaged in romantic, volatile and exuberant (cheerful) themes

Vicente ManansalaMadonna of the

Slums Jeepney

Modern and Contemporary

Period• Is the introduction of variety of techniques

• From being traditional and realistic in nature, artists adopt some newly accepted techniques

• Known as the art of “Gusto” meaning whatever one thinks, is made and did it regardless of crudity

Modern and Contemporary

Period• Issues pertaining to society particularly the present situations are themes in this period like Politics, education, religion and all sorts that deprive the welfare of the general public

Modern and Contemporary

Period• Politics (Pork barrel, Colonial dynasty)

Modern and Contemporary

Period• Education (K-12)

Modern and Contemporary

Period• Religion (Same sex marriage, contraceptives)

Seatwork Activity

• Do the Activities (1-2 only) on page 153-154.

Madonna of the Slums

Pinta sa Banig

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