PhilippinesArts

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. landscape paintings

featured artists' names painted ornately as well as day-to-day scenes of average Filipinos partaking in their daily tasks.

Painting

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 Lumagen/Tachok 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 López Memorial Museum▪ A museum of Filipino Contemporary Arts

Museums

Quezón 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