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CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE REGIONS

TIMELINE OF PHILIPPINE ARTS:

ERA TIME CHARACTERISTICS DISTINCT FEATURES


ETHNIC ART Pre-13 AD Integral to life Arts for ritual purposes or for everyday use. As local communities become established,
art starts to go beyond more craft, i.e. stone weapons or jewelry but starts to have
decorative elements, meaning and context.
ISLAMIC ART 13AD Geometric designs Characterized by geometric designs and patterns eliciting focus from believers
SPANISH ERA 1521-1898 Faith and Catechism When Spaniards arrived in the Philippines in 1521, the colonizers used art as a tool
propagate the Catholic faith through beautiful images. With communication as
problem, the friars used images to explain the concepts behind Catholicism, and to tell
the stories of Christ’s life and passion.
Damian Domingo AKA Damian Gabor Domingo
 1st Filipino to paint his face, the first self-portrait in the Philippines
 Founder of the Academia de Dibujo y Pintura, the first school of drawing in the
Philippines (1821)
 “Father of Filipino Painting” ALIAS “The first Great Filipino Painter”
 He established the Academia de Dibujo y Pintura in 1821
AMERICAN ERA 1898-190 Secular Art Forms From the colonizer to another – after more than three centuries of Spanish rile, the
Americans came. They set out to conquer the Filipinos through education and
governance – the public school system and a system of government.
Classicism: Fabian dela Rosa (1869 – 1937) was the first painter of note for the 20th
century. He was noted for his realistic portraits, genre, and landscapes in subdued
colors. He was enrolled at the Escuela de Bellas Artes y Dibujo and took lessons from
Lorenzo Guerrero.
Modernism would have its seeds planted in the 1890’s with Miguel Zaragoza’s two
pointillist works. Emilio Alvero later produced several Impressionist still life paintings.
But it would take an architect to give modernism its needed boost in the country. Juan
Arellano would be known as an architect but his Impressionist landscapes are as
impressive as his buildings.
Carlos “Botong” Francisco, (1913 – 1969), Angono – based painter, depicted
Philippine history in his “History of Manila” mural at the Manila City Hall.
JAPANESE ERA 1941-195 Orientalizing The arrival of the Japanese caused tremendous fear, hardships and suffering among
the Filipinos. The Filipino way of life was greatly affected during the Japanese period.
The Filipinos lost their freedom of speech and expression. The development of art was
also stopped. Filipinos greatly feared the “zoning”. There were Filipinos spies hired by
the Japanese to point those who were suspected of being part of the guerilla
movement. The Japanese made some changes in the system of education.
Under their rule, the Japanese imposed their own music on the country. Japanese
music was heard daily in radio broadcasts. Their songs were also taught in public
schools. Students, however, never took these songs to heart.
In response to the Japanese propaganda, Filipino painters reacted by producing the
following works: “A Day Begins” by Vicente Alvarez Dizon, 1942, genre scenes that
seem neutral. Yet; there were still many artists who portrayed the atrocities of war in
ptheir collections such as “Rape and Massacre in Ermita” by Diosdado Lorenzo
MODERN ERA 196-1969 National Identity Modern era in Philippine Art began after World War 2 and the granting of
independence. Writers artists posed the question of national identity as the main
theme of various art forms. Modern art is characterized by the artist’s intent to
portray a subject as it exists in the world, according to his or her unique perspective
and is typified by a rejection of accepted or traditional styles and values.
CONTEMPORARY 1970 up to Social Realism Contemporary art as the work of artists who are living in the 21st century.
Contemporary art mirrors contemporary culture and society, offering the general
present audiences a rich resource through which to consider current ideas and rethink the
familiar. The work of contemporary artists is a dynamic combination boundaries and
defies easy definition. Diverse and eclectic, contemporary art is distinguished by the
very lack of a uniform organizing principle, ideology, or – ism.

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