Art App 1

SHARINA MHYCA A.
SAMONTE
BSBA-2A
1. WHAT IS THE MAJOR ROLE OF THE FOREIGN TRADERS IN
THE DEVELOPMENT OF ART IN THE PHILIPPINES?
Foreign traders create a vital role to the development of arts in the Philippines.
Trading is a concept involving the buying and selling of goods and services or the
exchange of goods or services between two or more parties. In the early stage, some
Chinese potteries found in the Philippines are from the late Tang and Northern Sung
dynasties in the 10th century A.D. By this, the early Filipinos was able to absorb certain
changes and apply it to their daily lives. Most common finds made by Chinese ceramic
artist and technicians are figurines, ceramics, dishes, bowls, vases and boxes. Such
artworks have also been found in the graves of Pre-Spanish Filipinos, as well as in the
homes of mountain people.
Moreover, with these influences by the foreign traders’ arts in the Philippines
carries on some varied characteristics and creates great influence to the evolution of
arts. In the long run, Filipinos tend to improve and development this influences and able
to give more reasonable and artistic arts which we still have today. Foreign traders’ arts
stand to be the base of arts wherein Filipino try to think on how they can be more
useful and should be in accordance with our cultures and beliefs.

2. Describe the female and male art of the southwestern
Philippine art.
The southwestern side of the Philippines is under Islamic influences which their
religion is Islam and they called their God “Allah”. Way before the Spanish colonizers
arrive here in the Philippines and spread Christianity, Islam is the main religion in our
country given the fact that our neighboring countries like Indonesia have the same
religion with us. These are mainly the maranaos, Tausug, badjao and maguindanaoans.
They called their decorative and ornamental art as “Okir” or “Okil”. As the time goes by,
Islam influences to arts have formed a distinct and developed descriptive characteristics.
Hence, male arts are commonly in curvilinear design contained by or consisting
of a curved line or lines. Masculine decorative arts compose of circle, bird, leaf, fern, and
flowers. This picture is an example of Islamic male art which is carved in a wood. This are
consisting of ferns and curvy structures and has flowers shape figures.
Furthermore, female art focuses in geometric forms defined by two-dimensional
faces enclosed by lines that connect a set of vertices. Female decorative compose of
circle, artificial moon, square, rectangle, diamond and zigzag. This is an example of
female art which we obviously see that it consist of geometric shapes like squares and
rectangles.
3. What is the most commonly used figure in maranao art? What
does it symbolize?
The most commonly used figure in maranao art is S-form which is simple abstraction of a
serpent. Cock is also one of maranao arts that depicts the image of a chicken which we
famously known as Sarimanok. The Sarimanok is the legendary bird that place on the
top of a bamboo pole.
S-form “Serpent” Cock or “Sarimanok”

4. Describe the major works of art from minor arts.
Major arts involve man skill to create works of art that are in form, content, and
execution. It is notable and conspicuous in effect dignity. Examples of major arts are
painting, architecture, sculpture, literature, music, and dance. On the other hand, Minor
arts have aesthetic factor of minor arts is styling and sight. Examples of minor arts are
decorative arts, popular arts, graphic arts, plastic arts, and industrial arts.
In differentiating both major and minor, in my own understanding major arts
are the raw arts meaning it includes the bases of the minor arts. When the major arts
establish their artworks, minor enters the stage wherein base on the definition he/she
put some decorative ideas and improve its states through styling. The best example of
major and minor arts is a crown because the major arts that involves in here is the
making of the base on the crown which including of sculpting while minor arts enters
where all the gems and added form in the crown are being placed.
5. What did the artist want to show in his work? What is the
artwork for?
Every artist has its reason in every artwork that they did. Some of them maybe for
personal reasons or just a lending voice in a significant matter for the other people to
hear. Artist carries his reasons to her heart up to his mind which help him to produce
object which we call artwork. The artist wants to show in his work those reasons. For an
example, I consider myself as an artist because I paint watercolor landscapes. I want to
express my feeling through landscapes every time if I feel sad, happy, anxious and many
more. Sometimes I was able to make an image wherein that conveys to other people
especially what we are struggling right now, the coronavirus.
Apparently, those reasons have different races that us viewers could establish a
connection between the artist. It identifies his character, skills, personality, talents and
many more that help us to distinguish his very true self. The artwork for people who
vital to listen to the ideas and reason of the artist. It serves to be an eye-opener both for
the artist and people. Music and dance are for people who loves to involve with it while
other people enjoy reading novels and books. Artworks creates a form of
communication and connection that drives the people to see and feel reality or outside
of reality.
6. What is the personality or individuality of the artwork?
Artwork conveys a meaningful message to each and everyone of us. These
personalities formed artwork on how it is used before up until today. For me, I can
describe the personality of artwork in two forms. It might be in its structural form or in its
expressive form. Structural form involves on how art should be done based on its
tangible features like shapes, depth, letters, tune and melody, movements and many
more. While expressive form is in lined with intangible features like feelings, emotions,
ideas, imaginations and creativity that helps to express and communicate. These
personalities give a distinctive purpose of artwork to everyone not only for the artist.
Nevertheless, the individuality of an artwork is distinguished on how impact can
make an art to people. It might be through their emotions, feelings, opinion and beliefs.
This made the art remarkable to everyone because we cannot separate ourselves to art.
It makes us who we are today. Art is the evidence of everyone existence that’s why its
uniqueness conquers great influence and impact to our daily lives. It can be through
music or dance, novels and books, drawings and paintings or architectural designs as
long as it provides meaningful characteristics, it will always be vital to people from pre-
historic era up to 20th century.

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SHARINA MHYCA A.

homes of mountain people.

useful and should be in accordance with our cultures and beliefs.

Hence, male arts are commonly in curvilinear design contained by or consisting

top of a bamboo pole.

S-form “Serpent” Cock or “Sarimanok”

In differentiating both major and minor, in my own understanding major arts

example, I consider myself as an artist because I paint watercolor landscapes. I want to

especially what we are struggling right now, the coronavirus.

Artwork conveys a meaningful message to each and everyone of us. These

Nevertheless, the individuality of an artwork is distinguished on how impact can

historic era up to 20th century.

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