Harrunder are some of the GAMABA awardees and their work of art:

1. Durhata Sawabi – a Tausug weaver of Pis Syabit, the traditional cloth tapestry worn as a head
cover;
2. Eduardo Mutuc – an artist from Apalit, Pampanga who has dedicated his life to creating religious
and secular art in silver, bronze, and wood;
3. Haja Amina Appi – recognized as master mat weaver among the Sama indigenous community
for her unique designs, straightness of her edging (tabig), and fineness of her sasa and kima-
kima.
4. Alonzo Saclag – a Kalinga master of dance and the performing arts who mastered not only the
Kalinga musical instruments but also her dance patterns and movements associated with her
peoples’ ritual.
5. Federico Caballero a Sulod Bukidnon epic chanter from Kalinog. Iloilo who ceaselessly works for
the documentation of the oral literature. Particularly the epics of his people;
6. Uwang Ahadas a Yakan musician who is a master of the kwintangan, kayu, and tuntungan
instruments;
7. Lang Dulay-a Tboli traditional weaver of T’nalak or Tboli cloth made of colorful abaca fabrics;
8. Salinta Monona Tagbanua Bagobo traditional weaver of distinct abaca Fabrics called inabal;
9. Ginaw Bilog-is a Hanunuo Mangyan poet who is considered as a master of ambahan poetry:
10. Masino Intaray a prolific and pre-eminent epic chanter and story-teller recognized for his
outstanding mastery of various traditional musical instruments of the Palawan people such as
basal, kulilal, and bagil

THE SUBJECT OF ART

The subject of art is the matter to be described or to be portrayed by the artist. The subject of art is
varied This may refer to any person, object, scene, or event bi general, the subject of an artwork is
anything under the sun. The subject add be make believe imaginary, and invented, like Cerberus a
three-headed dog) or Dyesebel (a popular mermaid character made for film and television). Subjects
can also be real events, like the devastations brought about by super typhoons entering the Philippines
or catastrophic tsunamis hitting many Asian countries.

Two Kinds of Art as to Subject:

1. Representational or Objective Art

They are those arts that depict (represent) objects that are commonly recognized by most people. They
attempt to copy, even if iu a subiective manner, something That is real. They use “torm” and are
concerned with “what” is to be depicted in the artwork .

2. Nonrepresentational or Non objective Art

They are those arts without any reference to anything outside itself (without representation) it is
abstract in the sense that it does not represent the real object in the world it uses content and is
concerned with how the artwork is depicted.

Sources of the Subject Art

1. Nature
next to animals and people and their activities nature as landscape has been the comment
subject for the arts. It has been most common inspiration and subject.
2. History
All art is conditioned by the historical period in which it is created.
3. Greek and Roman Mythology
This has been a very important source of subjects in the arts. These arts are so famous that they
count as a definite part of our inheritance.
4. Religion
It has played an enormous. Role in inspiring works of visual arts, music, architecture, and
literature through the ages.
5. Sacred oriental texts
sacred texts of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam.
The Content Of Art

The content of art is the meaning message and feeling imparted by a work of art. This is not the same
thing as the subject matter the work depicts. Content is in extricably linked with form which refers to
the pictorial aspects of art.

conventional meaning,

which refers to the special meaning that the certain object of colour has for a particular culture or
group of people when it is shown in an artwork. The flag is the agreed upon symbol for a nation, the
Cross is the Christian symbol for faith, and the wheel is the Buddhist symbol of the teachings of
Gautama Buddha.

subjective meaning,

which refers to the individual meaning deliberately and instinctively expressed by the artist using a
personal symbolism that stems from his own alliance with certain objects, actions, or colors with past
experiences. It becomes fully understandable if the artist gives details of what he really means;
otherwise. It would be interpreted differently by the viewers, or it would communicate multiple
meanings to its varied audience.

Keeping Art

1. National pride and glory

2. Museums and private collections
3. Preservation and restoration

ARTIST

The word “artist” is generally defined as an art practitioner, such as a painter, sculptor, choreographer,
dancer, writer, poet, musicians, and the like, who produces or creates indirectly functional arts with
aesthetic value using imagination.

ARTISAN

An artisan is a craftsman, such as carpenter, carver, plumber, blacksmith. Weaver, embroiderer, and
the like, who produces directly functional and or decorative arts Artisans help us in meeting our basic
needs such as food clothing dwelling furniture and kitchen utensils.

Key Components of Art

The art market is an economic ecosystem that relies not only on supply and demand but also on the
fabrication of a work’s predicted future monetary and/or cultural value. The art market can appear
somewhat unclear since artists do not make art with the sole intention of selling it, and buyers often
have no idea of the value of their purchase.

The following are the important players in the art market

Curator

A curator, who is a manager or overseer, and usually a curator or keeper of a cultural heritage
institution (e.g. gallery, museum, library, or archive), is a content specialist charged with an
institution’s collections, selecting art to be displayed in a museum, organizing art exhibitions in
galleries or public places, researching artists, and writing catalogs and involved with the interpretation
of heritage.

Art Buyer

An art buyer is a professional who is knowledgeable in art, who may scout talents for an advertising
agency seeking to employ an art director, or who may look for an art for a collector or a company.

Art Dealer
An art dealer is a person or a company that buys and sells works of art, Art dealers often study the
history of art before starting their careers. They have to understand the business side of the are world

THE CREATIVE PROCESS

Robert Fritz, based on his book, enumerated the steps in the creative process, and said that creating is
a skill that can be learned and developed. Like any other skill, we learn by practice and hands-on
experience we can learn to create by creating. There are, however, some steps we can follow, not as a
formula to adopt, but as indications to guide our actions. Fritz, likewise, presented three stages in the
creative process as shown below:

1. Conceive the result you want to create.

Creation starts at the end. We need to have an idea of what we want to create of what we have
and manifest.
2. Know what currently exist
It is difficult to create something novel and or original in any area of knowledge without being
aware of what is being done in that area.
3. Take actions
Having a wonderful idea or version is not enough you have to do something to make it real to
manifest it all thought sometimes you will have to do things that might generate criticism
sometimes you will face serious mistakes and you will have to start again.
4. Develop your creativity
Every new creation gives you fresh thoughts and knowledge of your own creative process. You will
then increase your ability to picture what you want and your capacity to bring those outcomes into
real-life situations.
5. Learn the rhythms of the creative process
There are three fundamental stages in creative process germination, assimilation, and completion.

3 stages creative Process

 Germination (Idea)
It is the initial moment when You conceive a new project in your life.
 Assimilation
It is the crucial step in the creative process .
 Completion

National Artists of the Philippines

The Order of the National Artists

Is considered to be the highest national recognition for individuals who contributed to the development
of Philippine arts. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the Cultural Center of the
Philippines together administer this award.

The word “exhibition”

is usually, but not always, the word used for a collection of items made available to an audience. The
term “exhibit” generally refers to a single item being shown within an exhibition.

The Element of Shape

Other than lines and color, the mind through the visual system makes sense of its surrounding by
determining what shapes are present. Shape is the next interesting element of the visual arts. Shapes
result from the coming together flines enclosing an area and separating it from its surroundings
(Fichner, 2013). The interpretation of the enclosed area That is formed presents a challenge to the
Brain.

Kinds of Shape

There are many kinds of shapes. Geometric shapes, for instance, are regular and precise and present
an industrial feel to the viewer

The Element of Space

Space is a tricky element of the visual arts. It involves both the physiological capability of the visual
system and the physical manipulation of the two dimensional surface (picture plane) to give the viewer
an illusion of depth or distance.

Physiological Perception of Space

On the physiological aspect, two Processes should be understood. One involves stereoscopic vision and
the other, kinesthetic vision (Ocvirk 2002).

VISUAL ELEMENT

The Element of Line

We see lines everywhere: along the streets, inside our homes, in all of Nature, and in the many
infrastructures that make our cities. Lines...they add to the quality of all visual stimuli. We use lines to
write words, numbers, and symbols. We read lines of printed words. The lines on the map help us find
the best route from one place to another. We stand into a line to get into a movie theater, in boarding
the Light Rail and Metro Rail transits, and in waiting for a school or Office

Different Lines

Horizontal Lines

These are parallel to the horizon. They do not slant. When you lie down on a flat surface, your body
forms a horizontal line.

Vertical lines

They start from the bottom going up or vice versa. They do not lean at all. Verticals show strength,
balance, and stability. Monuments of a country's heroes are usually depicted as verticals.

Diagonal lines

These lines are between a vertical and a horizontal line. Diagonals look as if they are either rising or
falling and have both positive and negative implications.