historical background of arts in the philippines

1. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
OF ARTS IN THE PHILIPPINES

2. THREE MAJOR TRADITION IN THE PHILIPPINE ART
• ETHNIC TRADITION
• SPANISH COLONIAL TRADITION
• AMERICAN COLONIAL
CONTEMPORARY TRADITION

3. ETHNIC TRADITION
Even before the colonization, the Philippines
already has its indigenous art.
primarily influenced by the geographical location
and experiences of the Filipinos.
eg.
dances - people in the highland (birds)
- people near the sea (fish)

5. Visual arts
• Pottery, weaving, wood carving, metal crafting
• what is the available material
•Architecture - local material like anahaw, bamboo,
cogon, cane, rattan, etc. (what is available)

7. SPANISH COLONIAL TRADITION
Religion and secularization influenced the art in this
age.

8. Friars - supervises the practice of arts in the country
with their agenda of propagating Christia-
nity and maintaining the power of the
colonizers.

10. LITERATURE
religious and secular prose and poetry

11. Theatre Arts
Moro-moro komedya

12. Choreography

13. secular dances - valse, fandango, polka, and minuet

14. Marching band

16. ARCHITECTURE

19. AMERICAN COLONIAL ERA

20. went to study abroad

21. PASALUBOOOOOOONG!

22. THE CONCEPT OF MODERN ART

24. urbanization
consumerism
rise of the middle class
technology

25. due to the new technology, experimental art give rise

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Even after the WWII art continously developed

28. Mirrors the society and culture of the present time
Using a combination of
different methods, materials,
and ideas that transcend the
traditional art making.

29. Hence, because of the education brought
about by the American period, the horizon
of the Philippine art was broaden.