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)
4.
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)
8. Friars - supervises the practice of arts in the country
with their agenda of propagating Christia-
nity and maintaining the power of the
colonizers.
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.