DIFFERENT ART FORMS FOUND IN THE PHILIPPINES
Different Art Forms Found In The Philippines
- Arts in the Philippines refer to all the various forms of the arts that have developed and accumulated in the Philippines from the beginning of civilization in the country up to the present era. They reflect the range of artistic influences on the country's culture, including indigenous forms of the arts, and how these influences have honed the country's arts. These arts are divided into two distinct branches, namely, traditional arts and non-traditional arts. Each branch is further divided into various categories with subcategories.
- Painting is a way for artists to do so many things: express emotions, convey ideas, and sometimes, make a change in society. And these works of art reflect a nation’s culture. Just like what the talented Filipino famous painters do with their masterpieces. Paintings in Philippines aren’t like any other art.
Fruit Gatherer
- The sculpture is considered one of the oldest art forms. In the Philippines, sculpting is an indigenous art embedded in our local cultures. Various carved art forms are part of ethnolinguistic groups’ daily lives and traditions, such as the anito and bulul of the groups in the Cordillera; and the okir and pako-rabong designs seen on the sarimanok, naga, and panolong of those in Mindanao. In the Christianized communities, pre-colonial idols were replaced with the images of Christ, the Virgin, and the Santos during the Spanish period. Consequently, from the 19th century onwards, the number of local craftsmen and woodcarvers, both Chinese and Filipino, increased, especially in Quiapo and Santa Cruz districts in Manila and Paete, Laguna. Towards the end of the 19th century, secular art emerged. Sculptors began to work on portraits and later classical sculptures through the Academia de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado de Manila. After the Second World War, modern sculpture emerged and introduced a wide array of media and materials. These new artistic resources and techniques gave way to what we now know as a contemporary sculpture.
The Rizal Monument is a memorial monument in Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines built to commemorate the Filipino nationalist, José Rizal. The mausoleum consists of a standing bronze sculpture of the martyr, with an obelisk as his backdrop, set on a pedestal upon which his remains are interred. A plaque on the pedestal front reads: "To the memory of José Rizal, patriot and martyr, executed at Bagumbayan Field December 30th, 1896, this monument is dedicated by the people of the Philippine Islands".
The perimeter of the monument is in a continuous ritual guarding by the soldiers known as the Kabalyeros de Rizal (Knights of Rizal). About a 100 m (330 ft) west of the monument is the exact location where Rizal was executed represented by life-size dioramas of his final moments.
The Lapu-Lapu Shrine is a 20-meter bronze statue located in the Mactan Shrine park in Punta Engaño, Mactan Island, Cebu. The statue was erected to honor Rajah Lapu-Lapu, the native chieftain of Mactan Island who defeated Ferdinand Magellan during the historic Battle of Mactan in 1521.
The Lapu-Lapu memorial statue is on top of a pedestal surrounded by a low-level fence and shows the Cebuano hero in his native costume with a sword on his right hand and a shield on his left.
The Lapu-Lapu Shrine is inside a plaza commonly known as the Magellan Shrine park that commemorates the events of the Battle of Mactan. Thousands of foreign and local tourists visit the park every year. The park includes the Magellan Shrine and a covered structure that houses a huge mural painting of the Battle of Mactan and a commemorative marker.
- Thiod of the Philippines is based on vernacular architecture for most of its centuries and Islamic architecture in some coastal areas at the south, plus the interior of Lanao, after the 13th century. The bahay kubo is the term for huts built out of nipa.
Built way back the Manila – Acapulco galleon trade era, the Calle Crisologo houses in the city of Vigan continue to subsist. Thanks to the efforts of the local government, the National Historical Institute, and some concerned citizens in preserving these extant architectures – which allows the current, and I hope the future generations, to personally behold these pieces of history.
Though there are traces of degradation, since some of its materials are made of wood which wither in time, I still wish that these wonders will endure another century.
Calle Crisologo History. Unknown to many, before the name Calle Crisologo street, it was called Calle Escolta de Vigan upon the discovery of the town by Juan de Salcedo in 1572. The street served as the commercial hub in the entire Northern Luzon and was established even before the Galleon Trade.
- Philippine literature is literature associated with the Philippines from prehistory, through its colonial legacies, and on to the present. Pre-Hispanic Philippine literature was actually epics passed on from generation to generation, originally through an oral tradition. However, wealthy families, especially in Mindanao, were able to keep transcribed copies of these epics as family heirloom.
- Philippine literature is the literature associated with the Philippines and includes the legends of prehistory, and the colonial legacy of the Philippines, written in both Indigenous, and Hispanic languages.
Biag ni Lam-ang is an epic story of the Ilocano people from the Ilocos region of the Philippines. It is notable for being the first Philippine folk epic to be recorded in written form, and was one of only two folk epics documented during the Philippines' Spanish Colonial period, along with the Bicolano epic of Handiong. It is also noted for being a folk epic from a "Christianized" lowland people group (the Ilocano people), with elements incorporated into the storytelling.
As oral literature, the poem is believed to have originated in pre-colonial times, evolving as it is passed on from poet to poet and generation to generation. The poem's first transcription is sometimes attributed to the blind Ilocano poet-preacher Pedro Bucaneg, but historian E. Arsenio Manuel instead attributes its first written documentation to Fr. Blanco of Narvacan, working with the publicist and folklorist Isabelo de los Reyes.
- Dance in the Philippines has played a tremendous role in Filipino culture. From one of the oldest dated dances called the Tinikling, to other folkloric dances such as the Pandanggo, Cariñosa, and Subli, and even to more modern-day dances like the ballet, it is no doubt that dance in the Philippine setting has integrated itself in society over the course of many years and is significantly imbedded in culture. Each of these dances originated in a unique way and serve a certain purpose, showcasing how diverse Philippine dances are now.
- Dance in the Philippines has played a tremendous role in Filipino culture. From one of the oldest dated dances called the Tinikling, to other folkloric dances such as the Pandanggo, Cariñosa, and Subli, and even to more modern-day dances like the ballet, it is no doubt that dance in the Philippine setting has integrated itself in society over the course of many years and is significantly imbedded in culture. Each of these dances originated in a unique way and serve a certain purpose, showcasing how diverse Philippine dances are now.
In performing this dance which resembles the movement of the bird, at least two(2) parallel pairs of bamboo poles are needed. For some expert performances, four(4) parallel pairs are being used.
Aside from the dancers, there are two(2) people sitting or kneeling on the edge of the bamboo poles. Known as clappers or clickers, they are the ones moving the bamboo poles while the dancers weave rapidly through it. The dancers and clappers can interchange roles during the dance.
The Cariñosa
- Music of the Philippines include musical performance arts in the Philippines or by Filipinos composed in various genres and styles. The compositions are often a mixture of different Asian, Spanish, Latin American, American, and indigenous influences. Philippine folk music has a strong Spanish and Latino influence as the country was under the Spanish crown for over 300 years.
- The history of Filipino songs or music can be traced back to the time when Spaniards colonized Philippines. Filipino songs and music is a fusion of American, European and indigenous sounds. It is influenced by Spanish colonization, pop music, rock and roll and hip hop music from US. The native sounds include Austronesian population and the Indo-Malayan Gamelan Music. Filipino music was enriched by Spanish and Mexican influences.
The Philippines’ history lessons about Ferdinand Magellan’s arrival in 1521 and fate at the hands of Lapu Lapu in Mactan were made pop culture material when Visayan troubadour and Bohol native Yoyoy Villame made a hit song with his “Magellan”.
The genius of the Filipino singer-songwriter behind the 1972 novelty song about Magellan’s failed attempt to conquer the islands received acclaim in the Visayas and Mindanao islands before being brought to national attention when Villame signed up as a recording artist in Manila.
It was so popular that even people from Luzon lapped this song at that time and was included in the Marcos produced semi-documentary film made for TV called “Tadhana.” This is the song that made Yoyoy Villame famous in the entire archipelago. He went on to produce several popular songs too like Mag-Exercise Tayo, Sabi Barok Lab Ko Dabyana, and other novelty songs, particularly in Visayan.
Comments
Post a Comment