CPAR - The Arts in a Macro Perspective and History of Philippine Art
Performance Art
Artists conceptualize their act in relation to minimal props needed to get a concept, an idea, or an advocacy across; They use basic elements of time, space, the performer's body, the audience who will randomly witness their performance
Ethnic Traditions
Dance steps were imitations of the movement of certain animals
Theater Art
A form of art that employs a specific language that applies to visual and auditory elements, media, techniques, and convention
Plot; Character; Thought; Language or Diction; Music; Spectacle; Director; Playwright; Theater space
Elements of Dramatic Theater Performance
Pre-Colonial
Folk literature in the form of folk speeches, songs and narratives
Proscenium Stage; Arena or Circle Stage; Thrust Stage; Auditorium Stage
Four Basic Theater Stages
Pre-Colonial
Houses were made from local materials like anahaw, bamboo, cogon, cane, ratan, and other light materials.
Pre-Colonial
Indigenous musical instruments like bamboo flutes and brass gongs
Ethnic Traditions
Influenced by the geographical location and the experiences of the Filipinos.
Humanities
It is an ocean of humanity's deeper, inward awareness, knowledge and sensitivity.
Humanities
It is the collective pooling together of the legacy of a given culture's values, ambitions and beliefs.
Spanish Colonial Tradition
Komedya became popular
Spanish Colonial Tradition
Literary works are classified into religious and secular prose and poetry
Spanish Colonial Tradition
Painting and sculpture were introduced depicting religious subject matters
Spanish Colonial Tradition
Piano was introduced
Ethnic Traditions
Pottery, weaving, wood carving, and metal crafting were predominant
Spanish Colonial Tradition
Religion and secularization greatly influenced the art in the Philippines
Spanish Colonial Tradition
Religious dances commonly performed to venerate patrons and saints
Pre-Colonial
Rituals were the early theatrical performances depicting their beliefs
Spanish Colonial Tradition
Stones and bricks were predominantly used in constructing churches, houses and government offices
American Colonial Tradition
The MODERN ART arrived in the Philippines
Performance Art
Their act can take place anywhere at any length of time; The purpose of the artist is not to entertain but to convey a message in a dramatic sense; It does not depict a set of fictitious character following a script
Spanish Colonial Tradition
There secular dances performed in social functions like valse, fandango, polka, minuet
Humanities
They are the branches of learning based on the philosophy and ethical perspective of humanism, which emphasizes the value and agency of human beings, individually and collectively, and generally prefers individual thought and evidence over established doctrine or faith.
The Southeast Asian (Ethnic); The Spanish; The American
Three Streams of Influence of Philippine Arts
Performance Art; Theater Art
Two Types of Performance Arts
American Colonial Tradition
Urbanization, rise of the middle class, change in the political system, and the emergence of new technology affected the way of art making
Aesthetic Value; Intellectual Value; Suggestiveness; Spiritual Value; Permanence
Values of Art
It brings out the decent and the noble in us because the arts has enriched our definition of "self". Through the arts, we come to know the changing image of mankind as s/he journeys across time, sifts through layers of reality, and strive to achieve the ideals that make for the meaningfulness of life.
Why do we study humanities or the arts?
Spanish Colonial Tradition
Zarzuelas and operas became prevalent
Permanence
a great work of art endures
Suggestiveness
a quality associated with the emotional power of art
Aesthetic Value
a quality which appeals to our sense of beauty
Art
a replica of things seen
Intellectual Value
an artwork stimulates thought
Spiritual Value
art elevates the spirit by bringing our moral values which makes as a better person
Contemporary Art
combination of mixed styles, materials, techniques, and concepts that challenges tradition
Art
culturally significant meaning encoded in an affecting sensuous medium
Theater Art
dramatic text is an interpretation of a literary piece narrating a story with a conflict that develops into series of crisis and ultimately, a climax
Contemporary Art
functions in a global society that is culturally diverse and technology-oriented
Art
man-made, or at least man-organized
Theater Art
performance is based on dramatic text staged using techniques of theater production and enacted an interpreted by artists, directors, designers, and other personnel
Contemporary Art
produced by the 21st century artists living in the postmodern age
Contemporary Art
provides instances for people to reflect and respond to contemporary social concerns and issues pertinent to themselves and to the world
Nature
refers to the phenomena of the physical world
Modern Art
refers to the practice of the art in the 1860s-1960s; breaking away from the traditional art style started in this period; during this period, new forms of expression came which were avant-garde in nature
Contemporary Art
refers to the recent and current practice of art ranging from the 1970s up to the present; it mirrors the society and culture practice of the present times; it uses a combination of different methods, materials, and ideas that transcend the traditional way of art making
Combined Arts and Performing Arts
this art form includes dance, theater, and film
Auditory/Temporal Art
this art form includes music and literature
Visual Art
this type of art form includes paintings, sculptures, photography, and architecture
