Art Appreciation: Philippine Art

Intended Learning Outcomes

• Identify mediums in visual, auditory, and combined arts
• Define the artist's or artisan's medium and technique
• Define the roles of managers, curators, buyers, collectors, and art dealers
• Differentiate between artists' and artisans' approaches to a medium
• Understand the artisan's work as an end and the artist's work as a means to an end
• Identify notable works of national and GAMABA artists and their societal contributions

Forms of Art

• Traditional art categories include literature, visual arts, graphic arts, plastic arts, decorative arts, performing arts, music, and architecture

Artist vs. Artisan: Medium and Technique

• Artists work in fine arts, including painting, illustration, and sculpture
• Artisans are craftspeople, such as those in textiles, pottery, glass, and television
• Fine artists use paint, watercolor, pen, and ink for illustrations
• Artisans craft jewelry, glasswork, pottery, and other functional products

Responsibilities of Artists

• Developing ideas for a product
• Selecting a medium for a final work
• Collecting work for a portfolio
• Applying for financial support

Responsibilities of Artisans

• Artisans are craftspeople who make artistic products, such as earrings, urns, stained glass and other accessories
• They learn by apprenticeship and practice
• Artisans work with paint, metal, glass, or fabric
• Shaping, gluing, sewing, testing, and producing products
• Displaying work at auctions, craft shows, or online
• Estimating costs and material needs
• Related careers to visual arts include graphic design and metalworking

Performing Arts

• Actors perform creative works written by playwrights or screenwriters

Other Artists

• Singers transform written music into song
• Dancers express art onstage or in a recording studio
• Choreographers create dance routines and work with dancers
• Directors work behind the scenes to bring scripts to life and need experience in the film or theater industry
• Set and exhibit designers study scripts to produce sets for plays and films
• Costume attendants fit actors, help them dress, and maintain costumes
• Makeup artists use makeup to enhance actors' appearances in relation to their characters

Careers

• Craft and fine artists create art in various mediums
• Multimedia artists/animators create graphics and visuals for video games, films, and TV, specializing in CGI or animation; these positions require artistic skills, creativity, and technology
• Art directors oversee visual design in publishing or film, they should also have vision, leadership, and attention to detail
• Photographers capture photos and employ technical camera knowledge and creativity
• Museum curators manage exhibits and require art knowledge, creativity, and organizational skills
• Performing arts managers/arts administrators manage creative organizations, requiring business and arts qualifications

Skills

• A career in the arts Requires skills from other administrative roles, education and hands-on experience.

Performing Arts Management

• Organization manages and plans performances
• Accounting handles budgets and financial decisions
• Legal knowledge protects artists' rights
• Fundraisers seek financial support through grants and donations
• Marketing uses promotions and advertising
• Public relations enhances communication
• Flexibility adapts to irregular schedules

Art Dealers and Collectors

• An art dealer acts as a middleman between artists and collectors; they buy/sell art and network
• Art collectors influence trends, support artists, and value artistic qualities
• Art buyers procure art for projects and negotiate deals, ensuring the proper handling of transactions

Art Production

• Creation, refinement, and presentation of an artwork, applicable to visual arts, film, music, theater, and literature
• It transforms the artist's vision into something tangible for sharing and appreciation
• Art reflects culture, emotion, and societal changes
• Without art production, creative ideas would only ever be concepts

Stages of Art Production

• Preproduction is for planning involving brainstorming and research
• Production is the execution of artwork
• Postproduction involves exhibition, publishing, and distribution

Art Rewards

• Awards recognize skills and impact
• Recognition comes from fellow artists and critics
• Renown comes from a broader audience

GAMABA Artists

• Recognize artists through various awards
• GAMABA awardees work to preserve Filipino traditions, pass down their knowledge, and participate in cultural events

Requirements for Manlilikha ng Bayang

• To qualify you must be an inhabitant of cultural community and have been an artist for 50+ years
• Consistently perform/produce quality superior work
• Possess mastery of the tools and material needed
• Also, must have passed on their skill for the folk art tradition

The Incentives of GAMABA Artists

• Receives P100,000 and P14,000 monthly allowance with P750,000 for medical benefits
• The national artist committee is assisted by an Ad Hoc Selection Committee consisting of experts in various traditional folk arts to ensure a fair process

GAMABA Winners

• Ginaw Bilog is a Hanunuo Mangyan poet
• Masino Intaray was a Palawan native, poet, bard, and musician
• Samaon Sulaiman was a Maguindanaon musician known for his expertise in the kut yapi
• Lang Dulay was a T'boli princess from Lake Sebu that was a master weaver of t'nalak
• Salinta Monon was a Bagobo-Tagabawa textile weaver from Davao del Sur
• Alonzo Saclag revived the gangsa-playing tradition
• Federico Caballero is a Sulod-Bukidnon epic chanter
• Uwang Ahadas is a Yakan folk musician
• Darhata Sawabi is a Tausug textile weaver
• Eduardo Mutuc is a metal smith from Apalit, Pampanga
• Haja Amina Appi is a mat weaver of the Sama tribe
• Teofilo Garcia is a casque maker from San Quintin, Abra, whom makes tabungaw
• Estelita Bantilan is a mat weaver from Upper Lasang, Malapatan, Sarangani
• Magdalena Gamayo is a Ilocana textile weaver from Pinili, Ilocos Norte, whom makes inabel
• Ambalang Ausalin is a textile weaver from Parangbasak, Lamitan City, Basilan
• Yabing Masalon Dulo is an Ikat weaver from Landan, Polomolok, South Cotabato

The Order of National Artists

• A national artist is a Filipino citizen given the rank and title in recognition of significant contributions to Philippine arts/letters

The Order of National Artists Criteria

• To qualify as a Philippine National Artist must be a Filipino citizen and has made contributions in building a Filipino sense of nationhood
• Have pioneered expression/style earning distinction and making an impact
• Created a a substantial work and/or displayed consistently excellence
• Should enjoy broad acceptance

GAMABA: Honors and Privileges

• Consists of the rank/title as proclaimed; The insignia/citation and a lifetime emolument
• New national Artists include Lauro “Larry" Alcala an editorial cartoonist and illustrator
• Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio Filipino playwright and puppeteer, known as the Grand Dame of Southeast Asian children's theatre
• Ryan Cayabyab is a Filipino musician and composer
• Kidlat Tahimik is a film director and writer
• Francisco T. Mañosa is a Filipino Architect

More National Artists

• Resil B. Mojares teaches and scholars, essayist and fictionist
• Ramon Muzones was a poet and essayist

Event Phases

• The phases of event planning include: concepts, coordination, control, culmination, and closeout

Event Conceptualization

• Consider the 5 Ws (why, who, when, where, what)
• Coordination involves logistics
• Control manages untoward scenarios
• Culmination is the event's highlight
• Closeout includes review, evaluation, and termination