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Lesson Objective

• Relate the significance of art forms from different regions and promote regional arts.

Significance of Art

• Art pieces have meaning because they are created with the author's/artist's emotions and knowledge.
• Filipinos express their thoughts, feelings, and struggles through various art forms like language, literature, history, art, music, and philosophy.
• Filipino art reflects socio-economic and political issues.
• Filipino artists are aware of their ancestral roots and colonial influence.
• The way of life of Filipinos has been influenced by colonization for several decades.

Importance of Arts in a Region

• Contemporary art reflects someone's perspectives and feelings.
• It's a means of personal expression.
• Art can recreate meanings and identities for regional communities.
• Communicating regional culture to outsiders generates interest, respect, and understanding.

Importance of Different Art Forms

• Dance, whether ethnic, social, or spectacular, is an important part of culture.
• It provides pleasure, relaxation, and improves social life for all ages.

Indigenous Art Forms

• Indigenous People have continuously lived in their own territory.
• Art reflects their tribal background.
• The people use traditional colors and patterns in their art.

Philippine Architecture

• Buildings differ significantly by ethnic groups.
• Traditional building styles include hut-style houses, highland houses, royal houses, and palaces.
• These styles utilize bamboo, wood, rock, coral, rattan, grass, and other local materials.
• Materials protect inhabitants from weather conditions.

Weaving

• Philippine basket weaving has designs for specific purposes, like harvesting, food storage, and transportation.
• The Batak of Palawan are known for their exceptional weaving skills.
• Weavers create headgear utilizing various fibers for different communities.

Wraparound Skirts

• Worn in pre-colonial times by different Filipino ethnic groups.
• Later evolved into garments integrated with Spanish influences.
• Some are still used today, like the Visayan, Tausug, and Tagalog tapis.

T'nalak Weaving

• Weaving is an important art form.
• The name "T'nalak" is attributed to the fabric's colorful designs featured in the festival.

Hajia Amina Appi

• A skilled craftsman in the creation and weaving of mats.
• Her skills are appreciated and valued.

Rock Drawings/Petroglyphs

• The oldest art forms in the Philippines are rock drawings and engravings.
• The drawings are often related to religious beliefs.
• Some drawings include infants to relieve sickness or symbols of fertility.
• The Angono Petroglyphs contain figures carved into a rock wall. It is the oldest known work of art.

Music

• Music often transmitted orally.
• Musical styles, compositions, and performance are essential elements of non-traditional art.
• Examples include epic poetry, Harana, Tagonggo, Kulintang, Kundiman, Dandansoy, and songs with Waray-Waray, Tagalog, and Cebuano roots.
• The gong or gangsa, a hand-held gong, is a significant part of Cordillera culture.

Sculpture

• Non-folk sculpture is a major art form in the Philippines.
• Monuments and shrines depict events of historical importance.
• These works commemorate heroism and significant deeds.
• Examples include the Oblation, Rizal Monument, Tandang Sora Shrine, Lapu-Lapu Shrine, People Power Monument, Filipina Comfort Women and Bonifacio Monument

Pottery

• Includes ceramic making, clay pot-making, and folk clay sculpture.
• The Manunggul Jar and Maitum anthropomorphic burial jar are important examples.
• Early pottery production is noted in Cebu.
• Materials and styles vary based on location and purpose.
• Examples include the Tapayan and Jibao-an jars and clay pots.

Festivals

• Fiestas are a significant part of Filipino culture.
• Festivals are held in various locations throughout the archipelago.
• The fiestas include religious observance and displays of different regions' traditions.
• Examples of significant festivals include Pahiyas, Higantes, Panagbenga and Dinagyang. There are also the Sinulog, and Lanzones Festivals.

National Arts Centers

• The Philippines has various national and regional centers fostering art, promoting cultural preservation, and connecting to local communities and organizations.
• The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA) are examples of these centers.
• Sub-commissions are categorized based on specific art forms or cultural communities.