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# **Maranao Art** The Maranao *okir* is a popular motif in Maranao art. It is depicted as a fowl with colorful wings and feathered tail, holding a fish on its beak or talons. The *okir* is often decorated with scroll, leaf, and spiral motifs and is said to be a symbol of good fortune # Abaca Abac...

# **Maranao Art** The Maranao *okir* is a popular motif in Maranao art. It is depicted as a fowl with colorful wings and feathered tail, holding a fish on its beak or talons. The *okir* is often decorated with scroll, leaf, and spiral motifs and is said to be a symbol of good fortune # Abaca Abaca belongs to the Banana family and its fiber has a natural luster with colors ranging from pure white to ivory and dark brown. Abaca is used in making slippers, ropes, twine and hammocks. ## Art Classifications ### Performing Arts Involves the use of an artist's body as a medium and requires movement from one place to another. Examples include: * Plays * Movies * Live music * Television shows * Operas * Mimes * Puppet shows * Acrobatics * Dances * Ballets ### Visual Arts Usually exists in two-dimensional form and stays in one place. ### Literature Narratives or works that are literary in nature and primarily deal with imaginative and artistic writing. Examples include prose and poetry. ## Other Classifications ### Sculptural A three-dimensional form that we can touch, see, and climb. Examples include: * Monuments * Architectural designs * Rice terraces * Rock gardens * The Eiffel Tower * The Statue of Liberty * Flower gardens * Water fountains * Buildings ### Real Art Something that is understandable, "what you see is what you get", objective and representational. Examples include: * Photography * Stage play * Dance * Sculpture * Architecture ### Abstract Art Non-subject matter, non-representational, but technique focused and style-oriented. ## Local Filipino Contemporary Artists This list of local Filipino Contemporary artists includes awardees from Gawad ng Manlilikha ng Bayan or GAMABA, who are considered as our "National Living Treasures". These awardees produce art forms that are woven into everyday life and elucidate how pre-colonial traditions and cultural aspects survive though the contemporary times. ## Module 2 ### Researches on Various Contemporary Art Forms ### Pre-Colonial Art Period (6185BC - 1520 AD) **Lingling-o (2000 BC - 1000 AD)** Found in Duyong Cave, Palawan. It is a kind of ear pendant fashioned from green nephrite (jade), a characteristic trait of the Early Metal Age. One of the finest jade ornaments found to date is the *lingling-o*.