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## **Module 2** ### **Researches on Various Contemporary Art Forms** ### **Pre Colonial Art Period (6185 BC - 1520 AD)** * Old Stone Age (Paleolithic) * Age of Horticulture/ Neolithic Period * Metal Age * Iron Age ### **Old Stone Age (Paleolithic)** Espinosa Ranch Site, Cagayan 16000-8000 BC Th...

## **Module 2** ### **Researches on Various Contemporary Art Forms** ### **Pre Colonial Art Period (6185 BC - 1520 AD)** * Old Stone Age (Paleolithic) * Age of Horticulture/ Neolithic Period * Metal Age * Iron Age ### **Old Stone Age (Paleolithic)** Espinosa Ranch Site, Cagayan 16000-8000 BC The proof of earliest man's presence was recovered from a ranch site in Cagayan Province - two flake tools dated about 9 million years, the oldest man-made object associated with the fossils of a proboscidean, a prehistoric elephant. ### **Shell Bracelets and Pendants (Neolithic)** Cagayan, Palawan, and Sorsogon 4854 BC Shells were fashioned into tools, as well as ornaments. The oldest known ornaments made from cone shells were found in the early 1960's in the grave of an adult male in Duyong Cave in Palawan. A shell disk with a hole in the center was found next to his right ear and a disk with a hole by the edge was found on his chest. The shell ornaments were dated 4854. ### **Agono Petroglyphs** Agono Petroglyphs are oldest known work of art in the Philippines located in the province of Rizal. There are 127 human and animal figures engraved on the rockwall probably carved during the late Neolithic (3000 BC). ### **Lingling-o (2000 BC - 1000 AD) Duyong Cave, Palawan, a kind of ear pendant** Fashioned from green nephrite (jade) is the characteristic trait of the Early Metal Age. One of the finest jade ornaments found to date is the double-headed pendant recovered from Duyong Cave, Palawan. It is an example of the superb craftsmanship of ancient carving in jade. ### **Maitum Jar (Metal Age: 190 BC to 500 AD)** In 1991, the National Museum archaeological team discovered anthropomorphic secondary burial jars in Ayub Cave, Barangay Pinol, Maitum, Sarangani Province, Mindanao, Philippines. ### **Unchange Art Design** The Okir (motif) is an artistic cultural heritage of the Maranaos of Lanao, Philippines. It is an artistic design of the Maranao native inhabitants of southern Philippines beginning from the early 6th Century C.E. before the Islamization of the area. Okir is a design or pattern often rendered or curved in hardwood, brass, silver and wall painting in curvilinear lines and Arabic geometric figures. ### **Other Pre Colonial Art** * Pottery * Weaving * Tattoo * Jewelry * Carving * Metal Crafts ### **Spanish Colonial Art Period** Introduced formal Painting, Sculpture and Architecture which was inspired by the Byzantine(empire), Gothic, Baroque and Rococo art styles. * Most artworks are Religious (Catholic) based * Artworks bear the Philippine themed décor even with Spanish influence. ### **Father of Filipino Painting: Damian Domingo** First Filipino to paint his face, the first Self-Portrait in the Philippines. ### **Juan Luna y Novicio** Was a Filipino painter, sculptor and a political activist of the Philippine Revolution during the design of its churches, its stained glass, and its illuminated manuscripts.