Contemporary Philippine

Arts from Different

Regions
Week 4
Pre-Test
Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer from the given choices. Write the letter of
your answer on the space provided.

___A___1. Filipinos are known to be creative and artistic. What distinguishable ele-
ment of Filipino art?

A. It depicts the way of life

B. It describes the masterpiece
C. It shows radicalism
D. it depicts passion

___D___2. Filipino veneration to God is usually portrayed in any forms of art. Which
among the art forms that is commonly celebrated during fiesta, bountiful harvest
or town commemoration?
A. Painting C. Festival
B. Architecture D. Fine arts

___C___3. Philippine Folk dances depict Filipino way of life. Who was the acclaimed
national artist that conducted a study on local forms of celebration and rituals?
A. Levi Celerio C. Francisca Reyes-Aquino
B. Fernando Amorsolo D. Ryan Cayabyab

___D___4.Every individual has their own way of interpreting an artwork. What should
be the ideal way of interpreting or analyzing artwork or masterpiece?
A. Focus on the Elements C. Interpret the technique and medium

B. analyze beyond visuals D. analyze the visual elements and princi-

ples
___B___5. Art evaluator assesses artwork beyond visuals. Why do they follow the
principles of interpretation?
A. to give objective analysis of an artwork or master piece
B. to provide security, stability and objectivity of evaluation
C. to provide unbiased results
D. to provide stability among evaluators

___C___6. Which among the Festivals is not observed in Mindanao?

A. KadayawanFestival C. Moriones Festival
B. SaginganFestival D. Diyandi Festival

___B___7. Contemporary Filipino artists predominantly exhibits colorful masterpieces

evidently uses indigenous materials and intricately designed to achieve desired mo-
tif. Which Filipino art trend is emphasized in this situation?

A. Monochromatic C. Multifunctional

B. Polychromatic D. Minimalism
___A___8.Kee Sang Pao loves to post her best drawing and painting on facebook and
Instagram. What is Filipino character that best describes the situation?
A. Recognition C. Charitable
B. Self-expression D .Impulsive

___D___9.Jeepneys in the Philippines displayed paintings of different landscapes and rural scenery.
Which Filipino art tendency is being exemplified by this situation?
A. Multifunctional C. Polychromatic
B. Monochromatic D. Maximalism

___A___10. Cubist paintings are obviously showed several elements of art. Which of
the following does not belong to the elements of art?
A. (Unity, variety, balance) C. (line, shape, space)

B. (Texture, pattern, space) D. (space, shape, color)

Looking Back
Direction: Complete the sentence to make a complete thought.
I discovered that Filipino art is refer to all the various forms of the arts that have developed and
accumulated in the Philippines from the beginning of civilization in the country up to the present
era. They reflect the range of artistic influences on the country's culture, including indigenous
forms of the arts, and how these influences have honed the country's arts. These arts are divided
into two distinct branches, namely, traditional arts and non-traditional arts. Each branch is further
divided into various categories with subcategories.

Check your Understanding

A. Directions: Study the portrait painting of Fernando Cueto Amorsolo and Leo-
nardo da Vinci and Answer the guide questions below.
Questions: 1. what is the subject of the painting?
The subject of the painting is The Basket of Mangoes of Fernando Amorsolo and Mona lisa of Leonardo
Da Vinci.
2. What elements and principles of art are dominant?
The eight principles of art are balance, proportion, unity, harmony, variety, emphasis, rhythm, and
movement. All of these principles clearly deal with the placement of elements within the same artwork.
3. What do these paintings share in commons? Give example

The things they have shared in common are, we can see in both paintings that the subject is a
woman. The similarities between these two was that they each displayed a different culture.We
are both painted by one of the greatest artists, Fernando Amorsolo who is also regarded as one of
the best arts in the Philippines, and Leonardo da Vinci who is a renaissance Italian painter
renowned for his famous painting, Mona Lisa.The thing is, these two displayed
distinctly feminine  character, where they demonstrated their country and time culture.  

4. What did you feel while looking at the painting?

It has the power to engage you so fully, bringing you into the present moment. Reduces stress – studies
show that both creating and observing art can reduce cortisol, the 'stress hormone'*. Doing
something you love also releases endorphins – feel-good chemicals that combat stress and reduce pain.

5. What is the overall mode of the painting?

A painting can be best created if people who paint is inspired and through his perfect imagination that
brought him to have a good ideas. As a result, perfect composition,texture,color, subject and value of the
paint does a big matter to have a best painting.
6. What makes Dalagang bukid painting FILIPINO?

The “Dalagang Bukid” or the maiden in the rice field shows a medium brown-skinned
woman portraying the Maria Clara image. Guided by the use of texture and
impressionism characterized by relatively thin and small brushstrokes, the vibrant
tropical sunlight emphasized the appearance of the woman in terms of her outfit and
skin color. Amorsolo’s style further emphasized movement. Although it is not that
conspicuous, the image that the painting depicts, in my perspective, is that the woman
was enjoying her walk by the fields, looking at the trees, she looked back with a
smile. Hence, her shoulder gave emphasis on the way women dressed which
attempted to depict Filipino conservative demeanor that every Filipina must possess
during the American colonial period. Thus this portrait created a narrative that life in
the province is merely agricultural, that life was good and that the ideal Filipino
woman must be conservative, beautiful, and happily serving her family and doing
reproductive jobs such as taking care of the house chores and of upbringing the
children given her gentle and warm demea

B. Direction: Interpret the painting below and answer the guide questions. Choose
only 1 painting (A, B, C).
Guide Questions:
1. Describe the work/painting.
a. Artist Pancho Piano, Roy b. Subject matter- Who or what is represented? The main idea of the painting
is a mosaic and it is a water based painting
c. Technique and Medium
order to create a work of art. In painting, medium can refer to both the type of paint used (oil, acrylic,
watercolor, etc) and the base or ground to which the paint is applied (canvas, wood, paper, etc)
2. Describe what you see.
What is the subject? What aspects are emphasized?
The subject that emphasize is a flower mosaic a woman and a colorful structure.
3. Discuss the elements/principles of the work
There are seven elements in art. They are color, form, line, shape, space, texture, and value. The ten
common principles of art are balance, emphasis, harmony, movement, pattern, proportion, repetition,
rhythm, unity, and variety.
4. What do you think is the overall mood of the work?
The mood of work is happy and harmony with grace
5. Give examples from your description and analysis of the work to explain why you
think and feel the way you do about the piece.
I feel about the piece is beauty of the painting It has the power to engage you so fully, bringing you into
the present moment.
6. What makes the painting FILIPINO?
It makes sense by the color and the structure of the painting

Post-Test
Multiple Choice. Select the letter of the best answer from among the given
choices.
___b___1. Contemporary Filipino artists predominantly exhibits colourful masterpieces
evidently uses indigenous materials and intricately designed to achieve desired motif.
Which Filipino art trend is emphasized in this situation?
A. Monochromatic C. Multifunctional
B. Polychromatic D. Minimalism

___a___2.Kee Sang Pao loves to post her best drawing and painting on Facebook and
Instagram. What is Filipino character that best describes the situation?
A. Recognition C. Charitable
B. Self-expression D. Impulsive

___d___3. Jeeneys in the Philippines displayed paintings of different landscapes and ru-
ral scenery. Which Filipino art tendency is being exemplified by this situation?

A. Multifunctional C. Polychromotic
B. Monochromatic D. Maximalism

___d___4.What should be the ideal way of interpreting or analyzing artwork or master-

piece?

A. Focus on the Elements B. analyze beyond visuals

C. Interpret the technique and medium D. analyze the visual elements and principles

___b___5. Art evaluator assesses artwork beyond visuals. Why do they follow the princi-
ples of interpretation?

A. to give objective analysis of an artwork or master piece

B. to provide security, stability and objectivity of evaluation
C. to provide unbiased results
D. to provide stability among evaluators

___C___6. Which among the Festivals is not observed in Mindanao?

A. KadayawanFestival C. Mariones Festival
B. SaginganFestival D. Diyandi Festival

___A___7. Filipinos are known to be creative and artistic. What distinguishable element of Fil-ipino art?

A. It depicts the way of life C. It shows radicalism

B. It describes the masterpiece D. it depicts passion

___D___8. Filipino veneration to God is usually portrayed in any forms of art. Which among

the art forms that is commonly celebrated during fiesta, bountiful harvest or town commemo-
ration?
A. Painting B. Architecture C. Festival D. Fine arts

___C___9.Philippine Folk dances depict Filipino way of life. Who was the acclaimed national
artist that conducted a study on local forms of celebration and rituals?
A. Levi Celerio C. Francisca Reyes-Aquino
B. Fernando Amorsolo D. Ryan Cayabyab

___A___10. Cubist paintings are obviously showed several elements of art. Which of the fol-
lowing does not belong to the elements of art ?

A. (Unity, variety, balance) C. (line, shape, space)

B. (Texture, pattern, space) D. (space, shape, color)