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*Costumes are the garments, hairstyles
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individual members or groups in a
particular society.
Sculpture and other forms of Visual *Embroidery refers to the art of
Arts stitching ornaments on clothby hand.
*food art involves packaging and/or
Sculpture has three-dimension-height, presentation of food in an artistic
width and depth and created by either way.
carving, modelling or assembling parts *Furniture are the decorative and
together. functional objects which are typically
found in a public or private dwelling
*The general kinds of sculpture are or building.
free-standing and relief. Ex. Table, cabinets, chairs, etc.
1. Free-standing is a kind of *Komiks and Editorial cartoon
sculpture that can be independently - Komiks may use single or multiple
stand in space and has a flat frames with conversations of people or
horizontal base. animals placed inside “ballons”.
2. Relief does not have a flat - editorial cartoon is a single framed
horizontal base and it is projected illustration that may either makes fun
from a flat surface. of political leaders or institutions
or comments on current events.
The new types of sculpture in the *Leaf art is used in religious
contemporary setting. rituals, food wrapping and even as a
*Assemblage is formed by putting form of modern artistic expression.
together materials such as found Ex. Palaspas, oliva, banana leaves
objects, pieces of paper, sponges, *Mat weaving refers to the art of
wood scraps and other materials. “plaiting strips of organic fibersinto
*Kinetic structure is considered as a mats”
sculpture in motion. *Textile weaving refers to the process
*welded sculptures involves the of creating cloth by interweaving a
process of connecting sheets of metal series of parallel vertical threads
together by using an acetylene or with another series of horizontal
electric torch. threads at right angles.
*uses of glass *Metal craft are objects made from
*symbolic sculpture refers to the metal using the processes of brass
traditional design that is typically casting and blacksmithing,
used in woodcarving. tinsmithing, or goldsmithing and
silversmithing.
The other visual art forms that can be - for brass casting and blacksmithing:
seen in every region in the country: anting-anting or amulets
*advertising art refers to using paid - for tinsmithing: used in creating
space or time in any of the media to jeepneys, cariton or ice cream cart
inform and influence the public. - for goldsmithing and silversmithing:
*bamboo art refers to the works made rings, necklaces, bracelets
of bamboo that maybe used for *Multimedia consists of works that
decorations or ornaments. involve the use of other senses in
*Basketry refers to the art of appreciating those works aside from
creating containers by weaving, the sense of vision.
plaiting or braiding materials into Ex. Planetarium, exhibits
hallow 3-dimensional shapes that can *Paper art involves the process of
either be used for carrying, storage cutting, pasting, recycling and/or
and trapping animals. constructing of objects from paper.
*book design involves structuring and *Personal ornament are objects that
reproduction of bound pages that are are worn on the human body.
*Photography refers to the process of peasant famiilies living in the
producing images using a light lowland areas and is typically
sensitive chemical plate or film. Ex. owned by families belonging in
Photoalbums, pictures low income groups.
*Pottery is a general term for b. .Houseboat is basically a boat
decorative and useful objects made that also serves as a dwelling.
from clay and set off at high 4.One-and-a-house-story house is
temperatures. Ex. Pots, jars characterized by an upper level or
*Printmaking refers to transferring story covering just a half of the
images from a firm surface to a lower level.
pliable surface, such as cloth or 5.Split-level house the lower level
paper, using pressure. houses the kitchen, living and dining
*Tattoo art refers to a body adornment areas while the upper level has the
permanently engraved on the screen bedrooms.
using a sharp instrument and plant 6.Tsalet refers to a suburban house
dyes or inks. that has one story, a two-story house
with living quarters on the upper
ARCHITECTURE level, or an elevated one story house.
Architecture are structures that meant 7.Commercial buildings
to be used as shelter. a. Market is a place or a building for
Forms of contemporary architecture: buying and selling goods.
a. Domestic buildings b. Buildings for house banks, business
and houses offices and factories have plain
b. Bungalow wall surfaces and large windows.
c. Ethnic houses 8.Government buildings
d. One-and-a-house- a. Capitol is the building of the
story house provincial government that use
e. Split level house columns and pediments in the
f. Tsalet exterior of the buildings
g. Commercial b. Town hall is the building of the
buildings municipal government.
h. Government 9.Public buildings and structures
buildings a. School is a place where young
i. Public buildings people and adults are educated to
and structures become productive members of the
j. Other forms and community.
structures b. Kamalig is a building used for
storing grain.
1.Domestic buildings and houses c. Masjid or mosque refers to a place
a. Apartment is a building composed of of worship of the muslims.
many residences called units. d. Cemetery is a place whre people
Ex.condominiums bury the dead.
b. Bahay na bato is considered to be a e. Church is a place for worship for
residence of the wealthy that is Christian congregation.
made of bricks or stones and has a f. Movie house is a place where people
wooden upper level. watch films or motion pictures.
c. Barong-barong are houses of the g. Theater is a building intended for
landless poor that are built on any dance, musical and theatrical
land or area. Usually found near presentations.
esteros, riverbanks, bayshores, 10.Other forms and structures
abandoned buildings and garbage a. Fort are built to defend a
dumps. community against enemies.
2.Bungalow is a one-story house with b. Lighthouse is a structure built
a wide front porch and large windows. on an island, peninsula or rock
3.Ethnic houses to ensure that ships will be
a. Bahay kubo is considered as an able to pass through a narrow
ethnic house of Christian aea safely.
c. Bridge is a horizontal structure between two areas
that serves as a passageway
d. separated by a body of water, a
hallow area or a road.