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The document presents an overview of Ukil/Ukir art, focusing on its historical significance and the concept of symmetry in art. It explains the origins of okir motifs, which are characterized by curvilinear and rectilinear designs, primarily found among the Moro and Lumad peoples of the Southern Philippines. The document also highlights the elements and examples of okir art, emphasizing its cultural importance and artistic techniques.

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Symmetry Art PDF

The document presents an overview of Ukil/Ukir art, focusing on its historical significance and the concept of symmetry in art. It explains the origins of okir motifs, which are characterized by curvilinear and rectilinear designs, primarily found among the Moro and Lumad peoples of the Southern Philippines. The document also highlights the elements and examples of okir art, emphasizing its cultural importance and artistic techniques.

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Symmetry Art

Presented by: Group 11


To describes the meaning
of Ukil/ Ukir Art
Lesson To know the history of
Objective Ukil/ Ukir Art
To discuss the symmetry
art inspired by Okir/ Ukill
Symmetry is a very formal type of balance
Introduction consisting of a mirroring of portions of an
image. Bilateral symmetry, that is, two- sided
symmetry, is the most common, in which two
halves of a work of art

Symmetrical balance (or Symmetry) means that the


work of art is the same on one side as the other, a
mirror image of itself, onboth sides of a center line.A
line of symmetry is the line that divides a shape or an
object into two equal and symmetrical parts.
Okir
also spelled as okill, or ukill Okir
is a design or pattern often Other term of okir is used to
rendered or curved in hardwood, refer to a whole repertoire of
art motif consisting mainly of
brass, silver, and wall painting in
plant forms that figure
curvilinear lines and Arabic prominently in the art of Lanao
geometric figures and Sulo

SYMMETRY ART
The History

The origins of okir are pre-islamic. They


are believed to have originated from the
much earlier okil or okil - okil decorative
carving tradition of Sama (Bajao) people,
which are often highly individualistic and
rectilinear
THE OKIR

MOTIF
DESIGN

Okir motif is an art depicting


The okir design is the indigenous originality and
rectilinear and curvilinear
plant based designs and
skill of Maranaos.
folks motifs that can be It is fine art of figuring,
usually found among the painting, curving, and
Moro and Lumad peoples
of Southern Philippines, as
sculpturing
well as part of Sabah
Elements of okir

Male (Okir-a- dato) Female (okir-a-bai)


Dapal or raon Pako Lawi
Pako Longat Olan-olan
Dianawi
Pako nai Biangon
Gaglat
Piowas Pialang
Kianoko
Potyok Katimbuang
Matilak
Todi Onsod
Naga
Pako Onga
Example of Okir Art

PAnolong
SatorAn
Maranao Kulintang Ensemble

Maranao adaptation of chess


it is displayed at the faith,
Tradition and Place :
A house ornament designed
Bangsamaro Art from the
by Maranao people
National Ethnographic
Collection “Exhibit at the
National Museum “
Kulintang is a modern term for
an ancient instrumental form of
music
REFERENCES:

https://isfdn.org/balance-symmetry-asymmetry-reference-
page/#:~:text=Symmetrical%20balance%20(or%20Symmetry)%20means,sides%20of%20a%20center%20l
ine
https://byjus.com/us/math/lines-of-symmetry-and-symmetric-
shapes/#:~:text=Look%20for%20two%20halves%20of,is%20the%20line%20of%20symmetry.
https://www.pencilkings.com/symmetry-in-
art/#:~:text=Think%20about%20the%20colors%20you,can%20really%20make%20this%20pop.
Thank You!

Created by:

B John Rey Gabiana

Q Gerry Jimenes

O Emark Cabueños

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