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The document discusses contemporary art in the Philippines, including literature, visual art, architecture, theater, and the national artists. It notes that contemporary Philippine art explores new subjects and mediums to express the Filipino experience. Artists are becoming more assertive in using art to represent Filipino life and culture, and their works are gaining recognition both locally and abroad. While globalization poses some threats, contemporary Filipino art remains vibrant and continues to evolve in new directions.

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Cpaftr Module 3

The document discusses contemporary art in the Philippines, including literature, visual art, architecture, theater, and the national artists. It notes that contemporary Philippine art explores new subjects and mediums to express the Filipino experience. Artists are becoming more assertive in using art to represent Filipino life and culture, and their works are gaining recognition both locally and abroad. While globalization poses some threats, contemporary Filipino art remains vibrant and continues to evolve in new directions.

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Mr. Ericson R. Ornales


Unit I
Contemporary
Philippine Art and
the National
Artists of the
Philippines
Module 3: Philippine Contemporary
Art
 Dr. Patrick Flores, a renowned
art critic and Metropolitan
Museum described contemporary
Philippine art with “the feeling
that all is possible in
contemporary, conceived as a
constantly extending and
deepening constellation of art.”
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Contemporary art then
permits the possibilities of
exploring either subject or
medium in art to express
sense of the self.

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At present, Filipinos are
becoming more aggressive as
they use the arts to express
themselves and create
wonderful artworks that try
to capture the Filipino way
of life

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Philippine contemporary
art can be found even in
the most unsuspecting
places. It cannot be
reduces conventional
notion of space and
medium
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The main feat of any
art primarily depends
on how art is able to
connect to its
spectators.

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Architecture
Architecture in the
country continues to
vibrant. With the
improvement of
tourism, more first-
class architecture is
expected to pour in.
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Architect and critic
Paulo Alcazaren notes
that today’s
architecture is faced
with threats of
globalization.
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He remarks, “much of
what we see, in terms
of iconic buildings in
the Philippines
nowadays, is either
designed by foreigners,
or a derivative designs
mimicking copies of
western forms.
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Literature
On Philippine literature,
eminent writer and scholar
Roland Tolentino describes
the Filipino writing in
today’s world contains the
diasporic experience and the
incorporation of both the
rural and urban experience.
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Writer’s have also
explored Western genre
and have produced
legitimate text, prose
poetry, flash fiction,
magic realism and
science fiction.
10
Dean Francis Alfar, an
award-winning writer,
pioneered the
speculative fiction
movement and has been
publishing the
Philippine Speculative
Fiction series.
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Flash fiction, with
stories of 1000 words
or less has been
gaining interests
amongst writers.

12
Contemporary Filipino
writers are continuing
to struggle with ow
readership of the public
and the domination of
foreign titles in the
market.
13
Despite the odds,
contemporary
Filipino writer’s
continue to write
without fails.

14
Filipino writers
are also getting
recognitions
abroad.

15
Miguel Syjaco –
bagged the Man of
Asian Literary
Prize for his novel
Illustrado in 2008
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Marivi Soliven –
published her novel
The Mango Bride in
2013, under Pigeon
Books.
17
Sophia Lee – won
the 2014 Scholastic
Asian Book Award
for her novel What
Things Mean.
18
Don Carlos Palanca
Memorial Awards for
Literature – encourage
writers to create new
material that enlivens
the country’s literary
production.
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It also features the
Kabataan essay category
that encourages the
youth to be part of the
country’s literary
tradition.

20
Theater
Contemporary
Philippine theater is still
alive despite the
dominance of television,
movies and the Internet.

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There are multiple stage
production from
university-based theater
groups to major theater
companies.

22
Philippine Educational
Theater Association
(PETA) - An association
who advocates on the
use of Filipino theater in
inspiring change and
development in the
society.
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Tanghalang Pilipino –
Resident drama
company of the Cultural
Center of the
Philippines.

24
Distinct in its offerings
is its challenge to the
commitment of the
Filipino to justice, truth
and patriotism.

25
Other Theater Groups
Gantimpala Theater
Foundations, Ballet
Philippines and private
companies such as 9Works
Theatrical, Atlantis
Production, Repertory
Philippines and Concertus
Manila. 26
Visual Art
The new breed of
contemporary Filipino
visual artists is
becoming bold regarding
the expression of their
personal feelings and
perspectives.
27
The influence of radical
and modern art
movements in Europe and
the America have
penetrated Philippine art
scene with the
proliferation of
installation and
experimental art.
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 The country’s contemporary
art scene is well and alive.
Every day fresh and new
talents emerge.

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 Filipino artists are making waves
here and abroad, and are
responsive to the changing times,
as seen from disaster-ready
visions of Paolo Alcazaren, to the
year’s harvests of litrary works
in the Don Carlos Palanca
Awards.
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 Although some describe Filipinos
as people who spent almost 400
years in a convent, 5 years in
prison camp, and 45 years in
Hollywood, our history and the
way we handle ourselves in the
present is a heritage that we can
be very proud of.
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