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16 Traditional Techniques To Contemporary Art Creations

The document discusses various traditional art techniques used in the Philippines such as wood carving, molding, fabric weaving, basketry, painting, indigenous arts, Islamic arts, architecture, and performing arts. It provides details on techniques like coiling, plaiting, twining and examples of traditional Filipino artworks including the Sarimanok design, Hagabi chair, and Okir patterns. The techniques are passed down through generations and incorporate influences from different cultures in the Philippines.

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16 Traditional Techniques To Contemporary Art Creations

The document discusses various traditional art techniques used in the Philippines such as wood carving, molding, fabric weaving, basketry, painting, indigenous arts, Islamic arts, architecture, and performing arts. It provides details on techniques like coiling, plaiting, twining and examples of traditional Filipino artworks including the Sarimanok design, Hagabi chair, and Okir patterns. The techniques are passed down through generations and incorporate influences from different cultures in the Philippines.

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TRADITIONAL

TECHNIQUES TO
CONTEMPORARY
ART CREATIONS
WHAT IS TECHNIQUE?
WHAT IS TECHNIQUE?
Technique is the manner in
which artist use and manipulate
materials to achieve the desired
formal effect, and communicate
the desired concept or meaning,
according to his or her personal
style (modern, Neoclassic, etc.)
Wood Carving
Wood Carving
– a technique encompassing any
form of working wood with a tool
into some sort of aesthetic object.
Molding
Molding
– a technique of shaping liquid or
pliable material such as clay.
Traditional pottery making in the
Philippines involves the method of
molding. Pottery making in the
Philippines is one of the longest
traditions in Philippine art.
Fabric Weaving
Fabric Weaving
Weaving is a method of textile production
in which two distinct sets of yarns or
threads are interlaced at right angles to
form a fabric or cloth.
Textile hand-weaving is one of the most
attractive and interesting traditional crafts
of the Philippines, imbued with
romanticism and laden with cultural
significance.
Fabric Weaving
The Ilocano still practice hand-weaving using the pedal
loom. Their materials are cotton and natural dyes,
although now they use store-bought threads and synthetic
dyes. They know several weaving techniques and
designs, passed down to many generations.
Basketry Technique
There are four different types of basketry
methods: coiling, plaiting, wickering, and
twining. Some of the terms that are specific to
basket weaving include loops, twining, ribs,
and spokes. The common raw materials used
in making baskets are rattan, abaca, nito,
tikog, buri, bamboo, pandan, coconut leaves
and sticks, palm leaves, and beeswax.
Wicker, plaiting, and
twining all interlace wefts
(horizontal elements) and
warps (vertical elements),
but each technique brings
to basketry subtleties of
design, color, and form.
Coiling is more on sewing.
PAINTING
Early Filipinos painting can be in
red chip (clay mixed with water)
designs embelished on the ritual
pottery of the Philippines such as
the acclaimed “Manunggul Jar”
which is an example of a burial jar.
 Further evidence
of painting is
manifested in the
tattoo tradition of
early Filipinos who
are now referred to
us as the
“Pintados” or the
“Painted People”
of Visayas.
 ELITO CIRCA is popularly
known as “Amang Pintor”,
who gained recognition by
using his hair to make his
paint brushes and reigns his
painting with his blood on the
right side corner.
INDIGENOUS ART
The Itneg people are known for their
intricate woven fabrics. The “Binakol”,
which features designs that incorporate
optical illusions woven fabrics of the
Gadang people usually bright red tones.
Other people such as Ilongot, make
jewelry from pearl, red hornbill beak,
plants and metals.
• The Lumad people of Mindanao such as the
‘B’Lan”, “Mandaga”, and “T’Boli” are
skilled in the art of dying abaca fiber.
• Abaca is a plant closely related to bananas
and its leaves are used to make fiber known
as “Manila Hemp”, the fiber is dyed by a
method called “Ikat”.
• “Ikat fibers” are woven into cloth with
geometric patterns depicting human, animal,
and plant leaves.
SARIMANOK
It is the most well-known design. The
figure represents a fowl with wings,
feathered tail and a head decorated with
ornaments of scrolled and painted motif
of leaves, spirals and feather-like forms.
The wooden figure usually perched atop a
bamboo pole, stands among decorative
flags during weddings and other festive
occasions.
HAGABI
A wooden chair of Ifugao, which symbolizes
his status as a citizen in their community. It
depicts the wealth and power of the own who
is called, “Kadanagyan”, or a person who
belongs to the higher status in their society.
This chair is made of narra or ipil-ipil and the
original design is called “Ginulding-
Gulding”, meaning like a goat-like head.
ISLAMIC ARTS
This kind of art has two main
artistic style, one is carved-line,
this style is associated with men.
The other style is geometric
tapestries and is associated
with women.
An Okir design, the scroll is
the dominant feature in the
men's work composed of
various spiral forms.
In contrast, zigzag and angular forms are
the dominating motifs in women's
geometric art, Okir-a-Bay.
KUT-KUT ART
It is a technique combining Oriental and
European art process. Very few known art
pieces exist today.
The techniques were practiced by the
indigenous people of Samar.
It is an exotic Philippine art form based
on early century techniques “Sgraffito”.
ARCHITECTURE
Spaniards introduced stones as housing
and building materials. In the past, the
Nipa hut (Bahay-kubo) was the most
common form of housing among the
native Filipinos.
It is characterized by the use of simple
materials such as Bamboo and coconut as
the main source of wood.
PERFORMING ARTS
MUSIC
The early music in the Philippines
featured a mixture of indigenous Islamic
and a variety of Asian sounds.
Spanish settlers and Filipinos played a
variety of musical instruments, including
flutes, guitar, ukelele, violin, trumphets
and drums.
DANCE
Philippine folk dances include the
“Tinikling” and “Cariñosa”. In the
southern region of Mindanao,
some is a popular dance
showcasing the story of prince and
a princess in the forest.
ARTWORK # 3:
COFFEE PAINTING
Prepare the following materials.
Long Coupon
Coffee
Paint brush
ARTWORK # 4:
OKIR DESIGN MAKING
Prepare the following materials.
Long Coupon
Coloring materials
Pencil/Ballpen

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