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Core Subject: Contemporary Philippine Arts in The Regions

Local materials commonly used in Philippine arts and crafts include buri, capiz shells, rattan, abaca, bamboo, and sea shells. Buri is extracted from palm leaves and is durable and resistant to moisture. Capiz shells come from windowpane oysters and have a beautiful mother-of-pearl appearance while allowing light and privacy. Rattan belongs to the palm family and comes in various climbing and stemmed varieties. Abaca fibers range in color from white to brown. Bamboo is used for construction, textiles, and musical instruments. Sea shells are the exoskeletons of mollusks used for ornaments and decoration.

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Core Subject: Contemporary Philippine Arts in The Regions

Local materials commonly used in Philippine arts and crafts include buri, capiz shells, rattan, abaca, bamboo, and sea shells. Buri is extracted from palm leaves and is durable and resistant to moisture. Capiz shells come from windowpane oysters and have a beautiful mother-of-pearl appearance while allowing light and privacy. Rattan belongs to the palm family and comes in various climbing and stemmed varieties. Abaca fibers range in color from white to brown. Bamboo is used for construction, textiles, and musical instruments. Sea shells are the exoskeletons of mollusks used for ornaments and decoration.

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Core Subject: CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS IN THE REGIONS

SECOND QUARTER – WEEK 2


MELC: The learner discusses the local materials used in creating art.
R. Elarco – J. Oabel – J. Bregondo – C. Lavado

Material, or the substance are the things in Buri – is extracted from matured leaves of buri palm.
which the art is made off. Through these materials, the The fiber is durable and resistant to moisture.
artists express and communicate feelings and ideas.
Some contemporary artists used found materials like old
bottles, scraps, and unusual materials in creating their
artwork.

In Sculpture, the sculptor uses metal, wood,


stone, clay and glass. The architect uses wood,
bamboo, bricks, stone, concrete and various building
materials. The painter uses pigments (eg. watercolor,
oil, tempera, textile paint, acrylic, ink, etc.) on a usually
flat ground (wood, canvas, paper, stone wall such as in a
cave painting. The printmaker uses ink printed or
transferred on a surface (wood, metal, plates, or silk Capiz shells- are translucent to allow light to pass
screen that is in keeping with a duplicating or through, but still allow privacy. The capiz comes from
reproducing process. While paintings are unique and the windowpane oyster (placuna placenta) found in the
one of a kind, prints can be reproduced in several coastal waters of the Philippines and are known for their
predetermined editions. beautiful mother of pearl look.

The dancer uses body and its movements.


Dance is often accompanied by music, but there are
dances that do not rely on musical accompaniment to be
realized. Dance can tell stories, but at other times, they
convey abstract ideas that do not rely on a narrative.

The photographer and filmmaker use the


camera to record the outside world. The filmmaker uses
cinematographic cameras to record and put together
production design, sound engineering, performance, and
screenplay. In digital photography and film, the images
can be assimilated into the computer, thus eliminating Rattan – belongs to the palm family. There are different
the need for celluloid or negatives, processing chemicals types of rattan palms, such as high or low climbers,
or print. The writer of a novel, poetry, fiction and single stemmed or clustered rattan species.
nonfiction articles uses words. The designer, the
performance artist, and the installation artist combine the
use of a range of different materials.

Various Local Materials in the Philippines Used for


Arts and Craft
Abaca - belongs to a banana family. Its fibers have a
natural luster with colors ranging from pure white to ivory
and dark brown.

Sea Shells - hard exoskeleton of marine mollusks such


as snails, bivalves, and chitons that serves to protect
and support their bodies. This material is usually used in
making ornaments and house decoration.

Bamboo – is used in creating many products. It is used


in construction, textile, musical instruments and more.

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