CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE REGIONS
MODULE 2
PRE-ASSESSMENT
I. DIRECTIONS: Read and analyze each sentence. Encircle the letter of the
correct answer.
1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Pre-Colonial art form?
A. mimicry of animal movements C. influence of trading
B. religious symbol D. Baroque
2. What is the common theme for Okir which is known as the flower symbol of
the ancestral home of the highest title holder in a Maranao village?
A. sarimanok B. torogan C. kulintang D. naga
3. Who is the “Father of Modern Philippine Painting”? He introduced
modernism in Philippine Visual Art.
A. Vicente Manansala C. Napoleon Abueva
B. Cesar Legaspi D. Victorio Edades
4. Which of the following is NOT a popular artwork during the Spanish
Colonial period?
A. retablos B. estampas C. art deco D. Bahay na bato
5. What is the term used for artwork aimed at drawing attention to the real
socio-political conditions of the working class to critique the power
structures behind these conditions?
A. Neorealism C. Social realism
B. Altermodernism D. Postmodernism
ACTIVITY 1
DIRECTIONS: Create your own graphic organizer to define Contemporary Art and Art
Forms. Explain and analyze it.
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ACTIVITY 2
DIRECTION: Make an interpretive statement about the contemporary artwork.
Reveries of Love by Federico Aguilar Alcuaz
1. What do you think is the art form of the given artwork?
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2. What is your initial reaction to this artwork?
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ACTIVITY 3
DIRECTION: Answer the following questions.
1. How can you deduce the birth of various contemporary art forms in our country?
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2. How can you promote our various contemporary art forms from different regions?
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3. How will you show recognition to the various contemporary art forms in our
country?
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ACTIVITY 4
DIRECTION: Analyze the following visual art forms. Fill in the succeeding columns.
Visual Art Category Art Style Symbolism Era Significance
Andres Barrioquinto
https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions
/ecatalogue/2012/sea-modern-ctmp-
paintings-hk0383/lot.213.html
Julie Lluch
https://artsandculture.google.com/asset
/cutting-onions-always-makes-me-
cry/egGJXTx6MNJsXw
Philippine Arena
https://www.e-
architect.co.uk/philippines/philippine-
arena-manila
ACTIVITY 5
DIRECTION: Answer the following questions.
1. How will you classify the most prevalent contemporary art form in our country?
Why?
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2. How important is the contemporary art form classification today?
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3. Why is it advantageous to learn the different art forms in the Philippines?
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ACTIVITY 6
DIRECTIONS: Draw a symbol that indicates your feelings after discovering the Philippine
Art History and the different contemporary art forms. Based on the symbol that you draw,
explain how you value this new knowledge.
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ASSESSMENT
I. DIRECTIONS: Read and analyze each sentence. Encircle the letter of the
correct answer.
1. It is known as a contemporary art form that includes ceramics, drawing,
painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, photography, video, film
making, and architecture.
A. Audio-Visual Arts C. Plastic Arts
B. Visual Arts D. Literary Arts
2. It is the common theme for Okir of the ancestral home of the ruling class in
a Maranao village.
A. sarimanok C. kulintang
B. torogan D. naga
3. It is the BEST example of graphic arts.
A. photograph C. sculpture
B. 3D art D. pottery
4. It is NOT a pre-colonial art.
A. tinikling C. tattoo
B. okir D. relleves
5. It is the best characteristic of plastic arts?
A. volume C. width
B. plastic D. length
6. It is NOT a characteristic of the pre-colonial art form?
A. trader’s influences C. religious symbols
B. Baroque D. animistic
7. It is the place in the Philippines where its oldest known ornaments made
from cone shell, believed to be made during the Neolithic era, were found
in early 1960’s in the grave of an adult male in a cave.
A. Mt. Province C. Palawan
B. Cagayan D. Zambales
8. It is known as an effort at contextualizing art made in today’s global context
as a response against standardization and commercialism.
A. neorealism C. neorealism
B. social realism D. altermodernism
9. It is NOT a popular representation of the art style during the American
Colonial period.
A. Metropolitan Theater C. Philippine Normal University
B. Cultural Center of the Philippines D. Manila Post Office
10. He is known as the father of the Filipino painting and the first Filipino to
paint a self-portrait.
A. Fernando Amorsolo C. Juan Luna
B. Damian Domingo D. Felix Hidalgo
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