COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS

University of the Philippines Diliman

I.  Course No.:            FA 28^*

Course Title:               Arts in the Philippines

Course Description:   Art and art making the Filipino way

Prerequisites:             none

Course credit: 3 u.

Domain:                      Arts and Humanities

Course Syllabus

1.  Objectives:

            This course will enable students to 

·        identify the different forms of art and art making in the Philippines;

·        distinguish between the different methods of producing art in the Philippines;

·        appreciate the significance of artistic traditions in the Philippines; and,

• discover their creative potential.

2.  Course Outline  ( reduce  total number of weeks to 16 weeks)

Introduction to the course                                                                             1 week

Unit I.  Forms of Art in the Philippines                                                          3½ weeks

• Earthenware
• Textile
• Adornment
• Furniture
• Painting
• Sculpture
• Installation/Performance Art
• New Media

Unit Examination

Unit II. Themes and Functions of Art in the Philippines                               3½ weeks

• Pertaining to the divine
• Pertaining to time
• Pertaining to place
• Pertaining to environment

• Pertaining to man
• Pertaining to objects
• Pertaining to art

Unit Examination

Unit III. Production Methods of Arts in the Philippines                                 4 weeks

• Direct production methods such as modeling, weaving,

carving, cutting, painting

• Indirect production methods such as casting, lost wax
• Composite production methods such as papier-mâché,

pottery, granulation

Unit Examination

Unit IV. Workshop and Festival                                                                    4 weeks

        Application of methods of production for a festival setting.

Total number of weeks                                                                                  16 weeks

3.  Course Requirements

Students will be required to do the following:

• Write short papers on selected topics on the forms, themes, functions and methods of production of art in the Philippines
• Do hands-on projects for a festival setting.
• Visit galleries, museums, artists’ studios and other cultural institutions.

Reference List

Castañeda, Dominador. Art in the Philippines. Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press, 1964.

Casal, Gabriel, Regalado Trota José, Jr., Eric Casino, George Ellis, and Wilhelm Solheim II. The People and Art of the Philippines. Los Angeles: Museum of Cultural History, University of California, 1981.

Casino, Eric. Ethnographic Art of the Philippines: An Anthropological Approach. Quezon City: Bookman Printing House, 1973.

CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art. Nicanor Tiongson, ed. 10 vols. Manila: Cultural Center of the Philippines, 1994.

Tuklas Sining, CD-Roms, Video Documentaries and Monographs on the Philippine Arts. Manila: Cultural Center of the Philippines, 1991 and 2001.

Filipino Heritage: The Making of a Nation. 10 vols. Alfredo R. Roces, ed. n.p.: Lahing Pilipino Publishing Foundation., 1977 and 1978.

Kasaysayan: The Story of the Filipino People. 10 vols. Asia Publishing Co. Ltd., 1998.

Paterno, María Elena. Treasures of the Philippine National Museum. Manila: Bookmark, Inc., 1995

Peralta, Jesus. Kayamanan. Pottery and Ceramics from the Arturo de Santos Collection. Manila: Central Bank of the Philippines, 1982

Pilar, Santiago. Pamana: The Jorge B. Vargas Art Collection. Quezon City: Solar Publications, 1992

Villegas, Ramón. Kayamanan. Philippine Jewelry Tradition. Manila: Central Bank of the Philippines, 1982.