Module-3Philippine-Contemporary-Art.pptx

• Renowned art critic and Metropolitan Museum curator Dr. Patrick Flores
describes Philippine contemporary art with “The feeling (is) that all is
possible in the contemporary, conceived as a constantly extending and
deepening constellation of art.”
• Contemporary art then permits possibilities of exploring either subject
or medium in art to express the Filipino sense of self.
• Contemporary or modern art is not intended to be reduced to
conventional notions or space and medium. Contemporary artists have
brought their artworks into the street, in public, because in
contemporary times, the main feat of any art primarily depends on how
the art is able to connect with spectators.

Go around the Philippines and you will see a mixture of the old and the new. In Manila,
the 16th century Binondo Church is just a few blocks away from the very modern Lucky
Chinatown Mall. Each structure tells a story of how the art building was used to shape
the course of history and society. Likewise, architecture in the country continues to be
vibrant. With the improvement of tourism, more first-class architecture is expected to
pour in.

• New and fresh structures are sprouting all over the country. Attributed to the
designs made by the likes of Carlos A. Santos-Viola, Jason Buensalido, Angelo
Mañosa, these structures are ultra-modern, functional, and aesthetically sound.
• Architect an critic Paulo Alcazaren notes that today’s Philippine architecture is faced
with threats from globalization. He remarks, “Much of what we see, in terms of iconic
buildings in the Philippines nowadays, is either designed by foreigners, or derivative
mimicking copies of western forms.” This is a serious challenge that present-day
architects have to deal with, and it takes serious commitment from the architects,
the government, and the private sector to act on it.
A design of a disaster-
ready structure by
architect Paulo
Alcazaren

LITERATURE
• On Philippine contemporary literature, eminent scholar and writer Roland Tolentino
describes that the Filipino writing in today’s world contains the diasporic experience
and the incorporation of both the rural and urban experience.
• Writers have also explored the western genre and have produced legitimate texts on
prose poetry, flash fiction, magic realism, and science fiction.
• Dean Francis Alfar, an award-winning writer, pioneered the speculative fiction
movement has been publishing the Philippine Speculative Fiction series.
• Flash fiction, with stories of 1,000 words or less, has been gaining interest among
writers, such as the publication of Vince Groyon’s Very Short Stories for Harried
Readers and Anvil Publishing’s Fast Food Fiction Delivery.
• In 2008, Miguel Syjuco bagged the Man Asian Literary Prize for his novel Illustrado.
Marivi Soliven published her novel The Mango Bride in 2013 under Penguin Books.
Sophia Lee won the 2014 Scholastic Asian Book Award for her novel What Things
Mean.

THEATER
• Contemporary Philippine
Theater is still alive despite the
dominance of television, movies
and the internet. There are
multiple stage productions from
university-based theater groups
to major theater companies. The
Tanghalang Pilipino and the
Philippine Theater Association
(PETA) annually stage
memorable productions.
PETA
• PETA, which was founded in
1967 by Cecile Guidote-Alvarez,
advocates the use of Filipino
theater in inspiring change and
development in society. PETA is
composed of dedicated “artists-
teacher-cultural-workers” who
strive for artistic excellence.
PETA volunteers work to
promote the transformative
power of theater through its
production of performances and
workshops.

TANGHALANG PILIPINO
• Established in 1987.
• It is the resident drama company of Cultural Center of the Philippines
(CCP).
• With its 15 seasons and 114 productions, it is the most attended among
the CCP’s resident companies.
• Tanghalang Pilipino continues to push Philippine theater to artistic and
professional excellence through the development and education of
actors, writers, directors, and technical staff.

OTHER THEATER GROUPS
• There are still more theater companies
in the Philippines:
• Gantimpala Theater Foundation
• Ballet Philippines
• 9Works Theatrical
• Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group
(ATEG)
• Repertory Philippines
• Concertus Manila
• Artist Playground
• Ballet Manila
• Philippine Stagers Foundation
VIRGIN LABFEST
• Created in 2004
• It is a playwright’s festival of
untried, untested and
unpublished plays.
• This project is a collaboration of
the National Center for Culture
and the Arts (NCCA), CCP,
Tanghalang Pilipino, and the
Manila-based playwright’s
group The Writer’s Block.

VISUAL ARTS
• The new breed of contemporary Filipino visual artists is becoming bold regarding the
expression of personal feelings and perspectives. The influence of radical and modern
art movements in Europe and the Americas have penetrated the Philippine arts scene
with the proliferation of installation and experimental art. The institutionalization of
museums and galleries have also revitalized the Philippine art scene.
• Annual art competitions also play an important role in encouraging emerging artists to
create and produce their works. The Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc. has been
recognizing young talents in the visual arts for almost half a century. Some past winners
of this competition who became National Artists include Jose Joya, Benedicto “BenCab”
Cabrera, and Ang Kiukok.
• Some notable works of art from this competition are Child Trafficking by Leomar C.
Conejos, Juan’s Struggle sa Mundong Nobody’s Perfect by Ferd Angelo A. Failano, Tragic
Bangus by Rene S. Sibulangcal (digital art), and Bandilang Di Tumutumba by Melvin G.
Anglaser. These works of art are reflection of social and environmental issues.

Child Trafficking by Leomar C.
Conejos
Juan’s Struggle sa Mundong Nobody’s
Perfect by Ferd Angelo A. Failano

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