Diaz, Kate
BSBA FM 2-2
AAP 0007-6
Mr. Garcia
“Art in the Philippines: Evolving through the years”
Art has been a part of our lives for as long as humanity has been. People have been
making and enjoying art for many years, and it communicates feelings or life expressions. It is
one of those creations that can be interpreted in any way. It’s a skill that may be used to a variety
of mediums, including music, art, poetry, and dance. Furthermore, nature is a form of art in its
own right. For example, when nature makes something one-of-a-kind, it qualifies as art. Artists
utilize their work to communicate their emotions. As a result, and throughout history, art and
artists have added value to society. But how did art evolve in the Philippines?
“Every artist was first an amateur” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Everyone of us has its
own style and skills in expressing themselves but not all of us can do it in a way that we wanted
to. Art is something you need to give a thought and something you need to practice. It takes a lot
of time to make “art’ and all of us need to start from the bottom, we don’t start something and be
really good at it in the first try. The professionals were once an amateur. To get into something
that we want, we should strive hard to achieve. There is a first and everything. Art has been
constantly evolving through the years and it is kept on evolving. You cannot depict on how a
human mind works because just like humans, arts have been developing since then. The different
types of art that have grown and accumulated in the Philippines from the beginning of
civilization to the present age are referred to as arts in the Philippines. They illustrate the variety
of artistic influences on the country's culture, including indigenous arts, and how these influences
have sharpened the country's arts. In our country, through Spaniards, formal artworks, sculptures,
and architecture have been developed in the style of Byzantine, Gothic, and Baroque art. Antique
furniture and carvings of the Filipinos bear witness to Spanish colonialism. Then, it was during
American Colonial Art Period where they brought Art Nouveau style which is an architecture art
design famous in Western Europe and the theme of the painting in this period are landscapes,
still life and portraits which is reserve for official with high ranks. In Japanese Colonial Art
Period they influence the Filipinos with poem style such as haiku and tanaga and despite of the
sufferings they are experiencing some artist still expressed themselves. While in the Post-
Colonial Art Period which is also known as Philippine Modern Art Era, the arts are now modern,
conservative and experimental public art, it has the influence of Western styles like pop art,
maximalism, minimalism, abstraction, expressionism, etc. And in the Contemporary Art Period,
different styles of art appeared like digital art, photography, junk art and a mini sculpture. Art
has been also used in protest or in expressing their feelings with a specific situation in the society
or government with the use of editorial illustrations. There are a lot of famous artists here in the
Philippines and one of them is the famous painter Juan Luna, he is the one who painted the
“Spoliarium” and it was been famous ever since. Now a lot of people recreate this painting in
different variety of mediums, either through sculpting, or using technologies, and some of us
even tried to recreate it in different forms. As for the all the Filipino artist, they all made a great
impact into representing our country and culture in terms of arts and other things too. They also
represent the creativity of the Filipinos and their skills in every variety. Art has been a great help
in our lives because it shapes who we are as individuals and helps us grow as humans. It allows
us to add a uniqueness component to our lives and defines us as individuals in society. It enables
a better comprehension of life's emotions and thoughts.
Art provides us with a fresh perspective on the world and society around us. The most
significant aspect is that it allows us to interpret it in our own unique way. Others get their
inspiration from the great artist whether it’s from the past or present. And the history that we
have is a beautiful evidence on how did art in the Philippines evolve through the years.
Reference:
https://www.preceden.com/timelines/617837-philippine-arts-timeline