Visual Arts
Art is something that stimulates individual’s thoughts, emotions, beliefs, or ideas through the senses. Many definitions of art have been proposed by philosophers and others who have characterized art in terms of mimesis, expression, communication of emotion, and other values. It visualizes the form of expressions that might be feelings, emotions, imaginations, so that they can use their skills on how to draw, paint, sculpture, printmaking, crafts, designing, and etc. There are different types of art, but the most art that we see and feel are the visual arts. What are Visual Arts? Why is this considered one of major art forms in the Philippines? And what are the significance and characteristics of Visual arts?
Visual arts are types of art that produce works, such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, photography, video, film making and architecture, which are mainly visual in nature. Most of visual art is term for a broad category of art which includes number of artistic disciplines from various sub-categories.it means it contains the specific subjects, style and the colors tone or combination.
The visual arts in the Philippines envelop a scope of structures created by Filipinos in the Ethnic, Spanish, American, and contemporary customs. In ethnic communities, pottery, weaving, carving, and metal craft are made for ceremonial purposes or for ordinary use.
By studying Visual Arts, you will develop an understanding of various aspects of Fine art and different areas of design while exploring your own artistic abilities. You'll explore various styles of paintings, sculptures, experimental artworks, and more that took place during different time periods. The study of Visual Art will also help you to critique various forms of art and interpret their social or political function.
Architecture
When we see buildings, structures, form of a certain objects, we began to think the word “Architecture” but what really is Architecture? Why is it considered as one of the major art forms in Philippines? What are the significance and characteristics of Architecture?
Art is a mirror to a certain epoch and culture of a particular nation. Architecture as a form of art tells us a lot about the life, traditions and values of people who create it. It depicts characteristic features and contributions of particular peoples. It is a book which can be read over a thousand years or more.
Architecture as a form of art has undergone progressive evolution from the times of Paleolithic art till contemporaneity, from the buildings of irregular form to refined and well-designed structures. The birth of monumental stone architecture took place during the Neolithic period.
Architecture is an art form that reflects how we present ourselves across the earth’s landscape and like other expressive mediums it changes it styles and technologies and cultural adaptations. Architecture not only provides worldly needs of shelter, workspace, and storage, but also represents human ideals in buildings like work houses and government buildings and manifestations of the spirit in churches and temples. Traditional architecture has survived over thousands of years in one form or another while, contemporary design offers new approaches in how we use materials and technology to shape the look of our environment.
The characteristics of Philippine architectural landscape is a contrast among little customary cabins work of wood, bamboo, nipa, grass, and other native materials. The huge Spanish frontier places of worship and fortifications with their heavy earthquake “baroque style”; the American mission style architecture just as the structure of their advance 20th century styles and the present contemporary yet, current unremarkable solid designs of the urban areas. It is also a mixture of native Filipino, Spanish and Chinese influences. During the 19th century, wealthy Filipinos built some fine houses, usually with solid stone foundations or brick lower walls, and overhanging, wooden upper story with balustrades and capiz shell sliding windows, and a tiled roof.
Dance
Dance is a highly appreciated art form and sport that is practiced by hundreds of people, young or old. It exists in many genres and is available to anyone with a passion and drive. Dance is one of the effective ways of expressing your emotions, thoughts, and inner self. It is also a way to tell a particular story, symbolism or message that you want people to feel and to convey. It brings out the soul in people and you can see it smiling as they sway to the rhythm of their inner selves. It usually accompanied by music. Dance is more than the exploring of different ways to make a shape or learning a series of steps to music; it is a way of moving that uses the body as an instrument of expression and communication.
There are different types, categories, and genres of dance such as folk dance, ballroom dance, hip-hop, jazz, festival dance, and contemporary dance. Dancing involves body, mind, spirit, feeling. It is personal, intimate, communicative, social, public. It is creative, spontaneous, individual, and structured, coordinated conventional. It has no institutional standards or rules, no corporate hierarchies.