Presentation covering Lesson 9 of Contemporary Philippines Arts from the Regions

1. LESSON 9
THEMES and SUBJECT MATTER

2. SUBJECT
-what we see, smell, taste, or
touch
-may be “representational” or
“figurative” (or the opposite)
LESSON 9: THEMES and SUBJECT MATTER

3. “ABSTRACT ”
LESSON 9: THEMES and SUBJECT MATTER

4. THEME
-what connect subjects to
their “social milieu”
- goes beyond the literal
LESSON 9: THEMES and SUBJECT MATTER

5. HEROISM
and
IDENTITY
LESSON 9: THEMES and SUBJECT MATTER

6. RIZAL MONUMENT 1913 (unveiled)
-landmark monument cum “mausoleum”
(original title: Motto Stella, LATIN, "guiding star")
LESSON 9: THEMES and SUBJECT MATTER

7. 1905 National competition
-1st prize winner- CARLOS NICOLI
-2nd prize winner- Richard Kissling
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8. CALAMBA, LAGUNA
-Rizal’s largest statue
-26 ft
-Rizal as a “sportsman”
LOCALLY, there are easily hundreds-potentially thousands of
Rizal statues and busts
-81 provinces
-144 cities
-1491 municipalities
(as of September 30, 2015 according to PSA)
OUTSIDE Philippines
-68 statues, busts, and stand-alone plates in 24COUNTRIES
LESSON 9: THEMES and SUBJECT MATTER

9. HEROISM
and
ECOLOGY
LESSON 9: THEMES and SUBJECT MATTER

10. Rizal was an “environmentalist”
-bought a piece of land in DAPITAN
-Helped farmers to market their
products
-built a DAM
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11. SPECIES NAMED AFTER Rizal:
Draco Rizali- flying lizard
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12. SPECIES NAMED AFTER Rizal:
Rachophorus Rizali- fRog
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13. SPECIES NAMED AFTER Rizal:
APOGONIA Rizali- BEETLE
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14. JOSE RIZAL: 35
LEONARD CO: 56
LEONARD CO
-Polymath, trilingual, musician,
botanist,
poet, and a “comic”
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15. WALONG FILIPINA
EXHIBITION by “Liongoren Gallery”
-paid tribute to Co and Rizal
-featured “installation art”
-UP Diliman contributed
Aliana Grace Gimena
and Goldie Poblador
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16. Simple Words and Simple Deeds:
No to Plastic
Romeo Magsalos-Senior Superintendent and
former PNP Chief of Marikina Police
-”Zero Plastic Bag and Styrofoam
Campaign” @ Marikina City Police Station
Goldie poblador
-12 jars of waste and 12 jars of flora
LESSON 9: THEMES and SUBJECT MATTER

17. Simple Words and Simple Deeds:
No to Plastic
Goldie poblador
-12 jars of waste and 12 jars of flora
LESSON 9: THEMES and SUBJECT MATTER

18. SPIRITUALITY
ECOLOGY
and
EVERYDAY LIFE
LESSON 9: THEMES and SUBJECT MATTER

19. Kumbento- school and parish priest's
quarters and office
MAHATAO in BATAN ISLAND-99% roman
catholic
SAN CARLOS CHURCH
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20. SAN CARLOS CHURCH
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21. JAY TICAR
- archive of composed of blank books
- two boats (tataya)
VANUA-a natural corridor that serves as
passage way, as a transit point which divides
as well as links the seen and the unseen,
marking the point where the land as sees
meet.
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22. LESSON 9: THEMES and SUBJECT MATTER
JAY TICAR

23. MATAWS-traditional fishers
DORADO/ARAYU(Coryphaena Hippurus)
-Golden bellied migratory fish of summer
-“Ginto ng Dagat”
LESSON 9: THEMES and SUBJECT MATTER

24. Diura Valugan- port
Kakaywan- inner forest
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25. THANK YOU!aalozano@fatima.edu.ph