Art-Appreciation

1. Republic of the Philippines
POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILPPINES
Office of the Vice President for Branches and Satellite Campues
Unisan, Quezon branch
Art Appreciation
Artists and Artisans

2. LESSON 5: Artists and Artisans
An artist is a person who exhibits exceptional skills in the visual and/or
the performing arts.
Artists are more sensitive, very perceptive and more creative. They have
the knack of interpreting ideas into an artistic form using as their medium
the words, pigments, clay, stone, musical notes or any combination that
may best represent his message.
The artist then gives this experience (substance) form using a skillful
composition of the media (paint, stone, movements for example)
selected. The arrangement he imposes on his media fits the nature of the
materials chosen so as to give the work spontaneity and perfect harmony.

3. The artwork portrays the artist's experience as subject matter, but it uses
it after it has passed the artist's sensibilities and has been carefully
analyzed, felt and thought.

4. An artisan, on the other hand, is a person who is in a skilled trade that involves making things
by hand. He is a craft worker who makes or creates objects of great beauty by just using his hands.
His creations may be functional or decorative like an earthen potor palayok' for cooking or vase for
decoration.

5. Artisans focus particularly on the technique
and medium of the craft and through
experience hone their skills enabling them to
reach the expressive levels of an artist.
Examples of artisans' crafts are: furniture,
sculpture, glass figurines, metal work,
clothing, jewelry, food items, and handicrafts.

6. Handmade products of skilled artisans are priced more
than commercial (factory-made) products. Artisans
were the dominant producers of consumer products
prior to the Industrial Revolution.
Locally, in places outside the urban areas, many artisans abound. Some
of the well-known are the woodcarvers of Paete, Laguna, the ceramic
makers of Tiwi, Albay, the basket weavers of Pangasinan and the piña
weavers of Kalibo, Aklan. These local artisans have created products that
are recognized and sought after around the world, making the Philippines
a nation of highly skilled artisans.

7. Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan Awards or
GAMABA
is an award that acknowledges folk and
indigenous artists who, despite modern
technology, remain true to their traditions. They
are recognized by the Philippine Government for
their invaluable contributions to the preservation
of the country's cultural heritage.
It is administered by the National Commission for
Culture and the Arts (NCCA) through Gawad sa
Manlilikha ng Bayan Committee.

8. GAMABA began as a project of the Philippine Rotary
Club Makati- Ayala. In 1992, it was adopted by the
government and institutionalized through Republic
Act No. 7335. This award aims to support and
motivate these local artists to preserve their artistic
heritage for the present and future generations.
These artists are also recognized as the Philippine's
National Living Treasures.

10. GAMABAAwardees:
Artist Name Type of Art Origin/Tibe Date of Recognition by GAMABA Contribution
1. Ginaw Bilog Poet, Hanunuo Mangyan
Panaytayan, Oriental
Mindoro
1993 (Died in 2003) helped preserved the
Mangyan literary tradition
by documenting the pieces
of ambahan recorded not
only on bamboo tubes but
also on notebooks passed on
to him. The ambahan is a
poetic literary form
composed of seven-
syllables. It is usually sung.
2. Masino Intaray Musician and Storyteller Brookes Point, Palawan
Pala'wan
1993 (Died in 2013) mastered the traditions of his
people--the Palawan, Batak, and
Tagbanwa in the highlands of
southern Palawan. He is skillful in
basal (gong music ensemble),
kulilal (lyrical poem expressing
passionate love sang with the
accompaniment of the kudyapi),
and bagit (instrumental music
depicting nature).

11. 3. Samaon
Sulaiman
Musician Mamasapano,
Maguindanao
Magindanaon
1993 (Died in 2011) master in the use of the
kulintang and kudyapi of
the Maguindanaons. His
extensive repertoire of
dinaladay, linapu,
minuna, and binalig has
demonstrated not only
his own skills but their
culture.
4. Lang Dulay Textile Weaver Lake Sebu, South
Cotabato
T’boli
1998 (Died in 2015) continued the T’boli
tradition and preserved
the culture of their
community through
patterns of crocodiles,
butterflies, flowers,
mountains, and streams
and of Lake Sebu in her
works.

12. 5. Salinta Monon Textile Weaver Bansalan, Davao del
Sur
Tagabawa Bagobo
1998 (Died in 2009)
started learning weaving
traditional Bagobo textiles
from her mother at the
age of 12. Her family is
among the remaining
Bagobo weavers in the
community.
6. Alonzo Saclag Musician and
Dancer
Lubugan, Kalinga
Kalinga
2000 worked for the preservation of
Kalinga culture. He lobbied that
the abandoned Capitol Building
be turned into a museum, that
schools implement the practice
of donning the Kalinga costume
for important events, and that
traditional Kalinga music should
be broadcasted alongside
contemporary music in the local
radio station. He also formed the
Kalinga Budong Dance Troupe to
guarantee that his knowledge in
the performing arts is passed on
to others.

13. 7. Federico
Caballero
Epic Chanter Sulod-Bukidnon
Calinog, Iloil
2000 worked hard to
document the oral
literature of his people.
He has preserved the
epics that use a
language that has long
been dead by working
together with scholars,
artists, and advocates of
culture.
8. Uwang Ahadas Musician Lamitan, Basilan
Yakan
2000 work to preserve and
promote Yakan culture
through the traditional
music and instruments
of his tribe. He has
mastered the gabbang,
the agung, the
kwintangan kayu, and
others.

14. 9. Darhata Sawabi Textile Weaver Parang, Sulu
Tausug
2004 (Died in
2005)
master weaver in the
island of Jolo. Like most
women in their tribe,
she has learned the art
of weaving the pis
syabit, the traditional
cloth tapestry worn as
head cover by the
Tausug of Jolo, from her
mother.
10 Eduardo Mutuc Metalsmith Apalit, Pampanga
Kapampangan
2004 dedicated his life in
sculpting retablos,
mirrors, altars, and
carosas from silver,
bronze, and wood. Some
of his works can exceed
40 feet tall while the
others feature smaller
sizes and delicate
craftsmanship.

15. 11. Haja Amina
Appi
Mat Weaver Tandubas, Tawi-
Tawi
Sama
2004 recognized as the master
mat weaver among the
Sama indigenous
community of Ungos
Matata. Her mats are
known for their complex
geometric patterns,
proportion, and unique
combination of colors.
12. Teofilo Garcia Casque (tabungaw)
Maker
San Quintin, Abra
llocano
2012 makes gourd casques
and weave baskets from
his grandfather at the
age of 16. Since he
learned the craft, he
never stopped
experimenting with
other designs. He
previously used nito
(vine trimmings) to
decorate the headgear
and then used with other
materials such as
bamboo after his
supplier from Cagayan
passed away

16. 13. Magdalena
Gamayo
Textile (inabel)
Weaver
Pinili, Ilocos Norte
ilocano
2012 has taught herself the
traditional patterns of
binakol, inuritan
(geometric design),
kusikos (spiral forms
similar to oranges), and
sinan-sabong (flowers).
She has learned the art
of weaving from her aunt
and started harnessing
her innate skills at the
age of 16. She may be in
her late 80s but she still
manages to arrange
threads on the loom,
which is the hardest task
in textile weaving.

17. THANK YOU