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- 1. THE CONTEMPORARY IN TRADITIONAL ART: GAWAD SA MANLILIKHA NG BAYAN (GAMABA)
- 2. What is the GAMABA? • Traditional art is based on indigenous peoples’cultures that are largely honed by oral tradition. A distinct feature of the GAMABA is its emphasis on the intangible and communal aspects of art production, which as pointed out in Lesson 1, are closely aligned with the process- based and collaborative inclination of some contemporary art practices. Traditional art finds deep affinities with nature, place, society, ritual and spirituality, and everyday life. In traditional integrative art, forms and expressions do not normally end up as objects distanced from everyday living. The site of dissemination and knowledge transfer is neither in the formal spaces of a museum nor a theater.
- 3. What is the GAMABA? • The process of creation is usually shared among members of the community, and appeals to broader aspects of life. Things produced such as textiles, hats, baskets, or utensils are commonplace, usually found and used in people’s homes. Songs and dances are performed as a group as part of ritual and as a way of affirming one’s cultural identity or sense of belonging
- 4. What is the GAMABA? • Teofilo Garcia has been named Manlilikha ng Bayan (“one who creates for the country”) or National Living Treasure. Twelve individuals have received this distinction from the time of the establishments of the award in1992 through Republic Act No. 7355 until 2012. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) bestows the highest awards for culture and the arts.
- 8. Who are the GAMABA awardees? Form Manlilikha ng Bayan Year of Conferment Ethnicity/ Location Experties Weaving Lang Dulay 1998 T’boli / lake Sebu, South, Cotabato, Mindanao, Southern, Philippines t’nalak weaving
- 9. Who are the GAMABA awardees? Salinta Monon 1998 Tagabawa Bagobo / Bansalan, Davao del Sur, southeastern Mindanao island, southern Philippines inabal weaving
- 10. Who are the GAMABA awardees? Darhata Sawabi (d. 2005) 2004 Tausug / Parang, Sulu, southern Philippines pis siyabit weaving Haja Amina Appi (d. 2013) 2004 Sama / Tandubas, Tawi- Tawi, southern Philippines mat weaving Magdalena Gamayo 2012 Ilocano / Pinili, Ilocos Norte, northern Luzon island, northern Philippines inabel weaving
- 11. Literature and Performing Arts Samaon Sulaiman (d. 2011) 1993 Maguindanao/ Mama sa Pano, Maguindanao, Western Mindanao island, sounthern Philippines Playing the kudyapi Alonzo Saclag 2000 Kalinga / Lubuagan, Kalinga, northern Luzon Island, northern Philippines playing Kalinga musical instruments; dance patterns and movements associated with rituals
- 12. Who are the GAMABA awardees? Federico Caballero 2000 Sulod Bukidnon / Calinog, Iloilo, Panay Island, central Philippines chanting the sugidanon epic of the Panay Bukidnon Uwang Ahadas 2000 Yakan / Lamitan, Basilan island, southern Philippines playing Yakan musical instruments
- 13. Who are the GAMABA awardees? Plastic Arts Eduardo Mutuc 2004 Kapampangan / Apalit, Pampanga, central Luzon island, northern Philippines silver plating of religious and secular art Teofilo Garcia 2012 Ilocano / San Quintin, Abra, northern Luzon island, northern Philippines gourd casque making
- 14. The following factors affect the traditional artist’s production process: • Tourism – Land areas are converted into sites for tourist consumption. Ecological domains become more susceptible to damage with the combined forces of natural disasters and tourist mobility • Mining and Infrastructure projects – The construction of dams and the establishment of oil and mining companies evict people from their dwellings and severely damage the environment.
- 15. The following factors affect the traditional artist’s production process: • Militarization – The insecurity and tensions brought about by militarized zones arrest the people’s ability to create art. It prevents people from having communal gatherings. • Christianization – The influence of Christianity and the conversion of the natives to foreign religion have caused members for the community to forsake their indigenous rituals and traditions.
- 16. Difficulties in the Selection Process • The archipelagic orientation of the Philippines makes some locations challenging to reach by land, air, or sea. Places that pose security risks, particularly militarized zones prevent the sustained entry of researchers and possibly diminish reception outside of the locality. This is partly why the awarding does not follow a regular pattern, as the column on Year of Conferment on the table of GAMABA awardees shows. • The award-giving body, through its cultural workers, is entrusted with an equally signifi cant and diffi cult responsibility of being critical, transparent, and judicious in the processes entailed by the GAMABA, from the selection, awarding, and even beyond.
- 17. GAMABA • The GAMABA recognizes exceptional artists who are engaged in the traditional arts. With the latter, we refer to forms which are produced or performed within the context of the community. The traditional arts are strongly grounded in culture, spirituality and religion, and also the environment. Thus, forms produced by the GAMABA, while having a high aesthetic value, are also functional and accessible in everyday settings. The changing times continue to pose major challenges to the environment and the traditional artist’s production process. As culture bearers, the role of the GAMABA is to pass on their artistic knowledge to the community, to inspire them, and to ensure that aspects of their cultural identity continue to thrive.