GIST Artistic Students Society

The country of Philippines has been known by many Filipinos as one of the preservative countries in the terms of traditional art.

Philippine Arts has been preserved by our indigenous peoples living in provinces, traditional way of making arts is one of their own techniques creating their best and what their community is known for.

Molding jars.

Molding - a technique of shaping liquid or  pliable material such as clay.

Photo courtesy: Wikihow

This technique is one of the most popular traditional arts in Philippine community, Pampanga.

this product is also known as “palayok” in Tagalog, these pieces of pottery represent an ancient art form dating back to pre-historic times. 

the municipality of Santo Tomas is most famous forpottery works, with many traditional potters selling their wares along Quirino Street.

Traditional art in the Philippines includes the traditional garments design which made by fabrics.

Photo courtesy: "Habi: The Philippine textile council."

Weaving in the Philippines dates back to the 13th century. It makes use of local cotton, fibers, abaca, and pineapple as raw material. 

woven fabrics are worn by most of the indigenous peoples especially those people in tribes. 

Having these traditional arts and traditional way of creating arts. 

Philippines is also a developing country which peoples also learn the use of technologies. 

Most of the Philippine artist are now studying has an expertise of modern digital arts.

Photo courtesy: Yury Malkov.

The photo shown is an example of modern digital art, it was created using a computer software (Photoshop).

Promoting this arts in our country will give us foreign tourist to support our traditional arts, having an attraction in a community is a big help not just for their government official but also the peoples because it will encourage them to be more responsible in their community and possible discovery of their own talent to promote their community tradition. 

-Subitted by: Jaru Angelo D. Roces

ICT 12-2 

Contermporary Philippine arts from the Regions.