Weaving is popular in the northern mountain Filipinos. Pottery was also common in pre-Hispanic societies. Ornate carvings are found in the southern Philippine islands. Similarly, wooden art is also quite popular and is displayed in various parts of the home.

Artistic paintings created by Filipinos began in the 17th century during Spanish colonial times and continued until the present, with such revered artists as Luna, Amorsolo, and Zobel. Other popular artists include Hugo C. Yunzon reflecting an earthy style that touches on indigenous Malay culture in pieces such as Early Risers and Mariang Makiling,^[1], Nestor Leynes with Mag-ina Sa Banig, and Tam Austria with Mag-Anak.

Filipinos have unique folk dances like tinikling where assistants take two long bamboo sticks rapidly and rhythmatically clap sticks for dancers to artistically and daringly try to avoid getting their feet smashed between them. Also in the southern part of the Philippines, there is another dance called singkil using long bamboo poles found in tinikling; however, it is primarily a dance showing off lavish Muslim royalty. In this dance, there are four bamboo sticks arranged in a tic-tac-toe pattern in which the dancers exploit every position of these clashing sticks. Dancers can be found trying to avoid all 4 bamboo sticks all together in the middle. They can also try to dance an entire rotation around the middle avoiding all sticks. Usually these stick dances performed in teamwork fashion not solo. The Singkil dance is identifiable with the use of umbrellas and silk clothing.^[2] See YouTube tinikling video and YouTube singkil video. Folk dance is a term used to describe a large number of dances, mostly of European origin, that tend to share the following attributes: They were originally danced in about the 19th century or earlier (or are, in any case, not currently copyrighted); Their performance is dominated by an inherited... Tinikling is a Filipino folk dance, often dubbed the Philippine National Dance. ... Singkil Singkil (or Sayao sa Kasingkil) is a famous Philippine dance of the Maguindanao people, but was popularized by the nearby Maranao peoples of Lake Lanao and later the Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company. ... Tic-tac-toe, also called noughts and crosses and many other names, is a paper and pencil game between two players, O and X, who alternate in marking the spaces in a 3×3 board. ...

Two examples of traditional Filipino dances are Tinikling and Binasuan. A contemporary dancer rehearsing in a dance studio Dance generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ... Tinikling is a Filipino folk dance, often dubbed the Philippine National Dance. ...

Tanaga is a type of Filipino poetry. The tanaga is a type of short Filipino poem, consisting four lines with nine syllables each with the same rhyme at the end of each line. ...

Kut-kut is an art technique used between the 15th and 18th centuries. The technique was a combination of European and Oriental style and process mastered by indigenous tribes of Samar island.

Notable Filipino artists include Juan Luna, Fernando Amorsolo, Augusto Arbizo, Fred DeAsis, Felix Hidalgo,Dávid Cortés Medalla, Rey Paz Contreras, and Nunelucio Alvarado. Juan Luna y Novicio was a 19th century Filipino painter. ... Fernando Cueto Amorsolo (May 30, 1892 - April 26, 1972) is one of the most important artists in the history of painting in the Philippines. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo y Padilla (February 21, 1853, Manila –March 13, 1913, Barcelona) is a 19th century Filipino painter who made the Virgenes Cristianas Expuestas al Populache and Antigone. ... David Medalla is a Filipino international artist, who was born in Manila, the Philippines in 1942. ...

References

1. ^ Filipino Cultured: The Best of Filipino Art.
2. ^ Hot Spots Filipino Cultural Dance - Singkil.

See also

• National Artist of the Philippines

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