PRELIM EXAM - Contemporary Philippine Arts from the other Region

It is called the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects.

• Art

• Literature

• Teaching

• Reading

The development of Philippine Art comes in three major traditions. Which is not included?

• Ethnic Tradition

• Spanish Tradition

• Japanese Tradition

• American Colonial Tradition

In architecture, stones and bricks were predominantly used in constructing churches, houses and government offices.

• Indigenous Tradition

• Spanish Tradition

• American Tradition

• Liberation Times

Contemporary art refers to the recent and current practice of art ranging from the

• 1900 up to the present

• 1945 up to the present

• 1960 up to the present

• 1990 up to the present

He was the “Father of Philippine Sculpture”. He uses wide range of materials like hardwoods, stones and metals.

• Arturo Lu

• Guillermo Tolentino

• Frederico Aguilar-Alcuaz

• Napoleon Abueva

Which of the following does belong to the American Tradition in the development of Philippine Art?

• Pottery, weaving, wood carving and metal crafting are the forms of visual art

• Religion and secularization influenced all art forms

• Avant-garde artworks entered the scene

• Brought many changes in politics, economy, livelihood and culture.

Among all the art forms, it is said that it has the biggest audience.

• Architecture

• Film

• Visual Arts

• Dance

Which is not a characteristic of visual arts in the Philippines?

• The use of indigenous materials became a trend in sculpture to promote environmental awareness

• After WWII artists started creating proletarian art which depicts the life after the war

• H.R. Ocampo is a well-known abstractionist.

• In the American period, the subjects of artworks shifted from urban to rural themes

What was the characteristic of the Ethnic Art Tradition?

• Simple

• Indigenous

• Elaborate

• All are correct except letter C

The first renowned National Artist awardee was Fernando Amorsolo due to his

• backlighting technique in painting

• application of light in his pieces

• notable for reflecting cultural heritage of the Philippine

• all of the above