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The Sarimanok is the legendary bird that has become a ubiquitous symbol of Maranao art. It is depicted as a fowl with colorful wings and feathered tail, holding a fish on its beak or talons. The head is profusely decorated with scroll, leaf, and spiral motifs. It is said to be a symbol of good fortune. [2] [3] [4]
In opposite of local cartoon, Philippine animation is a body of original cultural and artistic works and styles applied to conventional Philippine storytelling, combined with talent and the appropriate application of classic animation principles, methods, and techniques, which recognizes their relationship with culture and comics in the Philippines.
Folk painting has always been part of Filipino culture. [133] [225] Petroglyphs and petrographs, the earliest known folk drawings and paintings, originated during the Neolithic. [226] Human figures, frogs, lizards, and other designs were depicted. They may have been primarily symbolic, associated with healing and sympathetic magic. [227]
Painting "Black and White" by NA Arturo Luz; Untitled Woven Curtain by Roberto Chabet; 2018 [40] Abbey of Our Lady of Monserrat, San Beda college San Miguel, Manila: 1925: Neo-gothic church of the San Beda college managed by the Benedictines: 2017 [42] Bahay Tisa Pasig: 1846: Spanish colonial era Bahay na Bato: 2017 [42]
Filipino Struggles Through History, alternatively known as the History of Manila is a series paintings which depicts select events from Philippine history. [6] It composes of 10 canvas panels collectively measuring 2.7 meters (8.9 ft) high and 79.4 meters (260 ft) wide.
The Palawan peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron napoleonis) is a medium-sized (up to 50cm long) bird in the family Phasianidae endemic to the island of Palawan in the Philippines. The spectacular male has a black body with blue marks on the wings, a grayish, finely speckled back and tail with blue peacock “eyes,” white marks on the face, and a ...
Ang's 1979 mural "Men at Work" is declared in 2021 as an Important Cultural Property by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. It is currently displayed in the National Museum of the Philippines. [8] This white and black semiabstract mural depicts muscular humans engaging in physical work, representing the strength of the labor force ...
Detail of a panolong with a naga motif, from the National Museum of Anthropology. Okir, also spelled okil or ukkil, is the term for rectilinear and curvilinear plant-based designs and folk motifs that can be usually found among the Moro and Lumad people of the Southern Philippines, as well as parts of Sabah.