Local Materials Used As Applied In Contemporary Art

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Local Materials used as applied to Contemporary Art

Puni or Palm Folding (Bulacan)

► The Art of Leaf Folding in Bulacan Province Philippines ► Decorate with the coconut leaf, Coconut leaves are fashioned by folding, plaiting, braiding, and simple weaving.

Examples of Puni

Sinangkaban or Bamboo Art

Sinangkaban is a local term for bamboo arches elaborately designed with kayas 

Filipino word for decorated bamboo arch, used as a welcome signage of a town, city or village. 

Examples of Sinangkaban

Saniculas cookie mold carvings (Pampanga) ► Saniculas cookies are arrowroot cookies that have the image of St. Nicholas is also known as “ the healer” and is the go to saint for those who need “ healing” s from illnesses.

Examples of Saniculas

Pabalat or Pastillas wrapper cutting art (Bulacan)

► Pabalat is also a folk art or in Filipino term, siningbayan. ► It’s a folk art because it originated among the townsfolk reflecting their traditional culture.

Examples of Pabalat or Pastillas wrapper

Taka (Laguna)

► Taka refers to paper mache made using carved wooden sculpture used as a mold.

► Taka was pioneered by Paete local, Maria Piday ► The art of taka or taka-making is not an exclusive Pinoy art. Paper mache and decoupaging have been around for centuries.

Examples of Taka

Pagbuburda (Taal, Lumban, Laguna) ► In the highlights of Philippine history. Taal embroidery has always made an exquisite presence.

► The emboiderer would have to slightly dampen the textile and separate thread by thread, and then stitch them together to achieve the dainty netted look of calado embroidery.

Examples of Pagbuburda

Abaca ► Mainly used for the production of speciality papers. Also called manila hemp, abaca is extracted from the leaf sheath around the trunk of the abaca plant. ► is a natural fiber harvested from a close relative of the banana tree. Literally hundreds of different things can be made with this extremely tough fiber.

Examples of Abaca

Canvas ► An artist begins to paint on a canvas ► is a surface you paint on that is often made from tightly stretched unbleached cloth or a closely woven fabric that is often used to make boat sail, purses and upholstery

Examples of Canvas

Activity and Assignment

Activity 

In a short bond paper

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Draw a materials or thing that will represent your personality with brief explanation.

Assignment 

Make your own pastillas wrapper, make it beautiful.