Do You Know?: Painting The Mona Lisa's Lips Took Leonardo Da Vinci 12 Years! ONLY The Lips!

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Painting the Mona

Lisa’s lips took Leonardo
da Vinci 12 years! ONLY
THE LIPS!
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LESSON 4
THE CONTEMPORARY IN
TRADITIONAL ART:
GAWAD SA
MANLILIKHA
NG BAYAN
(GAMABA)
FAQs
How does tradition become contemporary,

and the contemporary tradition?
What is the GAMABA?
Who are the GAMABA awardees?
What are some of the issues related to awards?

How does tradition become
contemporary, and the
contemporary tradition?
Teofilo Garcia “The Tabungaw Hat Maker of San Quintin”
 a 2012 awardee
 a farmer in the town of San Quintin, a

municipality in Abra Province
 initiated training for student at San Quintin National

High School to pass the knowledge of tabungaw hat
making
 His artistic rendering of a functional object,
dedication to craft, and commitment to the
community make him a bearer of culture.
How does tradition become
contemporary, and the
contemporary tradition?
 better known for tending a plot of land filled with
enlarged upo (tabungaw in Ilokano) or gourd
strips of rattan or uway - woven to line the hat
another type of intricate weave (usually made of fern or

nito) - placed on the mouth of the hat as decoration
From the example of Teofilo Garcia, we reiterate that

Philippine traditional art, though based on long-standing,
established practices, has always been contemporary in a sense
that it is art that is being made now, and that it persists as part
of continuing performance of tradition.
What is the GAMABA?
GAWAD SA MANLILIKHA NG BAYAN
Conferred to a person or group of artists
recognized by the Government of the Philippines of
their contributions to the country’s intangible cultural
heritage.
 recognize the outstanding work of artist in the Philippines
[together with the National Artist Award bestowed by
the National Commission for Culture and the Arts
(NCCA)]
 A distinct features of this is its emphasis on the
intangible and communal aspects of art production.
Garcia has been named MALILIKHA NG BAYAN (“one

who creates for the country”) or National living Treasure.
Twelve individuals have received this distinction from the time
of the establishment of the award in 1992 through Republic
Act No.7355 until 2012.
What is the GAMABA?
GAWAD SA MANLILIKHA NG BAYAN
Traditional art
 based on indigenous peoples culture that are largely
honed by oral tradition
 finds deep affinities with nature, place, society, ritual and
spirituality, and everyday life
In tradition integrative art, forms and expression do not

normally end up as objects distanced from everyday living. The
site of dissemination and knowledge transfer is neither in the
formal spaces of museum nor a theater.
Who are the GAMABA
awardees?
WEAVING
Lang Dulay Salinta Monon Darhata Sawabi Haja Amina Appi Magdalena Gamayo
1998 1998 2004 2004 2012
T’boli/Lake Sebu, South Tagabawa Bagobo/
Tausug/Parang, Sama/Tandubas, Ilocano/Pinili, Ilocos
Cotabato, Mindanao, Bansalan, Davao del Sur,
Southeastern Mindanao
Sulu, Southern Tawi-Tawi, Norte, Northern
southern Philippines
Island, Southeastern Philippines Southern Luzon Island,
Tinalak weaving
Philippines Pis siyabit weaving Philippines Northern Philippines
Inabal weaving Mat weaving Inabel weaving
LITERATURE AND PERFORMING ARTS
Ginaw Bilog Masino Intaray Samaon Sulaiman

1993 1993 1993
Hanunoo Mangyan/ Mansalay, Pala’wan/Brookes Point, Palawan Island, Central Magindanao/Mama Sa Pano,
Oriental Mindoro, Central Philippines Maguindanao, Western
Philippines Lyrical poems (kulilal, basal, and bagit) and Mindanao Island, Southern
Surat Mangyan and ambahan playing their accompanying instruments; epic Philippines
poetry chanting and storytelling Playing the kudyapi
LITERATURE AND PERFORMING ARTS
Alonzo Saclag Federico Caballero Uwang Ahadas
2000 2000 2000

Kalinga/Lubuagan, Kalinga, Sulod Bukidnon/Calinog, Iloilo, Panay Island, Yakan/Lamitan, Basilan Island,
Northern Luzon Island, Northern Central Philippines Southern Philippines
Philippines Chanting the sugidanon epic of the Panay Playing Yakan musical
Playing Kalinga musical Bukidnon instruments
instruments; dance patterns and
movements associated with rituals
PLASTIC ARTS
Eduardo Mutuc Teofilo Garcia

2004 2012
Kapampangan/Apalit, Pampanga, Central Luzon Ilocano/San Quintin, Abra, Northern Luzonz
Island, Northern Philippines Island, Northern Philippines
Silver plating of religious and secular art Gourd casque making
What are some of the issues
related to awards?
The Award System
Why are there separate awards for individual expression ꟷ the
National Artist Award and for communal expression ꟷ the GAMABA? How
do these two awards differ in terms of expressions, places of production,
and artistic merits valued? What does the award system suggest about
the challenge of defining artistic excellence on a National level?
The Production Process and the Changing Environment
These following factors affect the traditional artist’s production process:
1. Tourism ꟷ Land areas are converted into sites 3. Militarization – the insecurity and
for tourist consumption. tensions brought about by militarized
zones arrest the peoples ability to create
art.
2. Mining and infrastructure projects – the 4. Christianization - the influence of

construction of dams and the establishment of Christianity and the conversion of the
oil and mining companies evict people from their natives to a foreign religion have caused
dwellings and severely damage the environment. members of the community to forsake
the indigenous rituals and traditions.
Difficulties in the selection process
The archipelagic orientation of the Philippines makes some locations
challenging to reach by land, air, or sea. Places that pose security risk,
particularly, militarized zones prevent the sustained entry of researchers and
possibly diminish reception outside of the locality.
Effect of the GAMABA in the communities

Since the artist are very much entrenched in their localities, the award
system might create a division within the communities when one person is
elevated to the status of a national awardee. The attention and the entry of
outsiders may create a disruption that may also change, not just the social and
economic relationship, but also the peoples attitudes, concepts,and definition
of the art forms and the processes.
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DO YOU KNOW?

Painting the Mona

How does tradition become contemporary,

What is the GAMABA?

Who are the GAMABA awardees?

What are some of the issues related to awards?

 a farmer in the town of San Quintin, a

 initiated training for student at San Quintin National

strips of rattan or uway - woven to line the hat

another type of intricate weave (usually made of fern or

From the example of Teofilo Garcia, we reiterate that

Garcia has been named MALILIKHA NG BAYAN (“one

In tradition integrative art, forms and expression do not

Ginaw Bilog Masino Intaray Samaon Sulaiman

Alonzo Saclag Federico Caballero Uwang Ahadas

2000 2000 2000

Eduardo Mutuc Teofilo Garcia

2. Mining and infrastructure projects – the 4. Christianization - the influence of

Effect of the GAMABA in the communities

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