Arts and Its
Visual Elements
and Painting
Visual Elements
and Painting
This element of art is defined as a prolongation of a point or a mark made on a surface.
Line
This element of fiction refers to the sequence of events that builds up the narrative flow of a story
Plot (or Storyline)
Guillermo Tolentino’s landmark artwork, Oblation, is a prime example of this general kind of sculpture that independently stands on a flat horizontal base.
Free-standing Sculpture
this horizontal structure serves as a passageway connecting two areas separated by water or roads.
Bridge
Introduced to Pinoy pop by artist Francis Magalona, this music style features fast-paced rhythmic narration over electronic instruments.
Rap or Pinoy Rap
This form of painting is created by cutting and pasting flat materials such as paper, fabric, or tin foil onto a canvas or board.
Collage
This type of folk narrative consists of stories that explain the origin of the world, its first inhabitants, and features supernatural beings or spirits.
Myth
This type of sculpture incorporates physical motion using wind or air currents, with the mobile being its simplest form
Kinetic Sculpture
these structures were once standalone community landmarks but are now commonly built inside modern shopping malls.
Movie House
This form of musical drama is sung throughout, accompanied by instruments, and involves a librettist, composer, and director.
Opera
Originating as backdrops for traditional theater forms like komedya or sarswela, this specific type of painting was later used in fiesta celebrations and photography studios
Telon Painting
In Philippine poetry traditions, this short form consists of four lines containing 7 to 9 syllables each, exemplified by the Tagalog tanaga or Mangyan ambahan.
Short Poem
Lamberto Hechanova’s piece Man and Woman illustrates this sculptural technique of creating artwork by combining found objects, wood scraps, and other miscellaneous materials.
Assemblage
Built to withstand seismic activity, late 19th-century churches that fuse various historical styles with traditional earthquake-resistant designs—such as San Sebastian Church in Manila—belong to this architectural style
Earthquake Baroque
Written in a 4/4 time signature with regular phrases and strongly accented rhythms, this musical form is often played for marching groups or specific dances.
March/Marcha
This type of perspective creates the illusion of distance on a flat surface by utilizing the properties of light and air.
Atmospheric Perspective
Among Tagalog metrical romances, this specific 12-syllable verse structure contrasts with the 8-syllable korido.
Awit
Famous for his work on the Maranao okir design tradition, this artist produced four contemporary series: sarimanok, sari-mosque, sari-okir, and calligraphic sculptures.
Abdulmari Imao
The façade of a typical church of this religious denomination features a distinctive triangular arch, slender rear towers with openwork spires, and a wavelike entrance canopy.
Iglesia ni Cristo
Derived from sonata form, this multi-movement composition is specifically written for a solo instrument accompanied by an orchestral ensemble, traditionally omitting the minuet or scherzo movement.
Unlike shape, which is two-dimensional, this term refers to the solid, three-dimensional portion of an object.
Mass
In Philippine novel traditions, this specific category focuses on promoting systemic social and political change, directly identifying the root causes of injustice and depicting oppressed characters achieving victory.
Radical Tradition
This finest type of pottery is made using kaolin clay combined with feldspar and requires firing temperatures between 2,500°F and 2,700°F.
Porcelain
Most Protestant churches feature this architectural style, characterized by pointed arches, rib vaults, and stained glass windows designed to play with sunlight.
Neogothic
Written by Jose Corazon de Jesus and composed by Constancio de Guzman in 1928, this became the most prominent protest song during the 1970s student activism movement.
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