Humanities Report

PRE-AMERICAN CONDITIONS IN PHILIPPINE PAINTING: A BACKGROUNDER Colonial art in the Philippines should be looked into as a cultural form using one main trajectory: the local society’s political economy. The cultural experiences and history of the Filipinos during the Spanish period must be considered in relation to the “confusion” of our identity towards the translation of our uniqueness, or say, character or distinctive imagery to the different art forms. The early art schools which introduced painting in the Philippines were brought by the Spanish religious missions and became the locus of some sort in the history of early art making in the islands.
Paintings applied on plastered walls and ceilings
Fresco (plural frescos or frescoes) is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly-laid, or wet lime plaster. Water is used as the vehicle for the pigment to merge with the plaster, and with the setting of the plaster, the painting becomes an integral part of the wall. The word fresco (Italian: affresco) is derived from the Italian adjective fresco meaning "fresh", and may thus be contrasted with fresco-secco or secco mural painting techniques, which are applied to dried plaster, to supplement painting in fresco. The fresco technique has been employed since antiquity and is closely associated with Italian Renaissance painting.
Plasterwork refers to construction or ornamentation done with plaster, such as a layer of plaster on an interior or exterior wall structure, or plaster d ecorative moldings on ceilings or walls. This is also sometimes called pargeting. The process of creating plasterwork, called plastering, has been used in building construction for centuries.
A mural is any piece of artwork painted or applied directly on a wall, ceiling or other large permanent surface. A distinguishing characteristic of mural painting is that the architectural elements of the given space are harmoniously incorporated into the picture.
Paintings invariably located