2020 IJRSE – Volume 9 Issue 8
Special Luminary Issue on Filipino Research Papers
Available Online: 7 November 2020
Author/s:
Capulla, Rose Pascual*
Visayas State University, Philippines (rosecapulla2018@gmail.com)
Demeterio, Feorillio Petronilo A. III
De La Salle University – Manila, Philippines (feorillio.demeterio@dlsu.edu.ph)
Abstract:
History Art is a powerful force that shaped the nationhood of a country and to show its identity to the whole world. This is very important in revisiting the past and be given tribute to. The paper analyzed the paintings of the different artists of SiningSaysay using the semiology of Ronald Barthes. SiningSaysay: Philippine History in Art is a collaboration project of the University of the Philippines, University of the Philippines Alumnae Association, and the Araneta Center. The twenty–nine (29) paintings can be viewed at the Gateway Gallery in Araneta City showcasing the various crucial chronicle historical events in the Philippines. The Signs in the main material icons of the masterpieces of SiningSaysay had been studied upon as well as the hidden discourses behind those Signs. Through the paintings, it had been found out how the artists used their masterpieces in the formation of Philippine nationhood.
Keywords: sign; icon; siningsaysay; nationhood; history art
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrse.2020.5909
Cite this article:
Capulla, R. P., Demeterio, F. P. A., III. (2020). Ang senyas: Diskurso ng pagkabansa mula sa mga pangunahing materyal na icon sa 29 na mga obra ng siningsaysay. International Journal of Research Studies in Education, 9(8), 89-112. https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrse.2020.5909
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