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Philippine contemporary arts make it Filipino because of the different artists Filipino people who created it. They have the capacity to send a message with their own art that is connected to the environment and culture in the Philippines. The materials also make a big impact on the choices of the artists that are recycled. These artists became creative and a voice coming from their own art.

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For me, what makes filipino arts uniquely Filipino is how our culture, and everyday lives can be depicted in different artworks. Another thing is Filipino's passion and love for art can be seen in so many ways just like how artists can be so innovative by for example, creating artworks from recycled slippers, recycled straw and etc. We filipinos really find a way to express ourselves and do what we reaaly love and passionate about.

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The Philippines' art is distinct from other countries since it reflects the country's own culture. Even if they cannot afford the tools they need, the majority of Filipinos are creative and find a way to show their love for the arts.  Even if they cannot afford the tools they need, most of the Filipinos are creative and find a way to show their love for the arts.

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Philippine contemporary arts are uniquely Filipino because every art showcase different and unique stories. Deep within every art, it contains histories, stories, issues, beliefs, culture and many more in which helps artists to express themselves. Moreover, it shows messages that can help people to open their eyes and hearts to the societal issues that every art depicts.

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The culture and traditions make our contemporary arts unique to Filipinos. It depicts real-life situations that happened in the past and are currently happening, which makes it relatable to us Filipinos as well as to other cultures. The materials used also make our contemporary arts unique to us, especially because some are only available in the Philippines.

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What makes Philippine contemporary arts uniquely Filipino is how resourceful and unique the works can be as well as it exhibits our culture, traditions, and values as Filipinos.

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I think that what makes Philippine contemporary arts uniquely Filipino would be the "family orientedness vibe" that each piece gives off. Being family oriented is a big part of Filipino culture and I find that this is prominent in each piece not because of how a piece's message is about family but because of how Filipino artists set Filipino culture, Filipino people, and Filipino issues as messages/purposes of their art as a core priority like how Filipino people put family and loved ones as a core priority in their lives.

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The use of various Filipino materials make the contemporary arts unique in our country since we make use of natural crafts that inspire and motivate our fellowmen. Moreover, it reflects our creativity through our chosen way of expressing it. Since we have many traditions, we can incorporate these to our culture that helps us hone our heritage.

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What makes Philippine Contemporary arts uniquely Filipino, is that it contains tradition, culture and history of our country as well as the resourcefulness of Filipinos.

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What makes Philippine Contemporary Arts uniquely Filipino is the way artists are able to incorporate their experiences, our cultures, and traditions into their own piece of art, which is as rich and diverse as the different regions on our archipelago.

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Filipino arts are resourceful with their materials as they use readily available materials, specifically natural resources or recycled materials. Also, the social issues of the Philippines and its deep message can be reflected in a creative way.

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What makes philippine contemporary arts uniquely filipino is that it clearly shows our own culture and It shows the events happening around us. It also makes use of relaying messages about other issues that can spread awareness to everyone in the form of art.

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What's unique about Philippine contemporary arts is how relevant issues and important messages are relayed through an individual's skills and talents. Just like the El Gama Penumbra, the dancers were able to portray societal issues and also narrate unique qualities of Filipinos such as Bayanihan, optimism, resilience, etc. Aside from these, Filipinos have a way of giving life and meaning to the little things that we see in our environment. With this, I believe that these are all the qualities that makeup who we are as Filipinos.

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What makes Philippine contemporary arts uniquely Filipino is that our art has its ability to express our culture and traditions may it be found in the earlier days or present time. Philippine contemporary arts has their own purpose and what makes this uniquely Filipino is the fact that we are able to improvise and recycle different arts pieces to create another impactful art.

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Philippine contemporary arts is unique because it depicts the daily life of Filipinos, cultures, values and different sceneries in the Philippines in a creative and innovative way.

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A contemporary art would be uniquely Filipino if it reflects the country's identity and shows the reoccurring issues prevalent in its society. Along with this, the culture and traditions of the Filipinos are what makes them different from other countries or places. Filipino artists also show resourcefulness and innovativeness through their works.

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What makes Philippine contemporary arts uniquely Filipino is how Philippine artists are able to create art out of what they have around them, such as the scraps of paper, wood, or any other material they have available. In addition, the story, message, and meaning behind the art and being expressed by the art makes Philippine contemporary arts uniquely Filipino. As Senator Loren Legarda said, any work of art or piece of culture is much more beautiful when it is meaningful. An example would be how Leeroy New created an installation art that expressed awareness of the rehabilitation of Pasig River, the “Bakawan Floating Island Project”

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Contemporary Arts can be considered as uniquely Filipino when artists use materials that can be easy accessed and can be found around them. Another is that Contemporary Filipino Arts makes use and depicts experiences and situations that can be seen in our everyday living.

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From our discussion today, the message of Phillipine arts focus on timely and relevant issues such as the preservation of nature and our culture. These embody not only what we observe but also what we hold important to us. Along with this, Filipino values are reflected in our arts such as resilience, hospitability and innovativeness. All of this deeply contribute to our identity as Filipinos and makes us stand out as a nation amongst others.

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They are resourceful of the materials that can be seen in our environment. The arts also portray the feelings and events that are important to the lives of the Filipino people.

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What makes Philippine contemporary arts uniquely Filipino is to showcase and express the country's raw and authentic culture. Filipinos often utilise agricultural material in their own crafts in order to showcase the country's own abundant resources. Even in performance arts, Filipinos are able to showcase their country's timely culture and traditions through their own talents.

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The incorporation of relevant issues of the time along with the innovation of new art forms make Philippine contemporary arts uniquely Filipino.

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What makes Philippine contemporary arts uniquely Filipino is the way the Philippine culture and everyday life of Filipinos are incorporated or shown in the pieces created/ performed. And what it does is that it not only impacts us Filipinos, but it also exposes us to other people from around the world, as they get to see a piece of us that’s vulnerable and meaningful to us.

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What makes the Philippine contemporary arts uniquely filipino would be the depiction of different events from our life that we apply to it. It makes it unique since it is based from what Filipinos usually do, it has this Filipino spirit such as our beliefs and culture. An example would be applying the “mano” as a show of respect for the elderly on arts. Moreover, we use the different resources that we can find in the Philippines and not use international materials.

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Philippine contemporary arts is uniquely Filipino because of the qualities that artists have and how they always have something unique (pattern) in each place. Some of those values are resourcefulness and creativity wherein because of the lack of finances to be able to afford better materials, some have found a way by just using what they can find around them in making arts and crafts, each uniquely creative to their own. Also, it is because of how Filipinos always seem to have a meaningful message to portray in every art they make in order to inspire others to do the same and remind them of how important such message it is.

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What makes the Philippine contemporary arts stand out is that in every masterpiece done by our fellow Filipino, there is a story behind it. Their hard work, passion, and dedication are greatly evident in a way that it inspires and educate other people.

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Philippine Contemporary Arts is uniquely Filipino in a way that the artworks depicts the scenes and materials seen in our everyday life and our surroundings. Global issues are also incorporated in these artworks in hopes to share a message and move people into action.

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I think that the skill and knowledge of being resourceful and moving or inspiring makes Philippine  contemporary arts uniquely Filipino. Since we Filipinos are known for our perseverance and willingness to share impact, it truly is reflected through our creativity and art.

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I believe that what makes Philippine contemporary arts uniquely Filipino is the dynamics that is being showed in the arts that we have in our country. For instance, a lot of artists really incorporate their Filipino pride in their arts by sharing the various cultures and traditions of the Philippines and their respective regions and social issues that we experience as one nation such as poverty, discrimination, and climate change.

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In terms of genre, Philippine contemporary arts have such a wide range of style that is not particularly focused on one design or style. Likewise, Filipinos enjoy seeing art in their everyday lives, which makes it unique and at the same time incorporates our cultures and beliefs.

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I think what makes Philippine Contemporary Arts uniquely FIlipino is the way artists always incorporate the experiences of people in their chosen art form, particularly by promoting advocacies and adressing issues, in order to entail a response from an individual. At the same time, it shows the resiliency of FIlipinos, in terms of being innovative and resourceful, as seen by how they solve and respond to the challenges they encounter in creating their arts.

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The Philippine contemporary arts is unique for it shows the very center of our culture. Depicts the everyday scenarios and the surroundings without us knowing that it show or develops this sense of nationalism and for the performers they have this spirit "Filipino soul" and native soil. it also shows the wide range of influence of our tradition and culture.

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I think what makes Philippine Contemporary Arts unique is the fact that it perfectly reflects the values and attitudes that's uniquely innate in us Filipinos such as being masinop/ resourceful and pagbabayanihan/ teamwork as greatly shown in the performance of El Gamma Penumbra. It also shows our deep interest and connection with nature that stemmed from even the pre-colonial era.

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The uniqueness of Filipino contemporary art is deeply rooted in our culture and tradition that was influenced and developed through history. It is in Filipino contemporary art that the Filipino identity is mirrored, our values, morals, beliefs as well as our environment. For instance, mosaic art consists of recycled materials and old broken glass and tiles. This portrays the resourcefulness of Filipinos reflected in Filipino art.

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Philippine Contemporary arts is uniquely Filipino as it is deeply rooted in our culture. It reflects values, beliefs, and advocacies that we give importance to in each and every artwork created.

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Contemporary arts can be described as uniquely Filipino when they express or portray feelings, opinions, issues and events that are important to the Filipino people.

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I believe that our contemporary arts become uniquely ours when we interweave our culture, history, and practices as a Filipino into the arts that we do. Moreover, the arts that center around the issues and battles that the Filipinos and its nation become uniquely ours as they represent how strong and resilient Filipinos can become against the challenges of time.

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I think what makes Philippine contemporary arts uniquely Filipino are the experiences that we get inspiration from. Since we live in different regions and islands, our culture grows more in the aspect of diversity. Moreover, being in a third-world country gives us a lot of challenges to learn from and it makes all our artworks something that is easy to empathize with or relate to.

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It combines both our culture and the contemporary issues around us.

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I believe what makes Philippine contemporary arts uniquely Filipino is that it becomes the platform that represents our "diwa" - the Filipino that is untainted by foreign influences (the indigenous). It is also uniquely Filipino because of how it incorporates the environment and how it is rooted in being resourceful and innovative.

Likewise, it speaks of the struggles that Filipinos face nowadays. It becomes the means to raise awareness about social issues like climate change that will soon have irreversible effects on our world.

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Since some Filipino artists may not have the means to purchase traditional materials for their pieces, they had to be really resourceful with their environment.

Another thing that makes Filipino art unique are the themes. As Filipinos, we like to romanticize a lot of things and find joy in the people and events around us.