Sining Saysay is a permanent exhibit of the students and alumni of the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts, and the exhibit was made possible through the efforts of the University of the Philippines Diliman, its Alumni Association, and the Araneta Center, Incorporated. The exhibit is composed of 30 huge panels which have 23 sequential historical panels and 7 historical-cultural panels. Of the 23 sequential historical panels, 6 of the paintings fall under the American Period when the Americans ruled the Philippines for 48 years: 1) "Re-asserting Independence", 2) "American Betrayal of an Ally", 3) Filipinos Experiencing Invasion", 4) "The Philippines Under the Stars and Stripes", 5) “Quezon-Osmeña Administration", and 6) “Occupied Philippines". With the semiology of Roland Barthes, the modified ideological spectrum of Hans Slomp and Feorillo P. A. Demeterio III, and the art criticism of Alice Guillermo, this paper analyzed the political ideologies found in these paintings. It has been identified in this paper that the first three paintings have the dominant ideology of radical libertarian. In contrast, the fourth and fifth paintings have the dominant ideology of liberal libertarian, while the sixth painting is radical libertarian. Sining Saysay is a creative way of teaching us, Filipinos about our very own history thus fostering national identity at the same cultivating our cultural pride. So, it is apt to understand what are the political ideologies lie behind the selected materials presented to us.

Authors:
Rose Capulla, Visayas State University, Philippines

About the Presenter(s)
Dr. Rose Pascual-Capulla is an Associate Professor at the Visayas State University. She is particularly interested in Service-Learning, Philippine Studies, Political Science and SPED.

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