Con Arts Reviewer
LESSON 1: Art as Applied and mallet, resulting in a
wooden figure/figurine.
to Contemporary Art
Art D. Jewelry
- consists of decorative items
- Visual object or experience worn for personal adornment
- Expression of imagination or - may be attached to the body or
skill the clothes.
Contemporary Art
E. Tausug
- Art of today (21st Century) - Derives from tau, meaning
- Reflects complex issues of “man”, and sug, meaning
today’s world. “current”.
Functions of Art - translates into “people of the
current”.
1. Art for delight - refers to the majority Islamized
2. Art as commentary group in the Sulu archipelago,
3. Art in worship and ritual their language, and culture.
4. Art for persuasion
5. Art as self-expression Spanish Era
Pre-Colonial Era - became a handmaiden in
religion to propagate catholic
- Skull cap of a “Stone-Age faith and support the colonial
Filipino” (oldest human fossil) order.
was discovered by Dr. Robert B.
Fox inside Tabon Cave Palawan American Era
on May 28, 1962. - Commercial and advertising
arts were integrated into the fine
A. Pottery arts curriculum.
- One of the oldest and most - Iglesia ni Cristo (originated in
widespread of the decorative 1914)
arts.
- Consisting of objects made of A. Painting - applying paint,
clay and hardened with heat. pigment, color, other medium to
a solid surface (matrix)
B. Weaving
- Craft of lacing fibers together to B. Sculpting – hard/plastic
make fabric or cloth. materials are worked into three-
- involves using a loom to hold dimensional art objects.
the thread or yarn.
C. Music – vocal/instrumental
C. Wood Carving sounds combined.
- form of woodworking by means
of a cutting tool (knife/chisel)
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D. Dancing – movement of the b. Asymmetrical – there are more
body on a rhythmic way, usually than slight differences between
to music. the divided areas of work.
4. Emphasis – extension of first two
LESSON 2: Principles of principles: contrast, placement,
size are used to highlight one
Arts element of an artwork.
Principles of Arts
- Visual strategies used by artists Types of Emphasis
for expressive purposes. a. Emphasis by Directional Lines -
(Fichner-Rathus, 2008) lines that lead to a focal point.
1. Harmony – all parts of the visual b. Emphasis by Isolation – an
image relate to and complement element is isolated from the
each other. rest.
2. Rhythm – organized movement, a 5. Unity – elements fit together to
beat, a repetition. form a meaningful whole.
Types of Rhythm
6. Variety – sense of the difference
a. Regular Repetition – elements between elements of an artwork.
of a composition are duplicated
at orderly or fixed intervals. 7. Proportion – relative size and
scale of various elements in a
b. Alternating Rhythm – different design.
elements in a work repeat in a
predictable order. 8. Contrast – disparity between the
elements that figure into the
c. Progressive Rhythm – elements composition.
change slightly as they progress
toward a defined point in a
composition. LESSON 3: Contemporary
Arts in the Philippines
3. Balance – reconciliation of
opposing forces in a composition Arts Discussed:
that result in visual stability.
1. Music
Types of Balance 2. Dance
3. Theater
a. Symmetrical – elements are
4. Visual Arts
balanced by similarity of form.
5. Literature
Artist vs Artisan
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Artist – creates art as a form of - Born in Jolo, Sulu
self- expression, intended to be
Theater – combination of two arts:
aesthetically pleasing or thought-
music & dance. Performed live.
provoking.
Theater Artists
- Comes from the latin word
“ars” which means “skill” or 1. Lamberto Vera Avellana
“craft”. - Named national artist in
- Not limited to traditional 1976.
techniques. - Prominent stage director
2. Honorata Marquez de la Rama-
Artisan – skilled worker who creates
Hernandez
handmade objects, often using
- Named national artista in
traditional tehniques.
1987
Music – combining vocal or - A star of bodabil in the 30s
instrumental sound for beauty of form - Queen of Kundiman and
or emotional expression. Sarswela
- Known for her rendition of
Musical Artists
Dalagang Bukid
1. Allan Pineda Lindo
Visual Arts – art forms such as
- Born in Angeles City,
paintings, drawing, printmaking,
Pampanga
sculpture, ceramics, photography,
- South African American –
video, film making, etc.
Filipino rapper
2. Arti Sta Rita Visual Artists
- Group of performing artists
1. Fernando Amorsolo
led by Andy Alviz
- Born on May 30, 1892; died
- From Santa Rita, Pampanga
on April 24, 1972
- Known for performances of
- Grand Old Man of Philippine
sarswela
Art
Dance – movement of the body in a - Well-known for painting
rhythmic way, usually to music. idyllic PH rural life.
2. Carlos Francisco
Dance Artists
- Born on Nov. 4, 1912; died
1. Francisca Reyes-Aquino on March 31, 1969
- Mother of Filipino Folk - Distinguished practitioner of
Dance mural paintings.
- Born in Bocaue, Bulacan
Literature – group of works of art that
2. Leonor Orosa-Goquingcco
are made of words.
- Mother of Philippine Dance
Theater Division of Literature
- Dean of Filipino Performing
1. Prose
Arts Critics
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2. Poetry
Sub-Division of Prose
1. Fiction
2. Non-Fiction
Authors/Writers
1. Francisco Balagtas y de la Cruz
- Also known as Baltazar
(penname)
- Wrote Florante at Laura
- Born in Barrio Panginay,
Bigaa, Bulacan (April 2,
1788 – Feb 20, 1862)
2. Juan Crisostomo Soto
- Born on January 27, 1867,
in Santa Ines, Bacolor,
Pampanga
- Pen name: Crissot
- Known as the Father of
Pampanga Literature
- Most famous work: Alang
Dios in 1901
