INTRO TO CONTEMPORARY

ARTS FOR THE REGIONS

(PHILIPPINES)
UNIT 1
Myra Belle O.S. Fiel LPT, MaEd
Contemporary Art – is the art of the “NOW”

•It is your voice, a collective presence

on canvass.
•It is a call to consciousness, and a cry
against the control and indifference
around us.
What is Art?
• Tool for communication
• Express emotions or ideas
• Offers us the chance to learn & understand artists
and the regions where they belong through their
works
• It comes in various forms or disciplines such as
literature, media and the most popular are the visual
and performing arts.
Visual Arts – described • FINE ARTS – are arts created primarily for its
appearance rather than its practical use.
in a wide array of artistic
disciplines that are • Drawing
appreciated primarily • Painting
through sight. • Sculpture
• Print
FINE ARTS • Graphic art
• Calligraphy
DECORATIVE ARTS
• architecture
CONTEMPORARY ARTS
 • DECORATIVE ARTS – are artworks that are both
Visual Arts – described in a aesthetically pleasing and functional. Many artists
wide array of artistic esp from the West consider decorative arts as a lower
version of arts – makers of these artworks were not
disciplines that are considered artists but rather as CRAFTSMEN. This
appreciated primarily attitude gradually changed, though there are still
through sight. some who believe in the outdated distinction.
• Textile art
FINE ARTS • Glassware
• Jewelry
DECORATIVE ARTS • Furniture
CONTEMPORARY ARTS • Earthenware
• Metal craft
• Interior design
 • CONTEMPORARY ARTS – include recently conceived
Visual Arts – described in a art forms that do not belong to the traditional
wide array of artistic definition of art.
disciplines that are • Assemblage
appreciated primarily • Collage
through sight.
• Installation
• Performance art
FINE ARTS
• Digital art
DECORATIVE ARTS • Land art
CONTEMPORARY ARTS • Conceptual art
Assemblage - is an artistic form or medium usually created on a defined substrate
that consists of three-dimensional elements projecting out of or from the
substrate. It is similar to collage, a two-dimensional medium.
Collage - a piece of art made by sticking various
different materials such as photographs and pieces of
paper or fabric on to a backing.
Installation art - is an artistic genre of three-dimensional
works that often are site-specific and designed to
transform the perception of a space.
Performance art is a performance presented to an
audience within a fine art context, traditionally
interdisciplinary. Performance may be either
scripted or unscripted, random or carefully
orchestrated, spontaneous or otherwise carefully
planned with or without audience participation.
Performing arts refers to forms of art in which
artists use their voices, bodies or inanimate
objects to convey artistic expression.
Pablo Picasso’s Parade
Modern Music Studio
Performing Arts – refers • MUSIC – defined as the manipulation of sound
to forms of art in which and silence. It blends the different elements
artists use their voices, such as pitch, rhythm, dynamics, timbre and
texture to create sound.
bodies or inanimate
objects to convey • Art music
artistic expression. • Pop music
MUSIC • Traditional music
DANCE • Rock
THEATER • Jazz
• And many more…
Performing Arts – refers • DANCE – defined as the regulated and deliberated
to forms of art in which order of body movements. These movements have
aesthetic value and are often performed accompanied
artists use their voices, with music.
bodies or inanimate • ballet
objects to convey • Belly dance
artistic expression.
• Break dance
MUSIC • Improvisational dance - is the process of
spontaneously creating movement. Development of
DANCE movement material is facilitated through a variety of
creative explorations including body mapping through
THEATER levels, shape and dynamics schema
• Hip hop
• Contemporary dance
Example of Improvisational Dance
Performing Arts – refers • THEATER – actors & actresses perform experiences,
to forms of art in which whether real or imagined in front of a live audience.
artists use their voices, Performers use gestures, music, song, dance & visual
arts to help communicate what the story is all about.
bodies or inanimate
objects to convey • Mime
artistic expression. • Puppetry
MUSIC • Tragedy
DANCE • Musical theatre
THEATER • Traditional theater
Why do artist create art?

•RECOGNITION
•WORSHIP
•IMPULSE
•SELF-EXPRESSION
Why do artist create art?
•RECOGNITION - to gain fame & fortune.
Although its unfair to generalize but a lot venture to
this because of the potential of huge earnings (though
some are not that lucky)
The “Grayground Painting” of world
renowned Filipino artist Ronald Ventura
was sold for nearly P47 million pesos (HK$
8,420,000) at Sothebys Modern and
Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings.
The auction that was held April 04, 2011
set a new record for the Filipino as the
most expensive items in an auction.
• “Grayground Painting” was a graphite, oil, and acrylic on canvas piece, which
measures 60 inches by 155 3/4 inches (nearly four meters long), set a new
auction record and beat Filipina artist Geraldine Javier’s oil-on-canvas Ella
Amo’ Apasionadamente, which raked in HK$1,460,000 in an auction last
year.
• Ronald Ventura was a 37 years old fine arts graduate from Sto. Tomas
University. He is one of the top-selling Filipino artist who have been selling
for more than 5 to 6 digits dollar in auction houses abroad.
Ronald Ventura
Why do artist create art?
•worship - to glorify their creator. Is evident in
many religious structures in the ancient world such as
pyramids, temples of Hindu, Greeks, Romans etc.
- Temple of Leah in Cebu City – in honor of his
wife.
- Hapag ng Pag-asa 2005 by Joey Velasco w/c is
the version of “The Last Supper” where the street
children depicted as the apostles
Why do artist create art?
•impulse - driven by passion and nothing makes
them happier and fulfilled.
- Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) who in his
lifetime created illustrations for books,
calendars, card etc that numbered around
30,000 images.
Why do artist create art?
•Self expression - to
express ideas & emotion
that might not be
adequately expressed
through words. Each
artwork is a reflection of
each individual artist’s
personality, experiences
in making each
masterpiece.
Why do artist create art?

•RECOGNITION
•WORSHIP
•IMPULSE
•SELF-EXPRESSION
END of lesson 