Traditional

Technique used in
Philippine
Contemporary Art
Activity 1: Study and analyze the
two pictures by answering the
guide questions.
Guide Questions: 1. What materials
was used in each artwork? 2. Describe
how the artwork was made.
What is Technique?
Technique is the manner in which
artist use and manipulate materials
to achieve the desired formal effect,
and communicate the desired
concept or meaning, according to
his or her personal style (modern,
Neoclassic, etc.)
The distinctive character or nature
of the medium determines the
technique. For example, stone is
chiseled, wood is carved; clay is
modeled and shaped, metal is
cast, and thread is woven.
Traditional Techniques
Used in Philippine Arts
Wood Carving – a technique
encompassing any form of working
wood with a tool into some sort of
aesthetic object.
Molding – a technique of shaping liquid or
pliable material such as clay. Traditional pottery
making in the Philippines involves the method
of molding. Pottery making in the Philippines is
one of the longest traditions in Philippine art.
Fabric Weaving - Weaving is a method of
textile production in which two distinct sets
of yarns or threads are interlaced at right
angles to form a fabric or cloth.
Textiles in Mindanao are predominantly handwoven
from abaca (musa textilis). Among the Moslems of
Mindanao, the Magindanaon, Maranaw and Yakan
continue the tradition of cotton and silk weaving.
Basketry Technique - There are four different
types of basketry methods: coiling, plaiting,
wickering, and twining. Some of the terms that
are specific to basket weaving include loops,
twining, ribs, and spokes. The common raw
materials used in making baskets are rattan,
abaca, nito, tikog, buri, bamboo, pandan, coconut
leaves and sticks, palm leaves, and beeswax. There
are several baskets that use combined raw
materials
What arts or products can be made by using
the given materials and what technique will be
used in the creation?
Part 1: Multiple Choice: Choose the
letter of the best answer for the
questions.
1. It is the manner in which artist use and manipulate
materials
A. Subject
B. Style
C. Technique
D. Theme
2. What is the importance of having a unique way of creating
art in the local area?
A. It makes their community beautiful
B. It is a way of drawing other people to their place
C. It brings solidarity to the people
D. It makes the community more productive
3. Which phrase is incorrect?
A. Stone – fabricated
B. Clay – molded
C. Wood – carved
D. Thread – woven
4. Which is not a traditional technique in
creating art?
A. Painting
B. Weaving
C. Basketry
D. Woodcarving
5. What is the best material for making a mat
using plaiting technique?
A. Abaca
B. Nito grass
C. Clay
D. Wood
6. Which material is not use carving technique?
A. Clay
B. Wood
C. Stone
D. Ice
7. What technique is used in making the
Burnay?
A. Stone
B. Clay
C. Fabric
D. Grass
8. What weaving technique is used in making a
banig?
A. Coiling
B. Plaiting
C. Wickering
D. Twining
9. What technique in weaving is illustrated here?
A. Coiling
B. Plaiting
C. Wickering
D. Twining
10. It is the fabric that is popular and made in
Ilocos?
A. T’nalak
B. Inabel
C. Jusi Baron
D. Malong
Part 1: Multiple Choice
C 1.
B 2.
A 3.
A 4.
B 5.
A 6.
B 7.
B 8.
D 9.
B 10.
Contemporary Materials
and Techniques used in
Philippine Art
Which picture shows
Minimalism in Art.
What can you
say about the
materials and
technique
used in the
work?
1.MINIMALISM
Minimalism seeks to take
away what is unnecessary
and leaving only what is
essential.
Arturo Luz is a Filipino modern artist best
known for his minimalist, geometric, and
abstract styles of art and his animated paintings
of circus performers and musicians as well as
his revered cityscape series
2. FOUND OBJECTS
Taking something that people view as useless,
and then using it in a unique way to make
artwork is one of the most important
movements that currently exist in
contemporary.
3. LARGE-SCALE ART
Walter De Maria created an art piece in
1977 that included a four hundred
steel poles over one mile by one
kilometer. That is incredible. Creating
something huge to express diverse
perspectives in artwork is incredibly
popular, even today.
QUARTER 4
Different Contemporary
Art Techniques And
Performance Practices
 Technique is the manner in which
artists use and manipulate materials
to achieve the desired form effect, and
communicate the desired concept or
meaning according to his or her
personal style (modern, neoclassic, etc
1. Stone in
chiseled
2. wood is carved
3. Clay is mold
4. Metal is cast
5. Thread is woven
Traditional
Techniques
Wood Carving
is an art that has been practiced
all… over .the world but very avidly
in Southeast Asia where… great.
pieces of wood work have been
crafted throughout… the .ages.
Silk-screen printing
Is one of the most popular printing
techniques, and is.… most-used by
companies when printing design
onto.… products. of different sizes
and materials.
Analogue photography
refers to photography using
an… analogue camera and film.
A roll of film loaded into the…
camera and the magic begins
once you start clicking:
Filmmaking
Film production is the process
of making a film. The…
direction or production of films
for the cinema or television.… It
.is a visual story telling.
5 Stages of
Filmmaking:
1 st. Development
the ideas for the film are
created, rights to books/plays
are bought etc., and the
screenplay is written. Financing
for the project has to be
2 nd . Pre-production
Preparation are made for
the shoot, in which cast
and film crew are hired,
locations are selected and
sets are buil
3 rd . Production
The raw elements for
the film are recorded
during
4 th . Post production
The images, sound, and
visual effects of the
recorded film are edited.
5 th . Distribution
The finished film is
distributed and screened
in cinemas and released
to home video.
Contemporary
Techniques
Digital photography
Uses cameras containing
arrays of electronic photo....
detectors to capture images
focused by a lens, as…
opposed.to an exposure on
photographic film
Digital film making
Is the norm these days, enabling
filmmakers to blend art and digital
media and speed up the process of
film making as well as be more
creative and enterprising in the
special effects department
Music production
It is the process of creating a
recorded music project. A
record producer usually
handles music production,
managing every aspect.
Industrial design
It is a combination of art and
engineering; drawing skills, creativity
and technical knowledge are critical.
Industrial designers usually choose to
work on products in a specific
industry, such as the medical,
automobile, or technology indus
Robotics
It is an interdisciplinary research area
at the interface of computer science
and engineering.
Robotics
Robotics involves design, construction,
operation, and use of robots. The goal of
robotics is to design intelligent
machines that can help and assist
humans in their day-to-day lives.
 Medium define as the
material, or the substance out of
which a work is made. Through
this materials, the artist express
and communicate feelings and
ideas.
PUNI OR PALM
FOLDING
SINGKABAN OR
BAMBOO ART
SANICULAS
COOKIE MOLD
PABALAT OR PASTILLAS
WRAPPER
TAKA
PAGBUBURDA
My Artwork Life
Experience
Identify local materials on your place
and make an artwork which shows
your experiences in life. Reflect it
inside the box below.
Enumerate the material you
used and the procedures on
how to make
Traditional art aimed to represent reality
or realism through narrative that can be
seen or reflected in painting, indigenous art,
Islamic arts, Kut-Kut arts, performing arts
and architecture
Modern art aimed to throw aside the
tradition of the past and experiment
with new ways of seeing and with fresh
ideas about the nature of materials
and functions of art. This type of art
played and experimented with more
bold and abstra
Contemporary art is much more
focused on social or society focused.
They usually reflect or comment on
modern society using new techniques
and materials, such as videos or
technology. Contemporary art can be
completely new, or influenced by past
artworks or art
Questions:
A.What are the materials that
the artist used on the craft?
B. What can you say about on
their artwork?
Halloween Milk Jug Ghost
Plastic Water Bottle Flowers
Bottle Flower Mobile
1.How do the following houses
differ from each other?
2.Why do the structures of the
three houses differ from each
other?
Material
or the substance are the things
in which the art is made off.
Through these materials, the
artists express and
communicate feelings and ideas.
Sculpture
the sculptor uses metal,
wood, stone, clay and
glass.
Architect
uses wood, bamboo,
bricks, stone, concrete and
various building materials.
Painter
uses pigments (eg. watercolor,
oil, tempera, textile paint,
acrylic, ink, etc.) on a usually
flat ground (wood, canvas,
paper, stone wall such as in a
cave painting.
Printmaker
uses ink printed or transferred on a
surface (wood, metal, plates, or silk
screen that is in keeping with a
duplicating o reproducing process.
While paintings are unique and one
of a kind, prints can be reproduced
in several predetermined editions.
Musician
uses sound and instruments
(including the human voice)
Dancer
uses body and its movements.
Dance is often accompanied by
music, but there are dances that
do not rely on musical
accompaniment to be realized.
Theater artist
integrates all the arts and uses stage,
production design, performance
elements and script to enable the
visual, musical, dance and other
aspects to come together as a whole
work.
The photographer and film maker
use the camera to record the outside world. The
film maker uses cinematographic camera to
record and put together production design,
sound engineering, performance, and screenplay.
In digital photography and film, the images can
be assimilated into the computer, thus
eliminating the need for celluloid or negatives,
processing chemicals or print.
writer
of a novel, poetry,
nonfiction and fiction uses
words.
The Designer, the performance artist,
and the installation artist combine use
of the range of different materials.
4 Pictures 1 Word
You will be shown 4 photos in a grid, all
of which share a word in common. Your
goal is to figure out the common word
based on word length, which is provided
to you, and a selection of possible
letters.
LERATMAIS
ESUD NI TAR
Local Materials in the
Philippines that is
used for arts and craft
Abaca - belongs to banana
family. Its fibers have a natural
luster with colors ranging from
pure white to ivory and dark
brown.
Bamboo – is used in creating
many products. It is used in
construction, textile, musical
instruments and many more.
Buri – is extracted from
matured leaves of buri palm.
The fiber is durable and
resistant to moisture.
Capiz shells- are translucent to allow
light to pass through, but still allow
privacy. The capiz comes from the
windowpane oyster (placuna placenta)
found in the coastal waters of the
Philippines and are known for their
beautiful mother of pearl look.
Rattan – belongs to the palm
family. There are different
types of rattan palms, such as
high or low climbers, single
stemmed or clustered rattan
species.
Sea Shells - hard exoskeleton of
marine mollusks such as snails,
bivalves, and chitons that serves to
protect and support their bodies.
This material is usually used in
making ornaments and house
decorations.