Philippine Contemporary Arts From The Regions and Its Various Forms and Practices
Philippine Contemporary Arts From The Regions and Its Various Forms and Practices
Philippine Contemporary Arts From The Regions and Its Various Forms and Practices
Contemporary Arts
from the Regions and
its various forms and
Practices.
The Definition
of Arts
“Art is creating
something new,
something original and
something different. Art
is life. It is creating life
on a material and
making inanimate
objects to have life. To
create art is to give life.”
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What is art?
✘ Art is the expression or application of human
creative skill and imagination, typically in a
visual form such as painting or sculpture,
producing works to be appreciated primarily
for their beauty or emotional power.
✘ It is a form of creative activity such as
painting, music, literature and dance.
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Arts through the Ages
NEW ART
FORMS
Self-Expression
CONTEMPORARY
ARTS
Fine Arts
Genius MODERN
& PERIOD
Design
ROMANTIC
PERIOD
Craftsmanship
RENEISSANCE
PERIOD
Skills
CHRISTIAN
PERIOD
Techniques
ROMAN
PERIOD
GREEK
PERIOD 5
Contemporary Arts
✘ Contemporary art is the art that springs out of the
present-day events and passions of the society.
✘ It is the newest form of art.
✘ This art functions in a global society that is culturally
diverse and technology-oriented.
✘ It has become a collaborative process and the
audience plays an active role reacting and
constructing meaning about the work of art.
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WHY DO WE STUDY
CONTEMPORARY ART?
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Modern Art
&
Contemporary Art
Let’s review some concepts
1. Modern art refers to art 2. Modern art is 3. Modern art is more
that began in the 1880s revolutionary by its self-expressive while
while contemporary art origin(anti-romanticism), contemporary art pays
describes the works of while contemporary art attention to society, thus
artists still living and is revolutionary for the known for its social
creating artworks. freedom and magnitude impact.
of experimentation by
the artists.
4. Modern art is primarily 5. Modern art focuses on
made on canvases while the subjective
contemporary art is on representation of the
every medium that you chosen themes while
can think of video art, contemporary art takes a
tech-enabled artworks, strong stand on social,
object design, graphical political and cultural
arts. aspects of the world.
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Contemporary Art VS Traditional Art
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Contemporary Art VS Traditional Art
Contemporary
Traditional Art
Art
Many different
Key subjects that
subjects are given
Main Focus are given attention
attention; there is
in traditional art are
no specific subject
religion and culture.
that explored.
Developed after
Began in the 1880s
Era 1960s and is still
to the 1960s.
emerging.
Created by artists
Created by artists
Artists who are still alive.
who may either be
alive or dead.
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Contemporary Art VS Traditional Art
A variety of materials
and techniques, Materials commonly
including new used within traditional
technologies such as art are paint pencils,
Material Used computers, three- charcoal, clay, plaster,
dimensional, live brush, pottery wheel,
elements and palette knife and others.
performances etc.
Aimed at offering a
Traditional art aimed to
fresh perspective and
represent reality or
Aim bringing in new
realism
techniques and
through narrative.
materials.
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Contemporary Art VS Traditional Art
Contemporary
Traditional Art
Art
Contemporary art Traditional art
represents or represents or
Depiction depicts depicts norms and
perspectives of all culture of a certain
societies. group of people.
Has a high degree
May contain or lack
of social, cultural
Relevance and political
social, cultural and
political relevance
relevance
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History of Arts in the Philippines
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Ethnic Art (Pre-13 AD)
✘ Integral to life
✘ Arts for ritual purposes or for everyday use. As
local communities become established, art starts
to go beyond mere craft, i.e. stone weapons or
jewelry but starts to have decorative elements,
meaning and context.
✘ Highland people mimic the animal movements
as choreography.
✘ Pottery, weaving, wood carving and metal
crafting were dominant during this period as
visual arts.
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Ethnic Art (Pre-13 AD)
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Islamic Art (13 AD)
✘ Geometric designs
✘ Characterized by geometric designs and
patterns eliciting focus from believers
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Spanish Art (1521-1898 )
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Spanish Art (1521-1898 )
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American Era (1898-190)
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American Era (1898-190)
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Japanese Era (1941-1945)
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Japanese Era (1941-1945)
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Modern Era (1946-1970)
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Contemporary Art (1970-present)
✘ Contemporary art as the work of artists who are
living in the 21st century.
✘ Contemporary art mirrors contemporary culture
and society, offering the general audiences a rich
resource through which to consider current ideas
and rethink the familiar.
✘ The work of contemporary artists is a dynamic
combination of materials, methods, concepts, and
subjects that challenges traditional boundaries and
defies easy definition.
✘ Diverse and eclectic, contemporary art is
distinguished by the very lack of a uniform
organizing principle, ideology, or -ism.
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References
✘ Asia, J. M. [Sir Jhay-M. (2020, August 23). Introduction to
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions (CPAR
Discussion Video-01) [Video]. YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpLAMcjT6k&t=1019s
✘ Blumberg, N. (n.d.). What’s the difference between modern
and contemporary art? Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved
August 10, 2021, from
https://www.britannica.com/story/whats-the-difference-
between-modern-and-contemporary-art
✘ Contemporary art:Definition. (2018, July 17). IESA
International. https://www.iesa.edu/paris/news-
events/contemporary-art-definition
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