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HUMANITIES
-refers to the study of the human

experience – how people process and
record their thoughts, beliefs and
longings.
Subject in school are classified into two
general types:
• Sciences – deals with the object study of the
external world – what we see in it and all
processes that happen within it.
- are precise and structured
- are objectives, giving out facts
- can be measured
- easier to grade
Scientist – think up ways to make life easier
and comfortable.
• Humanities – deal with the expression of the
internal world of a person, a world where
everything is subjective.
- this internal world includes a person’s emotions,
dreams, and aspirations.
- are not accurate/structured
- subjective, expressing personal views and opinions
- more difficult to measure
Artists – imagine ways to make life delightful and
pleasing,
Contemporar
y Art
Contemporary Art
- is the art that springs out of the present-day
events and passions of the society.
- is the newest form of art, amusing people

from the middle to the late 20th century up to
this very minute.
• Authorities in the arts place the emergence of
contemporary art sometimes during the start
of postmodernism in the West, around the late
1970’s.
• This was the time when artists reacted to the
previous art period called modernism, whose
idea of using a pure, simplified, and stream-
lined form and style was fundamental in
creating something new at that time.
• It functions in a global society that is culturally
diverse and technology-oriented.
• It provides instances for people to reflect and
respond to contemporary social concerns and
issues pertinent to themselves and to the
world.
• It is a combination of mixed styles, materials
techniques, and concepts that challenges
tradition.
Contemporary Art vs. Modern Art
• Modern Art referred to as “Traditional”
compared to Contemporary Art.
Contemporary Art is the art of the present,
which is continuously in process and in flux.
• The distinction of modern art and
contemporary art could also be a matter of
perception and reception depending on the
context.
Integrative Art
• This “crossbreeding” in the contemporary
scene has resulted in a hybrid art is called
integrative art.
• This art forms are interactive and multi-
disciplinary in nature, that is, consisting of
ideas and practices from different
branches of learning – the outcome being
the unity of separate areas of learning.
Characteristics of Contemporary Arts
• Contemporary art is not confined to the
museum.
• They are also found in galleries, art
schools, side streets, and public spaces
like the train or bus stations, shopping
centers or parks.
• The practice of selling paintings has also
change in contemporary art.
• Many contemporary artists are self-
taught and did not have formal
education.
• Access to different kinds of materials that
were originally used only for
construction, for example, has expanded
the choice of artists.
• Cebu artist Mona Alcudia – uses paper to produce solid
forms.
• The problem of weight has also been
solved by technology, which has given
artists enough flexibility and liberty to
combine art materials with found
objects.
• In architecture, different shapes and
forms has emerged as a result of the use
of different materials.
• It is also not surprising to find
contemp0orary artists who employ the
help of fabricators, carpenters,
electricians, or welders in “constructing”
their artworks.
• This is practiced by conceptual artists
who use principles of physics and the
technology of construction to form their
artworks.
• Some gather “found objects” and put these
together in a certain way that expresses their
statement regarding an issue or disturbing
reality that they are reaching to.
• Originality is not an issue in contemporary art.
An artist can get another artist’s work and add
to it, redesign or interpret it using other
materials.
• The essential to contemporary artists
therefore, is the process of art-making. It
is the experience for example, of dipping
one’s hands into a pail of paint and
making markings on a flat surface that
matters to the contemporary artists.
• It is not how much money they make out
of the final artwork.
• It is the movement in dance that matters,
or the plot that is communicated to the
film viewers that is important.
• Given these characteristic, it can be said
that contemporary art is statement that
an artist makes about life, thoughts,
ideas, beliefs and many other things that
define human life.
Activity No.1
1. Contemporary art is____________________

______________________________________.
2. The practice of selling artworks has changed
by __________________________________
_______________________________________.
3. “Originality is not an issue in contemporary
art” means ___________________________
______________________________________ .
Group Activity
• Describe the artwork done by an artist in
the past.
• Describe the new artwork based on the
previous artwork.
• Compare the two. What qualities of
contemporary art are manifested in the
new artwork?

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HUMANITIES

-refers to the study of the human

- is the newest form of art, amusing people

1. Contemporary art is____________________

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