Mr.

Aubrey Joy Aguilar

SHS teacher I
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Lesson Objectives
1. define Contemporary Arts,
2. explain integrative Art,
3. infer Integrative Art in Contemporary Art, and
4. identify and classify the contemporary art forms from
the Philippine Regions

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 Art: Meaning and Forms

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LETS HAVE AN ACTIVITY!
Let’s imagine that you will be going out of your house and come across the
following pictures. Give the questions some thought and answer them
truthfully.

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What do you see in the picture?

Did they catch our attention?
Cite its significance or importance.
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What do you see in the picture?

Are they inspiring or distracting? Why or why not?
Cite its significance or importance.
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What do you see in the picture?

Do you find it appealing? Why or why not?
Cite its significance or importance.
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 Contemporary Art

-The term contemporary has been defined as something

 “happening, existing, living, or coming into being during
the same period of time” (Merriam-Webster). Assuming
this definition, Contemporary Art refers to art of any
form and genre that produced in our contemporary
time, simply put as “art created today.”

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 Contemporary Art
-Contemporary Art is influenced by the economic, social,
political and environmental context where the artist is
 immersed in.
-It can be said that Contemporary Art is the artist’s
expression of his perception and comprehension of
these contexts.
- Contemporary Arts in the Philippines is as diverse as
our people.

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 Contemporary Philippine Art is not confined to
the usual genres of the four main art forms,
namely, visual, literary, applied and
 performing arts. Genres are categories of
artistic creation and are characterized by
similarities in form, style, or subject matter.
Many other genres came up which include pure
are forms as well as mixed art forms. The
following are examples from each art form:

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 Visual Arts
Pop art
Word art
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Conceptual art
Installation art
Photo realism
Contemporary realism
Graffiti art

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 Visual Arts-Pop Art

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 Word art

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 Conceptual art
Conceptual art defines the concept or idea behind the creation of such artworks, not their
perceived beauty or artistry.

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 Installation Art
-comprise traditional and non-traditional Media, such
as Painting, Sculpture, Readymades, Found Objects,
Drawing and Text  
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-an artistic genre that "involves the configuration or
installation of objects in a space, such as a room or
warehouse. The resulting arrangement of material and space
comprises the artwork." It can either be temporary or
permanent, constructed in museums or public spaces, and
can incorporate a broad range of materials as well as new
media.

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 Photorealism
-the quality in art (such as animation or painting) of
depicting or seeming to depict real people, objects,
 etc.
- Photorealism, also known as new realism or verism,
is a form of contemporary art that uses a photograph
to create a highly realistic reproduction of the image
in another medium (typically painting, drawing, and
other graphic media methods).

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 Nona Garcia is known for employing the use of stark realism to bring into
question what the true meaning of representation is. Her use of
photorealism centers everyday objects, cultural artifacts, or people,
inviting the viewers to explore the environmental, sociopolitical, and
personal histories of her subjects.
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 Graffiti
 Graffiti art is a radical contemporary art movement.
Coming after the Pop Art movement, Graffiti artists
show some of the influence from the Modern art
movements that preceded it, such as Pop Art, Abstract
Expressionist, or Surrealism.

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 Performance art
There is also a specialized form of fine art, in which
the artists perform their work live to an audience.
 This is called performance art.
Performing arts may include dance, music, opera,
theatre and musical theatre, magic, illusion,
mime, spoken word, puppetry, circus arts,
professional wrestling and performance art.

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 Applied arts
-The  are all the arts that apply design and 
 decoration to everyday and essentially practical
objects in order to make them aesthetically
 pleasing.
-In practice, the two often overlap. Applied arts
largely overlaps with decorative arts, and the
modern making of applied art is usually called 
design.

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 Example of applied arts are:
Industrial design – mass-produced objects.
Sculpture – also counted as a fine art.
Architecture – also counted as a fine art.
 Crafts – also counted as a fine art.
Ceramic art
Automotive design
Fashion design
Calligraphy
Interior design
Graphic design
Cartographic (map) design

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 Literary arts
What are the literary forms of Philippine
literature?
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Filipino writers continue to write poetry, short
stories, novellas, novels and essays whether
these are socially committed, gender/ethnic
related or are personal in intention or not.

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 The Best Books in Philippine Literature
-Noli Me Tángere by Dr. José Rizal.
-Florante at Laura by Francisco Balagtas.
-Mga Ibong Mandaragit by Amado V. Hernandez.
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-The Woman Who Had Two Navels by Nick Joaquin.
-Po-on A Novel by F. Sionil Jose.
-Banaag at Sikat by Lope K. ...
-Ilustrado by Miguel Syjuco.
-Dekada '70 by Lualhati Bautista

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 What are the examples of literary arts?
Literary works include nondramatic textual works with or without
illustrations. They may be published or non published.

Examples of literary works:

fiction.
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nonfiction.
manuscripts.
poetry.
contributions to collective works.
compilations of data or other literary subject matter.
dissertations.
theses

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 Elements of Contemporary Art
Contemporary Arts have different
 elements that are put together to come
up with a distinct artwork. These
elements include: Appropriation,
Hybridity, Technology, Performance,
and Space.

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 Appropriation refers to the act of borrowing
or reusing existing elements within a new work.
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Appropriation in art and art history refers to the practice of

artists using pre-existing objects or images in their art with
little transformation of the original

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 Hybridity, at the most basic level, implies the mixing
of two or more elements to create a third.
Example: coffee for painting and miniature sculpture
for crayons.
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 Technology, its application highlights the creativity of the artist.

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 Performance, carried out for viewers to experience.

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 Space, intricate use of space.

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 These elements are combined in different ways to
come up with Integrative Art.

Integrative Art employs the use of different art

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elements used together in distinct different
expressions. Thus, it becomes a combination of
different art forms for specific groups of viewers.

Integrative art is also a fusion of different art

disciplines using different styles and media in
creating art
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 Examples of Integrative Art include the use of computer
applications combined with other media, the use of non-
traditional art materials in creating artworks usually done
with mixed art forms.
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 The distinct features of Contemporary
Philippine Art include:
1.Communal nature, as it reflects the relationships build around the
bonds of community and society.
 2. Intuitive, as Filipinos are immersed in their consciousness of
themselves, their community and their culture.
3. Holistic, as individuals, groups of people and events are perceived in
their entirety as well as the unitive use of art materials and forms.
4. Creative process, as the artist puts more emphasis on now their
artwork was made than on the artwork itself.
5. Integrative, as it encompasses religious, moral, spiritual, social, and
environmental concerns.
6. Multi-focal, as it considers everything and everyone, the wide
perspective of the artwork as well as both artist and viewer.
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