CONTEMPORARY ARTS

1. Contemporary
Philippine Arts from the
Region and the World

2. 1. How does your eye move through this artworks?
2. Choose at least one picture. How do you personally relate to
or connect with it?
3. Why do you think you should be learning about this artwork?

3. What is art?
•The word originated from the Latin word
ars which means skill and with the Greek
word techne which means technology.

4. What is art?
•A common definition of art is that it is
used to express ideas or feelings through
creative processes and imagination.

5. What is Contemporary Arts?
•Art produced at the present period in
time, includes and develops from
postmodern art, which is itself a
successor to Modern art.
•Art made and produced by artist living
today.

6. What is Contemporary Arts?
•Statement that an artist makes about life,
thoughts, ideas, beliefs, and many other
things that define human life. Simultaneously
reflects the realities and values of our society,
its variety portrays the mosaic of our cultural
diversity is culture.

7. What is Contemporary Arts?
•Contemporary art is the art of today,
produced by artists who are living in the
twenty-first century.

8. What is Contemporary Arts?
•Contemporary art of the 21st century
may combine elements of
performance, painting, sculpture,
dance, and many other media.

9. What is Contemporary Arts?
•It draws on the movements of modern
art, including minimalism and
assemblage art, to create dynamic
pieces that aim to challenge the viewer
and spark thought.

11. What is Contemporary Arts?
•Many contemporary artists use their work to
comment on cultural and political issues,
including race, human rights, economic
inequality, and global conflict. As the world
continues to change and impact human life
on a large scale, art continues to experiment
with new ways of reaching its audience.

12. The Subject of Art
To create your own contemporary piece, you
must fully understand what makes an artwork
a true work of art. You must first explore the
subject of art.

13. The Subject of Art
In visual design, there are different ways or
styles of depicting a subject. Get to know
these styles through the works of art of various
Filipino contemporary artist

14. The Subject of Art
1.Realism
The first style is realism
in which the subject is
done the way it
actually looks.
Araceli Dans (The Bridal
White)

15. The Subject of Art
2. Distortion
The artist uses his or her
imagination and alters
the subject according
to his or her desire
Norma Belleza – The
Fiesta

16. The Subject of Art
3. Abstraction
The artist breaks a
part a subject and
rearranges it in a
different manner.
-Vicente Manansala

17. The Subject of Art
4. Non Objectivism
In here, there is no
subject at all-just an
interplay of pure
elements, like line,
shape or color, and
so on.
Roberto Chabet –
Acrylic paper

18. The following are the elements
of art:
1. Space
• Space in visual arts can be defined
as a void, an emptiness which can
either be positive or negative.
• Refers to the area that is occupied
by an object or a subject, as well as
the area surrounding that object or
subject.

19. The following are the elements
of art:
2. Line
Line is the extension of a point, a
short or long mark drawn or
carved on a surface.

20. The following are the elements
of art:
3. Shape and Form
When the ends of a line meet,
they form a shape. It can also
be described as a figure
separate from its surrounding
area or background.

21. The following are the elements
of art:
4. Color
This refers to visual perception that
allows a person to differentiate
objects due to the way various
wavelengths of light are reflected.
Color is a very important element
because it can communicate
information and emotion to the
viewer.

22. The following are the elements
of art:
Properties of Colors
• Hue, which refers to the basic or
pure color, and is represented in
the color wheel.
• Value, which refers to the lightness
and darkness of color. A light color
or tint is the result of adding white
to a hue, while a dark color or
shade results from adding black to
a hue.

23. The following are the elements
of art:
Properties of Colors
• Saturation, which refers to
brightness and dullness of color. It
is also referred to as purity of the
color. A bright color can be
produced by adding more
pigment to the same hue, while a
dull color can be produced by
adding gray or the color’s
complement to the pigment

24. The following are the elements
of art:
5. Value
In visual arts, value is the degree of lightness
and darkness of a color.

25. The following are the elements
of art:
6. Texture
Texture is the surface of an
artwork. A texture can be
actual or tactile, or it can be
simulated or illusory.

26. The following are the elements
of art:
7. Time and Motion
Movement in the visual arts can
either be an illusion or an actual
motion.

27. The following are the elements
of art:
7. Time and Motion
Movement in the visual arts can
either be an illusion or an actual
motion.

28. The following are the elements
of art:
7. Time and Motion
Movement in the visual arts can
either be an illusion or an actual
motion.