4. 1. What is your idea
about contemporary
arts?
Pre Activity
5. Contemporary art is the art of today, produced by artists who
are living in the twenty-first century. Contemporary art
provides an opportunity to reflect on contemporary society
and the issues relevant to ourselves, and the world around us.
(Ang kontemporaryo na sining ay ang sining ng ngayon, na
ginawa ng mga artist na naninirahan sa ika-21 siglo. Ang
kontemporaryong sining ay nagbibigay ng isang pagkakataon
upang mapakita ang kontemporaryong lipunan at ang mga
isyu na may kaugnayan sa ating sarili, at sa mundo sa paligid
natin).
WHAT IS CONTEMPORARY ART?
11. CONTEMPORARY ARTS IS NOT
CONFINED TO THE MUSEUM. THEY
ARE ALSO FOUND IN GALLERIES, ARTS
SCHOOL, SIDE STREETS, AND PUBLIC
SPACES LIKE THE TRAIN OR BUS
STATIONS, SHOPPING CENTERS OR
PARKS.
CHARACTERISTICS OF
CONTEMPORARY ARTS
12. THE PRACTICE OF SELLING
PAINTINGS HAS ALSO CHANGED IN
CONTEMPORARY ARTS. FOR EX.
MANY INSTALLATION ARTWORKS
ARE INTENDED FOR DISPLAY ONLY
IN A PARTICULAR SETTTING AND
FOR A GIVEN SPAN OF TIME. THEY
THEY ARE DE- CONSTRUCTED AND
CANNOT BE REPEATED NOR SOLD.
13. MANY CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS ARE SELF
TAUGHT AND DID NOT HAVE A FORMAL
EDUCATION.
ORIGINALITY IS NOT AN ISSUE IN
CONTEMPORARY ARTS. AN ARTIST CAN
GET ANOTHER ARTIST’S WORK AND ADD
TO IT, RE DESIGN OR INTERPRET IT USING
OTHER MATERIALS.
19. SUBJECT MATTER IN CONTEMPORARY IS NOT
CONFINED TO REPPRESENTATIONS OF HUMAN
FIGURES AND LANDSCAPES. THE FAVORITE
SUBJECTS IN CONTEMPORARY ART ARE
CHILDREN, WOMEN OR THE ENVIRONMENT. IN
SOME ARTWORKS SUBJECT MATTER IS NOT
EASILY RECOGNIZED. IF THE ARTWORK IS AN
EXPERIMENT ON TECHNIQUE, THE SUBJECT
MATTER IS THE TECHNIQUE ITSELF.
SUBLECT MATTER AND STYLE IN
CONTEMPORARY ART
20. IN OTHER WORDS SUCH AS
THOSE IN CONCEPTUAL
ART, THE VIEWER HAS TO
ENGAGE IN THINKING AND
EXPLORING THE MEANING
OF THE ARTWORK.
21. 1.) ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM – IS A
PAINTING STYLE IN WHICH THE ARTIST
APPLIES PAINT IN A MANNER THAT
EXPRESSES EMOTIONS AND FEELINGS IN
SPONTANEOUS WAY. THE FIGURES MAY BE
HEAVY IN LINES AND COLORS WITHOUT
SOLID MASS.
ART MOVEMENTS AND STYLES
22.
23.
24. 2.) KINETIC ART – IS A SCULPTURE
THAT MOVES WITH THE WIND OR IS
POWERED BY A MACHINE OR
ELECTRICITY.
25. 3.) OP ART – USES LINES OR
IMAGES REPEATEDLY TO CREATE
AN OPTICAL ILLUSION. Op
art works are abstract, with many
better known pieces created in
black and white. Typically, they
give the viewer the impression of
movement
26.
27. 4.) PERFORMANCE ART –
COMBINES A VARIETY OF
MEDIA AND THE HUMAN
BODY TO EXECUTE AN
ARTISTIC THEATRICAL
EXPRESSION BEFORE A LIVE
AUDIENCE.
28.
29. 5.) ENVIRONMENT ART – INVOLVES
THE ARTISTIC CREATION OR
MANIPULATION OF SPACE SUCH AS
LANDSCAPE OR ARCHITECTURAL
DESIGN THAT MAY ENCLOSE ITS
AUDIENCE. EARTHWORKS, OR ART
USING STONE, LEAVES, TREES,
GRASS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS
CATEGORY
30.
31. 6.) FEMINIST ART – EMERGED
FROM CONCERNS OF FEMALE
ARTISTS EXPRESSED THROUGH
ART. THEY TACKLE ISSUES OF
IDENTITY, SEXUALITY, GENDER,
ROLES, EQUALITY AND WAYS IN
WHICH THE FEMALE IS TREATED IN
SOCIETY, AMONG OTHERS
32.
33. 7.) MINIMALISM - HAD A
STRIPPED-DOWN, PRE
FABRICATED LOOK, FREE OF
DETAILS AND OFTEN WITH FLAT
SURFACE BUT EXPRESSES A
SPECIFIC CONTENT.
34.
35. 8.) VIDEO ART – CONSISTS
OF IMAGES THAT ARE
RECORDED THROUGH A
VIDEO AND VIEWED
THROUGH TELEVISION,
COMPUTER OR PROJECTION
SCREEN.
36. 9.) GRAFFITI ART – IS A
DRAWING INSCRIPTION OR
SKETCH DONE HASTILY ON
A WALL OR OTHER
SURFACE MADE TO SEEN
BY THE PUBLIC.
37.
38. 10.) POSTMODERN ART – CARRIES
MODERN STYLES TO EXTREME
PRACTICES, OFTEN EXPRESSING
AN IDEA THROUGH A MIX OF
MATERIALS SUCH AS FOUND
OBJECTS WELDED TOGETHER.
39.
40. 11.) BODY ART – IS AN ART FORM
THAT USES THE BODY AS THE
MEDIUM OR MAIN MATERIAL. IT
CAN BE PAINTED OR CLOTHED
AND USED TO PERFORM
ARTISTIC ACT IN PUBLIC.
TATOOING AND PIERCING ARE
EXAMPLES OF BODY ART.
41.
42. 12.) DIGITAL ART - IS DONE WITH
THE AID OF COMPUTER TO
CREATE AN IMAGE OR DESIGN
COMPOSED OF BITS AND BYTES.
THE IMAGE CAN BE PRINTED ON
PAPER, TARP, OR OTHER
MEDIUMS.
45. MANY CONTEMPORARY ARTIST DO
NOT HAVE FORMAL STUDIES IN THE
FINE ARTS BUT ARE SELF TAUGHT.
CONCERNED WITH THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR TALENT
AND SKILLS IN ART MAKING, THEY
STUDY ON THEIR OWN, INTERACT
WITH ARTISTS AND READ A LOT
ABOUT LIVES OF ARTISTS AND THEIR
ARTWORKS.
46. 1.) COLLAGE - IS MADE BY ADHERING
FLAT ELEMENTS SUCH AS NEWSPAPER OR
MAGAZINES CUT OUTS, PRINTED TEXT,
ILLUSTRATIONS PHOTOGRAPHS, CLOTH,
STRING TO A FLAT SURFACE TO CREATE
THICK LAYER THAT IS ALMOST LIKE A
RELIEF SCULPTURE.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF TECHNIQUES
47.
48. 2.) DECALCOMANIA - IS THE
PROCESS OF APPLYING GOUACHE TO
PAPER OR GLASSTHEN
TRANSFERRING A REVERSAL OF THAT
IMAGE ONTO CANVASS OR OTHER
FLAT MATERIALS. a technique used by
some surrealist artists that involves
pressing paint between sheets of
paper.
49. Gouache paints come in many colors and are usually
mixed with water to achieve the desired working
properties and to control the opacity when dry.
50.
51. 3.) DECOUPAGE – IS DONE
BY ADHERING CUT- OUTS
OF PAPER AND THEN
COATING THESE WITH ONE
OR MORE COATS OR
TRANSPARENT COATING OF
VARNISH.
52.
53.
54. 4.) FROTTAGE – IS THE TECHNIQUE
OF RUBBING WITH CRAYON ON A
PIECE OF PAPER WHICH HAS BEEN
PLACED OVER AN OBJECT OR AN
IMAGE. THE IMPRESSION OF THE
IMAGE CAN BE CREATED USING
LEAVES, WOOD, WIRE SCREEN, OR
METAL WITH EMBOSSED IMAGE
OR WORDS.
55.
56. 5.) MONTAGE – IS USED
FOR PHOTOGRAPHY OR
FILM WHERE A PICTORIAL
IMAGE IS JUXTAPOSED OR
PLACED OVERLAPPING TO
MAKE ANOTHER PICTURE
OR DESIGN.
57.
58.
59. 6.) TRAPUNTO – PAINTING IS
THE TECHNIQUE USED BY
PACITA ABAD WHERE HER
CANVASES ARE PADDED, SWEN
AND OFTEN FILLED WITH
SEQUINS, BEADS, SHELLS,
BUTTONS, TINY MIRRORS, BITS
OF GLASS.
60.
61. 6.) DIGITAL APPLICATION –
FOR ART VIEWING IS ANOTHER
TECHNIQUE. AN EXAMPLE WAS
MADE POSSIBLE BY THE
SAMSUNG SUPPORTS THE
ARTS FACETS BASED AT
YUCHENGCO MUSEUM.
