This document discusses contemporary arts in the Pangasinan region of the Philippines. It provides examples of traditional arts and crafts from Pangasinan, such as ceramics, pottery, and shell craft. Local residents learn these arts and crafts and treat them as a source of income and entrepreneurship. The document also discusses different types of art, including fine art, utilitarian art, industrial art, and applied or household art. It explains key aspects of contemporary art, such as subject matter and styles, using examples like the works of Muffet Villegas and abstract expressionism.

1. CONTEMPORARY ARTS IN
THE REGION
MS. REGINE CENO SARTIGA

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•Conceptualizes contemporary arts based on
techniques and performance practices in
their locality (CAR11/12TPP-0c-e-14)
•Applies artistic skills and techniques in the
process of creation

4. Name It!
Body Art

5. Name It!
Pottery Making

6. Name It!
Shell Craft

7. • Each province in the Philippines can proudly boast of its arts and crafts.
For example, Pangasinan have enriched their local arts and crafts.
Some of the arts and crafts of Pangasinan include the following:
Ceramics – things that are made from heated and hardened clay.
Pottery – things such as pots and dishes, that are made from baked clay.

8. Ceramics Pottery

9. •Arts and crafts in Pangasinan are being
learned by local residents in the province.
Local residents treat their arts and crafts as
a source of income, making it an
entrepreneurship.

10. • 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.

11. There are two types of ART
• FINE or AESTHETIC (Major Arts)
• UTILITARIAN or PRACTICAL (Minor Arts)

12. PRACTICAL or UTILITARIAN (Minor ARTS)
•Intended for practical use or utility. It is
the changing purposes. However, they
must posses ornaments or artistics
qualities to make them useful and
beautiful.

13. INDUSTRIAL ART
• -it is the changing of raw materials into some
significant product for human consumption.
Ex: Shell Craft, Bamboo craft, pottery making,
shoe making

14. Applied or Household art
• -This refers to household arts such as flower
decoration, interior decoration, dress making
cooking and others

15. Subject Matter and Style in Contemporary Art
• Subject Matter in contemporary arts is not
confined to representation of human rights and
landscapes. The favourite subject in
contemporary art are children, women or the
environment such as the late artist Muffet
Villegas Flora and Fauna.

16. Subject Matter and Style in Contemporary Art
• In some artworks, the subject matter is not easily
recognized, it the artwork is an experiment on
technique, the subject matter is the technique
itself.

17. MUFFET Villegas
• In others such as those in conceptual arts, the
viewer has to engage in thinking and exploring
the meaning of the artwork. Some artworks are
intended to make a statement about an issue so
the viewer is guided by written explanation.

18. Abstract Expressionism
• -is a post world war II art movement in American
painting, developed in New York in the 1940’s. It
was the first specifically American movement to
achieve international influence and put New York
city at the center of the Western art world