Contemporary visual arts refers to the fine arts and decorative arts of today. This includes paintings, illustrations, sculptures, and other art forms. Paintings are two-dimensional art created on a flat surface using various materials like oils and acrylics. Common painting themes include religious subjects, historical events, portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and nudes. Sculptures are three-dimensional art created by either subtracting or adding materials like clay, metals, wood, or stone. Examples of sculptures include free-standing works as well as relief carvings. Other contemporary visual art forms discussed are pottery, carving, weaving, and metalwork.

1. Contemporary visual
arts

2. “Contemporary”
Adjective;
◦belonging to or occurring in the
present.

3. “Contemporary visual arts”
Is the ”visual art” of today
◦The fine arts of today
◦The decorative arts of today

4. Paintings
and
Illustrations

5. Paintings may be defined as a two
dimensional form of art that showcases
artistic expressions created on a flat surface
using brush, palette knife, spray, oils,
acrylics, water and poster colors, pastels
cardboard, wood, and canvass.

6. Painting themes
Religious themes
Historical themes
Portraiture painting
Still life
Landscapes
Nudes
Genres

7. Religious themes
◦The primary subject for artworks during
the Spanish colonial times. In the present,
this paintings can be seen in the murals of
many churches and in paintings with
social commentaries like the “Hapag ng
Pag-asa” of Joey Veleasco and “Boceto
Pen and Ink Series” of Renato Habulan.

9. Historical themes
◦Paintings that depicts history
-Filipino struggles through history
-Blood compact
-First mass at limasawa
All Painted by Carlos “Botong V. Francisco”

11. Portraiture paintings
◦Used to commemorate personalities and
are seen in many formal institutions such
as government offices.
-San Pedro Calungsod by Rafael del Casal
-Portrait of Pres. Duterte By Daryl de Leon
Descallar

13. Still life
◦A work of art that portrays inanimate objects.
It was traditionally composed of a basket or
bowl of fruits and flowers in vases on a table.
-Paz Paterno
-Ang Kiukok
-Vicente Manansala

15. Landscapes
◦Depict the beauty of the outdoors. It can
be that of natural environment such as
the countryside and other rural scenery,
seascapes which focuses on the imagery
of bodies of water and urban landscapes
that highlights the hustle and bustle of the
city.

16. Famous Pilipino Landscape Artist
◦Fernando Amorsolo
◦Martino Abellana
◦Diosdado M. Lorenzo
◦Manuel Baldemor
◦Prudencio Lamarrosa

17. Nude
◦Depicting a naked human figure
- “lavandera” by Fernando Amorsolo

18. Genres
◦Painting whose showcase people doing
everyday activities and chores.

19. Sculptures

20. Are artworks that are three Dimensional.
Sculptures are made by either subtracting or
adding materials
- Adding Sculptures are made from molding
clays, casting, and welding metals.
- Subtracting Sculptures are made from
carvings

21. Two types of Sculptures
Free Standing Sculpture
and
Reliefs Sculpture

22. Free Standing Sculptures
Are sculptures raised independently in its given space. It can
be often observed from all points of view.
◦ “Transfiguration of Christ”

23. Relief Sculptures
Are sculptures raise from a background.
◦Relief sculpture in Mt. Samat

24. Precolonials Sculptures in Philippines
◦Panolongs
◦Sunduk
◦Bulul

25. Scupltures from Spanish Colonizers
◦Black Nazarene
◦Santo Niño in Cebu
◦Our Lady of Penafrancia in Naga

26. Sculptures made after American Colonial
Period
◦Bonifacio Monument
◦Oblation

27. Pottery

28. The craft of making pots and other wares using clay
or mud.
◦Studio Pottery

29. Carving
The art of manipulating and creating objects by
subtracting and shaping solid materials such as wood
and stones.

30. Weaving
The art of interlacing threads of fibers to create
textile, fabric or fibers.

31. Metalwork
The art of creating and manipulating metals to
create various items such as jewelry, weapons
chalices, etc..