This document provides an overview of modern and contemporary art eras. It discusses how modern art moved away from traditional elements and ornaments, and focused more on method and depicting psychological states. Three types of modern artists are identified: sensationalists, experimentalists, and those who combine both approaches. The document also defines key art terms like composition, process, medium, technique, and assemblage. It concludes that modern artists had more freedom in subject and medium choice, requiring new ways of understanding from viewers.

3. Minimal art

4. Pop art

5. Kinetic art

6.  How many faces?

8. Arts IV
MAPEH
Unit 2
Lesson 1

9. The composition
of art in the
modern and
contemporary
eras
- unlike traditional
art, the arts of the
modern and
contemporary eras
are not governed
strictly by the
elements of art
- they removed
unnecessary
ornaments from
their artworks.

11.  Method of art –
making is more
important than the
subject matter.
 They wanted to
depict the
psychological state
of humans and
abstract patterns.
 ‘Form Follows
Functions’

12. 3 types of
Modern Artists
 The sensationalists
 The experimentalists
 The artists who
combine what is
good in the
sensationalists and
experimentalists

13. Composition
 Is the arrangement of the elements of art
to create a unified whole.

14. Process
 Is the procedure taken to do an artwork

15. symbol
 Something
that stands for
an object or
idea.

16. Medium
 Is the material which the artist uses for
his/her art.
- Finger Painting Acrylic
- Watercolor
- Poster Paint
- Oil Paint
- Acrylic
- Pastels

20. technique
 Constructed
sculpture
 Assemblage
 Mobiles
 Installation

21. Assemblage

22. In modern arts, the artists
experience more freedom in
the choice of subject matter
and the use of mediums.
The wide variety of artistic
styles also requires the viewer
new ways of understanding
art.

23. The End