This document provides an introduction to the elements of art and technology-based art. It discusses five elements of art: value, shape, form, space, and color. It then discusses how technology has influenced art in the 21st century through digital art forms like those created using computers, smartphones, and tablets. Examples of digital artworks and digital artists from different countries are provided. The document emphasizes how modern technology serves as an empowering tool for artists by allowing wider communication, access, and types of art forms. It concludes by discussing the motivated and non-motivated functions that art can serve through the use of elements and principles.

1. WELCOME TO

2. LETS REVIEW THE ELEMENTS OF
ARTS!
1. The use of lightness and darkness of
color, shading, and highlighting in an
artwork is value.
2. Shape is the distance between two
points (or the path of a moving point),
taking any form along the way.

3. 3. The quality of a surface or the way
any work of art is represented is form.
4. Space is the distance or areas
around, between or within components
of a piece.
5. The different hues, shades applied in
arts and design is color.

4. ANSWER KEY
1.T
2.F – Line
3.F – Texture
4.T
5.T

6. LESSON 2 -
CHARACTERISTICS OF
ARTS IN THE 21ST
CENTURY
Technology-Based
Arts

7. TECHNOLOGICAL
ADVANCEMENT IS
INEVITABLE. DAY BY DAY, IT IS
INFLUENCING EVERY ASPECT
OF OUR LIFE. ITS IMPACT
CAN BE SEEN ALSO IN THE
ARTS SINCE ARTS
CONTINUOUSLY EVOLVE
WITH THE TECHNOLOGICAL

8. TECHNOLOGY-BASED ART
is essentially computer-generated
and/or manipulated.
Computer artists employ the ever-
expanding powers of image
manipulation programs and
applications to create their works
which can appear in an entire range

9. DIGITAL ART
is a technology-based art
form which is generated
using gadgets like
computers, smartphones,
or graphic tablets.

11. THE DISTINCT CHARACTERISTICS OF
TECHNOLOGY-BASED ART ARE AS
FOLLOWS:
 It is produced digitally.
 It is easy to reproduce since it is
digitally made.
 It allows communication between the
artist and the audience.
 It can be easily accessed and shared
with the use of gadgets and the
internet.

12. In producing technology-based
arts, sharing and reaching
computer/digital art internet
connections are vital in
downloading applications and
programs to be used in the
manipulations of photos, images
and videos.

13. •Gimp (GNU Image
Manipulation
Program)
•Paint.net
•Inkscape
•Xara Extreme
•Artweaver
•Draw Plus
•Picasa
•Paint Star
•Smooth Draw
•Spray
•Karbon
•Adobe Photoshop
•Corel Paintshop Pro
X5

14. •Pixlr
•Pic Collage
•Photo Grid
•Doodle Booth
•Photo Booth
•Magic Mirror Booth
•Pic Monkey
•Flipagram
•Picsart
•Pix Lab
•Pixaloop
•Snapseed
•Snapchat
•Lightroom
•Pixel Lab
•Instagram

15. EXAMPLES OF TECHNOLOGY-
BASED/DIGITAL ARTWORKS:
Digital Image Creation Produced through an Image
Manipulation Program

16. Digital Painting Produced through a Pen Tablet

17. Mobile Phone Art

18. FOREIGN ARTWORKS AND
ADAPTATION OF FILIPINO
Exhibits of computer art or
technological-based artworks
became highly popular and
critically acclaimed, as digital
artists or computer art masters or
“superstars” came to the fore in
Europe, Russia, and the United

19. Evgeny Parvenov
He created this brilliant
Morrissey illustration for Rolling
Stone Magazine.
Kaya Oldaker
A versatile fantasy artist who
created digital arts from Great
Britain. Drawing dragons were
her favorite thing to make.

20. Jean Pierre Hebert
He was an independent visual
artist of algorithmic art,
drawings, and mixed media.

21. Ronnie del Carmen
He is the co-director of the
animated film Inside Out, an
animator in Warner Bros, and
became a storyboard artist for
Batman: The Animated Series.
Antonio Gorordo, c 2010-2012
Cityscape Digital Art

22. Activity 1
Bubble Graph. Directions: Complete the bubble graph by writing
words associated with the characteristics of the 21st Century Arts.

23. Activity 2
Directions: Identify the artists of the given artwork
below.

25. ANSWER KEY
Activity 1
•It is produced digitally.
• It is easy to reproduce since it is digitally made.
• It allows communication between the artist and the audience.
• It can be easily accessed and shared with the use of gadgets and
the internet.
• It uses different qualities of an art elements in creating visual
effect.
Activity 2
1. Evgeny Parvenov
2. Jean Pierre Hebert
3. Antonio Gorordo
4. Jean Pierre Hebert
5. Kaya Oldaker

26. LESSON 3 – MODERN
TECHNOLOGY
Technology-Based
Arts

27. MODERN TECHNOLOGY: A TOOL
FOR EMPOWERMENT
In the 21st century, the advancement of
technology is fast, and the creation of high-tech
gadgets such as mobile phones, phablets, laptops
and computers upgrade from time to time. These
new technologies have become a necessity to all
human beings for communication and
entertainment purposes. In the field of arts, there
are developments in terms of the processes of
creating an artwork. Artists became more

28. HERE ARE THE REASONS WHY DIGITAL
ARTISTS USE MODERN TECHNOLOGY AS
A TOOL FOR EMPOWERMENT:
a. A form of communication- It expresses
ideas through visual elements and
principles in an artistic, advanced and
creative way. Symbols and signage are
typical examples that give important
directions or instructions that need to be
followed.
b. Accessible to mass consumption- With
the availability of modern technology,

29. c. Wider range of artforms to
produce- With the different
applications and software
available in making digital
artworks, artists have many
choices to the kind of artwork
they want to produce.
d. More productive and practical- Creating digital
artworks uses limited materials unlike the
traditional way of making art. It is also easier to
manipulate these modern art gadgets by simply
undoing committed mistakes in the art piece.

30. ROLE/FUNCTION OF ARTWORKS AS TO
UTILIZATION AND COMBINATION
OF ART ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES
1. Non-Motivated Function of Art
This means that art is based on
one’s perspective and does not fulfill a
specific external purpose. In this manner,
art as creativity is something humans
must do by their very nature and is
therefore beyond utility.

31. a. Basic human instinct for harmony, balance,
and rhythm- It is a personal and internal
appreciation of aesthetic value (balance and
beauty).
b. Experience of the mysterious- It gives brand
new experience to people by valuing the
meaning of the art.
c. Expression of the imagination- It shares the
experience of the artist through forms, symbols
and ideas with meaning that can be perceived in
the artwork.
d. Ritualistic and symbolic function- In many

32. 2. Motivated Functions of Art
These arts are intentional, and they
are used by the artist or creator. They can
function to bring about political change,
to comment or to convey specific idea.
Further, they can be used for medical
purposes, entertainment and
communication.

33. 1. Communication. As most forms of communication, it
has an intent to give meaning and direction towards
another individual. This is a motivated purpose.
2. Art as entertainment. Digital art gives mixed
emotions and moods for the purpose of relaxing or
entertaining the viewer.
3. The Avant-Garde. This is the Art of political change.
In the 21st century, digital arts were used to b
ring about political change.
4. Art as a “free zone”. Contemporary art has
enhanced its tolerance toward cultural differences, as
well as critical and liberating functions (social inquiry,

34. 5. Art for Social Causes. Art can be used to raise
awareness in the different issues in the
surrounding. For an instance, the conduct of art
exhibits that aims to raise awareness of autism,
cancer, human trafficking and other issues.
6. Art for Medical Purposes. Art is also used as a
therapy by therapists, psychotherapists and clinical
psychologists.
7. Art for propaganda or commercialism. Art is
often utilized as propaganda to influence popular
conception or mood. In the same way, it is also
used to sell products. In this case, art subtly
manipulates the viewer into a particular emotion or

35. Activity 1 - Art Analysis
Directions: Analyze the three (3) digital artworks below.
Identify and explain the role/ function of arts in each
image.

36. Activity 2 (Assignment)
Direction: Write an essay on how an artwork empowers a
person. Write your answer on a separate sheet.
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37. THANK YOU!