The document outlines contemporary art, defined as art produced after the modern art movement, encompassing various forms such as fine, visual, and performing arts. It details different types of contemporary painting, including landscape, abstract, figurative, watercolor, and oil painting, highlighting their characteristics and societal connections. Additionally, it discusses the importance of viewer interpretation and the techniques involved in creating realistic artworks.

1. Contemporary Art
Forms and their
Practices
Prepared by: Ms. Janine B. Sison

2. Contemporary Arts
• It generally defines art produced after the Modern
Art movement to the present day.
•It includes artwork produced during the late 20th
and early 21st centuries. It is also known as “the art
of today”

3. Contemporary arts come in different
forms:
•Fine Arts
• Visual Arts
•Performing Arts

4. Contemporary Fine
Art

5. Contemporary Fine arts come in different
forms:
•Contemporary Painting
•Contemporary Sculpture
•Contemporary Architecture

6. A. Contemporary Painting
•It is the most popular among fine arts but it
is also very hard to distinguish.
• It must connect itself to the issues and
concerns of the society.

7. It comes in different types in genre
and in material:
1.Landscape Painting– is the most common
among all types of painting by genre. These
are painting of outdoor scenes.
Example: skies, mountains, river and even
infrastructure like buildings, and houses.

9. 2. Abstract Painting
•Is the most difficult among paintings for it
demands a good background in drawing for the
pre-planned concept of painting.
•It let viewers to thinks deeper and allow them to
have their own interpretation.

10. Abstract Painting by: Jose T. Joya

11. 3. Figurative Painting
•Is a painting that portrays pictures of actual
images as seen in the real world.
•The human images are commonly used as
subject of this painting throughout history up
to the present.

12. Ochre Skin, this elder
from the Gaddang tribe
dressed in festive garb
reflects his heritage and
the Cordillera region of
Philippines. His skin,
contains countless
tattoos, as if he is
becoming part of his

13. 4. Water Color Painting
•Is considered to be one of the most primitive
types of painting.
•It is familiarly used by beginners or by children
in most of their activities in school.
• It is usually mixed with water and put it on
paper

14. Watercolor Beach Painting is a
masterpiece painted by artist
John D Benson. The artist is
famous for his portrait paintings,
but here in this painting, he has
showcased what a great
craftsman he is when it comes
to painting with watercolor.
Here, he has depicted the
peacefulness of the sea through
his artwork.

15. 5. Oil Painting
• Is considered to be a great means to achieve a more
convincing and realistic artwork.
• It is done on a canvas.
• Oil colors are made by mixing color powder with
linseed oil to a stiff paste consistency and grinding it in
a steel roller.