(1) Appropriation is an art form that takes pre-existing images from other sources and modifies or incorporates them into new works of art. Existing artworks are appropriated to produce new artworks. (2) Performance art is artwork that is created by or presented to an audience, and the artistic process used to create the work can be more important than the finished piece. Performance art interprets everyday human activities and socially relevant themes. (3) Space in contemporary art refers to how artists work with and transform the real space surrounding the artwork, which can impact how the viewer perceives the piece. Site-specific art forms are positioned in public spaces.

1. ELEMENTS AND
PRINCIPLES OF
CONTEMPORARY
ARTS

2. APPROPRIATION
Appropriation is when an artist creates a
new work of art by taking pre-existing
images from other sources and modifies
and/or incorporates those images with
new ones.

4. Existing artworks are appropriated to produce
another artwork.

6. Usage of prints, images,
and icons to produce
another art form.
Combines past from the
present. Revives
interests to existing
forms of art.

7. PERFORMANCE

8. PERFORMANCE
Performance refers to artwork created by or
presented to an audience. Performance as an
element can also include the processes used
by the artist to create the work. This takes
place when the process used to create the
artwork is more important than the finished
work itself.

10. Interpreting various human activities such as ordinary
activities such as chores, routines and rituals, to socially
relevant themes such as poverty, commercialism and war.

11. SPACE
Space in contemporary art refers to when
an artist works with the real space
surrounding the artwork itself. It can play a
role in the way the viewer looks at the
artwork or even the way the work is
perceived.

13. Arts transforming space. For example, flash mobs, art installations in malls and
parks.

15. Site specific art forms –
art form that is
performed and
positioned in a specific
space such as public
places

16. HYBRIDITY
Artists use hybridity in their work through
the blending of new or unusual materials
with traditional mediums. The
incorporation of these materials, such as
recycled or industrial materials, plays an
important role in the meaning of the
artwork.

17. Usage of unconventional materials, mixing of unlikely
materials to produce an artwork.

21. (1) Facebook

22. TECHNOLOGY
Technology is a reality in the present-day world, and
contemporary artist have used technology in the
creation and dissemination of works of art. When
MTV first went into the airwaves in 1981, video
became part of the human interaction. The video
phenomenon was further pushed by debut Youtube
that allowed everyone with Internet connection to
post and share videos. Contemporary Artists have
used video and Internet as a way of propagating art.

35. PERFORMANCE TASK

36. MATERIALS NEEDED
NAIL
YARN
WOODEN BOARD

46. Write your answer on ¼ sheet of paper.
For Number 1-5, True or False: Read each statement below
carefully. Write T if you think a statement is TRUE and F if you
think the statement is FALSE.
1. A drawing of Mona Lisa with face mask is an example of
appropriation art.
2. Blood for painting is an example of hybridity art.
3. Flash mobs is an example of performing art.
4. Hybridity is a usage of unconventional materials to produce
an artwork.
5. Appropriation is an art form that is performed and positioned
in a public place.

47. For Number 6-10, Evaluate contemporary art form based on the
elements and principles.
6. A shirt that features William Shakespeare, who is considered
by many to be the greatest writer in the English language and
written by like this, “SO LIT.”
7. Group of students performing a flash mob and forming a star
to celebrate their institution’s centenary.
8. Crayons are engraved meticulously to create sculptures with
different designs.
9. The use of video and Internet for livestreaming, video posting,
sharing and even recording performance.
10. An International Filipino playing a dead person at the
Philippine International Art Festival.