contemporary arts topic

1. Techniques and
Performance
Practices
in Contemporary arts

2. Objectives : At the end of this Guided
Learning Activity Kit, you are expected to:
 1. identify the different techniques and
performance practices applied to contemporary
arts;
 2. discuss the different techniques and
performance practices applied to contemporary
arts; and
 3. create artworks using the techniques and
performance applied in contemporary arts.

3. What is medium in arts?
Medium is defined as the material, or
the substance out of which a work is
made. Through these materials, the
artists express and communicate
feelings and ideas. The medium also
defines the nature of the art form as
follows:

4.  Meduim also defines the nature of an Art form
 1. Sculpture
 2. Architecture
 3. Paintings
 4. Printmaking
 5. Music
 6. Dance
 7. Theater
 8. Photography
 9. Writing
 Etc.

5. What is technique in arts?
 Technique is the manner in which artists use and
manipulate materials to achieve the desired formal
effect, and communicate the desired concept, or
meaning, according to his or her personal style (modern,
Neoclassic, etc.). The distinctive character or nature of
the medium determines the technique. For example,
stone is chiseled, wood is carved, clay is modeled and
shaped, metal is cast, and thread is woven.

6. Technique involves tools and
technology, ranging from the most
traditional (for example carving,
silkscreen, analog photography, and
filmmaking) to the most contemporary
(digital photography, digital
filmmaking, music production,
Industrial design, and robotics).

7. TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES:
 Wood Carving
 Wood Carving is an art that has been practiced all over the world but very avidly in
Southeast Asia where great pieces of woodwork have been crafted throughout the ages.
 Silk-screen printing
 Is one of the most popular printing techniques, and is most-used by companies when
printing design onto products of different sizes and materials.
 Analogue Photography
 Analogue photography refers to photography using an analogue camera and film. A roll
of film loaded into the camera and the magic begins once you start clicking:
 Filmmaking
 Film production is the process of making a film. The direction or
production of films for the cinema or television is a visual storytelling.

8. CONTEMPORARY TECHNIQUES:
 Digital photography
 Uses cameras containing arrays of electronic photodetectors to capture images focused
by a lens, as opposed to an exposure on photographic film.
 Digital film making
 Is the norm these days, enabling filmmakers to blend art and digital media and speed
up the process of filmmaking as well as be more creative and enterprising in the special
effects department.
 Music production
 It is the process of creating a recorded music project. A record producer usually
handles music production, managing every aspect.
 Industrial design
 It is a combination of art and engineering; drawing skills, creativity and technical
knowledge are critical.
 Robotics
 It is an interdisciplinary research area at the interface of computer
science and engineering. Robotics involves design, construction,
operation, and use of robots.

9. Artistic Skills and Techniques to
Contemporary Art Creations
 1. Collage
 is the technique of an art production used in the visual arts, where
the artwork is made from on assemblage of different forms, thus
creating a new whole.
 2. Decollage
 is the opposite of collage; instead of an image is being built up all or
parts of existing images, it is created by cutting, treating away, or
otherwise removing pieces of an original image. The French word
“Decollage” in English means “Take-Off” or “To become Unglued” or
“To become unstuck”.

10.  3. Graffiti
 are writing or drawings that have been scribed, scratched, or painted illicitly
on a wall or other surface, often in a public space.
 4. Land art
 - Earthwork or earth art is an art movement in which landscape and the work
of art are inextricably linked.
 5. Digital Art
 is an artistic work or practice that uses digital technology as an essential part
of the creative or presentation process. Digital art is placed under the larger
umbrella term new media art.
 6. Mixed Media
 It refers to the artwork in the making of which more than one medium
has been employed.
 7. Print Making
 is the process of making artworks by painting, normally in the paper. Prints
are created by transforming ink from a matrix or through a prepared screen
to a sheet of paper or other material.

12.  Directions: Examine carefully the picture below
and identify the materials and technique used in
the artwork, then answer the questions briefly.
 1. Discuss the materials and the technique used by
the artist.
 2. What makes the artwork contemporary?
 3. How does this artwork reflect the people of
today?