This document discusses concepts related to soulmaking, appropriation, and improvisation in art. It defines soulmaking as crafting images, stories, instruments, or movements to depict personal experiences and derive meaning. Appropriation involves using pre-existing objects or images with little transformation in new artworks, while cultural appropriation occurs across cultural boundaries. Improvisation is composing or arranging without prior planning by utilizing available resources.

1. SOULMAKING,
APPROPRIATION, AND
IMPROVISATION
romm mabli

2. soulmaking (art making)
"An alternative venue for knowing ourselves
and looking into the depths and real meaning
of what we are doing for our everyday life
(Narciso, 2012)."
to awaken the artist in us; to unite us with our
primal selves
We utilize imagination to survive and live. We
utilize imagination or inspiration to connect
with the soul.
drawing out or depicting the experiences and
practices and transforming these into images
making and deriving meaning from art

3. refers to the imaging
or representing in any
form- painting,
sculpting, drawing,
poetry, storytelling,
etc.
rooted in personal
experiences, personal
encounters and
events that triggered
reflection, recall, and
judgement
categories: soulmaking
crafting images
writing, engraving, and
inscribing our own thoughts,
ideas, commentaries,
criticisms, and positive and
negative emotions
can be presented in any
form: image, words, objects,
musical compositions
stories- become our
particular time or moment;
our own history
crafting stories

4. categories: soulmaking
transformation of
any found or used
object into a musical
instrument that
allows the discovery
of harmony and
balance; produce a
sound that is
entertaining,
enhancing, and
magical
Noy Narciso
crafting instruments
"Everything we do in
life is a performance;
we perform life."
At times, we need to
pause to capture the
movements of our
energy and the
world
crafting movements

5. mindfulness and
switching off
Mindfulness "is a mental state achieved by
focusing one's awareness on the present
moment, while calmly acknowledging and
accepting one's feelings, thoughts and bodily
sensations, used as a therapeutic technique."
Allowing your mind to enter a playful state,
as it does when creating and crafting, is
essential to out general wellbeing. The key to
looking after your mental health is being in
the moment. When engrossed with a crafting
activity. your senses are awakened -
something that can only happen when you
are in the moment.

6. appropriation
The practice of artists in using pre-
existing objetcs or images in their art with
little transformation of the original -
Salvador Dali
The"borrowing" of images that are
recognizable from different sources and
using these borrowed images to make
new art forms.
To "appropriate" does not mean stealing
or plagiarizing. It is not "owning" a
particular work but just using the artwork
in the artist's new context.

7. cultural
appropriation
Culture - Refers to a specific type or form of
intellectual development. It also means the
customs, practices, perspectives, and even
creations shared by a group of people
Cultural appropriation - "appropriation that occurs
across the bounderies of cultures" -Young (2008)

8. object appropriation
This happens when a tangible
artwork previously owned by
people from one culture was
taken and adopted by a person or
group of people from another
culture.
Totem Pole

9. content appropriation
Refers to the adoption of works of art
that are intangible. Examples are short
stories, poetry, and musical
compositions.
1. Salbakuta's "Stupid Love" song
(categorically, it's sampling)
2. Mashup song of Mariah Carey's "All I
Want for Christmas is You" and My
Chemical Romance's "Welcome to the
Black Parade"

10. subject appropriation
Occurs when a subject matter from
another culture is appropriated.
Example:
In the animated film, "Moana", the
character Maui is not a fictional
character but aPolynesian cultural hero
with both human and godly
characteristics

11. improvisation
The art and act of improvising or composing,
uttering, executing, or arranging anything
without previous planning or preparation.
It is producing something from whatever
material or resources are available.
EXAMPLES:
Performing arts - very spontaneous perfomance
without specific or scripted preparation
Music - composing a song impromptu, or an
impromptu solo performance during a concert
Theater - a stage actor may play dramatic scenes
without any pre-written dialogue (ad lib)