Saint Benilde

International school (calamba), inc

Contemporary Philippine Arts From The Regions

Lesson #1
Integrative Art As Applied To
Contemporary Art
Mr. James Alexander M. Deza
teacher
 Core Subject Description
The subject covers various contemporary arts practices of the region where the
school is located. It aims to provide students with an appreciation of a broad range
of styles in the various disciplines with consideration on their elements and
principles, and engage them to an integrative approach in studying arts. Through
this subject, students will broaden and acquire the necessary creative tools that
open opportunities in pursuing their individual career goals and aspirations.
Learning Competency
Describes the various
contemporary art forms
and their practices from
the Region
 Learning Topics
1. Definition of Arts and the Contemporary
Arts.
2. Contemporary Arts versus Traditional Arts
3. An Overview about Various Contemporary
Art Forms in Different Regions.
What Is Art?
The expression or
application of human
creative skill and
imagination, typically in a
visual form such as painting
or sculpture, producing
works to be appreciated
primarily for their beauty
or emotional power.
 Art
❏ A form of creative activity
such as painting, music,
literature, and dance.
❏ Art is an expression of our
thoughts, emotions,
intuitions, and desires, but it
is even more personal than
that: it’s about sharing the
way we experience the
world, which for many is an
extension of personality.
 What Is Contemporary Art?
❏Contemporary art is art
made today by living
artists.
❏It reflects the complex
issues that shape our
diverse, global, and
rapidly changing world.
Contemporary Arts
It has become a
collaborative process and
the audience plays an
active role in reacting
and constructing
meaning about the work
of art.
Why study Contemporary Art?
C.A is essential to you
not only because it
belongs to your time but
it also serves as a form of
expression of the people’s
prefect feelings and
longings.
Why study Contemporary Arts?
Contemporary Works of Art are the means through
which the artists of today communicate their
sentiments.
 Traditional vs Contemporary
Traditional Contemporary
❏ Art representations ❏ Revolve around the artist and
❏ Culture-bond his/her feelings
❏ Mostly focuses in realistic ❏ Focus on the message to
figures his/her audience
❏ Limited to structures and ❏ Diverse array of materials,
standards set. media, style not bounded by
any rule or standard.
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions
✔ It is the art of today by artists who are
living in the century their art is dynamic
combination of materials, methods,
concepts and subjects that challenge
traditional boundaries and defy easy
definition.
 7 Contemporary Art Forms
⚫Architecture
⚫Sculpture
⚫Painting
⚫Literature
⚫Music
⚫Performance
⚫Film
 Architecture
It is the art of practice of designing and constructing buildings.

a. Beijing National Stadium

It is also known as Bird’s Nest. This phenomenal
stadium was built for the 2008 Summer Olympic
Games (Mike Banfi). The idea for this amazing
structure was the result of cooperation of Chinese
and International Architects and Artist.
B. Eiffel Tower (Paris, France) It was build as the
entrance arch for the world. (Gustave Eiffel)
C. The Burj Al Arab – (Dubai) It was build in artificial
island, one of the most luxurious and the 4th tallest hotel
in the world. Its shape emulates a sail of the ship. (Tom
Wright)
D. Saint Peter’s Basilica – (Vatican, Rome Italy) It is the
most famous Catholic Church in the world.
The Beijing National Stadium
The Eiffel Tower
The Burj Al Arab
Saint Peter’s Basilica
 Sculpture
The art of making 2 or 3 dimensional representative or abstract
forms, especially by carving stone or wood or by casting metal or
plaster.
a. The Discuss Thrower – It is the famous lost
Greek bronze original.
b. PIETA – It was created by Michael Angelo. The
Pieta depicts the Virgin Mary holding only her
son, Jesus Christ in his arms.
 The
Discuss
Thrower
Pieta
 Painting
The process or art of using paint in a picture as
a protective coating or decoration

a. Monalisa
b. The Last Supper
Monalisa
The Last Supper
 Literature
It is anybody of the written works. It refers
to writing considered to be an art form or
any single writing deemed to have artistic
or intellectual value often due to deploying
language in any ways that differ from
ordinary usage.
a. FICTION – Invention or fabrication as
opposed to fact.
b. NON-FICTION – It is a prose writing that is
based on facts, real events and real people
such as biography and history.
c. POETRY – It is a type of literatutre or
artistic writing that attempts to stir a reader’s
imagination.
 Music
It is a vocal or instrumental sounds combined
in each way as to produce beauty of form,
harmony and expression of emotion.
a. HARANA – It is a serenade tradition in
rural areas of the Philippines in which men
may formally meet single lady visitors.
b. KUNDIMAN – It is a genre of traditional
Filipino love songs.
 Performing Arts
It is forms of creative activity that are
performed in front of an audience such as
drama, music and dance.
a. ACTING
b. SINGING
c. DANCING
 Film
It consists of moving pictures that have
been recorded so that they can be shown at
the cinema or on television. It tells a story
or shows a real situation.
a. MOVIE
Contemporary art challenges us.. It broadens
our horizons. It asks us to think beyond the
limits of conventional wisdom.
– Eli Broad-