Contemporary Arts from the Regions– Ms. Katrina Carla A. Bituin & Ms.

Princess Cathyrine Roxas

Visual Arts, Elements & Principles of Arts, Artistic

Skills & Techniques to Contemporary Art Creations
GRADE 12 SECOND SEMESTER—MODULE 2
Objectives: Media used: oil, acrylic, watercolor, poster color,
• Identify fine arts and decorative arts; pastel, ink

• Define visual arts, elements and principles of Surface: canvass, paper, wood, cardboard, etc.
arts; Painting Themes
• Distinguish elements and principles of arts; A. Religious
• Reflect on the importance of contemporary Primary subject for the artworks during the
visual art form. Spanish colonial times. At present, many religious-
themed paintings are seen in murals of many
What is ART? churches and in paintings with social
Art is a tool for communication. Whether commentaries.
it is a painting or performance, as long as it is a
venue for one to convey or express thoughts,
emotions, or aspirations, it is considered art.
Every artwork reflects the artist and his/
her society. Art offers us the chance to learn and
understand artists and the regions where they
belong through their works.
Art is seen in the prehistoric visual
Joey Velasco’s “Last supper with Street Children”
artworks like the cave drawings and other early
artifacts. This is also evident in our folk songs and B. Historical
rituals. The visual and performing arts are ways Depicts the historical events happened on a
for people to express themselves and share their certain place or country.
individual insights to others. Through these arts,
they catch other people’s attention, imagination,
and admiration.

Visual Art
Visual arts is a term used to describe a
wide array of artistic disciplines that are
appreciated primarily through sight. It includes the
different art forms and disciplines such as fine
arts, decorative arts, and contemporary arts. Filipino Struggles through History, 1964

Visual arts is a unique expressions of ideas, C. Portraiture

beliefs, experiences, and feelings presented in well Used to commemorate personalities and are
-designed visual forms. seen in many formal institutions such as
government offices. It was and has been a
symbolism of one’s rise to power and wealth.
• FINE ARTS
Artworks that are created primarily for
their appearance rather than their practical use.
Artworks that came about from emerging
technology and artistic innovations.
The following are examples of fine arts:
1. Paintings and Illustrations
Two-dimensional form of art that
showcases artistic expression created on a flat
surface. Images are made by applying pigment on a
prepared surface . Daryl De Leon Descallar ‘s Official Portrait of
President Rodrigo Duterte (b. 1963)
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D. Still Life
A work of art that portrays inanimate
objects. It was traditionally composed of basket or
bowl of fruits and flowers in vases on a table.
Paz Paterno’s “Still Life”
E. Landscapes
Depict the beauty of the outdoors. It can be
that of a natural environment such as the
countryside and the other rural scenery .
Martino Abellana’s (Dean of Cebuano Painters)
“Bangka”
F. Nude
It was rare before the twentieth century but
it has been an accepted and popular subject in
Philippine Contemporary Visual art.
Fernando Amorsolo’s “ Lavandera”
G. Genres
Paintings whose themes showcase the
people during everyday activities and chores.
Earliest example of this type in Philippine history
is the “Boxer Codex” (1590)
“Boxer Codex”
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2. Sculptures
Three-dimensional artworks. The
classifications of sculptures are traditionally
divided into two: free-standing and relief.
Free standing Sculptures
Also known as in the round, are sculptures
that are raised independently in their given space.
It can be often observed from all points of view.
Philippine Antique “santos ”
Relief Sculptures
These are raised from a background.
Depending on the figure’s distance from the
background, it can be classified as bas- relief and
high relief.
Bas-reliefs or low reliefs are slightly protruding
from their background.
“Arrival of Islam”
High reliefs are prominently raised against their
background , giving the sculpture more
dimensionality.
“Tandang Sora”
• DECORATIVE ARTS
Also known as decorative crafts. Artwork
that are both aesthetically pleasing and functional.
From the Renaissance up until the 20th
century, many artists in the west consider the
decorative arts as a lower version of art.
Makers of artworks were not considered
ARTISTS but rather as CRAFTSMEN.
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Examples of Decorative Arts  Interior Design

 Textile Art

 Glassware
Elements of Arts
The elements of art can be thought of as the
things that make up an artwork (the ingredients).
It is the building blocks of an art.
• Line
A mark with length and direction. A
continuous mark made on a surface by a moving
point.
 Jewelry
Horizontal line
- serenity and
perfect stability
Vertical line
- poise and stable
Diagonal line
-unrest and
 Furniture movement
Curved line
-fluidity
Circular line
-chaos, confusion,
and conflict
• Color
Consists of Hue (another word for color),
 Earthenware
Intensity (brightness) and Value (lightness or
darkness).
• Value
The lightness or darkness of a color.
• Shape
An enclosed area defined and determined
by other art elements; 2-dimensional.
 Metal Craft • Form
A 3-dimensional object; or something in a 2
-dimensional artwork that appears to be 3-
dimensional.
Example: a triangle, which is 2-dimensional, is a
shape, but a pyramid, which is 3-dimensional, is a
form.
• Space
The distance or area between, around,

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above, below, or within things.
Positive (filled with something) and Negative
(empty areas).
Foreground, Middleground and Background
(creates DEPTH)
• Texture
The surface quality or "feel" of an object, its
smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. Textures
may be actual or implied.
Principles of Art
The principles of art are ways to organize
the elements of art.
How we apply the principles of art
determines how successful we are in creating a
work of art.
• Balance
The way the elements are arranged to
create a feeling of stability in a work.
Symmetrical Balance
The parts of an image are organized so that
one side mirrors the other.
Peter’s Confession at Caesarea Philippi
Asymmetrical Balance
When one side of a composition does not
reflect the design of the other.
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• Emphasis
The focal point of an image, or when one
area or thing stands out the most.
• Contrast
A large difference between two things to
create interest and tension.
• Rhythm
A regular repetition of elements to produce
the look and feel of movement.
Starry Night by Van Gogh
• Pattern
Repetition of a design.
• Unity
When all the elements and principles work
together to create a pleasing image.
• Variety
The use of differences and change to
increase the visual interest of the work.
• Proportion
The comparative relationship of one part to
another with respect to size, quantity, or degree;
scale.
Artistic Skills & Techniques to Contemporary
Art Creations
Collage
It is the method of combining printed
images with other flat media and pasting them on a
canvas or board. This contemporary art method
first came about 1900s as part of experimentation
of the cubist Picasso and Braque.
Collage may sometimes include magazines
and newspaper clippings, ribbons, paints, bits of
colored or handmade papers, portions of other
artwork or texts, photographs, and other found
objects.
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Decollage as soil, rock (bed rock, boulders, stones), organic

The opposite of collage; instead of an image media (logs, branches, leaves), and water which
is being built up all or parts of existing images, it is introduced materials such as concrete, metal,
created by cutting, treating away or otherwise asphalt, or mineral pigments.
removing pieces of an original image. Digital Art
It is an artistic work or practice that uses
digital technology as an essential part of the
creative or presentation process.
“Digital Art,” is a term applied to
contemporary art that uses the method of mass
production or digital media.

The French word “Decollage” in English

means “ Take-Off” or “To become Unglued” or
“To become unstuck”. Example of decollage
include cut-up technique. Similar technique is the
lacerated poster, a poster in which one has been
place over another or others, and the top poster or
posters have been ripped, revealing to a greater or The techniques of digital art are used
lesser degree the poster or posters underneath. extensively by the mainstream media in
Assemblage advertisements and by film-makers to produce
visual effects. Both digital and traditional artist
An art that is made by assembling
use many sources of electronic information and
disparate elements – often everyday objects.
programs to create their work.
Assemblage is the term used by French
Mixed-Media Art
artist Jean Dubuffet in 1952 to describe a series of
artworks made from paper collages, wood scraps, It refers to a work of visual art that
and other found objects. combines various traditionally distinct visual art
media. For example, work on canvas that combines
paint, ink, and collage.

Graffiti
These are writing or drawing that have been
scribbled, scratched, or painted illicitly on a wall
or other surface, often in a public place. Many effects can be achieve by using mixed
media. Found objects can be used in conjunction
with the traditional artist to attain a wide range of
self expression.
Installation Art
It is a form of contemporary art that
involves the arrangement of objects in a given
space.
Graffiti may express underlying social and
political messages, and a whole genre of artistic
expressions is based spray paint graffiti styles.
Land Art
Earth works or earth arts are art movement
in which landscape and the work of art are
inextricably linked. It is also an art form that is
created in nature, using natural materials such

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This includes different materials that may Written Work

include traditional sculptural materials such as
wood, metal, and different objects as well as In your own words, how do you express
technology-based media such as sound, light, videos, art? What is your definition of art? (Copy and write
etc. your answer on the universal answer sheet)
(10points)
Conceptual Art
Conceptual art is art for which the idea (or
concept) behind the work is more important Performance Task
than the finished art object. It emerged as an art Direction: Create a visual artwork whether it is
movement in the 1960s and the term usually fine art or decorative art. Use available materials
refers to art made from the mid-1960s to the mid- only and be creative and resourceful as much as
1970s. possible.
Take a photo of your work and
documentation/proof (Time lapse video). Send it
through messenger.
Criteria:
Craftsmanship/ Skill - 40
Creativity/ Originality - 45

Conceptual art can be – and can look like – Behavior/Effort - 15

almost anything. A conceptual artist uses whatever TOTAL—100
materials and whatever form is most appropriate
to putting their idea across.
Activities
Identification (Written Work)
Direction: Identify what is being defined. (Write
your answer on the universal answer sheet)
1. It is a term used to describe a wide array of
artistic disciplines that are appreciated
primarily through sight.
2. It is an artwork that are created primarily for
their appearance rather than their practical
use.
3. It is the building blocks of an art.
4. It refers to a paintings whose themes showcase
the people during everyday activities and
chores.
5. It is an artwork that are both aesthetically
pleasing and functional.
6. It is the method of combining printed images
with other flat media and pasting them on a
canvas or board.
7. It is a two-dimensional form of art that
showcases artistic expression created on a flat
surface.
8. It is a way to organize the elements of art.
9. It is an artistic work or practice that uses
digital technology as an essential part of the
creative or presentation process.
10. It is a form of contemporary art that involves
the arrangement of objects in a given space.

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