Reviewer in CPAR of dried leaves.
It is traditionally made out of palm
Traditional Arts in the Philippines
I. Painting
1. Oil Painting – was introduced as early as the 16th
century which was influenced by the European
traditions. It was first used as a propaganda to spread
Catholicism in the Philippines.
2. Soil Painting – was introduced by Waway Saway in
the Talaanding community. Bukidnon is the home of the
original and authentic soil painters and considered to be
the “Soil Painting Capital of the World”. With the soil
that they use, their artworks are in tones of browns, reds,
and grays. The pictures depicted on their artworks are
pieces of their tribe’s life, beliefs, practices, and their
close association with land.
II. Pottery
1. Neolithic Pottery – was used to suit individual
household needs. One of these potteries included
“palayok” which was used for daily cooking activities.
Other forms of pottery that they made were pouring
vessels, jugs, dishes, vases, and native dippers, known as
“tabo”. Famous pottery that was discovered was the
Manunggul Jar, it shows an example of a cultural link
between the archaeological past and the ethnographic
present. The Manunggul Jar was put on the 100 PHP bill
in the year of 1995.
2. Anthropomorphic Pottery – are pots that have
human characteristics. The Funery Mask Burial
Offering dates back to 350 BC, while the Earthenware
Pots dates back 5 B.C.- 225 A.D. The Earthenware Pot
was found in the Ayub Cave of the Saranggani Province.
The 29 other jars that were recovered with it had
different kinds of facial expressions and had heads that
were either plain, perforated or coated with black and
red paints.
III. Weaving
– it is a major part of Philippine’s art and culture.
1. Banig – is usually made from “tikog”, a special reed
grass. Banig weaving is the common source of income
of people in almost any part of Samar. It is a hand-
woven mat used for sleeping and sitting. It can also be
made out of palm, pandanus, or sea grass leaves.
2. Bayong – is an alternative to using plastic bags.
Locals usually use bayong to carry their groceries as
they head off to the market. Alike banigs, it is made out
leaves, but in some cases, it can be made out of plastic.
IV. Poetry
1. Ambahan – is a chanted poetry of the Hanunoo-
Mangyan, an ethno-linguistic tribe of the Mangyans. It is
a set of poetic expression with a measured rhyme of
seven-syllable lines. It is chanted without a determined
melody and musical instruments. It is chanted in a
metaphorical way and many times chanted in a dialogue
fashion. It can be vocalized in the presence of interested
audience of various size. Ambahan is mainly used for
courtship.
2. Pagbasa ng Pasyon – a Catholic devotion during
Holy Week where it involves uninterrupted chanting of
the Pasyón. An early 16th century epic poem that
narrates the life, passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus
Christ. readers are usually groups of individuals taking
turns to chant verses in acapella or accompanied with a
musical instrument. Pabasa is done continuously day
and night and last for 3 days. The pabasa usually begins
on Holy Monday, the second day of Holy Week, or
afternoon of Maundy Thursday, and ends in the morning
of Good Friday.
V. Dance
1. Cordillera Dances – it dances includes: Banga,
Salisid, Talip, Lumagen, Manmanok, Ragragsakan,
Taretek, and Uyaoy/Uyauy. Banga mimics Kalinga
women collecting and transporting water, in which when
the dance they balance as much as 8 pots on their heads.
Uyaoy/Uyauy is performed by affluent to attain the
second level of the wealthy class.
2. Folklore Dances – it includes: Tinikling and
Binasuan. Tinikling originated during the Spanish
colonial era. The dance involves two people beating,
tapping, and sliding bamboo poles on the ground and
against each other in coordination with one or more
dancers who step over and in between the poles to dance.
Binasuan is when the performers hold full wine glasses
in each hand while performing balancing tricks.
VI. Famous Filipino Artist
1. Whang-od Oggay – also known as Maria Oggay is a
Filipina tattoo artist from Buscalan, Tinglayan, Kalinga,
Philippines. She is often described as the "last" and
oldest mambabatok (traditional Kalinga tattooist) and is
part of the Butbut people of the larger Kalinga ethnic
group.
 Local Materials used in Creating Art
I. Local Materials – are resources that can be found
readily in large quantities at a particular location at a
certain time. These materials that can be used to
fabricate a finished element. These materials are cheap
compared to the imported materials from other countries.
It serves as an alternative source of materials and yet
sustainable, and in the long run profitable for all concern
which are often practically and innovatively used by
local designers, architects, and manufacturers.
1. Abaca – belongs Banana family, which fiber has a
natural luster with colors ranging from pure white to
ivory and dark brown. Initially used as material for rope
and for furniture and decor on Filipino homes.
2. Bamboo (kawayan) – it is used as a raw material in
creating many products. Also utilized in construction
and in making textile, musical instruments, weapons,
and others.
3. Buri – is extracted from the matured leaves of the buri
palm that is native to the Philippines, characterized by its
large fan-shaped leaves. Its fiber is durable and resistant
to moisture. It can make products like bayongs, banig,
hats, fans, slippers, and more.
4. Coconut shell (tahuk) – the hard-outer part of a
coconut. The coconut's shell is relatively hard but can be
broken. Because its shell is hard, it can be used as an
ingredient to make a craftwork.
5. Coir or Coconut Fiber – the fibrous material found
between the hard, internal shell and the outer coat of a
coconut. Other uses of brown coir (made from ripe
coconut) are in upholstery padding, sacking and
horticulture. White coir, harvested from unripe coconuts,
is used for making finer brushes, string, rope, and fishing
nets.
6. Santol Wood – is popularly useful for construction;
usually easy to saw, work and polish. If carefully
seasoned, it can be employed for house posts, interior
construction, light framing, barrels, cabinetwork, boats,
carts, sandals, butcher’s blocks, household utensils and
carvings.
7. Sea Shells – hard exoskeleton of marine mollusks
such as snails, bivalves, and chiton that serve to protect
and support their bodies. This material is usually used in
making ornamental and house decorations.
8. Capiz shells – comes from the shell of the Placuna
placenta mollusk, which is native to the seas of
Southeast Asia, specifically Indonesia and the
Philippines. The mollusks are edible, which means
fishermen can harvest them for their meat and reduce
waste by reusing their shells for décor and handicrafts.
9. Rattan (uway) – belongs to the palm family. There
are different types of rattan palms, such as high or low
climbers, single stemmed or clustered rattan species.
Traditional Techniques used in Creating Philippine
Art
I. Technique – is the manner in which artists use and
manipulate materials.
1. Wood Carving – the art of fashioning or ornamenting
objects of wood.
2. Molding – a technique of shaping liquid or pliable
material such as clay. Pottery making is considered one
of the longest traditions in Philippine art.
3. Fabric Weaving – a method of textile production in
which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced
at right angles to form a fabric or cloth. Textile hand-
weaving is one of the most attractive and interesting
traditional crafts of the Philippines.
II. Basketry Technique – baskets serve as a national
icon for Filipinos signifying agricultural and cultural
relevance.
1. Coiling – a procedure combining the wrapping of a
core material and a sewing process; uses grasses,
rushes, and pine needles.
2. Plaiting – interweaving or braiding two or more
elements; uses palms and yucca.
3. Twining – involves horizontal active elements that
engage a series of vertical and passive warps; uses roots
and tree bark.
4. Wicker – uses a single weft element and a series of
passive warp elements that are typically much larger and
stiffer than the weft element; uses reed, cane, willow,
oak, and ash.
Artistic Skills and Techniques
I. Artistic Skills – are abilities that are possessed by an
artist who operates within a fine art capacity.
II. Medium – is defined as the material or the substance
out of which a work is made.
III. Nature OF Art Forms 6. Mixed Media – refers to a work of visual art that
combines various traditionally distinct visual art.
1. Sculptor – they use metal, wood, clay, and glass.
7. Print Making – is the process of making artworks by
2. Architect – they use wood, bamboo, bricks, stone,
printing, normally on paper.
concrete, and various building materials.
8. Frottage – is the technique of rubbing with crayon on
3. Painter – they use pigments (e. g. watercolor, oil,
a piece of paper that has been placed over an object or an
tempera, textile paint, acrylic, ink, etc.) on usually flat
image.
ground (wood, canvas, paper, a stone wall such as cave
paintings). 9. Decalcomania – is the process of applying gouache (a
method of painting with opaque watercolors) to paper or
4. Printmaker – they use ink printed or transferred on a
glass then transferring a reversal of the image onto
surface (wood, metal plates, or silkscreen).
canvas or other flat materials.
5. Musician – they use sound and instruments (including
10. Decoupage – is done by adhering cut-outs of paper
human voice).
and then coating with transparent coating of varnish.
6. Dancer – they use the body and its movement.
11. Eggshell mosaic - is an artistic technique that uses
7. Theater Artist – they integrate all the arts and uses tiny parts of eggshell to create a whole image or object.
the stage, production design, performance elements, and
12. Trapunto painting – is the technique used by
script to enable the visual, musical, dance, and other
Pacita Abad where her canvases are padded, sewn, and
aspects to come together as a whole work.
often filled with sequins, beads, shells, buttons, tiny
8. Photographer or a Filmmaker – they use the camera mirrors, bits of glass, rickrack, swatches of precious
to record the outside world. A filmmaker uses the textiles, and other things that she picks up from her
cinematographic camera to record and put together travels and journey.
production design, sound engineering, performance, and
screenplay.
Characteristics of Contemporary Arts
9. A writer of a novel, poetry, nonfiction, and fiction
uses words. A designer, a performance artist, or 1. Innovation in Art
installation artist combines the use of the range or
Contemporary art – is an art that is living in present
materials above.
times. It reflects current issues or current events.
IV. Technique – is the manner in which artists use and
Contemporary artists – have been the pioneers in
manipulate materials. It involves tools and technology.
introducing new forms of art to the world.
V. Art Techniques used by Artists
Collage art – is an example of innovation that proved to
1. Collage – made from an assemblage of different be a great example of modern contemporary art.
forms, thus creating a new whole.
Hangarin by Emmanuel Garibay – is a depiction of
2. Decollage – is the opposite of collage; it is created by the passionate Filipino interest in sports, especially
cutting, treating away, or otherwise removing pieces of basketball. (Aspiration/Goal), 2008. Oil on canvas. 79 x
an original image. 75 inches. Courtesy of the artist.
3. Graffiti – are writings or drawings that have been 2. Using New Materials
scribed, scratched, or painted illicitly on a wall or other
Make use of materials and media such as wood, paper,
surface, often in a public space.
paint, milk, rice, pollen, wax, plaster, stone, glass,
4. Land Art – sometimes referred to as earthwork, or metal, plastics, photos, slides, videos, and computers.
earth art is an art movement in which landscape and the
Sculptors – use pieces of junk to produce what is known
work of art are inextricably linked.
as junk art.
5. Digital Art – is an artistic work or practice that uses
digital technology as an essential part of the creative or
presentation process.
Here are some contemporary artworks that used new
materials: newspaper painting, junk art using plastic
and art using stone.
3. Use of Color
Color was used as means to bring reality to paintings
and art pieces. It is often one of the most exciting
components of a painting. In both figurative and
abstract painting, color can be used for its decorative
beauty, to create mood, and to express or arouse an
emotion.
Cool colors – are based on blue undertones, bring a
calming effect to the mind. Blue represents
dependability.
Warm colors – are based on yellow undertones, tend to
convey emotions ranging from happiness to violence.
Red, orange, and yellow colors trigger hunger. Red
instantly attracts, makes people excited, and increases
the heart rate.
3. Newer Techniques
Modern art – given birth to newer techniques that form
the basis for contemporary art today.
Expressionism – was mostly based on the vibrant and
expressive use of colors as a tool to innovate their
paintings. Expressionist art tried to convey emotion and
meaning rather than reality.
I. Abstract expressionism –it emphasizes the
expressions of the self and emotions. The colors are
more violent, and the content has a symbolic tint.
II. Chromolithography – is a prime example of a
technique that was developed by Jules Cheret. It is a
unique method for making multi-color prints. Chromist,
who specialized in breaking down the colors needed to
re-create the painting in ink.
III. Surrealism and Avant-Garde
Surrealism – it focuses on tapping into the unconscious
mind to release creativity. Surrealistic art – it is
characterized by dream-like visuals, the use of
symbolism, and collage images.
IV. Fauvism – it comprises the first of the expressions
of contemporary art. Its name refers to a group of French
painters who in 1905 filled the Paris autumn salon with
works. Specific characteristics are aggression in the use
of colors (basically primary, complementary along
garish tones) and their autonomy about shapes.
V. Cubism – a style of art that aims to show all the
possible viewpoints of a person or an object all at once.
It is called Cubism because the items represented in the
artworks look like they are made of cubes and other
geometrical shapes.
VI. Neoplasticism – it is based on two-dimensionality,
the use of straight lines, and primary colors. Its objective
is to divest itself of the particular to manifest the purity
of art.
Final Product using Appropriate Materials in
Making Contemporary Arts
I. Local Contemporary Art Works in Region 2
Local – refers to easily available material. It is dynamic,
fluid, and constantly changing. It involves an integration
of various media: dance, music, the visual, digital, and
electronic arts; of various geographies: local,
transnational, national; and of various spaces: the
“actual” as staged to the virtual as eternally documented
or mediatized.
Here are some of the contemporary artworks made noted
by local artists in Region 2: “yuvuk” Batanes,
“pottery” Iguig, Cagayan, “giant butaka” Ilagan,
Isabela and “callao cave” Peñablanca, Cagayan
Philippine Popular Art
– the art that is followed or accepted by the Filipino
masses. The masa or the common people are the
primary consumers of Philippine popular art.
– the art that the majority of Filipinos patronize. It is a
reflection of the fun-loving, sentimental Filipino.
I. Literature
1. Komiks – is considered to be one of the most-read
forms of literature in the country.
2. Romance Novels – in paperback editions have
proliferated in bookstores and have acquired many
readers. The internet publishing site Wattpad has
recently been a platform for aspiring Filipino writers to
publish and for readers to read new materials.
II. Music
1. OPM (Original Pinoy Music) – is a strong force in
Philippine arts. Parts of Filipino music: filipino pop
music, rock bands, raps, RnB, and bossa nova.
III. Dance
– is an important social activity in the Filipino
community. A barangay or town fiesta is not complete
without a morning parade and the evening Bayle.
IV. Movies
– the Filipino movie industry is still striving despite the
dominance of Hollywood- produced blockbusters. At
present, Filipino movies being produced today are
romantic comedies, comedies, and horror films. Rom-
coms are staples featuring popular love teams.
– slapstick comedies of Vice Ganda, Ai Ai Delas Alas,
and Vic Sotto still make moviegoers laugh. Horror
movies still manage to entertain the Filipino audience.
Philippine Independent Cinema
I. 1997 – was the birth of Philippine Independent
Cinema.
II. Kidlat Tahimik – a Baguio- based Filmmaker who
won the International Critics’ Prize in the Berlin Film
Festival for his film Mababangong Bangungot
(Perfumed Nightmare).
III. ECP (Experimental Cinema of the Philippines) –
was created through Executive Order No. 770 in 1982.
– dissolve in 1986.
1. Government – owned corporation that was created to
promote the local film industry.
2. Funded art films – like Oro, Plata, Mata and Himala.
IV. Indie VS. Mainstream
1. Indie films of the yesteryears – have often been
viewed as “highly intellectual” or “pretentious” for its
depth and ambiguity. It is all about where people wanted
to see something darker, or some themes would be more
about escape.
2. Mainstream – was all about love teams.
"The indies provide fresh content which the studios are
lacking in, and the studios provide advertising and
distribution machinery, which the indies don't have.”
V. Teddy Co – coined the term “midstream” in
reference to the “stream” of films that are neither clearly
perceived as indie nor as mainstream.
Examples:
a. Antoinette Jadaone – That Thing Called Tadhana
b. Jerrold Tarog – Heneral Luna
VI. Advantages of Mainstream Movies
1. Distributes to a larger audience
2. Artist can be known worldwide
3. Merchandise to promote the movie
4. Collaborate with popular artists
5. They are publicized quicker
6. Big production values
7. Synergy with other producers
VII. Disadvantages of Mainstream Movies
1. Artists are not really authentic.
2. They don’t get much say.
3. They won’t get all the profits – most of the share goes
to the label.
VIII. Advantages of Independent Films
1. You can have your own independence
2. Your own business
3. You have freedom to do what you want
4. Have closer connection with fans
5. 100% profits
6. Could go viral through Facebook
7. Have control over things
IX. Disadvantages of Independent Films
1. Not known globally
2. Don’t have much reputation, branding or promoting
3. No financial help
4. Less connections & influences
5. Smaller scale, so less profit
6. You have to do it all yourself
X. Brillante Mendoza – he has directed 16 films since
2005. He directed the first State of the Nation Address of
President Duterte. He was awarded by the French
government the Knight of the Order of Arts and
Letters for his contributions in world cinema.
a. Award-winning films – Masahista, Tirador, Serbis,
Kinatay, Thy Womb
XI. Other filmmakers of indie films:
1. Adolf Alix (Donsol)
2. Lav Diaz (Melancholia)
3. Dante Nico Garcia (Cloning)
XII. Other Notable Indie Filmmakers
1. Jerrold Tarog (Senior Year)
(As a filmmaker: Shake, Rattle and Roll, Heneral Luna,
Aswang)
(As a composer: Buy Now, Die Later & I’m Drunk, I
Love You)
2. Jeffrey Jeturian (Kubrador)
(As a TV Director: Be Careful with my Heart, Dream
Dad, Ningning)
3. Mark Meily (Baler, Crying Ladies)
4. Chris Martinez (The Gifted)
XIII. Film Festivals – contribute to the flourishing of
the independent film industry.
1. Major Film Festivals
a. Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) – the annual
event began in 1975.
MISSION: A festival that celebrates Filipino artistic
excellence, promotes audience development, and
champions the sustainability of the Philippine film
industry.
VISION: To develop audience for and and encourage
the production of quality Filipino films, and to promote
the welfare of its workers.
Festival highlight: Parade of floats at the opening of the
festival.
b. Sineng Pambansa – the Film Development Council
of the Philippines’ flagship program.
MISSION: Revitalize the Filipino film industry by
encouraging and supporting the production high quality
films, and by promoting the works of Filipino
filmmakers to a wider public through national and
international film festivals.
Main Theme: “Bringing the Filipino films to Filipinos”
c. Cinema Rehiyon
d. Cinemalaya – a film competition and festival that
aims to encourage the creation of new cinematic works
by Filipino makers. Each year, 10 fresh talents are given
a seed grant in order to create the film of their dreams.
These films are featured at the CCP every July.
e. Cinema One Originals – a film festival held every
November. Produced by Cinema One – a TV network.
MISSION: To showcase the talents and diverse voices
of the Filipino independent films.
f. CineFilipino
Emerging Artists in the Philippines
– are immensely influenced by issues in Philippine
society.
1. Ronald Ventura – holds the record for the highest bid
at Sotheby’s contemporary Southeast Asian painting
auction. He is well known for his application of multiple
layers of mixed media techniques. Its. works have been
exhibited worldwide in Switzerland, New York, and
Hong Kong.
2. Kiko Escora – his mix of oil and acrylic are works of
narratives in paint. His works have been featured in
several galleries and websites such as The Drawing
Room, Artnet, Altromondo and Christie’s. Kulay
Diwa describes Kiko Escora’s works as “an emotion
expressed in a canvas and interpreted by the individual’s
recognition of intelligence mixed with beauty.”
3. Annie Cabigting – an eclectic artist with varied
works of paintings and installations. Her works are
historical perspectives on the constitution of art. Her
works have been included in Prague Biennale in the
Czech Republic.
4. Angeli Bayani – a theater and film actress who gained
acclaim for her performance in Lav Diaz’s, Norte: The
End of History. Starred in the Singapore – produced
independent film Iloilo, which got her the nomination for
Best Actress in the 56th Asia Pacific Film Festival.
Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee praised her
as a “national treasure” for her performance in Iloilo.
5. Joshua Lim So – a Palanca-winning fictionist and
playwright. One of the founders of the Destiyero
Theater Commune, a theater group that aims to
produce works that engage in critical and aesthetic
discourses. His work Tungkol kay Angela is full-length
play that won first prize in the Palanca Awards and was
shortlisted in the 23rd BBC International Playwriting
Competition. The play was described as “an
extraordinary piece of writing” by the BBC panel of
judges.
6. Ed Lacson – a theater director, is one of the
Philippine theaters rising stars. His directorial debut was
Remi Karen Velasco’s Ondoy: Ang Buhay sa Bubong
in 2010 Virgin Labfest. In 2014, he directed Glen
Mas’s Games People Play, which gave him critical
success. His works continue with Liza Magtoto’s Isang
Daan and Eljay Dedoc’s Si Maria Isabel at ang Guryon
ng mga Tala. He also worked as second assistant director
for the Cinemalaya independent Films Niňo and
Requieme.
7. Sophia Lee – the 2014 grand prize winner of the
Scholastic Asian Book Awards for What Things Mean,
a young adult novel. She is currently taking up her
master’s degree in Creative Writing at the University of
the Philippines. A writing fellow at the 52nd Silliman
National Writers Workshop. An active member of the
storyteller for the group Kwentista ng mga Tsikiting
(KUTING). Soaring Saturdays, won second prize at the
Samsung KidsTime Author’s Award at the Asian
Festival of Children’s Content in Singapore. She
received the NCAA Ani ng Dangal 2015 for her
international recognition.
Integrative Art as Applied in Contemporary Art
I. Integrative Art – is a multidisciplinary approach to
the study of art using “vocational, scholarly and
creative interest in the arts and design” within and
outside the scope of traditional art practice. It utilizes the
fine and performing arts as principal pathways to
education. Objective: expand people’s understanding of
a general subject area, while simultaneously developing
a larger extent of understanding and appreciation of both
the fine and performing arts.
II. Ways on how Integrative Art can be Applied in
Contemporary Art
1. New Media Art – covers created integrative artful
masterpieces with new media technologies such as
digital art, video games, robotics, and virtual arts.
2. Digital Storytelling – refers to the new practice of
ordinary people who use digital tools to articulate or tell
their stories. Is the digital approach in presenting
narratives. Stories in digital formats are compelling and
engaging. They can also be interactive. Uses still
imagery, moving imagery, sound, and text.
3. Using Music and Performing Arts in Education –
incorporates the arts in teaching math, science, history,
and other core subjects. The effect of incorporating art in
education is “associated with gains in math, reading,
cognitive ability, critical thinking, and verbal skill.”
Allows educators to link art in teaching, as it includes
the use of keyboard skills and music in developing
spatial and spatial-temporal reasoning skills. These skills
are essential to understanding mathematical concepts
and patterns.
III. Tengal Drilon – is one of these new media Filipino
artists today. He merges various fields and disciplines by
playing multiple roles as curator – producer, filmmaker,
and musician – composer. Founder of Sabaw Media Art
Kitchen, a nonprofit organization that focuses on
connection and exchange among new media artists in
Southeast Asia.
His works include:
1. Sinemusikalye – a street concert with a 50-feet AV
installation.
2. Transmissions Gangan – a collaboration with
American composer, pianist, and electronic musician
Chris Brown in an interactive AV performance aired on
five radio channels.
3. Ear2eye- a moving image and cutting-edge music
festival.
4. ASEUM.09: Asia – Europe New Media Art
Symposium, and Fete dela Wasaque – an outer fringe
arts festival.
Contemporary Art Practices and Production
I. Characteristics of Contemporary Art Practices
1. Changes to Accepted Tradition and Accepted
Taste
– contemporary art tries to challenge age-old practices
that hinder personal growth and development. Arts
should not be bound by traditional approaches in the
creation of art. Expanding their expression by using
mixed media from unlikely materials. Not afraid to
create art that goes against personal beliefs and public
taste.
a. Facebook-Themed Painting by Pawel Kuczynski, a
Polish artist who tries to interrogate the way people use
and are used by the social media.
2. Understanding of a Multiplicity of Viewpoints
– contemporary art bridges the gap of geography,
ethnicity, gender, and beliefs. Contemporary artists are
conscious of the diverse, multicultural nature of today’s
global society. The artworks are not anymore ignorant of
the complexities of history, politics, and economics.
Artists are exposed to the interconnectedness of people
and realities.
a. An Installation art by Armando Mariño La Patera,
it shows how capitalists and former colonial powers
derive their wealth and power from slavery.
3. Issues and Ideas about the Role of Objects in Space
and Relationships between Objects
– contemporary artworks with existing objects or
structures to maintain balance and harmony. Space has
become an integral part of the contemporary artist’s
practice. Artworks are no longer limited to museums and
galleries. Public spaces are now considered by
contemporary artists in the display and installation of
their artworks.
a. Melted ice cream truck installation art by Glue
Society, appropriately shows how the environment
changes objects.
4. Use of Everyday Materials
– contemporary art transforms simple objects and brings
them to life. Recycle art has become a trend for
contemporary artists. The mass array of materials
from disposals gives artists room for wild imagination.
a. Sculpture of a hen, a UK artist Kyle bean used
eggshells to create this sculpture.
b. Wat Pa Maha Chedio Kaew Temple in Thailand,
made of recycle bottles.
5. Employment of Contemporary Technology
– contemporary art makes use of available technology in
the process of creating an artwork.
a. “King of Rock and Roll” Elvis Presley – was
projected as a hologram in a performance with Celine
Dion.

“Technology of the 21st century provides endless

resources in the creation of art.”