LEARNING COMPETENCY

• Analyzes contemporary art forms based on

the elements and principles
• Relates the significance of art forms from the
regions
 THE ELEMENTS OF
CONTEMPORARY ART
 Elements of
Contemporary Arts
 Elements of
Contemporary Arts

1. Appropriation
Through this, the contemporary artist
revives interest to existing or previous
forms of art.
Elements of Contemporary Arts

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 Elements of
Contemporary Arts

2. Performance
Performance of contemporary artists
has evolved to emphasize spontaneous,
unpredictable elements of chance.
 Elements of
Contemporary Arts
 Elements of
Contemporary Arts
Elements of Contemporary Arts

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 Elements of
Contemporary Arts

3. Space
An element wherein the art is
performed and positioned in specific spots,
especially in public places.
 Elements of
Contemporary Arts
 Elements of
Contemporary Arts

4. Hybridity
In this element, the artists have enough flexibility and
liberty to combine art materials with found objects.
It is the process of mixing of unlikely materials to
produce an artwork.
Elements of Contemporary Arts

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 Elements of
Contemporary Arts

5. Technology
The use of technology in creating and
disseminating the works of art.
 CONTEMPORARY ART

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CONTEMPORARY ART

Petros Vrellis
 Elements of
Contemporary Arts

6. Originality
Originality is not an issue in
contemporary art.
 Elements of
Contemporary Arts
 ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
a.Is “appropriation” still acceptable? Do You
think that the pre-existing artwork used in
appropriation is defaced or devalued?
Why?
a)How did the internet help in the
innovation of art?
GENERALIZATION
Many contemporary artists try
to capture modern-day
realities ranging from constant
and instant connectivity to
borderless societies.
 ENDURING UNDERSTANDING

Art in contemporary times has evolved into

being appropriated into another artwork,
performed with a deeper understanding of
life, created using varied resources, and
propagated with technology.
FILIPINO-NESS
Filipino-ness
An art can be
considered Filipino art
when it depicts the
Filipino way of living.
Filipino-ness
The issue of
Filipino-ness of our
artists is caused by our
colonial history and
migrant reality.
Filipino-ness

Across the world,

Filipinos have adapted
to foreign culture.
Filipino-ness
Filipino-ness
 Filipino-ness
According to Leo Benesa, there is a
certain characteristic of Filipino art.
“Filipinos can depict the scenes of
everyday life without idealizing them is the
in spirit of every one of us”.
 Filipino-ness

Benesa, describes Fernando Amorsolo’s

work as the “most expensive of the ethos of
the race”.
• Chiaroscuro- Amorsolo’s technique
 Filipino-ness

El Ciego (The Blind Man),1929

Filipino-ness

Tinikling in Barrio, 1951

Filipino-ness

Mango pickers,1936.
 Filipino-ness

Planting Rice
 ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
a.Do you think that the usage of English in
literature lessens the “Filipino-ness” of the
literary work?
a)How great is the influence of the foreign
countries to the Filipino especially to the
Filipino artists?
GENERALIZATION
Philippine art is
influenced by our history
and migrant reality.
 ENDURING UNDERSTANDING

As time are changing and the

world is becoming borderless,
Philippine art struggles, yet it rises
to show the world what and how
the Filipino spirit is.