Lecture Notes CPAR

Lecture #02
PHILIPPINES CONTEMPORARY ARTS

OBJECTIVES:

1. Identifies various contemporary art forms and their practices from the various regions. (CAR11/12IAC-0a-1)
2. Describe various contemporary art forms through using subject and elements of art through making an art
analysis chart/map; and
3. Show appreciation and awareness to contemporary art forms from the regions through creating visual design
with own craftsmanship and creativity.

CONTEMPORARY ARTS IN THE PHILIPPINES

(REPORTING)
SUBJECT OF ARTS

FOUR STYLES OF SUBJECT OF ARTS

1. REALISM -The first style is realism in which the subject is done the way it actually looks.

2. DISTORTION - The artist uses his or her imagination and alters the subject according to his or her desire.

A stylized work is a form of distortion like Norma Belleza’s painting, the Fiesta.(1939)

3. ABSTRACTION - The artist breaks a part a subject and rearranges it in a different manner
Example: The paintings of the National Artist Vicente Manansala belong to this category.

4.NON OBJECTIVISM - there is no subject at all-just an interplay of pure elements, like line, shape or color, and
so on.

ELEMENTS OF ARTS

1.

SPACE - Space in visual arts can be defined as a void, an emptiness which can either be positive or negative.
 Space refers to the area that is occupied by an object or a subject, as well as the area surrounding that
object or subject.
 An illusion of space can still be created in a two-dimensional surface using perspective.
TWO TYPES OF PERSPECTIVE:
A. Atmospheric Perspective - which utilizes the properties of light and air in depicting the illusion of distance.
 B. Linear Perspective - which involves the use of vanishing points and receding hidden lines.

2. LINE
 Line is the extension of a point, a short or long mark drawn or carved on a surface.
 This refers to a prolongation of a point or a mark on a surface. Solid lines can be used in order to define form
while broken lines are typically used to suggest hidden forms.

3. SHAPE AND FORMS

 When the ends of a line meet, they form a shape. It can also be described as a figure separate from its
surrounding area or background.
 This element refers to an area with boundaries identified or drawing lines. A shape may be natural or living forms
called an organic shape and can be irregular or rounded. It may also be measured forms called geometric shape.

4. COLOR

 This refers to visual perception that allows a person to differentiate

objects due to the way various wavelengths of light are reflected. Color is
a very important element because it can communicate information and
emotion to the viewer.
 Probably the most striking art element that catches the eye is color. It is a
sensation created by visible wavelengths of light caught in a prism.
 THREE PROPERTIES OF COLOR

a. HUE - which refers to the basic or pure color, and is represented in the color wheel.
- it is the aspect that distinguishes on pigments.
b. VALUE - which refers to the lightness and darkness of color. A light color or tint is the result of adding white to a
hue, while a dark color or shade results from adding black to a hue

c. SATURATION - which refers to brightness and

dullness of color.

 A bright color can be produced by adding more pigment to the same hue, while a dull color can be
produced by adding gray or the color’s complement to the pigment .

 The color wheel is an arrangement of primary, secondary and tertiary colors. It is important tool to
identify which colors can work well if used in a certain artwork which is the color schemes or color
relationships.

5. VALUES - In visual arts, value is the degree of lightness and darkness of a color.

6. TEXTURE - A texture can be actual or tactile, meaning, it can really be felt by touch, or it can be simulated or illusory,
which mean it can only be seen, not felt.

 This element refers to the feel or appearance of a surface. Person may describe as actual or implied.
Actual texture can be felt tangibly based on the material that is used for the artwork while implied
texture can be exhibited, for instance, in a painting of fur of an animal.
7. TIME AND MOTION - Movement in the visual arts can either be an illusion or an actual motion. An illusion of
movement is more common in two-dimensional artworks.