CONTEMPORARY

PHILIPPINES ARTS
 WHAT IS ART?
• art is linked to human instincts.
• Aristotle claimed that humans have instincts for imitation and
harmony.
• Art, the product of creative human activity in which materials are
shaped or selected to convey an idea, emotion, or visually
interesting form. The word art can refer to the visual arts, including
painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, decorative arts,
crafts, and other visual works that combine materials or forms. We
also use the word art in a more general sense to encompass other
forms of creative activity, such as dance, drama, and music, or
even to describe skill in almost any activity, such as “the art of
bread making” or “the art of travel.” In this article art refers to the
visual arts.
 THE FORMS OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION THAT
HUMANS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PRODUCE.
• 1. Picture (Drawing,
Painting, Printmaking, and
Photography)
This is a two
dimensional- image of
various subjects ranging
from real- life images to the
visually abstract. It may be
created using different
media such as chalk,
charcoal, graphite, ink, oil
paint and watercolor
• 2. Sculpture
This is a three-
dimensional artwork that
may be created using
stone, marble, wood and
concrete.
• 3. Architecture
These are structures
that meant to be used as a
shelter. The art of
architecture relies on the
design and purpose of the
structure.
• 4. Music
This is the art
form that appeals to
the sense of hearing.
Music is composed
by combining notes
into harmony.
• 5. Literature
This is the art form
of language through the
combined use of words,
creating meaning and
experience.
• 6. Theater
This is the art form of
performance. Dramatic texts are
portrayed on stage by actors
and actresses and are
enhanced by props, lights and
sounds.
• 7. Cinema
This art form
is a technological
translation of
theater. In films,
special effects
are utilized to
enhance the
storytelling.
• 8. Dance
This is the art of the human
form. The body is used, mobilized
and choreographed in the specific
time, form, and space.
• Activity:
Study these Fernando Amorsolo and Leonardo Da Vinci paintings,
and answer the following questions:
•
1. What do these paintings share in common?
2.How differently did Amorsolo treat the subject?
3.What makes the Palay Maiden truly Filipino?

La Gioconda(1517) Palay Maiden (1920)

Leonardo da Vinci Fernando Amorsolo