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CKINETI
2.PO TRA
3.OEDIV
4.TRACABS
5.YDOB ART
Defining
Contemporary
Arts
Module 2
DEFINING OF CONTEMPORARY
ARTS
Contemporary art started in the 1950s, after World War
II
Contemporary artworks can be found anywhere.
Many contemporary artists are self-taught and did not
have formal education.
Originality is not a big issue for contemporary artists.
Contemporary art is a statement that an artist
makes and shares about life, thoughts, ideas,
beliefs, and many other things that define
human life.
 Artists are experimental in the materials.
Artists do not limit themselves on a single
medium.
Technology made an impact in the
development of arts.
ARTS IN THE PHILIPPINES
As with other countries, the Philippines’ history has
deeply influenced its cultural identity. We have
influences from Malay, Indonesia, India, China and
West Asia. We briefly had encounters with Great
Britain and Japan and longer ones with Spain and
USA. Their influences continue up to this day to be
acted on, resisted and absorbed into the Filipino
identity.
 The contemporary Philippine art scene is
complex, not just because we have influences
from culturally diverse countries, but because
the Philippine art operates within a culture that
is dynamic, hybridized and thus resistant to
being put in a single category.
CONTEMPORARY
ART STYLES
ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM
This is a painting style where the artist applies
paint in a manner that expresses emotions and
feelings in a spontaneous way.
KINETIC ART
This is a kind of sculpture that moves
with the wind or powered by a machine
or electricity
OP ART
This style uses lines or images
repeatedly to create an optical illusion.
PERFORMANCE ART
This combines a variety of media and the
human body to execute an artistic
theatrical expression before a live
audience.
ENVIRONMENTAL ART
This involves the artistic creation or
manipulation of space such as
landscape or architectural design that
may enclose its audience.
FEMINIST ART
This emerged from female artists expressing
their concerns through art. They tackle issues
of identity, sexuality, gender roles, equality,
and the ways which the female is treated in
society, among others.
MINIMALISM
This style has a stripped-down, pre-
fabricated look, free of details and often
with flat surface, but expresses a specific
content or statement.
VIDEO ART
This consists of images that are recorded
through a video and viewed through
television, computer or projection screen.
GRAFFITI ART
This is a drawing, inscription or sketch
done hastily on a wall or other surface
made to be seen by the public.
POST-MODERN ART
This carries modern styles to extreme
practices, often expressing an idea through
a mix of materials, such as found objects
welded together.
BODY ART
This is an art form that uses the
body as the medium or main
material.
DIGITAL ART
This is done with the aid of computer and
computer programs to create an image or
design. The image can be printed on paper,
tarpaulin or other mediums.
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