CONTEMPORARY

PHILIPPINE ARTS
FROM THE
REGIONS
LESSON 1: WHAT IS
CONTEMPORARY ARTS?
THE SUBJECT COVERS VARIOUS CONTEMPORARY ARTS PRACTICES OF THE
REGION WHERE THE SCHOOL IS LOCATED. IT AIMS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS

WITH AN APPRECIATION OF A BROAD RANGE OF STYLES

IN THE VARIOUS DISCIPLINES WITH CONSIDERATION ON THEIR

ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES AND ENGAGE THEM TO AN INTEGRATIVE
APPROACH IN STUDYING ARTS. THROUGH THIS SUBJECT, STUDENTS WILL
BROADEN AND ACQUIRE THE NECESSARY CREATIVE TOOLS THAT OPEN
OPPORTUNITIES IN PURSUING THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAREER GOALS AND
ASPIRATIONS.
WHY STUDY ART?
“If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.”
~ Edward Hopper
1. Art is a Natural
Human Behavior
2. Art is
Communication
3. Art is Healing
4. Art Tells Our
Story
5. Art is a Shared
Experience
What is Contemporary Art?
ACTIVITY 1

Look at the artwork on the following slides.

- Tell whether the artwork is an example of a
Contemporary Art or not.
- Explain your answer.
RONALD VENTURA:
“CRACK IN THE HULL”
ANDRES BARRIOQUINTO:
“THE BACK OF LOVE”
ELMER BORLONGAN:
“QUIAPO”
 San Miguel
Corporation
Headquarters:
Mañosa Brothers
CHARACTERISTICS OF C O N T E M P O R A RY A R T

1 Bold strokes,
bright colors

Abstract,

2
Expressionist &
Sur r e a list

3 A r t became
public.
CHARACTERISTICS OF C O N T E M P O R A RY A R T

4 Some artists
w e r e self-taught.

D i f f e r e n t materials w e r e

5
used instead of
the traditional
ones.
CHARACTERISTICS OF C O N T E M P O R A RY A R T

Originality is not

6 an issue in
CONAR T .

7 Process is
im por t ant.
 “CONTEMPORARY ART IS A STATEMENT THAT AN
ARTIST M A KE S ABOUT LIFE, THOUGHTS, IDEAS, BELIEFS
A N D M A N Y OTHER THINGS THAT DEFINE H U M A N LIFE.”
CONTEMPORARY ART

Today's artists work in and respond to a

global environment that is culturally
diverse, technologically advancing, and
multifaceted. Working in a wide range of
mediums, contemporary artists often reflect
and comment on modern-day society.
CONTEMPORARY VS. MODERN ART

Modern and Contemporary Art both can both be

considered revolutionary, but Contemporary Art is more
about experimentation and freedom. Modern Art is an
expression of individuality, while Contemporary Art
focuses on social impact, with society as the primary
focus.
CONTEMPORARY VS. MODERN ART

Modern art is that which was created sometime between

the 1860s (some say the 1880s) and the late 1960s (some
say only through the 1950s). 
Art made thereafter (e.g., conceptual, minimalist,
postmodern, feminist) is considered contemporary.
DIASPORA BY ANTIPAS DELOTAVO, 2007. OIL ON CANVAS
 
INTEGRATIVE ART

In contemporary art, not only movements can be

integrated into an artwork. Even seemingly different art
categories can be melded together to produce an
integrated or combined art.
Another example is a unique presentation of three
great Filipino artist coming from three distinct disciplines
------ dance, music, and song--- performing under one
roof at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in Manila.
They are Lisa Macuja- Elizalde; Cecil Licad and Lea
Salonga. They combined their talents and produce a
rare performance. The program was called the Legends
and the Classics.
ACTIVITY 2: ART HUNT

 Look for an example of a contemporary art piece

(Filipino).
 Look for a digital copy and post it on your Facebook
page with the reason why you chose it.
- Give the following: Title/Name of the artwork,
N a m e of the Artist, Year made
- Deadline: Thursday, 9:30 AM
ACTIVITY 3: REPORTING (HISTORY OF PHILIPPINE ART)

Topics:
 Pre-Colonial Period Art
 Islamic Colonial (13th century to present)
 Spanish Colonial Period (1521 – 1898)
 American Colonial Period (1898-1940)
 Japanese Occupation (1941-1945)
 Post-war Republic (1946-1969)
 70s to Contemporary