MEDIUM

AND
TECHNIQUES

You are a masterpiece… 

MEDIUM
- The material, or the
substance out of which a
work is made.
- The nature of the art forms
SCULPTURE

– “Three-dimensional” art
– Metal, wood, stone, clay and
glass
– Pottery is a good example
ARCHITECTURE

– Wood, bamboo, bricks,

stone, concrete and
various building materials
– Also “three-dimensional”
PAINTING

– “Three-dimensional” art
– Metal, wood, stone, clay
and glass
– Pottery is a good example
PRINT MAKING

– Ink printed or transferred

on a surface (wood,
plates, silk screen)
MUSIC

– Uses sounds and

instruments
DANCE
– Uses body and
movements
THEATER ARTS
– Stage art
production
PHOTOGRAPHY
– Film, camera
recording
LITERATURE
– Use of words, either
fiction or non-fiction
– Example of today is
poetry
MEDIUM
AND
TECHNIQUES

You are a masterpiece… 

TECHNIQUES
- The manner in which artists use
and manipulate materials to
achieve desired formal effect and
communicate the desired
meaning or concept.
– Filipino Struggles Through History, 1963 by Carlos Francisco