Art: Meaning and Forms

Module 2
 introduction
• What do you see in
the picture?
• Did they catch our
attention?
• Cite its significance
or importance
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 • What do you see in the
picture?
• Are their colors and
font styles appealing?
Why or why not?
• Cite their significance
or importance.

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 • What do you see in
the picture?
• Are they inspiring or
distracting? Why or
why not?
• Cite its significance
or importance.

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 • What do you see in the
picture?
• Are they worth
watching? Why or why
not?
• Cite its significance or
importance.

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 Contemporary Art
is influenced by the economic, social,
political and environmental context
where the artist is immersed in.
-is the artist’s expression of his
perception and comprehension of these
contexts.
-is not confined to the usual genres of
the four main art forms, namely, visual,
literary, applied and performing arts.
Genres are categories of artistic creation
and are characterized by similarities in
form, style, or subject matter. Many
other genres came up which include
pure are forms as well as mixed art
forms.

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 Examples of Contemporary
Art Forms
Pop art, art movement of the late
1950s and ’60s that was inspired by
commercial and popular culture.
Although it did not have a specific
style or attitude, Pop art was defined
as a diverse response to the postwar
era’s commodity-driven values, often
using commonplace objects (such as 
comic strips, soup cans, road signs,
and hamburgers) as subject matter or
as part of the work.

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 Conceptual Art
also called post-object
art or art-as-idea, artwork
whose medium is an idea (or a
concept), usually manipulated
by the tools of language and
sometimes documented by 
photography. Its concerns are
idea-based rather than formal.

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 Installation Art
is a visual artwork that can be constructed from
a variety of materials and can be created in a
variety of locations. Installation art aims to
change a viewer's perception of the space and
environment in which it is in. This art differs
from other three-dimensional art mediums
because it utilizes the changing perspective of
the viewer as they move. Viewers are able to
become involved and even
participate within the piece, whereas a
sculpture is made to be viewed from
the outside. 

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 Photorealism

Photorealism is a style
of art that mimics the
accuracy and detail of a
photograph

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 Contemporary Realism
is an art movement that
celebrates representational,
well-executed paintings
created with high technical
skill. Sub-categories within
it include figurative realism,
narrative paintings,
photorealism, and
hyperrealism.

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 Graffiti Art

refers to images or text

painted usually onto
buildings, typically
using spray paint

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 Performance Art

Music: blues, electronic, experimental,

funk, hip-hop, jazz, metal, pop, rock,
roots

Theater Art: stage, film, street play

Dance: flash mob, Street Dances

comprising hip-hop, funk, house and
rave

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 Video Art
is an art form which relies
on using video technology
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as a visual and audio
medium.

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 Computer Art
manipulation of computer-generated
images (pictures, designs, scenery,
portraits, etc.) as part of a purposeful 
creative process. Specialized software is
used together with interactive devices such
as digital cameras, optical scanners, styli,
and electronic tablets. Because graphic
images require large programs, the
computers used in such work are generally
among the fastest and most powerful
available. Computer art has wide
applications in advertising, publishing, and
film.

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 Applied Arts

Film and Broadcasting

Art

Architecture, Design and

Allied Art

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 Literary Arts
Illustrated novel

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 Digi-fiction

fiction written for and

read on a computer
screen 

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 Graphic Novel
is a narrative work in which
the story is conveyed to the
reader using sequential art in
either an experimental design
or in a traditional comics
format. 

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 Manga
are comics or graphic novels originating
from Japan. Most manga conform to a
style developed in Japan in the late 19th
century, and the form has a long history in
earlier Japanese art. The term manga is
used in Japan to refer to both comics and
cartooning. Outside of Japan, the word is
typically used to refer to comics originally
published in the country.

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 Doodle Fiction
•This genre consists of
cartoon doodles with
handwritten graphics place of
traditional font.
•Since it has drawings, it
enhances the story and often
adding humorous elements.

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 Text-Talk Novel
A cell phone novel, also
known as a mobile phone
novel, is a literary work
written via text messaging on
a cell phone. Text messages,
e-mails, letters, instant
messages, and blogs can all be
used.

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 Flash Fiction

is a genre of fiction, defined

as a very short story. While
there is no set word count that
separates flash fiction from
more traditional short stories,
flash fiction stories can be as
short as a few words (while
short stories typically run for
several pages).

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 Chick Literature
is a term used to describe
a type of popular fiction
targeted at younger
women. 

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 Hyper Poetry
Hyperpoetry is also known
as cyberpoetry. Hyperpoetry refers
to the genre of poetry that is always Click icon to add picture
produced and presented with the
computer. It involves lines of verse
that appear with links to footnotes,
poetry generators, sub-poems, or
poetry with images or movement.

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 Blog
A blog post is an individual
web page on your website that
dives into a particular sub-
topic of your blog.

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 Elements of Contemporary Art

Appropriation,
this relates to the
modifications made
by the artist.

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 Hybridity

this refers in the use of

different art mediums
that are put together.

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 Technology

its application
highlights the
creativity of the
artist.

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 Performance

carried out for

viewers to
experience.

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 Space

Intricate use of space

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 The distinct features of Contemporary
Philippine Art include:

Communal nature,
as it reflects the
relationships build
around the bonds of
community and
society.

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 Intuitive

as Filipinos are immersed

in their consciousness of
themselves, their
community and their
culture.

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 Holistic

as individuals, groups of
people and events are
perceived in their entirety
as well as the unitive use
of art materials and forms.

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 Creative process

as the artist puts more

emphasis on now their
artwork was made than on
the artwork itself.

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 Integrative

as it encompasses
religious, moral,
spiritual, social, and
environmental
concerns.

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 Multi-focal

as it considers everything
and everyone, the wide
perspective of the artwork
as well as both artist and
viewer.

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 Activity 1.1 Analyzing Contemporary Philippine Arts

What is being depicted in this

artwork?

What kind of art is this?

What materials were used in creating

this artwork?

Cite the significance or importance of

this kind of artwork.

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 Processing:

1. What kind of media or materials were used

in this kind of art?
2. What other media or materials can be used
aside from those identified in the picture?
3. If you will be given the chance to create
this kind of art, what would you create?
4. What media or materials would you use in
creating your artwork?
5. Cite the possible obstacles or difficulties
you might encounter in creating this artwork.

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thank you