CONTEMPORARY

PHILIPPINE ARTS
FROM THE
REGION
 SKILLS,
TECHNIQUES AND
PRODUCTION IN
CONTEMPORARY
ART
•Many contemporary artists do not have
formal studies in the fine arts but are self-
taught. Concerned with the development
of their talent and skills in art-making, they
study on their own, interact with artists
and read a lot about lives of artists and
their artworks. They also explore the
materials in hardware stores, experiment
with chemical reactions on their base
material.
•There are those who learn welding and
simple engineering skills. Some hire resin
makers, house painters and materials
fabricators to help them in constructing
their artworks. An example is Ohm
David's Installation art where he used
metal and nylon strings and projected a
spotlight onto the figure.
 Ohm David’s
Installation Art
 DIFFERENT
TYPES OF
TECHNIQUES
COLLAGE
• Collage is made by adhering
flat elements such as
newspaper or magazine cut-
outs, printed text,
illustrations, photographs,
cloth, string, etc. to a flat
surface to create a thick
layer that is almost like a
relief sculpture.
DECALCOMANIA
•Decalcomania is the
process of applying
gouache to paper or
glass then
transferring a
reversal of that image
onto canvas or other
flat materials.
DECOUPAGE
•Decoupage is done
by adhering cut-outs
of paper and then
coating these with
one or more coats or
transparent coating
of varnish.
FROTTAGE
• Frottage is the technique
of rubbing with crayon on
a piece of paper which has
been placed over an
object or an image. The
impression of the image
can be created using
leaves, wood, wire screen,
or metal with embossed
image or words.
MONTAGE
•Montage is used for
photography or film
where a pictorial
image is juxtaposed
or placed
overlapping to make
another picture or
design
TRAPUNTO
• Trapunto painting is the
technique used by Pacita
Abad where her canvases
are padded, sewn, and often
filled with sequins, beads,
shells, buttons, tiny mirrors,
bits of glass, rickrack,
swatches of precious
textiles, and other things that
she picks up from her travels
and journeys.
DIGITAL APPLICATIONS
•Digital
applications for
art viewing is
another
technique.
MATERIALS USED IN
CONTEMPORARY
ART
•Contemporary artists salvage
materials that can be recycled
and made into creative forms.
They can make artworks that
combine structure and wood and
interact with the wind to make
music.
• Some artists combine
indigenous materials with
textile and mount these on a
painted flat surface. Paper
as an art medium is also
explored by artists, like
Mona Alcudia of who
makes solid forms as well
as transparent artworks
using paper.
•In outdoor sculpture,
there is a lot of use of
brass welded together
and mounted on
concrete. Wood and
glass are used for indoor
sculpture. Found objects
are combined and are
covered with resin.
• Because of the usefulness of new materials to art-
making, artists have to upgrade their skills and learn the
use of computer programs and its applications. Welding
is also useful for fabrication and building structure. This
requires physical strength and special tools. Some
materials have chemical components that are
hazardous to the health such as acid, resin, and
fiberglass.
• The availability and variety of materials and the
possibilities offered by technology expand the choices
of artists. This is essential to the development of
contemporary art.