CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS

FROM THE REGIONS

 TRADITIONAL OR
CONTEMPORARY?
CLASSIFY THE GIVEN PICTURES BELOW
(TRADITIONAL OR CONTEMPORARY).
GIVE YOUR REASON WHY IT IS TRADITIONAL OR
CONTEMPORARY.
DESCRIBE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF
CONTEMPORARY ART.
1. 2.
3. 4.
5.
1. WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS
OF CONTEMPORARY ART BASED FROM THE
PICTURES YOU HAVE CLASSIFIED IN THE PREVIOUS
SLIDES?

2. SITE TWO TO THREE EXAMPLES OF

CONTEMPORARY ART FORM IN YOUR
MUNICIPALITY.
CONTEMPORARY ART IS AN ART PRODUCED AT THE PRESENT
PERIOD OF TIME AND MORE FOCUSED ON SOCIETY IT
USUALLY REFLECTS OR COMMENTS ON MODERN SOCIETY BY
USING NEW TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS, SUCH AS VIDEO
AND MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY WHILE ;
TRADITIONAL ART IS A FOLK ART, WHICH ENCOMPASSES
ARTS PRODUCED FROM AN INDIGENOUS CULTURE, IT AIMS TO
REPRESENT REALITY OR REALISM THROUGH NARRATIVE.
• THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST WORKS OF FERNANDO
AMORSOLO
• “HARVESTING RICE NEAR MAYON VOLCANO”
THIS ARTWORK IS AN EXAMPLE OF
TRADITIONAL ART BE-CAUSE THE PICTURE
TELLS A STORY THAT REPRESENTS THE REALITY
OF LIFE AND THEIR WAY OF LIVING. UPON
LOOKING TO THIS ARTWORK IT DIRECTLY
NARRATES A STORY THAT WILL CLEARLY TELLS
US THE MESSAGE OF SIMPLE LIVING AND
BAYANIHAN. IT ALSO USES SYMBOLISM LIKE
“SALAKOT” A NATIVE HAT USED BY FARMERS.
ALSO THE PERFECTLY CONED MAYON VOLCANO
THAT PROVES THAT THE LOCATION IS IN THE
PHILIPPINES
THIS ARTWORK IS AN EXAMPLE OF
INTEGRATED TRADITIONAL ART TO
CONTEMPORARY ART. “LAPU-LAPU” OUR
FIRST FILIPINO HERO KNOWN TO BE THE
FIRST NATIVE TO RESIST IMPERIAL
SPANISH COLONIZATION. THIS IMAGE IS
EDITED THROUGH PHOTOSHOP A
DIGITAL APPLICATION IN COMPUTER
WHICH IS CONSIDERED AS A
CONTEMPORARY TECHNIQUE IN
MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY. THIS
ARTWORK ALSO MAKE US REFLECT AND
APPRECIATE HIS HEROISM DURING THE
SPANISH ERA.
• THIS ARTWORK IS AN EXAMPLE OF
CONTEMPORARY MURAL PAINTING
FOUND IN DONATO PISON AVENUE ,
ILOILO CITY. ADJACENT TO ATRIA
DISTRICT PARK IS COLORFUL IMAGE
OF A “BABAYLAN WOMAN” WEARING
HER TRADITIONAL CLOTHING. SHE IS
SUR-ROUNDED BY MOUNTAINS AND
SEAS THAT TELLS THE RICH CULTURE
OF PANAY BUKIDNON. ART CAN
ALWAYS BRING BACK BOTH PAST
AND PRESENT CULTURE.
• THERE ARE NEW AND UNUSUAL ART FORMS THAT
COULD NOT BE EASILY CATEGORIZED BETWEEN
FINE ARTS AND THE DECORATIVE ARTS, THESE
BELONG TO THE BRANCH OF VISUAL ARTS
CALLED “ CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS”. IT
INCLUDES RECENTLY CONCEIVED ART STYLES
AND TECHNIQUES.
CHOOSE YOUR ANSWERS INSIDE THE BOX THAT
BEST MATCH THE PICTURE.

ASSEMBLAGE DIGITAL ART

COLLAGE LAND ART

INSTALLATION CONCEPTUAL ART

 PERFORMANCE ART  APPROPRIATION

ASSEMBLAGE; COLLAGE; INSTALLATION; PERFORMANCE ART;
DIGITAL ART; LAND ART; CONCEPTUAL ART; APPROPRIATION

A. B.
ASSEMBLAGE; COLLAGE; INSTALLATION; PERFORMANCE ART;
DIGITAL ART; LAND ART; CONCEPTUAL ART; APPROPRIATION;

C. D.
 ASSEMBLAGE; COLLAGE; INSTALLATION; PERFORMANCE ART;
DIGITAL ART; LAND ART; CONCEPTUAL ART; APPROPRIATION;

E. F. G.
CHARACTERISTICS OF CONTEMPORARY ART
1. BOLD STROKES, BRIGHT COLORS ABSTRACT.
2. EXPRESSIONIST AND SURREALIST
3. ART BECAME PUBLIC
4. SOME ARTIST ARE SELF TAUGHT
5. DIFFERENT MATERIALS WERE USED INSTEAD OF THE
TRADITIONAL ONES
6. ORIGINALITY IS NOT AN ISSUE IN CONART
7. PROCESS IS IMPORTANT
 CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS

1.FINE ART– USE TO DESCRIBE THE ARTS FORMS CREATED PRIMARILY

FOR ITS APPEARANCE RATHER THAN ITS PRACTICAL USE.
EXAMPLES: DRAWING, PAINTING, SCULPTURE, PRINT, GRAPHIC ART,
CALLIGRAPHY, ARCHITECTURE

2. PRACTICAL ART– IT IS THE CHANGING OF RAW MATERIALS FOR

UTILITARIAN PURPOSES AND POSSESSES ORNAMENTS OR ARTISTIC
QUALITIES TO MAKE THEM USEFUL AND BEAUTIFUL.
3. INDUSTRIAL ART- CHANGING RAW MATERIALS INTO SOME
SIGNIFICANT PRODUCT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION OR USE.
EXAMPLES: SHELL CRAFT, LEATHER CRAFT, BAMBOO CRAFT,
SHOE- MAKING, POTTERY MAKING,

4. APPLIED OR HOUSEHOLD ART– REFERS MOSTLY TO

HOUSEHOLD ARTS SUCH AS FLOWER ARRANGEMENT, INTERIOR
DECORATION, DRESSMAKING, HOME-MAKING, EMBROIDERY
AND COOKING.
5. CIVIC ART– CITY OR TOWN PLANNING, MAINTENANCE AND
BEAUTIFICATION OF PARKS, PLAZAS, ROADS, BRIDGES AND FARMS,
CIVIC PLANNING AND BEAUTIFICATION IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE
STANDARDS OF LIVING.

6. COMMERCIAL ART– INVOLVES BUSINESS PROPAGANDA IN THE

FORM OF ADVERTISEMENTS IN NEWS PAPERS AND MAGAZINES,
SIGN PAINTING, BILLBOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS, LEAFLETS,
DISPLAYS, POSTER DESIGNING AND MOVIE ILLUSTRATIONS
7. GRAPHIC ART– ANYTHING PRINTED FROM RAISED
OR SUNKEN RELIEFS AND PLANE SURFACES

8. AGRICULTURAL ART– REFERS TO AGRONOMY

(CROP PRODUCTION) HORTICULTURE (GARDEN OR
ORCHARD CULTIVATION) HUSBANDRY (RAISING OF
COWS, CARABAOS, POULTRY AND SWINE)
9. BUSINESS ART– INCLUDES MERCHANDISING,
ACCOUNTING, BOOK KEEPING, TYPEWRITING,
STENOGRAPHY, SALESMANSHIP AND BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION.

10. FISHERY ART– SHALLOW AND DEEP SEA FISHING,

FISH REFRIGERATION AND CULTURE AND NET
WEAVING.
•ART SURROUNDS LIFE, ALL PEOPLE IN EVERY
LOCATION, WITHOUT US BEING AWARE OF IT.
SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL, ART HAS EXISTED AS
LONG AS MAN HAS. IT IS A HUGE PART OF OUR
CULTURE, WHICH SHAPES OUR IDEAS, AND VICE
VERSA, AND PROVIDES US WITH A DEEPER
UNDERSTANDING OF EMOTIONS AND SELF-
AWARENESS.
• ART MAKES PEOPLE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THEIR
FUTURE. ART CAN BE USED TO HELP SPREAD A
MESSAGE OF INSPIRATION, MAKING PEOPLE
ACHIEVE GREAT THINGS IN LIFE. ART CAN BE A
FORM OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PEOPLE,
TO FOCUS ON COMMON ISSUES FOR THE
BETTERMENT OF HUMANKIND.
• ART INFLUENCES SOCIETY BY CHANGING
OPINIONS, INSTILLING VALUES AND TRANSLATING
EXPERIENCES ACROSS SPACE AND TIME. ART IN
THIS SENSE IS COMMUNICATION; IT ALLOWS
PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES AND
DIFFERENT TIMES TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH
OTHER VIA IMAGES, SOUNDS AND STORIES. ART IS
OFTEN A VEHICLE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE.
THE GOLDEN MASK FOUND IN
OTON IS AN ART INTRODUCED BY
SPANIARDS. THEY USED
DELICATELY WORKED SHEETS OF
GOLD ORNAMENTS TO COVER
THE FACE OF THE DEAD. THIS
GREAT ARTISTIC DISCOVERY
BRIDGES THE GAPS OF THE PAST
AND THE PRESENT ART IN THE
PHILIPPINES.
• THE OLD CHURCH OF OTON WAS KNOWN
AS ONE OF THE BEST AND THE ONLY ONE
OF ITS STYLE IN THE ENTIRE
ARCHIPELAGO. IT RESEMBLED THE
GOTHIC CATHEDRAL OF BYZANTINE.
GREEK AND GOTHIC ARCHITECTURAL
DESIGNS, PATTERNED AFTER A GREEK
CROSS CAPPED BY A MAGNIFICENT
DOME. THIS SHOWS US THAT WE HAVE A
VERY ARTISTIC PAST THAT WE MUST
APPRECIATE.
• SANDIYA FESTIVAL IN OTON IS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE CELEBRATION
OF KATAGMAN FESTIVAL, WHERE IN
THE LOCAL PRODUCTS OF OTON ARE
DISPLAYED. PULO MAESTRAVITA, A
POPULAR BARANGAY IN OTON PRO-
DUCES MOST OF THE BIGGEST AND
SWEETEST WATERMELONS IN TOWN.
THEY INTRODUCED FRUIT CARVING
ACTIVITY TO APPRECIATE HOW
TALENTED OGTONGANONS ARE.
• LOOM WEAVING IS POPULAR
HOME-BASED TRADITION IN THE
RURAL AREA IN THE
PHILIPPINES, ESPECIALLY IN THE
VISAYAS. IT IS A KIND OF
TEXTILE ART DURING THE
SPANISH PERIOD. THIS PRODUCT
IS KNOWN TO BE THE FIRST
PRODUCT IN THE LOCALITY OF
OTON THAT IS USED FOR
BARTER.
 THIS IS ONE OF THE FAMOUS PAINTINGS OF
OUR NATIONAL ARTIST FERNANDO AMORSOLO.
STUDY,
ANALYSE AND
REFLECT.
WRITE AN
ESSAY USING
THE CONCEPTS
THAT YOU
HAVE
LEARNED.