⚪CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ART

-refers to the art produced in the present time or within

the last few decades.
-encompasses a wide range of artistic style, techniques
and mediums.
-often explores current social, political and cultural
issues
 1🔵PAINTING
-May be defined as 2-dimensional form of art that
showcases artistic expression created on a flat surface.
-mages are made by applying a pigment on a prepared
surface using a combination of tools (*brush, pallete
knife, spray, finger)
 ⚪A)RELIGIOUS THEME

-primary subject for the artwork during Spanish

Colonial times.
-Murals painted in Churches
⚪B)HISTORICAL THEMES

Examples:
•Filipino Struggles Through History by Carlos V.
Francisco
•Blood Compact
•First Mass in Limasawa
⚪C)PORTRAITURE

-used to commemorate personalities and are often seen

in government offices
Example: Portraiture of Pres. Rodrigo R. Duterte by
Daryl Descallar
⚪D)STILL LIFE

-portrays inanimate objects

-traditionally composed of a basket or a bowl of fruits
and flowers in vases on the table.
Example:
Still life paintings by Ang Kiukok (Filipino-Chinese)
and Vicente Manansala
⚪E)LANDSCAPES

-depicts the beauty of the outdoors

-it can be that of a natural environment (countryside,
rural scenery, and seascapes focusing on imagery of
bodies of water)
-some highlights the hustle and bustle of city streets and
scenes through urban landscapes
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 ⚪F)Nude

-was a rare subject of painting in

Philippines before the 20th Century
but has since been an accepted and
popular subject in Philippine
contemporary Visual Arts
⚪G)Genre
-paintings
whose theme
showcase
people doing
everyday
activities and
chores
 2🔵 SCULPTURES
- 3–dimensional artworks
- the classification of sculptures are
traditionally divided into two:

. • FREE-STANDING
. • RELIEFS
⚪A) FREE-
STANDING
- sculptures raised
independently in
it's given space.
- it can be often
observed from all
point of view
⚪B) RELIEFS
- sculptures raised
from a
background
 3🔵POTTERY
-making pots and other wares using mud or clay.
- In contemporary time, Studio Pottery is quite
popular.
*Studio Pottery is created by individual artists or
small groups in a studio setting and focuses on
unique designs and artistic expression.
4🔵CARVING
- art of manipulating and creating
objects by subtracting and shaping
solid material(wood, stone)
EXAMP
LES:

SARIMA
NOK
AND
THE
NAGA
5🔵WEAVING
- art of interlacing threads/fibers to
create textile, fabric, etc

- Philippine textile are often made from

indigenous plants(pina, abaca, maguey,
cotton)
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 6) METALWORK

-art of creating and manipulating metal

to create various items (jewelry,
weapons, etc).
 7) COLLAGE
- TECHNIQUE OF CREATING ART BY COMBINING
VARIOUS MATERIALS (PHOTOGRAPHS, MAGAZINE
CUTOUTS, FABRIC, AND OTHER OBJECTS) AND
ARRANGING THEM ON A SURFACE TO FORM A
COMPOSITION.
-this art method first came about in the 1900s.
- collage create great variety of texture and color not found
on traditional painting
 8) ASSEMBLAGE
-TECHNIQUE WHERE ARTISTS CREATE 3D
ARTWORKS BY COMBINING FOUND OBJECTS
OR MATERIALS.
-THESE SERIES OF ARTWORKS ARE OFTEN
UNRELATED AND MAY COME FROM DIFFERENT
SOURCES (FROM PAPER COLLAGE, WOOD
SCRAPS, AND OTHER FOUND OBJECTS) THAT
WILL BE ARRANGED AND COMBINED TO
CREATE A NEW COMPOSITION.
 BY: ROBERT
"MONOGRAM"
RAUSCHENBERG
OIL, PAPER,
FABRIC,
PRINTED
PAPER, WOOD,
RUBBER SHOE
HEEL, TENNIS
BALL,
ANGORA
GOAT,
RUBBER TIRE,
AND WOOD
 9🔵MOBILE
- a sculptural work suspended from a ceiling
or from a protruding base

- typically made with a number of balancing

rods dangling in different lengths carrying
one or more elements

- an example of kinetic sculpture

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10🔵) PERFORMANCE ART
- mix of visual arts and performing arts.
- Medium is the artist, acting &
movements is the artwork.
- music and sound are often
incorporated
- done in front of a live audience. [It is
a must for a performance to be called
 11) INSTALLATION ART
-INSTALLATION ART IS A CONTEMPORARY ART
FORM THAT INVOLVES CREATING AN
IMMERSIVE AND INTERACTIVE
ENVIRONMENT OR ARTWORK IN A SPECIFIC
SPACE.
-It goes beyond traditional forms of art like painting or
sculpture and often incorporates a combination of
various media such as sculpture, video, sound, light,
and other elements.