MODERN

ERA
(Neo Realism,
Abstraction Modern
styles)
What is modern
art?
Modern era in the
Philippine art began
after World War 2 and
the granting
independence.
Writers and Artists
posed the question of
national identity as
the main theme of
various art forms.
"Traditional
compared to
contemporary
art."
The styles of modern
art for example are
now part of art and
curricula and have
become academic.
The most well- known
proponent of Modern art
painting is Victorio Edades
whose work were initially
rejected and misunderstood
but later his modernist
sensibility was shared by
several artists.
In this era artists
explored various
mediums, techniques
and themes that were at
that time considered
"new".
Using modernists
figuration, many of the
artists explored folk themes
and crafted commentaries
on the urban condition and
the effects of the war.
Modern artists do not aim
to copy and idealize reality:
instead, they change the
colors flatten the picture
instead of creating illusions
of depth, nearness, and
farness.
They depict what
might be thought of
as "ugly "and
unpleasant instead of
the beautiful and
pastoral.
Another strand
of Modern art is
abstraction.
It consists of
simplified forms,
which avoided
mimetic
representation
It is sometimes referred as
nonrepresentational or non-
objective art as it emphasizes
the relationship of colors, line,
space or the flatness of the
canvas rather than an illusion of
three dimensionality.
Modern famous
artists and their
artworks
Neo Realists Artist
A. Vicente Manansala
The Beggars (1952)

Tuba Drinkers (1954)

B. Cesar T. Legaspi
Gadgets II (1949)

Bad Girls (1947)

C. HR Ocampo
The Contrast (1940)

Genesis (1968)
D. Ramon Estella
Man with a Bottle
(1961)
E. Victor Oyteza
First Homage Salvia
(1954)
F. Romeo Tabuena
Niñas Con Mariposas (1989)
Abstractionist Artist
Constancio Bernardo
Perpetual Motion (1952)
Lee Aguinaldo
Floor No. 1 (1959)
José T. Joya
Space Transfiguration
(1959)
Fernando Zóbel de Ayala
y Montojo
The fountain VI (1969)
Arturo Luz
Street Musicians (1952)
Nena Saguil
Cargadores (1951)
Modern
Architectural
Structures
1. Church of Holy Sacrifice
(1955)
2. Church of the Risen Lord
3. Chapel of Saint Joseph the
worker
Contemporary Art

What is Contemporary Art?

Contemporary art is
much different from
Modern art as it said
earlier modern art is
referred "traditional"
compared to
contemporary art.
An example is the
work of Fernando
Amorsolo, he painted
his painting "Harvest
Scene in 1942.
At that time, the
painting was
considered
contemporary.
Today, we refer to
that work as an
example of Modem
art produced during
Japanese era.
But some of the artists
continue to produce work
til today and in that sense
their works can be
describe as contemporary
by virtue of being of the
present.
Philippine
Contemporary Art
was an offshoot of
social realism
brought about by
Martial Law.
Artists use mixed
media. Their artworks
are site specific,
process-based and they
integrate various art
forms.
Contemporary art
has the following
characteristics.
a collaborative / participative
b. interactive
c. Process-oriented (meaning that there is
less emphasis on the finished product and
a single author or creator. There is a wide
range of strategies,media, and techniques)
d. Site specific (they cannot be
experienced in the same way if we remove
from their original place.
Contemporary art
is distinguishable
from Modern art in
historical, stylistic,
and cultural terms.
Important
Happenings
during the rise of
Contemporary Art
•Many cultural projects ensued
amid the backdrop of poverty
and volatile social conditions
under the leadership Of
Ferdinand Marcos and Imelda
Marcos in 1965

•Martial Law was Declared on

September 21, 1972
New Society or Bagong Lipunan was
built by Marcos in which the main
focus is to rebirth the lost civilization
and aspiration to modernization and
development in which the main vision
is to combine the fine arts,
architecture, architecture, interior
design, tourism, convention city
building, engineering, urban planning.
health and among many others
through an art and culture program