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What best describes the function of technique in art?
What best describes the function of technique in art?
- Technique refers to the unique approach an artist takes to manipulate materials. (correct)
- Technique isolates the medium from the artist's style.
- Technique is irrelevant to the overall concept of the artwork.
- Technique is solely about the tools used.
Which of the following best illustrates the concept of a time-based artifact?
Which of the following best illustrates the concept of a time-based artifact?
- An interactive installation at an art museum.
- A painting displayed in a gallery.
- A live concert performed in a public venue.
- A recorded film watched at home. (correct)
Which artist's work illustrates the use of a site-specific approach?
Which artist's work illustrates the use of a site-specific approach?
- Guillermo Tolentino with the Bonifacio Monument.
- Carlos Francisco with Filipino Struggles Through History.
- Mark Salvatus with Secret Garden 2. (correct)
- An artist using traditional painting techniques.
What distinguishes the technique used in carving compared to other methods?
What distinguishes the technique used in carving compared to other methods?
What does the expressionist style in art focus on, as exemplified by Carlos Francisco's work?
What does the expressionist style in art focus on, as exemplified by Carlos Francisco's work?
How are contemporary artists expanding their techniques in art?
How are contemporary artists expanding their techniques in art?
What is the main characteristic of the Bonifacio Monument created by Guillermo Tolentino?
What is the main characteristic of the Bonifacio Monument created by Guillermo Tolentino?
What role does audience participation play in Mark Salvatus' Secret Garden 2?
What role does audience participation play in Mark Salvatus' Secret Garden 2?
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Technique
- Technique is the manner in which artists use and manipulate materials to achieve the desired formal effect and communicate the desired concept or meaning.
- The distinctive character or nature of the medium determines the technique.
- Technique involves tools and technology, ranging from the most traditional to the most contemporary.
- The Filipino Struggles Through History (1963) mural by Carlos Francisco takes advantage of line and color to communicate dynamism and intense passion in the expressionist modern style.
- The Bonifacio Monument by Guillermo Tolentino makes use of carving to create a work with mass and volume which depicts the scene realistically capturing a moment of stillness in the Neoclassic style.
Art Experience and Consumption
- Time-based artifacts or performances are received or perceived live or directly in real time, for example: live plays, performances, installations.
- Time-based artifacts can be recorded and we watch them in real time but not at the site of production, for example: a documented play, film, exhibit, or an ad generally watched through an electronic medium.
Contemporary Art and Medium Expansion
- Site-specific works refer to works in which location or space is crucial to the artist’s intended meaning and experience of the work by the audience.
- Mark Salvatus’ Secret Garden 2, 2010 is an example of a site-specific work, created purposefully for a small room at the Vargas Museum.
- The Secret Garden 2 is interactive; one has to peek, but not fully enter the space, to get but a glimpse of what appears to be a “secret garden.”
- The work is meaningless without the collaboration of an actively participating audience.
- The artist Salvatus worked with inmates of a jail in his home province of Quezon, fashioning the so-called garden from plastic spoons, forks, and other implements—a clandestine process that took place in defiance of prison rules.
- The secret process remains a secret, even for the audience who cannot fully see the garden – a frustrating experience for some, but one that could also be enlightening, especially if one realizes how the prisoners and the artist created something new, creative, and to a certain extent, empowering.
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