Art Techniques in Contemporary Art

Classification of Art Forms According to Medium

• Art forms can be classified into five categories based on medium: musical, practical, environmental, pictorial, and narrative.
• Musical art forms use rhythms, sounds, instruments, and human voice, and include music, poetry, song, dance, and theatre.
• Practical art forms have an immediate use in daily life, and include designs, architecture, and sculpture, using materials like cement, paper, bamboo, wood, bricks, stone, concrete, metal, and clay.
• Environmental art forms occupy space and include installations and public art, using materials like wires, junk, and recycled materials.
• Pictorial art forms use shapes, pictures, and graphics, and include painting, drawing, design, and photography, using materials like cameras, celluloids/negatives, and processing chemicals.
• Narrative art forms are based on stories and include drama, novels, music, and dance, using language as a medium.

Contemporary Techniques and Materials in Contemporary Arts

• Mark Salvatus' Secret Garden 2 is an example of interactive art, created with minimalism and found objects like plastic spoons, forks, and other materials.
• Ikoy Ricio's Interactive Games is an example of art that uses manipulated materials to express an idea or feeling.

Techniques Used in Contemporary Arts

• Traditional techniques are applied to contemporary arts, modifying them to create new artworks.
• Puni (Bulacan) is a traditional technique of decorating using leaf fronds folding, which has a Malayan origin.
• Straw Folding is a technique that uses wax-coated paper to create cylindrical, hollow tubes.
• Origami is the art of paper folding, originating from Japanese culture.
• Singkaban (Malolos, Bulacan) is a decorated bamboo arch, used to welcome signage in towns, cities, or villages.
• Bamboo Art involves using bamboo for decorations, which requires processes like cleaning, cutting, peeling, splitting, and weaving.

What I Have Learned

• Philippine Contemporary Arts use three major techniques: minimalism, found objects, and large-scale art.
• A medium is the material or substance used to create an artwork, and is used to express the artist's feelings or thoughts.
• Traditional and contemporary arts use local materials based on the context of the artist and the art.
• The classification of art forms according to medium and the use of various techniques and materials in Philippine contemporary arts reflect the way of life of the local people.