Contemporary Philippine Arts: Module 2, Lesson 1

• Module 2 of Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions focuses on contemporary arts production.

Module Competencies

• Conceptualizing contemporary arts based on local techniques and performance practices (CAR11/12TPP-0c-e-14).
• Applying artistic skills and techniques in creation (CAR11/12TPP-0c-e-15)
• Incorporating contemporary characteristics with attention to detail (CAR11/12TPP-0c-e-16).
• Producing a final product using appropriate materials (CAR11/12TPP-0c-e-17).

Lesson 1: Conceptualizing Contemporary Art

• Subject matter answers the question “what do we see, hear, smell, taste, or touch?”
• Requires keen and diligent observation.

Arts and Crafts in Marinduque

• Ceramics are things made from heated and hardened clay.
• Pottery includes pots and dishes made from baked clay.
• Arts and crafts serve as a source of income for local residents, promoting entrepreneurship.
• The province is located in MIMAROPA.
• Marinduque is known for the Moriones Festival with masks and costumes resembling biblical Roman soldiers.

Art Forms

• Fine or Aesthetic (Major) Arts are mainly for aesthetic enjoyment through the senses.
• Practical or Utilitarian (Minor) arts are for practical use, changing raw materials while maintaining artistic qualities.
• Industrial Art changes raw materials for significant human consumption.
• Applied or Household Art includes household arts like flower arrangement, interior decoration, dressmaking, home-making, and cooking.
• Civic Art includes city planning and beautification to improve living standards.
• Commercial Art involves business propaganda through advertisements.
• Graphic Art: Anything printed from raised or sunken reliefs and plane surfaces.
• Agricultural Art is related to agronomy, horticulture, husbandry, and farming.
• Business Art includes merchandising, accounting, bookkeeping, and salesmanship.
• Fishery Art: Encompasses shallow and deep sea fishing, fish refrigeration, and net weaving.
• Medical or Clinical Art: Includes first aid, medicinal manufacturing, and surgery.

Philippine Art Through the Ages

• Pre-Colonial Arts (Ethnic Arts): Used for ritual or everyday purposes.
• Islamic Arts: Characterized by geometric designs and patterns
• Spanish Era: Art became religious, propagating the Catholic faith.
• American Era: Commercial and advertising arts were integrated into the curriculum, focusing on idyllic sceneries and secular arts.
• Japanese Era Preference was given to indigenous art and traditions.
• Modern Era: National identity became a central theme.
• Contemporary Art: Social realism emerged due to Martial Law.

Contemporary Art Styles

• Subject matter in contemporary art includes children, women, or the environment.
• Abstract Expressionism: Post-World War II art movement developed in New York.
• Kinetic Arts contains movement detectable by the viewer.
• Op Art involves illusions of movement through patterns and color like Bridget Riley and Victor Vasarely paintings.
• Environment Art encompasses historical and ecological approaches.
• Feminist Art reflects women's lives and experiences, like the art of Frida Kahlo.
• Minimalism exposes a subject's essence by eliminating non-essential elements.
• Video Art uses moving pictures with various forms.
• Graffiti Art involves decorative imagery applied to public properties.
• Body Art includes art made on or with the human body, like tattoos.
• Digital Art uses digital technology.

Lesson 2: Artistic Skills and Techniques

• Many contemporary artists lack formal art studies and are self-taught.
• Collage involves adhering flat elements to create a thick layer.
• Decalcomania transfers gouache images from paper or glass onto flat materials.
• Decoupage decorates objects with paper cut-outs and varnish.
• Frottage obtains textural effects by rubbing lead over paper on a granular surface.
• Montage combines separate film sections.
• Digital Applications used in school courses

Lesson 3: Incorporating Contemporary Characteristics

• Integrative or Integrated Arts: Work that uses two or more art disciplines to produce something for the public.
• At Seneca Academy, the arts are an integrated part of the curriculum
• Originality is not the main issue in art.
• Negros Siquijor Artist Daryl Cuaresma creates woodcarving.
• Pasay - Cebuano Artist Anthony Fermin depicts childhood experience in well known exhibits.

Lesson 4: Creation of Final Product

• Contemporary artists use recycled materials in artworks.
• Since the 1980s there has been the use of new materials or recycling of older materials to create arts.
• Artists are expressing their emotions and ideas regarding recycling.
• Installation Art involves 3-dimensional work with raw materials to convey messages.
• Artists use recycled objects.
• An example is the whale sculpture made of willow and 70000 plastic materials.
• The Philippines is rich in natural resources which can be used in art.