Lesson 4: Contemporary Arts - Integrative Art and Perceptional Cognition

Contemporary Arts as Integrative

• Integrative Art is an activity that motivates a learner to express their emotions through optimal use of their senses.
• It involves the use of cognitive ability to process information from the external environment as received by the senses.

Perceptional Cognition

• Perceptional Cognition requires the use of cognitive ability to process information from the external environment.
• It involves the processing of information received through senses such as seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting, and smelling.

Metaphorical Modes of Thinking

• Every individual recreates realities according to their own experiences.
• Individuals construct abstractions that create a general idea, providing more meaning and sentiment to the given reality.

Use of Alternative Forms of Communication

• One can express their sentiment, emotions, and feelings through varied ways.

Contemporary Literature

• Examples of notable literary works include:
  • Mga Ibong Mandaragit (1969) by Amado V. Hernandez
  • The Woman Who Had Two Navels (1961) by Nick Joaquin
  • The Volcano (1965) by Bienvenide N. Santos
  • Utos ng Hari at Iba Pang Kwento by Jun Cruz Reyes
  • Sigwa: Climate Fiction Anthology from the Philippines (Paolo Enrico Melendez)
  • Doktrinang Anakpawis by Rio Alma
  • Rizal without the Overcoat
  • Bata, Bata… Paano ka Ginawa? by Lualhati Bautista
  • Works by Bob Ong

Contemporary Sculpture

• Examples of notable sculptors and their works include:
  • Anitos and Santos by Jeremiah Elizalde Navarro
  • Is He Human sculpture by Virginia Navarro
  • Our Lady Queen of Peace statue by Solomon Saprid
  • “Tikbalang” Series by Solomon Saprid

Contemporary Visual Arts

• Examples of notable artists and their works include:
  • Painting: Ang Kiukok, known for his expressive, Cubist-like works
  • “The Thinking Man” by Danny Dalena
  • “Araw ng Pakil” by Caustic political cartoons and illustrations
  • Ben Cab, considered the preeminent Filipino painter of his generation
  • “Sabel” by Ben Cab, depicting women and occasionally men wrapped in swirling bundled fabrics and capes
  • Francisco Viri, “Deconstructed Empathy”
  • Mauro “Malang” Santos, Bughouse, “The Woman”

Contemporary Photography

• Examples of notable photographers and their works include:
  • Honesto Vitug, “I shot the presidents”
  • “The man who caught them all on film”
  • “Manuel Quezon”
  • Alberto Garcia, “Pinatubo”
  • Eduardo Masferte, “Ifugao Woman”

Contemporary Drawing

• Examples of notable cartoonists and their works include:
  • Larry Alcala, “Slice of life” and “Kalabog and Bosyo”
  • Mars Ravelo, Filipino comic book cartoonist and graphic novelist, known for Darna, Dyesebel, Captain Barbell, Lastikman, etc.
  • Carlo J Paras, Filipino comic strip creator and writer-turned film director and producer, known for Panday, Bakekang, Totoy Bato, Gagambino, etc.

Contemporary Theatre

• Examples of notable plays and playwrights include:
  • Paraisong Parisukat by Orlando Nadres
  • Small stockroom of Mirasol Shoes
  • Isang Panaginip na Fili
  • Radical Rework of El Fili
  • Ang Paglilitis ni Mang Serapio

Contemporary Dance

• Examples of notable dancers and choreographers include:
  • Douglas Nierras and his Powerdance (DNPD)
  • Remedios de Oteyza
  • Francisca Reyes Aquino

Contemporary Music

• Examples of notable musical styles and genres include:
  • Manila Sound, a mid-1970s musical genre in Manila, considered the "bright side" of the Philippine martial law era
  • 90’s Bands, a resurgence of local pop culture
  • Pinoy Indie Music Scene, a wide range of musical styles, techniques, and circumstances