Contemporary Philippine Arts From The Regions PDF

A.Y. 2024-2025 Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions Lesson 2: Contemporary Arts and Its Practices CONTEMPORARY ART...

A.Y. 2024-2025 Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions Lesson 2: Contemporary Arts and Its Practices CONTEMPORARY ART Contemporary art came from the words: contemporary meaning modern, latest, or, current; and art meaning anything a person produces to express himself. It is the art of “now” or “today”. An “art made and produced by artists living today” (J. Paul Getty Museum) S HISTORY OF ARTS IN THE PHILIPPINES SH Pre-Colonial Period Pre-Colonial traditional art is characterized by art pieces that depict the early people’s daily activities (including rituals, local religion, etc.) that are integral to their lives. Ethnic Art Ethnic art in the Philippines was from the previous culture of communities that share identities and personalities reflected in their artworks. These may include stone weapons, jewelry, metal carvings, wood, stone, and glass. Indigenous people created these works with bare hands and inventive personalities. Ethnic Era Art includes: s Painting: Body adornment and Ornament (Tattoo) Sculpture: Pottery, Wood, and Metal Carving li Architecture: Dwellings and Houses (Bahay Kubo) de Fi Islamic Art This is characterized by geometric designs and patterns eliciting focus from believers. In short, believers must learn to draw their attention away from the concrete object to focus more on the Divine being. Islamic Era Art includes: Painting: Okir uses geometric and floral artwork. One popular motif of this art form is the use of imagery of a dragon or serpent and calligraphy H Sculpture: Sarimanok and Buraq Architecture: Mosque IT FA Colonial Period Spanish Colonial Art In the year 1521, the Philippines was colonized by the Spaniards and introduced the Catholic religion. The concept of Catholicism was shown through images and stories of Christ's life. Spanish Era Art includes: Painting: Religious Portraitures Sculpture: Religious figures and carvings: the sculpture of the saints these were used primarily for the church altars and retablos. Carved images of saints, floral decorations, or leaf decors. Architecture: Church, plaza, civic buildings, fortress, road, and lighthouse construction hofernandez, addelossantos, kdilagan, cctorres, , rrmagpantay, jopunzalan CPAR Subject Teachers  American Colonial Art After Spanish colonization, Americans came to invade the Philippines. Americans changed the system of government and education of the country. American Era Art includes: Painting: Landscape, portrait, still life example is the work of Fabian de la Rosa “Women S working in a rice field.” Sculpture: Freestanding, relief, a public example is the work of Guillermo Tolentino the “Bonifacio Monument” in Caloocan SH Architecture: City planning, public works, structures, and infrastructures example is the Malacañang Palace. s li Japanese Colonial Art When the Japanese came, Filipinos suffered. The people of the country were terrified because of the total control of the government and the educational system. Freedom amongst Filipinos was gone, and they de were scared to express their own opinions. Japanese Era Art includes: Painting: Wartime scenes, propaganda Sculpture: Indigenization and orientalizing works example is the statue bronze artwork dubbed Filipino Comfort Women. Architecture: Public works example of this is the Church of the Risen Lord located in the Fi University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City H IT Post-Colonial Period Modern Art At the end of World War II, modern art in the Philippines began where various artists used their FA national identity as the common theme of different art forms in which every artist manifests the story of the country through art. Modern Era Art includes: Painting: Incipient Triumvirate 13 moderns, abstract, Surreal, Expressionist Sculpture: Abstract Expressionism Architecture: International Industrializing hofernandez, addelossantos, kdilagan, cctorres, , rrmagpantay, jopunzalan CPAR Subject Teachers  Contemporary Art Contemporary art as the work of artists who are living in the 21st century. Contemporary art mirrors contemporary culture and society, offering the general audiences a rich resource through which to consider current ideas and rethink the familiar. Contemporary Art includes: Painting: Collaborative, Hyper-realist, new painting Sculpture: Junk scrap, neo-indigenous, site-specific, performance art, Architecture: Real estate, safe housing, condominiums, subdivisions, villages, malls, commercial/business/convention buildings S SH AUTHENTICITY OF PHILIPPINE ART Many scholars debate on the identity of art produced by Filipinos. Many question the rootedness of the artworks produced by Filipino artists. This speculation on the “Filipino-ness” of works by Filipino artists is caused by our colonial history and migrant reality. s “The idea was that the depiction of scenes of everyday life and the surrounding without idealizing them was closest in spirit to the Filipino soul and native soil.” li -Leo Benesa As long as the work shows the Filipino way of living, but without idealizing them, these artworks dictate the authenticity of the artworks produced by the Filipino artists. de Fi Fernando Amorsolo’s works as example of authentic Filipino art as both of them depict life in the fields H CHARACTERISTICS OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS Work of art of artists living in the 21st century IT Collaborative and interactive Current ideas Combination of materials, methods, concepts, and subjects that are beyond the traditional boundaries. Depiction of social and current issues FA FUNCTIONS OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS For Pleasure As Profession As Commentary In Spirituality As Remembrance As Self-Expression CONTEMPORARY ART PRACTICES (ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES) Appropriation It is when an artist creates a new work of art by taking pre-existing images from other sources and modifies and/or incorporates those images with new ones. The art of appropriation is to take possession of something. Appropriation artists deliberately copy images to take possession of them in their art. These artists are not stealing, plagiarizing, or passing off these images as hofernandez, addelossantos, kdilagan, cctorres, , rrmagpantay, jopunzalan CPAR Subject Teachers  their own. They want the viewer to recognize the images they copy, and bring their own interpretation, with the image to the artist’s new context; whether it’s a painting, sculpture, or collage. By appropriation, the contemporary artist revives interest in existing forms of art. S SH s Performance Art It is a modern craftsmanship which regularly increases drama, often acting and development to extremes of expression and continuity that are not allowed within the theater. li It usually interprets different human activities ranging from simple ordinary chores, routines, and rituals to larger-scale site specific environments and public projects, multimedia productions, and autobiographical cabaret-style solo work depicting socially relevant themes such as poverty, commercialism, and war. de Fi Space Space refers to the distances or areas surrounding, within, and within the components of an item. These are examples of site-specific art forms wherein the art form is performed and positioned in specific spots, especially in public places. H IT FA Hybridity Hybridity is the use of unusual materials to produce artwork. Hybridity, at the most basic level, implies the mixing of two or more elements to create a third. Hybridity in contemporary art is the mixing of unlikely materials to produce an artwork. hofernandez, addelossantos, kdilagan, cctorres, , rrmagpantay, jopunzalan CPAR Subject Teachers  Technology Art Technology Art is the use of mass production and the manipulation of the virtual world, its tools, and programs. It involves the application of computer technology as an essential part of the creative process and production. S Contemporary artists have used technology in the creation and dissemination of works of art. SH s li de Fi --------------------------------------------------- End of Lesson --------------------------------------------------- H IT FA hofernandez, addelossantos, kdilagan, cctorres, , rrmagpantay, jopunzalan CPAR Subject Teachers