Contemporary Philippine Arts - Elements, Principles and Forms

CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE REGION The elements and principles of art and design are the foundation of the language we use to talk about art. The elements of art are the visual tools that the artist uses to create a composition. These are appropriation, performance, space, hybrid...

CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE REGION The elements and principles of art and design are the foundation of the language we use to talk about art. The elements of art are the visual tools that the artist uses to create a composition. These are appropriation, performance, space, hybridity, and technology. ELEMENTS OR PRINCIPLES OF CONTEMPORARY ART 1. APPROPRIATION Existingartworks are appropriated to produce another artwork. Usage of prints, images, and icons to produce another art form. Combines past from the present. Revives interests to existing forms of art. ELEMENTS OR PRINCIPLES OF CONTEMPORARY ART 2. PERFORMANCE Performance evolved to “emphasize spontaneous elements of chance”. Interpreting various human activities such as ordinary activities such as chores, routines and rituals, to socially relevant themes such as poverty, commercialism and war. ELEMENTS OR PRINCIPLES OF CONTEMPORARY ART 3. SPACE Arts transforming space. For example, flash mobs, art installations in malls and parks. Art form that is performed and positioned in a specific space such as public places. ELEMENTS OR PRINCIPLES OF CONTEMPORARY ART 4. HYBRIDITY Usage of unconventional materials, mixing of unlikely materials to produce an artwork. For example, coffee for painting; miniature sculptures using crayons. ELEMENTS OR PRINCIPLES OF CONTEMPORARY ART 5. TECHNOLOGY Usage of technology in the creation and dissemination of art works. Video phenomenon from MTV to YouTube. Recording performances, video posting, sharing, live streaming.  CONTEMPORARY ART 1. PAINTINGFORMS A painting is an image (artwork) created using pigments (color) on a surface (ground) such as paper or canvas. The pigment may be in a wet form, such as paint, or a dry from, such as pastels.  CONTEMPORARY ART 2. WEAVING FORMS The art of making cloth with yarn or thread is known as weaving. The pattern is made by pulling the threads together on a loom. The threads are locked at right angles to form the fabric. The horizontal threads are known as warp and the vertical threads are known as weft.  CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS 3. SCULPTURE An art that operates in three dimensions, which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth.  CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS 4. ARCHITECTURE The art and science of designing and engineering large structures and buildings. Architecture admissions requirements typically consider both artistic ability and mathematical proficiency.  CONTEMPORARY ART 5. MUSIC FORMS An art concerned with combining vocal or instrumental sounds for beauty of form or emotional expression, usually according to cultural standards of rhythm, melody and in most Western music, harmony.  CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS 6. LITERATURE An art that shares a story and develops a theme for the audience. It is an art form of language and can be read or spoken. It is considered as an art because the author communicates ideas and experiences to the reader.  CONTEMPORARY ART 7. DANCE FORMS Is a performing art form consisting of purposefully selected sequences of human movement. This movement has aesthetic and symbolic value, and is acknowledged as dance by performers and observers within a particular culture.  ELEMENTS OF DANCE 1. THEME – most basic element of a dance. It conveys the message of a dance. 2. DESIGN – pattern of movement in time and space. 3. MOVEMENT – the bodily actions of the dancer that include his steps. 4. TECHNIQUE – the skill of movement executed by the dancer.  ELEMENTS OF DANCE 5. MUSIC – the auditory background to which a dancer moves. 6. COSTUME & BODY PARAPHERNALIA – properties worn by the dancer that help reflect the message, customs and beliefs.  ELEMENTS OF DANCE 7. CHOREOGRAPHY – the figures and steps in dancing that enable the dancers to perform in an organized manner. 8. SCENERY – the background or setting where the dance is performed to make it more realistic and enriching.  THE SUBJECT OF ART 1. REALISM  The first style is realism in which the subject is done the way it actually looks. An example of this is the painting of Araceli Dans, the Bridal White. 2. DISTORTION  The artist uses his or her imagination and alters the subject according to his or her desire. A stylized work is a form of distortion like Norma Belleza’s painting, the Fiesta.  THE SUBJECT OF ART 3. ABSTRACTION  The artist breaks a part a subject and rearranges it in a different manner. The paintings of the National Artist Vicente Manansala belong to this category. 4. NON-OBJECTIVISM  In here, there is no subject at all-just an interplay of pure elements, like line, shape or color, and so on. A good example of this is the painting of Roberto Chabet which is on Acrylic paper.  PRINCIPLES OF DESIGNDESIGN is the overall structure of an art form. It is a plan for order. It is the means by which artist indicate and demonstrate the ideas and feelings they wish to convey.  PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN 1. HARMONY This refers to the wholeness of the design, the pleasing arrangement of parts, and the agreement between parts of a composition, resulting in a united whole.  PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN 2. VARIETY It pertains to the assortment or diversity of a work of art.  PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN 3. RHYTHM It is the regular, repeated pattern in the elements of art. It is a flow, or feeling of movement, achieved by the distribution of visual units in  PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN 4. PROPORTION Elements in a work of art should have a relationship with one another. This relationship is called proportion.  PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN 5. BALANCE Pertains to the even distribution of weight. It is the principle that deals with equality. 6. MOVEMENT This is a fundamental principle in choreography and the theatre arts.