Contemporary Art in the Philippines PDF

CPAR derived from the Latin prefix con means “together” or “with”, plus tempus, which means “time” Are generally refers to art being created now. Difficult to make a formal definition. Critics, curators, and historians define it in varying ways Contemporary art is constantly changing and cont...

CPAR derived from the Latin prefix con means “together” or “with”, plus tempus, which means “time” Are generally refers to art being created now. Difficult to make a formal definition. Critics, curators, and historians define it in varying ways Contemporary art is constantly changing and continuously reinventing itself. There are two main approaches of this term (“contemporary art”) in the discourse of art’ Chronological and Historical  This usage defines contemporary art as “art produced in our era or lifetime”. refers to art that is new, recent, modern, or pertains to the present moment. Were masterpieces from the Renaissance considered contemporary art at the time they were created? Old works of art were once contemporary in their own time. This usage regards contemporary art as specific episode or stage in the story of evolution of art, referring to a specific location in time and space. Contemporary art are works that belong to a particular historical period This view gives raise to come confusion, as there is disagreement about when modern art ended. Art produce Art produced after 1945 since the 1960s.  After WW2, there were political shift from Europe Art to the United state. produce Marked the end of European after colonialism. 1945 Most art historians now consider this reference to be outdated.  Most commonly used by art critics due to the emergence at this of a new Art generation of artist who were produce overturning the Modernist Practice. since the Disagreement persist as to 1960s. the exact cutoff-date. Is it 1964? or 1968, or 1969? The year 1970 is taken as the cut-off date, because by then the transition has reached its completion.  Contemporary Art in Philippines Contemporary Arts in the Philippines An era of repression and censorship of artistic expressions. Early 1970s, Pres. Ferdinand Marcos take hold of state power through the imposition of Martial Law. Marcos state exercise control over the print media, radio, television, schools and the arts trough various presidential decree. Established network of cultural and art institutions governed by his wife, Imelda. Contemporary Arts in the Philippines “the true, the goods, and the beautiful”. Art became a means to oppose the administration. Political Art of social realism flourished at this time Social Realism is an art movement which sought to expose the real condition of Philippine society and use art to transform it. End of Martial Law in the wake of the EDSA People Power revolution in 1986 The art produced in this period is regarded as contemporary art. Cotemporary art in the Philippines emerged due to three factors: 1. The return of democracy under the Aquino government. 2. the improved economic and political environment in the country, particularly in regions; 3. the arrival of new technologies and free access to media. Free expression was again granted to the people. Encourage art production in the regions. The works of artist and craft people, which combined elements from fine arts, indigenous living traditions, and designs for the market, play a part in shaping the identity of Contemporary Philipine Art.