Contemporary Philippine Arts From The Regions PDF

CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE REGIONS QUARTER 1- MODULE 1: VARIOUS CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS AND THEIR PRACTICES FROM THE VARIOUS REGIONS Under the Mango Tree, Fernando Cueto Amorsolo, Oil on canvas, 1935 FERNANDO AMORSOLO What is Contemporary Art?  Contem...

CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE REGIONS QUARTER 1- MODULE 1: VARIOUS CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS AND THEIR PRACTICES FROM THE VARIOUS REGIONS Under the Mango Tree, Fernando Cueto Amorsolo, Oil on canvas, 1935 FERNANDO AMORSOLO What is Contemporary Art?  Contemporary Art is defined as the work of artists who are living in the twenty-first century. Victorio Edades, Carlos Francisco and Galo Ocampo known as the ‘Triumvirate’ in progressive art circles of the pre-war period. The art of these three men was indeed contemporary in intention and direction, but their role was more needed historical and transitional rather than revolutionary.  "Mother Nature's Bounty Harvest" Oil on canvas by Victorio C Edades, Galo B Ocampo and Carlos 'Botong' Francisco (Philippines)  CHARACTERISTICS OF CONTEMPORARY ART 1. Appropriation It refers to a practice of using the existing artwork that are appropriated to produce another artwork. To appropriate, an artist adopt, borrow, or recycle the usage of prints, images and icons to produce another art form. It is a feature of contemporary art that combines the past with the present. "TEAM MANILA JOSE RIZAL BAG" by Michael Francis McCarthy Performance Contemporary artists has evolved to “emphasized spontaneous unpredictable elements of chance. Artist have tried to interpret differen human activities from ordinary ones such as chores, routines and rituals into socially relevant such as poverty, commercialism and war. Human Statue Body Art Living Statue Hybridity In an information society, the movement of ideas and people is faster and wilder. The cultural dynamics of today’s society have presented new challenges to the existing standards in the art world. Culture is no longer understood as the distinct and unique expression of activities and ideas that occur in particular places. The process of hybridization demands new theories of flow and resistance and is compelling artists and intellectuals to rethink their methods. Hybrid art uses unconventional materials, and mixing unlikely materials to produce an art work.  “HUPA”, Brandon Braza 12x6 inches oil on found Coffee Art Painting wood and objects, 2020 Space Art forms that are performed and positioned in specific spots such as public places. Jeff Koons “Balloon Dog" Washingmachine” Installation by Elwah Gonzales. Technology Technology is a reality in the present-day world, and contemporary artists have used technology in the creation and the dissemination of works of art. FAST LIGHT - Liquid Archive, with Light FAST LIGHT - Maxwell's Bridge in background" by Chris Devers Dream" by Chris Devers In terms of form and medium, we can classify Contemporary Philippine Art as: Visual Arts Visual Arts are works created for the visual perception of the audience. It is classified as two-dimensional art such as painting, graphic arts, and mixed media art. It can also be three dimensional such as sculpture, installations and monuments. Visual art is able to weave itself through a variety of skills, techniques, mediums, themes, and understandings, as well as locate itself in diverse times and spaces. This is what makes it such a captivating form of art and can serve to engage children and adults alike regardless of time, place, culture, belief or age. Painting As one of the oldest colonially birthed art forms in the country, painting understandably comes as the most diverse in temperament and manifestation among contemporary art types. It is easy to surmise that a vast range of subjects, techniques and critical persuasions informing Philippine painting exist.  “Woman in Distress”, “Superstition”, Benedicto “BenCab” Cabrera, Cesar T. Legaspi, Acrylic on canv1as, 2007 Oil on canvas, 1982. Mixed Media, Collage, Assemblage, and Fiber Art During the past two decades, there has been the increasing popularity of wall pieces crafted from composites of conventional and non-traditional art media. Among this development, more important implications in relation to current production certainly includes a decisive departure from two-dimensionality. This is manifested in the way artists physically extend canvas, paper and other alternative supports by employing elements that literally jut out onto a third dimension and provide texture beyond the mere application of pigment on surface. Apparently, it has been as much an issue of freshly acquired tangibility as it is of a conscious broadening of the art material canon and the exploitation of meaning-carrying imported visual components Sculpture and Installation Possibly among all mainstream art forms, sculpture has proven to be the most liberal in terms of assimilating innovations in material and technique. This has particularly been evident in the most recent exhibitions of the Society of Philippine Sculptors, the country’s largest caucus of artists engaged in the field. The range of works has consisted of pieces fashioned from the conventional–plaster, metal, stone, or wood–to deviants such as a bed of nails, a transported upland house and a makeshift light and sound device. While a sculptural tradition of the monumental and heroic persists, principally spawned by private or government commissions, the distinctions between sculpture and installation, between figurative and non-objective, and between narrative and conceptual, are incessantly being disputed and redrawn in these and other independently organized gatherings.  “El Washing Machine” Interactive Fishes, Abdulmari Asia Imao, Bronze, 1976 Installation by Elwah Gonzales, 2020 Architecture The history and culture of the Philippines are reflected in its architectural heritage, in the dwellings of its various peoples, in churches and mosques, and in the buildings that have risen in response to the demands of progress and the aspirations of the people. Architecture in the Philippines today is the result of a natural growth enriched with the absorption of varied influences. It developed from the pre-colonial influences of our neighboring Malay brothers, continuing on to the Spanish colonial period, the American Commonwealth period, and the modern contemporary times. As a result, the Philippines has become an architectural melting pot– uniquely Filipino with a tinge of the occidental.  St. Joseph the Worker Parish Church, located inside the Victorias Milling Company residential complex in Victorias City, Negros Occidental. "Architectural design of Iloilo Convention Center" Music Contemporary music in the Philippines usually refers to compositions that have adopted ideas and elements from twentieth century art music in the West, as well as the latest trends and musical styles in the entertainment industry. This brief introduction covers only the works written by the art music composers. The modern Filipino repertoire consist of pieces that have been written in twentieth century idioms that have evolved out of such stylistic movements as impressionism, expressionism, neo-classism as well as the so-called avant-garde and new music. Bacolod City DepEd Teachers Chorale performs at the Bacolod Public Plaza Dance Rising from the rubbles of WW II and freed from American domination, the Filipinos surged in creativity. The ’50 and ’60s saw dance revival and choreographic invention. Schools put up folk dance troupes like the Far Eastern University, Philippine Normal University (Barangay Folk Dance Troupe) and Philippine Women’s University. The Bayanihan Philippine Dance Company captivated the world at Brussels Exposition in 1958. Leonor Orosa Goquingco’s Filipinescas Dance Company, Teresita Pil’s Leyte Kalipayan Dance Company, University of the Philippines Filipiniana Dance Group, Darangan Cultural Troupe at Mindanao State University-Marawi, and Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group followed to win their own awards and accolades abroad. All at first capitalized on the efforts of now-declared National Artist, Francisca Reyes Aquino, to gain national and international recognition, from Manila to Broadway and across the Iron Curtain. Nowadays, Filipinos can be found dancing more. This include the battalas (choreographed skirmishes) in the moro-moro or comedia that still exist, and in many festivals around the country like the sinulog, ati-atihan, caracol, guling-guling, dinagyang, sayaw sa Obando, turumba in Pakil, and the Masskara Festival in Bacolod. These may be found on the streets, the stage or the shopping malls today. Philippine contemporary dance in the twenty-first century, yielded a rich discussion on how it sees itself as an integral part of the stories about the nation and how this very dance form’s story of emergence and survival in the Philippines is likewise symbolic of an art form’s persistence. Masskara Festival is celebrated every October in Bacolod City Theater Theater is a collaborative form of art that uses live performances. This is usually depicting human experiences of real or imagined event before a live audiences. "Darangen ni Bantugen" by Ojie Paloma "Philippine Ballet Theater" by Ojie Paloma Photography, Video and Performance In as much as photography and video are inherently technology-driven art forms, early works in these media were necessarily constricted by technical rather than ideational concerns. Remaining still very much in the backseat in terms of public exposure and absorption into the mainstream art structure, the recent drift toward multi- and trans-media collaborative productions may just be the boost photographers and video artists require to widen their audiences and multiply venues for their work. “The tranquillity in the Light”, Photography by A. Garlitos Cinema Cinema is an aesthetic communication using three dimensional spaces and time. It is then transformed into images and sound in a two dimensional setup.  "Some of the shorts film from Cinemalaya 2012" by ReverendMungo "One of the movies from Cinemalaya 2012" by ReverendMungo Digital Arts and Computer-mediated works This form of art utilizes computer or digital technology in its creation. To be more precise the work of art is in digital form such as digital comic’s character design. DIGITAL ART BY NIKKI BIASONG "Dayo at Cutting Edge Studios 10-04-08" by sofimi