Contemporary Arts Reviewer PDF

***Contemporary Arts- Refers to all artworks created by artists that are living and are very representative of our times.*** ***Contemporary art is the art of today, produced by artists who are living in the twenty-first century. Their art is a dynamic combination of materials, methods, concepts, a...

***Contemporary Arts- Refers to all artworks created by artists that are living and are very representative of our times.*** ***Contemporary art is the art of today, produced by artists who are living in the twenty-first century. Their art is a dynamic combination of materials, methods, concepts, and subjects that challenge traditional boundaries and defy easy definition.*** - ***According to ARISTOTLE***: Art is linked to human instincts. Human beings are the most imitative of living creatures. - ***PAINTING*** - an attempt at imitating something (subject) - ***Medium*** -- the way the colors are chosen and blended into the canvas - ***Subject and medium*** -- two important elements of an artwork that allow a person to experience life, the world and its beauty. - ***Sculpture*** *-* three-dimensional artwork that may be created using stone, marble, wood and concrete - ***Architectue***-these are structures that meant to be used as shelter - ***Music***-this is the art form that appeals to the sense of hearing - ***Literature***- Art form of language through the combined use of words, creating meaning and experience - ***Theater/theatre***- art form of performance - ***Cinema***- art form is a technological translation of theatre. In films, special effects are utilized to enhance the storytelling. - ***Dance*** -art of human form where body is the main tool - FORM - LINE - COLOR - PROPERTIES - TEXTURE - SPACE - SHAPE - **Aesthetic Value**-refers to the value which causes an object to be a "work of art". This is a quality which appeals to our sense of beauty. - **Intellectual Value**- An Artwork stimulates thought. It enriches our mental life by making us realize fundamental truths about ourselves, about other human beings, and about the world around us. - **Suggestiveness**- This is the quality associated with the emotional power of art. Great works of art move us deeply and stir our feeling and imagination, giving evoking visions above and beyond the plain ordinary of life. - **Universality** - Great art is timeless ad timely. It is forever relevant and appeals to one and all, anytime, anywhere because it deals with elemental feelings, fundamental truths and universal conditions. - **Permanence-**A great work of art endures. It can be viewed again and again as each encounter gives fresh delight and new insights and opens new worlds of meaning and experience. Its appeal is lasting. - **Spiritual Value**- Art elevates the spirit by bringing moral values which make us better persons. The capacity to inspire is part of the spiritual value of art. - DANCE - ACTING - MUSIC - THEATER - CINEMA - PAINTING - DRAWING - PHOTOGRAPHY - SCULPTURE - ARCHITECTURE - DIGITAL ARTS - POETRY - FICTION PROSE - NOVEL - SHORT STORIES - NATIONAL ARTIST- An award that gives great honor to Filipino whose life and works have contributed to the advancement of the country's arts - Presidential Proclamation No. 1001 s. 1972 created and established "the Award and Declaration of National Artist - Fernando Amorsolo-first national artist; the world class painter. Famous work is the PALAY MAIDEN-it depicts a country rural life carrying new harvest to symbolize the hope for a rising nation. - Award given to the national artist- A minimum cash award of two hundred thousand pesos(200,000), net of taxes for living awardees and one hundred fifty thousand pesos for post humous payable to the legal heir/s -3K MEDALLION GIVEN TO NATIONAL ARTIST - NCCA-NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND ARTS AND CCP-CULTURAL CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES- Agencies who administered in nomination and selection of national artist NATIONAL ARTIST FOR DANCE ALICE REYES-founder of ballet Philippines. FRANCISCA REYES AQUINO- conducted a research on folk dances with a title"Philippine folk dances abd games. RAMON OBUSAN-established the Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group LEONOR GOQUINGCO- mother of Philippine theater dance NATIONAL ARTIST FOR LITERATURE - EDITH TIEMPO- first female recognized as national artist for literature - JOSE GARCIA VILLA-known for inventing comma poems' - FRANCISCO SIONIL JOSE- His literary works represent the social underpinnings of class struggles and colonialism in the society - CARLOS ROMULO- founder of the Boy Scout of the Philippines. - NICK JOAQUIN-known as people's writer - AMADO HERNANDEZ- A courageous Fil writer who was well-known for his disapproval of social injustices in the country and was later imprisoned for his participation in the communist movement NATIONAL ARTIST FOR ARCHITECTURE - LEONARDO LOCSIN- The CCP Complex are all credited to his unequaled talents - PABLO ANTONIO-simple yet functional design such the FEU administration and science building - IDELFONSO SANTOS- **pioneering the practice of landscape architecture--an allied field of architecture--in the Philippines** - JUAN NAKPIL-pioneer and innovator in the Philippine architecture NATIONAL ARTIST FOR VISUAL (FILM) LINO BROCKA- **Directed 66 films that breathe life and hope for the marginalized sectors of society** ISHMAEL BERNAL- one of the pillars of Philippine cinema. - FERNANDO POE- ONE OF THE ADMIRED FILIPINO ACTOR OF ALL TIME - NORA AUNOR- She is known as [Philippine cinema](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_cinema)\'s \"Superstar\" and was conferred as a [National Artist of the Philippines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Artist_of_the_Philippines) for Film and Broadcast Arts in 2022. NATIONAL ARTIST FOR VISUAL ARTS - **Napoleon V. Abueva**, a native of Bohol, was the youngest National Artist awardee.He introduced in 1951 was what he referred to as "buoyant sculpture" --- sculpture meant to be appreciated from the surface of a placid pool. - CESAR LRGAZI-known as neo-realist-Known for his innovative and modernize works. - CARLOS BOTONG FRANCISCO- the poet of Angono, single-handedly revived the forgotten art of mural and remained its most distinguished practitioner for nearly three decades - GUILLERMO TOLENTINO- sculpture and also a product of revival period in Philippine time. One of his famous work is the **UP Oblation** that became the symbol of freedom at the campus. **The Bonifacio Monument** in Caloocan stands as an enduring symbol of the Filipinos' cry for freedom. - FRANCISCO COCHING- acknowledged as the "Dean of Filipino Illustrators"