Contemporary Philippine Arts From The Regions PDF

CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE REGIONS AT THE END OF THIS LESSON, YOU SHALL BE ABLE TO: Define arts; Appreciate history of arts in the Philippines; Distinguish contemporary art period from the other art period; Familiarize with significant development in the Philippine art...

CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE REGIONS AT THE END OF THIS LESSON, YOU SHALL BE ABLE TO: Define arts; Appreciate history of arts in the Philippines; Distinguish contemporary art period from the other art period; Familiarize with significant development in the Philippine art. WHAT IS ART?  Art is defined as the manifestation or use of various creative disciplines. It is produced by human creativity and skill to express oneself.  CURRENT CONTEMPORARY NOW PRESENT PHILIPPINE ART HISTORY Pre – 13th C. AD ETHNIC ART Integral to life 13th Century AD ISLAMIC ART Geometric Designs 1521-1898 SPANISH ERA Faith and Catechism 1898-1940 AMERICAN ERA Secular Forms of Art Orientalizing Timeline 1941-1945 JAPANESE ERA 1946-1969 MODERN ERA National Identity of CONTEMPORAR Philippine 1970’s - present Y ERA Social Realism Arts Pre-Colonial Philippine Arts (Ethnic Arts) In pre-colonial Philippines, arts are for ritual purposes or everyday use. Islamic Arts Islamic art is characterized by geometric designs and patterns eliciting focus from the believers. Spanish Era Art became a handmaiden of religion, serving to propagate the Catholic faith and thus support the colonial order at the same time. American Era In the American regime, commercial and advertising arts were integrated to the fine arts curriculum. Moreover, Americans favored idyllic sceneries and secular forms of arts. Japanese Arts Since the Japanese advocated the culture of East Asia, preference was given to the indigenous art and traditions of the Philippines. This emphasized their propaganda of Asia belonging to the Asians. Modern Arts Modern era in the Philippines began after World War II and the granting of independence. Writers and artists posed the question of national identity as the main theme of various art forms. Contemporary Arts Philippine contemporary art was an offshoot of social realism brought about by Martial Law. Arts became expression of people’s aspiration for a just, free, and sovereign society. WHY PEOPLE ARE ENGAGED IN ART? PRINCIPLES OF ART  Principles of Art Harmony Balance Rhythm Proportion Emphasis Symmetrical Asymmetrical Radial HARMONY Most essential factor in composition Also called UNITY Achieved when all the elements of a thing are put together to come up with a coherent whole BALANCE Known as physical equilibrium Stability produced by even distribution of weight on each side of the thing SYMMETRICAL, ASSYMETRICAL and RADIAL SYMMETRICAL BALANCE Exists if the weights at equal distance from the center are equal Also called formal balance. FORMAL: RADIAL BALANCE Radial symmetry exists when the same measure occurs from the central point to the end of every radius. This symmetry applies to round objects or those with radii like stars and starfishes. ASYMMETRICAL BALANCE Asymmetrical balance is present when the left and right sides of the thing, though not identical in appearance, still display an even distribution of weight. RHYTHM Rhythm is the continuous use of motif repetitive pattern of a succession of similar or identical items. It can be achieved by alternation use of two patterns, radiation (repetition of motif from center or towards it), progression (use of motifs of varying sizes, that is, from the smallest to the largest or vice versa), or parallelism (use of patterns with an equal distance from each other. RHYTHM Rhythm is exemplified by concentric circles, by an alteration of black and white stripes, by checkered blue and orange squares. It is characterized as repetitive, continuous or flowing PROPORTION Comparative relationship of the different parts in relation to the whole Proper and pleasing relationship of one object with the others in a design EMPHASIS Giving importance on one or more parts of the thing or the whole thing itself Achieved by means of size, proportion, shape color, line, position and variety EMPHASIS More often than not, the artist emphasizes the one with the bigger size or proportion, the one with a different shape or color, the one with striking lines, the one positioned at the center and the one that is unique. WHAT IS INTEGRATIVE ART? INTEGRATIVE ART Integrative art refers to the use of art in other disciplines, as in psychology. WHAT IS CONTEMPORARY ART? CONTEMPORARY ART “Contemporary art is the art produced at the present period in time. Contemporary art includes and develops from post-modern art, which is itself a successor to modern art.” Contemporary art runs from 1970 until now.