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CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE REGIONS  ART: ITS MEANING AND IMPORTANCE Nature of art Subject of art CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE REGIONS Function of art  Art is everywhere Ar...

CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE REGIONS  ART: ITS MEANING AND IMPORTANCE Nature of art Subject of art CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE REGIONS Function of art  Art is everywhere Art as expression and communication NATURE OF ART Art as creation Art and experience Art and nature Art and Beauty  PROGRAM OUTCOME/S: All Advanced Level Visual Arts Graduates can: Create and publicly exhibit a variety of visually appealing artistic work. ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES: EPO1: Assess their unique personal qualities, thinking processes, talents, and explain how strengthening them can open doors to continued learning and personal fulfillment (L2) APPLIED PERFORMANCE COMMITMENTS APC1: Initiate and sustain efforts that draw attention to environmental issues and propose workable measures to reduce and eventually eliminate them (A1)  PERFORMANCE STANDARDS: Each Paulinian assesses and strengthens their unique personal qualities, thinking processes, talents, and explain how strengthening them can open doors to continued learning and personal fulfillment, by presenting a form of integrated contemporary art based on the region of his / her choice. CONTENT STANDARD: Assess and strengthen their unique personal qualities through presenting a form of integrated contemporary art based on the region of his or her choice of various contemporary art forms in the Philippines and their practices from the various regions Art: Its Meaning and Importance Classification of Art Defining and Characterizing Contemporary Arts Contemporary Arts in the Philippines LESSON MENU: Art: Its Meaning and Importance Defining Contemporary Art Contexts of Contemporary Art Contemporary Arts in the Philippines  LEARNING OUTCOMES: At the end of this module, the students will be able to: 1. Assess their knowledge of arts and the humanities; 2. Research on various contemporary art forms in the Philippines and their practices from the various regions; 3. Document the chosen art form, identify its artist(s) and assess its role and importance in our life; 4. Present a summary of the research through an infographic or a particular art has made a difference in your life. THINK-PAIR-SHARE Share with your seatmate your favorite artwork. Why is it your favorite artwork? ART IS EVERYWHERE §Art is as old as the human race itself §Art exist in all forms of human society and in every generation  ART AS AN EXPRESSION AND COMMUNICATION §Art has grown out of man’s need to express himself. §Art in any given period reflects two things: 1. the genius of its creator; 2. the values and attitudes toward important aspects of life held by the society in which the work of art was created.  ART AS CREATION §Lt “ars” = “skill.” §Gk “ars” = “techne” proficiency in any activity §Creation: act of combining or re- ordering already existing materials so that a new object is formed §Creation involves constant correction and redirection  §Art refers to skills and products which are primarily intended to delight the senses and ART AS CREATION produce a satisfying experience of the beautiful §Aesthetic value  ART AND EXPERIENCE §3 experiences in any artistic activity: §Experience the artist wants to communicate §Act expressing this “experience” §Gratifying accomplishment §Empathy ART AND EXPERIENCE §Our reaction to art is personal and individual §Appreciating the arts is not purely emotional, there is also an intellectual component to it. ART AND NATURE §Nature is not art. §A work of art is always man- made §Art is a planned activity §Nature has been a constant source of models for art. §We can also use art to improve nature.  ART AND BEAUTY §A thing of beauty is one which gives us pleasure when we perceive it. §Aesthetic Pleasure §Aesthetic: Gk “to perceive with the senses §“Beauty” is relative §Conditioned by different factors §Concept change from time to time and between cultures IN RETROSPECT ØArt is everywhere ØArt as expression and communication ØArt as creation ØArt and experience ØArt and nature ØArt and Beauty THE SUBJECT OF ART WHAT IS SUBJECT? §What is it? §What does it show? §Subject in art refers to any person, object, scene, or event described or represented in a work of art. §Representational or objective arts; non-representational or non- objective arts REPRESENTATIONAL OR OBJECTIVE ARTS §Artworks that depict something easily recognized by most people §Some of the representational arts are the following: Painting, sculpture, graphic arts, literature, theater arts. §Some musical compositions are also representational. They are called program music NON-REPRESENTATIONAL / NON-OBJECTIVE ARTS §These are artworks that has no resemblance to any real subject §They do not represent anything and they are what they are. §They appeal directly to the senses primarily because of the satisfying organization of their sensuous and expressive elements. §Most musical compositions are not imitation of natural sounds, but they are pleasingly arranged and evokes a certain emotional response from us.  WAYS OF REPRESENTING THE SUBJECT §The manner of representing subject matter varies according to the inventiveness and purpose of each artist. §Realism §Abstraction §Distortion §Surrealism § No work of art is truly artistic because no work of art is an accurate copy of what exist in the natural world  REALISM §Not an actual narration/depiction of events which actually took place, but the author has manipulated the details which the situation being described may appear to have possibly happened or may possibly happened.  ABSTRACTION §Is the process of simplifying an/or reorganizing objects and elements according to the demands of artistic expression. §Most of the paintings and sculpture are abstract to a certain degree. §Sometimes, the likeness of a work of art is reduced to geometric shapes.  DISTORTION §Figures are arranged so that the proportion differs noticeably from natural measurements. §It is usually done to dramatize the shape of a figure or to create an emotional effect.  SURREALISM §Generally regarded as realism + distortion §Dream-like scenes that show an irrational arrangement of objects §The images are recognizable, sometimes drawn from nature, but they are combined in utterly fantastic and unnatural relationship. §Other type of surrealism depicts the working of the subconscious, the Salvador Dali, Persistence of Memory artist using symbols which are not directly associated with the physical world. THE ARTIST AND HIS CHOICE OF SUBJECT §Practically anything under the sun is raw material for the artist to his subject from. §Most, if not all, of the visual arts are representations of what artists thought of and felt about the world they lived in or representations of things the artists imagined or dreamed about. §Personal statement §Depends/ affected by his medium. THE ARTIST AND HIS CHOICE OF SUBJECT §It depends largely upon the time and the patronage he gets. §During the middle ages, the church employed the arts in its task of spreading the gospel. §Developments in the science and technology have opened in new vistas for artists. §The value of art does not depend on the artist’s choice of subject. §More profound subject ≠ greater work of art KINDS OF SUBJECT 1. Landscape, seascapes, and cityscapes 2. Still life 3. Animals 4. Portraits 5. Figures 6. Everyday life 7. History and legend 8. Religion and mythology 9. Dreams and fantasies LANDSCAPE PAINTING STILL LIFE A N I M A L S PORTRAIT FIGURES EVERYDAY LIFE HISTORY AND LEGEND R A M E N Y L D T I H G O I L O O N G Y DREAMS AND FANTASIES THE UGLY AND THE TRAGIC IN ART §Andre Maurois has this to say: It is reassuring to find that other people we like have gone through the same troubles, the same sadness, and the same regrets. We are not abnormal, we think, nor we are sole victims, since a man of genius has described feelings similar to our own. By making us feel we are not exceptions, literature manages to break the spell. It restores us our to our place in the human community from which we thought ourselves excluded, by showing us that those greater than ourselves have suffered the same ills… SUBJECT AND CONTENT §Subject ≠ Content §Subject refers to the objects depicted by the artist §Subjects may have different levels of meanings, namely: 1. Factual meaning – literal statement that can be directly apprehended 2. Conventional meaning – special meaning that a certain object or color has for a particular culture/group of people 3. Subjective meaning – any personal meaning, consciously or unconsciously conveyed by the artist using a private symbolism. CONTENT §Content refers to what the artist expresses or communicates on the whole of his work. §Content = theme (literature) §Statement we apprehend §It is the mood we experience with a work of art §Not easily seen; transmitted by the way subject and form interact in a work. §Easier to grasp in arts with explicit subject matter  1. Personal Function THE FUNCTIONS OF ART 2. Social Function 3. Physical Function  FUNCTION IN ART §Compared to other activities of man, art is considered impractical §Not meant to meet the requirements of day-to-day living. §Function = “practical usefulness” §Architecture, weaving, furniture-making are functional arts; while Painting, sculpture, literature, music, theater arts, and film are considered non-functional arts §Broadly speaking, all arts have function because it serves a particular need in men. 1. Satisfying our individual needs for personal expression 2. Our social needs for display, celebration, and communication, and 3. Physical needs for utilitarian objects and structure. THE PERSONAL FUNCTION §Artists’ expression §Music as therapy §A more refined sense of aesthetic taste §Helps us to educate our senses and sharpen our perception of colors, forms, textures, designs, sounds, rhythms, and harmonies in our environment §Can lead us to a more intensified awareness of the beautiful in life SOCIAL FUNCTIONS OF ART §Art is close related to every aspect of social life. §Art performs a social function when: 1. Influencing social behavior 2. Display and celebration 3. Social description SOCIAL FUNCTION OF ART – INFLUENCING SOCIAL BEHAVIOR oMany work of art influence the way we think, feel, or act oThese works of art may enable us to laugh, raise our voices, or see social reality; They can bring about in us decisions to collectively change, correct, or improve upon human condition o Literature can serve political and ideological expression. oIt can also serve in spreading doctrine/teaching ideas, attitudes, ways of behaving, painting, prints, and sculptures in lieu of the printed word. Félix Resurrección Hidalgo’s Las Virgenes Cristianas Expuestas al Populacho SOCIAL FUNCTION OF ART – DISPLAY AND CELEBRATION oCommemoration of important personages/historical event in society oArts are also linked to rituals oPublic celebration oThese kinds of activities unite people in a shared experience SOCIAL FUNCTION OF ART – SOCIAL DESCRIPTION oEven without the intent of the artist to present historical pictures, art works are vital documents oThey describe existence at different periods o Tools, weapons, furniture, statues, stories, songs, and buildings reflect the feelings, struggles, and achievement of people PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS OF ART oArts that have physical function usually relates to items that can be used for a practical reason. oArchitecture is the most functional of all the arts oThe function of an object generally determines the basic form it takes