CONTEMPORARYPHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE REGION RENZ JEFFREY M. ARAGON FACULTY, ANSHS W H AT I S “ C O N T E M P O R A RY ” A RT ? It is the art that emerged after the WWII It is a type of art that follows no pattern or rule The styles and ways of art- making are very different from the traditional ways The scope of contemporary art is broad, as there are over 100 art styles and movements under its category Art Suarez They used Mac G4 and Pentium 3 computers in designing the art work . Nelson Viterbo 8. Steve Santos 2. Archie Degamo 5. Heber Bartolome 7. Jose Tence Ruiz 4. THE COMPOSERS OF MALLIARIUM 1. Ross Capili 3. George Cabig 6. Nicolas • It is not confined to images of human being Aca (sample of performa nce art) . and public spaces like the train or bus stations. They can also be found in galleries. ideas. side streets. and other guidelines that were carefully observed in traditional art • Contemporary art is not confined with the museum. shopping centers or parks. convictions.FA C T : • From 1950’s up to 2000’s there are more than 100 art styles and movements • The artist have experimented on a variety of techniques and different ways of expressing their emotion. naturalism. color combination. perceptions. art schools. and ideology • Contemporary artists did not feel obliged to apply perspective. beliefs. etc. ideas.FA C T : • Many contemporary artists are self-taught and did not have formal education • Access to different kinds of materials that were originally used only for construction has expanded the choice of artists • Technological intervention has been of great help for people who only use creativity and imagination to conquer the world of artistry • In architecture. thoughts. and many other things by Mona that define human life Alcudia .) Paper • What is essential to contemporary artist is the process Bowl of art-making Table • Contemporary Art is a statement that an artist makes Wear about life. pen holders through shifted metals. Pueblo por la Playa’s office is a result of integrating contemporary arts in the field – this can be found in Quezon Province • The way artists do their craft has change through time (transforms made through slippers. Postmodern art 10. Performance art 5. Graffiti art 9. Digital art . Minimalism art 7. Abstract expressionism 2. Op art 4. Video art 8. Feminist art 6. Kinetic art 3.SOME OF THE MORE FAMOUS ART STYLES ARE: 1. A B S T R AC T EXPRESSIONISM Is a painting style in which the artist applies paint in a manner that expresses emotions and feelings in a spontaneous way The figures may be heavy in lines and color without solid mass . powerful. and influential . K I N E T I C A RT • Is a sculpture that moves with the wind or is powered by a machine or electricity • The sculptures before were used to praise or give glory to someone who is famous. O P A RT • This employs the use of lines or images repeatedly to create an optical illusion • This kind of art violates the traditional way of doing visual art . PERFORMANCE A RT • It combines a variety of media and the human body to execute an artistic theatrical expression before a live audience . F E M I N I S T A RT This kind of art emerged from concerns of female artists expressed through art It tackles issues of identity. among others . equality. and the ways in which the female is treated in society. gender roles. sexuality. M I N I M A L I S M A RT • The kind of art that has a stripped-down. free of details and often with flat surface but expresses a specific content or statement • Typical example: electric wire emerging from the wall that coils to form a particular shape . pre-fabricated look. V I D E O A RT • Is the art that consists of images that are recorded through a video and viewed through television. or projection screen . computer. inscription or sketch done hastily in a wall or other surface made to be seen by the public • Typical example: the image of an ethnic person facing the Municipal Stage • Question: can we consider vandalism. G R A F F I T I A RT • It is a drawing. a contemporary art? . often expressing an idea through a mix of materials such as found objects welded together . POSTMODERN A RT • This carries modern styles to extreme practices. B O DY A RT • The style that uses the human body as the medium or main material • It can be painted or clothed and used to perform artistic act in public • Typical example: tattooing and body piercing . D I G I TA L A RT • The type of art that is done through the aid of computer to create an image or design composed of bits and bytes • The difference between digital art and video art is that. tarpaulin. and other mediums . this type of art is made for printing on paper. FILIPINO KNOWN CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS . . V I C TO R I O E DA D E S • The first to break the rules of art in the Philippines He did not show natural forms nor perspective and used bold strokes and bright colors in his work. expressionism. and surrealism in doing their art works. .C A R L O S “ B OTO N G ” FRANCISCO & GALO OCAMPO Filipino painters who are very much influenced by western artists Used abstraction. R O M E O TA B U E N A He studied architecture at the Mapúa Institute of Technology in Manila and painting at the University of the Philippines. He also studied at the Art Students League of New York and at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris This style is considered as contemporary art . HERNANDO OCAMPO His painting of heavy black carabao is shown standing on thin legs that disappear in a flat background The unusual use of geometric forms in strong red colors overlapping with shades of yellow to brown made Ocampo a well-known Filipino contemporary artist . VICENTE MANANSALA Employs the use of abstract cubism in the Philippines He used abstract cubism in drawing human forms engaged in genre such as those in a market scene .
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