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Old Gold ; The Importance Of Traditional Art of the Present

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A Thesis Presented
to the faculty of
AMACCER Antipolo City

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In Partial Fulfillment of the requirements in

Arts and Design II of Practical Research I

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Researchers:

Romeo Alfaro
Margaux Claudette Arteta
Grace Cagadas
Michaela Doctor
Steffanie Evangelista
Alessandria Gonzaga
John Paul Lalaguna
Athena Malaganas
Paula Marie Santos
Mark Joseph Valencia

SY 2019-2020
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CHAPTER 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

This chapter includes the introduction, background of the study,

statement of the problem, scope and delimitation, limitation, signifi-
cance of the study and the definition of terms used.

Introduction
Art, as the product of human creativity and imagination,
includes poetry, music, dance, and the material arts such as painting,
sculpture, drawing, pottery, and bodily adornment (Tedesco, 2007).
People starting or rekindling their passion for art ask the question of
what should they do, traditional art or digital art? Artists today are
more efficient through the advantage of the computer within
designing items. It ensures computers, as well as the other electronic
media, create a better design unlike the standard waist of production
planning of items. However, some arts use traditional mediums that
have existed and been developed and improved over time. It couldn’t
be digitally generated.
The artists of today seem to be more concerned about doing
something unique in itself and not something with which they relate.
Before, in their passions and affections, through their triumphs and
tragedies, the great artists captured the human condition in its raw
form, undiluted. But virtues of classical art, including the ability to
paint, have been neglected in recent decades (Guerra, 2016). The
collection of authentic, native and popular arts of every country that
have deep and firm roots in opinions, beliefs, ceremonies, habits,
customs and spiritual culture of society and the artistic activities such
as music, dance, and crafts that are passed down from one generation
to the next within families and communities and are regarded by the
community as part of their heritage, which are generally belong to
traditional arts, were marked as ‘outdated’ or becoming unnecessary.
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Well, we all know that art has long not been seen as ‘necessary’ but
that is a case of semantics.
Traditional arts are unique and one-of-a-kind pieces. This means
that they cannot easily be copied, you would have to go through the
same artistic process as the artist in order to replicate it. If you want to
change African art in the eyes of the world, traditional art techniques
are the way to go (Author G., 2018). Because of this uniqueness,
traditional art has more value attached to it than digital art. Another
aspect of paintings, drawings and sculptures that affects the
distinction of traditional art is that it is seen by reflection and not by
emission. This means that it is changed by the light in the room where
it is placed, making the paint or clay look alive as you move around the
room. Digital art, unfortunately, can sometimes feel flat and
‘manufactured’ in comparison.

Background of the Study

Old ages, in terms of art, the process of selling art is different
than it is now. In the Middle Ages and the Renaissance works of art
were commissioned, that is, they were ordered by a patron, and then
made to order. A patron usually entered into a contract with an artist
that specified how much he would be paid, what kinds of materials
would be used, how long it would take to complete, and what the
subject of the work would be(Harris & Zucker, 2015). Not what people
would consider artistic freedom—but it did have its advantages. Artists
did not paint something and then just hope it would sell, the way
artists often do now. Does this culture consider cooks and carpenters
to be as high-status as lawyers or doctors? This culture creates a
distinction that people sometimes refer to as "blue-collar" work versus
"white collar" work. In today's generation, the art community
continues to grow as time passes, with just a single pencil and a blank
paper. They use their creativity to draw such incredible things that
inspire people to draw, giving it passion and making it a reality.
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Traditional art builds a deep understanding, People can

experiment easily, such as rubbing a pencil on a unique paper surface
to see how it looks or mix colors from a paintbox to create something
new and exciting. Society cannot deny that is it much easier to identify
with a classical work of art, that displays a realistic aspect of life, than
to modern abstract work. It is a wildly accepted truth, so if the human
world needs connection, and beauty, and reflections, in this regard,
the importance of traditional art is all the more recognized.
Classical works like the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci has
been preserved for many years. People come to a museum just to see
an old painting that was painted from the Renaissance period, for the
way it was made from a traditional manner makes it one of the most
beautiful pieces in classical art. It is old like wine, but as time passed it
was still their most beautiful piece. That is what makes traditional art
so valuable. It is important to preserve our traditions, because it keeps
the integrity of man as an artist. Today's art had seen changes and
turns in the past millennium, meaning that technology is taking over
making the artist’s life more easy in a way that it is more convenient to
produce their own art. Computer technology is commonly used by
digital artists, and digital artworks are far more different than
traditional art.

Statement of the Problem

This study focuses on the importance of traditional art in
today's era and acquire knowledge on the reasons of its importance.
The stu-dy aims to answer the following questions:

1. What is the Importance of Traditional Art in the modern/ present

era?
2. What are the advantages of Traditional art in the present time?
3. What are the benefits of traditional art?
4. What art-style they prefer the most in this generation?
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5. What happened to traditional media as of today's time?

Limitation of the Study
The limitations of traditional art in contemporary ‘modern art
scene’ have been analyzed. In order to effectively communicate the
essential artistic meaning, the artist must follow most of the
audience's conceits. This not only includes the deeper conceits but the
shallow. Artists intentionally bend or break some conventions while
following the others. They follow all the other conventions in order to
focus the audience's attentions on the intentionally bent or broken
convention. However, cheap art in forms of digital art draws the
attention of others to fully purchase whatever they lock their interest
on. Not only that but in traditional painting, mistakes are hard to
remove. This happens eventually and it sometimes triggers the stress
and tension of some artists. Mistakes can’t be undone, only embraced
or covered up. Some difficulties of Traditional art is its shortage of
equipment/materials. When you run out of something you need to
buy more.

Significance of the Study

This study will benefit to the following:

Students. In this study the students will identify the importance of

traditional art in the modern era.

Teachers. In this study the teachers will serve aa an instrument to

influence the student and other individual about the importance of
traditional art in thie modern era.

Traditional Artist. In this study they will gain more appreciation to

many people and they will easily promote their artwork.

Future Researchers. The future researchers will also can gain

significance in this study. It may provide this as their source of
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information to gather and it may serve themas a building blocks to

have a bigger study.

The Researcher. As the researchers of this study and also the

students who were taking the strand of Arts and Design, we are able
to gain knowledge that is related to our major. It is not just a
requirement for us to pass into this grade level but to be inform what
is the importance of traditional arts into the present.

Definition of Terms