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Quarter 1 – Module 4
CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE
ARTS FROM THE REGIONS
Grade 12
Quarter 1 – Module 4: _CONTEMPORARY ARTS PRODUCTION
First Edition, 2020

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Quarter 1 – Module 4:
CONTEMPORARY ARTS
PRODUCTION
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:
What is this Module all about?
From the traditional techniques contemporary artist
venture on using a bit of modern techniques in
creating their artworks.

In this module you will learn to conceptualize

contemporary art based techniques and create your
own artwork applying artistic skills and that will
lead you to promote art from the regions.

For the learner:

Learning objectives:
At the end of this lesson you will be able:

a. Conceptualizes contemporary art based on

techniques and performance practices in this
locality.
b. Applies artistic skills and techniques in the
process of creation.
c. Creates the intended final product using
appropriate materials for the best possible
output.
d. Incorporates contemporary characteristics to
one’s creation with attention to detail.
e. Promotes arts from the regions.

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 Let Us Learn!

Make or create a collage presenting the causes and effects of Climate Change.

Materials:
• Pages of colored magazine
• Paste
• Scissors
• Colored Cartolina
• Pentel Pen

Procedure:
1. Gather pages of used colored magazines, cut into pieces
2. Assemble the cut pieces of colored magazines
3. Create figures that would represent the causes and effects of climate change.
4. Paste them to cartolina
5. Label the causes and effects using the black pentel pen. Put a title to your collage.
6. Submit your collage to online facebook or email ad.

Explore the CCP Complex, take pictures of at least two artworks, take note of the artworks
subject, materials, techniques, used and the artists. Report your work to our blog page.

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 Let Us Try!

Do you know what a collage is? How many of you have tried this? What
materials did you use?
* How would you differentiate collage from decollage?
* How have you seen one land art? What is it made of?
* Where is else do you see graffiti? Who is the artist?
* When may an artwork be not beautiful?
Write you answer inside the star-shaped.

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 Let Us Study

Techniques and production go simultaneously. There is no

production without any techniques. Some contemporary artist did not
study fine arts or any other formal studies about arts. Some learn by
interacting with other artist or studying on their own by going around,
visiting places to get ideas on what they would want to create. They
even conduct experiments of materials, especially recyclable ones, to
find out which materials would work in the production of their
artwork. They adopt and construct their concept to integrate to their
artwork production. Careful planning of techniques and designs is
done. The artist undergoes rigid practicing and experimenting before
finalizing the production of his particular artwork.
Collage may sometimes include magazines and newspapers
clippings, ribbons, paints, bits of colored or handmade papers, portions of
their artwork or texts, photographs , and other found objects, glued to a
piece of paper or canvas.

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Decollage
Is the opposite of collage; instead of an image is being built up all
parts of existing images, are created by cutting, treating away or otherwise
removing pieces of an original image.
The French word “Decollage” in English means “Take-Off” or To become
Unglued” or “To become unstruck.” Examples of Decollage include
etresissements and cut-up technique. Similar technique is the lacerated
posters have been ripped, revealing to a greater or lesser degree the poster
or posters underneath.
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Graffiti
Are writing or drawings that have been scribbled, scratched, or
painted illicitly on a wall or other surface, often in a public place. Graffiti
range from simple written words to elaborate wall paintings. Graffiti may
express underlying social and political messages, and a whole genre of
artistic expression based o0n a spray paint graffiti styles. An example of this
is the Singapore art bridge just beside the Oxford hotel where the writer
stayed in their visit to Singapore. It is said to be painted by a Batanes-born
artist.
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 Land-art
Earthworks or earth arts are an art movement in which landscape and
the work of art are inextricably linked. It is also an art form that is created
in nature, using natural materials such as soil, rock (bed rock, boulders,
stones), organic media (logs, branches, leaves), and water which introduced
materials such as concrete, metal, asphalt, or mineral pigments. Sculpture
is not placed in the landscape rather, the landscape is the means of their
creation. Often earth moving equipment is involved. The works frequently
exist in the open, located well away from civilization, left to change and
erode under natural conditions.
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Digital Arts
Is an artistic work or practices that uses digital technology as an
essential part of the creative or presentation process. Digital art is placed
under the larger umbrella termed new media art.
After some resistance, the impact of digital technology has
transformed activities such as paintings, drawings, sculpture, and
music/sound art, with new form such as net art. Digital installation art, and
virtual reality have become recognized artistic practices. More generally the
term digital artist who makes use of digital technologies in the production of
art.” Digital Art” Is a term applied to contemporary art that uses the
method of mass production or digital media.
The techniques of digital art used extensively by the mainstream media in
advertisements and by film-makers to produce visual effects. Both digital
and traditional artist use many sources of electronic information and
programs to create their work.
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Mixed- Media
In visual art, it refers to artwork in the making of which more than
one medium has been employed. It refers to a work of visual art that
combines various traditionally distinct visual art media. For example, work
on canvas that combines paint, ink and collage.
Many effects can be achieved by using mixed-media. Found objects
can be used in conjunction with the traditional artist to attain a wide range
of self-expression.
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Printmaking
Is the process of making artworks by painting, normally in the paper.
Prints are created by transforming ink from a matrix or through a prepared
screen to a sheet of paper or other material. Common types of materials
include; metal plates, usually copper or zinc, or polymer plates for engraving

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or etching; stone aluminum or polymer for lithography, blocks of wood for
wood crafts and wood engravings; and linoleum for linocuts. Screens made
of silk or synthetic fabrics are used for the screen printing process.

Refer to any person, objects, scene or event described or represented in a

work of art. Some arts have subjects; others do not. The arts that have
subject are called “Representational” or “Objective Arts.”Those that do
not have subjects are called “Non-Representational” or Non-Objective
Arts.”

Painting, sculpture, graphic arts, literature and theater arts are

classified as representational. Music, architecture, and many functional arts
are non-representational.

Most contemporary painters have turned away from representational to non-

objective painting. They have shifted their attention to the work of art as an
object in itself, as an exciting combination of shapes and colors that fulfills
and aesthetic need without having to represent images or tell a story.

Kinds of Subjects
a. Landscape, seascapes, and cityscapes
b. Still Life
c. Animals
d. Portraits
e. Everyday Life
f. History and Legend
g. Figures
h. History and Mythology
i. Dreams and Fantasies

Refers to the material or means which the artist uses to objectify his
feeling or thoughts, pigments in painting; stone, architecture; sounds in
music; words in literature; and body movements in the dance.

When an artist proceeds to give shape to his vision, his first thoughts
are on what medium to employ. These are no fixed rules governing the

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choice of materials and processes to use. The artist normally selects the
materials that he can handle well, and that would best suit his purpose as
well as adequately bring out the qualities that he wants to show.
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Form

Refers to the physical qualities or the characteristics of the image. It’s

about the use of color, lines, space, and other elements. These elements are
arranged to observe unity, harmony, rhythm and other principles of design
in the production of a particular artwork.

Elements of Visual Arts:

Line
The line is man’s invention. It does not exist in nature. The line we
“see” in nature are, on close observation, veins of leaves, the joining of two
different surfaces, or the edge of objects. The artist uses lines to imitate or to
represent objects and figures on a flat surface.

Shape
Our world is composed of a variety of shape, some of which, because
of constant use, have gained permanent meanings. Shapes may be natural,
abstract, non-objective, or geometric. Natural shape is those we see in
nature, such as shapes of men, animals on trees. Abstract shaped are
formed after the artist has drawn out the essence of the original object and
made it the subject of his work. Non-objective shape seldom has reference to
recognizable objects but often they show a similarity to some organic forms.

Texture
For the sculptor and the architect, texture results chiefly from the
physical properties of the material they use. The sculptor can produce ant
blend of texture that he wants his work to have.

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Color
Color is the sense of wavelengths which strike our retina. It is derived
from light, like sunlight, or artificial, like the fluorescent light under a weak
light, we see some color, but under
the bright light, we see more color.

Value
Value is the Total relationship between light and dark areas in the
painting. Value is an element that must be considered about other elements
such as line, color, texture, and shape. The value of the line he draws
depends upon the pressure he puts on his pencil and the relative hardness
or softness of his material.
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Gaining Insights
1. What are the elements of visual arts?
2. What line implies action?
3. What is the significance of the direction and movement of line?
4. How important are shapes and lines?
5. Why must value in arts be considered about other elements of visual
arts?

Let Us Practice

Draw a simple artwork Follow the procedure.

1. Get ½ illustration board.
2. Prepare color pencils or watercolor.
3. Decide on what artwork you decided to make.
4. Show line, shape, color and texture in your artwork.

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 Let Us Practice More

1. Direction: Search the internet for an example of a collage. What materials are
used? What is the subject? What can you say about such particular artwork?

2. Search the internet for one digital artwork. What is the subject? Who is the artist?

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 Let Us Remember
Techniques of Art Production:
• Collage
• Decollage
• Graffiti
• Land-art
• Digital Arts
• Mixed-Media
• Printmaking

Three terms are distinctive

in function:

• Art
• Design
• Craft

Integrated Arts Elements of Visual Artist:

Production:
• Line
a. Subjects • Shape
b. Medium • Texture
c. Form • Color
• Value

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 Let Us Assess

A. Search the interest for one artwork of a Filipino artist. Comment on the artwork based on
subjects, medium and form.

Content 10 points
Artistry 10
Creativity 10
Total 30 points

B. Search an art gallery in your place or any place nearby with an art gallery. Choose one
painting and comment on its subject, the medium used and the form. Grab a picture of the
painting to be submitted with the comment. Do not forget the name of the artist. Send
your output to online facebook or email ad.

30 points Total
10 Creativity
10 Artistry
10 points Content

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 Let Us Enhance

Direction: Visit a place where a significant artwork is found. Interview some

people and ask them how important the artwork in that particular place. Write a report
about your interview.

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 Let Us Reflect

Whatever an artist has for his artwork, it should be integrated to

the new trend, the contemporary arts. Like what is stated that some
painters have shifted their concepts to non- object painting. In the
production of arts, an artist has to consider connecting art, design and craft
in his artwork because they are interwoven. Description of contemporary
arts should be remembering which are the subjects, which refers to any
person, objects scene or events described or represented in a work of art,
medium which refers to the materials or means which the artist uses to
objectivity feeling or thoughts and form which refers to the physical qualities
or characteristics of the image.

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 References

Book

Chua, A.B. (1998). The Theater in the Philippines. In Contemporary Philippine

Cultural Selected Papers on Arts and education (pp. 19-27).Japan
Foundation Manila Office.

National Commision for Culture and the Arts (1999).National artist Award.

Sotto, A. (1998). Contemporary Philippine Cinema. In Contemporary Philippine

CultureSelected Papers on Arts and education (pp. 113-121), Japan
Foundation manila Office.

Luzviminda D. Sandagan, Author of Contemporary Philipine Arts From The

Regions, Book
Ayesha H. Sayseng, author, Book of Contemporary Arts From The Regions

Online References

National Commission for Culture and the Arts (2015) National Artist:
VistorioEdades retrieved from jtth:// ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-
arts/culture-profile/national-artists-of-the-philippines/victorio-c-edades/

Hila, A. C., (2014) Ramon Santos and Francisco Feliciano: Contemporizing Filipino
musical traditions retrieved

fromhttp://lifestyle.inquirer.net/164688/ramonsantosandfranciscofelicianoconte
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Art21 (2016) Contemporary Art in Context retrieved from

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context

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