Contemporary

Philippine Arts from

the Region
Quarter 2 – Module 1:
Local Materials used in
Philippine Contemporary Art
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 What I Know

Compare and Contrast

Study the different types of houses below then answer the given questions.

Bahay Kubo

Ivatan coral house

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 Modern house

1. How do the following houses differ from each other?

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2. Why do the structures of the three houses differ from each other?

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Lesson
Local Materials Used
1 in Contemporary Arts

Material, or the substance are the things in which the art is made off.
Through these materials, the artists express and communicate feelings and
ideas. Some contemporary artists used found materials like old bottles,
scraps, and unusual materials in creating their artwork.
In Sculpture, the sculptor uses metal, wood, stone, clay and glass.
The architect uses wood, bamboo, bricks, stone, concrete and various
building materials.

The painter uses pigments (eg. watercolor, oil, tempera, textile paint,
acrylic, ink, etc.) on a usually flat ground (wood, canvas, paper, stone wall
such as in a cave painting.
The printmaker uses ink printed or transferred on a surface (wood, metal,
plates, or silk screen that is in keeping with a duplicating o reproducing
process. While paintings are unique and one of a kind, prints can be
reproduced in several predetermined editions.

Musician uses sound and instruments (including the human voice) A T’boli
chanter sings creation stories in a way that is different from a classical singer
or pop singer influenced by the Western music scale.
The dancer uses body and its movements. Dance is often accompanied by
music, but there are dances that do not rely on musical accompaniment to
be realized. Dance can tell stories, but at other times, they convey abstract
ideas that do not rely on a narrative.
Theater artist integrates all the arts and uses stage, production design,
performance elements and script to enable the visual, musical, dance and
other aspects to come together as a whole work.
The photographer and film maker use the camera to record the outside
world. The film maker uses cinematographic camera to record and put
together production design, sound engineering, performance, and
screenplay. In digital photography and film, the images can be assimilated
into the computer, thus eliminating the need for celluloid or negatives,
processing chemicals or print.

The writer of a novel, poetry, nonfiction and fiction uses words.

The Designer, the performance artist, and the installation artist combine use
of the range of different materials.
 What’s New

4 Pictures 1 Word
You will be shown 4 photos in a grid, all of which share a word in common.
Your goal is to figure out the common word based on word length, which is
provided to you, and a selection of possible letters.

1. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ___ __ 3. __ __ __ __ __ __ __
SCPCRETUWULOK NTABEPIRCE

2. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 4. __ __ __ __ __ __
MLEICIUSANR DCEANUHRM

From the pictures and answer that you made, arrange the letters below to
create a word that describe our topic in this week.

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 LERATMAIS ESUD NI TAR
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What is It

Philippines is rich in natural resources. From the mountain to the sea, we

have unlimited materials that can be used to create different artworks.
Local Materials in the Philippines that is used for arts and craft

Abaca - belongs to banana family. Its fibers have a natural luster with colors
ranging from pure white to ivory and dark brown.

Bamboo – is used in creating many products. It is used in construction,

textile, musical instruments and many more.

Buri – is extracted from matured leaves of buri palm. The fiber is durable and
resistant to moisture.

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Capiz shells- are translucent to allow light to pass through, but still allow
privacy. The capiz comes from the windowpane oyster (placuna placenta)
found in the coastal waters of the Philippines and are known for their
beautiful mother of pearl look.

Rattan – belongs to the palm family. There are different types of rattan palms,
such as high or low climbers, single stemmed or clustered rattan species.

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Sea Shells - hard exoskeleton of marine mollusks such as snails, bivalves,
and chitons that serves to protect and support their bodies. This material is
usually used in making ornaments and house decorations.

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 What’s More

Activity 1: Match the following artworks/crafts to its materials where it is

made of.

Artwork Materials
1. A. Buri

2. B. Shell

3. C. Bamboo

4. D. Capiz

5. E. Abaca

6. F. Rattan

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 What I Have Learned

Answer the short quiz below.

Part 1: Multiple Choice

Choose the best answer from the choices given

1. The material that is best used in making furniture
A. Rattan
B. Abaca
C. Capiz Shell
D. Buri grass
2. This material is used for making windowpane for it reflects the
sunlight through it.
A. Bamboo
B. Shell
C. Capiz
D. Abaca
3. The mattress or banig may be made by these materials except
A. Buri grass
B. Abaca fiber
C. Coconut leaves
D. Rattan
4. The material that is best used in making body ornaments and décor.
A. Abaca
B. Seashell
C. Bamboo
D. Capiz
5. The material that can be used in in making basket are the following
except
A. Bamboo
B. Shell
C. Abaca fiber
D. Rattan

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Part 2: Short Answer Test

Answer the question briefly and concisely

1. What is the importance of using locally available resources in creating

art?
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2. How do materials affect in the way the art is made?

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3. What resources are available in your locality and what art product can
you make out of these available materials?
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 What I Can Do

Word Puzzle:

Find the words about the different materials used in creating art.

Across Down

1. Used by the writer 5. used for making cloths

2. color pigments mix with water 2. can be used for carving
3. used by singers 6. a place for acting
4. used in photography 7. used for printing
8. used by dancer

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 Assessment

Write which artist is using the following materials on their

artworks.

1. Clay 6.Body

2. Piano 7.Cement

3. Camera
8. Typewriter

4. Fabric 9. Printer

5. Props 10. Canvass

Additional Activities
Look for other local materials that are available in your environment that
you can use in creating art. List it down and identify what art work can
you make out of those materials.

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 Contemporary
Philippine Arts
from the Region
Quarter 2 – Module 2:
Traditional Technique used in
Philippine Contemporary Art
 What I Need to Know

Why do each artist unique from other artists? It is because

of the technique being used or practiced by the artist. Technique is the
individual signature that makes each artist different or identifiable from
other artists.

Medium and technique in contemporary art have become more and more
integrated, such that the works have crossed boundaries between art and
science, and between mediums and techniques. The works are also using
contemporary mediums and techniques based on digital and electronic
technology, as well as reformulated traditional methods.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. research on techniques and performance practices applied to

contemporary art;
2. identify the different techniques used in contemporary art.

What I Know

Activity 1

Study and analyze the two pictures by answering the guide questions.

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Guide Questions:

1. What materials was used in each artwork?

2. Describe how the artwork was made.

Lesson Traditional Technique used

1 in Philippine Contemporary
Art
What is Technique?

Technique is the manner in which artist use and manipulate materials to

achieve the desired formal effect, and communicate the desired concept or
meaning, according to his or her personal style (modern, Neoclassic, etc.)

The distinctive character or nature of the medium determines the technique.

For example, stone is chiseled, wood is carved; clay is modeled and shaped,
metal is cast, and thread is woven.

There are some places in the Philippines that became famous because of the
unusual or extraordinary products that they make. These products become
their way for the people to know about their places. These people used
traditional technique in creating a particular art that makes them famous.

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Traditional techniques used by the Filipinos even from the past years are
depicted in our painting, sculpture, dance, architecture, music, and even
textile. It only proves that Filipinos like any other people in the world can be
very proud of our Philippine arts

Traditional Techniques Used in Philippine Arts

Wood Carving – a technique encompassing any form of working wood with a

tool into some sort of aesthetic object.

Molding – a technique of shaping liquid or pliable material such as clay.

Traditional pottery making in the Philippines involves the method of molding.
Pottery making in the Philippines is one of the longest traditions in Philippine
art.

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Incised designs also appeared in the posts of Masbate. Among the finest of early Philippine
pottery designs are footed dishes that were decorated with geometric cut-outs, molding, cording
or finger impressions, most of these were made in Batangas. Pottery traditions continued to
develop in certain locals, such as Burnay, unglazed clay pottery of Vigan.

Fabric Weaving - Weaving is a method of textile production in which two

distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric
or cloth.
Textile hand-weaving is one of the most attractive and interesting traditional
crafts of the Philippines, imbued with romanticism and laden with cultural
significance
The Ilocano still practice hand-weaving using the pedal loom. Their materials
are cotton and natural dyes, although now they use store-bought threads
and synthetic dyes. They know several weaving techniques and designs,
passed down to many generations.

“Abel” or “inabel” is a fabric customarily made of cotton fiber turned into

spools of beeswax-brushed yarn & woven in a handloom
Textiles in Mindanao are predominantly handwoven from abaca (musa
textilis). Among the Moslems of Mindanao, the Magindanaon, Maranaw and
Yakan continue the tradition of cotton and silk weaving.

T’nalak is a sacred cloth woven by the T'boli people in communities around

Lake Sebu, Mindanao island.
Basketry Technique - There are four different types of basketry methods:
coiling, plaiting, wickering, and twining. Some of the terms that are
specific to basket weaving include loops, twining, ribs, and spokes. The
common raw materials used in making baskets are rattan, abaca, nito, tikog,
buri, bamboo, pandan, coconut leaves and sticks, palm leaves, and beeswax.
There are several baskets that use combined raw materials.

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Coiled basketry, using grasses, rushes and pine needles

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Plaiting technique - interweaving or braiding two or more strands, fibers, etc.

Twining technique, using materials from roots and tree bark. This is a
weaving technique where two or more flexible weaving elements ("weavers")
cross each other as they weave through the stiffer radial spokes.

What’s More

What arts or products can be made by using the given materials and what
technique will be used in the creation?

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 Material Artwork/product Technique
1.

Wood
2.

Fiber
3.

clay
4.

Stone
5.

Coconut leaves

What I Have Learned

Answer the short quiz.

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Part 1: Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the best answer for the
questions.

1. It is the manner in which artist use and manipulate materials

A. Subject
B. Style
C. Technique
D. Theme

2. What is the importance of having a unique way of creating art in the

local area?
A. It makes their community beautiful
B. It is a way of drawing other people to their place
C. It brings solidarity to the people
D. It makes the community more productive

3. Which phrase is incorrect?

A. Stone – fabricated
B. Clay – molded
C. Wood – carved
D. Thread – woven

4. Which is not a traditional technique in creating art?

A. Painting
B. Weaving
C. Basketry
D. Woodcarving

5. What is the best material for making a mat using plaiting technique?
A. Abaca
B. Nito grass
C. Clay
D. Wood

6. Which material is not use carving technique?

A. Clay
B. Wood
C. Stone
D. Ice

7. What technique is used in making the Burnay?

A. Stone
B. Clay
C. Fabric
D. Grass
8. What weaving technique is used in making a banig?

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 A. Coiling
B. Plaiting
C. Wickering
D. Twining

9. What technique in weaving is illustrated here?

A. Coiling
B. Plaiting
C. Wickering
D. Twining

10. It is the fabric that is popular and made in Ilocos?

A. T’nalak
B. Inabel
C. Jusi Baron
D. Malong

Part 2: Short Answer: Answer the questions briefly and concisely. (5 points)

1. How materials affect the technique used in making Philippine art?

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 Contemporary
Philippine Arts
from the
Region
Quarter 2 – Module 3:
Local Materials used in
Philippine Contemporary
Art
 Lesson
Contemporary Materials and
1 Techniques Used in Art

Contemporary art is often looked at with a skeptical eye. The

truth about contemporary artis that it uses techniques that most people
aren’t quite used to, causing that skepticism to come into play.
However, these techniques are actually quite difficult, and all deserve
our credit. It is an incredible feat to create a piece of contemporary art,
especially using these techniques. They challenge the mind and offer
unique perspectives in a way that art has never been able to do before.
For that reason, they’re some of the most valuable techniques that a
person can experience through artwork.

What’s New
Picture Study
Which picture shows Minimalism in Art.

Picture 1

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Picture 2

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 What can you say about the materials and technique used in
the work?

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What is It
As an artist, the contemporary art techniques and performance practices
are just breaking the conservative's rules.

"Contemporary art is the art of today", that could be the best definition.
This kind of art produced by artists who are living in 21st century.
Here are three techniques that are among the most relevant in
contemporary art today
1. MINIMALISM
One of the artistic movements that has been most relevant
throughout the contemporary art movement is minimalism. Minimalism
seeks to take away what is unnecessary and leaving only what is
essential.

Red Sky, 2007 5 Bottles, 1994 Arturo Luz

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 Arturo Luz is a Filipino modern artist best known for his
minimalist, geometric, and abstract styles of art and his animated
paintings of circus performers and musicians as well as his
revered cityscape series

2. FOUND OBJECTS
Taking something that people view as useless, and then using it
in a unique way to make artwork is one of the most important
movements that currently exist in contemporary. The idea is that things
that we often view as junk are more valuable than we think that they
are. Everything you find can be used to tell a story, or to create new
diverse perspectives that we are looking for when we attend an art
exhibition.

Small PaddleFish by Stephen Palmer

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3. LARGE-SCALE ART
Walter De Maria created an art piece in 1977 that included a four
hundred steel poles over one mile by one kilometer. That is incredible.
Creating something huge to express diverse perspectives in artwork is
incredibly popular, even today. Over the past forty years, largescale art,
and art that includes the environment has come into its own as one of
the most important movements within contemporary art. That is why
you often see modern art pieces alongside buildings, or as huge
structures out in the open.

“The 2000 Sculpture” (1992), by Walter De Maria, an example of his groupings of

ordered elements using precise measurements. Credits: Museum
Associates/LACMA

What I Can Do

Found Object Art

Create a two-dimensional artwork with the use of any objects found in
your house. Three-dimensional artwork can be done by attaching or
gluing different objects to create one art piece.

3 Simple Tips for Making Collage using

Found Objects
• Prepare your materials: found objects, adhesive, cutting tools

• Choose the best material for backing, it is the support that will hold your
materials together, e.g. cardboard, paper, wood

• Plan your composition or design before gluing it.

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Rubrics to be used in grading your Found Object Art

Additional Activities

Have a visit in a virtual museum (or actual museum if possible) Look

for some artworks that uses contemporary materials and technique.
Write a short description of the art and indicate why the artwork
become interesting.

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