Ken Bryan A.

Arcenas Asynchronous Activity #1

12-STEM G.Zara CPAR
Directions:
• Research on the various artforms found in every region
• Get at least two-three contemporary art works and write down the date, artist and title of the artwork
• Identify the elements of design and principles of art used.

Contemporary Artworks
1.

“Tuba Drinkers” by: Vicente Manansala

Description: The artwork’s background is filled with different shades of light
colors like green, orange and yellow. The light colors made the artwork’s
atmosphere happy. At first glance in the artwork, the masterpiece appeared as
an abstract to me because of the irregular shapes used in the people. Despite
this, the artist used his creativity by using different shades of light colors from
the focal point to express his whole idea.
Artist: Vicente Manansala, was a Filipino cubist painter and illustrator. He
was a member of the prominent Cruz, Manansala, Lopez family clan.
Manansala developed transparent cubism, wherein the "delicate tones, shapes,
and patterns of figure and environment are masterfully superimposed".
Title of the Artwork: Tuba Drinkers
Date: 1954
Region: Region 3/Macabebe, Pampanga
Identify the elements of design:

 Shape
 Colour
 Texture
 Value
 Line
Identify the principles of art used:

 Balance
 Harmony
 Emphasis
 Rhythm
 Unity
 Repetition

2.

“Cargadores” by: Nena Saguil

Description: Nena Saguil who took her art studies at the UP, in the United
States, and in Spain, is known for her canvases filled with circles and cell-like
forms. Earlier in her career, she did figurative works with rotund features, such
as in the painting Cargadores.
Artist: Nena Saguil, a Filipina artist of modernist and abstract paintings and
ink drawings. She was most known for her cosmic, organic, and spiritual
abstract works depicting internal landscapes of feeling and imagination. For
these, Saguil is considered a pioneer of Filipino abstract art.
Title of the Artwork: Cargadores
Date: 1951
Region: Region 4-A (CALABARZON)/Laguna
Identify the elements of design:
 Line
 Shape
 Space
 Colour
 Texture
Identify the principles of art used:
 Balance
 Proportion
 Harmony
 Scale

3.

“Itak sa Puso ni Mang Juan” by: Antipas ‘Biboy’ Delotavo

Description: The painting shows the response of Mang Juan, a typical Filipino
worker, to the upsurge of foreign colonialism and the aggressive injection of
Western influence. Itak sa Puso ni Mang Juan is a feedback on the negative
impacts of globalization or commercialization in the Philippines.
Artist: Antipas ‘Biboy’ Delotavo, is a popular Filipino visual artist who has
committed his art to revealing some of the harsh realities experienced by
ordinary individuals in the Philippine society.
Title of the Artwork: Itak sa Puso ni Mang Juan
Date: 1970
Region: National Capital Region (NCR)/Manila
Identify the elements of design:
 Line
 Shape
 Space
 Colour
 Value
 Texture
Identify the principles of art used:
 Balance
 Proportion
 Emphasis
 Scale