CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE REGIONS

UNIT 1
INTEGRATIVE ART AS APPLIED TO CONTEMPORARY ART

What I need to know

For learners
The arts are described as means of expression that require imagination and/or skill in making aesthetic objects
or encounters that can be shared with other people. These objects are experiences that may exhibit what is in the
imagination of the artist or creator. These may also portray ideas and emotions. These may also use to entertain or
persuade other people. These aesthetics objects create beauty. The arts include visual arts, architecture, literature,
music, dance, theater, and cinema, or film.
However, during the 1970’s up to the present, artists began to combine different art forms and media. An artist
may now combine two visual art forms, such as painting and sculpture. Integrating two or more forms of performing arts
is still common nowadays, even though that performing arts are already integrated before the 1970’s such as the case.

Module Content
The term “visual arts” encompasses a wide range of forms created by Filipinos. It ranges from Western-
influenced visual art forms to works created by folk and indigenous people. Traditionally, these visual art forms include
painting, sculpture, and architecture. However, there are other functional visual art forms in the country that need to be
appreciated as well. Some of these forms include advertising art, basketry, metal craft, mat weaving, pottery, and textile
weaving.
This part presents all visual art forms presented earlier in this introduction. However, it should be emphasized
that the aim for this part is not to make a clear delineation of each visual art form. Bear in mind that tackling each art
form can help in understanding further the scope of the visual arts.

These are the competencies included in this module:

 Identifies various contemporary art forms and their practices from the various regions (CAR11/12IAC-0a-1)
 Classifies various art forms found in the Philippines (CAR11/12IAC-0b-2)

General Instructions

To do well in this module, you need to remember the following:

 Read texts carefully so that you can easily comprehend what you are reading.
 Answer questions with all honesty. Success does not come from copying from others. It is made possible by
trying hard on your own so that you can learn even from your mistakes.
 Review your answers. It is safe to go back and think about what you have written. This can help you lessen if not
avoid errors.
 Follow instructions given and ask if there is something that you did not understand.
 Do the tasks given and do not delay in submitting the requirements. This can help you avoid having a pile of
unfinished activities.
 Feel free to communicate with your teacher. There is no harm in asking for clarification so that you will not be
lost in the discussion.
 Remember to review every time you are done answering the activities.
 Have fun as you learn. This course is very important regardless of your track or strand. When you’re having fun,
you can easily learn the lessons.
What I know
Let us check your prior knowledge about this module’s coverage.
Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write your answers on the space provided.
1. This element refers to the way the surface or object looks as it may feel.
a. Time and motion c. Monochromatic
b. Texture d. Shape and mass
2. This refers to the brightness and dullness of color.
a. Saturation c. Texture
b. Value d. Color scheme
3. This refers to the basic or pure color, and is represented in the color wheel.
a. Hue c. Space
b. Tetradic d. Color
4. This painting depicts scenes from ordinary life.
a. Nudes c. Genres
b. Landscapes d. Historical paintings
5. This is also known as sculpture in motion.
a. Book design c. Assemblage
b. Embroidery d. Kinetic sculpture
6. This body adornment involves putting plant dyes into the skin through the use of a sharp instrument.
a. Tattoo art c. Advertising art
b. Mat weaving d. Welded sculpture
7. This refers to the process of producing images using a light-sensitive chemical plate or film.
a. Pottery c. Metalcraft
b. Photograph d. Symbolic sculpture
8. An example of this form of visual arts is the use of coconut leaves in wrapping cooked rice.
a. Textile weaving c. Printmaking
b. Multimedia d. Leaf art
9. This commercial building is thought to be an evolved form of the palengke or market.
a. Ethnic house c. Government buildings
b. Movie house d. Mall/galleria
10. This form of architecture is considered to be the ethnic house of Christian families living in lowland areas.
a. Masjid c. Bahay kubo
b. Apartment d. Bungalow
Lesson 1 Arts and its Visual Elements

What’s new
Activity 1. What you will know
Fill in the boxes with your ideas about visual elements of art. There are no wrong or correct answers. Your own
ideas matter.

ART AND
ITS
VISUAL

What is it

In order to
understand how
to describe a
painting or a sculpture, it is important to comprehend first the visual elements of art. These visual
elements of art are line, color, shape, space, value, texture, time, and motion.
Line refers to a prolongation of a point or a mark on a. surface. Solid lines can be used in
order to define form. while broken lines are typically used to suggest hidden. forms.
Shape and Mass refers to an area with boundaries identified. or drawing lines. A shape may be natural or living
forms called.an organic shape and can be irregular or rounded. It. may also be measured forms called.
Geometric shape in contrast to shape which is two-dimensional, mass refers to solid portion of a
three-dimensional object.
Color refers to visual perception that allows a person to differentiate objects due to the way
various wavelengths of light are reflected. Color is a very important element because it can
communicate information and emotion to the viewer. These are the three properties of color:
 Hue, which refers to the basic or pure color, and is represented in the color wheel.
 Value, which refers to the lightness and darkness of color.
 A light color or tint is the result of adding white to a hue, while a dark color or shade results from adding black to
a hue.
 Saturation, which refers to brightness and dullness of color. It is also referred to as purity of the color. A bright
color can be produced by adding more pigment to the same hue, while a dull color
can be produced by adding gray or the color’s complement to the pigment.
The color wheel is an arrangement of primary, secondary and tertiary colors. It is
important tool to identify which colors can work well if used in a certain artwork which is the
color schemes or color relationships. These are some of the color schemes:
 Monochromatic – involves using the same hue but with different gradients of value.
 Analogous – entails the use of three or four adjacent colors in the color wheel.
 Complementary – involves the use of a color and its complement-meaning, the color located opposite of the
first color.
 Split-complementary – a close relative to the complementary color scheme. But instead of using the color’s
complement, this scheme uses the two colors adjacent to the complement.
 Triadic – uses three colors that are of equal distance with each other.
 Tetradic – also known as double complementary color scheme, this uses two pairs of complementary colors.
 Texture refers to the feel or appearance of a surface. A person may describe as actual or implied. Actual texture can
be felt tangibly based on the material that is used for the artwork while implied texture can be exhibited, for. instance,
in a painting of fur of an. animal.
Value refers to lightness or darkness of an area. This is evident in creating shadows for a two-dimensional object to
give an illusion of depth.
Space refers to the area that is occupied by an object or a subject, as well as the area surrounding that object or
subject. An illusion of space can still be created in a two-dimensional surface using perspective. There are two types of
perspective: atmospheric perspective, which utilizes the properties of light and air in depicting the illusion of distance;
and linear perspective, which involves the use of vanishing points and receding hidden lines.

Time and
Motion -
Movement in
the visual arts
can either be
an illusion or an
actual
motion. An
illusion of movement is more common in two-dimensional artworks.
On the other hand, actual motion is easily seen in kinetic sculpture that moves with the wind or are vibrating with the
surrounding air.
What’s more
Activity 2. Test
your
knowledge
Read the statements carefully. Identify what is being described in the statement. Encircle the letter of the
correct
answer.
1. This refers to a

prolongation of a point.
a. Color c. Space
b. Line d. Value
2. This type of sculpture has parts that can be moved with the wind.
a. Kinetic sculpture c. Texture
b. Implied motion d. Color wheel
3. This color scheme involves using colors that are located beside each other in the color wheel.
a. Monochromatic c. Complementary
b. Analogous d. Split-complementary

4. This statement refers to the way the surface or objects looks as it may feel.
a. Line c. Color
b. Shape and mass d. Texture
5. This element of art refers to an area with boundaries identified or drawn using lines.
a. Value c. Shape
b. Color d. Texture
6. This type of texture refers to the real qualities of the physical surface of an artwork.
a. Implied texture c. Actual texture
b. Space d. Value
7. This refers to brightness and dullness of color.
a. Hue c. Saturation
 b. Value d. Color
8. This color scheme involves the use of four colors.
a. Triadic c. Color scheme
b. Tetradic d. Color wheel
9. This refers to the purity of a certain color.
a. Hue c. Saturation
b. Value d. Color
10.This type of perspective involves the use of properties of light and air to portray the illusion of distance.
a. Texture c. Atmospheric perspective
b. Space d. Linear perspective

Activity 3. Your Turn

You have identified color schemes. This time, give your own examples of each color scheme or color relationship. Please
review to be sure your answers are correct. Use a table format below.
Color Schemes Examples
Monochromatic

Analogous

Complementary

Split-complementary

Triadic
What have I learned
Reflective Question:
How can learning visual elements of art help you?

Remember these key points:

These are visual elements of art:
o Line o Shape and Mass o Color o Value o Texture o Space o Time and Motion
Color wheel is an important tool to identify which colors can work well if used in a certain artwork.

What I can do
Activity 4. My Own Color Wheel
Create and draw a color wheel using the color schemes. In this activity, make sure that you draw the color wheel with
color schemes applied well. It is important that you are able to apply what you have learned.