WHAT IS ART?

- It is the expression or aaapplication of human

creative skill and imagination, producing works to
be appreciated primarily for their beautyor
emotional power.

- It is a form of creative activity such as painting,

music,literature, painting and dance.
 ARTS IN HISTORY

• PREHISTORIC • MEDIEVAL • NEOCLASSIC

• CIVILIZATIONS • RENAISSANCE • ROMANTIC
• CONTINENTAL • BAROQUE • MODERN
 Self Expression
ARTS THROUGH THE AGES

Genius & Design

NEW ART

Fine Arts
Craftmanship FORMS
CONTEMPORARY PERIOD
Techniques

ROMANTIC PERIOD
Skills

MODERN PERIOD
RENAISSANCE PERIOD
CHRISTIAN PERIOD
ROMAN PERIOD
GREAK PERIOD
CONTEMPORARY ARTS
- CONTEMPORARY ART is the art that springs out
of the present-day events and passion of the
society.
- It is the newest form of art, amusing people
from the late 1960s or early around 1970s up to
this very minute.
- This art functions in a global society that is
culturally diverse and technology oriented.
- It has become a collaborative process and the
audience plays an active role in reacting and
constructing meaning about the work of art.
WHY STUDY CONTEMPORARY ARTS?
- Contemporary art is essential to you not only
because it belongs to your time but it also serves a
form of expression of the people's present feelings
and longings.
- Contemporary works of art are the means
through which the artists of today communicate
their sentiments.
 CONTEMPORARY ARTS IN THE

National Identity
PHILIPPINES
SOCIAL

Secular Forms of Arts

Orientalizing
Faith & Cathecism
REALISM
Geometric Design

CONTEMPORARY ERA
MODERN ERA
Integral to life

JAPANESE ERA

AMERICAN ERA
SPANISH ERA
ISLAMIC ART

ETHNIC ART
TRADITIONAL VS CONTEMPORARY

TRADITIONAL CONTEMPORARY
• Art repsentations • revolve around the artist
and his/her feelings
• culture-bound
• focus on the message to
• mostly focuses in his/her audience
realistic figurese • diverse array of materials,
media,style not bounded by
any rule or standard o
 AN OVERVIEW OF THE CONTEMPORARY ARTS IN
THE DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THE PHILIPPINES
Y'Ami Island in Batanes

Balabac, Palawan
Caraga, Davao Oriental

Sitangkai in Tawi-Tawi