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--- ELEMENTS OF VISUALS ARTS ---  ANALOGOUS

ELEMENTS OF VISUALS ARTS - Entails the use of
 LINE three or four
 Refers to a prolongation of a point, or mark on a adjacent colors in
surface. the wheel.
 It is also used to suggest dimensions, and to guide  COMPLEMENTARY
visual movements. - Involves use of a
 SOLID LINES color and its
- Used in order to define form. complement, meaning
 BROKEN LINES the color located
- Typically used to suggest hidden forms. opposite of the first
 FIVE (5) TYPES OF LINES color.
 VERTICAL LINES  SPLIT-COMPLEMENTARY
- Top to bottom - A close relative to the
 HORIZONTAL LINES complementary color
- Left to right/right to left scheme.
 DIAGONAL LINES - It uses the two colors
- Slanted adjacent to the
 ZIGZAG LINES complement.
- Diagonal line that  TRIADIC
connected to each other - Uses three colors
 CURVE LINES that are equal
- Vent distance with each
- Smooth other.
 VARIATION OF LINES  TETRADIC
 LENGTH – end to end - Also known as
 WIDTH – extend of line “Double
 TEXTURE – appearance and consistency of an art complementary” color
 STYLE – sharp and smooth scheme.
 SHAPE AND FORM - This uses two pairs of
 Refers to an area with boundaries identified or drawn complementary colors.
using lines.  VALUE
EXAMPLE:  This element refers to the
 2D lightness and darkness of an area.
 3D  This element is evident in creating shadows for a two-
 TWO (2) KINDS OF SHAPES dimensional objects to give an illusion of depth.
 ORGANIC SHAPES  TEXTURE
- Based on natural or living forms  Refers to the feel or appearance of a surface.
- It can be irregular or rounded.  CLASSIFICATION OF TEXTURE
 GEOMETRIC SHAPES  ACTUAL TEXTURE
- Based on measured forms. - Can be felt tangibly based on the material that
- 2D, 3D is used for the artwork.
 COLOR  IMPLIED TEXTURE
 Refers to the visual perception that allows a person to - Can be exhibited, for instance, in a painting of
differentiate objects due to the way various fur of an animal.
wavelengths of light are reflected.  SPACE
 PROPERTIES OF COLOR  Refers to the area that occupied by an object or
 HUE subject.
- Refers to the basic or pure color, and is  TWO (2) TYPES OF PERSPECTIVE
represented in the color wheel.  ATMOSPHERIC PERSPECTIVE
 VALUE - Utilizes the properties of light and air in
- Refers to the lightness and darkness of the depicting the illusion of distance.
color.  LINEAR PERSPECTIVE
 SATURATION - Which involves the use of vanishing points
- Refers to the brightness and dullness of color and receding hidden lines.
or the strength of color.  TIME AND MOTION
- Refers to as purity of the color.  Movement in the visual arts can either be an illusion or
COLOR WHEEL an actual motion.
 An illusion of movement is more common in two-
dimensional artworks.
 ACTUAL MOTION
- Easily seen in kinetic sculpture that moves
with the wind or vibrating with the
surrounding.

EXAMPLE:
 Illusion
 COLOR SCHEME  Actual Motion
 MONOCHROMATIC
- Involves using the same hue but with different --- CHARACTERISTICS OF
gradients of value. CONTEMPORARY ARTS ---

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CHARACTERISTICS OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS  Uses lines or images repeatedly to create an optical

 Contemporary art is not confined to the museum. illusion.
 Practice of selling different artworks.  PERFORMANCE ART
 Different medium can be used.  Combines a variety of media and the human body
 Originality to execute an artistic theatrical expression
 CONTEMPORARY performed before a live audience.
 Happening or beginning now or in recent times.  ENVIRONMENTAL ART
 Belonging to or occurring in the present.  Involves the artistic creation or manipulation of
 ARTS space such as landscape or architectural design
 The expression or application of human creative skill that may be enclose its audience.
and imagination.  FEMINIST ART
 CONTEMPORARY ARTS  Emerged from the concerns of female artist
 There are over 100 art styles and movements under it. expressed through art.
 They employ collaborative and interactive practices to  They tackle issues of identity, sexuality, gender
gain popularity. roles, equality, and the ways in which female is
SPOLIARIUM treated in society, among others.
 By Juan Luna [kapatid ni Antonio Luna]  MINIMALISM
 Exposicion Nacional de Bellas Artes [1884]  Has stripped down, prefabricated look, free of
- Madrid, Spain details, and often with flat surface, but expresses a
MIMESIS specific content or statement.
 Basic theoretical principle in the creation of art. EXAMPLE:
 Greek term which means “imitation”  Electric wire emerging from the wall that is coil
to form a particular shape.
 WESTERN CONTEMPORARY ARTIST  VIDEO ART
 JACKSON POLLOCK  Consist of images that are recorded through a video
 American painter and major figure in the abstract and viewed through television, computer, or
expressionist movement. projection screen.
 MARCEL DUCHAMP  GRAFFITI ART
 French-American painter, sculptor, chess player,  A drawing, inscription, or sketch done hastily on a
and writer. wall or other surface made to be seen by the
 ANDY WARHOL public.
 American artist, director and producer who was a  POSTMODERN ART
leading figure in the visual art movement called  Carries modern styles to extreme practices, often
“POP ART” expressing an idea through a mix of materials such
 FILIPINO CONTEMPORARY ARTIST a found objects welded together.
 VICTORIO C. EDADES  BODY ART
 Filipino painter.  An art form that uses the body as the medium or
 He led the revolutionary thirteen moderns, who main material.
engaged their classical compatriots over the  It can be painted or clothed and performances in
nature and function of arts. public.
 Named as “National Artist For Painter” in 1976. EXAMPLE:
 CARLOS “BOTONG” FRANCISCO  Tattoo
 Carlos Modesto Villaluz Francisco  Piercing
 Muralist in Angono Rizal  DIGITAL ART
 Abstract  Is done with the aid of computer to create an image
 “National Artist For Visual Art” or design composed of bits and bytes.
 CESAR LEGASPI  The image can be printed on paper, tarpaulin, or
 “Filipino National Artist in Painting” other medium.
 He is also an art director prior to going full-time in
his visual art practice in 1960’s. --- MATERIALS USED IN CONTEMPORARY ART ---
 Cubism  Contemporary artist salvage materials that can be
recycled and made into creative forms.
--- SUBJECT MATTER AND STYLE IN  CHIME HALO
CONTEMPORARY ART ---  Hanging bamboo chimes that create sound when
MOVEMENTS AND STYLES THAT DOMINATED blown by the wind.
CONTEMPORARY ART THROUGH THE DECADES SINCE THE  Cavite
1950’s  By Impy Pilapil
 ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM
 An art style in which the artist applies paint.
 Expresses emotions and feelings in a spontaneous
way.
 This figure may be heavy lines and color without
solid mass.

 KINETIC ART
 A sculpture that may be moved by the wind or  PROJECT BELONGING
powered by a machine or electricity.  They gathered used objects, clothes, personal
 OP ART accessories, and many other things and
compressed them into cube shapes.

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 Moving abroad, the couple artists collected
hundreds of rubber slippers used by inmates in
Singapore’s Changi prison and made them these
in artworks by compressing them into cubes that
stand on metal support.
 Los Banos, Laguna
 Couple Artists Alfredo and Isabel Aquilizan
 PAPER
 Make in solid forms as well as transparent
artworks using paper.
 Cebu
 By Mona Alcudia
 OUTDOOR SCULPTURE
 Welded brass mounted on concrete is used a lot.
 INDOOR SCULPTURE
 Wood and glass or found objects are combined
and may be covered with resin.
 PAINTINGS
 Is no longer confined to canvas hung on the wall.
 They can also be found on ceilings and floors.
 PAINT is also used for body art.
 ARCHITECTURE
 There is extended use of glass and steel.
 PERFORMANCE ART
 Artists use a variety of props.
--- SKILLS, TECHNIQUES, AND PRODUCTION IN
CONTEMPORARY ART ---
DIFFERENT TYPES OF TECHNIQUES
 COLLAGE
 Made by adhering flat elements to a flat surface
to create a thick layer that is almost like a relief
sculpture.
 DECALCOMANIA
 The process of applying gouache to paper or glass
then transferring a reversal of that image onto
canvas or other flat materials.
 DECOUPAGE
 Done by gluing decorative paper cutouts onto an
object and then coating these with one or more
coats of transparent coating or varnish.
 FROTTAGE
 The technique of ribbing crayon on a piece of
paper which has been placed over an object or an
image.
 MONTAGE
 Used for photography or film where a pictorial
image is juxtaposed or placed overlapping to
make another picture or design.
 TRAPUNTO
 Painting is a technique used by Pacita Abad
where her canvases are the things that she picks
up from her travels and journeys.
 DIGITAL APPLICATIONS
 Art viewing is another technique.
 In art production, an artist can work alone or interact
with fellow artists.
 Interactive and collaborative works.
 Visual and performance artists combine their talent
and skills for public performances.
--- DESCRIPTION APPLIED TO CONTEMPORARY ART ---
THREE (3) ELEMENTS THAT CONSTITUTE DESCRIPTION OF
CONTEMPORARY ART
 SUBJECT MATTER
 Is what you see that is depicted in the artwork.
 It may be human form where the figures are
engaged in an activity.
 It may also be a figure made from found objects
put together.
 How is the main figure placed within the artistic
frame?
 How do other figures in the artwork relate to the
main figure?
 What are the materials or objects by the artist?
 MATERIALS
 Is what the artwork is made of.
 It can be also combination of objects used in the
artwork.
 Do these materials bring out the intended effect of
the artist?
 If the artists chose other materials, do you think the
same effect will be achieved? Why and how?
 What are the dominant elements in the artwork?
 ART ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES
 Refer to the physical qualities of the images.
 The artist uses color, lines, spaces and other
elements to make visual images.
 How are these used in the artwork?
 How are line, shape, and volume used within the
artistic frame?
 How is the texture, movement, or space used within
the artwork?
 What are the unifying features of the artistic
composition?
 How does the art form appeal to the visual sense?
--- ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION IN
CONTEMPORARY ART ---
 AESTHETICS
 The branch of philosophy that deals with the
nature, beauty and value of art objects and
experiences.
 AESTHETICS JUDGEMENT
 Should be neither personal nor relative.
 ART ANALYSIS
 Start with a description of an artwork.
 ANALYSIS
 Requires an understanding of the content by
separating the parts of the subject matter.
 THE VARIOUS ELEMENTS THAT CONSTITURE
ANALYSIS ARE:
 Determination of subject matter though naming
events or issues associated with the artwork.
 Discussion of how the qualities of the artwork
contribute to its appearance, image or function.
 Description of the effect of the
materials/medium used.
 Reaction to the artwork.
 ART INTERPRETATION
 Employed by the viewer after describing and
analyzing an artwork.
 Focus is on the expressive qualities, the meaning,
theme, mood or idea communicated by the
artist.
 THE VARIOUS ELEMENTS THAT CONSTITUTE
INTERPRETATION ARE:
 Identifying the main idea and the overall
meaning of the artwork.
 Making an interpretative statement.
 Citing the evidence inside or outside the artwork
that supports your interpretation.
 After you analyzing and interpreting contemporary
artwork, you can now make a judgement.
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