ART APPRECIATION

MEDIUM AND

TECHNIQUE IN THE ARTS

Prepared by: Ms. Ellah Marie V. Ballo, LPT., MAEd.

refers to the materials which

are used by an artist to create

works of art to interpret his

feelings or thoughts
It is the manner in which the

artist controls the medium to

achieve the desired effect.

denotes the means by which

an artist communicates his

idea.
the plural form of it is media.

it is very essential in the arts.

the artist thinks, feels, and

gives shape to his vision in

terms of it.
when an artist chooses it, he

believes he can best express

the idea he wants to convey.

It has something to do with

the way he manipulates his

medium to express his iedeas

in the artwork.
As the artist chooses it for a

given work, it has an

important bearing on how the

work is going to look.

Medium
Technique
 Media Used in Painting,

Sculpture and Architecture

In PAINTING, media refers to both the type of paint used and the

base or ground to which it is applied.

A paint's medium to make paint and control consistency. refers to
what carries a paint's pigments, and is also called a "VEHICLE" or

a "BASE."
A painter can mix a medium with solvents, pigments, and other

substances in order.
Examples of common paint media:
acrylic paint, encaustic, fresco, gouache, magna paint, oil paint,

pastel, tempera and watercolor.

 Media Used in Painting, Sculpture

and Architecture
In SCULPTURE, sculptors use a variety of materials to create their art.
Hard Materials Sound Light
Statues, kinetic sculptures, and
Some experimental artists create sound
They use a various form of light or

environmental sculpture sculptures, meaning the three-

lighting to create an aesthetic effect.
dimensional structures also produce

Use concrete, bronze, clay, stone,

sounds. The medium of light may use fractal

marble, granite, limestone,

This art may also be known as a sound
manipulations or gaseous forms of light

alabaster, sandstone, schist,

installation because the sculptures are
(electricity) to produce an image. Some

soapstone, wood, glass, stainless

regularly installed in art galleries. Some
light sculptures produce light due to

steel, aluminum, antimony, chrome,

famous artists who are known for their
the hard materials in a sculpture while

copper, gold, iron, lead, nichrome,

sound sculptures are Alexander Calder,
others are nothing but light. The most

nickel, palladium, platinum, silver,

Hugh Davies, and Nigel Helyer. famous light sculptors are Olafur

tin, titanium, zinc, diamond, jade,

Eliasson and Dan Flavin (the creator of

ivory and ceramics Sound sculptures differ from musical

light sculptures made via flourescent

instruments in that they are not

lights)
manipulated by a human player to

Some alternative mediums are ice,

make a sound; they simply make a

sand, plastic and found objects. sound on their own due to their design.
In ARCHITECTURE, an architect uses building
materials as its media in the construction of buildings

and other physical structures.

Many naturally occurring substances, such as clay,

rocks, sand, and wood, even twigs, and leaves, have

been used to construct buildings.

Many man-made products are in use, some more and

some less synthetic. Examples are glass, steel, and

concrete cement. They provide the make-up of

habitats and structures including homes.

Activity Time!!!

To be submitted on 12 noon of

March 24, 2023

Thank you
for listening!