SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE
ARTS FROM THE REGIONS

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET - 3

Quarter 1 – Week 4 (Second Semester)
Introduction
Contemporary art differs from modern and traditional art; thus, it is relevant to
ask if different methods should be used for teaching.
For example, which should be the guiding methodological principles? Which
methods are effective and coherent for teaching and learning different practices of
contemporary art?
In your previous lessons, you have already learned about materials and
techniques integrated in different contemporary art forms and made careful judgements
on their applications.
This module will provide you with information and activities that will give you a
better view on how materials and techniques are incorporated in Philippine
contemporary art form.
After going through this module, you are expected to:
1. Explicate the use of materials and the application of techniques
(CAR11/12TPP-0c-e-13)

Review
Activity 1: My Origin
Directions: Below are pictures of different contemporary arts created within the
locality. Identify what raw materials were used in making them. Choose your
answer from the box then write it on the blank provided for.

____________1. ___________2. _________3

____________4. ___________5.

Activity 2: Define Me!

Directions: Supply the diagram below with the meaning that you know about the word
in the center. Write your answer on the empty circles.

a. ____

Technique

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Discussion
Material is what the artwork is made of. It can also be a combination of objects
used in art.

These days, contemporary artists do not rely solely to raw materials, rather they
have improved their skills by experimenting on the materials they use with the help of
technology and shared knowledge from other countries

Some artists utilize materials that they can still use and
transform it to another creative artwork. It is already common
today to see more than one material being combined to form a
new one. An example is metal and wood used to make music.
There are some who use items that are abundant everywhere
like plastic cover for food, paper for sculpture, mirror or yarn.
Some may use their personal things like clothes or accessories.

In outdoor sculpture, there is a lot of use of

brass welded together and mounted on concrete.
Wood and glass combination are used for indoor
sculpture. Found objects are combined and are
covered with resin.

Painting has also changed over time. We used to see canvass hung on the wall before but
with the creativity of artists, painting can also already be found on ceilings and floors.
Some are

done outdoors. Many local artists lead the community or students in painting murals on
walls to make a more pleasant environment and raise consciousness towards
environmental protection.

In architecture, there is an intensive use of glass and steel. Color combination is either
complimentary or strong contrasting, such as orange and blue, red and white.

These changes are also evident in other

forms of arts such as drama, and literature.

Technology has also redefined arts in many ways.

Because of the usefulness of new materials to art-
making, artists have to advanced their skills and
learn the use of computer programs and its
applications.

The availability and variety of materials and

possibilities offered by technology expand the
choices of artist. This is essential to the
development of contemporary art.

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 Local Materials in the Country

Materials Products
Abaca belongs to Banana family. Its fiber has a slippers, ropes, twine,
natural luster with colors ranging from pure white to hammock, frame, display jar,
ivory and dark brown. jars, Chelsea chair
Bakbak is the outermost covering or leaf sheath of mat, bangkuay bin, boxes,
the abaca stalk. It is a flat thick durable sheath as bin, display, jar, Cecilia
twine or braided. The strong brown fiber used to dining table, and arm
make furniture. chair
Coir is the fibrous material surrounding the fruit of indoor or outdoor fiber
the coconut tree. carpets, wall covering,
doormat, trellises, and geo
textiles
Pandan is a tropical plant. It is processed and baskets, hats, picture frames
transformed into splints that are being used as raw and bags
material.
Rattan belongs to the palm family. There are baskets, picture frames,
different types of rattan palms, such as high or low furniture and other
climbers, single stemmed or clustered rattan novelty items, Zoya lounge
species. chair, Valencia queen size
bed
Bamboo is used a raw material in creating many kubing, bungkaka,
products. It is used in construction, textile, musical tongatong, angklung, pateteg,
instruments, weapons, and many more gabbang,
bags, shoes,desk
accessories like pen
Buntal is a cylindrically shaped fiber. The supple
holder, picture frames, file
ivory white strands are quite durable, pliable, and
trays, wallets, place mats,
have good dyeing qualities.
braide, lampshades, window
blinds

Now, study the pictures below and analyze how raw materials were applied and
transformed to produce contemporary art works.

Figure 1: “Sabel” by Ben Cabreera

What is seen in the painting is a portrayal of a woman that
is wrapped in a fabric-like material that is almost abstract.
Using oil and acrylic paint with the combination of grays,
which is often seen as color of detachment and humility.
Accented by yellows, blues and orange that indicate the
wild assortment of emotions felt by the subject. The
background is a scarlet red that conveys violence and
brutality.

The material that wraps Sabel is contoured by rough and

sharp organic curves with intense brush strokes

Figure 2 “Cloud Canyons No.3” by David Medalla

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This work is a kinetic sculpture consisting of wooden
boxes arranged in a circle on the floor with a tall
plastic tube placed at the center. At the bottom is a
Techniques

Figure 3 “Chime Halo” by Imply Pilapil

A giant wind chime made up of bamboo stalks. The pliant

material takes on forms derived from nature like the
complex mangrove root structre, forests and man-made
mazes.A maze of hanging bamboo sections changes
perception- people lose themselves in the maze while
enveloped by the sound of bamboo tubes chiming with the
wind.
Techniques

Mixed media is a term term used to describe artworks composed from a combination of
different media or materials. A work on canvas that combines paint, ink, and collage
could properly be called a "mixed media" work.

New Media used to describe artworks composed from a combination of different media or
materials. A work on canvas that combines paint, ink, and collage could properly be
called a "mixed media" work.

New media art is a 21st Century catchall term used to define all that is related to the
internet and the interplay between technology, images and sound.

Improvisation in theater is the playing of dramatic scenes without written dialogue &
with minimal or no predetermined dramatic activity.

Collage is a technique of art creation, primarily used in the visual arts, but in music too,
by which art results from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a term lifted
from the French word for 'unstick', it is most commonly applied to artworks where an
original image is cut, torn, or removed from its original content.

Land art or earth art is art that is made directly in the landscape, sculpting the land
itself into earthworks or making structures in the landscape using natural materials
such as rocks or twigs.

Printmaking is an artistic process based on the principle of transferring images from a

matrix onto another surface, most often paper or fabric.

Traditional printmaking techniques include woodcut, etching, engraving, and

lithography, while modern artists have expanded available techniques to include
screenprinting

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Explore
Enrichment Activity 1: Exploring your place!
Directions: Identify the most abundant raw material in your town and how it is used.
Write it in the box below MATERIALS. On the other side, tell what would be the product
and justify the technique applied

Materials Products

Deepen
At this point, design a contemporary art and justify the materials and techniques
to be applied.

What you need

Pencil, coloring materials
What you have to do
1. Select any materials on the box.
2. Carefully think of a contemporary artwork that will be made of the items you have
chosen
3. Make a sketch/ drawing of the art work you have in mind on a piece of paper.
Then, answer the questions that follow.

Stones acrylic paint bamboo clay

Canvass coconut shell plastic wood

Questions:
1. What materials did you choose? Give your reason/s.
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
2. What contemporary product did you plan to create? Why?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
3. Explain how each of the local materials will be used in your artwork and what will
be the meaning for each.
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
4. Which technique will you apply to achieve the desired outcome of your plan?
Justify your answer.
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

Rubrics for Scoring

Criteria Excellent Good Poor
(5) (3) (1)
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 Relevance The content of the The content of the The content of the
of output is very relevant output is output is not
Content to the topic. somewhat relevant to the relevant to the
topic. topic.
Originalit The output is unique. The output has signs of The output is
y No signs of plagiarize copied concept from plagiarized from
concept from other other output. the internet or from
output. others output.
Creativity Shows excellent sense Shows good sense of art Shows somewhat
of art and creativity. and creativity. sense of art and
The output shows The output shows creativity.
clear somewhat representation The output shows
representation of their of their effort. little
effort.
representation of
their effort.
Neatness The output shows The output is organized The output is
organization of input and somewhat neat. Has disorganized and
and very neat. No sorts of erasures. very dirty. Has too
signs of dirtiness. many erasures.
Total 20/20
points

Assessment
Directions: Analyze the questions below then choose your answer by encircling the letter
of your choice

Question:
1. Which of the following greatly contributes to the changes in the use of
materials and application of techniques in contemporary art?
A. Climate B. Preference of Society C. Technology

2. What do Philippine artists do to turn raw materials into contemporary art? A.

by going abroad and bringing home foreigners arts
B. by browsing the internet on the origin of the material and how it is used
C. by combining more than one material and experiments on combinations
through techniques

3. What technique is needed if you want to transform your plain small garden
into a contemporary creation?
A. Collage B. Landscape C. Mixed Media Art

4. Why did BenCab use different colors in his artwork “Sabel”? A. to portray the
different emotions of the subject
B. to make the art more colorful and appealing to teenagers
C. to show that his contemporary paintings have also adhered to changes in
arts

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 5. In what way do local contemporary artists promote the resources from their
region?
A. by passing through words of mouth about the benefits of those resources
B. by transforming available resources into artistic products
C. by selling the raw materials to foreigners

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