CONTEMPORARY ARTS FROM THE
REGIONS
WHAT IS ART?
ARISTOTLE
- claimed in his poetics that
humans have instincts for
imitation and harmony.
- He described instincts as
“lying deep in our nature”.
- He argued that human beings
are “most imitative of living
creatures” , and by imitation,
humans learn and experience
pleasure.
ART – is an imitative of life and the world
rendered beautifully, which gives
pleasure.
- Human activity that translates
life and the world into
something aesthetically.
Painting is an attempt to imitate a river
and its surroundings, thus becoming its
subject.
The way the colors are chosen and
blended into the canvas accounts for
the medium of the painting.
Subject & Medium
- 2 important elements of art
that help in experiencing life,
the world, and its beauty.
- Dictate the authenticity of
works produces by Filipino
artists.
Medium
- Type of Art ( sketch, painting
sculpture)
- Type of Artistic Material
PHILIPPINE ART AS FILIPINO
“Filipino-ness” art produced by Filipinos,
is affected by the colonial history and
migrant reality and because of that,
there is a doubt of authenticity.
Leo Banesa – “ The idea was that the
depiction of scenes of everyday life and
the surroundings without idealizing them
was closest in spirit to the Filipino soul
and native soil.”
“closest in spirit to the Filipino soul and
native soil.” – works shows the Filipino
way of living.
“without idealizing them” – the artwork
should not be presented as perfect.
Fernando Amorsolo
- His works are considered as
the “most expensive of the
ethos of the race and
predominantly agricultural
side”.
- Most of his works depict life in
the fields.
- His artworks are
“representatives of the
Filipino”.
PRINCIPLES OF ART
J. Paul Getty Museum defines
contemporary arts as “art made and
produced by artists living today.
Contemporary art today is not restricted
to the individual experience of
changing times but is reflective of the
world we live in.
1. Appropriation
- to properly adopt, borrow, or
recycle the existing form of
art.
- Contemporary artists revive
interest to existing forms of
arts.
2. Performance
- The interpretation of various
activities such as daily routines
and rituals.
- According to Walker Art
Center, performance of
contemporary artist has
evolved to “ emphasize
spontaneous, unpredictable
elements of chance,”.
3. Space
- The distances or areas
around, between, and within
components of a piece.
- Ex: flash mob, sculpture,
installations in mall and parks
4. Hybridity
- Mixing uncommon materials
to produce an artwork.
5. Technology
- Creation and dissemination of
works of art. Used various
platforms as a way
propagating art.