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DIFFERENT CONTEMPORARY ART TECHNIQUES AND PERFORMANCE PRACTICES

Local Materials used as Applied to Contemporary Art
OBJECTIVES
At the end of this module, the learners should be able to:
1. Research on various techniques and performance practices applied to contemporary arts.
2. Identify local materials used in creating art.
3. Critique available materials and appropriate techniques.
4. Justify the use of materials and the application of techniques.

ACTIVITY
Write your answer on a clean sheet of paper.
4 PICS 1 WORD
 Guess what is described by the pictures below.
 The number of boxes at the bottom will represent the number of letters of the answer and this will serve
as your clue in getting the right answer. (2pts.
each)

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LESSONS
Filipinos are proven to be one of the most creative and colorful people in the world. The types of arts that
are produced in different regions. Each regions has its unique specialties or product to take pride.

Local materials to Contemporary Arts

Philippines is very rich in natural resources. We can maximize the use of natural resources even in creating arts. Arts
express the artistic feelings towards any aspect of life.
Contemporary artists found used bottles, hay, rice stalks, plastic straw and other recyclable materials useful in
creating artworks. A real artists sees the beauty of art even the peeling of garlic and corn.
They create artworks from wood, wire, thread, rattan, metal and leaves.

Local Materials in the Philippines Product

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 Abaca belongs to Banana family. Its fiber has a natural
luster with colors ranging from pure white to ivory and
dark brown.
Bakbak is the outermost covering or leaf sheath of the
abaca stalk. It is a flat thick durable sheath as twine or
braided. The strong brown fiber used to make furniture.
Bamboo is used as a raw material in creating may
products. It is used in construction, textile, musical
instruments, weapons, and many more.
Buntal is a cylindrically shaped fibers. The supple ivory
white strands are quite durable, pliable and have good
dyeing qualities.
Buri is extracted from the matured leaves of the buri
palm. The fiber is durable and resistant to moisture.
Coir is the fibrous material surrounding the fruit of the
coconut tree.
Nito is a plant belonging to the fern family that grows
abundantly in the hinterlands of Mindanao.
Pandan is a tropical plant. It is processed and
transformed into splints that are being used as raw
materials
Raffia is a fiber extracted from unopened buri leaf in 3
stages. It loom woven into fabrics or used as wall
coverings, upholstery material, folding doors and
window hangings
Rattan belongs to the palm family. There are different
types of rattan palms, such as high or low climbers,
single stemmed or clustered rattan species.
Tikiw is a large, erect, and aquatic or marshy herb
plant. It is found in central Luzon to Mindanao. It
abounds in fresh water swaps, and in newly opened rice
land at low altitudes.
Tikog belongs to sea grasses. It is a native reed plant
used as a raw material for mat weaving.
Slippers, ropes, twine, hammock, frame, display jar,
jars, Chelsea chair
Mat, bangkuay bin, boxes, bin display, jar, Cecilia dining
table, and arm chair
Kubing, bungkaka, tongatong, angklung, pateteg,
gabbang
Bags, shoes, desk accessories like pen holder, picture
frames, file trays, wallets, place mats, braide,
lampshades, window binds
Hats, bags, baskets, memorabilia, boxes, perfume tray,
and other woven products
Indoor or outdoor fiver carpets, wall covering, doormat,
trellises and geo textiles
Bags, bread tray, lampshade and decorative jar
Baskets, hats, picture frames and bags
Hats, placemats, folder, shoes, slippers, boxes, portfolio
and ladies bags, boxes and document boxes
Baskets, picture frames, furniture and other novelty
items, Zola lounge chair, Valencia queen size bed, rest
divan.
Baskets, hampers with lids, bags, rugs, carpets,
placemats, jar, and other decorative items.
Bags, decorative mats, hampers, newspaper racks, table
mat, waste bin, tower candle holder, wall décor

Techniques
 Mixed media is a 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 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 and with minimal or no
predetermined dramatic activity. Most or all of what is performed is created at moment it is performed. In its purest
form, the dialogue, action, story, and characters are created collaboratively by the player as the improvisation
unfolds in present time, without use of an already prepared, written script.
An important goal of improvisation is to enable the individual to develop spontaneity which is necessary in creating
the illusion of reality.

Forms of Improvisation
1. Shortform- short scenes constructed from predetermined game.
2. Longform- scenes related by story or character.
Creative Drama

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It is an improvisational, non- exhibition, process centered form of drama in which participants are guided by leader
to imagine, enact, and reflect upon human experiences.
This process allows students to actively explore a subject or question through imaginative play that is facilitated by
leader and may involve a variety of improvisational activities.
These activities are not scripted or memorized, and they allow students to synthesize various educational concepts
into a personally meaningful form.

SYNTHESIS
Copy and answer the following questions in a clean sheet of paper.
1. It is said that Philippines is rich in natural resources. What do you think is the relevance of using local
materials rather than using imported material in contemporary arts?

2. If you were a contemporary artist, what contemporary art technique do you prefer? Mixed Media or New
Media? Explain your answer.

3. As a student, how can you promote your region’s contemporary art with the use of local materials?

ENRICHMENT
Search for various art forms in Calabarzon region. Identify the local materials, techniques and performance artists’
used in making their art forms.
Use the table to present your work.

Local Materials
Art forms Artists used/techniques/performance
practices

REFERENCES

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 Datuin,Paulino,Ramirez,Marcelino (2016). Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions
 https://prezi.com/gvy-wf6xzk0k/contemporary-art-techniques-and-performance-practices/
 Https://www.academia.edu/37134475/
c._different_contemporary_art_techniques_and_performance_practices

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