CONTEXT OF ART BY: GROUP 2 JUNE SHAIEN ANYAYAHAN NAIRYNE BUNYI KLEIN DE GUZMAN JEAN MENDOZA Colorful Abstract Painting Art Completion Certificate Page 1 of 26« Art has the ability to stand on its own with little need for description or explanation. It can have a profound impact on the viewer, who interacts with the artwork in the context of his or her own experiences. But while art has this ability, how much more powerful is it when you understand the story behind the piece? Colorful Abstract Painting Art Completion Certificate Page 2 of 26Colorful Abstract Painting Art Completion Certificate Page 3 of 26CONTEXT « Context’ in your drawings and artwork provide visual links that helps us to fully understand what your art is about. A drawing or painting may be beautiful without us knowing its context. « What comes first — making art or understanding context? ¢ Set of background information that enables us to formulate meaning about works of art. Colorful Abstract Painting Art Completion Certificate Page 4 of 26CONTEXT « Context consists of all of the things about the artwork that might have influenced the artwork or the maker (artist). « These would include when the work was made; where it was made (both culturally and geographically); why it was made; and possibly some other details or information. Colorful Abstract Painting Art Completion Certificate Page 5 of 26hy does context matter for the meaning of art? Does all artworks have a meaning? Does art need to be explained? Colorful Abstract Painting Art Completion Certificate Page 6 of 26DIFFERENT CONTEXTS OF ART . Artist's Background . Nature . Society, Politics and Economy, and History a b c. Everyday Life d e. Mode of Reception Colorful Abstract Painting Art Completion Certificate Page 7 of 26ARTIST'S BACKGROUND « The artist's age, gender, culture, economic conditions, social environment, and disposition affect art production. «The mode of production which encompasses the kind of materials accessible to the artist. «The conditions surrounding labor, also hope the work produced by the artist. Colorful Abstract Painting Art Completion Certificate Page 8 of 26Colorful Abstract Painting Art Completion Certificate This work shows a woman crying as she cuts up onions. Why is she crying? There must be something in the social environment that makes her an alter ego of the artist herself cry. The artist's interest lies in recreating the reality of women as they suffer from customs and systems in a male dominated society. Page 9 of 26Colorful Abstract Painting Art Completion Certificate JULIE LLUCH FROM ILIGAN CITY, EMPHASIZE HER FEMALE IDENTITY AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCES IN MANY OF HER TERRACOTTA WORKS. IN “CUTTING ONIONS ALWAYS MAKES ME CRY”, 1988, HER SELF-PORTRAIT PRESENTS COOKING--- A ROLE ASSOCIATED WITH WOMEN IN THE HOME--- AS OPPRESIVE AND UNPLEASANT. Page 10 of 26NATURE +Nature can be seen as a_ source of inspiration. + A wellspring of materials for art production. «The T'nalak for example uses abaca fibers stipped from the trunk of banana tree, and colored with red and black dyer naturally extracted from roots and leaves of plants. «While nature is regarded as a provider and as a source of inspiration, it is also seen as a force that one has to contend with. Colorful Abstract Painting Art Completion Certificate Page 11 of 26Colorful Abstract Painting Art Completion Certificate Page 12 of 26The Scream is a popular moniker for the masterpiece by the Expressionist artist from Norway, Edvard Munch, which was produced in 1893. The painting’s agonized expression soon became one of the most famous images in art, symbolizing the human condition’s anguish. Munch recounted being out for a stroll at dusk when the dying sun’s rays suddenly colored the clouds “a blood crimson.” He experienced what he described as an “eternal scream flowing across nature.” Scholars have traced the location to a fjord overlooking Oslo, and have proposed many explanations for the unusually orange sky, ranging from volcanic eruptions to Munch’s psychological response to his sister’s admission to a neighboring insane institution. Colorful Abstract Painting Art Completion Certificate Page 13 of 26T'nalak is a traditional cloth found in Mindanao island made by a group of people in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato called T'bolis, Tboli people. Colorful Abstract Painting Art Completion Certificate Page 14 of 26Fango,cogon and the traditional house. The traditional lvatan houses in Batanes are built using stones and fango for its walls, a kind of mortar formed by combining cogon and mud bits. Colorful Abstract Painting Art Completion Certificate Page 15 of 26EVERYDAY LIFE + Philippine traditional art has always been integral part of daily life. - It's significance lies not only in it's aesthetic appearance, but also in it's functionality . - Also in it's value to the community that produced it. ¢ Traditional form may also be used in daily private situations. Colorful Abstract Painting Art Completion Certificate Page 16 of 26The work of Cavite-based artist Lirio Salvador fuses easily accesible objects like machine discard, bicycle parts, and kitchen implements to form an assemblage. Colorful Abstract Painting Art Completion Certificate Page 17 of 26MM YU (photographer) captured interesting patterns and forms often overlooked in the city. Colorful Abstract Painting Art Completion Certificate Page 18 of 26SOCIETY, POLITICS AND ECONOMY, AND HISTORY «Although art is a form of expression, we discern that throughout it's history, the works are not always created out of the artist's full volition. «Changes in society, politics and economy affects artist, the work that they do, and the structures that support their production. * Technological innovations engender shifts in artistic production Colorful Abstract Painting Art Completion Certificate Page 19 of 26The painting of National Artist Benedicto Cabrera titled Brown Brother's Burden, ca. 1970 approximates the look of an old photographs which represents an aspect of colonial history from the gaze of the colonized. Colorful Abstract Painting Art Completion Certificate Page 20 of 26"Noli Me Tangere” is translated "Touch Me Not" or "The Social Cancer," while "El Filibusterismo" is translated "The Reign of Greed." Both novels were about politically and historically driven fictional Philippines during the Spanish colonial period inspired by the writer's living conditions, views, beliefs, and ideologies under the Spanish rule. Colorful Abstract Painting Art Completion Certificate Page 21 of 26MODE OF RECEPTION « Aside from considering our personal identity as a perceiver of an art as well as the context, it is also important to note when, where, and how art is encountered. «Most often, art is encountered via museum. «Reception is vey much affected by our level of exposure to the art forms may be unfamiliar or shocking images. Colorful Abstract Painting Art Completion Certificate Page 22 of 26When two teenagers at a San Francisco art museum decided to put a pair of “MUSEUM's glasses on the floor as a prank, visitors an thought it was a piece of modern art, ier fiesinlits admired it, pondered its meaning, ability to and took pictures. construct very much affected by our level of exposure to art forms...” P| a avi knowledge for | i Wy me us..." a 4 “RECEPTION is > = oa Colorful Abstract Painting Art Completion Certificate Page 23 of 26Gaston Damag's striking appropriation of bulul if makes us rethink how culutural representations 1 and methods shape our ir TH consciousness. Colorful Abstract Painting Art Completion Certificate Page 24 of 26SUMMARY There are varied contexts or conditions that affect the way art is produced, received and exchanged. The artist's personal contexts like age, gender, and cultural background may strongly influence the form and content of their works. Larger milieus such as nature and the social environment shape the artist's disposition and access to resources. Lastly, the mode of reception is an important context which considers the moment by which we encountered the artwork and how we might respond or engage with it in relation to our a. oye and that of the wider a Colorful Abstract Painting Art Completion Certificate Page 25 of 26THANK YOU! Colorful Abstract Painting Art Completion Certificate Page 26 of 26