DepEd Learning Activity Sheets (LAS)

LOCAL MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES.

CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE REGIONS
Quarter 3 – Week 7&8
MELC AND CODE: Discusses local materials used in creating art (CAR11/12TPP-0c -e-11)
Explicates the use of materials and the application of techniques (CAR11/12TPP-0c -e-13)
BACKGROUND INFORMATION TO LEARNERS:
A broad range of materials, techniques, and processes in their work, sometimes combining traditional craft with contemporary art and design in innovative patterns are
the ways of Artists, craftspeople, and designers. Substances or materials used in the creation of works of art, as well as any production or manufacturing techniques, processes or
methods incorporated in the manufacture thereof. This information includes a description of both the materials used to create the work and the way in which they have been put
together. Developments in emerging technology have created a variety of new possibilities for the creative process.
DISCUSSION
Mediums and techniques are not neutral or accidental, but part of the context of the work. It also dictates to a large degree the forms in which we perceive and respond to
the work of art. In contemporary art, the medium has become largely dependent on conventions; artists are experimenting and inventing new mediums and techniques, thereby
widening the range of artistic tools. Medium is defined as the material or the substance out of which a work is made. Through these materials, the artists express and communicate
feelings and ideas. The medium also describes the essence of the type of art as follows:
Medium Description
1. Sculptures Made of metal, wood stone, clay, and glass. Sculptures fall within the category of “three dimensional “arts because they
occupy space and have volume. Pottery is a form of sculpture. Other examples are nudes or figures such as Guillermo
Tolentino’s Oblation, ritual objects such as bulul wood carvings in the Cordillera, or the santos or carvings of saints in
Christian churches.
2. Architecture Uses wood, bamboo, bricks, stone, concrete, and various building materials. Buildings are also called “three-
dimensional arts because like sculpture, they occupy space and have volume. However, architecture has the added
element of time since we move into the structures.
3. Painting Uses pigments (watercolor, oil, tempera, textile paint, acrylic, ink etc.) on a usually flat ground (wood, canvas, paper,
stone wall such as in cave paintings.)
4. Prints Uses ink printed or transferred on a surface. (wood, metal plates, or silk screen) that is in keeping with a duplication or
reproducing process. Prints and paintings are further classified as “two dimensional” arts, because they include the
surface or ground on which coloring substances are applied. However, while paintings are unique and one of a kind,
prints can be reproduced in several pre – determined editions.
5. Music composed of sound and instruments (including the human voice. A T’ boli chanter sings creation stories in a way that is
different from a classical singer or pop music singer influenced by the Western music scale.
6. Dance Uses the human body and its movements.
7. Theater Integrates all the arts and uses the stage, production design, performance elements, and script to enable the visual,
musical, dance and other aspects to come together as a whole work.
8. Photography Uses the camera to record outside world. (photo paper)
9. Film Uses the cinematographic camera to record and put together production design, sound engineering, performance, and
screen play.
10. Creative writing can be a novel, poetry, nonfiction, and fiction use words.

The following are the classification of arts base on the mediums.

1. Musical arts include music, poetry and dance that is accompanied by music.
2. Practical arts use for everyday and business life such as design, architecture, and furniture.
3. Environmental arts occupy space and change in its meaning and function depending on their categories including architecture, sculpture, and site-specific works such as
installations and public art.
4. Pictorial arts include painting, drawing, graphics and stage and production design.
5. Dramatic arts include drama, performance art, music, and dance.
6. Narrative arts include drama, novel, fiction, nonfiction, music, and dance.

Philippines is rich in natural resources. From the mountain to the sea, we have unlimited materials that can be used to create different artworks. Local Materials in the
Philippines that is used for arts and craft.
1. Abaca - belongs to banana family. Its fibers have a natural luster with colors ranging from pure white to ivory and dark brown.
2. Bamboo – is used in creating many products. It is used in construction, textile, musical instruments and many more. `
3. Buri – is extracted from matured leaves of buri palm. The fiber is durable and resistant to moisture.
4. Capiz shells- are translucent to allow light to pass through, but still allow privacy. The Capiz comes from the windowpane oyster (Placuna placenta) found in the
coastal waters of the Philippines and are known for their beautiful mother of pearl look.
5. 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.
6. Seashells - hard exoskeleton of marine mollusks such as snails, bivalves, and chitons that serves to protect and support their bodies. This material is usually used in
making ornaments and house decorations.

ACTIVITY 2 Art Appreciation Exercise (Performance)

Create your own seashells miniature keychain as a simple guide here are some examples.

Criteria: Visual Impact - 20% Craftsmanship - 30% Durability - 30% Originality - 20% a total of 100%
References: Sandagan, L., & Sayseng, A. Contemporary Philippine Arts From The Regions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8J2EX2bklQ
https://prezi.com/gvy-wf6xzk0k/contemporary-art-techniques-and-performance-practices/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhXQUDna4Ws
Prepared by:
JUNELL S. FECHALIN
Teacher I