CONTEMPORARY ARTS Digital Arts
An artistic work or practice that uses digital
ART TECHNIQUES
Collage
The technique of an art production used in the
visual arts where the artwork is made from on
assemblage of different forms, thus creating a
new whole.
Include magazines and newspaper clippings,
ribbons, paints, bits of colored or handmade
papers, portions of other artwork or texts,
photographs, and other found objects, glued to
a piece of paper or canvas.
Decollage
The opposite of collage; instead of an image is
being built up all or parts of existing images, it
is created by cutting, treating away or
otherwise removing pieces of an original
image. The French word “Decollage” in English
means “Take-off” or “To become Unglued” or
“To become unstuck” Example of decollage
include cut-up technique.
Graffiti
The writing or drawings that have been
scribed, scratched, or painted illicitly on a wall
or other surface usually without permission,
often in a public space.
It ranges from simple written words to
elaborate wall paintings, and has existed since
ancient times, with examples dating back to
ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, and the Roman
Empire.
Land Art
Earth works, or earth arts is an art movement
in which landscape and the work of art are
inextricably linked.
It is also an art form that is created in nature,
using natural materials such as soil, rock (bed
rock, boulders, stones), organic media (logs,
branches, leaves), and water which introduced
materials such as concrete, metal asphalt, or
mineral pigments.
An object like a small box or an item of
furniture is covered by cutouts from magazines
technology as an essential part of the creative
or presentation process.
It is made or presented on digital technology
including images done completely on computer
or hand- drawn images scanned into a
computer and finished using a software
program like Adobe Illustrator.
Mixed Media
It refers to a work of visual art that combines
various traditionally distinct visual art.
For example, work on canvas that combines
paint, ink and collage.
Found objects can be used in conjunction with
the traditional artist to attain a wide range of
self-expression.
Print Making
The process of making artworks by painting,
normally in the paper.
Prints are created by transforming ink from a
matrix or through a prepared screen to a sheet
of paper or other material.
Frottage
The technique of rubbing with crayon on a
piece of paper which has been placed over an
object or an image.
The impression of the image can be
created using leaves, woods, wire screen, or
metal with embossed image or words.
Decalcomania
A transfer technique in which ink, paint, or
another medium is spread onto a surface and,
while still wet, covered with material such as
paper, glass, or aluminum foil, which, when
removed, transfers a pattern that may be
further embellished upon.
Decoupage
The art of decorating an object by gluing
colored paper cutouts onto it in combination
with special paint effects, gold leaf and other
decorative elements.
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Panecillos de San Nicolas, also known as putu
or from purpose- manufactured papers. saniculas or simply saniculas to the
Eggshell Mosaic Kapampangan, is one of the heirloom recipes
An artistic technique that uses tiny parts of learned by some of the older families in
eggshell to create a whole image or object. Pampanga from the Augustinian friars during
Mosaics are usually assembled using small tiles the Spanish era.
that are square, but they can also be round or The colonial Filipinos use the white flour they
randomly shaped. gather from the root of the arrowroot plant
Trapunto painting they call araro, oraro, or uraro. They mix the
The technique used by Pacita Abad where her flour with coconut milk, sugar, and butter. They
canvases are padded, sewn, and often filled also embossed design on the flat surface of the
with sequins, beads, shell, buttons, tiny biscuit by pressing them on hulma or molds of
mirrors, bits of glass, rickrack, swatches of carved hardwood.
precious textiles and other things that she Taka
picks up from her travels and journey. Taka refers to papier mache made using carved
Different local materials used to wooden sculpture used as a mold. The craft
originated in the town of Paete, Laguna in the
create the artworks from different
Philippines.
province in the Philippines
• Brown paper or newsprint
Puni (Palm Folding)
• Gawgaw
• It refers to the dying art of coconut leaf
• Wooden logs
weaving.
• Burning sawdust
• It is a Tagalog term from the province of
• Carving tools
Bulacan which means to beautify or
Pabalat (Pastillas Wrapper Cutting Art)
decorate with the use of coconut leaves.
• Pabalat is a form of papercutting
Pagbuburda (Embroidery)
originating in the province of Bulacan in
• Embroidery is the craft of decorating
the Philippines.
fabric or other materials using a needle to
• It involves making intricate papercut
apply thread or yarn.
designs from wrappers used in pastillas,
• Embroidery may also incorporate other
usually papel de hapon or Japanese paper.
materials such as pearls, beads, quills, and
Japanese paper or papel de hapon
sequins.
Singkaban (Bamboo Art)
• The materials used in embroidery are Pina
• A local term for bamboo arches
and other traditional fabrics.
elaborately designed with kayas.
• The former is a soft, flexible, and durable
• It is used as a welcome signage of a town,
fine off-white fabric that is derived from
city or village in the country. Singkaban
the best mature leaves of the red Spanish
Festival is an annual provincial event of
variety of pineapple.
Bulacan where Bulakenyo culture and arts
are featured in a week-long celebration.
 Art Criticism
Art criticism is analyzing and evaluating works
of art. As art critics, when we look at a painting,
sculpture, or other form of art, we don't
approach it as something that we like or
dislike. We view it in a business-like way. For
example, does the artwork represent a
particular era, movement, or style? In
approaching art criticism, just think of yourself
as a detective. In other words, what makes art
'art'?
ART CRITICISM involves 4 basic steps,
1. LOOK AT THE OBVIOUS
2. ANALYZE THE ARTWORK
3. DECIDE ON AN INTERPRETATION
4. MAKE A JUDGEMENT CALL
• LOOK AT the obvious
When critiquing an art piece, you 'll be looking
for that same type of information about the
artist.
For example:
1. What's the name of the piece?
2. What's the name of the artist? What country
was he or she from?
3. What medium did the artist use?
• ANALYZE the artwork
Next you have to describe the piece of art in
terms of its subject matter, color, and style.
For example, if you're looking at a painting, do
you see people, a landscape, or an object? Let's
say you see a woman.
✓ Is she smiling? Is she frowning?
✓ What is she wearing?
✓ Is she doing anything?
Check out the color palette, which is a
spectrum of colors used by the artist.
Sometimes you can tell from the color during
which century the piece was created.
✓ Do you see pastels, or do you see bright
colors?
Maybe you see more muted tones. Look at the
style. Style refers to a particular type of
movement, such as Art Nouveau or Cubism.
• DECIDE ON AN interpretation
Now that you've examined the artwork, what
does it all mean? John Q. Public would like to
hear what you think is going on in the painting.
Sometimes your interpretation may be more
straightforward; other times, you'll be calling
John’s attention to a hidden meaning.
For instance, Salvador Dalí, the surrealist
painter, specialized in hidden meanings, which
stem from sexual trauma to science and
religion.
• MAKE A judgement call
Last, but not least, an art critic needs to make a
judgment call.
For example, what did you think of the
artwork?
In this step you have to go beyond 'I like it'
,'I love it', or even' I hate it'. In making your
judgment call, you need to ask yourself if the
work was successful.
For instance, did it convey the message the
artist intended? Was the composition, color,
and line quality successful in, say,
representing Bauhaus, Swiss Design, or Art
Nouveau?
In art criticism, judgment is never personal; it
is about interpreting the art and whether the
art communicates a message to the audience.
Contemporary Art Based on
Techniques and Performance
Practices in Region IV-A
CALABARZON
CALABARZON
• An administrative region in the
Philippines, designated as Region IV-A.
The region comprises of five provinces:
Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and
Quezon.
The most notable artworks in
CALABARZON
• CAVITE
✓ Paru-Paru Festival
It is annually celebrated every 26th of
November in Dasmarinas City to symbolize
the city’s transformation through the years.
✓ THE THIRTEEN MARTYRS
They were Filipino patriots in Cavite,
Philippines who were executed by musketry
on September 12, 1896, for cooperating with
the Katipunan during the Philippine
Revolution against Spain.
✓ CATHEDRAL OF OUR LADY OF PILAR
One of Cavite’s historical tourist spots found in
Imus. It dates back to the Spanish years and
since then has been an important site of
important occasions and events.
✓ BAMBOO FURNITURE
Cavite is also known for its bamboo furniture.
Bamboo is one of the most available forest
products found in the municipalities of
Ternate, Magallanes, Maragondon and General
Aguinaldo throughout the year.
✓ MANAOAG AT TIERRA DE MARIA
Our Lady of Manaoag at Tierra De Maria is one
of tourist spot in Tagaytay which is visited by
locals and foreigners. The shrine was built as a
replica of the Lady of Manaoag Shrine in
Pangasinan. With a height of 50 meters, a huge
towering statue of Mother Mary adorned with
a deep red color, stand amidst beautiful
plantation.
• LAGUNA
✓ NAGCARLAN UNDERGROUND CEMETERY
A national historical landmark and museum in
Barangay Bambang, supervised by the National
Historical Commission of the Philippines. It
was built in 1845 under the supervision of
Franciscan priest, Fr. Vicente Velloc as a public
burial site and its underground crypt
exclusively for Spanish friars, prominent town
citizens and members of elite Catholic families.
✓ UKIT
Paete, one of the towns in Laguna, is famous
for its woodcarving and is considered as the
“Woodcarving Capital of the Philippines.” The
local term for carving is ukit. Paete carvers
usually produce wooden religious images and
wood panels with decorative floral patterns
and geometric designs.
✓ SAMBALILO
Cavinti, Laguna is a major producer of pandan
made products, including the Sambalilo (straw
hat).
• BATANGAS
✓ SAINT PADRE PIO PARISH AND SHRINE
Located in Sto. Tomas, Batangas, Saint Padre
Pio Parish and Shrine is a place for pilgrims
and devotees. It is also a popular church
to go to during “Visita Iglesia” within the Holy
Week season.
✓ TAAL BASILICA
Commonly referred as the biggest Catholic
Church in Asia, the Taal Basilica is located in
the town of Taal, Batangas.
✓ BALISONG
Batangas is considered as The “Balisong
Capital of the Philippines.” The balisong,
also known as buttefly knife, derived its name
from “bali,” the Filipino term for broken, and
“sungay” which means horn.
✓ PINA BARONG
Taal, Batangas is famous for producing
embroidered pina fabric, made from the fibers
of pineapple and woven into a costly fabric.
These are used for pina barong, wedding
gowns, and other formal attires. The burda,
called calado, is painstakingly made by three
groups of people.
• RIZAL
✓ NUESTRA SENORA DE LA ANNUNCIATA
PARISH
It is known for being the Nuestra Senora de La
Annunciata Parish and recognized as a tourist
destination in the country. It was built around
the 16th century and conquered many
challenges like fire and the war.
✓ BAHAY NA BATO
The bahay na bato is considered an updated
version of the bahay kubo. It was built while
the Spanish are reigning in the country, the
reason for its Western style of architecture.
✓ HIGANTES FESTIVAL
Rizal is also known for its Higantes Festival.
The higantes are big papier mache figures of
 humans that represent farmers and fishermen
during the Spanish Colonial Period. These are
traditionally paraded on the 22nd and 23rd of
November in Angono, Rizal.
✓ ART CAPITAL
Rizal is known as the “Art Capital of the
Philippines.” This is reflected in Pinto Art
Museum, an exhibition space and
contemporary museum located in the
Philippines’ historic pilgrimage city of
Antipolo. The museum was founded in 2010 to
publicly exhibit the art collection of Filipino
neurologist and patron of the arts, Dr. Joven
Cuanang.
• QUEZON
✓ LUCBAN CHURCH
The San Luis Obispo de Tolosa Parish Church,
commonly known as the Lucban Church, is a
Roman Catholic Parish Church.The Church
follows the baroque design. It has a three-story
façade. The second level features semi-circular
windows flanked by Corinthian columns and
niches containing statues of saints.
✓ ATIMONAN CHURCH
Our Lady of Angels Parish Church was build
sometime in the early 16th century.
✓ PAHIYAS FESTIVAL
The Pahiyas Festival is deeply rooted in the
traditional celebration of the townsfolk in
thanksgiving for bountiful harvest. Decorations
called ‘kiping’, leaf-shaped and multicolored
rice paste wafers which are used to decorate
the façade of the homes along with the fruits
and flowers from nature.
✓ KAMAY NI HESUS
Kamay ni Hesus is a popular tourist
destination in Quezon. The church is claimed to
be a healing church, which means devotees
believe that the healing prayers come true here
in Kamay ni Hesus.
CHARACTERISTICS OF
CONTEMPORARY ARTS
The most prominent feature of contemporary
art is the fact that it has no distinct feature or a
single characteristic. It is defined by the artist’s
ability to innovate and bring out a modern
masterpiece.
INNOVATION IN ART • FAUVISM
From the meaning of contemporary, Comprises the first of the expressions of
contemporary art is an art that is living in contemporary art. Its name refers to a group of
present times. It reflects current issues or French painters who in 1905 filled the Paris
current events. So, from time to time it changes autumn salon with works. The specific
along with the society. It could sometimes characteristics of Fauvism are aggression in the
break the rules of traditional art, created by use of colors (basically primary,
modern humans. complementary along with garish tones) and
Change is a very significant aspect of humanity, their autonomy in relation to shapes.
still, art remain as part of living. Collage art is • CUBISM
an example of innovation that proved to be a A style of art which aims to show all the
great example of modern contemporary art. possible viewpoints of a person or an object all
Likewise, mixed forms of assemblage, different at once. It is called Cubism because the items
variants of kinetic art as well as different represented in the artworks look like they are
categories of photography, animations and made out of cubes and other geometrical
land art are a result of bringing together shapes.
newer ideas. • NEOPLASTICISM
NEWER TECHNIQUES It is based on two-dimensionality, use of
Modern art is not only about playing and straight lines and primary colors. Its objective
experimenting with colors and objects, rather is to divest itself of the particular to manifest
it has also given birth to newer techniques that the purity of art.
form the basis for contemporary art today.
• CHROMOLITHOGRAPHY
A prime example of a technique that was
developed by Jules Cheret. Chromolithography
is a unique method for making multi-color
prints.
A chromolithograph is made using anywhere
from eight to forty stones, one for each color.
The chromist, who specialized in breaking
down the colors needed to re-create the
painting in ink, would document this process
in a progressive proof book, so that the image
could be recreated easily again if needed.
• ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM
A style of art that has meant one of the main
manifestations of the spirit of the 20th century.
It emphasizes the expressions of the self and
emotions. The colors are more violent, and the
content has a symbolic tint.
• SURREALISM
Surreal artists introduced automatic drawing
to the world of art. Surrealism was focused on
tapping into the unconscious mind to release
creativity. Surrealistic art is characterized by
dream-like visuals, the use of symbolism, and
collage images.