Reviewer in Contemporary Arts threads are interlaced at right angles to form a

Second Quarter fabric or cloth.

LOCAL MATERIALS USED IN CREATING ARTS • Abel” or “inabel” is a fabric customarily made of
cotton fiber turned into spools of beeswax-brushed
yarn & woven in a handloom.
Local Materials- These are the resources that can be
• T’nalak is a sacred cloth woven by the T'boli
found readily in a large quantity at particular location or
people in communities around Lake Sebu,
area at a certain time. It can be used to fabricate a finished
Mindanao island.
element.
4. Basketry- It is the process of weaving or sewing
1. Abaca- It belongs to banana family. Its fibers have
pliable materials into three-dimensional artifacts,
a natural luster with colors ranging from pure
such as baskets, mats, mesh bags or even
white to ivory and dark brown.
furniture.
- It is considered as the “strongest
natural fiber in the world”.
Types of Basketry Method
2. Bamboo- It is used in creating many products. It is
1. Coiling- A coiled basket begins with a material that
used in construction, furniture musical instruments
is wrapped around (the core) and then sewn
and many more.
together in an orderly manner.
- Maasin is popularly considered to be
- Coiled basketry, using grasses, rushes and
the Bamboo Capital of the Philippines.
pine needles.
It is located in the Iloilo province, on
2. Plaiting- interweaving or braiding two or more
the Visayan Island of Panay.
strands, fibers, etc.
3. Buri - It is extracted from matured leaves of
3. Wickering - It is the process of making baskets by
buri palm. The fiber is durable and resistant to
taking pliable weft material and lacing it over and
moisture.
under rigid warp material, one piece at a time.
- The largest native palm species found
4. Twining - A basketry technique in which two
in the Philippines, Pangasinan's
horizontal strands (wefts) cross over each other
shoreline towns.
between vertical strands (warps).
4. Capiz Shells - The capiz comes from the
windowpane oyster (placuna placenta) found in
the coastal waters of the Philippines and are CONTEMPORARY MATERIALS AND
known for their beautiful mother of pearl look. TECHNIQUES USED IN ART
5. Rattan- It belongs to the palm family. There are
Contemporary Art - It is the art of today.
different types of rattan palms, such as high or low
-It is an art produced by artists who are
climbers, single stemmed or clustered rattan
living in 21st century.
species.
1. MINIMALISM - One of the artistic movements that has
- Best material used in making furniture.
been most relevant throughout the contemporary art
6. Sea Shells- This material is usually used in making
movement is minimalism. Minimalism seeks to take away
ornaments and house decorations.
what is unnecessary and leaving only what is essential.
- Mactan Island – known for its shell
Arturo Luz- a Filipino modern artist known for his
decors in the Philippine
minimalist, geometric, and abstract styles of art.
TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUE USED IN PHILIPPINE
2. FOUND OBJECTS - An object that was not originally
CONTEMPORARY ART
designed for an artistic purpose, but has been repurposed
Technique is the manner in which artist use and in an artistic context.
manipulate materials to achieve the desired formal effect, - Taking something that people view as useless, and then
and communicate the desired concept or meaning, using it in a unique way to make artwork. The idea is that
according to his or her personal style. things that we often view as junk are more valuable than
we think that they are.
1. Wood Carving - It is a technique encompassing any
- The technique of putting different objects together to
form of working wood with a tool into some sort of
create three-dimensional art is called Assemblage.
aesthetic object.
Lorna Fernandez - is a Zamboangueña artist known for her
2. Molding- It is a technique of shaping liquid or
assemblages and collages involving found objects,
pliable material such as clay.
industrial items, and recycled materials.
- Pottery making in the Philippines is
one of the longest traditions in
3.LARGE-SCALE ART- It is created on a massive scale, often
Philippine art.
using unconventional materials. Creating something huge
- Burnay - unglazed clay pottery of
to express diverse perspectives in artwork.
Vigan.
PACITA ABAD - was a Modern painter born in Basco,
3. Fabric Weaving- It is a method of textile
Batanes, Philippines. She painted the Art Bridge in
production in which two distinct sets of yarns or
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THEME OF CONTEMPORARY ART
A THEME is an overall idea that carries through a work or a
series of works. The expression and elaboration of the
theme may be the goal of the artist in producing the work.
Motif
-Themes are often supported by motifs.
- Repeated elements can have both symbolic and structural
value.
1. Cultural Connection - In the visual arts, Cultural
Connection have led to create juxtapositions,
hybrid styles, innovative forms, and their
interpretation of traditional signs and symbols.
The Bulul is a guardian spirit which is originally
created through sacred ritual and deemed a
sacred symbol for the Ifugao.
2. Dreams and Visions - Art is about ways of seeing.
But it is not always about representing the world
as it exists in real life, and sometimes it can allow
us to see with more than our eyes.
The woman of the T’boli tribe is known to create
their famous T’nalak textiles based on design
relayed to them by the gods in their dreams. The
practice called dream weaving sets apart the
T’nalak from other textile in the region
3. The Arts and Sciences - In a surrealist manner, the
dream like landscape of emptiness where the
concept of time and space melted into a
dimension that employs extensive symbolism.
Barter of Panay- This is an abstract painting that
speaks of the tale of the arrival of the ten Bornean
Datu (chieftains) and their families in the island of
Panay, as they escaped the wars of their
homeland.
4. History and Memory - How does memory
function?
How do we understand history? Whether critical
irrelevant or introspective the artists delve into
personal memory and the past, transforming them
in their work.
- The artist wrestles with complex topics
such as the truthfulness of history, the
nature of interpretation, and
subjective versus objective truth.
5. Ceremony and society - People across the
Philippine archipelago engage in a wide range of
ceremonial rights and spectacles. some of these
are religious, other political or social.
6. Cosmology and Belief - In all cultures, peoples
tried to understand their reason for being and
their place in the universe. art can be an
instrument for not only recording spiritual beliefs,
but also for creating myths, Defining the rooms of
the mortal and immortal, communing with
ancestors channeling forces of good and repelling
those of evil.
7. Power- From politics to mass media, power
pervades daily life. artists explore personal and
cultural histories, reimagine social space, and
challenge authority, oppression, and control. each
artist humanizes difficult issues by acting as a
witness to violence, working to heal communities
archiving a balance between constructive and
destructive
8. Death -That is one of the few experiences
common to all people in all societies, but how
people perceive death and how those perceptions
shaped their behavior practices have varied over
time and across cultures. Through art, people
have expressed attitudes toward that that are in
some respects universal, while in others
personally and culturally specific. They have,
moreover used a wide range of objects, images,
and structures to negotiate the process of aging
and dying, grieving, and commemorating.
PERFORMANCE PRACTICES IN NUEVA ECIJA
1. Pandawan Festival – It is celebrated in
Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija. “Pandawan” means
assurance of abundant fresh-water catch each time
the festival is celebrated. This festival is celebrated
every last week of April.
2. Tsinelas Festival – This festival originated in Gapan City,
Nueva Ecija. The festival is annually celebrated every
August 6-25. This festival also commemorates the cityhood
of the city. Beautiful slippers or tsinelas are exhibited
during the celebration.
3. Kapagayan Festival – It was first celebrated in the year
2009 to promote the ‘palay’ which is considered as the
main crop of Llanera, Nueva Ecija where it is celebrated.
The festival is celebrated from May 7 to 11 every year.
4. Kariton Festival –It is one of the most anticipated
festivals in Nueva Ecija. This colorful festival is celebrated
in Licab, Nueva Ecija. Colorfully-dressed kariton pulled by
the carabaos are paraded in town. This celebration takes
place every 28th of March every year.
5. Sibuyas Festival – In celebration of abundant harvest of
onion every year, the municipality of Bongabon holds
annual celebration of Sibuyas Festival in the month of
April.
6. Pagibang Damara Festival – Pagibang Damara (shed to
be ready demolished) is an exciting festival celebrated at
San Jose City, Nueva Ecija.
It is annually celebrated every April 19 to 22. A
damara is a tagalog word for shelter made of
bamboo and nipa that was built on rice fields as a
protection for farmers. These shelters were being
demolished (ginigiba) after harvest time. This is
where the word Pagibang Damara is adopted.
7. Tambo Festival – Every January, the municipality of San
Antonio, Nueva Ecija commemorates their town fiesta to
give honor of their patron saint, St.
Anthony Abbot for the good harvest of ‘tambo’
which is abundant in the area. The “Tambo
Festival” is the highlight of celebration wherein
dancers wearing costumes with ‘tambo’ designs
perform.
 CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS
Contemporary Arts are form of arts that are
considered a product of new technological
advancements and cannot be categorized using the
outdated definitions.
1. Collage is the method of combining printed
images with other flat media and posted on a
canvas or board; a form of contemporary arts
came about in the early 1900s.
2. Assemblage is a term used by French artist Jean
Dubuffet in 1952 to describe a series of artworks
made from paper collages, wood scraps, and other
found objects.
3. Mobile is a sculptural work that is suspended
from the ceiling or a protruding base. It is typically
made with a number of balancing rods dangling in
different lengths carrying one or more elements.
4. Installation Art is a form of contemporary art
that involves the arrangement of objects in a given
space.