Contemporary

Philippine Arts from

the Regions

Prepared by:
Ms. Joy Atordido Leongson
 Lesson 2:
Art: Meaning
and Forms
 Contemporary Art
• Contemporary Art is influenced by the economic,
social, political and environmental context where the
artist is immersed in.
• It can be said that Contemporary Art is the artist’s
expression of his perception and comprehension of
these contexts.
• Contemporary Arts in the Philippines is as diverse
as our people.
• Contemporary Philippine Art is not confined to the
usual genres of the four main art forms, namely,
visual, literary, applied and performing arts.
• Genres are categories of artistic creation and are characterized by similarities in form,
style, or subject matter.
 Elements of
Contemporary Art
 Contemporary Art Forms
from the Philippine Regions
 Lesson 3:
Contemporary
Art Forms from
the Regions
The Bonifacio Monument
Tinikling
The Archipelago by Cirilo F. Bautista
 PHILIPPINE CONTEMPORARY ARTS
• Philippine contemporary arts can be described into visual arts, literary arts and performing arts.
• Visual art is an expression of artistic ideas through images, structures, 9 and tactile work.
• Painting, sculpture, architecture, and film are examples of visual arts.
• Literary arts are an expression of ideas through writing.
Literary arts can be categorized as poetry, prose, and drama. In
the Philippines, literary arts are greatly encountered in
literature.
• A person doing certain actions and movements in front of an audience
that go along with sound in a space and time is called Performing Arts.
ACTIVITY #1
ASSIGNMENT #2