What is contemporary Arts?

 Art produced at the present period in time, includes and develops from postmodern
art, which is itself a successor to Modern art.
 Art made and produced by artist living today.
 Statement that an artist makes about life, thoughts, ideas, beliefs, and many other
things that define human life. Simultaneously reflects the realities and values of our
society, its variety portrays the mosaic of our cultural diversity is culture.
 Contemporary art is the art of today, produced by artists who are living in the
twenty-first century.
Contemporary art of the 21st century may combine elements of performance, painting,
sculpture, dance, and many other media. It draws on the movements of modern art,
including minimalism and assemblage art, to create dynamic pieces that aim to
challenge the viewer and spark thought. Many contemporary artists use their work to
comment on cultural and political issues, including race, human rights, economic
inequality, and global conflict. As the world continues to change and impact human life
on a large scale, art continues to experiment with new ways of reaching its audience.

The 7 Major Contemporary Art Forms in the Philippines

1. Music
- art form that appeals to the sense of hearing, composed by combining notes into
harmony.
2. Literature
- art form of language through the combined use of words, creating meaning and
experience.
3. Theater
- Art form of performance. Dramatic text is portrayed on stage by actors and actresses
and are enhanced by props, lights and sounds. form of art in which artists use their
voices and/or their bodies, often in relation to other objects, to convey artistic
expression.
4. Film
- a technological translation of theater, special effects are utilized to enhance the story
telling
5. Dance
- art of the human form, body is used, mobilized and choreographed in a specific time,
form and space.

6. Architecture, Designs and Allied Arts - structure that meant to be used as shelter, its art
relies on the design and purpose of the structure.

7. Visual Arts
- Artwork, such as painting, photography, or sculpture, that appeals primarily to the visual
sense and typically exists in permanent form.

II. Contemporary Art Practices from Various Regions

DANCE

Tinikling - Philippine dance which involves two individual performers hitting bamboo poles,
using them to beat, tap, and slide on the ground, in coordination with one or more
dancers who steps over and in between poles Cariñosa - is a Philippine national dance
from the María Clara suite of Philippine folk dances.
What is example of arts found in the Philippines?

Visual Arts
Spoliarium painting of Juan Luna

Sculptures Nine Muses by Napoleon Abueva (1976)

The Sketch, Portrait of the Professor, and Poinsettia Girl

MUSIC INSTRUMENTS OF FILIPINOS USED

1. The flat gong commonly known as Gangsa and played by the groups in the Cordillera
region of the bossed gongs played among the Islam and animist groups in the Southern
Philippines.

2. Solibao is hallow wooden Igorot drug topped with pig skin or lizard skin this is played by
striking the drum head using the palm of the hand.

3. Tongatong is a bamboo percussion instrument used by the people of Kalinga to

communicate with spirits during house blessings. It is made of bamboo cut in various
lengths. When you hit it against soft earth a certain drone reverberates though the
instrument’s open mouth. When an entire set of Tongatong is played in interloping
rhythm and prolonged with the tribal chanting, it could put the audience and the dancers
in a trance.

4. Diwdiw-asis 5 or more different size of slender bamboo that is tied together

5. Saggeypoit is a bamboo pipe that is closed on one end by a node with the open end
held against the lower lip of the player as he blows directly across the top. The pipe can
be played individually by one person or in ensembles of three or more.

6. Bungkaka - Bamboo buzzer

7. Kulintang - refers to a racked gong chime instrument played in the southern islands of
the Philippines, along with its varied accompanying ensembles.

8. Rondalla is performed on ensembles comprising mandolin instruments of various sizes

called banduria composed on the Iberian tradition.
SONGS PLAYED BY FILIPINOS

OPM (Original Pilipino Music) - originally referred only to Philippine pop songs, particularly ballad

Harana and Kundiman - In the 1920s Harana and Kundiman became more mainstream musical styles.

Summary

Philippine contemporary art is part of culture. As a reader, and viewer, you gain a deeper knowledge
about what the contemporary Filipino artists do or did, and why and how they do or have done it. In
doing so, you get to develop appreciation and gratitude for their artistic endeavors.

Today, most Filipino contemporary artists still deal with current concerns that affect our country. They
provide ways to allow the audience to participate in the experience. They acknowledge their Filipino
roots by using native and indigenous materials in their artwork which show a growing sense of pride in
being Filipino.