LESSON 2: TRADITIONAL

AND CONTEMPORARY ART

OBJECTIVES:
1. Discuss the characteristics
of contemporary arts.
2. Explain the difference
between contemporary art
and traditional art.
TELL ME?
What are the difference
between Traditional Art
and Contemporary Art?
ACTIVITY: “The more the merrier”
Traditional art Contemporary art
WHAT IS TRADITONAL ART?
 The arts that have been handed or passed
down from the master craftsmen to their
apprentices.
 Usually produced in indigenous
communities, reflecting culture and history.
 Learned from family or community .
 Animism is the usual theme of traditional art.
 It is also rich in songs and dances .
 It is found in the museum.
WHAT IS CONTEMPORARY ART?
 Revolves around the feelings and thoughts of the artist
and audience.
 It uses wide variety of materials, media, techniques
and styles.
 It is characterized by being, conceptual, innovative,
expressive, and experimental.
 It allows viewers to participate in the experience.
 Modernism is the theme
 It is found anywhere in schools, streets, train, bus
stations, malls or parks.
 Activity # 3: Intensify your
Learning
1. If you were an artist, which of the two kinds of art do you
prefer. Explain why?
2. As a student, how can you promote your region’s
traditional and contemporary art?
a. traditional art
b. contemporary art
3. What are the usual subject or topic of your region’s
traditional and contemporary art?
a. traditional art
b. contemporary art