LESSON

1
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF
CONTEMPORARY ART
• From the 1950s through 2000s, there are
more than 100 art styles and movements
A. Abstract expressionism
B. Kinetic art - is art from any medium that contains
movement perceivable by the viewer or depends on motion for its effect.

incorporate multidimensional
movement are the earliest examples
C. Op art - short for optical art, is a style of
visual art that uses optical illusions.

Op art works are abstract, with many better known pieces created in black and
white. Typically, they give the viewer the impression of movement, hidden
images, flashing and vibrating patterns, or of swelling or warping.
D. Performance art
E.Feminist art
F. Post-minimalism
G.Video art
H. Graffiti art
I. Postmodern art
J. Digital art
•Victorio Edades - the
first to break the rules
of art.
• Carlos "Botong" Francisco & Galo
Ocampo were influenced by western
artists.
• - ABSTRACTION
• - EXPRESSIONISM
• -SURREALISM
• Romeo Tabuena - heavy black
carabao shown standing on thin legs
that disappear in a flat background.

• Hernando Ocampo - geometric

forms in strong red colors
overlapping with shades of yellow to
brown.
• Vicente Manansala - abstract cubism
• Cesar Legaspi - used his art as a commentary
to the state of hard labor in the Philippines.
• - transparent cubism with lot of following
lines.
CHARACTERISTICS OF
CONTEMPORARY ARTS
• Not confined in the museum. They
can be found everywhere.
• However, many installation
artworks are intended for display
only.
• Many artworks are posted online.
• Many contemporary artists are self-
taught and did not have formal
education.
•Mona Alcudia (paper, bowl,
tableware) Quezon Province's
Pueblo por la Playa's Office in
igloo shaped architecture.
• Contemporary artists who employ
the help of fabricators, carpenters,
electricians, or welders in
"constructing" their artworks.
• Some gather "formal objects" and
put these together in a certain way
that expresses their statement
regarding an issue or disturbing
reality that they are reacting to.
• Originally is not an issue in
contemporary art.
• Redesign or intrepret it using other
materials.
• Potrait of Marilyn Manroe by Andy
Warhol
• Gevanni Abing used colorful papers to make
a collage portrait of Monroe

• In Paete Laguna - Manroe in her white dress

being blown by the wind.
• Sometimes using fiberglass and resin.
•WHAT IS ESSENTIAL/THE
PROCESS OF ART-MAKING
•It is not how much money they
make out of the final artwork.
•CONTEMPORARY ART is a
statement that an artist makes
about life, thoughts, ideas,
beliefs and many often things
that define human life.