CONTEMPORARY

ARTS
 VISUAL ARTS
AND
PERFORMING ARTS
VISUAL ARTS
 VISUAL ARTS
• Visual Arts is a term used to describe a wide
array of artistic disciplines that are appreciated
primarily through sight. Visual arts include the
different art forms and disciplines such as fine
arts, decorative arts, and contemporary arts.
1. FINE ARTS (VI SUA L A R T S)

• Fine arts are the artworks we readily associate with

art. The term “fine arts” was first used to describe
the art forms created primarily for their appearance
rather than their practical use.
COMMON EXAMPLES OF FINE ARTS:
• Drawing • Graphic Art
• Painting • Calligraphy
• Sculpture • Architecture
• Print
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2. DECORATIVE ARTS (VI SUA L A R T S)

• Decorative arts, also known as decorative crafts, are

artworks that are both aesthetically pleasing and
functional. Decorative arts are not only beautiful but
useful as well.
COMMON EXAMPLES OF DECORATIVE ARTS:
• Textile Art • Earthenware
• Glassware • Metal Craft
• Jewelry • Interior Design
• Furniture
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2. CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS (VI SUA L A R T S)
• There are new and unusual art forms that could not
be easily categorized between the fine arts and
decorative arts; these belong to the branch of visual
arts called contemporary art forms. These include
recently conceived art styles and techniques that are
avant-garde or experimental in nature.
COMMON EXAMPLES OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS:
• Assemblage • Digital art
• Collage • Land art
• Installation • Conceptual art
• Performance art
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PERFORMING
ARTS
 PERFORMING ARTS
• When artists use their voices and/or their body
movements to communicate artistic expression, it
is considered an example of performing arts.
Performing arts come in any kind, but all are meant
to be enacted in front of a live audience.
1. MUSIC (P ER FO RM I NG A R T )

• Music is a universal form of art. It is defined as the

manipulation of sound and silence. It blends the
different elements such as pitch, rhythm, dynamics,
timbre, and texture to create sound. It is performed
by utilizing different instruments, vocal techniques,
and styles. It can be performed live or recorded.
MUSIC COMES IN A VARIETY OF
MUSIC GENRES:

• Art Music – umbrella term used to refer to music

that stems from Western Classical Music. It is usually
presented and preserve through written musical
notations that were developed in Europe.
• Popular Music – generally refers to music that is
accessible and commercially available to the public.
It is played or disseminated through different mass
media outlets like radios, televisions, and internet.
• Traditional Music – musical forms that are
culturally based. It is diverse with one community
from another. It is learned and preserved by passing
it from one generation to another through oral
communication or actual performance.
2. DANCE (P ER FO R MI NG A R T )

• Dance is defined as regulated and deliberated order

of body movements. These movements have aesthetic
value and are often performed accompanied by music.
COMMON FORMS OF DANCE:
• Ballet • Modern Dance
• Belly Dance • Contemporary Dance
• Breakdance • Traditional Dance
• Hip-hop Dance
3. THEATER ( P ER FO RM ING A R T )

• Theater or play is a branch of performing arts that

often involves the integration and combination of the
visual and performing arts. It is a fine art where
actors perform experiences in front of a live audience.
The performers make use of gestures, music, dance,
and visual arts to help communicate the story in front
of an audience.
COMMON FORMS OF DANCE:
• Mime • Musical Theater
• Puppetry • Traditional Theater
• Tragedy
• Opera
WHY DO ARTISTS
CREATE ART?
1. RECOGNITION
2. WORSHIP
3. IMPULSE
4. SELF - EXPRESSION