THE

CHARACTERISTIC
OF
CONTEMPORARY
 WHAT IS CONTEMPORARY
ART
•IS A STATEMENT THAT AN ARTIST
MAKES ABOUT
LIFE,THOUGHTS,IDEAS,BELIEFS AND
MANY OTHER THINGS THAT DEFINE
HUMAN LIFE.
 ARTIST STARTED CONTEMPORARY
ART IN THE PHILIPPINES.

• Ernest Concepcion (1977-present)
• Ronald Ventura (1973-present)
• Leeroy New (1986-present)
• Oscar Villamiel (1953-present)
• Dex Fernandez (1984-present)
• Neil Pasilan (1971-present)
• Kawayan de Guia (1979-present)
• Patricia Perez Eustaquio (1977-present)
NICOLAS ACA
ARTWORK
 GEOVANNI ABING
ARTWORKS (Bohol Artist)
The main characteristics of
contemporary art are the
following:
• It is based on abstract expressionism.
• It has a heritage of artistic vanguards and seeks different forms of expression.
• It has bases coming from abstract art.
• Its works are original, artistic and leave the mark of the author who makes
them.
• The means or instruments to make the works of contemporary art are
changing and new technologies are used day by day.
• It is influenced by Fauvism, Neoplasticism and Cubism.
• It emphasizes the expressions of the self and emotions.
• The colors used are strong and the content is symbolic.
• It seeks to manifest the movement, and repetition of objects on canvas.
• The art is avant-garde and surrealistic.
 FAUVISM
•  is the style of les Fauves (French for "the
wild beasts"), a group of early 20th-century
modern artists whose works emphasized
painterly qualities and strong color over the
representational or realistic values retained by
Impressionism.
 NEO-PLASTICISM 
• From the Dutch 'de nieuwe beelding', neo-
plasticism basically means new art (painting and
sculpture are plastic arts). ... The new plastic idea
cannot therefore, take the form of a natural or
concrete representation – this new plastic idea will
ignore the particulars of appearance, that is to say,
natural form and colour.
MONA ALCUDIA
(Cebu Artist)
 “ORIGINALITY IS NOT AN
ISSUE IN CONTEMPORARY
ART” MEANS
•Meaning an artist can get
another artist's work and add to it,
redesign and interpret it using other
materials. Literally, it is not a
problem. An artist has his/her own
ways on doing it.
• Questions:

• Activity 1

• Direction: Write your answer on another sheet of paper.

• Who were the artist started Contemporary Art in the

Philippines.

What are the Characteristics of Contemporary Art?

 
• Activity 2
• 
• Application of Major Concepxts

• Contemporary Arts is

• “Originality is not an issue in Contemporary art”

Why?Support your answer 
• Direction: Search to the Internet for Contemporary artworks that are
based on one that has been done in the past.Print ther original and
new images side by side then do the following in writing.Use a short
bond paper.

• Guide Questions:

• Describe the Artwork done by an artist in the past.

• Describe the new artwork on the previous artwork
• Compare the Two.What qualities of Contemporary art are manifested
in the new artworks?