Saint Joseph Academy of Dasmarinas Inc

SHS Department

Contemporary Philippine
Arts from the Regions
Subject Matter and Style in
Contemporary Art
Abstract Expressionism

• is a painting style in which the artists

applies paint in a manner that expresses
emotions and feelings in a spontaneous
way.
• The figures may be heavy in lines and color
without solid mass.
Kinetic art

• Is a sculpture that moves with the wind or its

powered by a machine or electricity
Op art
• Uses lines or images repeatedly to create an
optical illusion
Performance Art
• Combines a variety of media and the human body to
execute an artistic theatrical expression before a live
audience.

Environment Art
• Involves in the artistic creation or manipulation of
space such as landscape or architectural design that
may enclose its audience. Earthworks, or art using
stones, leaves, trees, grass, or other natural elements.
Feminist Art
• Emerged from concerns of female artists expressed through
art. They tackle issues of identity, sexuality, gender, roles,
equality, and the ways in which the female is treated in
society, among others.
Minimalism
• Had a stripped-down, pre-fabricated look, free of details and
often with flat surface but expresses a specific content or
statement. An example is electric wire emerging from the
wall that coils to form a particular shape.
Video Art

• Consist of images that are

recorded through a video and
viewed through television,
computer, or projection
screen.
Graffiti art
• Is a drawing, inscription or sketch
done hastily on a wall or other
surface made to be seen by the
public.
Post modern art

•Carries styles to extreme

practices, often expressing, an
idea through a mix of materials
such as found objects welded
together.
Body art

• Is an art form that uses the body as

the medium or main material. It can
be painted or clothed and used to
perform artistic act in public.
Tattooing and piercing are examples.
Digital Art

• Is done with the aid of computer to create an

image or design composed of bits and bytes.
The image can be printed on paper,
tarpaulin, or other medium.