CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE

ARTS FROM THE REGION

ROBERT O. MESA, MPA
Teacher

WEDNESDAY
12:30 PM – 2:10 PM
 Arts is the use of our
internal skills to create
beautiful things.

Art is an activity or creation by people

that has importance because of an
attraction to the human senses. 
painting, sculpture, music, theater, literature, etc.,
considered as a group of activities done by people
with skill and imagination 
It is an OUTPUT of
your IMAGINATION
MODERN VERSUS
CONTEMPORARY ART
- The term MODERN is a complex one
- It also refers to an EPOCH (Recent Past)

SO MEANING!!!!! CONTEMPORARY IS THE

MOST RECENT OF ALL RECENTS… ALL ARTIST
ORIGINATED THE ART is still LIVING with us
NOW!
SO CONTEMPORARY IS A PART OF THE SO CALLED
MODERN ART
MODERN ART 1860-1970
ANO BA ANG PANAHONG YAAN????

That During this era

• The United States enters Vietnam War
• Irish Republican Army (IRA) starts its battle against British
• John F. Kennedy wins Presidential elections
• Soviet missile shoots down the US U2 spy plane
CONTEMPORARY ARTS

CONTEMPORARY-
living or occurring at the
same time.
belonging to or occurring in the present.
• OF OUR TIME;(NOW) Arts made after 1940
• Is made of NON TRADITIONAL materials
• It does not have to be shown inside a Gallery
• Mostly intended to make you think
MODERN ARTS- IS MORE SELF
EXPRESSIVE
CONTEMPORARY ARTS- PAYS
ATTENTION TO THE SOCIETY
The 7 Major Contemporary Art Forms
• MUSIC- Art form that appeals to the sense of hearing, composed by
combining notes into harmony.
• LITERATURE- Art form of language through the combined use of words,
creating meaning and experience.
• THEATER- Art form of performance, dramatic text is portrayed on stage
by actors and actresses and are enhanced by lights props and sounds.
• FILM- A technological translation of theater, special effects are utilized to
enhance the story telling.
• DANCE- Art of the human form, body is used, mobilized and
choreographed in a specific time, form and space.
• Architecture, Designs, and Allied Arts- Structures that’s meant to be
used as shelters, it relies on the design and purpose of the structure.
• Visual Arts- such as paintings, photography, or sculpture that appeals
primarily to the visual sense and typically exists in permanent form