CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE

ARTS FROM THE REGIONS

LESSON 7: MEDIUMS AND
TECHNIQUES
Teacher: Eula Ravien T. Sagala
 Knowing the Artist’s choice of material
 The choices a designer or artist can make are
determined by the characteristics of
the materials used, and the techniques applied
to those materials. 
There are combination of materials and
techniques used in the production of art.
 Sculptor
-Uses the following
materials but are not
limited to:
 Metal

 Wood

 Stone

 Clay

 Glass

Example: Oblation by:

Guillermo Tolentino
 Architect
-Uses the following
materials but are not
limited to:
 Wood

 Bamboo

 Bricks

 Stone

 Concrete
 Painter
-Uses the following
materials but are not
limited to:
 Water color

 Oil

 Tempera

 Textile paint

 Acrylic ink
 Printmaker
-Uses the following material :
 ink
 Musician
-Uses the following
materials but are not
limited to:
 Sound

 Instruments
 Dancer
-Uses the following
materials but are not
limited to:
 Body and its

movements
 Theatre Artist
-Uses the following
materials but are not
limited to:
 Stage

 Production design
 Photographer and Filmmaker
-Uses the following
materials but are not
limited to:
 Uses camera
 Writer
-Uses words
 Medium can be classified as:
 Practical
 Environmental
 Pictorial
 Narrative
 Dramatic
 Musical
 Auditory
 Practical arts
 The practical arts have immediate use for
everyday and business life such as design,
architecture, and furniture.
 Environmental arts
 Occupy space and change in its meaning and
function depending on their categories
including architecture, sculpture, and site-
specific works such as installations and public
art.
 Pictorial works
 It include painting, drawing, graphics, and
stage and production design ( lighting, dress,
props, an set).
 Narrative Arts
 Based on stories, it includes drama, novel
fiction, nonfiction, music, and dance.
 Dramatic Arts
 Works that are staged and performed, they
include drama, performance art, or music and
dance.
 Musical Arts
 The musical arts include music, poetry, and
dance that is accompanied by music
 Auditory Arts
 In humanities, auditory art is art that is heard
at one particular time.
 Technique
 Is a manner in which artists use and
manipulate materials to achieve the desired
formal effect, and communicate the desired
concept, or meaning, according to his or her
own personal style.