How will you describe those pictures in relation to

our subject Contemporary Arts in the Philippine

Region?

A R T
Content-Based Subject

Written Works- 25%

Performance Task- 35%

Examination- 40%
Coverage of the Course
1. Definition of art
2. Compositions of art, elements of art, Principles of Design
3. Traditional Art and Contemporary Art
4. Essential questions in appreciating art.
5. Contemporary Art Forms
6. Is Philippine Art 100% Filipino?
7. PhiPop Art- Activity and quiz-based learning
8. National Artists
9. Festivals- Activity and quiz-based learning
10. Film Production- Class Performance task
11. Digital art
Write your own idea about the
word ART using the diagram

ART
 Engage Yourself:
Look around. Choose one thing
that you consider a work of art.
Why do you consider it as an
art? Prepare to present it to the
class.
-5 groups with 6- 8 members.
- Choose your own member
whom you are comfortable to
work with.
 BEAUTY is often said to be
relative:

What comes into our BEAUTY

minds when we hear
the word art is…

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”

Numerous factors affects the way
we perceive beauty:

Experiences

Culture

Each of us has our own standards of

what is beautiful and what is not.
According to Marcos ART is…

ABILITY
Human capacity to create things of beauty and
things that stir us.
PROCESS
Art encompasses acts, such as drawing,
painting, sculpture, designing buildings, and
using the camera to create

PRODUCT
Completed work or the final product
UNDERSTANDING THE ARTS
Art as a skill or mastery
It is manifested in the outstanding product of an endeavor which is
an expression of man’s ideas and emotions

Art as a process or a product

of a creative skill
It involves arranging the aesthetic elements in an artistically
interesting and appealing manner
It includes human creations, different activities and manners of
expression which includes sculpture, paintings, music, literature,
architecture, dance and theater.
Art as a Universal
Language
LITERATURE PAINTING, SCULPTURE,
Uses colorful words, imagery, figurative ARCHITECTURE
languages, and other literary device Share the visual element of color,
MUSIC line, shape, form, space, and texture
Uses melody, harmony, dynamics, and
other elements
DANCE
Makes use of graceful movements,
and choreography
THEATER
Uses most, if not all, of the elements
of the other art forms
 Art as a representation of reality
Aristotle
“art is a reflection or a mirror of
reality”

Traditional idea of art

“art is an imitation of life”
Plato
“the essence of a thing is more
real than the thing itself”
Art reflects the characteristics of a
PeriodPeriod
Medieval
Spiritual truths is depicted in all the artworks of the time
- Idealized “flat” forms to signify a lack of focus on the
material world
Renaissance Period
The focus on the material world is shown in the three-dimensional
reality of landscapes in the paintings.
Modern Period
Characterizes the idealistic search for truth and the realization that it is not
attainable. Various artistic experimentations of artistic expressions has been
explored.
Art shows the manner of existence of the
people of long ago
People of old stone age lived in caves
The drawing and sketching could also be their way of
showing their goals and aspirations in life.
Our generation could consider them the earliest visual artist
 CREATE A WORK OF ART
Perform in class any of the language of ART
-5 groups with 6- 9 members.
- Choose your own member whom you are comfortable to work with.
RUBRIC/CRITERIA:
Choose among the following: Creativity/originality- 10
1. Literature - Artwok demonstrates original and personal expression
Expertise/skill/craftmanship- 10
2. Music - With clear attention to detail
3. Dance Understanding- 5
-planned carefully; understanding of all concepts and
4. Theater instructions is clearly shown
5. Painting Cooperation- 5
6. Architecture - Always willing to complete assigned tasks and help set-
up and clean up projects; works very well with others.
7. Sculpture