CONTEMPORARY

PHILIPPINE ART FROM

THE REGION

-MS. ANGELINE CURIOSO

 Learning Competencies

• Describe various contemporary art forms and their practices from

the various region;

• Discuss various art form found in the

Philippines; and

• Research on various contemporary art

forms
 Objectives

• Explain what is art;

• Identify the different functions of art; and

• Differentiate Modern art to Contemporary

art.
What is art??
anything that stirs emotion in you!
Before you can truly experience art, you must first learn to PERCEIVE.

This means that you must use your senses to analyze and
interpret a piece of artwork in order to understand it.

PERCEPTION is to truly SEEING what the art is

COMMUNICATING.
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Louis
Why do artists create art?
 Purpose or Functions of Arts
• Personal/Individual Function

• Social Function

• Economic Function
Political Function

Historical Function

Cultural Function
 Functions of Arts

• Religious Function

• Physical Function

• Aesthetic Function
 Personal/Individual Function

• Artist have their personal reasons in indulging in art.

Starry Night
 Social Function

• Man is a social being and as such the associates with his

fellow beings.

Theater
 Economic Function

• Many people believe that it does not pay to be an artist.

 Political Function
• When Imelda Romualdez-Marcos, a patroness of the arts
became the Governor of Metro Manila, she promoted
her political programs by means of the arts.
 Historical Function
• Paintings, sculptures, architectural works, and other art
forms serve to record historical figures and events.
 Educational/ Cultural Function
• Art that has been used throughout time as a way to pass
on historical facts.
• Teaches about cultures.
 Religious Function
• Almost all, if not all, art forms evolved from religion.
People in olden times worshipped their Gods in the form
of songs, dances, etc.
 Physical Function
• Houses and other buildings are constructed to protect
their occupants and all others inside them.
 Aesthetic Function

• Artworks serve to beautify.

Where do ideas come from?
• nature
• Inspiration comes from NATURAL RESOURCES found in the
ENVIRONMENT.

• people
• events/historical events
• Myths and legends
• Spiritual and religious
• Style/techniques
3 Components of an artwork
• subject
• The image viewers can easily identify in a work of art.
o Non-objective art –has no recognizable subject matter.

• Composition
• The way the principles of design are used to organize the
elements of design

• Content
• Message.
 Modern

vs
Contemporary
• MODERN • CONTEMPORARY
 “Defining now from then”
Modern Art Contemporary Art

1860s-1960s

Reflects the social wide

Painting
issues Sculpture
photography
installation
performance
Video-art
PRODUCED TODAY
Self-expressive
1960s-preents
Gives message to
the audience
What Is the Difference Between Modern and Contemporary Art?
o Modern and contemporary art are of two different time
periods.
o Contemporary art describes current works of art. Usually,
those still living and creating artworks or those who have only
very recently died or retired.
o Modern art is primarily drawing or painting.
o Today’s contemporary artists are more experimental with their
mediums. Contemporary art could be on almost any medium
you can think of – video art, object design, tech-enabled
artworks, graphic arts, etc.
o Contemporary art can be challenging to understand, digest, and classify.
Unlike the art periods that came before it, contemporary art is not united
by a style and is not easily grouped into different movements like
modern art.
What Is the Difference Between Modern and Contemporary Art?
o Contemporary art aims to be thought-provoking and often depicts a broader
range of social, economic, and political issues. Topics such as racism,
globalization, terrorism, oppression, poverty, and feminism are common
themes of contemporary artists.
o Contemporary art is often more of a discussion—a conversation
between the artist and the audience. The end result is often less
important than the process by which the artist arrived there, and
you as the audience are sometimes invited to be a part of that
process.