Techniques used

in Contemporary
Arts
Table of contents

01 Application of Traditional Techniques to

Contemporary Arts

02 Common Techniques in Contemporary

Arts
 Application of Traditional
Techniques to Contemporary
Arts
 Traditional Art
1. Puni - This is a popular
Bulakenyo’s way of
decorating using leaf
fronds folding which has a
Malayan origin.
Application to
Contemporary Art
Straw Folding. In this art,
the straws are folded by
rolling elongated sheets of
wax coated paper into
cylindrical, hollow tubes.
Origami is from ori
meaning “folding” and
kami means “paper”.
 Traditional Art Application to
Contemporary Art
2. Singkaban- It is a Bamboo Art. To use
decorated bamboo bamboo for
arch to welcome decorations, it must
signage of a town, city undergo some
or village in the country processes such as
cleaning and cutting,
peeling, splitting,
stripping or weaving it.
 Traditional Art Application to
Contemporary Art
3. Saniculas- Saniculas Polvoron Molder. This
cookies made with kitchen tool can help
imprint of San Nicolas you mold the powder
de Tolentino, the for polvoron into
miracle healer perfectly oval or round
according to shapes
Pampanga’s local
legend.
 Traditional Art
4. Pabalat- The art of
making the pabalat or
pastillas wrappers has
transformed in recent
years from being a
local, folk tradition into a
popular art
Application to
Contemporary Art
Packaging. The
packaging design can
be simple and straight
forward, or colorful and
complex
 Traditional Art Application to
Contemporary Art
5. Taka- refers to the Paper Maché. Using
paper maché using molds, paper pieces
carved wooded or pulp are put
sculpture used as a together with a glue or
mold other adhesives.
 Traditional Art Application to
Contemporary Art
6. Pagbuburda- Taal Stitching. Stitches are the basic
elements of sewing, knitting or
embroideries are embroidery whether by hand or
characterized by fine machine.
Loom Bands. These are also called
design with delicate, as rainbow looms which are a
embossed, plastic tool used to weave colorful
durableand colorful rubber.
patterns. Nylon Bracelets. A tough light
weight elastic synthetic polymer
Common Techniques
in Contemporary Arts
1. Minimalism
This is an artistic movement
that seeks to take away
unnecessary and leaving only
the essential.
2. Found Objects
This means taking something
that people seem to find
useless and use it in a unique
way in order to make an
3. Large-scale art
This is an art that accounts
for the creation of something
huge to express diverse
perspectives in artwork.
Medium used in
Contemporary Arts
Forms
 Medium
- is defined as the material or
substance used to create an
artwork.
Classification of Art
Forms According to
Medium
Classification Art Form Medium
and
Description
Musical- use of music, poetry, musical instruments,
rhythms, sounds, song, dance, traditional musical
instrument, theatre artist instruments made by
local materials, body
human voice and movements,
integration of stage,
design, performance
 Classification Art Form Medium
and Description

Practical- art designs, cement, paper,

with architect, bamboo,
immediate sculptor wood, bricks,
use in daily stone,
life concrete,
metal, wood,
stone, clay,
glass
 Classification and Art Form Medium
Description

Environmental installation wires, junk,

- An art that , public art recycled
occupies materials
space
 Classification Art Form Medium
and Description

Pictorial painting, camera,

Works- uses drawing, celluloids/nega
shapes, design, tives,
pictures, photography processing
graphics chemicals
prints
 Classification Art Form Medium
and Description

Narrative- drama, Language

based on novel,
story music and
dance
Activity:
The students will write a descriptive
paragraph with minimum of 200
words and maximum of 500 words
about contemporary arts found in the
community.
Local Materials used
in Creating Art
Local and Indigenous
Art Materials
 Indigenous Art Materials
These are materials that are natural or
inherent from the place or locality. It has
been there right from the start. All
indigenous art materials are local
materials but not all local art materials are
indigenous.
Local Art Material
It could be a mix of
indigenous art
materials and
introduced art
materials
Kinds of Local
Art Material
Abaca
is extracted from the leaf sheath around the
trunk of the abaca plant known
scientifically as Musa textilis, which is
related to the banana plant. Initially used as
material for rope, the abaca found its way in
8 the arts.
Coconut Shells
are actually used for wood carving,
improvised cooking utensils and myriads of
other uses. Coconut shells are bountiful
anywhere in the country where coconut palm
trees, scientifically known as Cocos nucifera
are planted. These shells are byproducts of
coconut fruit processing.
 Bamboo
mistakenly identified as a tree, is
actually a kind of grass. Classified
scientifically as a plant of the
subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass
family Poaceae.
 Capiz shells
A bivalve marine mollusk in the family of
Placunidae. They are abundant in the
Philippines, commonly found along the
coastal waters. Cleaned and processed capiz
shells are used for various artistic
applications like windows, lanterns, and
 Rattan
is a naturally renewable palm
belonging to the subfamily
Calamoideae of climbing palms.
It is widely used as furniture,
handicrafts, and building material
 Small or Cowrie shells
Scientifically named Cypraea chinensi.
They are often used in shell jewelry and
shell craft work. They are popular for
their vibrant color. They are found on
sandy seafloor around the Philippine
islands
 Junk
which are old or discarded articles,
are considered useless or of little
value but for the creative eyes of an
artist they are essential in creating a
well-known art form called junk art.
 Dried Leaves
Ranging from pale yellow to dark
brown, dried leaves are plentiful
throughout the year. Dried leaves art is
already considered a craft of its own.
Palm, pandanus, or sea grass leaves are
used to create artistic mats or banig.
 Plant Seeds
It can be acquired from farms and rural
areas. Others can be bought
commercially like corn, sorghum,
mung beans, sunflower and the like.
Seed art can be found in certain
localities.
 Rocks and Sands
It can be acquired from farms and
rural areas. Others can be bought
commercially like corn, sorghum,
mung beans, sunflower and the like.
Seed art can be found in certain
 Local art materials can be
classified as traditional and
non-traditional.
 Traditional Art Materials
These are available locally are those that
are usually bought from department
stores and bookstores. They include
crayons, oil pastel, watercolor, colored
pencils and other usual materials used in
school.
 Non- Traditional Art Materials
These are materials that are not
usually used in creating art like
coffee, plastic bottles and recyclable
materials that are similar to those
used in junk art.
 The students will
create mini art using
local art materials
 Critiquing Available
Materials and
Appropriate Techniques
Critique vs Criticism
 Critique
It is taken from the Greek kritike tekhne,
which means "the critical art“. It is
somewhat a formal word that typically
refers to a careful judgment. It refers to the
detailed analysis and assessment of
something.
 Criticism
It refers to a sharp or severe
disapproval of something, generally
based on perceived faults or errors. It
is judging with disapproval. It is
negative in nature.
Critiquing Available Art Materials

1. Availability
2. Accessibility

3. Affordability
 Availability
An art material has to be
obtainable, ready for use, at hand.
It is already there; this is the quality
of being able to be used or
obtained.
 Accessibility
An art material has to be within
the artist’s reach, easily acquired
without much effort or difficulty
for the artist. It is the quality of
being acquired or used easily.
 Affordability
An art material has to be within the
financial capacity of the artist to be
purchased or bought. Though a cheap
good quality art material is good but an
art material acquired for free is still the
best.
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