Title Milestone: Paint Us A Story
1. Reinterpret a National Artist’s work through a picture depicting a
modern interpretation
2. Provide an explanation to your modern interpretation of an
Amorsolo painting by talking about its message, aesthetics, and
Objective influence (s) with regard to modern Filipino identity
3. Begin manifesting grammatical accuracy and should be
improving their extemporaneous fluency
Tools Short bond paper, camera/phone camera, rubrics
1. In the previous activity, you learned that there are stories behind images that influence
how you see and understand them.
2. This time, take a look at one of the iconic Philippine paintings in its recent history. The
name of this painting is "Fruit Pickers Under the Mango Tree" by Fernando Amorsolo, the
Philippines' first National Artist.
Amorsolo, Fernando. Fruit Pickers Under the Mango Tree. Digital Image. Lives and Works of Filipino Ar sts. N.p., 24 July 2013. Web. 22 Apr.
2016. h p://livesandworks.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-ar sts-credo-art-for-arts-sake.html.
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3. Take a few minutes to look at the painting. Choose key elements to help you create a
backstory. You can look at the people: their expressions, what they're doing, how they
interact with each other. You can also look at the scenery: location, time of day. You can
choose anything else that you see in the painting that will help you gain a better
understanding of what the painting means in general.
4. Analyze the painting with the help of these guide questions:
a. What era/year do you think this painting is representing? What parts of the
painting made you think that?
b. What do you think are the circumstances of these people? Why have they come to
gather? What about their demeanor makes them seem like they come from a
particular era?
c. Why do you think Amorsolo chose to capture a moment with these people, doing
what they were doing? What is their significance in shaping Filipino identity?
5. After analyzing what the picture originally depicts, shift to thinking of how you may
re-interpret your current interpretations Here are the guide questions to help you:
a. If this scene were to happen in the present day, who would these people be? What
would they be doing?
b. Where would they be? How will this location DIRECTLY affect how the people are
interacting with each other?
c. How will this new set of characters and location represent the changing and
emerging Filipino identity as we know it today?
6. With your original interpretation and modern reinterpretation, recreate the painting by
taking a photo that will display your modern reinterpretation of the painting.
7. Take the following steps in order to plan on how you are going to do this milestone:
a. Review your own back story of the painting.
b. After that, reinterpret the painting. If your back story of the painting is happening
nowadays, what could it be?
c. Once you have your modern reinterpretation of the painting, look outside and take
a photo that will depict your modern reinterpretation or you may opt to search for
photos online.
8. Print your taken photo on a short bond paper.
9. Below the photo, write your modern reinterpretation of the painting.
10. Use 10-15 sentences only.
11. Refer to the format given below.
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Name:
Section:
Milestone:
(Paste or place the photo here)
(Write your explanation here)
12. Refer to the rubric below to ace this milestone.
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Visual Art Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
I AM UNABLE TO... I AM ABLE TO... I AM ABLE TO... I AM ABLE TO...
- capture/ research - capture/ research - capture/ research - capture/ research
an aesthetically somewhat a somewhat an aesthetically
Aesthetics striking photo, and it aesthetically aesthetically striking photo that
(25%) does not reinterpret striking photo, but it striking photo that completely
the given painting at hardly reinterprets mostly reinterprets reinterprets the
all. the given painting. the given painting. given painting.
MY WRITTEN MY WRITTEN MY WRITTEN MY WRITTEN
MODERN MODERN MODERN MODERN
INTERPRETATION INTERPRETATION INTERPRETATION INTERPRETATION
Content IS... IS... IS... IS...
(25%) - not complete and - only somewhat - almost complete - complete and
not delivered clearly. complete and not and mostly delivered clearly.
always delivered delivered clearly.
clearly.
I AM UNABLE TO... I AM ABLE TO... I AM ABLE TO... I AM ABLE TO...
- explain my - explain my - explain my -explain my
answers, but when I answers, but have answers using the answers using the
do, I am unable to difficulty in using right amount of right amount of
Fluency use the right the right amount of words for the given words for the
(25%) amount of words words for the given context most of given context,
for the given context, as my the time, with my without my
context, as my answers are answers only being responses being
answers are always sometimes too long too long or too too long or too
too long or too or too short. short sometimes. short.
short.
I CANNOT... I AM ABLE TO... I AM ABLE TO... I AM ABLE TO...
- write without - write, but with a lot - write with some -write with minimal
Grammar grammar lapses, of grammar lapses grammar lapses grammar lapses
(25%) such that I cannot that do not impede that do not impede that do not impede
delivery my the delivery of my the delivery of my the delivery of my
intended meaning. intended meaning. intended meaning. intended meaning.
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Title WIKI: Contemporary Art
Objective Gain an understanding of the different forms of contemporary art
Tools Notebook and pen
1. WIKI: Contemporary Art serves as a guide to answer the following questions:
a. What is Contemporary Art?
b. Why do I need to learn contemporary art?
c. What does contemporary art look like?
2. Access and read the W IKI: Contemporary Art.
3. After reading the WIKI, answer the following questions to check how well you understood
the concepts presented:
a. Using your own words, explain what is contemporary art?
b. What are the different forms of art? Briefly explain each.
c. How is learning contemporary art help you as a Filipino?
d. As a student, how can you show appreciation to our own contemporary art?
e. Why is it important for you to learn and understand contemporary art?
4. Answer using t hree (3) - five (5) sentences p er question only.
5. Write your answers in your notebook.
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What is Contemporary Art?
Contemporary means
● happening in recent times,
● connected to the present period,
● belonging to the same period in time,
● or belonging to the present.
Art is the different ways of expressing a person’s creative skill and imagination which create a
particular work/output. Usually this output is appreciated for their beauty and/or for the emotional
pull that they draw from their audience.
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Contemporary art is any visual, auditory, or performing output produced at the present period in
time. The term also refers to art made and produced by artists living today. Philippine
contemporary art is, therefore, art that was created in the Philippines by a Filipino.
Note:
The terms “modern” and “contemporary” are sometimes used as synonyms. But the term
“modern” means being up to date or being technologically advanced. Therefore, what is modern
now is also considered to be contemporary. But when it comes to art, those that are referred to as
modern art specifically are works produced between the American colonial period to the Post-war
period in the Philippines. Back in those days, the work created by our artists were new and
shocking, that’s why back then, it was also considered to be “contemporary art”. But
contemporary art is the art of the present, so what may be contemporary now, will not necessarily
be the contemporary art of the future.
Why do I need to learn contemporary art?
A simple answer would be because art (any kind of art) is enjoyable. It is easy to appreciate art
because people find it fun or entertaining. For example, seeing someone’s funny drawing can
make us laugh; watching a sad film can make us cry; and listening to a talented singer can leave
us feeling amazed.
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Learning what contemporary art is means that you will also be able to learn how to make
contemporary art. Being able to create art is also enjoyable for the artist. Most artists produce art
because it is their passion, but there are more artists out there who produce works (like songs,
videos, paintings, poems, dances, etc) just because it makes them feel good when they do.
Creating art is a good way to develop creativity and resourcefulness, too—qualities that are going
to be valuable in the workplace and in your everyday life.
Lastly, a more practical use of art is communication. A work of art can communicate a message,
can communicate a story. You can use art to be able to tell your own story which can be
appreciated by other people.
If you want to read up more on the purpose of art, you will find further explanation here: Quora.
LINK: https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-purpose-of-art
What does it look like?
A. Visual Art
Visual arts are the creations that you can look at. This includes (but is not limited
to) drawings, paintings, sketches, sculptures, architecture, photography,
typography, interior design, and many others.
Example:
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B. Movement Art
Movement arts are dances—and when we say “dance”, we mean purposefully
selected sequences of body movements. There are 3 significant terms that make
up that definition:
● Body movements - Dances are made up of actions using the body.
● Purposefully selected - The actions that are chosen have a specific
purpose because they contribute to telling the “story” of the dance.
● Sequences - These chosen actions come in a particular order which is also
relevant to the narrative of the dance.
● Movement art falls under performance art because it is usually presented
to an audience.
Example:
Watch this contemporary piece performed on the TV show So You Think You Can Dance by Billy
Bell and Kathryn McCormick.
C. Musical Arts
Musical arts produce songs that use sound and silence. The sounds (and the
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silences) can come from voices or from instruments. Songs are also able to
convey emotions, stories, or specific messages.
Musical art can also be considered as performance art. When music is created
with the intention of having it performed in front of an audience, it may become a
theatrical experience—meaning, the artist won’t be thinking about the sounds or
the music only, rather, s/he would also take into consideration how the songs
would be shown or acted out in front of people. For example, when your favorite
OPM band holds a concert, their overall performance (the singing, how they play
their instruments, and how they move around on stage) is musical art.
Example:
Listen to this c
over of Uptown Funk by The Sons of Pitches.
D. Cinematic Art
Cinematic art engages the sight and hearing of audiences through an audiovisual
experience. This usually comes in the form of films, videos, and the like.
Cinematic art is able to integrate other art forms; for example, a movie has visual
aspects (the imagery, the background, settings, how the characters look like etc),
has music in it (as background music or as an actual part of the narrative), and
has movement in it (such as dances, or such as the way the actors will be moving
around one another in scenes).
Example:
Watch this short film entitled F east to see an example of cinematic art.
Additional Resources
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
This is the official website of our country's National Commission for Culture and the Arts. You can
stay updated on what our local artists are doing here, as well as on any government-led programs
and events on the promotion and preservation of the Philippine arts and culture.
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