Arts have been

part of our lives

since early
years of history
not just a subject
that has to be
learned
 VIEWED,
to be UNDERSTOOD and to
be APPRECIATED in the
context as they were
created
From then to contemporary
times, the development of
art has continuously grown
and encompasses so many
aspects of our lives
More importantly, to make these
encounters with arts meaningful, they
need to know and to understand it.

Having knowledge and understanding

of art is essential as it can help to know
and to understand oneself.
But there were also
countless revivals of old
styles being done. This
started a new direction
for the arts thus, setting
the name, momentarily,
to the Philippine
Contemporary Period.
 The Philippine
Contemporary Art, from
1980s to present, was on
the onset of the sudden
rise of personal computers
and new technology,
which created a new art
medium for the arts and
human expression.
Characterized by
the artist’s intent
to portray a
subject as it
exists in the
world, the
Modern Art
Aesthetics
During this period
were according to
the artist’s unique
perspective and
are typified by a
rejection of
accepted or
traditional styles
and values.
 Changes in education,
culture and the arts
brought to change when
Americans arrived in the
archipelago.
Filipinos were formally
educated. Those who
were sent to study
abroad went back
carrying the idea of
contemporary art.
 Technological
innovations
transcended the
traditional way of
creating art.
 Art forms expanded
letting artists
experiment with
various materials and
methodologies.
 Hence, artists created non-
conventional creations with
wide range of themes.
Contemporary Filipino
architecture focused on urban
planning, economic zone, and
regionalism.
Characteristics of
Contemporary Art
Contemporary art is the
work of artists who are
living in the 21st century
Contemporary art is
collaborative and
interactive
Mark Justiniani (from Bacolod),Elmer Borlongan(from Manila),Emmanuel Garibay (from North Cotabato)
unveiled a large-scale mural at Art Fair Philippines 2017
Contemporary art
mirrors
contemporary
culture and
society, offering
the general
audiences a rich
resource for
current ideas and
allowing them to
rethink the
familiar
APPROPRIATION is an
example of
Contemporary Art
where the process of
creating art involves
the use of a pre-
existing image or
something that is from
another context, and
then combining it with
new ones.
The work of
contemporary artists is a
dynamic combination of
materials, methods,
concepts, and subjects
that challenges traditional
boundaries and defies
easy definition.
In fact, contemporary
art can be seen as
something that breaks
the norms and rules as
the works of art are
“radical” and
“interdisciplinary”.
Interdisciplinary
–combination of
arts that use an
interdisciplinary
approach
involving more
than one artistic
discipline.
Diverse and
eclectic,
contemporary art
is distinguished by
the very lack of a
uniform organizing
principle, ideology,
or - ism.
 In a globally influenced,
culturally diverse, and
technologically advancing
world,
contemporary artists give
voice to the varied and
changing cultural
landscape of identity,
values, and beliefs.
It even professes an
awareness of local
heritage that can be
passed on from one
generation to the
next.
Marcos then built the New
Society or Bagong Lipunan
as a rebirth to the lost
civilization through
modernization.
 This was aimed to combine
different art forms such as
architecture, engineering, fine arts,
health, interior design, tourism,
and urban planning, among others,
through an art and culture
program.
 Functions of
Contemporary Art
Contemporary Art for Pleasure -
art provides a venue for escape
from everyday concerns.
Whether contemporary art is
created to be appreciated or
simply for decoration, the idea
of creating it provides
satisfaction for those yearning
for pleasurable experiences.
2.Contemporary Art as
Profession - whether art
made is for utilitarian
purpose or is created for a
particular use but is
appreciated by its
aesthetic value, artists
earn a living through their
work of art.
Creative ideas are never
free—these ideas possess
value and are deemed more
valuable when they are
transformed into a tangible
art work, more so, if they are
commercialized and contains
content that upholds one’s
culture.
3.Contemporary Art as
Commentary - art is used
as a form of
communication between
the artist and the
audience. It is used to
answer our need for
information through the
subject used by the artist.
4.Contemporary Art in
Spirituality - art is
created as an
expression of one’s
faith and spiritual
beliefs in the Supreme
Being.
 5.Contemporary Art as
Remembrance - art
serves as a tribute to
someone who has gone
before us or as
commemoration of
something like an event
that has shaped our
history.
Art is created so
we can keep a
memory of
something or
someone.
6.Contemporary Art as
Self-Expression - art is
used to convey the
artist’s ideas,
emotions, character or
world-view.
Visual Art is an umbrella
term for a comprehensive
classification of art which
consists of several artistic
disciplines.
But commonly, these are
primarily visual in nature
such as picture (painting,
drawing, and printmaking)
and sculpture.
A picture is two-
dimensional image
produced by using
different media such as ink,
oil paint, charcoal and
watercolor.
Sculpture, on the other
hand, is three-dimensional
that may be shaped by
means of a stone, wood,
and marble.
Collage is made by pasting
different materials such as
pictures and pieces of paper
or textile.
Digital Arts describe
technological arts which
include digital photography
and digital painting.
 Graffiti are either serious,
rude, political, humorous
words or drawings printed
on public walls or structures.
Print Making is the
creation of images,
typically on paper, fabric
and plastic materials.
Mixed Media are
artworks made by
combining two or more
art materials or medium.
Dance is an instance of
moving the human
body to the beat of a
music choreographed
in definite time, form
and space
Music is an art that
appeals to sense of
hearing. It is
composed of
ordered tones or
sounds in succession
Architecture is an art
form of planning and
erecting structures
especially habitable
ones.
Theater is an art
form of presentation.
Scripts are
represented on stage
by actors and are
boosted by props,
lights and sounds.
Literature is a written
work having form or
expression of
thoughts of
permanence or
universal interest.
Film/Cinema is a
technological
transformation of a
theater. Scripts are
portrayed but are
pre-taped and edited
before its showing.
 Contemporary Philippine
Painting
- aims to provide students with
an appreciation of a broad
range of styles in the various
disciplines with consideration on
their elements and principles
and engage them to an
integrative approach in studying
arts.
 Working in a wide range
of mediums,
contemporary artists
often reflect and
comment on modern-day
society.
Contemporary Architecture
- thearchitecture of the 21st
century.
No single style is dominant;
contemporary architects are
working in several different styles,
from postmodernism and high-
tech architecture to highly
conceptual and expressive forms
and designs, resembling sculpture
on an enormous scale.
The classic material
used in architecture are
wood, stone and brick.
Modern materials
include cast iron,
structural steel and
reinforced concrete.
Contemporary
Sculpture - a
form of art which
creates 3-
dimensional
artwork achieved
by shaping
certain materials.
Modern and
contemporary
sculpture involves
techniques
developed over
time as well as
elements of
popular culture.
Contemporary
Music in the
Philippines it usually
refers to
compositions that
have adopted ideas
and elements from
twentieth century
art music in the
West,
as well as the
latest trends and
musical styles in
the
entertainment
industry.
Contemporary
Literature - is defined as
literature written after
World War II through the
current day. The horrors of
the war, including bombs,
ground wars, genocide and
corruption, are the
pathways to this type of
literature.
It is from these
real-life themes
that we find the
beginning of a new
period of writing.
Contemporary Film
- film that is produced today by
artists are living in the
21stcentury.
Contemporary art in film
generally gives us the
opportunity to reflect on our
society and issues relevant to
ourselves and the world around
us.
Contemporary
Performance Arts -
artworks that are created
through actions performed
by the artist or other
participants, which may be
live or recorded,
spontaneous or scripted;
are hybrid performance
works and artists that
travel between the fields
of experimental theatre &
dance, video art, visual art,
music composition and
performance art without
adhering to one specific
field’s practice.
Types of Performing
arts may include dance,
music, opera, theatre
and musical theatre,
magic, illusion, mime,
spoken word,
puppetry, circus arts,
performance art.
There is also a
specialized form of
fine art, in which the
artists perform their
work live to an
audience.
This is called
performance art.
ART APPRECIATION
Week 11
ONLINE Curriculum

Modern to Contemporary Art

Post-impressionism
“
In everyday language, the terms “modern”
and “contemporary” are often used
interchangeably. In the context of art,
however, they designate two distinct
moments in art history. There are specific
definitions for both terms, and these
definitions will help us to establish an
understanding of the images and themes
that emerge in both styles of art.
Mode RN ART
➢ Modern art is a term that signifies the
philosophy and style of the artworks
produced during the 1860-1970 era.
➢ This art broke with convention, dealt with
new subject matter, focused on conceptual
concerns, and changed the position of the
artist within society.
➢ They emphasized on the subjective
representation of subjects rather than
focusing on realism that was prevalent
before the 1880s.
 HOW MODERN ART USHERED A NEW
ERA IN THE WORLD OF ART?

The Modernism movement introduced many

fresh concepts in the world of art. All of a
sudden many artists started exploring dreams,
symbolism, and personal iconography as their
signature. Modern artists also experimented
with the expressive use of color, non-
traditional materials and mediums.
 Mode RN ART
➢ The main objective of Modern art was to
set aside the traditions of the past and put
more emphasis on experimentation with a
new perspective of seeing the world.
➢ Many styles of art developed during the
modern period:
➢ impressionism, art nouveau, fauvism,
cubism, futurism
➢ surrealism, expressionism, abstract
expressionism, optical art, kinetic art, post-
modernism arts (pop art, minimalism)
 SURREALISM
Surrealism - combines the unconscious with the
conscious, in order to create a new "super-reality
EXPRESSIONISM
• personal interpretation of a
scene or object
• energetic brushwork
• intense colors and bold lines
abstract style of painting
which followed an
expressionist color-driven
direction
TWO MAJOR STYLE FROM ABSTRACT
EXPRESIONISM
➢ Action painting
➢ Color fields
1. A CTION PAINTINg
➢ Intense expressive style of gesture
➢ Involved streaks and overlapping lines
of paint which implied movement in
the artwork.
2. COLOR-FIELD PAINTING
➢ concerned with reflection and mood
➢ It focused on color and contrast
OPTICAL ART
➢ is a form of abstract art (specifically
non-objective art) which relies on
optical illusions in order to fool the eye
of the viewer.
➢ It is also called optical art or retinal art.
➢ It relates to geometric designs that
create feelings of movement or
vibration.
KINETIC ART
➢ is art from any medium that contains
movement perceivable by the viewer or
depends on motion for its effect
➢ kinetic art is a term that today most often
refers to three-dimensional sculptures and
figures such as mobiles that move
naturally or are machine operated
➢ early 1950’s onward
KINETIC ART
By Jean Tinguely
 POST MODERNISM ARTS
➢ the most pertinent movement that solidified
the move to contemporary arts
➢ associated with scepticism, irony and
philosophical critiques of the concepts of
universal truths and objective reality.
➢ it embraces many different approaches to art
making, and may be said to begin with pop
art in the 1960s.
POP ART
➢ distinctive genre of art that first
“popped” up in post-war Britain and
America.
➢ the pieces produced by Pop artists in
the 1950s and 1960s commented on
contemporaneous life and events.
 POP ART
➢ it is popularly designed for a
mass audience, transient(short-
term solution), expandable
(easily forgotten), low cost,
mass produced, young (aimed
at youth), witty, sexy,
gimmicky, glamorous, big
business.
MINIMALISM
➢ also sometimes referred to as ABC art,
Cool art, Literalist art, Object art, and
Primary Structure art
➢ Extreme simplicity
➢ Repetition of shapes
➢ Geometric forms
➢ Not expressive
MINImAlISm
Box with the sound of its
own making (1961) by
Robert Morris

Untitled (Stack) by Donald Judd

144 aluminum square (1967) by Dan Andre
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CONTemPORARY ART
➢ The term “contemporary art” is generally
regarded as referring to work made between
1970 and the present.
➢ It also implies art that is made by living
artists, but essentially contemporary art is
seen as something that has never been done
before.
 CONTemPORARY ART
➢ The Contemporary Art era is known to
produce more experimental works and
tackles a wider variety of social,
economic and political issues. It made
art as a whole to reflect the current
issues that hound our world today, such
as racism, globalization, third-world
country oppression, feminism among
many others.
CONTEMPORARY ARTS

Napoleon Leading the Army “Pictures of Garbage,” by The Weather Project by

over the Alps by Kehinde Vik Muniz Olafur Eliasson
Wiley
CONTEMPORARY ARTS

Gray Ground by Ronald Ventura

Isla Hubad by Neil Pasilan

NEW CONTEMPORARY ART
MOVEMENTS
 1. NEO-POP ART
⬗ During the 1980s there was a revival of
interest in Pop Art - a phenomenon known
as Neo-Pop (or "Shock Pop-Art").
⬗ The term refers to artists influenced by pop
art and pop culture imagery.But remember
not to overload your slides with content.
NEO-POP ART
⬗ Neo-Pop Art is more of a repetition.
⬗ Thus Neo-Pop artists continue to employ
"readymades" and pre-existing items in
their worksand also rely heavily on celebrity
icons like Michael Jackson, Madonna,
Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, and so on.
2. PHOTOREALISM
⬗ The term "photorealism“
or "photographic realism",
describes a style of highly
detailed 20th century
realist painting in which
the artist attempts to
replicate an image from a
photograph in all its
microscopic exactness.
PHOTOREALISM
➢ Most photorealist painters work
directly from photographs or
digital computer images -
either by using traditional grid
techniques, or by projecting
colour slide imagery onto the
canvas.
➢ The aim is to recreate the
same sharpness of detail
throughout the painting.
 3. CONCEPTUALISM
⬗ gives priority to an idea
presented by visual means that
are themselves secondary to
the idea.
⬗ can deliver a powerful
message, and thus has served as
a vehicle for socio-political
comment, as well as a broad
challenge to the tradition of a
'work of art' being a crafted
unique object.
CONCEPTUALISM
⬗ Conceptual Art is all about "ideas
and meanings" rather than
"works of art" (paintings,
sculptures, other precious
objects).
 4. PERFORMANCE ART

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PERFORMANCE ART
➢ Artworks that are created through actions
performed by the artist or other
participants, which may be live or
recorded, spontaneous or scripted
5. INSTALLATION ART

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 INSTALLATION ART
➢ configuration or
"installation" of objects in
a space, such as a room or
warehouse.
➢ Kind of an immersive
work where the
environment or the space
in which the viewer steps
into or interacts with is
transformed or altered.
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EARTH ART
➢ “Land Art”, when the
natural environment is
transformed by artist.
➢ Kind of human
intervention into a
specific landscape or
terrain.
➢ Different form
environmental art
7. STREET ART

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STREET ART
➢ Related to graffiti art as it is a
by-product of the rise of graffiti
in the 1980s.
➢ Artworks are informed by the
illustrative, painterly, and print
techniques and even a variety of
media.
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 As an artistic young Filipino,
make a slogan that express
your appreciation towards
Philippine Contemporary Arts.
The slogan should be
composed of 8-10 words with
rhyme