Philippine Contemporary Arts

YOUR GOALS:
 AFTER COMPLETING THE LEARNING ATIVITIES FOR THIS LESSON, YOU ARE EXPECTED TO:
 IDENTIFY AND DIFFERENTIATE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF VISUAL ARTS:
 GIVE EXAMPLES OF VISUAL ARTS THAT ARE FOUND IN THEIR COMMUNITY; AND
 EVALUATE AND CRITIQUE DIFFERENT EXAMPLES OF VISUAL ARTS.

WHAT IS ART
 PRODUCT OF EXPERIENCE
 PRODUCT OF IMAGINATION
 PRODUCT OF VISION/ MISSION
 PRODUCT OF CREATIVITY
 PRODUCT OF HISTORY

WHAT IS ART?
• Art is a tool for communication. Whether it is painting or a performance.
• it is a venue for one to convey or express thoughts, emotions, or aspirations, it is considered art.
• Every artwork reflects the artists and his/her society.
• Art offers us the chance to learn and to understand artists and the regions where they belong
through their works.

Why do people create art?

• DID YOU EVER STOP AND REFLECT WHY PEOPLE COMPOSE SONGS, PERFORM DANCES, OR
DRAW PICTURES? UNLIKE FOOD AND SHELTER, IS NOT NECESSARY FOR HUMAN TO LIVE
• WHAT MAKES US OR DRIVES US TO CREATE AND PERFORM?
• WHY ART IS SO SPECIAL TO US HUMANS?

VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

• Art -is the tangible (concrete) output of creative expression.
• It is a product of Human Creativity and skill to express oneself.
• It is represented through its different forms and disciplines such as literature, culinary arts,
media arts, visual arts, and performing arts.

Contemporary Arts
2. Decorative Arts
• Is the arts concerned with the production of high-quality objects that ate both useful and
beautiful.
• What are the decorative arts? mat is an example of a decorative art?
• Decorative art includes the creation of furniture and accessory furnishings, rugs and carpets,
tapestry, embroidery

DECORATIVE ART- BOTH USEFUL AND BEAUTIFUL

3. Contemporary Art form
• A Contemporary Art meaning “the art of today."
• more broadly includes artwork produced during the late 20 th and early 21st centuries.
• It generally defines art produced after the Modern Art movement to the present day.
The traditional subdivision of the Arts,
 Architecture
o Arts domain:
o Film
 Performing
 Music
 Literature
 Painting
 Sculpture

Performing

Music
Architecture
Arts domain: Literature
Film
Painting

Sculpture
Architecture
• is the art and science of designing buildings and other physical structures.
• the design of the total built environment from the macro level of town planning, urban design,
and landscape architecture to the micro level of construction details and, sometimes, furniture.

Film
• also called movie, motion picture or moving picture, is a visual art-form used to simulate
experiences that communicate ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings.

Literature
• broadly refers to any collection of written or oral work,

Painting
• the process or art of using paint, in a picture, as a protective coating, or as decoration.

Sculpture
• the art of making two-or three- dimensional representative or abstract forms, especially by
carving stone or wood or by casting metal or plaster.

PERFORMING ARTS
Performing arts- refers to forms of art in which artists use their voices, bodies or inanimate objects to
convey artistic expression. It is different from visual arts.

What are the different types of performing arts?

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
What is the purpose of performing arts?
The purpose of performance art is to entertain an audience using physical movements such as dance,
singing, and even in some cases no movement at all.

Performing Arts are often categorized into three types: music, dance, and theater.

1. MUSIC
Music is a universal form of art. It is defined as the manipulation of sound and silence. It blends the
different elements such as pitch, rhythm, dynamics, timbre, and texture to create sound. It is performed
by utilizing different instruments, vocal techniques, and styles. It can be performed live or recorded and
it can be prepared in advance or improvised.
2. DANCE
3. THEATER

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 CONTEMPORARY ARTS FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND FROM
THE REGION
MUSIC DANCE, AND THEATER.
MUSICS
KUNDIMAN AND HARANA
 Kundiman is the classic form of Filipino love song or so it seemed to colonialist forces in the
Philippines. In fact, in Kundiman, the singer who expresses undying love for his beloved is
actually singing for love of country.

BALLAD
• Ballad any light, simple song, especially one of sentimental or romantic character, having two or
more stanzas all sung to the same melody.

CHAMBER MUSIC
• Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments
traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room.

CHORAL MUSIC
• Choral music is music performed by a group of singers or a choir. The singers may perform
without accompaniment, or may be accompanied by any instrumental combination, from piano
to full orchestra. Choral music is necessarily "polyphonal" i.e., consisting of two or more
autonomous vocal lines. The singers may perform without combination from and to full
orchestra

LITURGICAL MUSIC
• also called church music, music written for performance in a religious rite of worship. The term
is most commonly associated with the Christian tradition.

OPERA
• is a form of theatre in which music has a leading role and the parts are taken by singers, but is
distinct from musical theatre.

PINOY POP MUSIC

• Pinoy pop music is a genre of pinoy pop artists.

RAP
• Rap is a music genre that became popular in the Philippines because of its fasts and rhytmic
narration accompanied by electronic music.

POP MUSIC
• Pop music is the genre of popular music that produces the most hits. Songs that become hits
almost always share certain features that are sometimes called the pop-music formula. They
have a good rhythm, a catchy melody, and are easy to remember and sing along to.

A. PROTEST SONG
• is a song that is associated with a movement for social change and hence part of the broader
category of topical songs (or songs connected to current events). It may be folk, classical, or
commercial in genre.

DANCE
DANCE
• Dance, the movement of the body in a rhythmic way, usually to music and within a given space,
for the purpose of expressing an idea or emotion, releasing energy, or simply taking delight In
the movement itself.

AEROBICS
• is a form of physical exercise that combines rhythmic aerobic exercise with stretching and
strength training routines with the goal of improving all elements of fitness.
 BALLET
• is an art form created by the movement of the human body. It is theatrical — performed on a
stage to an audience utilizing costumes, scenic design and lighting. It can tell a story or express a
thought, concept or emotion. Ballet can be magical, exciting, provoking or disturbing.

A FOLK DANCE
• is a dance developed by people that reflect the life of the people of a certain country or region.
Not all ethnic dances are folk dances. For example, ritual dances or dances of ritual origin are
not considered to be folk dances. Ritual dances are usually called "Religious dances" because of
their purpose.

A STREET DANCE
• is a dance style that evolved outside dance studios in any available open space such as streets,
dance parties, block parties, parks, school yards, raves, and nightclubs.

ACTIVITY: THE DESCRIBING WHEEL

IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING ART

Art assists the artist in revealing and improving his or her creativity. It's
crucial that it expresses the artist's unique identity.
 ATTRIBUTES OF ITEGRAL FILIPINO ART
According to Prof. Felipe M. De Leon Jr.
Art is ingrained with beauty and function.
1. It is holistic in nature.
2. Art is part of our daily life.
3. Everybody is an Artist.
4. Freedom in the technique and the use of media gives flexibility and opportunity to join in the
artistic expression.
5. Art makes use the available resources; it should not be limited by budget constraint.
6. The creative process is given more importance rather than the finished work.
7. The creative process is given more importance rather than the finished work.

CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTS

• Contemporary art forms cannot be easily categorized between the fine arts and the decorative
arts and hence results in different classification altogether. Common examples of Contemporary
visual art forms include performance art, installations, digital art, virtual reality, etc.

PAINTING AND ILLUSTRATION

Paintings may be defined as two- dimensional form of art that showcases artistic expression created on
a flat surface.

PAINTING THEMES
A. Religious themes- were the primary subject for the artworks
during the Spanish colonial times. In the present, many religious
themed paintings can be seen in the murals of many churches
and in paintings with social commentaries like that of Joey
Velasco (1967-2010) and Renato Habulan (b. 1953).

B. Historical themes- can be seen in the works of Angono Rizal

native Carlos "Botong" V. Francisco (1912-1969) whose
masterpiece Filipino struggles through History depicts Manila's
historical events. Include Blood compact, First Limasawa, etc

C. Portraiture paintings - are used to commemorate personalities and

are seen and are seen in many formal institutions such as
government offices. It started with the rise of the Illustrados during
the Spanish colonial times. It was and has been a symbolism of one's
rise to power and wealth.

D. Still Life- is a work of Art that portrays inanimate objects. It

was traditionally composed of a basket or a bowl of fruits and
flowers in a vase on a table.

E. Landscape- depicts the beauty of the outdoors. It can be that

of the natural environment such as the countryside and other rural
scenery, including seascapes that focus on the imagery bodies of water.

F. Nude- as a subject painting in the Philippines, was rare before the 20th century but, has since
been accepted and popular subject in Philippine contemporary visual arts.

G. Genres- are painting whose theme showcase people doing everyday activities and chores.
contemporary visual arts.

2. SCULPTURES
SCULPTURES
• Sculptures are artworks that are three dimensional. The classification of sculptures was
traditionally divided into two, namely, free standing and relief.
• Free Standing sculptures- also known as round, are sculptures that are raised independently in
their given space. It can be often observed from all points of view.
• Reliefs- are sculptures that are raised from the background. Depending on the figure's distance
from the background, it can be also classified into bas-relief and high relief.
 THEATER
THEATER / THEATRE

THEATRE VS THEATER
With words that only differ by a couple of letters, it's natural to be slightly afraid that these actually have
very different meanings and to feel embarrassed if you accidentally use the one instead of the other.
However, sometimes the only difference is that these words are simply used in different parts of the
world, so there's nothing too bad with getting them confused.

USAGE
THEATRE is the spelling that is preferred in British English.
EXAMPLES
• They gave me theatre tickets as a present.
• Last week I went to the theatre.
• There were many vacant seats in the theatre
• The police were called to stop fight outside the theatre
• How often do you go to the theatre?

USAGE
THEATER is the spelling that you will come across in American English.
EXAMPLES
• Excuse me. where is the entrance to the theater?
• Her mother never went to the theater.
• We will have class in the theater this afternoon.
• The old theater will be razed and replaced with housing.
• The people at the theater were mostly college students.

Still, since the only thing you need to be careful with theatre and theater is which part of the world you
are in, you don't have to worry too much about misusing them. No matter where you are and which
option you choose, everyone will understand what you want to say.

Word Origin
The modern word "theater" comes from the Greek word theatron meaning "seeing place"

THEATER OR PLAY
THEATER - is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, typically actors or
actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific
place, often a stage. ...
Modern theatre includes performances of plays and musical theatre.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF THEATER

ABSURD
ABSURD - The Theatre of the Absurd attacks the comfortable certainties of religious or political
orthodoxy. It aims to shock its audience out of complacency, to bring it face to face with the harsh facts
of the human situation as these writers see it.

STAGE SHOW OR BODABIL

STAGE SHOW OR BODABIL- is an indigenized form of vaudeville is a theatrical presentation of various
acts and performances. These performances may be a production of the following: comedy skits circus
acts, musical, and dance numbers, acrobatics, magic shows, and the like.

Bretchian theater
Bretchian theater or Epic theatre is a theatrical movement arising in the early to mid-20th century from
the theories and practice of a number of theatre practitioners who responded to the political climate of
the time through the creation of a new political theatre.

CHILDREN THEATER
CHILDREN THEATER -The goal of children's theatre is to provide the best possible theatrical experience
for the audience" children's theatre is a piece of performance that involves children as actors and/or as
audience.
MELODRAMA
A MELODRAMA is a dramatic work wherein the plot, which is typically sensational and designed to
appeal strongly to the emotions, takes precedence over detailed characterization.

DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE
DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE- means self-conversation, speech or talks which includes interlocutor
presented dramatically. It means a person, who is speaking to himself or someone else speaks to reveal
specific intentions of his actions.

TULA-DULA
TULA-DULA OR POEM PLAY was developed by the University of the Philippines in the 1970’s dramatized
by a narrator who recites the piece while two or three actors provide the movement and the sound
effect.

POLITICAL THEATER
POLITICAL THEATER is a form of theater whose intention is to transform or make better the current
system of government. Political theatre has at least two definitions: political posturing or theatre that
comments on political and social issues.

MUSICAL THEATER
MUSICAL THEATER Are plays where in music is an essential part of the production.

REALISM
REALISM essential part of the production. Is a type of Drama that provides an accurate description of
real-life situations. It developed a set of dramatic and theatrical conventions with the aim of bringing a
greater fidelity of real life to texts and performances.
 RAISE! OUR BANNER FOR PHILIPPINE NATIONAL ARTIST
PAMBANSANG ALAGAD NG SINING NG PILIPINAS

The order of National Artist of the Philippines is an significant contributions to The Development
of Philippine Art. Member of the order are known as national artists. Originally instituted as an award, it
was elevated to the status of an order in 2003.

The Order is administered by the Cultural Center of the Philippines by virtue of President Ferdinand
Marcos's Proclamation Ng 1001 of April 2, 1972 and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.
The first award was posthumously conferred on Filipino painter Fernando Amorsolo. RA 7355

CRITERIA
The National Artist of the Philippines are based on a broad criterion, as set forth by the Cultural Center
of the Philippines and the National Commission on Culture and the Arts

1. Living artist who have been Filipino citizens for the last ten years prior to nomination as well as
those who have died after the establishment of the award in 1972 but were Filipino citizens
before the time death
2. Artist who have helped build a Filipino sense of nationhood through the content and form of
heir works
3. Artist who have distinguished themselves by pioneering in a mode of creative expression or
style, making an impaction succeeding generation of artist
4. Artist who have created a significant body of works and/ or have consistently displayed
excellence I n the practice of their arty form, enriching artistic expression or style, and

Excellence
o Vision
o Inspiration
o Passion
o Competence
o Motivation

- First deliberation to prepare the short list of nominees.

- Second deliberation, which is a joint meeting of the commissioners of the NCCA and the board of
trustees of the CCP
- Final nominees. is then forwarded to the president of the Philippines, who, by Presidential
proclamation.

BENEFITS
1. A cash award of one hundred thousand pesos (P 100,000.00) net of taxes, for living awardees
2. A cash award of seventy-five thousand pesos (P 75,000.00) those *posthumous or who
recognize after death awardees, payable to legal heir/s
3. A monthly life pension, medical and hospitalization benefits
4. Life insurance coverage for awardees who are still insurable
5. A state funeral and burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani
6. A place of honor, reserved at national state functions, and awarding ceremonies at cultural
event

CATEGORIES UNDER WHICH NATIONAL ARTISTS CAN BE RECOGNIZED ORIGINALLY INCLUDED

1. Music - singing, com pture, printmaction, and/or performance.
2. Dance - choreography, direction and/or performance.
3. Theater - Direction, performance and/or production design
4. Contemporary Arts - Painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, installation art, mixed media
works, illustration, graphic arts, performance art and/ r imaging
5. Literature - poetry, fiction, essay, playwriting, journalism and/or literary criticism
6. Film and broadcasting/ broadcast arts – direction, writing, production design, cinematography,
editing, camera work, and/or performance, and
7. Architecture, design and allied arts - architecture design, interior design, industrial arts design,
landscape architecture and fashion design.