CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTS

Philippines

is a home of comtemporary arts.

Rich anhd diverse culture.

Influenced by manu factors

Religion

Education and

Environment

Contemporary Visual Arts

Recap :

Arts can be classified into 3 form

Fine arts, are the type of visual arts thata re most frequently associated with arts such as

Sculpture

Drawing

Paintins

Decorative arts category of visual art that pertains to art works that are not just aesthetically pleasing
but also functional examples

Pottery

Furniture

Metal crafts

Contemporary art form is hard to differentiate between fine arts and decorative arts and hence result in
different classification together, common examples of comtemporary visual art forms include

Performing arts

Installation

Digital art

Virtual art

Fine arts

Most contemporary arts in the philippines are classified as fine art category. Most are produce in the
philippines art are the paintings, sculpture, drawings.

1.) Painting and Illustration

Painting
May classified as 2 dimensional from of art that showcases artisticexpression created on flat surface.

Image are made by applying pigment on a prepared surface using typically one or a combination of
following tools

Brush

Palette knife

Spray

Finger

There are numbers of medium used for painting and other two-dimensional work these includes

Oil

Acrylic

Poster

Color pastel

Ink etc.

These media re apply on surfaces such as

Canvas

Paper

Wood

Cardboard etc.

Beginning of painting belief on Spanish colonization. Early painting were primarily religious in nature. It
is used to evangelize and spread christianity around the archipelago.

Painting themes

The theme use is varied , the common thematic categories in visual arts are

Religious

Historical

Portraiture

Still life

Landscape

Nudes

Genres

Relogious theme primarily subjected for the art work during the spanish colonial times. In present time
many religious themed paintings cn be seen in churches. Such as paintings of

Joey Velasco (1967-2010) the “Hapag ng Pag-asa”

Renato Habulan Boceto (1953) “Passion of the Cross”

Historial theme can be seen in to the works of Angono, Rizal native

Carlos “Botong” V. Fransisco (1912-1969) who’s masterpiece is Filipino Struggles through Historal
Events. Desplayed in Manila City hall.

Portraiture paintings are used to commemorate personalities and are seen in many formal institution

Such as government office.

Many artist start there carrer as potraiture artist such as :

Antipas Delovato 1954 who made San Pedro Calungsodm, 2000

One of the umbiquitos portraiture seen in the philippines is the offical portraiture of the philippines
President Duterte made by the artist Daryl de leon Descallar.

Still life is a work of art that inanimates objects. Composed of basket or bowl of fruits in a vase or in a
table. One of the Still life artist is

Paz Paterno 1867-1914

Landscape depict the beauty of outdoors. It can be country side or rural scenery, including seas scapes
focusing on bodies of water. Famous landscappe artist is

Martino Abellana 1914-1988

Manuel Baldemor

Nude as subject of painting in the philippines, was rare before the twentieth century but has been since
acepted as famous contemporary visual arts. Some artist are

Fernando Amorsolo 1892-1972 “Dalagang bukid”

Ben Cabrera

Cesar Legaspi

Genres are painting who themed showcase people doing everydays activities and chores. Earliest
example of this is the “Boxed Codex”

2.) Sculptures

Art works that are three-dimensional. Classification of sculpture is divided into two

Sulpture are made by adding or subtracting materials.

Subtration is used in

Carving

While addition used in sculpting techniques like

Molding

Casting

Welding
Free Standing and

Relief

Free Standin, are sculptures that raised independently in it’s givem space.

Relief, are sculptures that are raised from the background. Can also be classified as bas-relief and high-
relief

Bas-Relief or Low relief are relierfs that are slightly protrudong from their background.

High reliefs are relief prominently raised againt their background giving the sculpture more dimension.