CONTEMPORARY

PHILIPPINE ARTS
FROM REGION
SHS-CORE SUBJECT
CHAPTER 1: INTEGRATIVE ART AS
APPLIED TO CONTEMPORARY ARTS

LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE

ARTS
CONTENT STANDARD

• …be able to demonstrate appreciation

to contemporary art forms, found in
the various regions by understanding
the elements and principles
PERFORMANCE STANDARD

… presents a form of integrated

contemporary art based on the region
of his / her choice.
COMPETENCIES:
• Identifies various contemporary art
forms and their practices from the
various regions
• Classifies various art forms found in
the Philippines
OBJECTIVES:
• Define art
• Discuss the composition of art, its
elements and principles
• Explain the nature and importance of
arts
 text
text text

text ART?
text
text text
“What is real is not the external
form, but the essence of things… It
is impossible for everyone to
express anything essentially real by
imitating its exterior surface.”
-Constantin Brancusi
UNDERSTANDING ARTS
• The word art supplies various meanings, including
human ability – human capacity to create things of
beauty and things that stir us; process – art
encompasses acts such as drawing, painting,
sculpture, designing buildings and using camera to
create, and product completed work or the final
product.
• -Marcus (2006)
ARTS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE
HUMANITIES
(CERBO ET. AL. , 2010)

DEFINITIONS
1. Art as a skill of mastery.
2. Art as a process or a product
of a creative skills
3. Art as a universal language
4. Art as a representation of
reality
5. Art reflects the characteristics
of a period
6. Art shows manner of
existence of people of long ago
1. SUBJECT MATTER
• The subject or topic can be any person, animal,
thing or issue that is described or depicted in an
artwork (Benavidez-Perez, 2016)
• It can be anything that could ignite an artist’s
imagination, prompting him to create (Cerbo et
al., 2010)
 SUBJECT MATTER: REPRESENTATIONAL ART OR
OBJECTIVE ART
-Figures and objects are easily identifiable. For
example:
• Interesting • Common objects
persons/animals • Nature
• Human form • deity
• Human activities
• Commemorative
events
SUBJECT MATTER: NON-REPRESENTATIONAL ART OR
NON-OBJECTIVE ART

-Art does not depict recognizable objects.

Neither it has stories to tell nor
descriptions to give
2. FORM
• The specific quality of an artistic
expression which includes all the visual
aspects of the work that can be isolated
and described.
• The surface feature of an artwork
3. CONTENT
• It is what the artwork about; the message
what the artist tries to communicate or
express.
4. MEDIUM
• The instrument of the artist in translating
his feelings and thoughts into form.
• The substance of the work made from
5. TECHNIQUE
• It is how well the artist knows and uses his
medium in achieving what he wants in his
creation.
• It is how he selects and arranges his
materials to achieve a specific effects.
LINE
-Most fundamental among the elements:
• Horizontal-feeling of rest, infinity, stability
• Vertical-an impression of height, dominance
and power
• Diagonal- feeling of action, movement, unrest,
or uncertainty.
• Curved –creates a sense of smoothness,
softness and continuity
SHAPE AND FORM
-a two dimensional figure
-usually define shape such as circle, square,
triangle and rectangle
-can be geometrical or organic
VALUE OR TONE
-the lightness and darkness in anything that
is visible
-the amount of light in the artwork
Chiaroscuro-the contrast between light and
dark, is a technique that intensifies the
emotion in a painting and also presents a a
strong emphasis on the subject
 COLOR
-refers to the product of light of different
wavelengths reflected off objects
Three properties of color:
1.hue-the quality by which we distinguished colors
2. value-the lightness and darkness of hue
3. intensity or saturation-the brightness or dullness of
a hue, or relative purity or strength of a color
 SPACE
-the distance between, around, above and below
and within things
Positive space- occupied by the shape
Negative space-space around the shape
 TEXTURE
-the surface quality
-the way things feel, look as though they might feel if
touched
Visual texture influences our perception in viewing an
artwork.
 BALANCE
-concerned with arranging elements, so no part of work
overpowers
1. Symmetrical or formal balance-two sides that are
identical to each other and has equal visual sight
2. Asymmetrical or informal balance- two sides are not
identical to each other yet equal in visual weight
 PROPORTION
-concerned with the relationship of
one part to another and the parts to
the whole
 RHYTHM
-characterized by the repetition or
alternation of elements in an artwork to
create a sense of movement, unite a
composition, and establish a pattern or
texture.
 4 TYPES OF RHYTHM
1. Regular rhythm-the intervals between elements
are similar in size and length
2. Flowing rhythm-signifies directional movement
3. Progressive rhythm-shows a developing
sequence of forms
4. Alternating rhythm-displays alternation of
elements and may be applied to all kinds of
rhythm
 EMPHASIS AND SUBORDINATION
Emphasis- the principle that makes the creation
stand out by giving more attention to certain parts
and giving importance or dominance to a unit or
area.
Subordination- to give less importance, and to
purposely make other areas of the composition
less visually interesting
 UNITY AND VARIETY
Unity- also called harmony, refers to the coherence
of the elements of a work to the whole
-achieved when all the elements and principles
work harmoniously together
Variety-the diversity of a work of art
-are produced to prevent monotony and uniformity
in design