CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE

ART FROM THE REGION

Prepared by:
Erwil L. Agbon
 REQUIREMENTS OF THE
SUBJECT

• ¼ INDEX CARD with 1x1 picture or PRINTED NAME.

• Learning Notebook
• Class Participation
 OBJECTIVE

•Identifies various contemporary art

forms and their practices from the
various regions.
O
ART
WHY DO PEOPLE
ENGAGE IN ART?
FUNCTIONS OF ART
 FUNCTIONS OF ART

• Physical Functions
Are often the easiest to understand .Works of art that are created to
perform some service to have physical functions
Social Functions
When it addresses aspects of collective life, as opposed to one
person’s point of view or experience.
Personal Functions
Are often the most difficult to explain there are many types of function
and they are subjective and will, therefore vary from person to person.
ELEMENTS/PRINCIPLES OF
CONTEMPORARYART
 APPROPRIATION

Existing artworks
are appropriated to
produce another
artwork.
Usage of prints,
images, and icons to
produce another art
form.
APPROPRIATION
Combines past from the present.
Revives interests to existing forms
of art.
APPROPRIATION
 PERFORMANCE

Performance evolved to
“emphasize spontaneous elements
of chance”. (Walker Art Center)
 PERFORMANCE

Interpreting
various human
activities such as
ordinary activities
such as chores,
routines and rituals,
to socially relevant
themes such as
poverty,
commercialism and
war.
 SPACE
Arts
transforming
space. For
example, flash
mobs, art
installations in
malls and parks.
 SPACE
Site specific art
forms – art form
that is
performed and
positioned in a
specific space
such as public
places.
 HYBRIDITY

Usage of
unconventional
materials,
mixing of
unlikely
materials to
produce an
artwork.
 HYBRIDITY

For example,
coffee for
painting;
miniature
sculptures
using
crayons.
 TECHNOLOGY

Usage of
technology in
the creation
and
dissemination
of art works.
 TECHNOLOGY

• Video phenomenon from MTV to Youtube.

• Recording performances, video posting,
sharing, live streaming.
CLASSIFICATION
OF ART FORMS
DIVISION OF ART
STUDY
INTEGRATIVE ART
CONTEMPORARY
ART
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 HOW DOES ART GIVE
IMPACT TO YOU AS AN
ADOLESCENT?
 ASSESSMENT:

• Instructions: In short bond paper. Define

your own name. The Elements and Principles
of contemporary Art should be seen in the
illustration.
GROUP ACTIVITY

• Group Activity: Students will be grouped into four wherein

they will find the art forms (e.g. visual arts, architecture and
literature, theatre arts, dance, choreography and music) and
the development of Philippine Art in three major traditions.
To be presented in class next meeting.
• Group I – Ethnic Tradition
• Group II – Spanish Colonial Tradition
• Group III – American Colonial
• Group IV – Contemporary Tradition
TAKE HOME TASK:

•What to do: Print out any forms

of Philippine Art.
•When to submit: Next Meeting
•Where to write: Short Bond
Paper