Introduction to Contemporary Art

Contemporary art

________ can be as a transgression of established norm and rules.

Appropriation

________ is an important preoccupation in the world of contemporary art. It is the practice of creating a new work by taking a pre-existing image or work from another context – art history, media, advertising and combining the borrowed image with new ones.

Philippines

The return of the democracy to the ________ also ushered in improvements in the political and economic environment throughout the country, which encouraged art production in the regions.

Creativity

________ can also help with wellbeing and improving health and happiness- many students in the TALE study commented that arts lessons acted as an outlet for releasing the pressures of studying as well as those of everyday life.

imagination

It nurtures ________ and promotes original and innovative concept which is a skill valued in utmost all businesses today.

Central Luzon

The festival is gathering of visual artists from all over ________ and takes off from the tradition of the carabao kneeling festival, which honors the carabao in a competition on the making of painted, miniature, papier mache carabaos, carabao painting, and wall mural painting.

emotional level

The arts matter because art is meant to move people either on an intellectual or ________.

Heritage

________ is something that can be passed from one generation to the next, can be conserved or inherited, and has historic or cultural value.

Arts subjects

________ encourage self- expression and creativity and can build confidence as well as a sense of individual identity.

Social realism

________ is an art movement which sought to expose the real condition of Philippine society and used art to transform it.

Contemporary art

________ is a form of response to the world- a way of making sense of the realities of the day.

Art is everywhere

from the simplest designed objects we use, to the spaces and structures we inhabit

It is the practice of creating a new work by taking a pre-existing image or work from another context

art history, media, advertising and combining the borrowed image with new ones

Contemporary art is a form of response to the world

a way of making sense of the realities of the day

CONTEMPORARY ART for Pleasure

art can provide escape from everyday concerns and satisfy the yearning for pleasurable experiences

CONTEMPORARY ART as Profession

artists earn a living through their art

CONTEMPORARY ART as Commentary

art has often been used to answer our need for information

CONTEMPORARY ART in Spirituality

artists may create art to express spiritual beliefs about the destiny of life controlled by the force of a higher power

CONTEMPORARY ART as Remembrance

art can commemorate important events and people that have shaped our history and show reverence for those who have gone before us

CONTEMPORARY ART for Persuasion

art is used to spur political change or modify the behavior and thinking of large groups of people have political and persuasive functions

Creativity can also help with wellbeing and improving health and happiness

many students in the TALE study commented that arts lessons acted as an outlet for releasing the pressures of studying as well as those of everyday life

artem

Latin word which means "work of art; practical skill; a business, craft."

Art

is everywhere –from the simplest design objects we use, to the spaces and structures we inhabit.

Contemporary art

refers to art being created NOW.

Con

Latin prefix , which means “together” or “with,”

tempus

which means “time.”

1990's

there are two main applications of this term in the discourse of art. Which is the Chronological and Historical

Chronological

defines contemporary art as art related to this current period in art history, and an art that is new, recent, modern, or pertains to the present moment.

Historical

regards contemporary art as a specific episode or stage in the story of evolution of art, referring to a specific location in space and time.

President Ferdinand Marcos

Contemporary art emerged in the Philippines in reaction to social and cultural realities during the 1970’s, the period of repression and censorship of artistic expressions by the power of the former ________________through the imposition of Martial law.

EDSA People Power Revolution in 1986

brought the Philippines into the contemporary period, and the art produced in this period is regarded as contemporary art. Contemporary arty in the

Contemporary Art

can be as a transgression of established norm and rules. It does not fall prey to the authority of established institutions nor strictly adhere to long-standing tradition and history.

Radical and Interdisciplinary

Contemporary art is ruled by the cult of the new, endeavoring to create works of art are _________

Santiago Bose’s Carnivore of Session Road 2002

Montage painting and example of Appropriation.

Baclayon in Bohol

an old sabungan or cockpit arena is repurposed to become a community theater in 2015. This is the Teatro Porvenir, Bohol courtesy of Lutgardo Abad and Dulang Sining.

Teatro Porvenir

Bohol courtesy of Lutgardo Abad and Dulang Sining.

The Carabao

is integral in traditional Central Luzon agriculture, becomes the focal point of art making in the Mandala Art Festival held every May since 2012 in Pulian, Bulacan.

Mandala Art Festival

held every May since 2012 in Pulian, Bulacan. The festival is gathering of visual artists from all over Central Luzon and takes off from the tradition of the carabao kneeling festival, which honors the carabao in a competition on the making of painted, miniature, papier mache carabaos, carabao painting, and wall mural painting.

Pulian, Bulacan

The carabao, which is integral in traditional Central Luzon agriculture, becomes the focal point of art making in the Mandala Art Festival held every May since 2012 in_______

Kawayan de Guia 2011

For one, The Ax(is) Art Project initiated by Baguio-based artist______________, had for its goal the communal sewing of a big tent, the Ukay-ukay Dome

Ax(is) Art Project

initiated by Baguio-based artist Kawayan de Guia in 2011

Rose Garden of Burnham Park.

Ukay- ukay Dome, temporary patchwork architecture of used clothing assembled by over a hundred student volunteers, and installed in____________

Bamboo Theater 2017

an installation art by Architect Rosario Encarnation Tan Fuminori Nousako, created an alternative open space for art

Architect Rosario Encarnation Tan Fuminori Nousako

created an alternative open space for art and performance at the front lawn of the Vargas Museum. The structure consisted of a bamboo framework roofed with colorful commercial rice sacks.

Contemporary art for Pleasure

art can provide escape from everyday concerns and satisfy the yearning for pleasurable experiences.

Contemporary art as Profession

artists earn a living through their art.

Contemporary art as Commentary

art has often been used to answer our need for information.

Contemporary art in Spirituality

artists may create art to express spiritual beliefs about the destiny of life controlled by the force of a higher power.

Contemporary art as Remembrance

art can commemorate important events and people that have shaped our history and show reverence for those who have gone before us.

Contemporary art for Persuasion

art is used to spur political change or modify the behavior and thinking of large groups of people have political and persuasive functions.

Contemporary art as Self-Expression

art can fulfills an expressive function when an artists conveys information about his or her personality, feelings, or worldview.

Art Now For Everyone

In 2012, the exhibition “_____________,” held at the SM Mall of Asia.

Patrick Flores

Curator______________ concisely describe the general characteristics and tendencies of contemporary arts as he explained what it means to be present and what is art now.