Contemporary Arts

TECHNIQUE

TECHNIQUE

is the way artist use and manipulate materials to achieve the desired formal effect, and communicate the desired concept or meaning.

MINIMALISM

•one of the artistic movements that has been most relevant throughout the contemporary art movement.

•describes movement in various forms of art design, especially visual art.

FOUND OBJECT

•describing art created from undisguised, but often modified objects or products.

Example: the art of Florence Cinco

LARGE SCALE ART

Refers to the size of an object in relationship to another object in art, the size relationship between an object and the human body is significant.

MIXED MEDIA

It is a term used to describe art works composed from a combination of different media or materials

GRAFFITI

Writings or drawings scribbled, scratched or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place.

DECALCOMANIA

The process of applying gouache of that image onto canvas or other flat materials.

GOUACHE

a painting technique in which a gum or an opaque white pigment is added to watercolours to produce opacity. In watercolour the tiny particles of pigment become enmeshed in the fibre of the paper; in gouache the colour lies on the surface of the paper, forming a continuous layer, or coating.

DECOUPAGE

•Done by adhering cut-outs of paper and then coating these with one or more coats or transparent coating of varnish

•The art or craft of decorating objects with paper cut-outs.

FROTTAGE

A technique in the visual arts of obtaining textural effects or images by rubbing lead, chalk, charcoal, etc., over paper laid on a granular or relief like surface

MONTAGE

The process or technique of selecting, editing, and piecing together separate sections of film to form a continuous whole.

TRAPUNTO

from the Italian for “to quilt” is a method of quilting that is also called "stuffed technique". A puffy, decorative feature, trapunto utilizes at least two layers, the underside of which is slit and padded, producing a raised surface on the quilt.

DIGITAL APPLICATIONS

•in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, the Diploma in Digital Applications (DiDA) is an optional information and communication technology coarse, usually studies by key students.

•DiDA was introduced in 2005 as a creation of the Edexcel examination board.

•DiDA is notable in that it consists entirely of coursework, completed on-computer; all work relating to the DiDA course is created, stored, assessed and moderated digitally.

CONCEPTUAL

Focus is on the idea, which can be either abstract or social.

POPULAR CULTURE

Issues and aspects of popular culture are dealt with, either by conceptualizing or criticizing,

BIOGRAPHICAL

Means of expression can be social, poetical or expressive.

POETIC

Content or form is poetic in nature.

SOCIAL

Current social and political are dealt with often from critical perspective

EXPRESSIVE

Both content and form is meaningful and communicative

LOCAL ART MATERIALS

•Resources that can be found readily in a large quantity at particular location or area at a certain time.

•It can be used to fabricate a finished element.

•These materials are cheap relative to the imported material from outside the country.

ABACA

•Also called manila hemp

•Is extracted from the leaf sheath around the trunk of the abaca plant.

•Its fibers have a natural luster with colors ranging from pure white to ivory and dark brown.

•Décor, clothes, basket

BAMBOO

•Is used in creating many products. It is used in construction, textile, musical instruments, etc.

•Is a tall tropical plant with hard, hollow stems.

•The young sheets of the plant can be eaten and the stems are used to make furniture.

•A raw material used in creating many products.

•It is used in construction, textile, musical instruments, weapons, and many more.

•It is abundant in La Umon, Pampanga, Capiz, Cebu and Bukidnon.

•Home Décor, Kitchen Utensils, Furniture

BURI

•It is extracted from matured leaves of buri palm.

•The fiber is durable and resistant to moisture.

•It is used to create hats, bags, and ornaments.

•Mats, Hats, Facemask

CAPIZ SHELLS

•these are translucent to allow light to pass through but still allow privacy.

•the capiz comes from the window pane oyster (placuna placenta) found in the coastal waters of the Philippines and are known for their beautiful mother of pearl look.

•Used to make chandeliers, jewelry, and stained-glass windows.

RATTAN

•belongs to the palm family

•there are different types of rattan palm such as high or low climbers, single stemmed or clustered rattan species.

•Used to make furniture, mats, and baskets.

SEA SHELLS

•they are hard exoskeleton of marine mollusks such as snails, bivalves, and chitons that serves to protect and support their bodies.

•this material is usually used in making ornaments and house decorations.

•Dream catchers, Pot, Accessories

COCONUT SHELLS

•Has a hard shell that can be used for a variety of things

•They are used to create crafts and home décor

•They can be carved into unique art pieces.

COCONUT LEAVES/PALM FRONDS

They can be used for weaving baskets and other decorative materials.

COIR

is the fibrous material surrounding the fruit of coconut tree which are abundant in CALABARZON, Northern Mindanao, and Davao Region.

MUD/CLAY

•It is thick, heavy soil that is soft when wet, and hard when dry or baked, used for making bricks and containers.

•It is used to make both functional and decorative art forms such as pots

ART CRITICISM

Is analysing and evaluating works of art.

ART CRITIQUE

•Is a evaluation of a work of art

•Art criticism is considered by some to be an art within itself, but, although each art critique may approach a work of art uniquely, there is a defined protocol for the discipline of critiquing a work of art.

FORMAL ANALYSIS OF AN ARTWORK includes

• DESCRIPTION

•ANALYSIS

• INTERPRETATION

• JUDGEMENT