Contemporary Visual Arts (copy)

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Paintings

Two-dimensional form of art that showcases artistic expression created on a flat surface.

Religious Themes

Primary subject for the artworks during the Spanish colonial times.

Joey Velasco

Religious themes

Renato Habulan

Religious themes

Historical Themes

Can be seen in the works of Angono, Rizal native Carlos “Botong“ V. Francisco.

Carlos “Botong“ V. Francisco

Historical themes

Filipino Struggles Through History

Mural displayed in Manila City Hall.

Portraiture

Paintings used to commemorate personalities and are often seen in many formal institutions such as government offices.

Rafael del Casal

Portraiture

Daryl de Leon Descallar

Portraiture

Still Life

Portrays inanimate objects

Paz Paterno

Still Life

Vicente Manansala

Still Life

Landscapes

Depict the beauty of outdoors.

Fernando Amorsolo

Landscapes

Martino Abellana

Landscapes

Diosdado M. Lorenzo

Landscapes

Manuel Baldemor

Landscapes

Prudencio Lamarroza

Landscapes

Nude

As a subject of painting in the Philippines, was rare before the twentieth century but has since been an accepted and popular subject in Philippine contemporary visual arts.

Fernando Amorsolo

Nude

Genres

Paintings whose themes showcase people doing everyday activities and chores.

Boxer Codex

Illustrates the different social classes and attires of the different inhabitants of the country at the time.

Mauro Malang Santos

Genres

Mario Parial

Genres

Nonrepresentational

Sometimes called abstract art, are works of art that depict subjects or objects that have little to no representation or resemblance found in real life.

Nona Garcia

Nonrepresentational

Geraldine Javier

Nonrepresentational

Sculptures

Three-dimensional artworks. The classifications of these are divided into two.

Free standing sculptures

• Also known as “in the round”

• raised independently in their given space

• It can often observed from all points of view

Reliefs

Sculptures raised from a background.

Low relief

• Also called Bas relief

• reliefs that are slightly protruding from their background.

High reliefs

• Are reliefs prominently raised against their background

• giving the sculpture more dimensionality

Subtraction

Used in carving

Addition

Seen in sculpting techniques like molding, casting, and welding.

Classical Style

Follows aesthetics of the ancient Greeks and Romans as taught by European art academies.

Modern Style

Often abstracted and not particular about realistic portrayal or representation of figures compared to classical style.

Guillermo Tolentino

Classical sculptures

Pottery

Art and craft of making pots and other wares using clay of mud.

Burnay

High temperature pottery in Vigan, Ilocos Sur

Studio Pottery

Handmade, one-of-a-kind ceramic that is sought after by collectors.

Carving

Art of manipulating and creating objects by subtracting and shaping solid materials such as wood and stone.

Bulul

Ifugao’s rice god represented through carved wood and is used as a decorative element throughout their daily wares.

Okir

The Muslims of Western Mindanao carved geometric patterns and stylized images of plants and animals called _______.

Weaving

Art of interlacing threads or fibers to create textile, fabric, or other similar products.

Ikat

Dyeing process that involves resist-dyeing and dyeing to achieve a desired pattern, after which the fibers are woven.

Basag

Woven baskets of the Tagbanua tribe in Palawan with their iconic conical cover.

Metalwork

Art of creating and manipulating metal to create various items such as jewelry, weapons, etc.

Gador

Decorated brass urns made during the lost-wax process.

Collage

Method of combing printed images with other flat media and pasting them on a canvas or board.

Assemblage

Describe a series of artworks made from paper collages, wood scraps, and other found objects.

Mobile

Suspended from the ceiling or a protruding base

Performance Art

Mix of visual and performing arts. Infront of a live audience.

Installation Art

A form of contemporary art that involves the arrangement of objects in a given space.

Iloilo-born

portraiture

Ben Cabrera

Nude

Cesar Legaspi

Nude

Romulo Olazo

Nude

Vicente Manansala

Nude

Guillermo Tolentino

Classical sculptures

Anastacio Caedo

Classical sculptures

Froilan Madrinan

Classical sculptures

Luisito Ac-ac

Classical sculptures

Mario Dayo

Classical sculptures

Napoleon Abueva

“Father of Modern sculpture”

Renato Rocha

Modern sculpture

Ross Arcilla

Modern sculpture

Julie Lluch

Modern sculpture

Agnes Arellano

Modern sculpture

Jerry Navarro Elizalde

Modern sculpture

Solomon Saprid

Modern sculpture

Conrado Mercado

Modern sculpture

Ugu Bigyan

Studio Pottery

Reynato “Rey” Paz Contreras

Carving

Raffy Napay

Weaving

Paul Syjuco

Metalwork

Dina Gadia

Co

Jonathan Benitez

Collage

Jean Debuffet

Assemblage

Lao Lianben

Assemblage

Roberto Feleo

Assemblage

Alexander Calder

Mobile

Eduardo Castrillo

Mobile

Ramon Orlina

Mobile

David Medalla

performance art

Danny C. Sillada

performance art

Leeroy New

Installation art

Aze Ong

Installation art