PhilArts - Lesson 4: Forms, Styles, and Art Practices in Contemporary Art

Categories of Art

1. Fine Arts

2. Popular Art

3. Craft

Fine Arts

• Western category of refined objects to be among the supreme cultural achievements of the human civilization

• Heavily influenced by Greek, Roman, and Italian Renaissance art.

• Expanded to film, photography, prints, and, and most recently, installation, performance, video and digital art.

Popular Art

• Product of popular culture which appeals to a broad mass audience

• “pang-masa”, “bakya,” or “jologs”

• May have characteristics of fine arts like highly creative, innovative, whimsical (unusual) and expressive.

Craft

• Refers to specific media, including ceramic, glass, jewelry, weaving, and woodworking.

• Often have a utilitarian purpose.

• Also displays aesthetic and/or conceptual dimensions that go beyond mundane  or unusual use.

• Like the distinction between fine art and popular culture, the distinction between craft and art is culturally specific and ever changing.

Medium Based Classification

• Visual Arts​

• Architecture​

• Music​

• Dance​

• Theater​

• Photography​

• Cinema​

• Broadcast & Televisual​

• Digital Arts & Computer-Mediated Works​

• Installation​
  

postmodern shift

Contemporary art and its modes of production were a product of a profound social change that happened in the 20^th century triggered by developments in communication technology and the emergence of radio, television, and the internet. This social transition, known as the _______ was ignited by a historical passage from the Industrial Age to the Information Age.​

AI art (artificial intelligence art)

 is any form of digital art created or enhanced with AI tools. Though commonly associated with visual art -- images and video, for example -- the term AI art also applies to audio compositions, including music

AI art

 challenges the millennia-old requirement of humans as the sole creators of art. Its introduction raises questions about the genesis of creativity and carries ethical and legal concerns. It’s also an opportunity to extend the boundaries of art -- and creativity -- in many ways.​

NFT (Non-fungible token) artwork

is digital art that can’t be duplicated. It’s a digital asset that the buyer owns and can sell or trade. NFT artwork is a new way of selling digital art without building an extensive social network. It’s sold in NFT marketplaces, reducing the obstacles of self-promotion. ​

Hybrid Form of Art

 The blurring of distinct traditional boundaries such as painting, sculpture, film, performance, architecture, & dance.​