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Not confined in the museum
Different way of selling art works
many artists are self taught and no formal education
has variety of materials and medium to choose from
sometimes employ the help of fabricators, carpenters, electricians, or welders
originality is not an issue (ex. spolarium)
Characteristics of Contemporary Art
subject
is any person, animal, thing, or issue that is described or represented in a work. It usually generates the question, “What is it?”
abstract expressionism
It is a painting style in which the artist applies paint in a manner that expresses emotions and feelings in a spontaneous way.
Kinetic Art
It is a sculpture that moves with the wind or with the help of a machine or electricity
Op art
It uses lines or images repeatedly to create an optical illusion.
Performance Art
Consist of a variety of media and human body to execute an artistic theatrical expression before a live audience.
Environment Art (ex. Cordillera Labyrinth)
Involves artistic creation and manipulation of space such as landscape or architectural design that may enclose its audience.
Feminist art
It tackles issues of identity, sexuality, gender roles, equality, and the ways in which the female is treated in society.
Minimalism
It shows a stripped-down, pre-fabricated look, free of details, and often with flat surface but expresses a specific content or statement
Video Art
It consists of images that are recorded through a video and viewed through television, computer, or projection screen.
Graffiti Art
It is a drawing, inscription or sketch done hastily on a wall or other surface made to be seen by the public
Postmodern Art
It carries modern styles to extreme practices, often expressing an idea through a mix of materials such as found objects welded together.
Body Art (Ex. Apo Whang Od)
It is an art form that uses body as the medium or main material. It can be painted or clothed and used to perform artistic act in public. Tattooing and piercing are also examples of body art.
Digital Art
It is done with the aid of computer to create an image or design composed of bits and bytes. The image can be printed on paper, tarpaulin, or other mediums.
Collage
a piece of art made by sticking various materials such as photographs and pieces of paper or fabric onto a backing
Decalcomania
the art or process of transferring pictures and designs from specially prepared paper (as to glass)
Decoupage
the art of decorating surfaces by applying cutouts (as of paper) and then coating with usually several layers of finish (such as lacquer or varnish)
Frottage
the technique of creating a design by rubbing (as with a pencil) over an object placed underneath the paper
Montage
the production of a rapid succession of images in a motion picture to illustrate an association of ideas
Trapunto
a decorative quilted design in high relief worked through at least two (2) layers of cloth by outlining the design in running stitch and padding it from the underside
Digital applications
any application software that can be used by a computer, mobile device, or tablet to make and/or display a work of art
National Commission for Culture and Arts
Meaning of NCCA
Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan
GAMABA stands for?
ARCHITECTURE OR ALLIED ARTS
VISUAL ARTS
LITERATURE
MUSIC
DANCE
FASHION
THEATER
different categories where the national artists were selected
Alice Reyes
is also known as the mother of contemporary dance
Francisco Vicente Coching
Dean of Philippine Comics
Victorio Edades
Father of Modern Philippine Painting
Bahay Kubo or Nipa Hut
Also known as kamalig
Bale or Ifugao House
It is a one-room house with an attic for storage. Located at the contour of the rice terraces, the exterior of the house looks like a pyramid resting on four posts,
Ivatan House in Batanes
Most of the Ivatan houses are built with limestone walls, and cogon roofs, strong enough to withstand the typhoons and earthquakes that visit the province.
Badjao`
the sea gypsies of the Philippines
Maritime Transports
simple marine vessels made for the transport of goods and people by sea
Wooden Banca
The outrigger canoe is a small wooden boat used for transport in daily activities by people near the coast. It is sometimes highly decorated.
Vinta
boat made by Sama-Bajau (Badjao) and Moros living in the Sulu Archipelago, Zamboanga peninsula, and southern Mindanao.
Pina Fabric/ Pina Cloth
is soft and looks delicate but it is durable and long-lasting. used for weaving.
T’nalak woven Cloth
Cloth woven by the T’boli women of Lake Sebu,
Tingkep Baskets
It is used as a storage container for rice, salt, and personal belongings. It is also used to house the powerful female spirit Linamin et Kundu during a healing ritual called Kundu.
Manunggul Jar
It is a secondary burial jar found in the early 1960’s in Manunggul Cave, Lippun Point, Palawan.
Maitum anthromophorpic potteries
Earthenware pots resembling human figures were found in Ayub Cave in Pinol, Maitum, Saranggani Province.
Graphic Art
Mainly two-dimensional (2D), like sketching, painting, photography, and calligraphy.
Plastic Art
include sculpture or ceramics which have three dimensions (3D).
Paete Laguna
the woodcarving capital of the Philippines
Tapis
used by Kalinga and Apayao