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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)

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