[ CPAR ] UNIT 3 | Lesson 1: Contemporary Arts in the Philippines

Modern

means being in trend and technologically advanced.

Saudi Ahmad

While some contemporary artists such a _______, prefer to work with traditional media including watercolor and oil paints on canvas, others like Cajipe-Endaya, working with mixed media.

Kidlat Tahimik

The filmmaker ______ and his family perform their life as their art and vice versa, as evident in the art spaces in Baguio which have become associated with a mix performance,

Ibn Saud Salipyasin Ahmad

is an artist from Zamboanga,Mindanao is a hybrid product of Subanen and old era Maguindanao Muslim cultures.

Ibn Saud Salipyasin Ahmad

He is considered to be a contemporary artist but has a touch of native Southeast Asian and Philippine Muslim style.

Contemporary

Is flexible, and its usage can vary depending on the context.

Victorio Edades

The national artist for painting, pioneered the Modern Art movement as a response to the neoclassic style. (Ex: The Sketch 1928)

Arturo Luz

managed to paint well into the twenty-first century, showing the above notion as correct.

Arturo Luz

was a painter, printmaker, sculptor, and instructor in the fine arts, known for his abstract paintings of geometric forms and lines, and sculptures made from hardwood and metal.

Fernando Amorsolo and Guillermo Tolentino

The Neoclassical style idealizes and represents life as accurately as possible which can be seen in the works of National Artists like _______ and _______.

Xyza Bacani

This image was shot in Hong Kong in 2013 by the photographer, _______, a Nueva Vizcaya native. She served as a domestic helper before moving to New York on a scholarship. She used her digital camera to capture the images when she was free. Her first camera was purchased with funds loaned by her employer.

HR Ocampo

The painting made by ______ in the 1960s was considered contemporary at that time. These paintings are now referred to as samples of Modern Art as they were created between the American colonial period and the Postwar period.

Neoclassical art

Art historians such as Guillermo Tolentino who studied artworks characterized this ______ as "academic", as well as other European styles adopted due to Spanish colonization.

Neoclassicism

means "academic", and it is still taught in schools and universities such as the University of the Philippines School of Fine Arts and now it is known as UP College of Fine Arts.

Contemporary

Which Philippine style refers to the art produced by artists living today?

Contemporary Art

Which Philippine style refers to the art produced by artists living today?

Modern Art

Which art style is considered by art historians as new and shocking?

Cultural Overview

What, among the art overviews, refers to knowing where the artists are coming from and the circumstances of making and disseminating their art?

Fine art

is art focusing mainly on aesthetics on beauty. It is usually distributed in museums and gallery and focuses on the individual perception of the artist.

Fine or world-based

Which art style refers to the museum-circulated, artist-centered, and gallery-distributed art?

Junk art

is made of discarded everyday materials. This kind of artwork rose only during contemporary times.

• Romeo Tabuena,

• Hernando Ocampo,

• Vicente Manansala,

• Victor Oteyza,

• Ramon Estella,

• Cesar Legaspi

became prominent participants in the social conditions after World War II.(6)

Aguilar Cruz

named artists Neo-realists as they portrayed societal issues and posed a challenge to Amorsolo and Tolentino's Neoclassical rural-pastoral style. The heirs of this tradition were the social realists of the 1970s

Imelda Cajipe-Filipina Endaya's Filipina DH, 1995

is a social-realist, but the form and method are somewhat distinct. This serves as a wonderful example of the differences in style and medium around Modern and contemporary art, see ‘The Stylistic Overview’

Social Realism

It is an art movement that aimed to capture social realities as a way of political commentary

Postmodern

It refers to the usage of complex forms, fantasies, allusions to traditional styles, and the general disregard for the emphasis on utility and formalism.

Neo-Realism

It is an art movement that aims to revive traditions from the realism movement

Mixed Media

It is a type of artwork where a variety of media is used in the process of creation

Indie Music

It is the short for independent music; music produced independently from major commercial labels