Contemporary Visual Art || 1ST SEM - MIDTERMS

Contemporary Art Forms

-Refers to artworks that are a result of the use of new techniques, technology and media.

-Cannot be categorized between the fine arts and the decorative arts, resulting in different classifications altogether.

Fine Arts

-Most of the well-known contemporary visual artists in the Philippines produce works that fall into this category.

-Most of the art produced are paintings, sculptures, and drawings.

Paintings

-defined as a two-dimensional form of art that showcases artistic expression created on a flat surface.

-Images are made by applying pigment on a prepared surface.

Spanish colonization

Early paintings and illustrations, as we know the m resulted from the __________________

Religious themes

Historical themes

Portraiture

Still life

Landscapes

Nude

Genres

Nonrepresentational

Different painting themes

Religious themes

Primary subject for the artworks during the Spanish colonial times.

Joey Velasco's Hapag ng Pag-asa and Renato Habulan's boceto pen and ink series

Examples of religious themed paintings

Historical themes

Can be seen in the works of Angono, Rizal native Carlos "Botong"V. Francisco whose masterpiece shows Filipino Struggles through History depicts Manila's __________ events.

Portraiture

Used to commemorate personalities and are seen in many formal institutions such as government offices.

Rafael del Casal

a favorite portraiture artist of the Philippine elite who was the commissioned artist to create the portrait of San Pedro Calungsod in 2000.

Still life

-a work of art that portrays inanimate objects.

-it was traditionally composed of a basket or bowl of fruits and flowers in vases on a table.

Landscapes

-depicts the beauty of the outdoors.

-it can be that of the natural environment such as the countryside and other rural scenery including seascapes and that focus on the imagery of bodies of water.

Nude

-a subject of painting in the Philippines, was rare before the 20th century but has since been an accepted and popular subject in Philippine contemporary visual arts.

Genres

-are paintings whose themes showcase people doing everyday activities and chores.

-Mauro Malang Santos

-Mario Parial

-Known for his collection of fiesta-inspired paintings

-praised for his colorful genre paintings that feature his distinct figurative style.

Nonrepresentational (sometimes called abstract)

-works of art that depict subjects or objects that have little or no representation or resemblance found in real-life.

Nona Garcia

seen in her collection are "x-ray" like paintings that portray indigenous objects.

Geraldine Javier

known for her conceptual oil paintings which often are intermixed with other media.

Sculptures

are three-dimensional artworks.

Free-stranding and Relief

2 classifications of Sculpture

Free-standing sculptures (also known as the round)

-are sculptures that are raised independently in their given space.

-it can often be observed from all points of view.

Ex. Outside of Sidra Hospital

Relief

are sculptures that are raised from a background.

Bas reliefs (low reliefs) and high reliefs

2 classifications of reliefs

Bas reliefs or low reliefs

reliefs that are slightly protruding from their background.

high reliefs

are reliefs that are prominently raised against their background, giving the sculpture more dimensionality.

Contemporary art forms

Sculpture artworks such as mobiles, and three-dimensional light manipulations such as holograms, are not easily classified between free-standing and reliefs. Hence, they are classified as _____________________

Wood carving

-is found throughout the different regions and communities of the country.

-It is used to create and decorate the items used in one's daily life such as furniture, utensils, shelter, and transportation.

Napoleon Abueva

-He is credited to be the pioneer of modern sculpture in the Philippines and is sometimes referred to as the "Father of Modern Sculpture"

Pottery

the art and craft of making pots and other wares using clay or mud.

burnay

In Vigan, Ilocos Sur, the pottery tradition is still alive with their high temperature pottery called?

Studio pottery

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

Carving

is the 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.

Weaving

is the art of interlacing threads or fibers to create textile, fabric, or other similar products.

Ikat

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

Basket weaving

A type of weaving that is also alive in the different regions.

Metalwork

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

Collage

the method of combining printed images with other flat media and pasting them on a canvas or board.

Assemblage

a term used by French artist Jean Debuffet in 1952 to describe a series of artworks made from paper collages, wood scraps, and other found objects.

Mobile

-Example of a kinetic sculpture

-sculptural work that is suspended from the ceiling or protruding base.

-typically made with a number of balancing rods dangling at different lengths carrying one or more elements.

Performance art

A mix of visual arts and performing arts.

-artist himself

-acting and movements of the artist

The medium used in performance art is _______________, and the artwork is the _______________

Music and sound

Are often incorporated into the performance.

Installation art

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

-intentionally designed to be experienced as a temporary work of art.

Installation art

Often takes into consideration the viewers of the art and allows them to move around the work and immerse themselves within the art, making the audience and their reactions part of the artwork.