contemporary art

contemporary art

art of today

1970-today

defined as the art of now

timeframe/an era

art

a tool of expression and communication

venue for one to convey thoughts, emotions, aspirations

one of the earliest and most basic form of communication

reflection of the artists’ society

manifestation or use of various creative disciplines

a product of human creativity to express oneself

visual arts

a wide array of artistic disciplines that are appreciated primarily through sight

beautify surroundings

fine arts

to describe the art forms created primarily for their appearance than practical use

decorative arts

aesthetically pleasing and functional

contemporary arts

unusual art forms that could not be easily categorized between the fine arts and decorative arts

performing arts

when artists use their voices and/or body movements to communicate artistic expression

music

culturally universal form of art

manipulation of sound and silence

art music

western brought to the philippines

written musical notations that were developed in europe

popular music

mainstream

accessible and commercially available to the public

traditional music

communally and culturally based

learned preserved

dance

deliberated order of body movements

have aesthetic value

theatre

combining the visual and performing arts

manansala

1st filipino artist to win a fine arts award

manansala

pro-japan - exposing the ugly truth at the time

fernando c. amorsolo

1st filipino painter awarded internationally

fernando c. amorsolo

romantic painter/ ‘best of it’ (calm) hyperrealistic