Contemporary art forms and performances practices in the philippines

Contemporary art

• the art of today that does not exist before

• Invented today and only exists in this generation

• Bagong bago

• Sobrang original

• Artists living in our time

• Renders opportunities and possibilities

General characteristics

Mainstream - dominant

• foreign influenced

• Industry driven

• Tech assisted

• Arts oriented

• Mass consumption

Alternative

• Social realist

• Advocacy oriented

• Joey ayala - songs protect mother nature nad natural resources

• Kidlat tahimik

  • Film dirctor

  • Third cinema movement by critics of neocolonialism movement

  • Promoting the culture of ifugao and how farmers are treated and their loves and be successful

• Grace nono

  • Trad style based on trad filo rhythm

TRADITIONAL (INDIGENOUS)

• preserves local traditions

Roots of Ph contemp art

• American colonialism

  • Early 1900

  • Economic social developments

  • New tech

  • New ways of expression

  • New concepts in art

• Information age

  • Emergence of wide array of platforms

  • Give rise to new concepts of art

  • Introduces higher level of creativity In creation and experience of art

PH contemporary arts and diff art forms

Painting

• application of pigment on a surface

• Canvas metal paper wall wood, etc

• Acrylic, oil, etc etc

Indigenous art and studio art

• indigenous art - art made by indigenous people

• Studio art - painting, drawing, sculpting, ceramics, photography, etc

• any visual art that is made in a studio

Diverse

• art across region encompasses doverse form and styles

• Inspo from cultural, social, indigenous, influences, local customs, and extablished line forms

Contemp Archi

• art and science of planning, designing, and forming buildings, and other structures

• Displays evolution of purpose and style

• Based on trad strucure the materials are dfferent

Alternative archi

• based on trad style

• Materials are indigenous

Deconstructivism

• Different forms

• Diff materials

• Use is the same

Green

• nature loving

• Prone to infestation

High tech

• solar power

• Structure is also used for commerical purposes

Neo vernacular

Sculpture and installaion

• sculture - one piecde na either 2d or 3d

• Installation - art works or different art elemts combned to create a message

Literature

• art of written works

• Anything written

• Translates to “acquaintance with letters”

• Martial law in the 70s - journalists were put on hold to wite anything about martial law

Contemp ph music

• Pop music

• Opm

• Ballads

• Dance tunes

Dance

Ph contemp dance

• post war - native cultural arts

• Inspied by contemp dance in the west

• Filipinization

Cinema

• cntemp cinema after martial law

• Rise of digital film tech - anime

• Decentraliziation - maintsreaming

Theater and performances

• all other afformentioned art forms

• Alt an contemporary

• Focusing on societal concerns and issues