Contemporary Philippine Arts From The Regions

Contemporary
Philippine Arts from

the Regions
What I Know
True or False questions:

1. Originality is not an issue in
Contemporary Arts.
o True
o False
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2. Arts is not restricted to

individual experience but it is
reflective of the world we live in.
o True
o False
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Multiple Choice: Select the letter of the best answer
from among the given choices.
3. Miss Saigon is very popular for this type. It is an

art that requires actors and actresses to connect to the
audience to let them experience a real or imagined event
through combination of gesture, speech, song, music and
dance, commonly done on stage and are scripted.
A. Theatre C. Dance
B. Performance D. Music
What I Know
4. People can’t live without it
nowadays and it is beyond words, it
has the power to speak through
people’s mind, heart and soul. It can
affect the mood, way of thinking and
even character and disposition of
people listening to it.
A. Music C. Performance
B. Theatre D. Dance
What I Know
5. In ancient times, ancestors did this for
their gods and goddesses. It is a
performing art that involves body movement
in accord to the musical beat, for some use
it as an expression of thoughts and
feelings, releasing energy or simply
joining with the beat of music or into
dance movement itself.
A. Music C. Theatre
B. Dance D. Performance
Quarter 1
Module 1
Contemporary Art
Forms in the
Philippines
Objectives
At the end of this lesson, you should be
able to:
1. define Contemporary Art;
2. identify the major contemporary art
forms in the Philippines;
3. describe the contemporary art forms in
the Philippines;
Arts
- is the expression of one’s feelings
through creating out of their imagination
- the expression or application of human
creative skill and imagination, typically
in a visual form such as painting or
sculpture, producing works to be
appreciated primarily for their beauty or
emotional power.
What is Contemporary Arts
 Art produced at the present period
of time.
 Art made and produced by artist
living today in the twenty-first
century.
 Statement that an artist makes about life,
thoughts, ideas, beliefs, and many other things
that define human life. Simultaneously reflects the
realities and values of our society, its variety
portrays the mosaic of our cultural diversity in
culture.
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 Contemporary art of the 21st century may combine
elements of performance, painting, sculpture,
dance, and many other media. It draws on the
movements of modern art, including minimalism and
assemblage art, to create dynamic pieces that aim
to challenge the viewer and spark thought.
 Many contemporary artists use their work to comment
on cultural and political issues, including race,
human rights, economic inequality, and global
conflict. As the world continues to change and
impact human life on a large scale, art continues
to experiment with new ways of reaching its
How will you describe the contemporary
art in the Philippines?
Philippine Contemporary Art was an

offshoot of social realism brought
about by Martial Law. Arts became
expression of people’s aspiration for a
just, free, and sovereign society.
The 7 Major
Contemporary Art
Forms in the Philippines
1.Music
- art form that
appeals to the
sense of
hearing,
composed by
combining notes
into harmony
- Music is beyond words, it
has the power to speak
through people’s mind, heart
and soul. It can affect the
mood, way of thinking and
even character and
disposition of people
2. Literature
- art form of
language through the
combined use of words,
creating meaning and
experience
“Stupid is Forever” “Sonata” by Lualhati Bautista
by Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago 2017
2014
- Literature has its
characteristics: expressive or
imaginative, with nobility of
thought, universal and timeless.
- Literary works that transcend
time and place are described as
timeless and universal.
- The Filipino literary
contemporary period is
characterized by the use of
native languages as the main
tool of literary expression
rather than foreign
languages.
“ABNKKBSNPLAKo?!”
by Bob Ong
2001
3. Theater
- art form of performance.
- dramatic text is
portrayed on stage by actors and
actresses and are enhanced by
props, lights and sounds
“Rak of Aegis”
- form of art in which artists
use their voices and/or their
bodies, often in relation to
other objects, to convey
artistic expression
- it requires actors and
actresses to connect to the
audience to let them experience
a real or imagined event through
combination of gesture, speech,
song, music and dance, commonly
done on stage and are scripted
4. Film
- a technological
translation of
theater, special
effects are
utilized to enhance
the story telling
- the year 2009 brought the
highest international esteem
to a Filipino filmmaker when
Brillante Mendoza was judged
as the Best Director at the
62nd Cannes Film Festival for
his film “Kinatay”
(literally “Butchered”)
about murder and police
brutality.
5. Dance
- art of the human form, body is used,
mobilized and choreographed in a specific
time
- Contemporary dance is a performing
art that involves body movement in
accord to the musical beat. For
some, they use it as an expression
of thoughts and feelings, releasing
energy or simply joining with the
beat of music or into dance movement
itself.
The contemporary dance styles that have been
popular in the Philippines were disco and hip hop.
1. Disco Dancing is a dance style characterized by

movement of the hip and pelvic, some will jump
together with the raising of arms to the beat of
the disco music. Its music is a continuous mix of
disco songs operated by the Disc Jockey.
2. Hip hop is a dance style that includes breaking,
locking and popping. It is something made just
happened or “freestyle” or spontaneous
performance.
6. Architecture,
Designs and Allied
Arts
- structure that is
meant to be used as
shelter, its art
relies on the design
and purpose of the
structure Philippine Arena
2014
- the architecture of
today is very rich in
style and in high
technology with the use
of advanced materials,
such as tube structure
and the use of computer-
SM Mall of Asia aided design
2006
7. Visual Arts
- artwork, such as
painting,
photography, or
sculpture, that
appeals primarily
to the visual
sense and
typically exists
in permanent form
Photo taken by: Toa Heftiba “UPLift” by: Ferdinand Cacnio
Photo from Ferdinand Cacnio
What is the importance of Contemporary
Arts in the Philippines?
It is very important because each
contemporary art reflects someone’s
feelings, ideas or perspectives. Through
contemporary arts, Filipinos can express
themselves in a way that will be safely
observable for others. It is a means of
personal expression.

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True or False questions:

2. Arts is not restricted to

3. Miss Saigon is very popular for this type. It is an

Feminism Globalization AIDS Awareness

Philippine Contemporary Art was an

1. Disco Dancing is a dance style characterized by

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