Week 1 Intro To Arts

CHAPTER 1
DEFINING
Prepared by:
Ms. Kathleen L. Cabahug, LPT
Book Source: Sining Rehiyon Contemporary
Philippine Arts in the Regions
LESSON OBJECTIVES:
✓ Define ARTS using your own words
✓ Identify the reasons why artist create arts
✓ Discuss contemporary arts in the

Philippines
✓ Describe the nature of contemporary

arts and its characteristics; and
✓ Explain Orally the importance of arts

• from Latin word which means "work of art;
practical skill; a business, craft."
• Art is everywhere –from the simplest design objects we
use, to the spaces and structures we inhabit.
• Art enriches our lives with meanings that we often
overlook.
• Art responds to our human desire to experience
beauty and explore the unknown.
• We shape art. Art shapes our being and makes us
human.
What is ?
• refers to art being created NOW.
“Contemporary” is derived from the Latin prefix con, which
means “together” or “with,” plus tempus, which means “time.”
2 main applications of this term in the discourse of art. (1990s)

▪ CHRONOLOGICAL – defines contemporary art as art related to this current period in art
history, and an art that is new, recent, modern, or pertains to the present moment.
▪ HISTORICAL – regards contemporary art as a specific episode or stage in the story of

evolution of art, referring to a specific location in space and time.
▪ Contemporary art emerged in the Philippines in reaction to social and cultural realities
during the 1970’s, the period of repression and censorship of artistic expressions by the
power of the former President Ferdinand Marcos through the imposition of Martial law.
▪ Art also became a means to oppose the regime, and the political art of social realism
flourished at this time.
▪ Social realism is an art movement which sought to expose the real condition of
Philippine society and used art to transform it.
The why contemporary art emerged in the Philippines

1. the return of democracy under the Aquino government;
2. the improved economic and political government in the country, particularly in the
regions; and
3. the advent of new technologies and free access to media.
▪ Contemporary art can be seen as a transgression of
established norm and rules, and the rejection of established
institutions, traditions, and history. It emphasizes the new
modern, and progressive.
▪ is an important
preoccupation in the world of
contemporary art. It is the practice
of creating a new work by taking a
pre-existing image or work from
another context – art history, media,
advertising and combining the
borrowed image with new ones. Santiago Bose’s Carnivore of Session Road
▪ Contemporary professes an awareness of local heritage. Heritage is something
that can be passed from one generation to the next, can be conserved or
inherited, and has historic or cultural value.
▪ These are (old buildings, paintings, public art,
etc.) and the various (oral traditions, dance, fiestas, etc.)
unique to the region or locality that are conserved or handed down from one
generation to the next.
Teatro Porvenir, Bohol courtesy of Lutgardo Mandala Art Festival , Bulacan

Abad and Dulang Sining
▪ Everyday life and the concerns of the day are also articulated in the medium of
contemporary art, posing questions and critiques of contemporary society.
▪ The growing speed of technology, the transfer of ideas, capital, information,
and culture around the globe provide the backdrop for the dizzying diversity
and rapid transformations in contemporary art, thereby loosening many
boundaries and distinctions within art itself and the crossing over art forms.
Kawayan de Guia, Ukay-ukay Dome, Baguio Fuminori Nousaku and Rosario Encarnation-Tan, Bamboo Theater
for Pleasure – art can provide escape from
everyday concerns and satisfy the yearning for pleasurable
experiences.
as Profession – artists earn a living through

their art.
as Commentary – art has often been used to

answer our need for information.
in Spirituality – artists may create art to

express spiritual beliefs about the destiny of life controlled by the
force of a higher power.
as Remembrance – art can commemorate
important events and people that have shaped our history and
show reverence for those who have gone before us.
for Persuasion – art is used to spur political

change or modify the behavior and thinking of large groups of
people have political and persuasive functions.
as Self- Expression – art can fulfills an

expressive function when an artists conveys information about his or
her personality, feelings, or worldview.
In 2012, the exhibition “Art Now For Everyone,” held at the SM Mall of Asia.
Curator concisely describe the general characteristics and
tendencies of contemporary arts as he explained what it means to be
present and what is art now.
is part of global culture.

reflects upon historical conditions that have shaped our present situation.
is animated by the busy traffic of images in society.
explores a wide range of media, techniques, styles, and technologies.
expresses hope about the future.
facilitates interaction among its audience.
renews our ties to a changing world.
encourages us to be different, to be skeptical of sameness.
initiates us to a horizon of chances.
Forms or Disciplines
VISUAL ARTS
❖Fine Arts
❖Decorative Arts
❖Contemporary Arts
PERFORMING ARTS
❖Music
❖Dance
❖Theater
❖Film
VISUAL ARTS
– wide array of artistic disciplines that are
appreciated primarily through SIGHT. It
includes different art forms & disciplines
such as Fine arts, Decorative arts and
Contemporary arts.
FINE ARTS - art forms created primarily for its APPEARANCE
rather than its PRACITICAL USE. ( drawings, paintings,
sculpture, prints, graphic art, architecture)
prints Graphic art calligraphy architecture

sculpture painting drawing
DECORATIVE ARTS - are artworks that are both
aesthetically PLEASING and FUNCTIONAL
jewelry glassware Textile arts

furniture pottery
weaving Metalwork
CONTEMPORARY ARTS - modern art
forms used by the present artists that
does NOT fall in the traditional
categories of visual arts namely FINE
ARTS & DECORATIVE ARTS while
CONTEMPORARY ARTWORKS - artworks that are made in
present whether it comes in TRADITIONAL FORMS.
(Assemblage, collage, installation, performance art, digital art,
land art, conceptual art)
Conceptual arts digital arts assemblage

collage mobile Installation art
PERFORMING ARTS
• Use of VOICE and BODY movement to communicate
artistic expression.
• Come in many kinds but all are meant to be enacted in
front of a LIVE AUDIENCE.
Categorized into four TYPES:

MUSIC, DANCE, THEATER, and FILM
MUSIC - a universal form of art, a manipulation of
sound and silence.
Basil valdez Choral singers

DANCE - regulated and deliberate order of body
movement.
ballet Contemporary dance Hip hop dance

THEATER - integration and combination of the
visual and performing arts.
mime traditional theater Musical theater puppetry

FILM - A motion picture made primarily for aesthetic reasons
rather than commercial profit. It is characterized primarily by
content and technique that reflect an artistic sensibility, by
psychological or social realism.
WHY DO WE NEED TO STUDY ARTS?
• Creating art can express yourself,
enabling you to share your ideas and
emotions to others.
• Studying art teaches you to distinguish
and understand individual
differences. It make us more sensitive.
• Studying and creating art help
develop our decision and problem
solving skills.
IS ART IMPORTANT?
• It help us realize that there are
many ways of dealing and solving
obstacle.
• It help us appreciate that there are
more than one correct solution to a
problem.
• It nurtures imagination and
promotes original and innovative
concept which is a skill valued in
utmost all businesses today

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CHAPTER 1

✓ Identify the reasons why artist create arts

✓ Discuss contemporary arts in the

✓ Describe the nature of contemporary

✓ Explain Orally the importance of arts

“Contemporary” is derived from the Latin prefix con, which

means “together” or “with,” plus tempus, which means “time.”

2 main applications of this term in the discourse of art. (1990s)

▪ HISTORICAL – regards contemporary art as a specific episode or stage in the story of

The why contemporary art emerged in the Philippines

Teatro Porvenir, Bohol courtesy of Lutgardo Mandala Art Festival , Bulacan

as Profession – artists earn a living through

as Commentary – art has often been used to

in Spirituality – artists may create art to

for Persuasion – art is used to spur political

as Self- Expression – art can fulfills an

is part of global culture.

prints Graphic art calligraphy architecture

jewelry glassware Textile arts

Conceptual arts digital arts assemblage

Categorized into four TYPES:

Basil valdez Choral singers

ballet Contemporary dance Hip hop dance

mime traditional theater Musical theater puppetry

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