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K TO 12 BASIC EDUCATION CURRICULUM FOR GRADE 12

PARAÑAQUE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL-BACLARAN
Rimas St., Dimasalang Ext., Baclaran, Parañaque City
S.Y. 2019-2020

Module 1
Contemporary Arts in the Philippines and its History

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the module, the learners will be able to:
A. distinguish Contemporary Art Period from the other Art Period;
B. define Contemporary Arts;
C. appreciate the history of Arts in the Philippines; and
D. show a creative presentation on major art forms

II. SUBJECT MATTER

A. Module 1: Contemporary Arts in the Philippines and its History
B. Things Needed:
Handout/module, research about the topic, laptop and projector/ pentel
pen & manila paper
C. Values to be inculcated: nationalism
D. References:
Datuin, Flaudette May, et al. Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Region. Rex
Printing Company, Inc. P. Florentino St., Sta. Mesa Heights, Quezon City. Manila,
Philippines. 2016.
https://www.slideshare.net/bryanaortiz5/contemporary-arts-in-the-
Philippines

https://theartist.me/art/difference-between-modern-and-contemporary-
art/

III. LESSON PROPER

A. Pre-test
Choose from set B the correct answer and write on the space before each number.
A

____ 1. It is the changing certain materials or media for aesthetic pleasure.

____ 2. Art became a handmaiden of religion, serving to propagate the Catholic faith

and thus support the colonial order at the same time.

____ 3. This emphasized their propaganda of Asia belonging to Asians.

____ 4. Era during the 1945-1969.

____ 5. Art produced at the present period in time.

____ 6. It is the changing of raw materials into some significant product for human

consumption or use.

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____ 7. The term that signifies the philosophy and style of the artworks produced during

the 1890-1960 era.

____ 8. Characterized by geometric designs and patterns eliciting focus from the

believers.

____ 9. Favored idyllic sceneries and secular forms of arts.

____ 10. Arts are for ritual purposes or for everyday uses.

A. Contemporary Arts G. American Art

B. Modern Art H. Spanish Era
C. Industrial Art I. Ethnic Arts
D. Major Arts J. Postwar Republic
E. Japanese Era K. Minor Arts
F. Islamic Art

B. Explore Self Portrait

Direction: The whole class will sit in a circles formation. They going to pass their paper to
their classmate sited at their left every instruction given.

Draw the following:

(1.) shape of his/her face (2.) hair (3.) eyebrows (4.) eyes (5.) ears (6.) nose (7.) lip
(8.) jaw (9.) chin (10.) anymore details (e.g. mole, pimple etc.). If finished can be returned
to the owner.
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Guide Questions:

1. What did you feel during the group activity?

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2. What did you learn during the group activity?

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C. Firm-up

The picture shows the traditional portrait, list down the difference
between your picture above and this picture.

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D. Deepening
The Art of the Philippines refers to the works of art that have developed and
accumulated in the Philippines from the beginning of civilization in the country up to the present
era. It reflects to its society and non-Filipinos the wide range of cultural influences on the
country's culture and how these influences honed the country's arts. The art of the Philippines
can refer to the visual arts, performing arts, textile art traditions, literature, dance, pottery, and
other art forms in the country.

Contemporary arts:

-Art produced at the present period in time. Contemporary art includes, and develops from,
postmodern art, which is itself a successor to Modern art. In vernacular English, “Modern” and
“Contemporary” are synonyms, resulting in some conflation of the terms “Modern art” and
“contemporary art” by non-specialists.

Contemporary art forms are the following:

1. Choreography
2. Musical Instrument
3. Literary and Music Composition
4. Visual Design
5. Theatrical Performance

Characteristics of Contemporary Art

The Contemporary Art era is known to produce more experimental works and tackles a wider
variety of social, economic and political issues. It made art as a whole to reflect the current
issues that hound our world today, such as racism, globalization, third-world country
oppression, feminism among many others. Over the last 30 years, we have seen a growing list
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of artworks that brings awareness towards the most perplexing and important matters. Guided
by the emerging mediums such as art salons, video art, object design, graphical arts and social
media, Contemporary Art has broken down walls and looks headed to a limitless future.

Difference between Modern and Contemporary Art

Modern art is a term that signifies the philosophy and style of the artworks produced during
the 1890-1960 era.
 The main objective of Modern art was to set aside the traditions of the past and put
more emphasis on experimentation with new perspective of seeing the world.
 People often get confused with the word ‘modern’, as a term to describe something new
and fashionable, but rather it refers to the artworks produced during the time period
mentioned above

Contemporary art is the art produced by living artists, who produce the most up-to-date
artworks.
 By definition, Contemporary Art refers to work of arts made since the aftermath of
World War II and is used to describe the works of artists still living and creating art
works.
 Contemporary art took the main ingredients of Modern Art into greater heights by
focusing more on social, economic and political matters, and also uses diverse materials
and mediums to produce art work.

Modern Art referred to as “traditional” compared to contemporary art. Contemporary Art is

the art of the present, which is continuously in process and in flux.

The distinction of modern art and contemporary art could also be a matter of perception and
reception depending on the context.

 FINE or AESTHETIC (MAJOR ARTS)

- Are primarily for aesthetic enjoyment through the sense, especially visual and
auditory. It is the changing certain materials or media for aesthetic pleasure.

 PRACTICAL or UTILITARIAN (MINOR ARTS)

- Are intended for practical use or utility. It is the changing of raw materials for
utilitarian purposes. However, they must poses ornaments or artistic qualities to
make them useful and beautiful.

 Industrial Art
- It is the changing of raw materials into some significant product for human
consumption or use. Examples of this are shell-craft, bamboo-craft, shoe making
and manufacture of automobiles, home appliance and television sets.

 Applied or household Art

- This refers mostly to household arts such as flower arrangement, interior
decoration, dressmaking, home-making, embroidery, cooking and others.

 Civic Art
- This includes city or town planning maintenance and beautification of parks,
plazas, roads, bridges and farms. It refers to civic planning and beautification in
order to improve the standards of living.

 Commercial Art
- This involves business propaganda in the form of advertisements in newspapers
and magazines, sign painting, billboards announcements, leaflets, displays, poster
designing, movie illustration and many more.
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 Graphic Art
- It is anything printed from raised or sunken reliefs and plane surfaces.

 Agricultural Art
- This refers to agronomy (crop production), horticulture (garden or orchard
cultivation), husbandry (raising of cows, carabaos, poultry and swine) and farming.

 Business Art
- This includes merchandising, accounting, bookkeeping, typewriting, stenography,
salesmanship and business administration.

 Fishery Art
- It includes shallow and deep sea fishing, fish refrigeration and culture, net weaving.

 Medical or Clinic Art

- It includes first aid treatments, medicinal manufacturing, surgery, medical
operations, rehabilitation and others.

What is contemporary art? Is it the same as being modern?

The first difference between the contemporary and modern is historical and chronological, as
the overview of Philippine art. Meanwhile, the table suggested by Arts studies Professors
Fajardo and Flores titled “Historical Overview: Philippines Art” (2002) below shows a summary
of the periods of Philippine Arts from Pre-Conquest to the Contemporary.

Historical Overview: Philippines Art

Form Pre- Spanish American Japanese Postwar Contempora

Conquest Period Period Period Republic ry
1521-1898 1898-1940 1941-1945 1945-1969 1970’s

Painting Potter; Religious Landscape Wartime Modern, Figurative,

body (icon and , scene conservativ non-
adornme essential), Portraiture (aggressio e abstract, figurative,
nt, Secular, , genre, n, Experiment art for art
ornamen (Portraiture). interior nationalis al, Public sake,
t. still life. m, art. multimedia,
atrocities, mixed
symbolic, media,

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Sculpture Pottery, Santos, Free protest, transmedia.

Carving furniture, standing, aspiration
and reliefs, altar Relief, for peace)
woodwor pieces, public
k, jewelry, Propagand
metalwor metalwork, a
k and Fieta
expressio ornamentatio Indigenizin
n n. g and
Orientalizin
g works,
genre,
idylls
(Amorosio,
Francisco,
Ocampo).

Architectur Dwelling Church, City Public Real state, safe housing.

e and plaza planning works. Accessories, tenements,
Houses, complex; parks, squatters, convention arch,
Shelter, town waterfront commercial/ business,
worship planning, s, condos, malls,
areas, fortification, civic/gov’t. subdivisions, development,
official civic buildings , low cost housing.
residence and structures,
s installations. public
mosque, Private workers,
Masjid, residences, apartment
state commercial s,
edifices. structures, residence,
cemeteries, offices,
bridges, health and
lighthouse. public
education
business
chalet.

History of Contemporary Arts in the Philippines

 Pre-Colonial Arts (ETHNIC Arts)

- In Pre-colonial Philippines, arts are for ritual purposes or for everyday use.
 Islamic Art
- is characterized by geometric designs and patterns eliciting focus from the
believers.
 Spanish Era
- Art became a handmaiden of religion, serving to propagate the Catholic faith and
thus support the colonial order at the same time.
 American Era
- In the American regime, commercial and advertising arts were integrated into the
fine arts curriculum. Moreover, Americans favored idyllic sceneries and secular
forms of arts.

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 Japanese Era
- Since the Japanese advocated for the culture of East Asia, preference was given to
the indigenous art and traditions of the Philippines. This emphasized their
propaganda of Asia belonging to Asians.
 Modern Era
- Modern era in Philippine Art began after World War 2 and the granting of
Independence. Writers and artists posed the question of national identity as the
main theme of various art forms.
 Contemporary Art
- 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.

E. Abstraction
Contemporary Arts is a statement that an artist makes about life, thoughts, ideas,
beliefs and many other things that define human life. It is the art of today, produced in the late
20th century or in the 21st century. Contemporary artists work in a globally influenced,
culturally diverse, and technologically advancing world. Contemporary art is part of a cultural
dialogue that concerns larger contextual frameworks such as personal and cultural identity,
family, community, and nationality. First, one needs to be clear about what the term
contemporary art has come to mean. It is generally defined as referring to "work created after
Martial Law in the Philippines." As it's used by critics, curators, and teachers, however, it really
refers only to work that is considered avant-garde, or cutting-edge.
This module focuses firstly on the distinction of arts such as Practical or Utilitarian
(Minor Arts) and Fine or Aesthetic (Major Arts), the different arts in the Philippines
followed by its history from Pre-Colonial Arts, Spanish Era, American Era, Japanese Era, Modern
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Era and now to Contemporary Arts.

F. Application
Instruction: The class will be divided into four groups. Choose one from the major art forms
(e.g. Literature, Music, Combined or Performing Arts, Dance, Opera, Pantomime, Puppet Show,
Drama, Theatre, Singing) and show a creative presentation as a group. Follow the rubrics
below.

Rubrics

Originality 10 8 5

Content based 6 4 3

Creativity 4 2 1

Guide Questions:

As a Filipino citizen, what is the advantage of contemporary arts nowadays in the Philippines?

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G. Assignment
 Do a research about various contemporary art forms in the Philippines
 Choose one of the practices of each various regions.
 Pick one of your favorite art works then explain why.

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Module 1
Contemporary Arts in the Philippines and its History

Name: Gr. & Sec.:

I. Fill in the blanks.

__________________1. It refers to the works of an art that have developed and accumulated
in the Philippines from the beginning of civilization in the country up to the present era.
__________________2. Art produced at the present period in time.
__________________3. It is a term that signifies the philosophy and style of the artworks
produced during 1890-1960 era.
__________________4. It is a primarily aesthetic enjoyment through the sense, especially
visual and auditory.
__________________5. It is intended for practical use or utility.it is the changing of raw
materials for utilitarian purposes.
__________________6. This refers mostly to household arts such as flower arrangement,
interior decoration, dressmaking, home-making, embroidery, cooking and others.
__________________7. It is changing of raw materials into some significant product for human
consumption or use.
__________________8. This includes city or town planning maintenance and beautiful of parks.
in order to improve the standards of living.
__________________9. This includes merchandising, accounting, bookkeeping, typewriter,
stenography, salesmanship and business administration
__________________10. It is anything printed from raised or sunken reliefs and plane
surfaces.
II. Matching Type
Directions: Match A to Column B.
Column A Column B
11. Arts are for ritual purposes or for everyday use.
A. Japanese Era
12. It is characterized by geometric designs and
B. American Era
patterns eliciting focus from the believes.
C. Spanish Era
13. Art became a handmaiden of religion, serving
D. Islamic Art
to propagate the Catholic Faith and colonial
E. Pre Colonial Arts
order at the same time.
F. Modern Era
14. In the America regime, commercial and
advertising arts were integraded into the fine
arts curriculum.
15. Since the Japanese advocated for the culture
of East Asia. preference was given to the
indigenous art and traditions of the Philippines.
III. Enumeration
16-20.Contemporary Art forms are:
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21-25. The Art of the Philippines can refer to:
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IV. Essay

Differentiate Modern and Contemporary Art. (for 5 points)

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