Contemporary Art

Forms and Their

Practices

Lesson 1
Content Standards:
The learner demonstrates appreciation of contemporary art forms, found in the various regions by
understanding the elements and principles Performance standards: The learner presents a form of integrated
contemporary art based on the region of his / her choice. Learning

Competencies:
The learners identify various contemporary art forms and their practices from the various regions.

Objectives:
At the end of this module, you are expected to:
1. Name the different art forms from the region.
2. Examine the different types, style and techniques and materials used in various contemporary art forms.
3. Identify the various contemporary art forms and the practices from the different regions.
 Introduction
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Region is mainly about
various contemporary art forms in their styles, technique and material
used from the different regions. Focus on the identification of these
different art forms through the given examples and discussion of these art
forms. Engage and explore into the world of arts and manifest those skills
and abilities into related activities as applied into the real world. This
module includes activities/ exercises that will help you identify various
contemporary art forms and their practices.
1. What are these pictures all about?
2. Are they in the same art form?
3. Which of the pictures are of fine arts, visual art,
performance, dance and music?
Contemporary arts come in different forms like…
● fine arts
● visual arts
● performing arts

1. Fine arts direct on contemporary painting, sculpture and architecture.

2. Visual arts focus on installation art as New Media Art
3. Public Art, the art in outdoor space
4. Mixed media, which combines different art forms;
5. Photography and Digital Works, the technology-aided art
6. Performing Arts tackles the art of Theatre and Performance arts, Dance and Music.
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01
Contemporary
Fine Arts
 Contemporary
Painting
It is the most popular among fine arts but it is also very hard to
distinguish when a painting is contemporary? Aside from the
fact that the artist must still alive at present, it is also through
artwork that we can tell that it is contemporary; it must
connect itself to the issues and concerns of the society, then it
is contemporary. It comes in different types in genre and in
material:
1. Landscape Painting is the most common among all types of painting by genre.
These are painting of outdoor scenes. Most of the favorite subjects in this type of
painting are: skies, mountains, river and even infrastructure like buildings, houses and
many more that we usually see in our surroundings.

2. Abstract Painting is the most difficult among paintings for it demands a good
background in drawing for the pre-planned concept of painting, and an overflowing
passion in painting for this type is used by most artist as an avenue where they can
express their boundless imagination. It let viewers to thinks deeper and aloe them to
have their own interpretation.

3. Figurative Painting is a painting that portrays pictures of actual images as seen in

the real world. The human images are commonly used as subject of this painting
throughout history up to the present.
4. Watercolor Painting is considered to be one of the most primitive types of
painting. It is familiarly used by beginners or by children in most of their
activities in school. It is usually mixed with water and put it on paper.

5. Oil Painting is considered to be a great means to achieve a more convincing

and realistic artwork. It is done on a canvas. Oil colors are made by mixing color
powder with linseed oil to a stiff paste consistency and grinding it in a steel
roller. Linseed oil is also known as flaxseed oil or flax oil.
 Contemporary
Sculpture
Most familiar art forms among Filipinos from carving to molding of gods and heroes for a
long time, but at present, through availability of varied materials and medium, technology
and technique, it gives freedom to sculptor to be more flexible and expressive in making
their art work. Sculptural processes require artist’s 7 physical strength and creativity in the
use of materials such as: stone, wood, metal, wax, terracotta or clay and resin. Sculptors use
four basic techniques:
1. Molding is an additive process where in material like clay is added to form the desired
sculpture.

2. Carving is a subtractive process in which materials like wood, marble, stone or other hard
material is removed or carved by cutting or chipping away to form an image. Glass sculpture is
viewed to be unique and popular in the country. Ramon Orlina is now known as the “Father of
Philippine Glass Sculpture”.

3. Casting is a technique used to make the sculpture more durable and transferable from one place
to another without any breaking. It is made to last through material like resin, a liquid material
that is usually poured out to form a smooth hard surface when dried, that is used as coating for
holding of sculpture.

4. Assembling is the easiest yet very creative technique where in different materials (found,
recycled, indigenous, etc.) gather together to form a sculpture. It is an additive process that uses
adhesive or any material used for adhesion to put together all materials to form a sculpture.
 Contemporary
Architecture
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-aided design. Its style doesn’t have a recognizable feature for
its style is quite varied for it is from different influences but there is
typical feature for a contemporary house and building such as oversized
windows and free shaped of frame. The following are the styles in
contemporary architecture.
1. Environment- Friendly Architecture is a design that promotes environmental
awareness through their style. Example, the building of Centrio Mall in Cagayan
de Oro City, instead of uprooting the very big tree in the site, what they did was,
they make the tree as their center piece of their mall, they integrate nature into
the structure

2. Biomorphic Architecture is a design that is inspired by the features of a living

thing such body parts of animals and human and even plants.
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Contemporary
Visual Arts
 Installation Art
It is an art form that requires a suited site for
transformation of spaces to a desired effect. They are
created and installed only in the space intended for it in a
certain period of time and are dismantled and some are
burned after it served its purpose. Its purpose is more of
awareness rather than a sale or profit. It is 8 composed of
some other art forms like: painting, sculpture and even
miniature architecture depending on the need for display.
There different types of installation art:
1. Interactive installation art is an installation that allows viewers or spectators to
interact with the installation piece. Viewers are encouraged to touch and give
comment to an artwork.

2. Conceptual installation art is an installation that focuses on the idea or concept.

The installation exhibited objects and events that will lead to a concept that the
artist tried to show.

3. Technology-aided installation art is the use of technology in an installation art,

like: the use of light, sound and computer application.
4. Performance Installation Art is an installation for theatre and dance which
includes careful planning for the execution of movement of performers with the
placement of materials, lights and sound.

5. Environmental installation art is an installation that shows environmental

concerns. Some artists use this installation art to address to natural disasters and
calamities.
Public Art

Public Art Commonly, these are monuments of

heroes, public and religious figures but due to the
challenges of advancement, artists expand their
choice of materials and methods to meet the global
competencies in public art. The following are the
types of public art.
1. Commemorative monuments are monuments of people or group of people who
are considered to be heroes in history.

2. Municipal art is usually sculptures located in front of government

establishment and academic institutions to instill nationalism and serves as
historical landmark to Filipinos and visitors and educate the young ones.

3. Community-based art refers to the community-based artistic activity with the

use of different materials available in the area and interaction of people in the
community and the artist. This usually based in deprive or remote areas often
used as catalyst for change.
4. Land art are public art that interact with nature and the environment.

5. Campaign–inspired public art promotes idea by making the idea visible to

everyone. It is usually set up at places where people are congested.

6. Architectural art are public art usually seen on malls or any enclosed concrete
structures.

7. Design-based public art is decorative and is often placed in parks and in

outside commercial centers. The design usually harmonizes with the
surroundings and infrastructure around the location.
Mixed Media Art

These are artworks done from mixed materials, any

materials including commercial garbage. Artist may
use their full freedom in choosing materials in a
context to express views and opinion on issues
around. The two techniques used in mixed media
are:
1. Collage is a technique when cut out materials, cloth, string and many others,
are pasted on a flat surface that turn into a creative artwork.

2. Assemblage is a technique of putting objects together by welding or adhesion

in a new concept
Photography
Photography is of different types:
1. Photography and Reality
2. Nature Photography
3. Photojournalism
4. Mobile Photography
5. Photographic Alteration
1. Photography and Reality is a photography that depicts reality. Most of its
photographs depict true happenings or really exists in reality.

2. Nature Photography are photographs of nature, landscape and places we might

not encounter in our lifetime.

3. Photojournalism is a combination of photography and journalism. Pictures are

used to help the readers, view what is being narrated, like in many newspapers
and magazines.

4. Photographic Alteration the use of photographic device to alter or edit images

and add what is being desired in just one touch.

5. Mobile Photography is photographs taken by a mobile phone.

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Contemporary
Performing Art
Theatre and Performance
Arts
Performance Arts is an art done live to convey message in a
limited time. There maybe group of performers or just one to
perform on stage or on streets that shows on in acting, poetry,
music, dance and painting to covey a campaign. Performance may
be scripted, just like theatre or unscripted, spontaneous or
planned, with or without participation of audience.
Theatre and Performance
Arts
Theatre Art 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. There are styles that is
commonly seen in Philippine Theatre, and these are: Realism,
Combination of Realistic and Non-realistic styles, The Brechtian
Style, Musical Performances, Documentary Styles, Short Plays
1. Realism is a style that shows actual situations that Filipinos are in, focuses on
the problems and the reaction to socio-economic-political issues encountered.

2. Combination of Realistic and Nonrealistic styles is a style that combines

realistic and non-realistic style.

3. The Brechtian style is a style brought by German playwright, Bertolt Brecht.

He used devices to tell the audience that it’s just a theatre not true to life. It’s a
style that promotes audience’s reflective detachment and not emotional
involvement.
4. Musical Performances is a theatre art that uses music in expression of arts. The
issues of tempo, dynamics, pitches and instrumentation are on a performer’s
option.

5. Documentary Style are plays dealing with historical events and life story of a
person.

6. Short Plays are skits used by starter before jumping into something big.
Usually used by students and teachers as an activity to hook the interest of the
student in a new lesson.
 Contemporary Dance

Contemporary dance 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. 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.
 Contemporary Music
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 listening to
it. Music composition is a little bit complex for it involves
mastery and skill to produce a melody. Some musician developed
music through experimentation and combination of instruments.
There are famous contemporary OPM singers, and they are
Freddie Aguilar, Gary Valenciano, Mike Hanopol, Kuh Ledesma
and Sharon Cuneta and many more.
1. Freddie Aguilar was very famous of his song “Anak” that had been very
popular worldwide. The song is about a son who goes astray as he grows up.

2. Gary Valenciano is known for his ala Michael Jackson moves and religious
songs.

3. Sharon Cuneta is a very well-known superstar and a love song singer. She
received many awards in music and in acting fields.

4. Mike Hanopol is a recording artist, guitarist and a singer. Some of his

famous songs were Katawan and Laki Sa Layaw.

5. Kuh Ledesma is a famous singer from Bacolod City. Some of her famous
songs are Bulaklak; Till I Met You and Sino ang Baliw.
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