HAND-OUTS IN
Abstract composition of concentric circles
CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE
ARTS FROM THE REGION
The Artist and Society in the Modern World
Some of the relevant social issues of artists in the
modern era
Man as a Merchandise
Modern Man lost and Confused (Alienation)
Man Versus Man
Man as Merchandise
The artists of Pop found their inspiration
from ordinary, mass-produced objects and
images of Americas popular culture-comic
books, advertising, billboards, and
packaging; the ever expanding world of
home appliances and other commodities;
and photographic images from cinema,
television, and newspapers.
Andy Warhol,
100 Cans, 1962,
synthetic polymer paint
on canvass.
Modern Man Lost and Confused (alienation)
The realization that life is not perfect and
that life in the city is lonely.
These kind of theme can be seen in the
painting of John Hopper.
Nighthawks-1942
Man versus Man
where above these are portions of four faces.
Is a painting a representation of a target or a target?
What is the difference?
Could it be about a target the blindfolded victims of
a firing squad?
Social and Political concerns do other field of Art
address
Sculpture-3D artwork that insist visual
presence and impact of the human
experience being communicated are much
more powerful.
Graphic Artist-Visual images that appears
everywhere, on everything, gradually
penetrating the public consciousness.
Architecture: Environment and Human
development.
WHAT IS GREEN ARCHITECTURE?
Is an aspect of a larger concern called
sustainable development, which has been
defined as providing for the needs of the
present without losing sight the ability of
future generations to provide for their own
needs.
What Can Architects Do?
They can create a healthier and less wasteful
human habitat or living spaces.
Recent Developments in Green Architecture
1. Preserving and updating existing structures.
2. Work in Harmony with Nature
3. Use green materials.
4. Establish strict standards for energy
conservation, indoor air quality, recycling
systems, and sustainable manufacturing
processes.
5. Architects should respond to local
landscape, climate, culture, and building
traditions instead of imposing a modern
Western building where it may not be
sustainable.
ELEMENTS OF FILM MAKING
Elements of Cinema or Film
 Script- narrative that provides the story on
the movie.
Characters- it may be persons, animals,
machines, ordinary things, or fantastic
creatures (Protagonists and Antagonists).
Dialogue- is composed of words that a
character utters (sound and silent movies).
Acting- brings life to the characters.
Production design- is achieved through set
design, costume, props, and decoration.
Staging- involves the placing or movement
of actors in relation to other actors, the set
structures, decoration, and props.
Cinematography- is achieved through the
artistic use of the camera, which is defined
by photographic quality, framing, distance,
movement, and projection speed.
Editing- is a technical process of putting a
movie together to achieved logical sequence,
artistic presentation, and coordination
between action and dialogue.
Sound Design- is the interrelationship of
sounds and silences in a movie.
The modern world in art: Painting
What is STYLE?
Refers to the unique handling or mannerism
by which we might identify the artist.
(handwriting of an artist)
Popular Modern Styles of Painting
Realists- it was a movement that developed
in France around mid-century.
Gustave Courbet- a forefront of all the
realists.
Realism- represented everyday scenes and
ordinary people as they actually look.
IMPRESIONISM
It is an art style that tried to capture an
impression of what the eye sees at a given
moment and the effect of sunlight on the
subject.
POINTILLISM
a style that seek something solid and
durable.
It uses individuals bits of color to form
defined shapes.
Example: Seurat Painting- is composed of
thousand and thousands individuals flecks of
pure color, combined in proportions with others
that blended by the eye into the desired final
color.
FAUVISM
-the first of the avant-garde movements that
flourished in France in the early years of the
twentieth century.
SURREALISM
a style of art made out of pure imagination
and expression
A creation of art without conscious control
as in intuition and dream experiences.
Giorgio de Chirico- created the most
enduring and first surrealist art in the world.
Popular Art
It refers to a style grounded in consumer
culture, the mass media, and popular culture
thereby making it much more accessible to
the average person.
Andy Warhol- prominent figure in Pop Art
because his background as a commercial
artist and illustrator explains why his works
proved useful n Pop art.
Abstract Expressionism
A style of an artwork that produces abstract
but expressed the artists state of mind.
It conveys rough spontaneity and great
energy.
The viewer of works done by Abstract
Expressionists is advised to grasp their
meaning intuitively in a state free from
structured thinking.
Prepared by:
JULIUS V. SININING, LPT
TEACHER II (SHS)