CONTEMPORARY ART

ART
Aristotle – humans have instinct for imitation and harmony. ‘Lying
deep in our nature’. Most imitative of living creatures.
Art – human pursuit to imitate life and world.
Art- imitation of life and the world.

DIFFERENT ART FORMS

a. Drawing
b. Painting
c. Printmaking
d. Photography
e. Picture – two dimensional image of various subjects. Created
using different media such as chalk and etc.
f. Sculpture- three dimensional artwork created using stone.
g. Architecture – structure that meant to use as shelter.
h. Music – appeal to the sense of hearing, combining notes into
harmony.
Colonial history – Migrant Reality = Filipinoness
i. Literature – art form of language combine used of words.
j. Theatre- art form of performance dramatic text portrayed on
stage.
k. Cinema – technological translation, special effects enhance
storytelling.
l. Dance – art of human form body is mobilized.
Migrant Reality to Globalization to Adaptation to foreign culture
Idealizing – artwork should not be represented as perfect authenticity
of the artworks.
Art can be considered Filipino when it depicts the FILIPINO WAY OF
LIVING.
CONTEMPORARY ART
J. Paul Getty Museum – made and produced by artist living today.
Artist’s works that responds to a global environment.
CONTEMPORARY ART – world view and sensitive to changing times. Not
restricted to the individual experience of the artist.
NEW ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES
a. Appropriation – existing artworks are appropriated to form another
artwork. Use of image to produce another art, combining past to
present.
b. Performance – emphasize spontaneous unpredictable elements.
Interpreting various human activities.
c. Space (Site Specific Art Forms) – position in specific spots in public
places.
d. Hybridity – mixing of unlikely materials to produce artwork.
e. Technology – creation and dissemination of works of art.
Philippine Contemporary Art
Contemporary Art – permits possibilities of exploring subject or
medium. Not intended to reduced conventional notions of space.

Dean Francis Alfar – award winning writer, pioneer the speculative
fiction movement.
Miguel Syjuco- Man Asian literary prize novel: Ilustrado
Marivi Soliven – Mango Bride published in 2013.
Sophia Lee – 2014 Scholastic Asian Book award Winner.
THEATRE- Contemporary Philippine Theatre
Cecile Guidote Alvarez – founder of Philippine Educational Theater
Association.
VISUAL ARTS- bold expression of personal feelings. Influenced by
radical and modern art movements.
ART – national heritage that is essential in building nation. Reminds
people of the origin, history. Gives citizens consciousness and sense of
pride.
NCCA (National Commission for culture and the arts) – Overall policy
making body and promotion of Philippine Arts and culture.
CCP (Culture Center of the Philippines) -premier venue for arts and
culture.

Contemporary Filipino Artists – responsibility to create art that would

enlighten the filipino people.
The National Artist Award -great honor give to the Filipino who
contributed.
NHCP (National Historical Commission of the Philippines) – filipino
society with citizen informed of their history. Promoting Philippine
history and cultural heritage through research.
PAMBANSANG MUSEO NG PILIPINAS – country’s artifacts and national
treasures and rare specimen. Solicit, document and preserve natural
and artificial wonders.
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF THE PHILIPPINES (NLP) – called AMERICAN
CIRCULATING LIBRARY (1901) serve memorial to American servicemen.
Serving as repository of printed and recorded cultural heritage.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE PHILIPPINES- history of national archives
goes back to the TREATY OF PARIS. Guardian over 400 documents from
Spanish Era.
The National Artist Award – given to an artist who embodies nation’s
KOMISYON SA WIKANG FILIPINO 1991- Republic Act no 7104 – To highest ideals. Gold Plated Medallion.
promote and develop our national language.
The NATIONAL ARTIST INSIGNIA – highly stylized three letter K’s stand
for Katotohanan, Kabutihan, Kagandahan.

Pieta, Dogfight.

PHILIPPINE VISUAL ARTS- confluence of both ethnic and western

traditions in treatment of subject and use of medium.
When Spaniards invaded the country the friars were the ones who
introduced western styles of painting.

Sketch, Japanese Girl

Transfiguration and Death Masks

Gadgets, Tree Planting. Kasaysayan ng lahi, Revelation V

Madonna of the slums, birdman. Defense of Filipina Woman’s Honor, Sunday Morning going town
 Singkil, Man
First Mass, Rizal

Oblation, Bonifacio Monument

Bagong taon, man with guitar
Mariveles, Hills of Nikko
Sarimanok

Oriental Fan, Sabel

El indio
NATIONAL ARTISTS FOR THEATRE – many forms and innovation in
Philippine drama and theatre brought by colonization.