Contempo
tool for communication
-reflects the artist and his/her society.
-use of the various creative disciplines
Art
art of “now”
-combination of fine arts and decorative arts.
-reflection of the world
-represents our culture, traditions, social issues and other aspects of the present world.
Contemporary Arts
EX:
-Leeroy New, Aliens of Manila: New York Colony , 2019
Contemporary Art
Manunggul Jar
Traditional Art
Past events, culture and standards
-Reality through narrative
-Ended 1970’s to 1980’s
-Lifestyle, ideas, faith
Traditional Arts
Can be found anywhere
Materials has no limit
Use of technology
contemporary arts is more accessible
Many artists did not undergo any formal education
Many contemporary artist are self taught
Art works created by artists and other professionals from different disciplines
Materials can be combined
Contemporary Art is collaborative
can get another artist’s work and add to it, redesign, or interpret it using other materials.
Originality is not an issue in contemporary art
Expresses emotions and feelings in a spontaneous way
figures may be heavy in lines and color without solid mass
Abstract Expressionism
best know for HIS new painting technique which was referred to as “action painting”
Pollack
you have to look beyond what your eyes can see. You have to let yourself feel.
Agustin
East Meets West, Jose Joya (filipino artist), 1983
example of abstract expressionism
sculpture that moves with the wind, powered by a machine or electricity
Kinetic Art
pioneer of kinetic art
Gabriel "Gabby" Barredo
uses lines or images repeatedly to create an optical illusion
OP art
draws intellectual response from the viewers, type of abstract art that characteristically features geometric patterns
Perpetual Motion
variety of media and the human body to
execute an artistic theatrical expression
Performance Art
creation or manipulation of space
such as landscape or architectural design
✓ earthworks, or art using stones, leaves, trees, grass or
other natural element
Environmental Art
concerns of female artists expressed
through art
❖tackle issues of identity, sexuality, gender roles,
equality, and the ways in which the female is treated in
society, among others.
Feminist Art
stripped-down, pre-fabricated look, free of details and
often with flat surface but expresses a specific content or
statement
minimalist art
images that are recorded through a video
Video Art
drawing, inscription or sketch done hastily on a wall
Graffiti Art
modern styles to extreme practices, often
expressing an idea through a mix of materials such as
found objects welded together
Post - modern Art
uses the body as the medium or main material
❖can be painted or clothed and used to perform artistic
act in public
❖tattooing and piercing are examples of body art
Body Art
aid of computer to create an image or design
compose of bits and bytes
❖image can be printed on paper, tarpaulin, or other mediums
Digital Art
adhering flat
elements
✓ such as newspaper or magazine
cut-outs,
collage
applying gouache to
paper or glass
✓then transferring a reversal of the
image
Decalcomania
adhering cut-outs of
paper.
✓ then coating these with one or
more coats or transparent
coating of varnish.
Decoupage
technique of rubbing with a
crayon on a piece of paper that
has been placed over an object
or an image
Frottage
photography or film
where a pictorial image is
juxtaposed or placed overlapping
to make another picture or
design
Montage
is derived
from the Italian word “to
embroider”
✓ a painting technique where
canvases are padded, sewn,
trapunto
technique where artist use
digital technology in creating
an artwork
Digital Application