Contemporary Arts

• Painting - refers to the process of applying color on a flat surface. Forms can be created using variety of color, acrylic, ink, pastel, charcoal. Surfaces includes canvas, wood, cardboard, paper.
• Easel Painting - is the most common painting; involves applying color to a board or canvas that is fixed to an upright support called easel.
• Murals - a huge wall-sized painting. In the 1980's, it was used to impart messages.
• Portable Murals - was soon develop to prevent it from being erased. this is done in cheesecloth or canvas. This also imparts social awareness and nationalism.
• Telon Painting - used as a back drop or back ground for the stage. These are used in komedya , sarswela and sinakulo which are popular forms. it is also used on carnivals, fiestas and religous celebrations.
• Jeepney & Calesa Painting - is painted using one color. the borders are usually decorated using geographical patterns, repetitive patterns and or thin lines. This evolve from calesa painting. Typically subjects ranges from landscapes to scenes from comic book.
• Collage - a form of painting that involves combined images in a single artwork. this entails cutting and pasting materials such as paper, fabric, tin foil and flat materials into canvas.
• 8 Types of Painting are: Genre Painting, Historical Painting, Interiors, Landscapes, Portrait, nudes, Religious Painting, Still Life.
• Genre Painting - Portrays people in daily activities. Subjects includes harvesting rice, planting, fiestas and etc.
• folk genre - focuses on everyday activities.
• Folk Naive - is another style where in it uses a lot of color and spontaneity.
• Interiors - refers of the painting in the space inside of house or building. This usually reveals the social class of a family living in the particular house, as well as the traits of the people in it.
• Portrait Paintings - portraying one or more specific individuals. This usually portrays the physical characteristics of the subject and seeks to show an understanding of that person’s character.
• Art is a fraction of a bigger discipline: the Humanities
• Humanities - which refers to human experience. (process & record of thoughts, beliefs and longings) It includes philosophies, history, literature, etc.
• Subject Matter - Focuses on the study of human culture, values, and expressions. Includes disciplines such as literature, philosophy, history, art, languages and cultural studies.    
• Methodology - Emphasizes qualitative and interpretative method. Analyzes and interprets texts, artifacts, and cultural phenomenon. Involves critical thinking, reflection, and subjective analysis  
• Questions Explored - Related to meaning, interpretation, and the human experience. Explores diverse perspectives, cultural contexts, and historical narratives.
• Knowledge Acquisition - Places importance on understanding context, historical development, and cultural significance. Values the exploration of human creativity, expression and thought
• Critical Thinking - Encourages critical thinking, creativity, and the development of analytical skills. Values subjective interpretations and insights
• Sciences - deals with the study of the external world; the things we see and the processes within it. It is precise and structured; objective and giving out facts; can b measured; makes life easier
• Humanities - not structured; focused on personal views & opinions; imagine ways to make life delightful and pleasing.
• Integration of Science and Humanities are needed to provide balanced knowledge of the world; making something functional and delightful. The same goes with arts.
• Contemporary Arts - Is the newest form of art that springs out of the present-day events and passions of the society. Late 1970’s  during the postmodernism in the West. Produced by 21st century artist living in post-modern age. It is culturally diverse and technologically oriented.
• CONTEMPORARY WORKS of ARTS - are the means through which the artists of today communicate their sentiments
• Integrative Art - it is when movements and varied art categories are melded together to produce an art
• Integrative Art - Also known as “crossbreeding” “hybrid art”.
• Integrative Art - Interactive and multi-disciplinary in nature
• Line - Refers to the prolongation of a point/ mark on a surface. It suggests dimension and guides visual movement; an extension of a point
• Line - May vary from other arts. Example: series of steps in a dance
• Shapes and Forms/Mass - Formed when the end of lines meet.

  Either geometric(angular) or organic(curvy)
• Color Wheel - An arrangement of primary, secondary and tertiary colors. A tool used to identify which colors works well together for an artwork which are referred as color schemes/ color relationships
• Monochromatic- Involves using the same hue but with different gradients of value.
• Analogous- entails the use of 3 or four adjacent colors in the color wheel
• Complementary- Using the color and its complement
• Split-Complementary - Uses the two color adjacent to the complement
• Triadic- Uses three colors that are of equal distance within each other
• Tetradic - Known as double complementary color scheme, uses two pairs of complementary colors
• Space - Refers to the area that is occupied by an object or subject wherein n illusion of space can be created.
• Two types of perspective - Atmospheric(light and air) & Linear (vanishing points and receding lines)