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• Elements of visual arts

  • Line
  • Shape
  • Color
  • Space
  • Form
  • Texture
• Some lines that we think we see in nature really do not exist
• In the photo of the dogwood blossom

  There are no black lines around the flower, only black against white
• In a sketch of the same blossom

  Lines are used to define the shape of the flower
• Adjacent shapes


  Right beside each other
• Juxtaposed shapes


  Overlapping or interconnected
• Hendrick van Steenwyck's painting "St. Jerome in his Study 1624" contains many shapes
• Form (in Filipino)


  Anyo or porma
• Form


  The three-dimensional aspect of an object, including its volume, mass, and spatial relationships
• A painting may contain curved lines, shadows and highlights which form the shape of a human figure
• A clay sculpture may be comprised of multiple cubes, spheres or more complex forms which create a three dimensional piece
• Palette


  The range of hues used by the artist
• Monochromatic


  Using all shades of one color from dark to light
• Polychromatic


  Using a variety of hues
• Primary colors


  • The only colors that cannot be made by mixing two other colors together
• The primary colors are the foundation the color wheel
• The primary colors are
• What your favorite color says about you
• Elements of art
• Contemporary arts


  Art produced at the present period of time, includes and develops from postmodern art, which is itself a successor to Modern art
• Contemporary art emerged in the Philippines in reaction to social and cultural realities during the 1970's which is an era of repression and censorship of artistic expressions
• Socio realism


  An art movement which sought to expose the real condition of Philippine society and used art to transform it
• Progressive art


  Developed a culture that would convey the authentic aspirations of the Filipino people
• The end of Martial Law in the wake of EDSA People Power Revolution in 1986 brought the Philippines into the contemporary period, and the art produced in this period is regarded as contemporary art
• Contemporary art


  • It can be seen as a transgression of established norms and rules
  • Appropriation is an important preoccupation, which is the practice of creating a new work by taking a pre-existing image or from another context and combining the borrowed image with new ones
  • It professes an awareness of local heritage which is something that can be passed from one generation to the next, can be conserved or inherited, and has historic or cultural value
• Functions of contemporary art

  • Pleasure
  • Profession
  • Commentary
  • Spirituality
  • Remembrance
  • Self-expression
• 7 Major Contemporary Art Forms in the Philippines

  • Music
  • Literature
  • Theater
  • Film
  • Dance
  • Architecture, Designs and Allied Arts
  • Visual Arts
• Learning competencies: Identifies various contemporary art forms and their practices from the various regions, Classifies various art forms found in the Philippines, Defines contemporary arts in the Philippines, Researches on various contemporary art forms
• Lesson 1: Contemporary arts in the Philippines
• Pre-activity 1: Look around, choose one thing that you consider a work of art, why do you consider it as an art, present it to the class
• Art


  Supplies various meanings, including ability (human capacity to create things of beauty and things that stir us), process (art encompasses acts such as drawing, painting, sculpture, designing buildings and using the camera to create), and product (completed work of the final product)
• Art as a skill or mastery

  Manifested in the outstanding product of an endeavor which is an expression of man's ideas and emotions
• Art as a process or a product of a creative skill


  A process because it involves arranging the aesthetic elements in an artistically interesting and appealing manner. It includes human creations, different activities and manners of expression which include sculpture, painting, music, literature, architecture, dance and theater. Process describes how the art is made. Drawing, weaving, printmaking and photography are all examples of different processes. Product Art is structured and focused activities that aim to produce a particular outcome.
• Art as a representation of reality


  It is a reflection or a mirror of reality (Aristotle)
• Art as a universal language


  The language of art is diverse. Each art form has its own artistic elements. Literature uses colorful words, imagery, figurative language and other literary devices. Music uses melody, harmony, dynamics and other elements. Dance make use of graceful movements and choreography. Theater uses most, if not all, of the elements of the other art forms. Painting, sculpture and architecture share the visual elements of color, line, shape, form, space and texture.
• Art reflects the characteristics of a period
• Composition of art


  • Subject Matter
  • Form
  • Content
  • Medium
  • Technique
• Types of subject matter

  • Representational art or objective art (identifiable figures or objects)
  • Non-representational art or non-objective art (does not depict recognizable objects)
• Philippine art history timeline

  • Pre-colonial (900 AD-1565)
  • Islamic Colonial (13th century)
  • Spanish Period (1521 – 1898)
  • American Colonial (1898 to 1940)
  • Japanese Colonial (1941 to 1945)
  • Post-war (1946 to 1969)
  • Contemporary period (1970 – present)