The manifestation or use of the various creative disciplines. It is produced by human creatively and skill to oneself.
Disciplines
A branch of knowledge
Art
Is a natural human behavior
Is communication
Is healing
Tells our story
Is shared experience
Contemporary Art
The art of the "now" or "present". These are the artwork that are produced in the present.
It is difficult to define the actual starting point of contemporary art since the present is in constant motion, and what we might consider as contemporary art today might not be true in the future.
Contemporary art is not restricted to individual experience, but it is reflective of the world we live in. Events in the world having effect to the Philippines.
Modern Art
Traditional
Contemporary Art
Present/Now
Characteristics of Contemporary Art
Integrative
Process-based
Site-specific
Collaborative
Interactive
Integrative
The artist is free to integrate any medium or to conform any art form or style in order to express their artistic intention, without being limited to conform to a stylistic trend in order to be called contemporary.
Process-based
It emphasizes on how the artist starts not with a final product in mind, but instead begins with the development of a concept and then subsequently proceeds with realizing the idea.
Site-specific
It allows for an artwork's meaning to have a direct relationship to a specific location where it is seen or experienced
Site-specific
Graffiti artwork as seen in the street vs. graffiti artwork seen in the museum
Collaborative
Wherein the end product is created with the involvement of two or more artist.
Interactive
It recognizes how the audience has the potential to change or add the meaning of an artwork.
Visual Arts
A term used to described a wide array of artistic disciplines that are appreciated primarily through sight.
Visual Arts
Fine Arts
Decorative Arts
Contemporary Arts
Fine Arts
The artworks we readily associate with art. The term "fine arts" was first used to describe the art forms created primarily for their appearance rather than their practical use.