Con arts

• Sining


  Different manners of expressing human skills and imagination
• Creation of art


  Creation of aesthetic conditions, objects, and presentations
• Art is not confined only to what is seen
• Development of Philippine Arts

  • Ethnic Tradition
  • Spanish Colonial Tradition
  • American Colonial and Contemporary Arts Traditions
• Ethnic Tradition


  • Even before the colonization, Philippines already has its indigenous arts
  • Primarily influenced by geographical location and experiences of the Filipinos
  • Purpose of art is integral to life
  • Pagan beliefs and practices, everyday activities (fishing and farming), and specific decorative art pattern to the community
• Angono Petroglyphs


  • Binangonan Rizal
  • Discovered by Carlos Francisco (1965)
  • 127 human and animal figures engraved which dated back to circa late Neolithic
• Manunggul Jar


  • Found in Manunggul Cave, Lipuun Point, Palawan (1960s)
  • Signifies the belief of early Filipinos in life after death
• Banga


  • Pots
  • Performance of Kalinga or the Mountain Province of the Philippines
  • Shows the elegant grace of Igorot tribe and the skill and strength of women
• Spanish Colonial Tradition


  • Primarily influenced by religion and secularization
  • Spaniards used arts to propagate the catholic faith
• Langit, Lupa, at Impyerno


  • Josef Luiano Dans
  • St. James the Apostle Church (Paete, Laguna)
  • Depicts heaven, crucifixion of Christ, Adam and Eve, and hell
• St. Paul Metropolitan Cathedral

  • Burgos, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur
  • Original structure was built in 1574 and replaced as a church in 1641
  • Follows a baroque architectural design
• American Colonial and Contemporary Arts Traditions

  • Modern Art: Practice of art from 1860s to 1960s, main theme during this time is national identity
  • Contemporary Arts: Practice of arts from 1970s to the present, mirror contemporary culture and society, diverse and emerging art practices were introduced
• Making of the Philippine Flag

  • Fernando Amorsolo: The grand old man of PH art
• Bayanihan


  • Carlos Francisco
  • Shows Filipino's bayanihan tradition
• Cinco Marias (Tres Marias Series)

  • Federico Aguilas Alcuaz
  • Variety of domestic activities
• Art Installation in Sand Dunes of Panay

  • Leeroy New
  • Made for the La Milagrosa Festival in Ilocos Norte
  • Symbolizes the great festivals, feasts, and celebrations
• Elements of Art


  • Space
  • Line
  • Shape and Form
  • Color
  • Value
  • Texture
• Space


  Emptiness, either positive or negative
• Line


  Series of connected points, come in two characteristics: form and direction
• Shape and Form


  Area enclosed by a line or lines
• Color


  Associated with the natural phenomenon in our environment
• Value


  Property of color, color's lightness or darkness
• Texture


  Appeals to our sense of feel on things, rough, smooth, bumpy, slippery, surface of an art piece
• Contemporary Arts


  • Springs out of the present-day events and passions of the society, newest form of art, amusing people from middle to the late 20th century up to the present, statement of an artist
• Characteristics of Contemporary Arts

  • It is not confined in the museum
  • It practices a different way of selling artworks
  • Many contemporary artists are self taught and did not have formal education
  • It has a variety of media or medium to choose from
  • Its artists sometimes employ the help of fabricators, carpenters, electricians, or welders in "constructing" artworks
  • Originality is not an issue in this type of art
  • It is the process, rather than sale
• Subject Matter of Contemporary Arts


  Any person, animal, thing, or issue described or represented in a work
• Styles of Contemporary Arts

  • Abstract Expression
  • Kinetic Art
  • Op Art
  • Performance Art
  • Environment Art
  • Feminist Art
  • Minimalist
  • Video Art
  • Graffiti Art
  • Postmodern Art
  • Body Art
  • Digital Arts
• Abstract Expression


  Express emotions and feelings in a spontaneous way
• Kinetic Art


  Sculpture that moves with the wind or controlled by machine or electricity
• Op Art


  Uses line or images repeatedly to create optical illusion
• Performance Art


  Variety of media and human body to execute on artistic art
• Environment Art


  Artistic creation and manipulation
• Feminist Art


  Tackles issue of identity, sexuality, gender roles, equality
• Minimalist


  Stripped-down, pre fabricated look, free of details
• Video Art


  Images that are recorded
• Graffiti Art


  Drawing, inscription, or sketch, done hastily
• Postmodern Art


  Carries modern styles to extreme practices
• Body Art


  Uses body as the medium or main material
• Digital Arts


  Done in a computer
• Types of Techniques in Contemporary Arts

  • Collage
  • Decoupage
  • Frottage
  • Montage
  • Digital Application
  • Decalcomania