Module 3

• Context of Art

  It refers to the settings, conditions, circumstances, and occurrences affecting production and reception or audience response to an artwork.
• Context of Art

  Is a set of background information that enables us to formulate meanings about works of art and note how it (context) affects forms.
• Craft

  The skill and style that distinguishes art from other kinds of human making.
• Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci

  This 500-year-old Renaissance masterpiece has long been steeped in mystery, and even today the identity of the woman with the alluring smile is still far from certain.
• He was said to have employed the sfumato effect a seamless blend of shading together and to blur outlines.
• Bulul

  • Granary God • Contains elements of sculpture
• Artist Background

  The artist’s profile affect the art production.
• Artist’s Background because the mode of production, which includes the materials accessible to the artists as well as the conditions surrounding the labor, also reflects the work being produced by the artist.
• Betis, Pampanga, the haven of wood carvers and sculptors

  • Even before the Spaniards came, Betis, Pampanga is already known as the home of artisans.

  • In Betis, a master wood sculptor or Matecanan Mandudukit, maintains a workshop there to train young people
• The Paeteños believe that the idea (Taka) originated in Mexico with a significant difference to what we have in Paete. While the Mexican “pinata” is decorated with cut-off colored paper, the Paete’s takas are hand-painted and are sometimes small enough for little girls to use as dolls. (Baldemor, 2018)
• Nature

  Is a source of inspiration and a wellspring of materials for art production
• T’nalak

  • It expresses support for the belief that spirits reside with people in the natural environment
• T’nalak

  • It has different stylized forms

  • Kleng (Crab)

  • Gmayaw (bird in flight)

  • Tofi (Frog)

  • Sawo (Snak)
• Tinikling (Local Bird) It tries to escape the field traps set by farmers.
• Traditional Ivatan Houses in Batanes The stone, lime and cogon construction protect the dwellers from strong typhoons and earthquakes.
• Everyday Life Philippine Traditional art has always been an integral part of daily life.
• Society, Politics, Economy and History

  • Changes in society, politics, and economy affect artists, the work they do, and the structures that support their production.
• Appropriation

  • A technique of transforming existing materials through the juxtaposition of elements taken from one context and placing another to present alternative meanings, structure, and composition.
• Juxtaposition

  Two things are being seen or placed together with contrasting effect.
• Reception is very much affected by our level of exposure to art forms that may be unfamiliar or have startling or shocking images
• The artist’s age, gender, culture, economic conditions, social environment, and disposition affect production as well as the reception