Finals

• Abstract Expressionism - It is an art that does not attempt to represent an accurate depiction of a visual reality but instead uses shapes, colours, forms and gestural marks to achieve its effect.
• Conceptualism - The art for which the idea (or concept) behind the work is more important than the finished art object. It emerged as an art movement in the 1960s and the term usually refers to art made from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s.
• Photorealism - It is an extremely realistic style of painting and drawing, in which the artwork is based entirely on a photograph. This art is most appreciated for its huge WOW! factor. People often mistake photorealist paintings for actual photographs.
• Miguel Angel Nunez, an artist from Uruguay, has created an impressive array of photorealistic art – using oil on wood (as with this lollipop) or canvas. The subjects of his talents are usually food or drink, and they are so realistic they make your mouth water. 
• Installation Art - It is a broad term applied to a range of arts practice which involves the installation or configuration of objects in a space, where the totality of objects and space comprise the artwork. It is a mode of production and display of artwork rather than a movement or style.
• Optical Art - It is an abbreviation of optical art, a form of geometric abstract art, that explores optical sensations through the use of visual effects such as recurring simple forms and rhythmic patterns, vibrating colour-combinations, moiré patterns and foreground-background confusion.
• Bridget Riley is one of the best-known Op Art painters, famous for her striking murals composed of multiple stripes which create optical illusions for the viewer.
• Pop Art - It is an art movement that emerged in the 1950s and flourished in the 1960s in America and Britain, drawing inspiration from sources in popular and commercial culture. Different cultures and countries contributed to the movement during the 1960s and 70s. The movement presented a challenge to traditions of fine art by including imagery from popular and mass culture, such as advertising, comic books and mundane mass-produced objects.
• Earth Art - Land art is made directly in the landscape by sculpting the land itself or by making structures in the landscape with natural materials. Land art, also known as earth art, was part of the wider conceptual art movement in the 1960s and 1970s.
• Street Art - It is a visual art created in public locations for public visibility. It has been associated with the terms "independent art", "post-graffiti", "neo-graffiti" and guerrilla art.
• Banksy: Little Girl with Balloon

  • The British street artist Banksy is one of the world's most famous contemporary artists. His iconic pieces create a buzz each time they are discovered in public spaces either in London or other major cities.
• Influences in the Japanese Art 

  • It has undergone a series of transition and periodization. From being an isolated nation to that of embracing Western influences and modernization, it has transitioned into a modern cultural mixing pot. It was also influenced by Korean and Chinese on their artifacts such as ceramic figures and ornaments.
• Haniwa  - These are ceramic figures that made up of clay and placed beside burial spots for reasons that are unknown.
• Shintoism - This is native religion subscribes to beliefs such as being one with nature and embracing the notion of the existence of many gods, it didn’t use art to communicate its beliefs.
• Buddhism - Became an integral part of Japanese culture. Artworks such as images, sculptures, temples and etc. that became an expression of worship
• Japanese Painting Style - This leaned toward abstract and naturalistic handling. The artist is given the free reign for his work which had more room for spontaneity and individuality.
• Ukiyo-e - A kind of painting which was crafted through woodcut prints. The artist developed a technique that used lines and colors in a very distinctive manner.
• Philippines

  Art Forms of the Ethnic Minorities

  • They have used art not only for daily activities but also for religious rituals and practices. Art forms used by ethnic community such as pottery, weaving, carving and the use of metalwork and jewelry.
• Pottery one of the earliest arts forms used by early Filipino people
• Manunggal Jar - This serves as a burial jar which depicts two men rowing a boat and it reflects their belief in afterlife, crossing of the body of water is a transition from life here on earth to the next.
• Tnalak - T’boli people from Mindanao are also known for their woven abaca cloth. They use this cloth to make ornaments, which also represent their beliefs through symbols example frog symbolizes fertility.
• Okir - In Mindanao, the Tausug and Maranao people are known for their designs applied to woodcarvings.
• Sarimanok - It is a stylized design of a mythical bird either standing on a fish or holding a piece of fish on its beak.
• Naga - Forms an S-shape, depicting an elaborate figure of mythical dragon or serpent.
• Pakong Rabong - It is like a growing fern with a broad base and fern gracefully stems and tapers upward.
• Philippines

  Art Forms of the Ethnic Proletarian Art   

  • It is also called “Art of art’s sake. Artists focused on modern takes when it comes to content, form and subject matter. Artists was formed such as Carlos Francisco, Galo B. Ocampo and Edades.
• According to Tate Organization, appropriation in art and art history refers to the practice of artists using pre-existing objects or images in their art with little transformation of the original.
• Improvisation can be defined as doing something without prior preparation. There is a decision to act upon something that may not necessarily be planned.

  • Some would say that it is a reaction against the stiffness in the arts during the 20th century because it blurs reality and it originates only from imagination.
• Improvisation

  • There is a call for liberation from the monotony that aims to rekindle the creative spirits of people in the arts. It allows the artist to explore and think about how the audience can be a part of the work in itself.