Contemporary arts (Finals)

• Line


  A prolongation of a point, or a mark on a surface. Solid lines can be used to define form, broken lines to suggest hidden forms. Lines are used to suggest dimensions and guide visual movement.
• Shape and Mass


  • Shape is an area with boundaries identified or drawn using lines. Organic shapes are irregular or rounded, geometric shapes are measured forms. Mass refers to solid portions of a three-dimensional object.
• Color properties

  • Hue - basic or pure color
  • Value - lightness and darkness of color
  • Saturation - brightness and dullness of color
• Color schemes


  • Monochromatic - same hue with different gradients of value
  • Analogous - three or four adjacent colors
  • Complementary - a color and its opposite
  • Split-complementary - a color and the two adjacent to its complement
  • Triadic - three equidistant colors
  • Tetradic - two pairs of complementary colors
• Color wheel


  An arrangement of primary, secondary, and tertiary colors, used to identify colors that work well together
• Value


  Lightness or darkness of an area, used to create shadows and illusion of depth
• Texture


  The feel or appearance of a surface, can be actual or implied
• Space


  • The area occupied by an object and the surrounding area. Can create illusion of space using atmospheric or linear perspective.
• Time and Motion


  Movement in visual arts can be an illusion or actual motion, as seen in kinetic sculpture.
• Painting


  The process of applying color on a flat surface, considered two-dimensional.
• Easel Painting


  • Painting on a board or canvas fixed on an upright support, meant to be framed and hung on a wall.
• Murals


  • Large wall-sized paintings, used to impart social and political messages. Can be portable or permanent.
• Telon Painting


  • Backdrops or backgrounds for the stage, used in traditional Philippine theater and later in photography studios.
• Jeepney and Calesa Painting


  • Calesas are typically painted in one color with geometric or repetitive patterns. Jeepney painting evolved from this, with typical subject matter ranging from landscapes to comic book scenes.
• Collage


  A form of painting that combines cut and pasted materials such as paper, fabric, and tin foil onto a board or canvas.
• Genre Painting


  It portrays people in daily activities. Subjects include planting and harvesting rice, a young woman singing in front of guests, barong-barong, vendors, and fiestas
• Historical Painting


  It depicts a scene from the past. It often has lesson concerning national values.
• Interiors


  This refers to painting of the space inside of a part of a house or a building. This usually reveals the social class of the family living in that particular house, as well as the traits of the people living in it.
• Landscapes


  These paintings portray natural scenery or urban scenes
• Portraits


  This refers to a painting portraying one or more specific individuals, This usually portrays the physical characteristics of the subject and seeks to show an understanding of that person’s character
• Nudes


  These are paintings that portray the unclothed human figure
• Religious Painting


  Common subjects of religious painting include a lone religious image, lives of the saints, and scenes based from the Scriptures like the Nativity scene, and the Stations of the Cross
• Still Life


  This refers to a painting that depicts natural or man-made objects that form a composition in a natural setting
• Sculpture


  has three dimensions – height, width, and depth. It is created by either carving, modeling, or assembling parts together
• Free-Standing


  -This is a kind of sculpture that can independently stand in space. It has a flat horizontal base. All its sides contribute to the overall form of the sculpture
• Relief


  This kind of sculpture does not have a flat horizontal base. The form is projected from a flat surface. There are two types of relief — low relief or bas-relief, and high relief. The form of a low relief projects slightly from the flat surface, in contrast to the high relief
• Assemblage


  This sculpture is formed by putting together materials such as found objects, pieces of paper, sponges, wood scraps, and other materials
• Kinetic Sculpture


  This is considered as a sculpture in motion because the entire sculpture or some parts of the sculpture are moving with the wind or are vibrating with the surrounding air
• Welded Sculptures


  Creating these sculptures involve the process of connecting sheets of metal together by using an acetylene or electric torch
• Use of Glass


  Ramon Orlina and Imelda Pilapil started the use of glass in sculpture. Orlina used glass in table pieces, murals, and sculptures which are usually unified into a framework. On the other hand, Pilapil used glass planes with irregular shapes and linear patterns
• A good example of symbolic sculpture is the interpretation of Abdulmari Imao on okir design
• Advertising Art


  This refers to using paid space or time in any of the media to inform and influence the public
• Bamboo Art


  This refers to works made of bamboo that may be used for everyday purposes or for decorations or ornaments
• Basketry


  This refers to the art of creating containers by weaving, plaiting, or braiding materials into hollow three-dimensional Shapes that can either be used for Carrying, storage, and trapping animals
• Book design


  involves structuring and reproduction of bound pages that are filled with text and/or images, and are protected by hard or soft covers
• Costumes


  These are garments, hairstyles, and accessories that are worn by individual members or groups in a particular society
• Embroidery


  This refers to the art of stitching ornaments on cloth by hand
• Food art


  This involves packaging and/or presentation of food in an artistic way
• Furniture


  These are decorative and functional objects which are typically found in a public or private dwelling or building
• Komiks and Editorial Cartoon


  involve illustrations of stories or events. However, an editorial cartoon is a single-frame illustration that may either makes fun of political leaders or institutions, or comments on current events. The komiks, on the other hand, may use single or multiple frames with conversations of people or animals placed inside “balloons."