CPAR

• Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions
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• After going through this module, you are expected to: 1) identify the different techniques used in contemporary art; 2) research on techniques and performance practices applied to contemporary art; and 3) value the Importance of techniques and performance practices applied to contemporary art.
• Technique


  A particular method in which artist utilize materials and master tools in doing specific artwork that involves practical skills
• The Compositions of Art


  • Subject
  • Content
  • Medium
  • Form
  • Technique
• Smocking (Hand Smocking)


  An embroidery technique utilized to gather fabric so that it can stretch
• Basic Steps in Smocking


  1. Do the pattern on the wrong side of the fabric, create 2 inches for the borders, then start making grid using meter stick

  2. Proceed with the pattern markings x for diamond and flower and diagonal for leaves

  3. Put a thread in the needle and make a small stitch under the first dot, from one side of the square until all the sides of the square or dot is stitch and repeat
• Paper Mache (Papier Mache)


  A French word which means ("Chewed Paper") consist of paper fibers and binding agent, it is originates from China
• Taka Paper Mache


  • Found in Paete Laguna, first recorded Taka making was by a woman named Maria Bague in the 1920's
• Basic Steps in Paper Mache

  1. Tear the newspaper into strips about 3 inches long

  2. Make glue by mixing one-part sieved flour with one part of water

  3. Paste the strips of paper on both sides with a paintbrush

  4. Smear the half that you're applying the strips to with a very light layer of Vaseline

  5. Place your glue-soaked strips one at a time over the object you're covering and smooth down with your brush to release air bubbles

  6. Leave to dry, when it is completely dried out, you can gradually build up more layers to get the required strength and thickness of Mache

  7. Paint with two coats of emulsion paint to seal it, leave to dry then paint your desired color
• Basic Steps in Making Cemented Pot using old cloth or textile

  1. For t-shirt remove the sleeves, and cut the side of the t-shirt, fold the fabric crosswise then fold it again crosswise until you create triangle shape

  2. Cut the tip of the triangle to create the hole of the Pot at the center

  3. Pour the ½ cement and 1 ½ glass of water into the basin to create a mixture

  4. Dip the fabric into the mixture, make sure that all the fabric is coated with the mixture from bottom to tip and outer to inner

  5. Put the fabric into the mold, brush the excess cement let it dry for 10 hours in a shady area. Don't place under the sun

  6. Prepare 6-10 tablespoons of cement and 50 ml water, mix it together to create a mixture. Then paint the mixture into the surface of pot

  7. Again, let it dry, then paint the surface of the pot using acrylic paint 1st coating let it dry in a shady area

  8. Paint again the surface of the pot let it dry

  9. Pot made of cement and used t-shirt is now ready for planting
• Wood carving


  The process of cutting into the surface of wood to produce shape and pattern using chisel
• Basic Steps in Woodcarving


  1. Sketching for Sculpture

  2. Carving details

  3. Carving Capital

  4. Applying Finishing Touches

  5. Painting
• Applying what have you learned from this module, create any artwork (Smocking, Papier Mache, Wood Carving, Pottery, and the like) that illustrates any technique. After accomplishing this task, take a picture of your artwork and place this in your google classroom.
• After going through this module, you are expected to: 1) discuss local materials used in creating art; 2) describe various local materials used in creating art; and 3) identify various local materials used in creating art.
• Artists need physical materials to work on.
• The process of choosing and collecting the art materials in mind is seen as a critical phase in the creation of a work of art.
• Contemporary artists collect materials that can be recycled and transformed into new works of art.
• Local art materials are resources that cannot be found readily in large quantities in a specific location or area at a specific time.
• Bahay-Kubo


  • Modern House
• Taarnt


  Importance in creating an artwork
• Caaab

  Importance in creating an artwork
• Abmobo


  Importance in creating an artwork
• Ibru

  Importance in creating an artwork
• Zicpa slehls


  Importance in creating an artwork
• Philippines is blessed with abundant natural resources in which contemporary artists utilized in creating basic and useful artworks
• Materials


  Physical materials that artists use to make their feeling or thoughts visible
• Local art materials


  Resources that can be found readily in large quantity at a particular location or area at a certain time
• Kinds of local art materials


  • Abaca
  • Bakbak
  • Bamboo
  • Buntal
  • Buri
  • Capiz or Kapis Shell
  • Coconut Shell or bao
  • Pandan
  • Rattan
  • Santol Wood
• Abaca, or Manila hemp, belongs to banana family. Its fiber has a natural luster with colors ranging from pure white to ivory and dark brown. It is a great material for furniture and décor and artists choose this material because of its durability and availability
• Bakbak is the outermost covering or leaf sheath of the abaca stalk. It is a flat thick durable sheath as twine or braided. The strong brown fiber used to make furniture
• Bamboo is used as a raw material in creating many products. It is used in construction, textile, musical instruments, weapons and many more
• Buntal is a cylindrically shaped fiber. The supple ivory white strands are quite durable, pliable, and have good dyeing qualities
• Buri is extracted from the matured leaves of the buri palm. The fiber is durable and resistant to moisture
• Capiz or Kapis Shell is a bivalve marine mollusk in the family of Placunidae. They are abundant in the Philippines commonly found along the coastal waters. Cleaned and processed Capiz shells are used for various artistic applications like windows, lanterns, and walling
• Coconut Shell or bao is used for wood carving, improvised cooking utensils and myriads of other uses. Laminated coconut shells are considered as almost the same as the quality and appearance of turquoise shells or ivory
• Pandan is a tropical plant. The fibers found in Pandan leaves are proven to be ideal in making handicrafts such as bag, wallets, plants, mats, baskets, and other similar products
• Rattan belongs to a palm family. There are different types of palms such as high or low climbers, single stemmed or clustered rattan species
• Santol is mostly known for its fruit that is popularly consumed and used as an ingredient, but it can also be used as a material for artwork. It is less dense than Narra or Molave. It is way easier to work with and polish. It is also highly resistant to wood borers (bukbok) which makes it ideal for skeletal framework
• The artist used different materials in the creation of the work of art. It also includes the production and manufacturing techniques, processes, and methods