LESson 9

• The Philippines is known to be rich in natural resources. Thus, it is no surprise that Filipinos use their creativity to use these resources to meet the needs of the community as well as to express their ideas, knowledge, feelings, and ways of life
• Artists of today use different available materials such as plastic straw, bottles, old newspaper, and other recyclable materials which seem not to be valued unless transformed into meaningful arts
• These locally available materials are evident in the creation of traditional arts
• Contemporary art is composed of art form created by the artists who are still living today
• As we look and appreciate their great artworks, we also see the techniques and materials they use that make an art
• 3 national artists and their artworks


  • Artist 1
  • Artwork 1
  • Kind of Art 1
  • Region 1

  Artist 2

  • Artwork 2
  • Kind of Art 2
  • Region 2

  Artist 3

  • Artwork 3
  • Kind of Art 3
  • Region 3
• An art is always created with a technique. A technique is the way the artist uses and manipulates the materials to express an idea or feeling through an art
• This lesson will discuss the traditional art techniques, their descriptions, and applications to contemporary arts
• This lesson will guide you to easily identify the evident techniques used in the contemporary artwork
• Traditional art techniques and their application to contemporary arts


  • Puni (Bulacan) - Straw Folding
  • Singkaban (Malolos, Bulacan) - Origami
  • Saniculas (Pampanga) - Polvoron Molder
  • Pabalat (San Miguel, Bulacan) - Packaging
  • Taka (Paete, Laguna) - Paper Maché
  • Pagbuburda (Taal, Batangas and Lumban, Laguna) - Stitching
  • Loom Bands
  • Nylon Bracelets
• Minimalism


  • Seeks to take away unnecessary and leaving only the essential
  • Artworks use a well selected material that is indispensable in art production
• Found Objects


  • Taking something that people seem to find useless and use it in a unique way in order to make an artwork
  • When people seem to think that something must be thrown away as junk, it is used to tell a story and create a diverse perspective
• Large-Scale Art


  • An art that accounts for the creation of something huge to express diverse perspectives in artwork
  • Created for public view
• The "local" can refer to material that is easily available in the community. It can be any materials such as woods, materials, paper that are easily produced and available in the community
• The local can also refer to wherever the artist finds himself or herself
• Classification of art forms according to medium


  • Musical - musical instruments, traditional musical instruments made by local materials, body and movements, integration of stage, design, performance elements and script

  Practical - cement, paper, bamboo, wood, bricks, stone, concrete, metal, wood, stone, clay, glass

  Environmental - wires, junk, recycled materials

  Pictorial - camera, celluloids/negatives, processing chemicals prints

  Narrative - music and dance
• Contemporary techniques and materials in contemporary arts


  • Mark Salvatus' Secret Garden 2 - minimalism, found objects

  Interactive Games by Ikoy Ricio - found objects

  Untitled (Mirrors) by Maria Taniguchi - large-scale Art, minimalism

  Felix Bacolor's Waiting (2012) - large scale art, minimalism

  Anonymous Animals in Mariyah Gallery in Dumaguete 2013 - large-scale art, found objects
• The table has three columns where you will list down the material, place of origin and the name of the art form where it is used
• Choose any of the given contemporary art mentioned in this lesson and write a descriptive paragraph about the materials used
• Contemporary art and design


  A simulation of a waiting room with real digital clocks and metallic immovable chairs
• Contemporary art and design

  • Large scale art, minimalism
• Anonymous Animals in Mariyah Gallery in Dumaguete 2013


  • Taguchi, Teves, Sollesta, Vanlenzuela and Ranada
• Anonymous Animals


  The excavated animals were presented with specific and scientific names and other important details for a real animal. Invented stories by curator make the animals seem to exist with embedded journalist/photographer.
• Anonymous Animals


  • Large-scale art, found objects
• The Philippine Contemporary Arts use three major techniques: minimalism, found objects and large-scale art
• Medium


  The material or substance used to create an artwork
• Classification of art forms according to medium


  • Musical
  • Practical
  • Environmental
  • Pictorial
  • Narrative
• Traditional and contemporary arts use local materials based on the context of the artist and of the art
• Technique


  The way the artist use and manipulate the materials to express an idea or feeling through an art
• Various techniques and materials are used in Philippine contemporary arts tell something about the way of life of the local and its people
• The desired artform can only be achieved using the appropriate materials and techniques
• The Philippines is known to be rich in natural resources. Thus, it is no surprise that Filipinos use their creativity to use these resources to meet the needs of the community as well as to express their ideas, knowledge, feelings, and ways of life
• Artists of today use different available materials such as plastic straw, bottles, old newspaper, and other recyclable materials which seem not to be valued unless transformed into meaningful arts
• These locally available materials are evident in the creation of traditional arts
• Contemporary art is composed of art form created by the artists who are still living today
• As we look and appreciate their great artworks, we also see the techniques and materials they use that make an art
• 3 national artists and their artworks


  • Artist 1
  • Artwork 1
  • Kind of Art 1
  • Region 1

  Artist 2

  • Artwork 2
  • Kind of Art 2
  • Region 2

  Artist 3

  • Artwork 3
  • Kind of Art 3
  • Region 3
• An art is always created with a technique. A technique is the way the artist uses and manipulates the materials to express an idea or feeling through an art
• This lesson will discuss the traditional art techniques, their descriptions, and applications to contemporary arts
• This lesson will guide you to easily identify the evident techniques used in the contemporary artwork