The connotative, symbolic, and suggestive aspects of the image
Performance
The artist creates a new work of art by taking preexisting images from other sources and modifies those images with new ones
Non-representational
Not represent or depict a person, place, or thing in the natural world
History
Often illustrating a part of a story or a significant event
Materials used in creating art
Yarn
Shells
Pebbles
Local materials except jute
Singkaban
Filipino word for decorated bamboo arch
Cityscape
Painting, drawing, or photograph with urban scenery or the urban environment as its primary focus
Religion
Artwork has a Christian or Biblical theme or artistic imagery using religious inspiration and motifs
Landscape
Depicts outdoor or natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests
Fauna
Artwork centered around depicting animals and their habitat
Stilllife
Subject matter that is anything that does not move or is dead and it can be a celebration of material pleasures
Performance
Interpreting various ordinary human activities such as chores, routines and rituals to socially relevant themes such as poverty, commercialism and war
Space
An art form that is performed and positioned in a specific space such as public places
Space
Flashmobs
Artinstallations in malls and parks
Hybridity
Usage of unconventional materials mixing of unlikely materials to produce an artwork
Hybridity
CoffeePainting
Miniaturesculptures using Crayons
Elements/Principles of Contemporary Art
Technology
Appropriation
Technology
Recording performances, video posting, sharing and live streaming
Appropriation
The correct use of prints, images and icons to produce another art form
Appropriation
Borrow
Recycle
Reuse
Appropriation combines past from the present
Medium
The material or the substance out of which a work is made. Through these materials, the artists express and communicate feelings and ideas. The medium also defines the nature of the art form
Art forms based on medium
Sculpture
Architecture
Paintings
Printmaking
Music
Dance
Theater
Photography
Writing
Classification of arts based on medium
Practical
Environmental
Pictorial
Narrative
Musical
MusicalArts
Include music, poetry and dance that is accompanied by music
PracticalArts
Have immediate use for everyday and business life such as design, architecture and furniture
PictorialWorks
Include painting, drawing, graphics and stage and production design
Dramatic
Works that are staged and performed are considered dramatic and they include drama, performance art or music and dance
Narrative
If they are based on stories, the art forms are classified as narrative
Technique
The manner in which artists use and manipulate materials to achieve the desired formal effect and communicate the desired concept or meaning according to his personal style