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• Local materials


  The substance are the things in which the art is made off
• Philippines is rich in natural resources. From the mountain to the sea, we have unlimited materials that can be used to create different artworks
• Local materials used in contemporary Philippine arts

  • Abaca
  • Bamboo
  • Buri
  • Capiz Shells
  • Rattan
  • Sea Shells
  • Bakbak
• Abaca


  Belongs to banana family, its fibers have a natural luster with colors ranging from pure white to ivory and dark brown
• Capiz Shells


  Translucent to allow light to pass through, but still allow privacy, from the windowpane oyster (placuna placenta) found in the coastal waters of the Philippines and are known for their beautiful mothers of pearl look
• Bakbak


  The outermost covering or the leaf sheath of the abaca stalk, usually braided or twined to make a flat thick durable sheath, used to make furniture, mats, boxes, bins, display jars, armchair, and the famous Cecilia dining table
• Technique


  The manner in which artist use and manipulate materials to achieve the desired formal effect, and communicate the desired concept or meaning, according to his or her personal style
• Traditional techniques used in Philippine contemporary art


  • Wood Carving
  • Molding
  • Fabric Weaving
  • Basketry Technique
• Wood Carving


  A technique encompassing any form of working wood with a tool into some sort of aesthetic object
• Molding


  A technique of shaping liquid or pliable material such as clay, traditional pottery making in the Philippines involves the method of molding
• Fabric Weaving


  Textile hand weaving is one of the most attractive and interesting traditional crafts of the Philippine, imbued with romanticism and laden with cultural significance
• Fabric Weaving techniques in the Philippines


  • Ilocano hand weaving using the pedal loom, cotton and natural dyes
  • Mindanao textiles predominantly handwoven from abaca (musa textilis), cotton and silk weaving by the Magindanaon, Maranaw, and Yakan
• Basketry techniques


  • Coiling
  • Plaiting
  • Wickering
  • Twining
• Plaiting


  The simplest basket weaving technique, the leaves of tropical plants such as yucca or palm are woven together horizontally, vertically, or diagonally in an over-under pattern to create right angles, giving baskets a checkerboard appearance
• Twining


  A technique where two or more weavers are woven around spokes, the weavers are usually crossed over or twisted around each other in between spokes
• Wicker


  The weavers are usually woven between the spokes in an alternating over one, under one pattern, wicker baskets can also have a series of two or three spokes that are being woven around

  
• Coiling


  A curve, helix, or spiral used for storing rope or cable, a knot is an intentional complication in cordage which may be practical or decorative
• Contemporary art is often looked at with a skeptical eye, but the techniques are actually quite difficult and deserve credit, they challenge the mind and offer unique perspectives
• Contemporary art


  The art of today, produced by artists who are living in the 21st century
• Traditional art


  Contemporary art
• Different Contemporary Art Techniques and Performance


  • Mosaic Art
  • Collage Artwork

  
• Sample of Mosaic Art


  • Sample 1
  • Sample 2
  • Sample 3

  
• Sample of Collage Artwork


  • Sample 1
  • Sample 2
  • Sample 3

  
• Different Contemporary Art Techniques and Performance


  • Mosaic Art
  • Collage Artwork
• Sample of Mosaic Art


  • Sample 1
  • Sample 2
  • Sample 3

  
• Sample of Collage Artwork


  • Sample 1
  • Sample 2
  • Sample 3