An artistic movement that seeks to take away unnecessary and leaving only the essential. The artworks that usually use this technique 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 that we are looking for.
Large Scale Art
An art that accounts for the creation of something huge to express diverse perspectives in artwork. This art is created for public view.
Critiquing
Thought more than felt, concerned with the process of creating art, considered the artist's technique, more objective than subjective, paying attention to the process of creation and art materials used
Criticizing
Felt more than thought, concerned with what is perceived through the senses, considered the artist as good or not good, more subjective than objective
Local Art Materials
Abaca
Cowrie shells
Capiz Shells
Rattan
Kritike Tekhne
Means "the critical art"
Singkaban
1. Experienced workers shave bamboo
2. Curls and sensitive twirls apply to each layer to achieve the uniqueness of the art
Taka
1. Molded from wood carving
2. Glued with paste
3. After drying, the paper was removed from the molder
4. Reassembled, dried, and painted in a decorative pattern
Puni
1. Preparing the leaf
2. Folding the leaf
3. Tightening the package
4. Trimming the garnish
Pagpapalayok
1. Passing the clay through the mill and shape it in a mold made from "Plaster of Paris"
2. Put the clay on the potter's wheel, buff, and smoothen the pot
3. Drying takes only one day if it is sunny and bake in the kiln for eight hours
4. It will be painted with latex or acrylic paint, or coated with a glaze to make it shine
Pagbuburda
1. Magdidibuho will stamp the design on the cloth
2. Burdadera will embroider the cloth
3. Magbabakbak pulls each thread to form a design
4. Pagkakalado will lock the threads
Pabalat
1. Make a design on the tracing board
2. Cut the paper where the design is traced
3. Trace the design on the papel de Hapon or Japanese paper
4. Wrap in pastillas
Sanikulas Cookies or Panecillos de San Nicolas
1. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl by the hand for about 10 minutes till it is smooth
2. Place the dough into an airtight container and freezer for 2 to 4 hours or overnight
3. Grease with baking spray on the surface of the San Nicolas and place a chunk of the dough
4. Bake Pan de San Nicolas at a preheated oven of 325F degrees for 10 to 12 minutes
Examples of Mediums Used in Each Classification of Art Forms
Music: musical instruments, traditional musical instruments body and movements, integration of stage design, performance elements and script
Practical: cement (practical art forms with immediate use in daily life), paper, bamboo, wood, bricks, stone, concrete, metal, wood, stone, clay, glass
Environmental: wires, junk, recycled materials
Pictorial works: camera, celluloids/negatives, processing chemicals prints
Narrative: language
Indigenous art materials
Materials that are natural or inherent from the place or locality. It has been there right from the start. Indigenous art materials are those that are native to a particular place or locality and have been used traditionally by the local communities for artistic expression.
Local art materials
Could be a mix of indigenous art materials and introduced art materials. Local art materials may include both traditional materials that have been used historically and newer materials that have been adopted or adapted by local artists.
An artwork is an expression of the being of: the sales lady who sold it
Art technique
The means, process or methods of using art materials in a manner that the artist wants to use in order to create an artwork
Month where the streets in Paete, Laguna become busy: April
The following are the use of leaves for Bulacueño
Creative toys
Food wrapper
Palaspas
Luz Ocampo started Borlas de pastillas in Bulacan
Traditional art materials
Art materials that are usually bought from department stores and bookstores
Accessibility
The attribute of an art material to be easily acquired by the artist without much effort or difficulty
Practicality
The art technique's functional and sensible application for the creation of the conceived art work