Contemporary Philippine Arts From The Regions: Lesson 1
Contemporary Philippine Arts From The Regions: Lesson 1
THE REGIONS
Lesson 1
“Portia Wounding Her Thigh”
-Elizabeth Sirani
• Power of Woman in Art
• Gender Equality
• The painting’s subject depicts an act of a woman
possessing the same strength as that of a man.
"I was walking down the road with two friends
when the sun set; suddenly, the sky turned as
red as blood. I stopped and leaned against the
fence, feeling unspeakably tired. Tongues of
fire and blood stretched over the bluish black
fjord. My friends went on walking, while I
lagged behind, shivering with fear. Then I
heard the enormous infinite scream of
nature."
THE SCREAM
-Edvard Munch
• “Soul Painting”
• Edvard Munch reveals an honest and perhaps even ugly
glimpse of his inner troubles and feelings of anxiety,
putting more importance on personal meaning than on
technical skill or “beauty,” a traditional goal of art.
WHAT IS ART?
The expression or application of human
creative skill and imagination, typically in
a visual form such as painting or
sculpture, producing works to be
appreciated primarily for their beauty or
emotional power.
We can use arts as a form of;
• Self-expression (paintings, music, poetry, fashion, etc)
• Therapy
• Aesthetic
• Inspiration
• Motivation
• Awareness
WHAT IS CONTEMPORARY ART?
-contemporary artist
-his depictions invite
us to witness his
culture and its
traditions.