LESSON 1: Elements And Distinct Characteristics Of Technology-Based
Production Arts
Elements of Art as Applied to Technology-Based Art
The elements of art help you identify and interpret an artwork easily. These are line,shape, color, value, form, texture, and space. These are incorporated in any artwork- traditional or technology-based/digital art.
Distinct Characteristics of Arts in the 21st Century
Technological advancement is inevitable. Day by day, it is influencing every aspect of our life. Its impact can be seen also in the arts since arts continuously evolve with technological growth. Computer technology has been a part of every aspect of modern life. Anyone with a computer device like desktop PC, laptop, tablet, or android phone can now capture and edit images and videos; create, manipulate, and share works of art; and even compose music. Traditional artists employ palettes and brushes with wide choices of inks, paints, and other pigments that are applied in a paper, canvass, walls, ceilings, fabric, and the like. Meanwhile, today’s artists use technology in creating their masterpieces. They employ the powers of image manipulation programs and applications, either physical or virtual art experience. Consequently, digital art is a technology-based art form that is generated using gadgets like computers, smartphones, or graphic tablets. Eventually, the concept of computer-generated works as a means of serious artistic expression has gained ground among the younger generation of local artists. The distinct characteristics of technology-based art are as follows: 1. It is produced digitally. 2. It is easy to reproduce since it is digitally made. 3. It allows communication between the artist and the audience. 4. It can be easily accessed and shared with the use of gadgets and the internet. 5. It uses different qualities of art elements in creating a visual effect. In producing technology-based arts, sharing and reaching computer/digital Foreign Artworks and Adaptation of Filipino art internet connections are vital in downloading applications and programs to be Exhibits of computer art or technological-based artworks became highly used in the manipulations of photos, images, and videos. popular and critically acclaimed, as digital artists or computer art masters or “superstars” came to the fore in Europe, Russia, and the United States. Directions: From the example of a technology-based artwork below, list the elements of art used. Write your answers in your notebook.
In our country, Filipino artists were likewise influenced by the technological
development in art. From time to time, it’s agreeable to know about the prominent artists in our preferred fields who were inspired by the work of foreign artists. With that, let’s get to know our Filipino artists who adapted artworks produced by technology and learn from them. Elements of Arts ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________
ACTIVITY 2! Bubble Graph
Directions: Complete the bubble graph by writing words associated with the characteristics of the 21st Century Arts.