Contemporary Arts – is the arts that springs out of the present-day events

and passion of the society

— It is the newest form of art, amusing people from the late 1960s or
early around 1970s up to this very minute.
— Essential to you not only because it belongs to your time but it also
serves a form of expression of the people’s present feelings and
longings

What is Contemporary Art?

• Contemporary means ‘of our time’ (now): defined as Art made after 1940.

•It is art made with non traditional materials: contemporary art uses all kinds
of media: any and every material; installation, video, land art.

•It does not have to be shown inside a gallery.

•The idea is often as important as the work: it is intended to make you think.

ART can be defined as the expression of creativity and imagination through

various techniques and media producing works to fulfill a variety of
purposes.

–Derived from the Latin word ars/artis which means to do or man- made.

Modern Art (1860-1970)

• There is no exact definition of modern art.

• There is no one style.

•Most scholars agree, however, that the term applies to art produced roughly
during the years 1860-1970.

• Artists practicing in this “style” generally reject Renaissance- based

convention in favor of the new and experimental.

-These artists experimented with materials, subject matter, technique, and

developed new theories about art, its role in the modern world, and the
function of the artist.

THROWBACK DEFINITION

–It is a form of creative activity such as painting, music, literature, and

dance.
ARTS IN HISTORY

◆Prehistoric

◆Medieval

◆Neoclassic

◆Civilizations

◆Renaissance

◆Romantic

◆Continental

◆Baroque

◆Modern

ARTISTS are people who create art. (in any art form)

ARTS THROUGH THE AGES

Greek Period – technique

Roman Period – skills

Christian Period – Craftsmanship

Renaissance Period – Genius & Things

Modern Period – fine arts

Romantic Period – Self Expression

Contemporary Era- New arts Form

The 7 Major Contemporary Art Forms

1.Music

Art form that appeals to the sense of hearing, composed by combining notes
into harmony.

2.Literature

Art form of language through the combined use of words, creating meaning
and experience.

3.Theater
Artform of performance. Dramatic text is portrayed on stage by actors and
actresses and are enhanced by props, lights and sounds. Form of art in which
artists use their voices and/or their bodies, often in relation to other objects,
to convey artistic

4. Film

A technological translation of theater, special effects are utilized to enhance

the story telling.

5. Dance

Art of the human form, body is used, mobilized and choreographed in a

specific time, form and space.

6. Architecture, Designs and Allied Arts

Structure that meant to be used as shelter, its art relies on the design and
purpose of the structure.

7. Visual Arts

Artworks, such as painting, photography, or sculpture, that appeals primarily

to the visual sense and typically exists in permanent form.

CONTEMPORARY ARTS IN THE PHILIPPINES

ETHNIC ART - Integral to life

ISLAMIC ART - Greometric design

SPANISH ERA -Faith and catechism

AMERICAN ERA - Secular form of arts

JAPANESE ERA- Orientalizing

MODERN ERA- National Identity

CONTEMPORARY ERA - social realism

VARIOUS ART FORMS IN THE PHILIPPINES

1. PRE-COLONIAL ART

-Ethnic Art

-Islamic Art
 2. COLONIAL ART

-Spanish Colonial Art

-American Colonial Art

-Japanese Colonial Art

3. POST-COLONIAL ART

-Philippine Modern Art (1946-1970)

-Philippine Post-Modern Art (1970-1980)

-Philippine Contemporary Art (1980-present

• ANY FORM OF ART IS A FORM OF POWER

VARIOUS ART FORMS IN THE PHILIPPINES

VISUAL ART

-Drawing. Painting. Sculpture, Calligraphy, Photography

◆ Visual art can be defined as a form of art that uses any medium to
represent the artist’s idea, emotion and imagination.

VISUAL ART/DRAWING

◆ Drawing is a representation of any form or object by hand through the

medium of pencil, pen, charcoal, etc.

Ex: The Petroglyphs of Angono, in the Province of Rizal

VISUAL ART/PAINTING

• Painting is the process or art of using paint, in a picture, as a protective

coating, or as decoration.

Ex: Spoliarium by Juan Luna

Ex: Making of Philippine Flag by Fernando Amorsolo

VISUAL ART/SCULPTURE

◆ Sculptures can be defined as a three- dimensional art form that uses

materials like clay, stone or wood for its execution.

Ex: Bul-ul or also known as Tinagtaggu

Ex: Oblation by Guillermo Tolentino

Ex: Sandugo by Napoleon Abueva

VISUAL ART/CALLIGRAPHY

♦It is the art of writing letters in a manner that it looks visually appealing.

Ex: Wedding Invites by Mica Samar

VISUAL ART/PHOTOGRAPHY

♦Photography is the art of producing an image of an object on a

photographic film.

Ex: The Execution by Firing Squad of Dr. Jose Rizal by Manuel Arias Rodriguez

Ex: Palma Hall at UP Diliman

Ex: Jones Bridge in Manila

APPLIED ART

-Architecture, Fashion, Pottery. Jewelry Design, Interior Design

APPLIED ARTS/INTERIOR DESIGN

–It is the art of planning the design, layout and style of an architectural
space, be it home or office.

–Architecture, Fashion, Pottery. Jewelry Design, Interior Design

Ex: Inside the San Agustin Church

APPLIED ARTS/ARCHITECTURE

◆ Architecture is the art or practice of designing and constructing

buildings.

Ex: Taluksangay Mosque (Zamboanga)

Ex: Saint Dominic de Guzman Parish Church in Abucay, Bataan

Ex: Gabaldon Buildings

Ex: Philippine Arena

APPLIED ARTS/FASHION DESIGN

–Fashion design is the art of designing apparel that are aesthetically

pleasing as well as functional. Fashion design involves working with different
types of fabrics and patterns which are then designed into garments.
Ex: Pre-Colonial Philippine Fashion

Ex: Colonial Philippine Fashion

APPLIED ARTS/POTTERY

–One of the oldest and most widespread of the decorative arts where objects
made are commonly useful ones, such as vessels for holding liquids or plates
or bowls from which food can be served.

Ex: Manunggul Jar (Palawan)

Ex: Plant Potteries in the Present Time

APPLIED ARTS/JEWELRY DESIGN

◆Jewelry design is also a different form of art and It involves the design of
intricate pieces of jewelry from metals, wood or plastic.

Ex: Paineta (Spanish Colonization)

PERFORMING ART AND OTHERS

–Dancing, Music, Theater Arts, Film Productions, Literature

PERFORMING ARTS

–Forms of creative activity that are performed in front of an audience, such

as drama, music, and dance. Of all the different forms of art, it is much
appreciated and enjoyed by people.

PERFORMING ARTS/DANCE

• Dance is a performing art form consisting of purposefully selected

sequences of human movement.

-Pre-Colonial Dance

-Colonial Dance

-Post-Colonial Dance

-Festival Dances

PERFORMING ARTS/MUSIC

–Music is a form of art that combines vocal or instrumental sounds to create

a composition.
Ex: Indigenous Music (Gong Music) KATUTUBONG TUNOG

Ex: Rondalla Music

Ex: Harana at Kundiman

Ex: Choir Music

Ex: Original Pinoy Music (OPM)

PERFORMING ARTS/THEATER AND FILMS

–A form of performing art is theater and films. Both theater and films use
stories that capture the imagination of people. It is also a good form of
entertainment

Ex: Senakulo and Moro-Moro

Ex: Zarzuela

Ex: Philippine Movies & Cinema

PERFORMING ARTS/LITERATURE

• Literature is the art-form of language, and words are its tools.

Ex: Jose Rizal’s Novels

Applied art is a form of art that can be defined as art that has practical
application as well as functionality.

PHILIPPINE ARTS IN HISTORY

1. PRE-COLONIAL
2. COLONIAL
3. POST-COLONIAL

THE VARIOUS CHARACTERISTICS OF CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS

—It is conceptual, innovative, expressive, and experimental.

—It allows the viewers to participate in the experience and is urged to

validate his/her own beliefs and feelings

—It evokes more intense emotions from its spectators.

—It can incorporate other forms of arts, blending different media and
techniques which paved way to the so called INTEGRATIVE ARTS.

THE SALIENT FEATURES OF CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS

—It leaves the mark of the curator who makes them.

—The means or instruments to make the works of contemporary art are

changing and new technologies are used day by day.

—emphasizes the expressions of the self, emotions and manifests the

inclusion of societal issues and concerns.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

—Not just that, a musical instrument combined with another instrument is

an example of art integration.

— A musical instrument is any tool that produces sound

LITERARY AND MUSICAL COMPOSIMON

— Literary works are written works meant to be read while Musical

Compositions on the other hands are not written but notated.

INTEGRATIVE ART APPLIED TO CONTEMPORARY ARTS

INTEGRATIVE ART IS A CLEAR REFLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS

•JEWELRY DESIGN

•FASHION

•THEATER ARTS

•DRAWING

•LITERATURE

•CALLIGRAPHY

•MUSIC

•POTTERY

•DANCING
•ARCHITECTURE

•PAINTING

•INTERIOR DESIGN

•PHOTOGRAPHY

•SCULPTURE

•FILM PRODUCTION

VISUAL DESIGNS & APPLIED ARTS COMBINED

—It is a composition or layout of any art elements. It’s purpose is not only to
amuse the audience but also to let them enjoy its function as a product of
art.

Ex: Contemporary Calligraphy

Ex: Philippine Arena

INTEGRATIVE ART APPLIED TO CONTEMPORARY ARTS

And because of integrative art, contemporary art forms now include the
following:

•CHOREOGRAPHY

•MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

•LITERARY & MUSICAL COMPOSITION

•VISUAL DESIGNS & APLLIED ARTS COMBINED

•THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE

•CINEMA

—Integrative Art, refers interdisciplinary art, art study, development,

production, display, or creative creation of work that makes full use of two or
more disciplines of art to produce a work for a particular public.

THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE
—This pertains to presentation of a musical entertainment

—Contemporary theatrical performance is experimental, innovative,

controversial, and interdisciplinary, going beyond other disciplines like
psychology, social and political sciences.

Ex: Rak of Aegis

CINEMA

—It is the most popular of the art forms; yet, it is the youngest of all. Its
characteristics are the same with theater except that it is not a live
performance.

Ex :PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENT MOVIES

CHOREOGRAPHY

—It is an arrangement or design for dance movements usually accompanied

by music.

—Contemporary choreography are mostly seen in the productions of street

dancing in various festivals.

ARTIST- one who professes and practices an imaginative art

National Artists of the Philippines

• Order of National Artists it has been established by virtue of Presidential

Proclamation No. 1001’s. 1972.

++ - Posthumous Confernment

+ - deceased

Benefits if being a National Artist

•The rank and title of National Artist, as proclaimed by President of the

Philippines;

•The INSIGNIA of a ARTIST and a CITATION;

•A material lifetime emolument and physical comparable in value and

benefits to those received by the highest officers of the land such as:

• A cash award of one hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) net of taxes,

for living awardees;
•a cash award of seventy-five thousand pesos (P75,000.00) net of taxes, for
posthumous awardees, payable to legal heir/s;

• a monthly life pension, medical and hospitalization benefits; 750,000

•life insurance Coverage for Awardees who are still insurable;

•a state funeral and burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani;

WHO WILL CHOOSE ?

1. The CCP (Cultural Center of the Philippines)

2. The NCCA (National Commission for Culture and the Arts)
3. The office of the President

NATIONAL ARTISTS FOR VISUAL ARTS

✓Cesar F. Lezaspi (+)

Date of Award: 1990

Popular Works:Morning Dance, Tree Planting, Man and Woman

✓Hernando R. Ocampo (++)

Date of Award: 1991

Popular Works: Man and Carabao, Ina ng Balon

✓Arturo R. Luz

Date of Award: 1997

Popular Works: Candle Vendors, Bagong Taon, Cities of the Past

✓Benedicto R. Cabrera

Date of Award: 2006

Popular Works: Sabel in Blue, Yellow Confetti, The Oriental Fan

✓Abdulmari Asia Imao

Date of Award: 2006

Popular Works: Sarimanok Paintings and Sculptures

✓Federico Aguilar Alcuaz (++)

Date of Award: 2009

Popular Works: Tres Marias, Reveries of Love, Still Life with Landscape

✓Francisco V. Coching (++)

Date of Award: 2014

Popular Works: Da Adventures of Pedro Penduko, Lapu-Lapu, Sabas

NATIONAL ARTISTS FOR PAINTING

✓Fernando C. Amorsolo (++)

Date of Award: 1972

Popular Works: Planting Rice, Fruit Gatherer, Under the Mango Tree

✓Carlos V. Francisco (++)

Date of Award: 1973

Popular Works: Planting of the First Cross, Filipino Struggle through the Years,
First Mass at Limasawa

✓Victorio C. Edades (+)

Date of Award: 1976

Popular Works: The Builders, The Sketch, The Wrestlers

✓Vicente S. Manansala (++)

Date of Award: 1981

Popular Works: Cubist paintings such as Bayanihan, Luksong Tinik, Stations

of the Cross

✓ J. Elizalde Navarro (++)

Date of Award: 1999

Popular Works: Passengers on to Central Station, The Frog Dance, The Ilongot
War Dance

✓Jose T. Joya (++)

Date of Award: 2003

Popular Works: Abstract paintings such As Hills of Nikko, Granadean

Arabesque, Dimension of Fear
NATIONAL ARTISTS FOR SCULPTURE

✔️Napoleon V. Abueva

Date of Award: 1973

Popular Works: Siyam na Diwata ng Sining, Blood Compact Monument, The

Transfiguration

✔️Guillermo E. Tolentino (+)

Date of Award: 1973

Popular Works: Oblation, Bonifacio Monument

NATIONAL ARTISTS FOR FASHION

✔️Ramon O. Valera (++)

Date of Award: 2006

Popular Works:Philippine Terno

NATIONAL ARTIST FOR MUSIC

✔️Ryan P. Cayabyab

Date of Award: 2018

Conductor, Composer, Arranger, Pianist, Singer

✔️Antonio J. Molina (+)

Date of Award: 1973

Popular Works: Known as the "Dean of Filipino Composers", Hatinggabi, Ang

Batingaw, Kundiman-Kundangan

✔️Prof. Andrea Veneracion (+))

Date of Award: 1999

Popular Works:Founder of the Philippine Madrigal Singers

✔️Francisco F. Feliciano (++)

Date of Award: 2014

Popular Works:La Loba Negra, Pokpok Alimpako,Yerma

✔️Jovita Fuentes (+)

Date of Award: 1976

Popular Works:Founded Asociacion Musica de Filipinas, The Artists' Guild of

the Philippines

✔️Lucresia R. Kasilag (+)

Date of Award: 1989

Popular Works:Love Songs, Legend of the Sarimanok,Ang Pamana

✔️Lucio D. San Pedro (+)

Date of Award: 1991

Popular Works:Sa Ugoy ng Duyan (co-writer), Lahing Kayumanggi

✔️Ernani J. Cuenco (++)

Date of Award: 1999

Popular Works: Inang Bayan, Bato sa Buhangin, Gaan Kita Kamahal; Musical Scores
of Ang Panday, The Killing of Sat

✔️Ramon P. Santos

Date of Award: 2014

Popular Works:Ding Ding Nga Diwaya, Ang Hardin ni Ligaya, Ang Putting
Waling-waling

✔️Gol. Antonino R. Buenaventura (+)

Date of Award: 1988

Popular Works:Minuet, Pandanggo sa llaw, Echoes from the Philippines

✔️Felipe de Leon (++))

Date of Award: 1997

Popular Works: Translator of the Spanish Philippine National Anthem to its
Tagalog version"Lupang Hinirang", Ako'y Pilipino, Lupang Tinubuan, Ama
Namin

✔️Levi Celerio (+)

Date of Award: 1997

Popular Works: Guiness Book of Records Holder for being the only leaf-player
in the world; Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon, Ikaw, Sa Ugoy ng
Duyan (co-writer)

NATIONAL ARTISTS FOR DANCE

✔️Ramon Obusan (+)

Date of Award: 2006

Popular Works:Founder of Ramon Obusan Folkloric Grou Vamos A Belen!

Series; Noon Po sa Amin

✔️Lucretia R. Urtula (+)

Date of Award: 1988

Popular Works:Choreography of folk and ethnic dance for the Bayanihan

Dance Company

✔️Leonor O. Goquinco (+)

Date of Award: 1976

Popular Works:The Elements, Trend: Return to the Native, Festival in

Maguindanao

✔️Francisca R. Aquino (+)

Date of Award: 1973

Popular Works:Researches of Philippine Folk Dances and known as Mother of

Philippine Dancing

✔️Alice Reyes

Date of Award: 2014

Popular Works:Founder of Ballet Philippines; Amanda, Itim-Asu, Bayanihan
Remembered

NATIONAL ARTISTS FOR THEATER

✔️Wilfrido Ma.Guerrero (++)

Date of Award: 1976

Popular Works:Wanted: A Chaperon, Movie Artists, Basketball Fight

✔️Severino Montano (++)

Date of Award: 2001

Popular Works:The Love of Leonor Rivera, Parting at Calamba, Sabina

✔️Rolando S. Tinio (++)

Date of Award: 1990

Popular Works: National Artist for Theat & Literature Sitsit sa Kuliglig,
Dunung-dunungan, Kristal sa Uniberso

✔️Daisy A. Avellana (+)

Date of Award: 2006

Popular Works:Known as "First Lady of the Philippine Theater

✔️Honorata Atang dela Rama (++)

Date of Award: 1973

Popular Works:Protector of the Philippine Zarzuela and Kundiman; Dalagang

Bukid, Veronidia

NATIONAL ARTISTS FOR LITERATURE

✔️Resil B. Mojares

Date of Award: 2018

Popular Works: The War Against the Americans, Family & Firm in the
Philippines, House of Memory

✔️Cirilo F. Bautista

Date of Award: 2014

Popular Works:Boneyard Breaking, Sugat ng Salita, The Archipelago

✔️Carlos Quirino (+)

Date of Award: 1997 for Historical Literature

Popular Works:Man of Destiny, The Great Malayan, Philippine Cartography,

Filipinos at War

✔️Carlos P. Romulo (+)

Date of Award: 1982

Popular Works:I Am a Filipino, I Walked with Heroes, Last Man Off Bataan

✔️Edith L. Tiempo (+)

Date of Award: 1999

Popular Works:A Blade of Fern, Commend Contend, The Builder

✔️Ramon L. Muzones

Date of Award: 2018

Popular Works: Shri-Bishaya, Malala nga Gutom, Babae Batuk sa Kalibutan, Si

Tamblot

✔️Jose Garcia Villa (+)

Date of Award: 1973

Popular Works:The Emperor's New Sonnet, Footnote to Youth, The Anchored

Angel,

✔️Virgilio S. Almario

Date of Award: 2003

Popular Works:UP Diksyunaryong Filipino; Palipad-Hangin; Buwan, Buwang,
Bulawan

✔️Alejandro R. Roces (+)

Date of Award: 2003

Popular Works: Of Cocks and Kites, Fiesta, Something to Crow About

✔️Dr. Bienvenido Lumbera

Date of Award: 2006

Popular Works: Ka Bel, Abot-Tanaw:Sulyap at Suri sa Nagbabagong Kultura at

Lipunan, Tales of the Manuvu

✔️F. Sionil Jose

Date of Award: 2001

Popular Works:Po-on, Ermita, Gagamba, My Brother, My Executioner

✔️Nick Joaquin (+)

Date of Award: 1976

Popular Works:Manila, My Manila; Cave and Shadows;, A Portrait of the Artist

as a Filipino

✔️Lazaro Francisco (++)

Date of Award: 2009

Popular Works:Bayang Nagpatiwakal, Binhi at Bunga, Maganda Pa ang

Daigdig

✔️Francisco Arcellana (+)

Date of Award: 1990

Popular Works:The Flowers of May, Poetry and Politics, The State of Original
Writing in English in the Philippines Today

✔️Amado V. Hernandez (++)

Date of Award: 1973

Popular Works: Luhang Buwaya, Mga Ibong Mandaragit, Si Atang at ang
Dulaan

✔️N.V.M. Gonzales (++)

Date of Award: 1997

Popular Works: Founding Editor of The Dilimar Review; 1st President of

Philippine Writers' Association; The Winds of April, A Season of Gra

NATIONAL ARTISTS FOR ARCHITECTURE & ALLIED ARTS

✔️Juan D. Nakpil (+)

Date of Award: 1973

Popular Works: Quezon Hall (UP Diliman) Interior design of Quiapo Church,
University of the Philippines Theater and Carillon Tou

✔️Pablo S. Antonio (++)

Date of Award: 1976

Popular Works:Far Eastern University Campus, White Cross Orphanage,

Orchid Garden Hotel

✔️Arch. Ildefonso P. Santo Jr. (+)

Date of Award: 2006

Popular Works:Landscaping of Rizal Park, Cultural Center of the Philippines,

Manila Hotel

✔️Francisco Mañosa

Date of Award: 2018

Popular Works: Known for bringing Philippine architecture to greater heights philosophy
of Contemporary Filipino Architecture and Interior Design

✔️Jose Maria V. Zaragoza (++)

Date of Award: 2014

Popular Works:Santo Domingo Church, Redesigning of Quiapo Church,

Meralco Building
✔️Leandro V. Locsin (+)

Date of Award: 1990

Popular Works: Philippine International

Convention Center, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Parish of the Holy
Sacrifice (known as UP Chapel)

NATIONAL ARTISTS FOR FILM & BROADCAST ARTS

✔️Fernando Poe, Jr. (tt)

Date of Award: 2006

Popular Works: Ang Probinsyano, Isang Bala Ka Lang!, Ang Pilipinas Kong
Mahal, Agila ng Maynila

✔️Kidlat Tahimik

Date of Award: 2018

Popular Works:Film director, writer and actor and an installation artist

✔️Lino Brocka (tt)

Date of Award: 1997

Popular Works:Maynila sa Kuko ng Liwanag, Tinimbang Ka ngunit Kulang,

Bayan Ko, Jaguar

✔️Gerardo P. De Leon (t)

Date of Award: 1982

Popular Works:Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo, Hanggang sa Dulo ng Daigdig,

Lilet

✔️Manuel Conde (tt)

Date of Award: 2009

Popular Works: Filipino actor, director and producer and used the screen
name Juan Urbano during the 1930s