Contemporary Arts

CAR12 Lesson 2
What is Contemporary Arts?
• the art that emerged after the WWII
• a type of art that follows no pattern or
rule
• different from traditional ways
• art made and produced by artists living
today
Different Contemporary Art Forms
• A. Visual Arts
• B. Literature
• C. Music
• D. Dance
• E. Architecture
• F. Film
A. VISUAL ARTS
>are another group of art genres that
are seen by the eye and perceived by
the mind
Two Classification of
Visual Arts
• Fine Arts
• Applied Arts
FINE ARTS
A. Painting
FINE
• Is the application of paint,
ARTS
pigment, color or other
medium to a surface.
Common Paint Media:
• ACRYLIC PAINT
• First used in 1940s
• Dry quickly and has glossy
finish
Common Paint Media:
• ENCAUSTIC
• Molten wax resin and pigments that are
fused after application into a continuous
layer and fixed to support with heat
Common Paint Media:
• FRESCO
• A mural painting technique executed
upon freshly laid or wet lime plaster
Common Paint Media:
• GOUACHE
• A paint like water color
Common Paint Media:
• MAGNA PAINT
• A matte
finish paint
Common Paint Media:
• OIL PAINT
• Glossy type of paint
• Better used without water for texture
Common Paint Media:
• PASTEL
• Pure powder pigment and a binder
Common Paint Media:
• TEMPERA/
POSTER PAINT
• Emulsion
of oil and
water
Common Paint Media:
• WATER COLOR
• A solid type of paint diluted in water
B. Sculpture
• Latin word “sculpere”, which means FINE
to carve.
• Process or art of carving or ARTS
engraving a hard material so as to
produce designs, or figures in relief
or in the round
Basic Sculpture Technique
• Assembling
• Carving
• Casting
• Modeling
 Assembling
• Combining and joining
various materials to form
a three- dimensional
object
 Carving
• Cuts away a solid material
to reach the desire form
 Casting
• Obtaining the
permanence of a
modeled work by a mold
and casting it
 Modeling
• Forming a figure out of
clay
C. Architecture
• Both the process and the product of FINE
planning, designing, and
constructing buildings or any other ARTS
structures.
APPLIED
ARTS
A. Installation Art
APPLIED
• An art form consisting of three-
ARTS
dimensional works that are often
site-specific and designed to
transform interior and exterior
spaces to achieve an effect
B. Public Art
APPLIED
• Like installation art, it reflects life
ARTS
and its many aspects
Community-based Art
Municipal Art
Land Art
Architectural Art
Commemorative Monuments
Design-based Public Art
Campaign-inspired Public Art
C. Mixed Art
APPLIED
• Made of a combination of mediums
ARTS
or materials.
• Can be a combination of
photograph and painting, ink
combined with pastel, etc.
D. Photography
APPLIED
• Present reality in its true form
ARTS
E. Digital Arts
APPLIED
• Uses digital technology as an
ARTS
essential part of the creative or
presentation process
B. LITERATURE
>is literature with its setting generally
after World War II. Sub-genres of
contemporary literature include
contemporary romance.
C. MUSIC
>involves creativity in putting together
melody to express an experience,
feeling, idea, words, and other things
human.
 • R&B
•
Genre of Music Raga

• Blues • Gospel
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Rap
Reggae
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Calypso
Classical
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Hip-hop
Indie
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Rock
Rumba
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• Christian •
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Jazz • Salsa
• Country • Lambada • Samba
• Dance Hall • Makossa •
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Disco
Folk
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Merengue •
Ska
Soul I
New Wave • Tango
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Freestyle
Funk
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Oldies
Pop
• Techno c
• Trance
D. DANCE
>a performing art that involves rhythmic
body movement within a given space,
choreographed based on musical beat
 • Jazz
Genre of Dance
• Ballet
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Jive
Lambada
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Ballroom
Belly Dance
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Mambo
Modern
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• Boogie
• Break dance
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Rumba
Samba
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• Cha-cha
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Contemporary
Disco
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Swing
Tango
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Folk dance
Hip-hop
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Tap
Waltz
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E. ARCHITECTURE
>relate itself to environment planning,
space planning, landscape, interior
design and urban design
F. FILM
>a movie or motion picture
>series of still images on plastic strip
which creates the illusion of moving
images
Genre of Film
• Action • Historical F
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Adventure
Comedy •
Horror
Musical
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Crime
Documentary
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Romance
Sci-Fi
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Drama
Epic
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War
Western
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Performance Task 1: Soap Carving
• Bring the following on Thursday: (INDIVIDUAL)
• Any brand of bath soap (cheaper as possible)
• Paint (*for color/design)
• Pusher/ Cutter/ Carving Tool
• 1 Ice plastic for packaging
Performance Task 2: Mixed Arts
• Bring the following on Friday: (Group)
• ¼ illustration board
• Any small objects (beads, seeds, shells, straw,
buttons, cut-outs, etc.) *Coins are not allowed
• Glue/ glue gun with glue stick
• Plastic cover and tape