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SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
4th QUARTER HANDOUT
CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM
THE REGIONS
(GRADE 12- ST. JOHN PAUL II, ST. PADRE PIO
AND ST. GEMMA GALGANI)
UNIT II: STREAMING
LESSON 7: MEDIUMS AND TECHNIQUES
Medium- the material, or substance out of which a
work is made. (WHAT IS IT MADE OF)
Technique- the manner in which artists manipulate
materials to achieve the desired formal effect, and
communicate the desired concept, or meaning,
according to his or her personal style (modern,
Neoclassic, etc).
- involves tools and technology, ranging
from the most traditional (for example carving,
silkscreen, analog photography, and filmmaking) to
the most contemporary (digital photography, digital
filmmaking, music production, industrial design,
robotics (HOW IS IT FORMED OR MADE)
Types Of Artists
Sculptor- uses metal, wood, stone, clay, glass
Architect- uses wood, bamboo, bricks, stone,
concrete and various building materials
Painter- uses pigments on a usually flat ground
Printmaker- uses ink printed or transferred on a
surface that is in keeping with a duplicating or
reproducing process
Musician- uses sound and instruments
Dancer- uses the body and its movements
Theater Artist- integrates all the arts and uses the
stage, production design, performance elements and
script to enable the visual, musical, dance and other
aspects to come together as a whole work
Photographer- uses the camera to record the
outside world
Filmmaker- uses the cinematographic camera to
record and put together production design, sound
engineering, performance and screenplay
Writer of a novel, poetry, nonfiction and
fiction- uses words
Designer, the performance artist, and the
installation artist- combine use of the range of
materials above
Classification According to How Art is
Experienced
Direct- the perceiver encounters the artwork in
physical space
Spatial (static)- the form of the artwork occupies
“real” or physical, 3-D space, as could be perceived
by the sense of touch, and is measurable by length,
width, or height
Time-based- the form and/or concept of the
artwork entails a sequence of changes observable or
measurable by time, with periods that can be
definite or indefinite, and analyzed in its entirety
are not directly the artworks themselves but a record
of it
Virtual- the work does not exist in a physical form
or in actual location, but is perceptible
Classification of Artforms According to
Medium
Practical- works that are primarily meant to be
functional in everyday life
Environmental- widely describe a range of works
or practices that involve the use of space, or are
analyzed in the way that they interact with their
surroundings
Pictorial- a classification of artwork that is
predominantly visual and spatial
Auditory- creative works that engage the sense of
hearing, while not being necessarily musical in
nature
Narrative- creative works that follow a
sequential/story structure, such as events unfolding
across time, foremost applied in the literary sense,
but also encompasses other media that sequential
logic
Dramatic- a term tied up with theater, and is used
to describe works done by or for a performance-
based representation, such as by actors
Musical- creative works that harness a logical
arrangement of sound-one of the most is rhythm-
and is observable in music, poetry, and dance (with
musical accompaniment)
Combined Arts
Simulacrum- an artificial or “fake” reality
Hyperreal- having the quality that is “more real
than real,” despite not having counterpart in real life
LESSON 8: ELEMENTS OF ART AND
PRINCIPLES OF COMPOSITION
Theme- the concept or idea that is central to the
artwork or unifies its components, or even separate
works
Line- an identifiable path that moves from one point
to another quality
Texture- the tactile or surface of a subject,
appealing to the sense of touch
Color- refers to visible lights as it is reflected from
surfaces; the range of colors (spectrum) is
traditionally described as warm (red, yellow,
orange), cool (blue, green), or neutral (brown, gray)
Value or Tone- describes the brightness in color;
how dark or lights it is
Shape- any form defined by its dimensions and
outlined by an edge; on a 2-D surface; it has length
and width; as a 3-D form, it is also measurable by
height and volume
Composition in Space- structure or manner the
artist uses or arranges elements of the artwork in an
area; and how these components relate to each
other
Movement- the eye’s perception of directional
action
Rhythm- a recurring movement across space
Chiaroscuro- from the Italian word for light-dark”,
the term originated and refers to the management
of light and dark tones and/or shading, to “model”
or create illusion of form and depth
Tenebrism- a technique associated with
chiaroscuro, but is distinct since this is a treatment
of predominantly dark tones with limited light
sources for a dramatic effect
Representational- a category of art that
possesses or represent existing forms and are
identifiable
Non-Representational- a category of art that
uses forms that do not stand for extant objects, or
are rendered in a way that they are not identifiable
with its basis
Figurative- representational art that includes
human or human-like forms
Non-figurative- representation art that excludes
human form
Expressionist- an artistic style that reflects the
inner emotional and or psychological state of the
creator instead of relying in naturalistic techniques,
regardless of the subject
Abstract- an artistic style that does not rely on
representation for its imagery but uses elements of
art-line, form, color, tone-and composes it according
to its inherent qualities, independent from reality
Stylized- this generally applies to visual
representation that does not conform to a
naturalistic look or attempt to mimic the appearance
of things as they are in real life
Collage- a technique that composes imagery
though the combination of various materials adhered
to a single flat surface, to be treated as a unified
whole
UNIT III: SYNCING
LESSON 9: THEMES AND SUBJECT MATTER
Subject Matter- the literal topic depicted in a work,
perceptible and identifiable as is by superficial
judgment
Theme- the broad topic or philosophy presented on
a conceptual level, codified into the elements of the
artwork; thus, the theme is not immediately
perceptible
Symbolism- the use of a thing to represent
something else, such as an image or form
representing an abstract concept
Allegory- a term that originates as a figure of
speech in literature; this is a complete narrative that
involves sets of symbols that stand for aspects of a
larger symbolic theme
Power- refers to societal constructs for forces that
are dominant and exert influence over the life and
being and other individuals
Gender- as opposed to the biological conditions
defining sex, gender is a construct revolving around
the cultural meanings, practices, and typified roles
for sex categories
Ecology- the field of study that focuses on the
relationship of organisms with their environment.
Identity- delineation on the unique qualities or
condition of an individual, being, or entity that
distinguishes and separates it from others
LESSON 10: INTEGRATING THE LOCAL AND
THE CONTEMPORARY
Found Object- originally non-art objects that are
incorporated into a work, undisguised, with little to
no creative modifications to its original appearance
Ready-made- a term used originally by Marcel
Duchamp to a series of found object artworks where
he selected existing, everyday commercial objects,
designating them as art with no alteration to its form
and assigning titles to them
Performance Art- an art form where the artist
executes an artwork in front of a live audience; the
process by which the artist creates, by means of
movement space, spontaneity, the uniqueness of
the moment, emphasizes the process more than the
end product, if there is any
Site-specific- a characteristic of Contemporary Art
that allows for an artwork’s meaning to have a direct
relationship to a specific location where it is seen or
experienced
Collaborative- a characteristic of Contemporary
Art wherein the end product is created with the
involvement of two or more artists
Interactive- a characteristic of Contemporary art
that recognizes how the audience has the potential
to change or add to the meaning of an artwork
Artists’ Initiatives- support activities in art funded
or sponsored by other artists
LESSON 11: ART PRODUCTION
Storyboard- a production planning tool where,
from beginning until the end, scene by scene details
(narrative, script, music, props, etc.) are noted down
beside illustrations of the desired output
Production Schedule- a project plan involving
details of activities across a given amount of time
from the start to the end of the production along
with budget allocations for every activity; helping the
artists be efficient with their time and resources
Prepared by: Abigail A. Buenaventura, RPm, LPT 1/2/2019