CONTEMPORARY

PHILIPPINE ARTS
FROM THE
REGIONS
Diaspora by Antipas Delotavo. 2007
 Objectives
The Learners expected to:
 Define what art is.
 Differentiates Modern Art and Contemporary Art.
 Identifies and Classifies different art forms.
 Identifies elements/principles of contemporary art
 Show teamwork through participation in group
activities.
 Perform a short presentation about contemporary
art.
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.
 ART
 Is a natural human behavior
 Is communication
 Is healing
 Tells our story
 Is shared experience
*What is Modern Art?
 Modern art is that which was created
sometime between the 1860s (some say
the 1880s) and the late 1960s (some say
only through the 1950s).
 Modern art is referred to as
“Traditional”
What is Contemporary Art?
It is not restricted to individual experience but it
is reflective of the world we live in.
Events in the world having effect to the
Philippines.
 Contemporary Art
“ Art made and produced by artist
living today.”
-J. Paul Getty Museum
*Different Art
Forms
• Visual art is a form of art that uses
any medium to signify the artist's idea,
sentiment and imagination.

• Examples:  Paintings, Drawings,

Sculptures, Photography
 Visual art
 Painting is the
practice of
applying paint
pigment, color or
Manila Art-
other medium to a
Elmer Borlongan’s solid surface (support
“batang edsa” base).
 Visual art
 Painting the expression of ideas and emotions,
with the creation of certain aesthetic qualities,
in a two-dimensional visual language. The
elements of this language—its shapes, lines,
colours, tones, and textures—are used in
various ways to produce sensations of volume,
space, movement, and light on a flat surface. 
 Visual art
Fernando Amorsolo’s
“Bayanihan”

Artist Leslie De Chavez scatters the

color black to reveal the myriad of
colors and issues that make up our
modern day spectrum.
 One of my favorite colored portrait
using fccp on kraft paper.  ❤ -
Rogene Dula

ROGENE DULA artworks

 Visual art
A print is a two-dimensional art form
created by an impression made by a
method involving a transfer from one
surface to another
PRINT Visual art
  a copy made by printing 
  a reproduction of an original work of art
(such as a painting) made by a
photomechanical process 
  an original work of art (such as a woodcut,
etching, or lithograph) intended for graphic
reproduction and produced by or under the
supervision of the artist who designed it
 Visual art

A photograph is an
image created by the
exposure of light on a
light-sensitive material
at some stage during
its making
 Visual art
A photograph a picture
made using a camera, in
which an image is focused
onto film or other light-
sensitive material and then
made visible and permanent
by chemical treatment, or
stored digitally.
 Visual art
Felix Laureano photographed everyday
life, and events which were held in Iloilo, solely
the reason why he chose Iloilo was because he
was born there yet it is not known whether he
was criollo (of Spanish descent) or mestizo (of
mixed heritage). There are no known
photographs of Laureano himself.’
 Visual art

“Prisoners sleep on a staircase inside the

Quezon City Jail..” - Noel Celis
 Visual art

HARVEST TIME. Fishermen reel in the catch of the day.

Danilo Victoriano
 Visual art
As with paintings,
drawings are one of the
oldest art forms around
and can be traced back
to prehistoric times
 Visual art
As with paintings,
drawing is a picture
or diagram made
with a pencil, pen,
or crayon rather
than paint,
especially one
• Applied art is a portion of
visual art and it can be defined as
art that has real-world
application as well as
functionality.
• Examples : Architecture, Fashion
 Applied art

The art of craft-

making can be defined
as an occupation or
trade which involves
manual dexterity and
skilled artistry
 Applied art

Cristy’s loom
weaving vigan

Pottery - Ilocos
Province
These are jars that just got
out of the kiln or "Pugon"
 Applied art

Part of applied arts,

design comes in
many forms, from
graphic, fashion,
interior, functional
to the industrial
 Applied art

As with painting, the earliest

example of sculpture dates
back to the Upper Paleolithic
period (40,000 to 10,000
years ago)
 Applied art

“UPlift” created by
Ferdinand Cacnio
situated in front of the
University Theater
 Applied art
The term
installation was
coined in the
1970s to describe
artwork that of
any form or size
that inhibits a
space inside or
outside a gallery
 PHILIPPINES – QUEZON CITY-
“DESAPARECIDOS” INSTALLATION ART
• Performing art is that form of art
which includes dance, music, opera,
films, theater, drama, magic shows
and stand up comedies. It is the
most celebrated and appreciated
form of art.
 Performing art

Performance Art
is where the artwork
takes the form of
actions performed by
the artist/s or
approved performers
briefed by the artist
 Performing art

University of the
Philippines Madrigal
Singers

Philippine Opera
Company
“ANG BAGONG Harana” is
a tribute to today's youth.
Mixed-media
tends to refer to
artworks that use
a combination of
materials in their
construction
New Media is an art
form which came
about in the 1960s, as
artists started to
experiment with
developing technology
in their art-making
*Elements/Principles
of Contemporary Art
Elements/Principles of Contemporary Art
1. APPROPRIATION
 Existing artworks
are appropriated
to produce
another artwork
 Usage of prints,
images, icons to
produce another
art form
Elements/Principles of Contemporary Art
APPROPRIATION IN PHILIPPINE ART
“The Last Supper” by
Leonardo da Vinci

“Hapag Ng Pag-asa” by
Joey Velasco
Elements/Principles of Contemporary Art

Letisha Velasco make up transformation of

“MOANA”
 * Elements/Principles of Contemporary Art

PEPENG PINAKAMALUPET shows

different transformations of J. Rizal
Elements/Principles of Contemporary Art

2. PERFORMANCE Interpreting various

human activities
such as ordinary
activities such as
chores, routines and
rituals to socially
relevant themes
such poverty,
Elements/Principles of Contemporary Art
CCP launched “Art in the
Workplace” a project that
showcased the artistic
excellence of working Filipino
artists from different
communities.

The artists honored in this exhibit embody

the ideals established through the Gawad
sa Manlilikha ng Bayan to carry the best
of our cultural heritage forward to a new
generation.
 * Elements/Principles of Contemporary Art

3. SPACE
Arts transforming
space. For example
flash mobs,
installations in malls
and park.
 * Elements/Principles of Contemporary Art

The Dancing Inmates of Cebu

* Elements/Principles of Contemporary Art

Crochet as Art
Elements/Principles of Contemporary Art

4. HYBRIDITY
Usage of unconventional
materials, mixing of
unlike materials to
produce an artwork.
Example: Coffee for
painting, miniature
 * Elements/Principles of Contemporary Art

Kel Cruz –Filipino Pixel Artist Uses Duct Tape, Lipstick,

and Even Blood To Create His Masterpieces
* Elements/Principles of Contemporary Art

3rd place NATIONAL

DIGITAL ARTS
AWARDS “Budol
fight - Juan for all,
all for Juan”
JOHN LOUIE S. NETRO
* Elements/Principles of Contemporary Art

“Pinoy Pride”
 * Elements/Principles of Contemporary Art

5. TECHNOLOGY
Usage of
technology in
the creation and
dissemination of
artworks.
Xyza Cruz Bacani is a Filipina Photographer based in Hong
Kong who uses her work to raise awareness about under-
reported stories. Having worked as a second-generation
domestic worker in Hong Kong for almost a decade, she is
particularly interested in the intersection of labor migration and
human rights. She is one of the Magnum Foundation
Photography and Social Justice Fellow 2015, has exhibited
worldwide, won awards in photography and is the recipient of a
resolution passed by the Philippines House of Representatives in
her honor, HR No. 1969.  Xyza is a WMA Commission grantee,
Pulitzer Center, and Open Society Moving Walls 2017 grantee.
She is one of the BBC’s 100 Women of the World 2015, 30
Philippines – Street Photography
Hong Kong
VICTORIO EDADES  (b. Dagupan, Pangasinan, Dec. 23, 1895, d. March 7,
1985)
  Victorio Edades Edades was the son of Hilario Edades and Cecilia
Edades. He was the youngest of 10 children, 6 of whom died of
smallpox. He received his early education in barrio schools. By 7th
grade he was considered the “apprentice teacher” in art class due to
his talent.
 After high school, Edades and his friends traveled to the United States.
Before enrolling in Seattle, Edades incidentally made a detour to Alaska
and experienced working in salmon canneries. Nonetheless, he moved
on to Seattle and enrolled at the University of Washington where he
took up architecture and later earned a Master of Fine Arts in Painting.
 He married Jean Garrott, an American who also later taught English
and drama at the University of the Philippines.
VICTORIO EDADES  (b. Dagupan, Pangasinan, Dec. 23, 1895, d. March 7,
1985)
  Victorio Edades Edades was the son of Hilario Edades and Cecilia
Edades. He was the youngest of 10 children, 6 of whom died of
smallpox. He received his early education in barrio schools. By 7th
grade he was considered the “apprentice teacher” in art class due to
his talent.
 After high school, Edades and his friends traveled to the United States.
Before enrolling in Seattle, Edades incidentally made a detour to Alaska
and experienced working in salmon canneries. Nonetheless, he moved
on to Seattle and enrolled at the University of Washington where he
took up architecture and later earned a Master of Fine Arts in Painting.
 He married Jean Garrott, an American who also later taught English
and drama at the University of the Philippines.
VICTORIO EDADES (b. Dagupan, Pangasinan, Dec. 23,
1895, d. March 7, 1985)
 Edades received the Pro Patria Award during the Rizal
Centennial Celebration in 1961 and the Patnubay
ng sinsing at Kalinangan award from the City of Manila
in 1964. He was proclaimed National Artist in painting
in 1976.
 Edades retired to Davao City with his family. He taught
at the Philippine Women’s college, and continued
making art.
 Edades died on March 7, 1985.
Victorio Edades , "The Sketch," 1928, oil on canvas
Neoclassic
 An artistic style prevalent in europe from the
mid-1700 to the late 1800s
 Also called Academic style from the art
academies, which taught students techniques
after this manner.
 This style usually employed classical or Greco-
Roman ideals of beauty and proportion of human
figure, frequently tackling subjects from history,
mythology, and literature with refined realistic
 Social Realism

Imelda Cajipe-Endaya, Filipina DH(1995)

National Artist Victor Edades is credited for
initiating the Art Movement that challenged
the neoclassic style, which was dominant at
the time he came home from studying in
America before the war.
Imelda Cajipe-Endaya was born in 1949 in Manila.
Having won recognition first as a printmaker, she shifted
to painting in 1981 and now works hybrid media and
installations. She uses indigenous materials and folk-
symbolic elements to convey local texture and colors,
creating works that often allude to events and social
conditions such as militarization and feminism.
Imelda Cajipe Endaya shows Filipina: DH (1995)–an
installation with found objects, plaster, paper mache sculpture,
a tape player and slide projector. This piece features textured
domestic artifacts interspersed with momentos of family and
religious devotion, and was inspired by the Singapore
governments controversial and, many felt, unjust hanging
of Flor Contemplacion, a domestic worker from the Philippines, for murder.
Social Realism
 An art movement that started within the
Modern Art period during the 1970’s to the
1980’s.
 It aimed to to expose the current socio-political
issues by depicting the reality of the masses,
tackling such themes as the struggle of the
marginalized, inequality, and the forms of
repression.
Characteristics of Contemporary
Arts
• Integrative
• Process-based
• Site-specific
• Collaborative
 Characteristics of Contemporary
Arts
• Integrative- the artist is free to
integrate any medium or to conform
any art form or style in order to express
their artistic intention, without being
limited to conform to a stylistic trend in
order to be called contemporary.
Process-based - it emphasizes on
how the artist starts not with a final
product in mind, but instead begins
with the development of a concept
and then subsequently proceeds
with realizing the idea.
 Site-specific – it allows for an
artwork’s meaning to have a direct
relationship to a specific location
where it is seen or experienced.
Example: Graffiti artwork as seen in

the street vs. graffiti artwork seen in

the museum
 Collaborative – wherein the end
product is created with the
involvement of two or more artist.
 Interactive – it recognizes how the

audience has the potential to

change or add the meaning of an
artwork.
*What is Integrative Art
Integrative Art, from the word
“integrate”, refers to art
approaches or techniques that
involve the use of combination
or mixed mediums.
Modern Applications of Integrative Art
to Contemporary Art
1. Graphic Design = Because of
the advanced computer
software nowadays, this field is
at its peak where, with the aid
of technology, graphic
designers are able to integrate
text, font styles, colors, images,
symbols and space into a
seamless and attractive layout.
2. Animation = Again due
to technology, this field is
also at its peak. Here, the
rendered illustrations and
texts are given 3D or 4D
dimensions and
movement including
sound.
 3. Video & Film Making These
two mediums of integrative
art involve the recording
and broadcasting of content
through the use of moving
images, sounds, music,
camera shots, lighting,
action, dialogues, etc.
4. Theater Production
This mixed art medium
utilizes motion, action,
voice, sounds, music,
dancing, lighting,
costumes, props and stage
sets and backgrounds in
conveying the message of
a story, drama or musical.
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