Contemporary Art Contemporary as integrative
is comprised of expressive art in several An Activity that motivates learners to
forms that are created and produced in express their emotions through optimal
the present, specifically from the 1960’s uses of their senses.
to the current period. Aside from those
that we commonly have known as visual Produces enthusiasm to create and
arts such as paintings, sculpture and the manipulate elements that can allow the
like, Digital art has also become a expression of their sentiments as
unique way of expressing creative triggered by their sensory experiences.
emotions using modern tools. Integration of arts requires the use of
Characteristics of Contemporary Art the following processes:
1. Perceptual Cognition
Challenges the classics as it goes
beyond the usual nature of art and • requires the use of the learners
expression. cognitive ability to process the
information derived from the
Abstraction and symbolism became the external environment as
basic feature of the new era in artistry. perceived by the learner’s
senses whether he or she sees,
Symbolic creative expression became
hears, feels, tastes, or smells.
the fundamental nature of
2. Metaphorical modes of thinking
contemporary art as it became free
• individuals recreate realities
spirited which is a distinct trait of
according to their experience.
modern environment.
Individuals construct
Contemporary as Postmodernist abstractions that create a
general idea which
Is the point where artists liberated consequently provides more
themselves from the nature of what is meaning and sentiment to the
considered modern after the Second given reality or insights.
World War. 3. Alternative forms of communication
• individuals can express their
Signifies the Filipino artists’ opportunity
sentiments, emotions, and
to curtail the limits set by modernism.
feelings, through varied ways.
Gave rise to conceptual art, punk Traditional methods can be
culture, performance art, feminist art, modified while innovative
and installation art. methods can perfectly produce
the effect that the artist desires
Development of technology and media to convey his or her message.
Literary Art Spy in My Own Country
Many Filipino writers wrote many o by: Sylvia Mayuga
literary works in different languages and o narrated her experience during
vernaculars especially during Martial Martial Law years.
Law years around 1970’s.
History of Burgis
Became a medium which Filipinos
o by: Mariel Francisco and Fe
clamor for freedom and expression.
Maria Arriola
Reflects the scenario of the times where o explored the defects of the
the chaos brought by the martial law prevailing social class.
Rizal with the Overcoat
List of Literary Works - by: Ambeth Ocampo
Mga Ibong Mandaragit (1960) - compilation of his
o by: Amado V. Hernandez essays about Rizal. It
o change in the living of condition contains essays about
of the Filipinos who suffered Rizal’s writings and
much under the government. experiences.
Barter in Panay Cave and Shadows
o by: Ricaredo Demetillo - by: Nick Joaquin
o shows the declaration of - the novel is set in
Martial Law in 1972. motion by a mysterious
The Volcano (1965) death, and thrust
o by: Bienvenido Santos onwards by the search
o relationship between races, and for truth and the
equates the Filipino with the solution of the crime.
volcano. Dog Eaters
The Filipinos in the Philippines
o by: Renato Constantino - by: Leoncio Deriada
o he criticized the ills of the
society. - Tells the story of a couple’s
Ginto ang kayumangging Lupa disintegrating marriage against a backdrop of
o by: Dominador Mirasol poverty. Mariana, the distressed wife of
o fought the prevailing power in a husband lacking in ambition, explodes when
the government and society her husband’s friends invite him for a drink.
that caused much suffering on These friends have prepared a canine treat for
the people. their drinking bout. The food disgusts Mariana.
Doktrinang Anakpawis She feels that eating dog meat is indecent and
o by: Virgilio S. Almario inhumane. But when she realizes that the
o journey of an individual from people around her do not have any problems
self to wider social reality. with this, her cup is filled and takes certain
matters into her hands as a desperate attempt Harvest Time with the Banawe Rice
to escape her squalid realities. Terraces
Visual Arts - by: Jose Blanco
In the 1960’s reflected dynamism in the - his paintings were based on real
styles and trend. people from their town in Angono, Rizal.
Confronted social, economic, and Photography
political issues.
Became a significant contemporary
Emergence of nationalistic form of artistic expression.
consciousness.
Journalists have utilized the camera as
High degree of expressionist works instrument and a tool to record major
revealed the anxieties and tensions of events and even personalities for
the period. advertising.
Focused on images that project power Tanulong, Sagada
and agitation.
- by: Eduardo Masfarre
Sculpture
- was a self-taught photographer. Taking
Is He the Man, 1960 photos of everything significant to his
perception from the surroundings of the
- by: Jeremias Elizalde Navarro Cordillera.
- his point of inetrests in on masks nd Dyesebel
tribal forms. He used various media such as
found materials, hardwood, metal ad created - by: Elpidio Torres
mixed media works.
- was a popular Filipino mermaid story.
Dama De Noche, 2008
Ang Panday
- by: Jose Tence Ruiz
- novel by: Carlo J. Caparas
- focus on jeepney culture which
- illustrated by: Steve Gan
signifies varied personalities.
Painting - created the character of Flavio, an
adventurous hero who saved the common
Thinking Man, 1979 people from the wickedness of Lizardo, his
archenemy.
- by: Ang Kiukok
- focuses on the human condition.
Largely pertaining to the poverty that afflicts the
Filipinos and society.
Performing Arts but due to its popularity amongst
trained dancers and some overlap in
Contemporary Theater movement type, it is often perceived as
Laid down the foundations of being closely related to modern dance,
psychological realism in the theater. ballet and other classical concert dance
styles.
Traditional forms of drama brought
contemporary messages in urban
playwrights that respond to
contemporary issues and concerns.
Examples of Contemporary Theater in the
Philippines
Paraisong Parisukat
- by: Orland Nadres
- story of young girl decides to choose
to sacrifice love as well as idealism for a
stockroom assisstant’s life.
Bayan-bayanan
- by: Bienvenido Noriega Jr.
- story revealed the hopes and
frustrations of Filipino.
Contemporary dance
is a popular form of dance which
developed during the middle portion of
the twentieth century and has since
grown to become one of the
dominating performance genres for
formally trained dancers throughout the
world.
with particularly strong popularity in
the U.S. and western Europe. Although
originally informed by and borrowing
from classical, modern, and jazz styles,
it has since come to incorporate
elements from many styles of dance.
