Universidad de Sta.
Isabel
Basic Education Department
Naga City
Subject Area: AP - Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions Grade Level: 12
Overview
It is said that art is a representation of reality, it has the capacity to copy something from the real world. It also comes in different forms and genres. Art is a
broad term associated with paintings, literary pieces, installations, films, music, dances, etc.
According to National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCAA), art is a powerful tool that can shape one ideology and perception of society.
In this lesson, you will describe Philippine contemporary art, and how art is used to influence society. Lastly, we shall answer, what makes Philippine art Filipino.
Time Frame
This is a self-directed module that needs to be accomplished from August 22-23, 2022. You may message me in my email [email protected] about concerns
in this activity.
Learning Targets
At the end of the lesson, the student should be able to say “I can…”
describe various contemporary art forms and their practices the various regions.
define the term ‘contemporary art” in art historical, cultural and stylistic,
explain the difference between contemporary art and modern art in the context of the Philippines’ various histories, cultures, and identities, and
understand contemporary issues and their relationship to real life situations
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Activity
Instructions: Read and understand the questions below. Answer the questions briefly.
1. What makes Philippine Art Filipino?
- genre used to be a major factor in establishing a work's "Filipino-ness." The concept was that depicting images of ordinary life and surroundings
without idealizing them was the closest to the Filipino soul and home soil in spirit.
2. Differentiate Contemporary Art and Modern Art (Philippine setting) by completing the matrix below.
Definition Historical Cultural Stylistic
Characteristics Characteristics Characteristics
- The word - The greatest - contemporary art is - Collaborative, hyper-
Contemporary "contemporary art" distinguishing trait of distinguished by the realistic, new painting
Art refers to art created contemporary art is that very lack of a uniform
in the present day. it lacks a specific feature organizing principle,
Usually, the artists or a particular attribute. ideology
are still alive and The artist's capacity to - Popular or urban and
working. innovate and create a mass based.
modern masterpiece
defines it.
- Modern art - A concentration on - Fine or world-based - Incipient triumvirate 13
Modern Art encompasses creative materials, methodologies, - Museum circulated; moderns, abstract,
work created and procedures, as well artist centered gallery neorealistic, surreal,
between the 1860s as a rejection of history distributed expressionist.
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and the 1970s. and social conservatism.
3. What are the common themes portrayed in Philippine contemporary art? In way art is connected to the context of our society?
- Identity
- the body
- Technology
- Globalization
- Migration
- Society
- Culture
- Memory
- The passage of time
- Artistic critique of sociopolitical institutions
It impacts how we interact to one another and helps us comprehend who we are as humans. Art is a way for us to communicate our inner ideas,
feelings, and experiences. It is also a creative expression that may be utilized for self-reflection or societal impact.
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