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The various cultures of the different countries in the world have been made more colorful, beautiful, and vibrant because of folk dances that reflect who they are. The Philippines consists of 7,107 islands, broken down in three groups – Luzon, Visayas , and Mindanao. Each of these areas has different dialects, history, religion, and traditions. Every region also has different influences in their arts, crafts, and ancestral dances. Let’s take a trip and explore the different styles, costumes, dances, and talents of each region Many of the dances you will read about here were actual activities or chores that the Filipinos endured to survive the poor economy and state of the nation.
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Contemporary Art Forms and Practices from the Regions.
The main distinction between modern art and contemporary art is the time period in which they have existed. Modern art emerged in the late 1800s and continued to grow for more or less a century. It slowly waned in the middle to late 20th century when postmodernism came to light. Postmodernism then give birth to what we know now as contemporary art. This art exists up to this day, and no one knows when a new period will arrive to veil contemporary art in its shadow.
What makes an artwork a true artwork?
to create your own contemporary piece, you must fully understand what makes an artwork a true work of art. You must first explore the subject of art. In visual design, there are different ways or styles of depicting a subject. Get to know these styles through the works of art of various Filipino contemporary artist
The first style is realism in which the subject is done the way it actually looks. Araceli Dans, the Bridal White.
The artist breaks a part a subject and rearranges it in a different manner. Vicente Manansala, Retrospective
In here, there is no subject at all-just an interplay of pure elements, like line, shape or color, and so on Roberto Chabet, Acrylic Paper
(^) Space in visual arts can be defined as a void, an emptiness which can (^) either be positive or negative. (^) space refers to the area that is occupied by an object or a subject, as well as the area surrounding that object or subject. (^) An illusion of space can still be created in a two-dimensional surface using (^) perspective. (^) There are two types of perspective: atmospheric perspective, which utilizes the properties of light and air in depicting the illusion of distance; and linear perspective, which involves the use of vanishing points and receding hidden lines.
(^) When the ends of a line meet, they form a shape. It can also be described as a figure separate from surrounding area or Background (^) This element refers to an area with boundaries identified or drawing lines. A shape may be natural or living forms called an organic shape and can be irregular or rounded. It may also be measured forms called geometric shape.
Probably the most striking art element that catches the eye is color. Color is a very important element because it can communicate information and emotion to the viewer. These are the three properties of color: Hue , which refers to the basic or pure color, and is represented in the color wheel. Value , which refers to the lightness and darkness of color. Saturation , which refers to brightness and dullness of color.
Artistic works produced in the period beginning in the 1860s and ended in the 1970s.
(^) It has evolved into a wide variety of expressions and medium turning the country into a situation of creative upheavals (^) Modern Filipino Artists have more freedom to explore on his own. (^) Their style is from cross-cultural exposures in the Eastern and Western world yet they have not forgotten their Filipino roots. (^) Many of them use color for their emotional rather than intellectual values.