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Contemporary

Philippine Arts from

the Regions

Supplementary Material

Quarter 1

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

What I Need to Know

This module focuses on the various contemporary art forms and their practices from the various regions. One of the benefits of Contemporary Art is that it allows individuals a means of personal expression. Through painting, sculpture, and performance art, anyone can express themselves in a way that will be safely observable for others. Likewise, the perspectives that are expressed are valuable for society because it gives a unique window into the minds and thoughts of the artist. Just as the making of art is a personal expression, so is the selection and display of art in someone’s office or home decor. By selecting art pieces that appeal personally, a person can exercise their own choice and express elements of their own mind and thoughts, even if they have no personal artistic talent or interest in making art. Others can quickly gain an understanding based on the artistic choices. Given the fact that Contemporary Art is both personally expressive and a commentary on culture, for most viewers, it will be thought-provoking. This is indeed the reason that many people enjoy going to museums and spending time with art. It allows people the chance to be exposed to stimuli that can provoke thoughts and even emotions. For many, it can lead to new information, education, and growth. At times, art can be powerfully thought-provoking. This is because it does communicate through visuals and not words. Contemporary artwork can trigger not only the thoughts but also the accompanying emotions so that the viewer is able to fully engage with the piece. This promotes an internal dialogue that can be shocking, sensational, and even transformative to the person’s mindset. The module give emphasis on the following: Various Contemporary Art Forms and Practices After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. explain the various contemporary art forms and their practices from the various regions;
2. describes various contemporary art forms and their practices from the various regions;
3. appreciate the various contemporary art forms and their practices from the various regions.

Week

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Contemporary

Arts

What’s In

Before you continue, we have to understand first the concept of contemporary arts through this activity. Learning Task No. 1 My Concept Map Reflection Direction: Use this map to organize your thoughts. The main idea of this concept map is the contemporary arts, make and add supporting ideas or related topics in each surrounding oval. Continue to expand on your thoughts by adding more spokes to the map.

Based on the concept map, give a short reflection about contemporary arts.

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What’s New

According to J. Paul Getty Museum that contemporary art refers to art made and produced by artists living today. Today's artists work in and respond to a global environment that is culturally diverse, technologically advancing, and multifaceted. Working in a wide range of mediums, contemporary artists often reflect and comment on modern-day society. Contemporary arts come in different forms: fine arts, visual arts and performing arts.  Fine Arts According to Wikipedia that fine art is art developed primarily for aesthetics or beauty, distinguishing it from decorative art or applied art, which also has to serve some practical function, such as pottery or most metalwork. In the aesthetic theories developed in the Italian Renaissance, the highest art was that which allowed the full expression and display of the artist's imagination, unrestricted by any of the practical considerations involved in, say, making and decorating a teapot. It was also considered important that making the artwork did not involve dividing the work between different individuals with specialized skills, as might be necessary with a piece of furniture, for example. Even within the fine arts, there was a hierarchy of genres based on the amount of creative imagination required, with history painting placed higher than still life. Fine arts direct on contemporary painting, sculpture and architecture. a. Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and airbrushes, can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action (the final work is called "a painting"). The support for paintings includes such surfaces as walls, paper, canvas, wood, glass, lacquer, pottery, leaf, copper and concrete, and the painting may incorporate multiple other materials, including sand, clay, paper, plaster, gold leaf, and even whole objects. b. Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sculptural processes originally used carving and modelling, in stone, metal, ceramics, wood and other materials but, since Modernism, there has been an almost complete freedom of materials and process. c. Architecture is the art and science of designing buildings and other physical structures. A wider definition often includes the design of the total built environment from the macro level of town planning, urban design, and landscape architecture to the micro level of construction details and, sometimes, furniture.

What is It

Learning Task No. 2 My Contemporary Arts Direction: Copy the table below and supply the needed information. Cut out a picture for the example of different forms of contemporary arts and paste it in catleya creatively. Forms of Contemporary Arts Explanation and Description Example (Picture) Fine Arts Painting Sculpture Architecture Visual Arts Performing Arts

What’s More

Learning Task No. 3 Art Identification Direction : Identify and explain what kind of art portrayed in the pictures given. Art Pictures What forms of Art EXPLANATION Source: https://www.google.com/search?q=sample+image+of+filipino

• performing+art Source: https://www.google.com/search?q=sample+image+of+filipino+sculpture&tbm Source: https://www.google.com/search?q=sample+image+of+filipino+fine+arts&tbm Source: https://www.google.com/search?q=sample+image+of+filipino+architecture&tbm=

What I Can Do

Learning Task No. 5 Tracing the Pro’s Con’s

Direction: Give and discuss some advantages and disadvantages to have our own identity

in the aspects of contemporary arts. Support your answer.

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES

Assessment

Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter and put your answer in catleya.

1. An art such as music, dance, and drama which are performed for an audience. It is different from visual arts, which is when artists use paint, canvas or various materials to create physical or static art objects. A. Fine Arts C. Contemporary Arts B.Visual Arts D. Performing Arts
2. The processes is originally used carving and modelling, in stone, metal, ceramics, wood and other materials A.Modernism C. Sculpture B.Durable sculptural D. Painting
3. The art and science of designing buildings and other physical structures A.Public Art C. Sculpture B.Architecture D. Painting
4. Art forms that create works that are primarily visual in nature, such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, photography, video, film making and architecture. A.Fine Arts C. Contemporary Arts B.Visual Arts D. Performing Arts
5. This is an art in public spaces that may conjure images of historic bronze statues of a soldier on horseback in a park. A.Public Art C. Sculpture B.Architecture D. Painting
6. A sculpture that there has been an almost complete freedom of materials and process. A.Modernism C. Sculpture B.Durable sculptural D. Painting
7. It refers to the art made and produced by artists living today A.Fine Arts C. Contemporary Arts B.Visual Arts D. Performing Arts 8. An art developed primarily for aesthetics or beauty, distinguishing it from decorative art or applied art A.Fine Arts C. Contemporary Arts B.Visual Arts D. Performing Arts
8. The practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface A.Public Art C. Sculpture B.Architecture D. Painting
9. The branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions A.Public Art C. Sculpture B.Architecture D. Painting

References

Internet https://www.iesa.edu/paris/news-events/contemporary-art- importance#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20benefits%20of,be%20safely%20observable %20for%20others. https://www.getty.edu/education/teachers/classroom_resources/curricula/contemp orary_art/background1.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine_art https://www.unboundvisualarts.org/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performing_arts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painting

WHAT I NEED to KNOW

This module focuses on the various art forms found in the Philippines. Art surrounds life, all people in every location, without us being aware of it. Since time immemorial, art has existed as long as man has. It is a huge part of our culture, which shapes our ideas, and vice versa, and provides us with a deeper understanding of emotions, self-awareness, and more. Art and culture boast multiple opportunities for learning, entertainment, leisure, personal growth, and improving communication with others. From theaters and museums to public libraries and art studios, art and culture unite people regardless of their age, nationality, or religion. It is essential to preserve our various arts. That is why museums are important vessels for the protection and conservation of Philippine arts. A number of museums in the Philippines possess works of art that have been declared as National Treasures, notably the National Museum of the Philippines in Manila. Other notable museums include Ayala Museum, Negros Museum, Museo Sugbo, Lopez Museum, and Metropolitan Museum of Manila. University museums also hold a vast array of art. Libraries and archives are also important, among the most known are the National Library of the Philippines and the National Archives of the Philippines. Various organizations, groups, and universities have also conserved the arts, especially the performing and craft arts. Many conservation measures have been undertaken by both private and public institutions and organizations in the country, in addressing the heritage management in the Philippines. The enactment of laws such as the National Cultural Heritage Act have aided in Filipino art conservation. The act also established the country's repository of all culturally-related heritage, the Philippine Registry of Cultural Property. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts is currently the official cultural arm of the Philippine government. There have been proposals to establish a Philippine Department of Culture. The module give emphasis on the following: Various Art Forms Found in the Philippines After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. discuss various art forms found in the Philippines;
2. analyze the various art forms found in the Philippines;
3. appreciate the various art forms found in the Philippines.

Week

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What’s In

Before you continue, we have to understand the various art of the Philippines through this activity. Learning Task No. 1 Picture Analysis Direction: Use this picture and answer the question below to establish your idea on the various art forms found in the Philippines. Source: https://www.google.com/search?q=image+of+evolution+of+art+of+phil.&tbm=isch&ve Based on the picture above, give a brief analyzation by answering the question

1. What do you see in the picture?

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3. Are there people in the image? What are they doing?

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4. How are the people in the picture presented?

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5. Can the image of the picture be looked at different ways?

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6. How effective is the image as a visual message?

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7. What kind of art do the picture portrayed.

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What’s New

According to Wikipedia that Arts in the Philippines refer to all the various forms of the arts that have developed and accumulated in the Philippines from the beginning of civilization in the country up to the present era. They reflect the range of artistic influences on the country's culture, including indigenous forms of the arts, and how these influences have honed the country's arts. These arts are divided into two distinct branches, namely, traditional arts and non-traditional arts. Each branch is further divided into various categories with subcategories. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts, the official cultural agency of the government of the Philippines, has categorized Filipino arts into traditional and non-traditional. Each category is split into various arts, which in turn have sub- categories of their own. (A) Traditional arts  Folk architecture – including, but not limited to, stilt houses, land houses, and aerial houses  Maritime transport – boat houses, boat-making, and maritime traditions  Weaving – including, but not limited to, basket weaving, back-strap loom weaving, headgear weaving, fishnet weaving, and other forms of weaving  Carving – including, but not limited to, woodcarving and folk non-clay sculpture  Folk performing arts – including, but not limited to, dances, plays, and dramas  Folk (oral) literature – including, but not limited to, epics, songs, and myths  Folk graphic and plastic arts – including, but not limited to, calligraphy, tattooing, folk writing, folk drawing, and folk painting  Ornament, textile, or fiber art – hat-making, mask-making, accessory-making, ornamental metal crafts  Pottery – including, but not limited to, ceramic making, clay pot-making, and folk clay sculpture  Other artistic expressions of traditional culture – including, but not limited to, non-ornamental metal crafts, martial arts, supernatural healing arts, medicinal arts, and constellation traditions (B) Non-traditional arts  Dance – including, but not limited to, dance choreography, dance direction, and dance performance  Music – including, but not limited to, musical composition, musical direction, and musical performance  Theater – including, but not limited to, theatrical direction, theatrical performance, theatrical production design, theatrical light and sound design, and theatrical playwriting  Visual arts – including, but not limited to painting, non-folk sculpture, printmaking, photography, installation art, mixed media works, illustration, graphic arts, performance art, and imaging  Literature – including, but not limited to, poetry, fiction, essay, and literary/art criticism  Film and broadcast arts – including, but not limited to, film and broadcast direction, film and broadcast writing, film and broadcast production design, film and broadcast cinematography, film and broadcast editing, film and broadcast animation, film and broadcast performance, and film and broadcast new media  Architecture and allied arts – including, but not limited to, non-folk architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and urban design  Design – including, but not limited to, industrial design, and fashion design

Pottery The art of pottery, categorized into ceramic making, clay pot-making, and folk clay sculpture, has long been a part of various cultures in the Philippines, with evidence pointing to a pottery culture dating around 3,500 years ago. Important pottery artifacts from the Philippines include the Manunggul Jar (890- 710 BCE) and the Maitum anthropomorphic pottery (5 BC-225 AD). Non-Traditional Arts  Dance The art of dance under the non-traditional category covers dance choreography, dance direction, and dance performance. Philippine dance is influenced by the folk performing arts of the country, as well as its Hispanic traditions. Many styles also developed due to global influences.  Music Musical composition, musical direction, and musical performance are the core of the art of music under the non-traditional category. The basis of Filipino music is the vast musical tangible and intangible heritage of the many ethnic groups in the archipelago, where some of which have been influenced by other Asian and Western cultures, notably Hispanic and American music.  Theater Theater has a long history in the Philippines. The basis of which is the folk performing arts under the traditional arts. In the non-traditional category, theatrical direction, theatrical performance, theatrical production design, theatrical light and sound design, and theatrical playwriting are the focal arts. Theater in the Philippines is Austronesian in character, which is seen in rituals, mimetic dances, and mimetic customs of the people.  Visual arts The visual arts under the non-traditional arts include painting, non-folk sculpture, printmaking, photography, installation art, mixed media works, illustration, graphic arts, performance art, and imaging.  Literature Poetry, fiction, essay, and literary/art criticism are the focal arts of literature under the non-traditional arts, which are usually based on or influenced by the traditional art of folk (oral) literature of the natives, which focuses greatly on works of art from epics, ethnic mythologies, and related stories and traditions. In some cultures, calligraphy on various mediums were utilized to create literary works. An example is the ambahan of the Hanunoo Mangyan.  Architecture Architecture under the category of non-traditional arts focus on non-folk architecture and its allied arts such as interior design, landscape architecture, and urban design.  Design The art of design is present in all forms of art, whether traditional or non- traditional, however, the design arts under the non-traditional arts usually emphasize industrial design and fashion design.

What is It

Learning Task No. 2 My Value Direction: Discuss the various arts listed below and tell something about its impact to our society in terms of culture preservation and progress. Copy and answer in your catleya. Various Arts Found in the Philippines My Discussion Impact to the Society in Terms of Culture Preservation and Progress Folk architecture Weaving Carving Folk Performing Arts Folk (oral) Literature Pottery Dance Music Theater Visual arts Literature Architecture Design