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    The document discusses contemporary art from the Philippines. It begins with learning objectives that define key terms like contemporary art and explain how it differs from modern art in the Philippine context. It then outlines the curriculum for the first quarter which includes lessons on defining contemporary art, the history of Philippine art, contextual influences, and support systems for art across regions. The document emphasizes that contemporary art refers to works created today, while modern art refers to works from earlier periods like the 20th century, though the terms are sometimes used interchangeably depending on context.

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    The text discusses the definitions and differences between contemporary art and modern art in the Philippines, mentioning key artists and art movements. It also provides context on how art education has shaped styles.

    Contemporary art refers to art created by living artists today, while modern art refers to art produced between the American colonial period to the postwar period. Contemporary art is more fluid and depends on historical and stylistic context, while modern art challenged traditional academic styles.

    Examples of modern art mentioned include works by National Artists Victorio Edades, who initiated the modern art movement in the Philippines, and HR Ocampo. Styles associated with modern art depict reality in non-traditional ways.

    CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE

    ARTS FROM THE REGIONS

    K TO 12 CURRICULUM
    (Grade 12 Learner’s Module)
    Intended for First Quarter
    Module Learning (MLO)

     Define the term “contemporary art” in art historical, cultural and stylistic
    terms;

     Explain the difference between contemporary art and modern art in the
    context of the Philippines’ various histories, cultures, and identities;

     Demonstrate the major characteristics of contemporary art through an


    artwork than would require teamwork and collaboration;

     Appreciate the role of contemporary art and artists in the Philippine


    contemporary life; and

     Understand contemporary issues and their relationship to real life


    situations.
    Module discussions:

    First Quarter: ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING

    Lesson 1: What is Contemporary Art?

    Lesson 2: A Brief History of the Philippine Art.

    Lesson 3: The Context of Art.

    Lesson 4: The Contemporary in Traditional Art: Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (Gamaba)

    Lesson 5: National Artists of the Philippines

    Lesson 6: Support Systems, Institutions, and Initiatives across the regions

    WHAT IS CONTEMPORARY ART?

     It is a common tendency to describe the present as “Modern”. Being modern means


    being up to date and technologically advanced. Often, being modern is equated with
    being contemporary. Art that is a new or current is also often referred to as “modern”
    as opposed to “traditional” or “conservative”. In other words, in everyday parlance, the
    terms are interchangeable.

    WHAT IS CONTEMPORARY? IS IT THE SAME AS BEING MODERN?


     The first difference between the contemporary and modern is historical and
    chronological, as the overview of Philippine Art in Lesson 2 will show. Meanwhile, the
    table suggested by Arts Studies Professors Fajardo and Flores titled “Historical Overview
    of Philippine Art” (2002).

    HISTORICAL OVERVIEW: PHILIPPINE ART

    Spanish American Japanese Postwar 70s


    Form Pre-Conquest Period Period Period Republic Contemporary
    (1521- (1898- (1941-1945) (1946-1969)
    1898) 1940)
    Potter; body Religious Landscape, Wartime
    adornment, (icon, interior scene
    Painting ornament (Fig. secular, design (aggression,
    A) portraiture nationalism,
    (Fig. B) atrocities.
    Symbolic, Modern, Figurative,
    protest, Conservative, Non- figurative,
    aspiration for Abstract, Art for art sake,
    peace) Experimental Multimedia,
    Pottery, Santos, Free public art Mixed media,
    carving and furniture, Standing, Propaganda trans media
    woodwork, reliefs, altar relief
    Sculpture metalwork pieces, Indigenizing
    and expression jewelry and
    (Fig. C) (Fig.D) Orientalizing
    works (by:
    Amorosio,
    Francisco,
    Ocampo)

    Dwellings and Church, City


    houses, plaza planning Real estate, safe housing,
    shelters, complex, parks, Public works accessories, squatters, condos,
    Architecture worship areas town waterfronts malls, subdivisions
    (Fig. E) planning, education,
    bridges business
    bldg.

    Figure 1.1
    Figure A.

    Figure B.

    Figure C.

    Figure D.
    WHAT IS CONTEMPORARY ART? WHAT IS MODERN ART?
     If we talk in terms of Arts History (refer to the aforementioned matrix), Contemporary
    Art can be defined as an art by an artist’s living today.

    Figure 1.2 Zyza


    Bacani (2013) –
    the poor and ordinary people on the streets

    Figure 1.2 was taken around 2013, in Hong Kong, where the photographer, Zyza Bacani, who hails from
    Nueva Viscaya, worked as a domestic helper, and digicamera. Her first camera was bought from money
    loaned by her employer.

    HR Ocampo’s painting in (Figure 1.3) was painted in the early 1960’s. At that time, the painting was
    considered contemporary. Today, we refer to these works as examples of Modern Art, produced
    between the American colonial periods to the Post-war period. Some Modern artist continue to
    produce work till today. In that sense, their works can be described as contemporary, by virtue of being
    “of the present” For example, the national Artists Arturo Luz continued to produce paintings in his 90s
    and well into the 21st. However, as seen in Figure 1.1 the table of “Historical Overview” his paintings’
    hard-edged and minimalist abstract style is associated with the modern style of the late 20 th century.
    The contemporary is therefore a fluid term, and its use can be change depending on the con-text, in this
    case historical
    and stylistic.
    At times, the
    Modern and
    Contemporary can be used simultaneously or interchangeably; however, there is also danger of using
    them carelessly or loosely. Thus, it is important to know the historical, and stylistic context of the terms.

    Figure 1.3The Contrast by HR Ocampo Figure 1.4 Frugal Meal by Cesar Legaspi

    There are number of artists - young and senior, alike –who paint in styles associated with Modern Art.
    National Artist Victorio Edades is credited for initiating the Modern Art movement that challenged the
    neoclassic style, which was dominant at the time he came home from studying in America before the
    war. The Neoclassic Style depicts reality as closely as possible and idealizes it. The Modern artist led by
    Edades challenged what were described as “conservative” art seen in the works of National Artist
    Fernando Amorsolo and Guillermo Tolentino. Modern artists do not aim to copy and idealize reality;
    instead, they change the colors and flatten the picture instead of creating illusions of depth, nearness,
    and farness. Instead of the beautiful and pastoral, they depict what might be thought of as “ugly” and
    unpleasant.

    At that time, Modern Arts was considered new and shocking; Neoclassic Art was familiar and
    comfortable. Neoclassic Art is also described by art historians like Guillermo as “academic” along with
    other established styles imported from Europe via Spanish colonization. In its simplest sense
    Neoclassicism is “academic” as it was and continues to be taught in schools, particularly the then
    University of the Philippines School of Fine Arts (now UP College of Fine Arts), where Amorsolo and
    Tolentino were most influential. The School of Fine Arts in now the University of the Philippines School
    of Fine Arts, where students are being exposed various styles. The Neoclassic style associated with
    Amorsolo and Tolentino to continue to influence a number of practicing artists who have learned to
    paint in the style either formally as art students in various universities where neoclassic style is included
    in the curriculum or informally through workshop and apprenticeship, or through self – learning or self –
    study, as in the case of many artists from the regions outside Manila.

    Today, Modern Art is referred to as “traditional’, compared to Contemporary Art.

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