Lesson 1 Contemporary Arts

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FIRST ASIAN INTERNATIONAL SYSTEMS COLLEGE,

INC.
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

Learning Activity Sheets (LAS)

Name of Learner: ___________


Grade Level: _______________
Section: ___________________
Date: ______________________

INTEGRATIVE ART AS APPLIED TO CONTEMPORARY ART


(CAR11/12IAC-Oa-1)

1.1 INTRODUCTION
DEFINITION OF TERMS
1.ARTS- Something that is created with imagination and skill that is beautiful or that
expresses important ideas or feelings.
- The expression or appreciation of human creative skill and imagination
- Its origin came from:
a. Aryan root AR, ,meaning “ to put together”
b. 2 Greek words, ARTIZEN (to prepare)& ARKISKEIN (to put together)
c. Latin terms ARS, ARTIS (everything that is artificially made or composed by
man)
2.CONTEMPORARY
a. Existing or occurring at the present time
b. Kontemporaneo (UP Diksyonaryong Filipino): nabibilang o umiiral sa
kasalukuyang panahon; sumusunod sa modernong ideya o modang estilo o disenyo
c.In vernacular English, it is synonymous with the word modern.
3. CONTEMPORARY ARTS
a. Art produced at the present period in time
b. Art of today, produced by artists who are living in the 21st century
c. Refers to the recent & current practice of art ranging from the 1970's up to the
present
4. INTEGRATIVE ARTS
a. Integrating: to bring together or incorporate [parts] into whole
b. Integrated : in arts, used to denote integration of the arts experience in to the
learning process
c. Integrated Arts Practice: refers to the inter-disciplinary art, art research,
development, production, presentation, or artistic creation of work that fully uses 2 or
more art disciplines to create a work for a specific audience (e.g. music & drama =
opera)
PHILIPPINE CONTEMPORARY ART
The Philippine Contemporary Art is divided into seven (7) major forms namely:
- Visual Arts - Music -Dance -Film
- Literature - Theater - Architecture
The Development of Philippine Art comes in three (3) major traditions namely:

- Ethnic Tradition (Pre-Colonial)


- Spanish Colonial Tradition
- American Colonial and Contemporary Tradition

- The Philippine Art has its unique characteristic based on its period of development.

MAJOR TRADITIONS IN PHILIPPINE ART


1.ETHNIC TRADITION (PRE-COLONIAL):
-high land people mimic the animal movements as choreography .
-Pottery, weaving, wood carving and metal crafting were dominant during pre-
colonial period as a visual art
-About architecture using local materials such as anahaw, bamboo, cogon, cane,
rattan, and other light materials in constructing structures
-Folk literatures came in the form folk speeches, songs and narratives.
-Theater art: tribal presentations and rituals by depicting their beliefs
-In music, ancestors have their owned bamboo flutes and brass gongs as indigenous
instruments.

2.SPANISH COLONIAL TRADITION


-Replacing the Philippine Indigenous art with Western art forms.
-Propagating Christianity and maintaining power of colonizers, Religion and
secularization (not religious) greatly influenced the art in the Philippines.
-Literary works classification: religious and secular, prose and poetry
-Theater art: secular and religion plays “komedya”
-Choreography for religious dance: venerate (show deep respect) to patron and saints
proliferated. (increase of number quickly)
-Secular dances: valse, fandango, polka and minuet,
-Musical instruments: popularity of orchestra and bands
-Visual art: painting and sculpture (religious matter)
-Architecture: stones and bricks for structures, in and exterior designs.
-Decorative designs: metal and wood carving product

3. AMERICAN COLONIAL AND CONTEMPORARY TRADITION


-Changes in politics, economy, education and culture
-Modern art was refers in year 1860's - 1960s, rise of the middle class family,
secularization, changes in political system, technology innovation.(experimental
approach-practice and methodology)
-Modern art deeply develops after World War-II
-Contemporary art refers to the recent and current practice of art from 1970 up to
present. It mirrors the society and culture of the present times
-It is also uses a combination of different methods, materials and ideas that transcend
the traditional way of art making.
-All Philippine art forms had a different twist as the American way of life became a
part of lives of the Filipinos. The art forms and practices became the rapid in
popularity.
-Artist experimented using different materials and methodologies and produced non-
conventional artworks with a wide-range of themes
Art Appreciation Exercise 1:
DIRECTION: Write E if the statement belongs to Ethnic Traditions, S if it belongs
to Spanish Tradition and AC if it belongs to American Colonial and Contemporary
Traditions.

___1. Filipinos developed choreographies by mimicking movements of animals.


___2. Technological innovations affected art making resulting to non-conventional
artworks.
___3. Zarzuela and operas became popular in this period.
___4. Religion and secularization influenced all art forms
___5. Pottery, weaving, wood carving, and mental crafting are the forms of visual
arts.
___6. Painting and sculpture were the most popular forms of visual arts.
___7. Filipinos studied abroad and later on introduced new ideas in art making.
___8. Avant-garde artworks entered the scene
___9. Bricks and stones were predominantly used in constructing buildings.
___10.The geographical location and experiences of the Filipinos were the main
factors in art production.

Exercise 2:
DIRECTION: Write “T” if the statement is true write “F” if the statement is false.

___1. The Spaniards greatly influenced the Filipinos that the arts in the country
resulted to pure Western Art.
___2. The piano is 1 of the instruments that the Spaniard introduced in the field of
Philippine music.
___3. Contemporary art refers to the recent and current practice of art ranging from
the 1960s up to the present.
___4. Folk songs, speeches, and narratives were the forms of literature in the Spanish
Era with religious and secular contents.
___5. Modern Art refers to the practice of art in the 1860s-1960s.It was in these years
that the western world was significantly developing.
___6. Modern Art is totally the same with Contemporary Arts since modern and
contemporary are synonymous to each other.
___7. Valse, fandango, polka, and minuet are examples of theatrical performances in
the Spanish period.
___8. Before colonization, the Philippines already has its indigenous art.
___9.Modern art continuosly develop even after after World War II, which led to the
contemporary way of art making today.
___10. Artists used wood carvings and metal works with intricate decorative designs
as embellishments for buildings in the pre-colonial period.
Reference:
CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE REGION
REX/www.google.com

Prepared by:
MIKEE R. MARCELO

AANSWER KEY:

EXERCISE 1: EXERCISE 2

1. E 1. T

2. AC 2. T

3. E 3. T

4. S 4. F

5. E 5. T

6. S 6. T

7. AC 7. T

8. S 8. T

9. AC 9.T

10 AC 10.T

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