CPAR

CPAR

1. ART

   • Reasons
     • -intrinsic -express individuality or inclusiveness -appreciation of beauty
     • -pleasure -psychological or emotional healing
     • -translate imagination to tangible thing -renditions of regular objects -commemorate important persons and events -perceptible form of feelings and ideas
       • cannot be exhausted because it depends on the intent of the author
   • -skill or mastery -expression of man's ideas and emotions -process or product of creativity -universal language

2. Contemporary Art

   • Modernism
     • -late 1800's -grew for more or less than a century -developed as styles and techniques
   • Characteristics
     • -not confined to the museum
     • -artists are usually self-taught and doesn't need formal education
     • -some artworks are posted online
     • -some artists hire workers like fabricators to construct
     • -originality is really not an issue
     • -revolves around artist's feelings -inovative, experimental
   • Definitions
     • - springs out present day events and passions of society -culturally diverse and technology oriented art
     • -amusing people from middle-late 20th century up to this moment-newest form of art
     • -formed due to post-modernism
     • -statement that an artist makes about many things that define human life in a very creative way without limitations
   • Materials used
     • -artists salvage materials that can be recycled
       • e.g. Chime Halo by Caviteña Impy Pilapil -bamboo that when wind blows, it will create sound
     • Sculpture
       • -Brass (can be welded together) -Wood -Glass
     • Painting
       • -no longer confined in canvas -ceilings -floor -wall
     • Architecture
       • -glass -steel -strong contrast of colour paint -cement
     • Performing Arts
       • -rope -plastic -textile -mostly recycled objects -paint(for body art)
     • Technology
       • Assist artists e.g. wall climbing robots
   • Common Techniques
     • Realism
       • -subject is done the way it actually looks
     • Distortion
       • -artist alters the subject according to his or her desire
     • Abstraction
       • -artist breaks part subject and rearranges in a different manner
     • Non Objectivism
       • -no subject at all
     • Collage
       • -adhering flat elements to a flat surface to create a thick layer that is like a sculpture
     • Montage
       • -in photography, where a pictorial image is juxtaposed to make a picture
     • Trapunto
       • -artist's canvas are padded, sewn, often with beads
   • In the Philippines
     • -artists believe all they have to do is 'borrow, combine, explore'
       • -will give birth to Integrative Art
     • Pastiche
       • -blurring of division betwwen fine and commercial art -medley of different ideas
     • Bricolage
       • -assemblage of diverse materials from mass-produced to recovered objects
     • Appropriation
       • -or borrowing; finds inspiration in artworks from the previous periods
     • Installation
       • -art made indoors where particular is transformed into a three-dimensional artwork
     • -deal with current concerns of our country -artists provide ways to allow the audience to participate
   • -expressions of freedom, exploration, and experimentation of patterns and combination of many things
   • Subject Matters
     • Children
       • -may perfectly portray happiness
     • Women
       • -recognized as equal with men and acknowledges their strengths
     • Environment
       • -at large since we have modern technology that may destroy eco-life
     • -usually centers on a timely and socially relevent thing
     • -some artworks are intended to make a statement about an issue so the viewer is guided by a written explanation

3. Different Styles

   • Abstract Expressionism
     • -expresses emotions in a spontaneous way -uses heavy lines and color
   • Kinetic Art
     • -sculpture that moves with wind powered by electricity
   • Performance Art
     • -combination of media and human body to perform
   • Environment Art
     • -creation and manipulation of materials from nature
   • Feminist Art
     • -concerns of female artists expressed through arts
   • Minimalist Art
     • -free of details, stripped-down
   • Video Art
     • -images recorded through a video and viewed through PC etc.
   • Graffiti Art
     • -sketch done hastily on a wall
   • Postmodern Art
     • -carries modern style to extreme -materials welded together
   • Body Art
     • -body is the main material -painted, pierced, etc.
   • Digital Art
     • -done with computer to create image and design

4. Traditional Art

   • Animism
     • -usual theme of traditional arts in the Philippines -intention is to depict something of the people's gods and godesses -usually results to animistic figures like sun
   • -consisted of portraits, still-life, etc., mostly as natural as possible

5. Definition of Terms

   • Subject Matter
     • -what an art is all about -can be representational or figurative
   • Themes
     • -connection between subject and its social milieu -symbolism and allegory
   • Conceptual Art
     • -viewer has to engage in thinking and exploring the meaning of artwork