Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION IV-A CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BATANGAS
BALAYAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
CALOOCAN, BALAYAN, BATANGAS
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Region
Quarter 4–Week 3

INTRODUCTORY MESSAGE
Art is an expression of one’s thought and feelings. There are varied ways of expressing it based on
the culture and beliefs a region has. This module will help you understand and appreciate the
contemporary art forms and practices in the different regions in the Philippines.

WHAT I NEED TO KNOW?

1. Evaluate contemporary art forms based on the elements and principles

(CAR11//12CAP-0c-e-6); and
2. Compare forms of arts from the different regions (CAR11//12CAP-0c-e-7)

For you to understand the lesson well, do the following activities. Have fun and good luck.

Activity 1: Read Me! Understand Me!

Directions: Read the five contemporary art forms based on the elements and principles as well as with the different
forms of arts from the different regions. Understand what you are reading.

Although these concepts are not entirely unique to contemporary art, many artists today often go beyond the
traditional elements and principles in their work by using new concepts and approaches like the ones listed below.

Elements of Art:
1. Appropriation is when an artist creates a new work of art by taking preexisting images from other sources and
modifies and/or incorporates those images with new ones.
2. Performance refers to artwork created by or presented to an audience. Performance as an element can also include
the processes used by the artist to create the work. This takes place when the process used to create the artwork is
more important than the finished work itself.
3. Space is the element of art through which both positive and negative areas are defined or a sense of depth is
achieved in a work of art.
4. Hybridity is used in artists’ work through the blending of new or unusual materials with traditional mediums. The
incorporation of these materials, such as recycled or industrial materials, plays an important role in the meaning of
the artwork.
5. Technology refers to the usage of technological advancements in the creation of art works. If the elements of art
are your tools, the principles of art are how you put them to work. It is where the style of art manipulates its substance.
Harmony, balance, rhythm, proportion, and emphasis are the principles of art.

Principles of Art:
1. Harmony. This is achieved when all the elements of a thing are put together to come up with a coherent whole.
2. Balance. Stability produced by even distribution of weight on each side of the thing.
3. Rhythm. This principle of art describes the movement in or of an artwork. Rhythm is created by the variety and
repetition of elements in a work of art that come together to create a visual tempo or beat.
4. Proportion. Within the realm of the elements and principles of art, proportion is the relationship of elements in an
artwork to the whole and to one another.
5. Emphasis. Giving proper importance on one or more parts of the thing or the whole thing itself.
Classification of Art Forms:
1. Visual Arts are those forms perceived by the eyes.
2. Audio-Visual Arts are those forms perceived by both ears (audio) and eyes (video).
3. Literary Arts are those presented in the written mode and intended to be read.

Pre-test

Directions: Choose your answer from the given choices.

1. What element of art uses mixing of unlikely materials to produce an artwork?

A. Appropriation B. Hybridity C. Performance
2. What element of art evolves to emphasize spontaneous elements of chance?
A. Space B. Performance C. Technology
3. What element of art combines the past from the present?
A. Hybridity B. Space C. Appropriation
4. What principle of art is characterized as repetitive, continuous or flowing?
A. Proportion B. Balance C. Rhythm
5. What principle of art is also unity?
A. Harmony B. Rhythm C. Emphasis
6. What is an example of a visual art?
A. drama B. drawing C. essays
7. What is an example of an audio-visual art?
A. sculpture B. novels C. theatrical play
8. What is an example of a literary art?
A. poems B. painting C. dance
9. What form of art is also called as spatial art?
A. audio-visual B. literary C. visual
10. What form of art is also called as performing arts?
A. audio-visual B. literary C. visual

DISCUSSION

Art is produced by people and people are influenced by the time, contemporary arts is a continuing practice that has
evolved with the following elements and principles.

Elements of Art
Appropriation

When you see t-shirt with the image of Jose Rizal wearing shades or the walls of Intramuros in canvas bags, existing
artworks are “appropriated” to form another. The use of these prints, images, and icons to produce another art form
is a feature of contemporary art that combines the past with the present. By appropriation, the contemporary art
revives interest to existing form of art.

Performance
Interpreting various human activities such as ordinary activities like chores, routines and rituals, to socially relevant
themes such as poverty, commercialism and war.
Space

Arts transforming space. For example, flash mobs, art installations in malls and parks.

Site specific forms- art form that is performed and positioned in a

specific space such as public places.
Hybridity

Contemporary artists are now as innovative as ever. In traditional painting, only few materials are of conventional use.
Contemporary visual artist, on the other hand, may opt to use coffee for painting or carve miniature sculptures using
crayons. Hybridity in contemporary arts as the mixing of unlikely materials to produce an artwork.

Technology

Technology is a reality in the present-day world, and contemporary artist have used technology in the creation and
dissemination of works of art. When MTV first went into airwaves in 1981, video became part of the human
interaction. The video phenomenon was further pushed by debut of Youtube that allowed everyone with Internet
connection to post and share videos. Contemporary artists have used video and Internet as way of propagating art.

Principles of Art
Harmony
This is achieved when the elements of an artwork come together in a unified way. Certain element are repeated yet
still look and feel similar. Not monotony and not chaos, harmony is that perfectly honed combination of both. This is
the most essential factor in a compsotion.
Balance

Artists combine elements to add a feeling of equilibrium or stability to a work of art. Symmetry and asymmetry are
manifestations of balance. Classified as FORMAL and INFORMAL BALANCE.

1. Formal Balance- exists if the weights at equal distance from the center are equal. It is also called as symmetrical
balance.

Bilateral symmetry is present when the left and right sides appear the same.

Radial symmetry exist when the same measure occurs from the central point to the end of every radius. This
symmetry applies to round objects or those with radii like stars and stars and starfishes.

2. Informal Balance- present when the left and the right sides of the thing, though not identical in appearance, still
display an even distribution of weight. It is also known as asymmetrical or occult balance.

Rhythm

Rhythm is the continuous use of a motif or repetitive pattern of a succession of similar or identical items. It can be
achieved by alternation (use of two patterns alternately), radiation (repetition of motif from the center or toward it),
progression (use of motifs of varying sizes that is, from the smallest to the largest, or vice versa), parallelism (use of a
pattern with an equal distance from each other).
 Rhythm-Radial Rhythm-Progression

Proportion.
Comparative relationship of the different parts in relation to the whole. Proper and pleasing relationship of one
object with the others in a design.

Emphasis

Achieved by means of size or proportion, shape, color, line position, and variety. More often than not, the artist
emphasizes the one with the bigger size or proportion, the one with a different shape or color, the one with striking
lines, the one positioned at the center and the one that is unique.

Classification of Art Forms

Visual Arts

These are the arts that meet the eye and evoke an emotion through an expression of skill and imagination. It includes
painting, sculpture, and architecture. Also called spatial arts because artworks produced under this genre
occupy space.
Graphic Arts- those virtual arts that have length and width; thus they are also called two-dimensional arts. They are
described as flat arts because they are seen on flat surfaces.
EXAMPLES: printing, painting, drawing, sketching, commercial art, mechanical processes, computer graphics, and
photography

Plastic Arts- are those visual arts that have length, width, and volume; thus, they are called three-dimensional arts.
EXAMPLES: sculpture, architecture, landscape, city planning design, set design, theater design, industrial design, crafts
and allied arts
Audio-Visual Arts

Audiovisual art can be enjoyed by the senses of hearing and sight.It is also called as performing arts. It is the
exploration of kinetic abstract art and music or sound set in relation to each other. It includes visual music, abstract
film, audiovisual performances and installations
Examples: music (vocal, instrumental, and mixed), dance (ethnologic, social and theatrical), and drama (tragedy,
comedy, tragicomedy, farce, melodrama, etc.)

Literary Arts

The Literary Arts relate to the written word and include writing, editing, critiquing, teaching, reviewing, and other
activities related to written communication. These activities take place in a variety of settings, such as classrooms,
writers' workshops/centers, book and magazine publishing companies, and libraries. The "book arts" are related to a
book's physical presentation and can involve its paper, binding, printing, or design.
EXAMPLES: prose (short stories, novels, essays, and plays) and poetry (narrative poems, lyric poems, and dramatic
poems)

Activity 2: Match the Elements and Principles

Directions: Match the illustration on Column A with the corresponding element or principle on Column B.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

a. Appropriation
b. Technology
c. Asymmetrical balance
d. Proportion
e. Progressional rhythm
f. Hybridity
g. Symmetrical balance
h. Radial Rhythm
1.___ 2.___ 3.____ i. Space
j. Emphasis

4.____ 5.____
Activity 2: Spot the Difference

Directions: Cross out the illustration that does NOT belong into each Form of Arts.

Activity 3: Cut-Outs

At this point, define the given element/principle/form of arts in the space provided then collect examples of each from
online and/or print resources and categorize them into the appropriate boxes.
What you need
Long coupon bond paper, pencil/pen, cut-outs, scissors, and paste/glue
Instructions
1. Format
i. Margin 1 inch all sides
ii. Margin line use red inked ballpen
iii. Bond paper size 8.5 x 13 / long bond paper
iv. Orientation landscape
v. Sample Outline
Additional Activity:
Directions: Answer the question below using a separate sheet (1 whole sheet of paper).The explanation of each
question must not exceed 10 sentences. Failure to do so, 1 point will be deducted to your total score. The rubric of
the structured essay is provided below the question.
Question:
1. Why are the Elements and Principles of Art Important?
Explanation:
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Question:
2. How can you relate in your life the different Forms of Art? Cite certain
situations where you can apply it.
Explanation:
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References
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