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ARTS is the expression or application of CONTEMPORARY ARTS
human creative skill and imagination,

 It is the art that springs out of the
producing works to be appreciated
present-day events and passions
primarily for their beauty or emotional
of society.
power.
 It is the newest form of art,
 It is a form of creative activity such amusing people from the late
as painting, music, literature and 1960’s or early around 1970’s up
dancing. to this minute.
 It is a statement that an artist
ART IN HISTORY
makes about life, thoughts, ideas,
 Pre-historic beliefs, and many other things
 Civilizations that define human life.
 Continental
Characteristics of Contemporary Arts
 Medieval
 Renaissance 1. It practices a different way of
 Baroque selling art works – due to the
 Neoclassical increase in internet and social
 Romantic media usage in our country,
 Modern people who sell artwork also go

online to sell.
ARTS THROUGH THE AGES
2. It is a process rather than sale – It
 Greek Period – Techniques is essential in art making. It is not
 Roman Period – Skills about how much money the artist
 Christian Period – Craftsmanship makes out of the final outwork but
 Renaissance Period – Genius and the experience while they are
Design doing it that matters most.
 Modern Period – Fine Arts 3. Many contemporary artists are
 Romantic Period – Self Expression self-taught and did not have
 Contemporary Era – New Art formal education – they study on
Forms their own, interact with artists,
and read a lot about the lives of
artists and their artworks.
4. Originality is not an issue in this Contemporary
type of art – an artist can get
 Focuses on the message to his/her
another artists’ work and redesign
audience.
it using different materials.
 A diverse array of materials, and
Additional… style not bound by any rule or
standard.
Contemporary arts is….
Subject Matter and Style in
 Culturally diverse and technology-
Contemporary arts
oriented.
 It is a collaborative process not 1. Subject Matter
focused only on the artists but  A subject is any
also on the audience who reacting person, animal, thing,
and constructing meaning about or issue that is
the work of art. described or
represented in a work.
Why do we need to study Contemporary
It usually generated
arts?
the question “What is
 Contemporary art is essential to it?”
you not only because it belongs to  The subject matter is
your time but it is also serves as a not confined to
form of expression of people’s representation of
present feelings and longings. human figures and
 Contemporary works of art are the landscapes.
means through which the artists Commonly, the
of today communicate their subjects in this art are
sentiments. children, women, the
Traditional environment, or a
combination of any of
 Art representations
these. There are also
 Culture bound
artworks where the
 Mostly focuses on realistic figures
subject matter is not
 Limited to structures and standard
easily recognized.
set.
Style in Contemporary arts and viewed through television,
computer, or projection screen.
 Abstract expressionism – it is a
 Graffiti art – it is a drawing,
painting style in which the artist
inscription or sketch done hastily
applies paint in a manner that
on a wall or other surface made to
expresses emotions and feeling in
be seen by the public.
a spontaneous way.
 Body art – it is an art form that
 Kinetic art – it is a sculpture that
uses body as the medium or main
moves with the wind or with the
material. It can be painted or
help of a machine or electricity.
clothed and used to perform
 Op Art – it uses lines or images
artistic act in public. Tattooing and
repeatedly to create an optical
piercing are also examples of body
illusion.
art.
 Performance art – consist of a
 Digital art – it is done with the aid
variety of medial and human body
of computer to create an image or
to execute and artistic theatrical
design composed of bits and
expression before a live audience.
bytes. The image can be printed
 Environmental art – involves
on paper, tarpaulin, or other
artistic creation and manipulation
mediums.
of space such as landscape or
architectural design that may Types of Techniques in Contemporary arts
enclose its audience.
o Collage – a piece of art made by
 Feminism art – it tackles issues of
sticking various materials such as
identity, sexuality, gender roles,
photographs and pieces of paper
equality, and the ways in which
or fabric onto a backing.
the female is treated in society.
o Decalcomania – the art or process
 Minimalism or minimalist – art can
of transferring pictures and
be seen as extending the abstract
designs from specially prepared
ideas that art should have its own
paper (as to glass)
reality and not be an imitation of
o Decoupage – the art of decorating
some other thing.
surfaces by applying cut outs (as
 Video art – it consists of images
of paper) and then coating with
that are recorded through a video
usually several layers of finish
(such as lacquer or varnish)
o Frottage – the technique of
creating a design by rubbing (as
with a pencil) over an object
placed underneath the paper
o Montage – the production of a
rapid succession of images in a
motion picture to illustrate an
association of ideas
o Trapunto – a decorative quilted
deign in high relief worked
through at least two (2) layers of
cloth by outlining the design in
running stitch and padding it from
the underside.
o Digital Applications – any
application software that can be
used by a computer, mobile
device, or tablet to make and/or
display a work of art

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ARTS is the expression or application of CONTEMPORARY ARTS

human creative skill and imagination,

 Baroque selling art works – due to the

 Neoclassical increase in internet and social

 Romantic media usage in our country,

 Modern people who sell artwork also go

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