Artistic Skills and L5 Techniques to Contemporary Arts Flashcards
these refer to skills and methods that an artist uses to create their art
Art Techniques
it is the work of art based on the artist’s understanding on how a concept or an expression is going to be presented
Art Production
It is a technique, primarily used in visual arts, that overlaps pieces of materials, such as photographs, papers, and fabrics. The materials are arranged in such a way that presents a new composition.
Collage
While the roots of collage techniques can be traced back to the invention of paper in China around 200 BC, the term “collage” and its widespread use as an artistic technique are credited to Cubist artists Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque in the early 20th century
Collage
This is a French word that translates to “take-off”, “to become unglued”, or “become unstuck”.
De collage
It involves cutting, tearing, or removing pieces of the original image. This is used by artists in the nouveau realisme (new realism) movement.
De collage
Are writings or drawings that have been scribbled, scratched or painted illicitly on a wall or other surface often in a public space.
Graffiti
It ranges from simple written words to elaborate wall paintings.
has its origins in 1970s New York, when young people began to use spray paint and other materials to create images on buildings and on the sides of subway trains.
Graffiti
It can be both legal and illegal (considered as vandalism) base on context.
Graffiti
Earthworks or earth arts is an art movement in which landscape and the work of art are inextricably linked.
Land art
An art form that is created in nature, using natural materials such as soil, rock, organic media and water which introduced materials such as concrete, metal, asphalt, or mineral pigments.
Land art
The works frequently exist in the open, located well away from civilization, left to change and erode under natural conditions.
Land art
Is an artistic work or practice that uses digital technology as an essential part of the creative or presentation process.
Digitla art
The use of _______ can be traced back to 1960s where artist experimented with the use of computer for art.
Digital art
is placed under the larger umbrella term new media art.
is a term applied to contemporary art that uses the method of mass production or digital media.
Digital art
It is an art technique that involves two or more media. It is the union of different art forms in order to create a single piece. This may involve a combination of traditional and digital media.
Mixed media
It is an art technique that transfers ink images or text from a block, plate, or screen onto another surface like fabric.
Traditional printmaking techniques woodcut, etching, engraving, and lithography.
Printmaking
Modern printmaking techniques screenprinting and dry point.
The earliest form of printmaking can be seen during the Han Dynasty in China (puro china nalang)
Printmaking
comes from the French word “décalcomanie”, which is a combination of “décalquer” (meaning “to trace, transfer by tracing”) and “-o-“ and “-manie” (after “potichomanie”, meaning “the art of imitating painted porcelain ware”).
decalcomania
is a decorative technique emerge from the 18th century involving transferring designs from specially prepared paper to surfaces like glass, wood, or metal, and is also known as “decal”.
decalcomania
originated in France in the 17th century. It was a popular pastime at the courts of Italy, France, and England in the 18th century.
Decoupage
is a craft that involves cutting and pasting paper or other materials onto a surface to create a decorative effect.
Decoupage
Comes from the French word ______, which means “cutting out”.
Decoupage
is an art technique that involves rubbing a textured surface with a pencil or other drawing tool to create an impression.
Frottage
comes from the French word frotter, which means “to rub”.
It is basically like when you’re rubbing the pencil in a bond paper over a coin. It will copy the relief design and tsada.
Frottage
An assembly of images that relate to each other in some way to create a single work or part of a work of art.
Montage
Contemporary artists use _____ to explore abstract ideas and emotions. By combining fragmented or disjointed images, they convey complex concepts and encourage viewers to interpret the artwork in their own way.
promotes a personal and open-ended experience, helping viewers uncover deeper meanings.
Montage
Italian, from past participle of trapungere to embroider
Trapunto
Filipino-Born American is the technique used by Pacita Abad where her canvases are padded, sewn, and often filled with sequins, beads, shells, buttons, tiny mirrors, bits of glass, rickrack, swatches of precious textiles and other things that she picks up from her travels and journey.
Pacita Abad
Additionally, Her artwork often explored themes of immigrant experience, abstract emotions, underwater wilderness, and social realism, reflecting her own experiences and observations.
Pacita abad
“Pacita Sailing” - 1983
European Mask - 1990 inspired by her Kongo Masks from central Africa
Pacita abad
have revolutionized art, encompassing various techniques and software for creating digital drawings, paintings, illustrations, photos, videos, and even 3D sculptures, broadening the creative landscape for artists.
Digital application
We perceive that all artworks are beautiful, but sometimes they may not be (as it is subjective). The idea of artwork depends upon the concept of an artist.
Focusing and Learning
It refers to any person, object, or event described in an art composition. Arts that have a subject are called “representational” or “objective arts” while those that do not have a subject are called “nonrepresentational” or “non-objective arts
Subjects
Kinds of Subjects (7)
- Landscapes, seascapes, and cityscapes
- Still life
- Animal
- Portrait
- Everyday Life
- History and Legend
- History and Mythology
It refers to the means or material used to create the artwork. This may involve paint, a canvas, or even recycled materials.
Medium
It refers to the physical characteristics of the artwork. It is about the use of the different elements of art, such as lines, color, space, etc.
Form
