Contemporary Art Flashcards
Different Forms of Arts
VPLMCCD
Visual
Performing
Literature
Media
Culinary
Contemporary
Decorative
Wide array of artistic disciplines that are
appreciated primarily through sight.
Visual Arts
Forms of Visual Art
FDPC
Fine
Decorative
Performance
Contemporary
was first used to
describe the art forms created primarily
for its appearance rather than practical
use.
Fine Arts
o includes artworks which were
produced from emerging technology and
artistic innovations
Fine Arts
Primarily concerned with beauty and
aesthetics
Fine Arts
Examples of Fine Arts
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- Drawing
- Painting
- Sculpture
- Graphic art
- Calligraphy
- Architecture
Artworks that are aesthetically pleasing
and functional
Decorative Arts
Examples of Decorative Arts
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- Textile Arts
- Glassware
- Jewelry
- Furniture
- Earthenware
- Metal craft
- Interior Design
artistic design of the Maranaos of Lanao
Okir (motif)
Involve the use of voices and/or body
movements to communicate artistic
expression and are enacted in front of a
live audience
Performing Arts
Categories/Forms of Performing Arts
- Music
- Dance
- Theater
– Manipulation of
sounds
– The use of
instruments, vocal
techniques and
styles
– Can be recorded
or performed live
Music
Common Genres of Music
APT
Art
Popular
Traditional
Western
Classical
Music
Art Music
Accessible and
commercially
available to the
public
Popular Music
- Musical forms
that are
community and
culturallybased - Passed from
one generation
to the next
through oral
communication
or actual
performance
Traditional Music
– Regulated and
deliberated order
of body
movements which
have aesthetic
value and are
often performed
accompanied with
music
Dance
Forms/Styles of Dance
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– Ballet
– Belly Dance
– Break Dance
– Improvisational
dance
– Hip-hop dance
– Modern dance
– Contemporary dance
– Traditional dance
– Often involves the
integration and
combination of the
visual and performing
arts
– A fine art where
actors perform
experiences real or
imagined in front of a
live audience
Theater/Play
Forms of Theater/Play
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– Mime
– Puppetry
– Tragedy
– Opera
– Musical theater
– Traditional theater
- New and unusual art form
- Recently conceived art styles and
techniques - Artworks that are produced in our
present lifetime which can be produced
using the traditional forms or new art
techniques - Art produced by artists living today
- Art of the present which is
continuously in process and in flux
Contemporary Art
- ≠ “Modern Art” or “Traditional Art”
Contemporary Art
General Characteristics of
Contemporary Art
SPCI
Site-specific
Process-oriented
Collaborative
Interactive