CONTEMPORARY ARTS Flashcards
It is everywhere and it is so integrated in man’s life.
Art
It is made out of the human crave to transform abstract ideas into physical form.
Art
It expresses the author’s imaginative, conceptual ideas, or technical skill, intended to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power.
Art
From traditional it has evolved into what we now call contemporary art.
Art
Contemporary is derived from the Latin prefix ___ and ______.
Con and Tempus
It means “together” or “with”
Con
It means “time”
Tempus
It is the art of today, produced by artists who are living in our time.
Contemporary art
Two Main Applications of Contemporary Art
- Chronological view
- Historical usage
Art related to current period in art history.
Chronological view
True or False
Contemporary art is constantly changing.
True
defines contemporary art as art related to this current period in art history, and refers to art that is new, recent, modern, or pertains to the present moment.
Chronological view
regards contemporary art as a specific episode or stage in the story of evolution of art, referring to a specific location in space and time.
Historical Usage
this is adhered to by most museums when defining their collection of contemporary artworks.
Art produced after 1945
this is the one most commonly used by art critics due to the emergence at this time of a new generation of artists whe were overturning the Modernist practice.
Art produce since the 1960s
is taken as a reference point of the change-over from Modern to contemporary, although it can be said that the decades include both tendencies.
The 1960s
is a legacy of modernism.
Contemporary art
When is modernism born
20th Century
is a radical break from tradition.
Modernism
refers to art theory and practice, predominantly in Western Europe and North America, from 1860s to the late 1960s - the period is characterized by significant social, cultural, technological, and political developments in the western world.
Modern art
When did contemporary art evolve in the Philippines?
1970s
this period was an era of repression and censorship of artistic expressions.
Martial law during the early
1970s
Who exercised control over the print media, radio, television, schools and the art through various presidential decrees, and established a network of cultural and art institutions governed by his wife.
Marcos
Martial law ended in this year and brought the Philippines into the contemporary period, and the art produced in this period is regarded as contemporary art.
1986
Contemporary art in the Philippines emerged due to three factors:
1) The return of democracy under the Aquino government.
2)The improved economic and political environment in the country, particularly in the regions.
3) The advent of new
technologies and free access to media.
When did contemporary art began in the Philippines?
At the end of the Marcos regime
True or False
Contemporary art can not be seen as a transgression of established norms and rules.
False
True or False
The world of contemporary art is plural, diverse, and at time whimsical.
True
is an important preoccupation in the world of contemporary art.
Appropriation
is the practice of creating new work by taking a pre-existing image or work from another context - art history, media, advertising - and combining the borrowed image with new ones.
Appropriation
in this art the artist superimposed the image of Ifugao natives with icon of American fast-food culture to comment on the allure of colonial imperialism and how Filipinos struggle with the effects of colonialism in their everyday life and gastronomic habits.
Santiago Bose’s Carnivore of
Session Road
True or False?
Contemporary Art is is presumed to embody the newness of the present.
True
The exhibition “Tie A String Around the World” that was presented in the Philippine Pavilion at the 56th Venice
Art Biennale 2015 was curated by?
Patrick Flores
a boat-shaped installation made up of steel framings wrapped in maroon velvet fabric whose smell and texture allude to the religious devotion to the Nazareno in Quiapo.
Ruiz’s Shoal
seeks to initiate discussion on the history of the sea and its relationship with the current world, claims to patrimony, and the struggle of nation-states over a vast and intensely contested nature.
Tie A String Around the World
profess an awareness of local heritage.
Contemporary arts
is something that can be passed from one generation to the next, can be conserved or inherited, and has historic and cultural value.
Heritage
old buildings, paintings, public art, etc.
Physical Objects and Places of
Heritage
oral traditions, dance, fiestas, etc.
Practices of Heritage
an example of local heritage
Abandoned Heritage
Structures
are carved from existing public spaces like parks, market places, or even abandoned buildings.
Creative exhibition spaces
What are the functions of contemporary art?
Contemporary art for Pleasure
Contemporary art as
Profession
Contemporary art as
Commentary
Contemporary art in
Spirituality
Contemporary art as
Remembrance
Contemporary art for
Persuasion
Contemporary art as Self-Expression
Art can provide escape from everyday concerns and satisfy the yearning for pleasurable experiences.
Contemporary art for Pleasure
Artists earn a living through their art.
Contemporary art as
Profession
Art has often been used to answer to our need for information.
Contemporary art as
Commentary
Artists may create art to express spiritual beliefs about the destiny of life controlled by the force of a higher power
Contemporary art in
Spirituality
Art that is used to spur political change or modify the behavior and thinking of large groups of people have political and persuasive functions.
Contemporary art for
Persuasion
Art fulfills an expressive function when an artist conveys information about his or her personality, feelings, or worldview.
Contemporary art as Self-Expression
enables us state, gain insight, and question certain socio-cultural or ideological/political developments, raising awareness, calling the world to a halt, and encouraging debate.
Contemporary art
Art influences society because it is contagious.
Art is a Blueprint of Society
Different Values of Art
Historical Value
Socio-Cultural Value
Political and Ideological Value
Educational Value
Spiritual Value
is the first value of art that we encounter.
Historical Value
Art is culture.
Socio-Cultural Value
Art is a tool for self development.
Educational Value
Examples of educational value of art
Film, Literature, Performing Arts
Art is the only remaining form and expression of spirituality.
Spiritual Value
True or False
Spirituality and Art can often be a slippery slope when it comes to criticism.
True
How do you describe contemporary art?
Art is together with time
is constantly changing
Contemporary Art
