FILARTS Flashcards
Q: What is the Latin origin of the word “Art”?
A: “Artem” - meaning “work of art”, practical skill, a business, or craft.
Q: What is Contemporary Art?
A: Art that is being created now, which is modern and pertains to the present moment.
Q: What are the two main applications of contemporary art?
A: Chronological (related to the current period) and Historical (a specific stage in art history).
Q: When did contemporary art emerge in the Philippines?
A: During the 1970s, a period of repression and censorship.
Q: What is Social Realism?
A: An art movement that sought to expose the real condition of Philippine society and used art for transformation.
Q: What factors led to the emergence of contemporary art in the Philippines?
A: Return of democracy, improved economic/political environment, and advent of new technologies with free access to media.
Q: What is Appropriation in contemporary art?
A: The practice of creating new work by combining pre-existing images or works with new ones.
Q: What is “heritage” in the context of art?
A: Something passed from one generation to the next, including physical objects and cultural practices.
Q: What are the functions of contemporary art?
A: Pleasure, profession, commentary, spirituality, remembrance, persuasion, and self-expression.
Q: What is the primary focus of the “context” in contemporary art?
A: The factors surrounding a work of art, which provides a deeper understanding of its meaning and value.
Q: What are the two classifications of context in art?
A: Primary (artist’s beliefs, values, education) and Secondary (external conditions influencing the work).
Q: What is the “aesthetic experience” in art criteria?
A: The response toward phenomena, such as the emotional impact of an artwork.
Q: What are the fundamental components of art?
A: Form, language, and mode of production.
Q: What are the four steps in art criticism?
A: Description, analysis, interpretation, and judgment.
Q: What are the core activities in the art world?
A: Production and exhibition of art in galleries.
Q: What is the role of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP)?
A: It supports the dissemination and exhibition of art within the country.
Q: What are the different forms or disciplines of art?
A: Visual arts, performing arts, and contemporary art disciplines like collage, digital art, and conceptual art.
Q: What is the role of government in supporting the arts in the Philippines?
A: Section 15 of Article XIV of the 1987 Philippine Constitution
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), Philippines is the overall policy making body, coordinating, and grants giving agency for the preservation, development and promotion of Philippine arts and culture
Q: What is “patronage” in the context of art?
A: Support given by wealthy individuals or corporations to artists.
Q: What is the “white cube” in contemporary museums?
A: A gallery space with plain walls used to focus attention on the art.
Q: What are the implications of context in contemporary art?
A: Context is arbitrarily created, establishes conventions and norms, sets values and criteria, and should be questioned through critical thinking. (keyword: ARBITRARY)
Q: Why is studying art in a regional context important?
A: It nurtures personal and group identities, reflecting shared and distinct identity, language, culture, and tradition within a locality.
Q: What are the fundamental components of art?
A: Form, language, and mode of production.
Q: What does “form” in art encompass?
A: Formal elements, overall composition, materials, techniques, creativity, and imagination.
Q: How is “creativity” defined in art?
A: The generation of new ideas, insights, and previously unimagined images and artifacts.
Q: What role does “imagination” play in art?
A: It allows the generation of mental pictures, ideas, and sensations that do not exist in reality.
Q: What does “language” refer to in art?
A: The medium by which cultural meanings are formed and communicated, including symbols, icons, and interpretations.
Q: What is “mode of production” in the context of art?
A: It involves political economy (power and resource distribution) and ideology (ideas revealed through art).
Q: What is “political economy” in art’s mode of production?
A: Concerned with power structures, capital and labor, institutions of control, and art as a persuasive medium.
Q: What are the foundational art disciplines?
A: Art production, art criticism, art history, and aesthetics.
Q: What is the focus of “art production”?
A: The creation of expressive images through tools and mastery of techniques to present ideas and feelings.
Q: What is involved in “art criticism”?
A: Describing, analyzing, interpreting, and evaluating artworks to understand and appreciate art.
Q: Which government agencies support the arts in the Philippines?
A: National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), National Museum (NM), and National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP).
Q: What is a “curator” in the art world?
A: A professional responsible for setting up exhibitions, selecting artworks, and organizing displays.
Q: What is the difference between a “grant” and an “endowment”?
A: A grant is a sum of money awarded for a specific purpose, while an endowment is an investment fund that provides ongoing financial support.
Q: What are the implications of context being “arbitrarily created”?
A: It means context is based on perspectives and can establish biases that need to be critically examined.
Q: What is the significance of “ideology” in art?
A: It represents the underlying ideas and beliefs that can be revealed and questioned through art.
Q: Why is “critical thinking” important in understanding art?
A: It allows individuals to question established norms and interpretations, leading to deeper appreciation and understanding.
Q: What role does technology play in contemporary art in the Philippines?
A: New technologies have expanded access to media and enabled new forms of artistic expression.
Q: What does the regional context of art reflect?
A: It reflects the social system of shared identity, language, culture, and tradition within a specific locality or region.
Q: How does the region serve as a “key identity maker” in art?
A: The region nurtures personal and group identities, with art reflecting the distinct language, culture, and traditions of that area.
ART CRITICISM: Description
What do you see?
In this step, you will
collect information
about the subject of
the artwork.
ART CRITICISM: Analysis
How is the work
organized?
This step deals with the
work’s compositional
qualities.
ART CRITICISM: Interpretation
What message does
this artwork
communicate?
This step deals with the
content of the work.
ART CRITICISM: Judgement
Is this successful
work of art?
One expresses the
success or failure of the
artwork and establishes
its value in society.
A wide array of artistic disciplines
that are appreciated primarily
through SIGHT
Visual art
Art forms created primarily
for its APPEARANCE rather
than its PRACITICAL USE.
(drawings, paintings,
sculpture, prints, graphic art, architecture)
Fine arts
Artworks that are
both aesthetically PLEASING and FUNCTIONAL.
Decorative arts
Modern art forms used by
the present artists that does
NOT fall in the traditional
categories of visual arts
namely FINE ARTS &
DECORATIVE ARTS.
Contemporary Arts
Use of VOICE and BODY movement to communicate artistic expression. Come in many kinds but all are meant to be enacted in front of a LIVE AUDIENCE.
Performance Arts
a universal form of art, a manipulation of sound and silence.
Music
regulated and deliberate order of body movement.
Dance
integration and combination of the visual and performing arts.
Theater
A motion picture made primarily for aesthetic reasons rather
than commercial profit. It is characterized primarily by content and technique that reflect an artistic sensibility, by psychological or social realism.
Film
