INTRO TO ARTS Flashcards
from Latin word which means “work of art; practical skill; a business, craft.”
Artem
It is everywhere –from the simplest design objects we
use, to the spaces and structures we inhabit.
Art
It enriches our lives with meanings that we often
overlook.
Art
It responds to our human desire to experience
beauty and explore the unknown.
Art
Who shapes Art?
We
It shapes our being and makes us
human.
Art
It refers to art being created NOW.
Contemporary Art
It is derived from the Latin prefix con, which
means “together” or “with,” plus tempus, which means “time.”
Contemporary
Latin prefix ___, which
means “together” or “with,
Con
Latin prefix ______, which
means “time.”
Tempus
2 main applications of this term in the discourse of art. (1990s) CONTEMPORARY ART
▪ CHRONOLOGICAL
▪ HISTORICAL
It defines contemporary art as art related to this current period in art
history, and an art that is new, recent, modern, or pertains to the present moment.
CHRONOLOGICAL
It 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
It emerged in the Philippines in reaction to social and cultural realities
during the 1970’s, the period of repression and censorship of artistic expressions by the
power of the former President Ferdinand Marcos through the imposition of Martial law.
Contemporary art
It also became a means to oppose the regime, and the political art of social realism
flourished at this time.
Contemporary art
It is an art movement which sought to expose the real condition of
Philippine society and used art to transform it.
Social realism
The why Contemporary Art emerged in the Philippines
- the return of democracy under the Aquino government;
- the improved economic and political government in the country, particularly in the
regions; and - the advent of new technologies and free access to media.
It can be seen as a transgression of
established norm and rules, and the rejection of established
institutions, traditions, and history.
Contemporary art
It emphasizes the new
modern, and progressive.
Contemporary art
It is an important
preoccupation in the world of
contemporary art.
Appropriation
It is the practice
of creating a 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
It professes an awareness of local heritage.
Contemporary
