Lesson 1: Contemporary Philippine Visual Arts

Question 1

Refer to the crafting of material arts that are passed on from one generation to the
next within the context of daily life in the community

Answer 1

Living Traditions/Traditional Art

Question 2

Refer to the production of visual arts which consists of painting, sculpture,
graphic, and plastic arts.

Answer 2

Studio/Fine Arts

Question 3

Neo-realism
Photorealism/Hyperrealism
Social Realism
Abstract Art
Conceptual Art

Answer 3

Art in the Philippine Regions: National Capital Region

Question 4

a legacy of Victorio Edades
- Influenced by western cubism where objects and subjects are analyzed and broken
down into geometric structures and shapes viewed from a multiplicity of angles.

Answer 4

Neo-realism

Question 5

Painting rendered in a meticulously (accurate) realistic style with accurate details
looking like its photograph.

Answer 5

Photorealism/Hyperrealism

Question 6

Emphasizes that the subject matter should show a keen (enthusiastic) awareness of
conflict arising from oppressive conditions and events of time.

Answer 6

Social Realism

Question 7

It may be pure beauty; a reason for its own being
- It can be derived from a recognizable object; thus, it can be expressive.
- It can even be suggestive of an idea and can be metaphor or symbol.

Answer 7

Abstract Art

Question 8

• It is art for which the idea (or concept) behind the work is more important than the
  finished art object.
• Roberto Chabet (1937-2013) is the father of Philippine conceptual art.

Answer 8

Conceptual Art