LG#1 : Contemporary Art Part 1 (1st Grading Period) Flashcards
- It is a bigger branch of discipline.
- It refers to the study of human experience.
- How people process and record their thoughts, belief, and longings.
Humanities
- The object study of the external world.
- What we see in it and all the process that happen within it.
- These two disciplines can be integrated to create something that is both functional and delightful.
Sciences
- It is the art that springs out of the present-day events and passions of the society.
- It is the newest form of art, amusing people from the middle to the late 20th century up to this very minute.
- It is produced by the 21st-century artists living in the postmodern age.
- It functions in a global society that is culturally diverse and technology-oriented.
- It provides instances for people to reflect and respond to contemporary social concerns and issues.
- It is a combination of mixed styles, materials, techniques, and concepts that challenges tradition.
Contemporary Art
The Main Distinction between Modern Art and Contemporary Art
The time period in which they existed.
- It emerged in the late 1800s and continued to grow for more or less a century.
- It slowly waned in the middle to late 20th century when postmodernism came to light.
- It developed as styles and techniques.
Modern Art
- It slowly waned in the middle to late 20th century when ___ came to light.
- It then gave birth to Contemporary Art.
Postmodernism
What does “Contemporary” mean?
“With The Time” (Con Tempo)
- It refers to the art of the present time.
- It is more socially conscious than modern art because more social issues have been realized in recent decades.
Contemporary Art
The Most Popular Contemporary Subjects
- Feminism
- Globalization
- Migration
- Environmental Concerns
What makes Contemporary Art DIFFERENT from Modern Art and Other Art Periods?
- Its never-ending originality.
- It is the form of art which one cannot easily classify.
- It is where different categories can be melded together.
- This is “Crossbreeding” in the contemporary scene has resulted in a “Hybrid Art” called ___.
- There art forms are interactive and multidisciplinary in nature.
- It consists of ideas and practices from different branches of learning.
- The outcome, being the unity of separate areas of learning.
Integrative Art or Combine Art
The Three Iconic Filipino Artists from “The Legends and The Classics”
- Lea Salonga
- Cecile Licad
- Liza Macuja-Elizalde
- It is any person, animal, thing, or issue that is described or presented in a work.
- It usually generates the question – What is it?
because people expect to see or hear subjects that they can recognize or are familiar with them.
Subject
- It theme is the recurring idea or element in a work of art, it refers to the ideas, thoughts, and feelings of the artist.
Theme or Content
The Different Ways or Styles of Depicting a Subject
- Realism
- Distortion
- Abstraction
- Non-Objective
- These are artworks with subjects that are recognizable are called ___.
Realistic, Representational, or Objective Art
- These are artworks with subjects that are unrecognizable are called
Nonrepresentational or Nonobjective Art
- The style or subject is done the way it actually looks.
Realism
- This style is used wherein the artists uses their imagination and alters the subject according to their desire.
Distortion
This style is used wherein the artist breaks apart a subject and rearranges it in a different manner.
- In Science, it is the process of analysis and synthesis.
Abstraction
- This style is used wherein there is totally no subject at all.
It is just an interplay of pure elements like like, shape, or color.
Non-Objectivism
