Local materials used as applied to contemporary arts Flashcards
A. For two-dimensional media B. For three-dimensional media
What are the local materials for two-dimensional media?
- Paper
- Canvas
- Wood
- Charcoals
- Pigments & Binders
Is the most popular surface used in 2d artworks.
Paper
- Paper
It is a firm closely woven cloth usually of linen, hemp, or cotton backed or framed used as a surface of the painting. (www.merriam-webster.com)
This is also a very important support in making an painting.
- Canvas
This support is known as hardboard. This kind of support gives a more rigid surface used in painting.
Wood
It is an organic drawing material that came from burnt of wood.
Charcoal
It comes in a stick form and easier to erase and blend.
Vine Charcoal
The two charcoals that available in the market used in drawing:
Vine Charcoal & Compressed Charcoal
Is giving more/deeper black color rather than vine charcoal. It is also comes in a stick form or in a pencil form.
Compressed Charcoal
Refers to any group of compounds that are intensely colored and are used to color other materials?
Pigments
Pigments can be:
- natural (plants)
- organic (vegetables, minerals and clays)
- inorganic (rocks and metallic oxides)
- synthetic (coal tars & petrochemicals)
Is the material that holds together the grains of pigment and allows it to stick to the painting surface.
Binder
Example of things that consider in binder/s?
Egg yolks that mixed in water, linseed oil, & wax.
What are the materials used in/for three-dimensional media?
- Wood
- Metal
- Stone
- Clay
- Cement
- Glass
- Sand
- Food
It is also known as “coconut lumber”. Known also for its resilience that can create beautiful and functional artworks.
Palmwood
Give the subsets of wood? (Must be upper in 5/9)
A. Molave
B. Acacia
C. Langka Wood
D. Ipil
E. Kamagong
F. Palmwood
G. Bamboo
H. Shell
I. Fiber
Giant, fast-growinh grass that has woody stems.
6-9m: ideal for making baskets
2-3y: making for baskets
3-6y: best for construction.
Bamboo
Give 3 subsets of metals:
A. Steel
B. Bronze
C. Brass
Is an alloy of iron and 1% carbon.
STEEL
____ steel or commonly known as “stainless steel” is popular in contemporary art works because it is corrosion resistant and doesn’t rust or stain in water.
INOX STEEL
It is an alloy consisting primarily of copper with about 12% tin and often with addition of other metals.
BRONZE
What is often add of other metals in bronze?
Aluminum, manganese, nickel or zinc.
Is an alloy made of cooler and zinc.
More malleable than bronze and has a lower melting point.
BRASS
Is a powdery substance made with calcite lime and clay.
It is also mixed with water to form a mortar or mixed with sand m, gravel and water to make concrete.
CEMENT
Is an earthly material that is composed of minerals rich in alumina, silica and water.
CLAY
It is hard brittle substance that is transparent and translucent.
GLASS
Composed of very tine, loose particles or rock that cover beaches, desserts and etc.
USED FOR MORTAR & SAND SCULPTURES.
SAND
In contemporary art, the media can aslo be edible. In fast-growing world of culinary arts, local fruits and vegetables are used as a means of artistic expression.
FOOD
What are the locally favorite items in terms of food?
MELONS, WATERMELONS, PINEAPPLES AND CUCUMBER, CARROTS AND POTATOES.
It is used for making textiles or fabrics.
It comes usually from PLANTS SUCH AS PINYA, ABACA, BANANA, COTTON AND BURI.
MAY BE USED IN BAG & HAT WEAVING.
FIBER
Is a whitish, translucent shell found in the coastal waters of the Philippines.
Made into WIND CHIMES, TILES, LAMP SHADES, PICTURE FRAMES, ETC.
CAPIZ
It comes form a large abalone whose shell is used to make jewelry.
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