LEARNING PLAN 1:
TECHNIQUES AND
PERFORMANCE
PRACTICES IN
APPLIED
CONTEMPORARY ART
MR. RYAN JAMES P.
DALUNGAN
INTRODUCTION
The Philippines is known to be rich in natural resources. Thus, it is no
surprise that Filipinos use their creativity to use these resources to meet
the needs of the community as well as to express their ideas, knowledge,
feelings, and ways of life. Artists of today use different available
materials such as plastic straw, bottles, old newspaper, and other
recyclable materials which seem not to be valued unless transformed
into meaningful arts. These locally available materials are evident in the
creation of traditional arts.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of this module, the students will:
[Link] the traditional art techniques, their descriptions, and
applications to contemporary arts.
[Link] the evident techniques used in the contemporary artwork.;
and
[Link] a featured essay on the community’s existing contemporary
arts
•A technique is the
way the artist uses and
manipulates the
materials to express an
idea or feeling through
an art.
I. Techniques Used in Contemporary Arts
TRADITIONAL APPLICATION TO ARTWORK
ART CONTEMPORARY ART
Puni (Bulacan) - This Straw Folding. In this art, the straws
is a popular are folded by rolling elongated sheets
Bulakenyo’s way of of wax coated paper into cylindrical,
decorating using leaf hollow tubes.
fronds folding which
has a Malayan origin. Origami is from ori meaning
“folding”, and kami means “paper”.
Origami is the art of paper folding
that is associated to Japanese culture. [Link]
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Singkaban (Malolos, Bamboo Art. To use bamboo for
Bulacan) It is a decorations, it must undergo some
decorated bamboo processes such as cleaning and
arch to welcome cutting, peeling, splitting, stripping or
signage of a town, city weaving it. For more detailed
or village in the designs, artists use incising, burning,
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Saniculas
(Pampanga) Polvoron Molder. This kitchen tool
Saniculas cookies can help you mold the powder for
made with imprint of polvoron into perfectly oval or round
San Nicolas de shapes (biscuit molder, doughnut
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Pampanga’s local
legend.
Pabalat (San Miguel, Packaging. The packaging design
Bulacan) The art of canbe simple and straight forward, or
making the pabalat or colorful and complex (decorated
pastillas wrappers has packaging).
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using carved wooded
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Pagbuburda (Taal, Stitching. Stitches are the basic
Batangas and Lumban, elements of sewing, knitting or
Laguna) Taal embroideries embroidery whether by hand or
are characterized by fine machine. Loom Bands. These
design with delicate, are also called as rainbow looms
embossed, durable and which are a plastic tool used to
colorful patterns. weave 10 colorful rubber and
plastic bands into decorative
items such as bracelets and
charms.
Nylon Bracelets. A tough light
weight elastic synthetic polymer
ornament band hoop or chain
worn on the wrist.
[Link] TECHNIQUES
IN CONTEMPORARY ARTS
•There are three techniques that are
commonly used today in contemporary arts
today.
•1. Minimalism. This is an artistic movement
that seeks to take away unnecessary and
leaving only the essential. The artworks that
usually use this technique use a well selected
material that is indispensable in art
production.
•2. Found Objects. This means
taking something that people
seem to find useless and use it
in a unique way in order to
make an artwork. When people
seem to think that something
must be thrown away as junk,
it is used to tell a story and
create a diverse perspective
that we are looking for.
•3. Large-Scale Art.
This is an art that
accounts for the
creation of something
huge to express
diverse perspectives in
artwork. This art is
created for public
view
II. Medium Used in Contemporary Art Forms
Often, artists will most likely use materials available to
them. This means that the resources their locality have is
important for their art. The “local” can refer to material that
is easily available in the community. It can be any materials
such as woods, materials, paper that are easily produced and
available in the community.
The local can also refer to wherever the artist finds
himself or herself. In discussing the use of materials, it is
important to discuss medium. A medium is defined as
the material or substance used to create an artwork.
Using these materials, the artists express his feelings or
thoughts. The medium used in each artwork varies based
on the artists and their art forms.
Classification Description Art Form Medium
Musical use of rhythms, music, poetry, musical
sounds, song, dance, instruments,
instrument, theatre artist traditional
human voice musical
instruments made
by local materials,
body and
movements,
integration of
stage, 11 design,
performance
elements and
script
Practical art with designs, cement,
immediate architect, paper,
use in daily sculptor bamboo,
life wood,
bricks,
stone,
concrete,
metal, wood,
stone, clay,
glass
Environmental An art that installation, wires, junk,
occupies public art recycled
space materials
Pictorial uses shapes, painting, camera,
Works pictures, drawing, design, celluloids/negatives
graphics photography , processing
chemicals prints
Narrative Based on drama, language
story novel,
music and
dance
B. Contemporary
Techniques and
Materials in
Contemporary Arts
Contemporary Arts Techniques
Mark Salvatus' Secret Garden 2 This art was created for a small room at
the Vargas Museum to show a site
-specific work. Being able to
accommodate the audience and
experience the "garden" makes the art
interactive. It is also important to note
that this secret garden was created with
inmates who used plastic spoons, forks
and other materials. minimalism, found
objects
Interactive Games by Ikoy Ricio This artwork is composed of set of trump
card with images of Philippine car
wrecks, its body parts and details of
accident. These cards are installed on the
table with chairs for the players. found
objects
Untitled (Mirrors) by This artwork used traditional medium of
Maria Taniguchi acrylic on canvas and traditional modern
style of abstraction. Instead of typical
painting, the artist used diligent
brushwork that the painting encourages
meditations apart from viewing. large –
scale Art, minimalism
Felix Bacolor'sWaiting (2012) This space in Museum of Contemporary
art and design is a simulation of a waiting
room with real digital clocks and metallic
immovable chairs. large - scale art,
minimalism
Anonymous Animals in Mariyah The excavated animals were presented
Gallery in Dumaguete 2013 (Taguchi, with specific and scientific names and
Teves, Sollesta, Vanlenzuela and other important details for a real animal.
Ranada Invented stories by curator make the
animals seem to exist with embedded
journalist/photographer. large- scale art,
found objects
