Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Contemporary Philippine Arts From
The Regions

Quarter 1 – Module 1
Integrative Art as Applied to Contemporary
Art

What I Need to Know

This module is designed for Grade 12 students. The subject covers various
contemporary arts practices of the region where the school is located. It aims to provide
students with an appreciation of a broad range of styles in the various disciplines with
consideration on their elements and principles, and engage them to an integrative approach in
studying arts.
Through this module, students will broaden and acquire the necessary creative tools
that open opportunities in pursuing their individual career goals and aspirations.
The module covers:
Integrative Art as Applied to Contemporary Art
Definitions, Functions, Principles of Arts/Contemporary Arts
Historical background of Art in the Philippines
At the end of this module you are able to:
1. Describe various contemporary arts forms and their practices from the various
regions.
2. Defines contemporary arts in the Philippines
3. Classifies various art forms found in the Philippines
 What I Know?
Activity 1 YOUR ENTRY PASS
Direction : Write your THOUGHTS, EXPECTATION and PREVIOUS learning when
we say Contemporary Arts. Write your answer in the box.
THOUGHTS PREVIOUS EXPECTATION
( Mga kaisipan ) ( Mga Dating kaalaman ) (Mga Inaasahan )

1 1 1
2 2 2
3 3 3
4 4 4
5 5 5

What’s In

Acitivity 2 Let’s Do it!

Direction: Give one word in each box to define the following word based from your own
idea. Write your answer inside the graphic organize

ARTS
CONTEMPORARY

What’s More
Activity 3: READ, ANALYZE AND REACT
Direction: Answer the following questions.

1. What is the meaning of Contemporary Arts? Explain in five sentences.

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2. How will you define art using your own words and idea? Explain in five sentences

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 What’s New
WHAT IS ART?
ART

AR
Aryan – to join or put together

Artizein
Arkiskein
greek word – to prepare
greek word – to put together

ARTS/ARTIS SKILL TECHNE

( LATIN ) (GREEK )
Art is creation.
Creating something new, something original and something different
Art is life. It is creating life on a material and making inanimate objects to have life.
To create art is to give life according to Ramon Orlina, glass Scupltor.
Arts produce by the national artist and contemporary to us.
Arts in the Philippines refer to the various forms of the arts that have developed and
accumulated in the Philippines from the beginning of civilization in the country up to
the present era. They reflect the range of artistic influences on the country's culture,
including indigenous forms of the arts, and how these influences have honed the
country's arts.
“Art has the power to render sorrow beautiful, make loneliness a shared experience,
and transform despair into hope.” Brené Brown
WHY PEOPLE ENGAGE IN ART?
Relationship-building
Art builds social capital
Art promotes positive behavior that can increase positive social interactions
Art facilitates positive interaction with other.
Expression and communication
Art provides age-appropriate mediums for emotional expression
Art creates opportunities for communication on a larger scale
Art facilitates understanding of new perspectives
Art allows for knowledge-sharing with diverse audiences
Art elicits solidarity
Self and social analysis
Community art creates the opportunity for people to examine the social, economic
and political structures of their society and their own roles within society in a
reflective and critical way.
WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF ARTS?
Aesthetic Value - One of the biggest benefits of Contemporary Art is its
aesthetic
value. This means that the art possesses some capacity to elicit a sense of pleasure in
the viewer. Although, what is considered pleasing to the eye may vary depending on
the viewer, given the wide variety of mediums and methods for this style of art there is
likely to be some form that will appeal to each person.
Relaxation and Inspiration- Research has shown that viewing art can be
relaxing.
This is used for some of the mindfulness exercises that are currently so popular. Art
can help to pull people out of their mind of racing and wandering thoughts, into the
present moment to experience what is in front of them. This is helpful because
it teaches people to do this also at other times, which can reduce symptoms of anxiety
and depression.
Personal Expression - One of the benefits of Contemporary Art is that it allows
individuals a means of personal expression. Through painting, sculpture,
and performance art, anyone can express themselves in a way that will be safely
observable for others. Likewise, the perspectives that are expressed are valuable for
society because it gives a unique window into the minds and thoughts of the art.
WHAT IS CONTEMPORARY ART?
refers to current and very recent practice. It also refers to works of art made by living
artists.
tends to be assessed thematically and subjectively, drawing on an expanded range of
theoretical and practical disciplines.
Contemporary Art can be driven by both theory and ideas, and is also characterized by
a blurring of the distinction between art and other categories of cultural
experience, such as television, cinema, mass media, entertainment and digital
technology.
Contemporary Performance
• Contemporary performance is hybrid work that integrates text, dance, objects, music,
costumes, lighting, image, sound, sets, and vocal expression into complex interactive
systems.
• Contemporary performance collages are often non-narrative, technically rigorous,
and carefully orchestrated anarchic chaos. They unsettle perception, demand critical
engagement from audiences, address conceptual debates within aesthetics, draw on a
diverse range of cultural interests, and bring pleasure to populations across the
globe.” (Morgan v. P. Pecelli)
Characteristics of Contemporary Art
Contemporary art mirrors contemporary culture and society, offering teachers,
students, and general audiences a rich resource through which to consider current
ideas and rethink the familiar.
The work of contemporary artists is a dynamic combination of materials, methods,
concepts, and subjects that challenges traditional boundaries and defies easy
definition.
Diverse and eclectic, contemporary art is distinguished by the very lack of a uniform
organizing principle, ideology, or -ism. In a globally influenced, culturally diverse,
and technologically advancing world, contemporary artists give voice to the varied
and changing cultural landscape of identity, values, and beliefs.
Contemporary art reflects a wide range of materials, media, and technologies, as well
as opportunities to consider what art is and how it is defined. Artists today explore
ideas, concepts, questions, and practices that examine the past, describe the present,
and imagine the future.
ARE MODERN ART AND CONTEMPORARY ART THE SAME?
MODERN ART CONTEMPORARY ART
a) Up to date a) Art produced by artists living
b) Technologically today
advanced b) Always in flux, developing,
c) Modern as opposed evolving
to traditional and c) What is contemporary today
conservative may be traditional or modern
in the coming years.

Contemporary Arts in the Philippines

Conceptual - focus is on the idea, which can be either abstract or social;
Social – current social & political topics are dealt with, often from critical perspective.
Expressive – both content & form is meaningful & communicative
Example: „Mabining Mandirigma‟
libretto by Dr. Nicanor G. Tiongson, music by Joed Balsamo, choreography by
Denisa Reyes, set design by Toym Imao, direction by Chris Millado
Popular culture - issues and aspects of popular culture are dealt with, either by
conceptualizing or criticizing.
Poetic - content or form is poetic in nature; Ex. Ronald Ventura, 'Blind Child' 2011
Biographical - means of expression can be social, poetical or expressive;
Documentary - approach is documentary or holds elements of research; Ex. Opera‟ :
Sculpture in Dance Ballet Philippines 2016
Sense related - total art work, installations which are often interactive and affect
different senses.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF ART IN THE PHILIPPINES
 What’s More

1. In your own idea, Give the difference between the Modern Art vs. Contemporary Arts,
Explain in five sentences.
MODERN ART CONTEMPORARY ART

4. In your own insights, what is the importance of knowing the Historical Background of
Philippine Arts in our daily life? Explain in five sentences.

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What Have I Learned? Activity 4

YOUR EXIT TICKET Direction: Answer
the 321 chart.
 What I Can Do?
Activity 5 ART APPRECIATION
Directions: Design a creative work showing the classifications of the various contemporary
art forms. Choose one from the given choices.
A. Music - Compose a song of at least 2 stanza regarding the most
memorable
experiences in Junior High School.
B. Dance - Create and video a dance number minimum of (3) three minutes.
C. Drama - Write a short script for a role play with the theme of core values of being a
Batangueño.
D. Literature - Compose a poem based on any subject that you like most.
E. Paintng - Create any painting on 1 oslo paper showing the rich culture of
CALABARZON Region.
Rubrics:
Above Below Poor
Extraordinary Average
average average
5 4 3 2 1
Understanding 20%

Demonstration The artwork is The art work is

The artwork is The artwork
that instructions planned planned The artwork
planned shows little
and concepts are carefully; adequately; shows no
carefully; evidence of
understood. understanding understanding understanding
understanding of understanding
of most of some of the concepts
all concepts and the concepts
concepts and concepts and and
instructions is and
instructions is instructions instructions.
clearly shown. instructions.
shown. shown.

Craftsmanship/ Skill 20%

Neatness, The artwork The artwork
The artwork The artwork
precision, care. shows The artwork shows below
shows good shows poor
outstanding shows average average
craftmanship, craftmanship
craftsmanship, craftmanship craftmanship
with some and no
with clear and attention to and little
attention to attention to
attention to detail. attention to
detail. detail.
detail, detail.
Creativity/ Originality 20%
Inventiveness, The artwork
The artwork
expression of demonstrates
The artwork demonstrates The artwork The artwork
ideas and original
demonstrates an average demonstrates lacks evidence
imagination. personal
some personal amount of little personal of personal
expression and
expression personal expression expression.
utstanding
expression.
skills.
Effort 20%
What it takes to The student put
finish the project forth The student put The student put The student put The student put
as well as extraordinary forth the effort forth the effort forth the effort forth no effort
possible, time effort to required to required to required to or the project
dedicated to the complete the complete the finish the finish the was not
project inside project well as project well; project; used project; used completed;
and/or out of possible; used used class time class time class time class time was
class. class time well. adequately. adequately. not used well.
extremely well.
 ASSESSMENT
Activity 6
Direction: Read the following sentences carefully. Identify the functions of art. Write the
letter of the correct answer
A. Personal Expression B. Aesthetic Value C. Relaxation and Inspiration
1. The composer of the song “Vincent” was inspired by Vincent Van Gogh‟s painting,
“The Starry Night”.
2. Paintings serve to decorate houses and other buildings.
3. Many people claim that dance is one of the best forms of exercise.
4. The first Greek paintings and sculptures were those of gods and goddesses.
5. The cenaculo (passion play) not only commemorates but celebrates historical greats.
6. Paintings of great painters such as Da Vinci and Buonarroti are worth millions of
dollars now.
7. Jose Rizal‟s novels were written to arouse social consciousness.
8. When Imelda-Romualdez -Marcos became the Governor of Metro Manila, she
promoted her political programs by means of the arts.
9. Many claim that music is a form of theraphy.
10. Literary pieces are embodiments of a nation‟s culture
TRUE OR FALSE
Direction: Write TRUE if the statement is correct; FALSE if incorrect.
1. Art comes from the word “AR” which means put together.
2. Contemporary arts are those produced by artists of ancient times.
3. Contemporary art is confined to the museum.
4. Hybridity refers to the mixing of unlikely materials (sand, m ud, coffee and the likes)
to produce an artwork.
5. Contemporary art mirrors contemporary culture and society, offering teachers,
students, and general audiences a rich resource through which to consider current
ideas and rethink the familiar
6. Arts produce by the national artist and contemporary to us.
7. Contemporary Arts refers to current and very recent practice. It also refers to works of
art made by living artists.

Enrichment Activities
Activity 7 Extend your Knowledge

Make an interview/survey in your family members and identify the various

contemporary art forms and practices initiatives from the regions.
Ex. What are the various contemporary art forms and practices in
Batangas? (Theater, Dance, Architecture etc.)
 Activity 7 Reflection

Directions: In your notebook, journal or portfolio, write your personal insights about the
lesson by completing the following statements.

I understand that

I need to improve on

I realize that

References
For educational purposes only; All rights reserved for rightful owners
Historical Background, Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions for Senior High School
Copyright 2016 of JFS Publishing Services, and Ayesha Sayseng and Luzviminda D.
Sandagan, pages 3-6
The Characteristics of Contemporary Art, Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions for Senior
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The Characteristics of Contemporary Art, Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions for Senior
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Subject Matter and Style in Contemporary Art, Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions for
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Skills, Techniques and Production in Contemporary Art, Contemporary Philippine Arts from the
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