CONTEMPORARY

VISUAL ARTS
CLASSIFICATION OF VISUAL ARTS

1. FINEARTS
2.DECORATIVE ARTS
3. CONTEMPORARY ART
FORMS
 FINE ARTS
•Type of visual art that most
frequently associated with arts
such as paintings, sculptures, and
drawings.
 EXAMPLE
Drawing
Painting
Sculpture
Furniture
Metal Crafts
Carving
Weaving
 PAINTING
•Religious Paintings
•History Paintings
•Genre Painting
•Landscape and Portrait
•Still Life
•Nude
 Religious Paintings
•is artistic imagery using religious inspiration
and motifs and is often intended to uplift the
mind to the spiritual. Sacred art involves the
ritual and cultic practices and practical and
operative aspects of the path of the spiritual
realization within the artist's religious tradition.
 Filipino Artist
• Joey Velasco and Renato Habulan- Their
works depicts churches and paintings with
social commentaries. Other than Joey
Velasco’s Hapag ng Pag-asa, many of his
paintings depicts Jesus Christ in a present
day. Renato Habulan’s boceto pen and ink
series shows the similarities of the
suffering of the human condition with that
of the passion of Christ through the use of
Christian iconography.
Hapag ng Pag-asa (Table of Hope)
Rananto Habulan painting
 History Paintings
•The Spanish friars introduced Western painting
in the Philippines to artisans who learned to
copy on two- dimensional form from the
religious icons that the friars brought from
Spain, For the first centuries of Spanish
colonization, painting was limited to religious
icons.
Spolarium by Juan Luna
 Filipino Artists
• Carlos “Botong” V.
Francisco- Angono Rizal
native. Depicts the struggle
of Filipinos through Manila’s
historical events. Other
historical- themed works
include blood compact, first
Mass at Limasa, etc.
Carlos “Botong” Francisco
Painting
 Genre Paintings
•painting (or petit genre), a form of
genre art, depicts aspects of
everyday life by portraying ordinary
people engaged in common
activities.
Filipino Artists
Mauro Malang
Santos- known for
his collection of
fiesta-inspired
paintings.
Mario Parial- uses
colorful genre
paintings that
feature his distinct
figurative style.
Boxer Codex-
illustrates the
different social
classes and attires of
the different
inhabitants of the
country at the time.
 Landscape and Portrait
the depiction of natural scenery in art.
Landscape paintings may capture mountains,
valleys, bodies of water, fields, forests, and
coasts and may or may not include man-
made structures as well as people.
Filipino Artists
• Antipas Delotavo and
Rafael del Casal-
favorite portraitures
artist of the Philippine
elite who was
commissioned artist to
create the portrait of
San Pedro Calungsod in
2000.
Fernando
Amorsolo- Depicts
in his works the
hustle and bustle of
the city street
scenes through
Urban landscapes.
Martino Abellana-
Became the mentor
of Visayan artists
and referred to as
the “Dean of
Cebuano Painters.”
•Diosdado M.
Lorenzo- Veered
away from the
realistic scenery
depictions to a
more modernist
take on landscape
paintings.
•Manuel Baldemor-
Transformed his
hometown into
simple geometric
forms and imbibed it
with festive vibe.
•Prudencio
Lamarrosa- Was
inspired by the
Amburayan river
to create his
surreal
landscape.
Daryl de Leon
Descallar- One of
the most
unbiquitous
portraiture
paintings seen in
the Philippines
 Still life
•Isa work of art that portrays
inanimate objects. It was
traditionally composed of a
basket or bowl of fruits and
flowers in vases on a table.
Filipino Artists

Paz Paterno-
born in Sta.
Cruz, Manila in
1867 and died in
1914.
Ang Kiukok-
Filipino-
Chinese
artist
Vicente Manansala-
created still life
paintings that
features items and
ingredients one
would find in typical
Filipino Kitchen.
 Nude
A subject painting in the Philippines, was
rare before the twentieth century but has
since been an accepted and popular
subject in Philippine Contemporary Visual
arts.
 Filipino Artists
Fernando Amorsolo-
Contemporary Nude
Artist. Dalagang Bukid
is one of the examples
of his work.
 Sculpture
• Carved Sculptures
• Full Round Sculpting
• Cast Sculptures
• Modeling Sculptures
• Assembled Sculptures
• Installation Sculptures
• Kinetic Sculptures
• Sculptures on Relief
 Carved Sculptures
•is a sculptural technique that
involves using tools to shape a
form by cutting or scraping away
from a solid material such as
stone, wood, ivory or bone
 Full Round Sculpting
•The term Full round when used in the context of
sculpture refers to works which can be viewed
from all sides. Full round sculptures require artists
to take into consideration center of the gravity of
the pieces to avoid crumbling. Full round
sculptures are also called sculpture in round.
 Cast Sculptures
are made from a material that is melted down
—usually a metal—that is then poured into a
mold. ... Casting is an additive process.
Modeling: Modeled sculptures are created
when a soft or malleable material (such as
clay) is built up (sometimes over an armature)
and shaped to create a form.
 Modeling Sculptures
•alsospelled modelling, in sculpture, working of
plastic materials by hand to build up form.
Modeling is an additive process, as opposed to
carving, the other main sculptural technique, in
which portions of a hard substance are cut away
to reveal form.
 Assembled Sculptures
•Asone familiar with the word "assembly"
might assume, assemblage is a form of
sculpture comprised of "found" objects
arranged in such a way that they create a
piece. These objects can be anything
organic or man-made.
 Installation Sculptures
•anartistic genre that "involves the
configuration or installation of
objects in a space, such as a room or
warehouse
 Kinetic Sculpture
•sculpture in which movement (as of a
motor-driven part or a changing
electronic image) is a basic element. In
the 20th century the use of actual
movement, kineticist, became an
important aspect of sculpture.
 Sculptures on Relief
•alsocalled relievo, (from Italian reliever, “to
raise”), in sculpture, any work in which the
figures project from a supporting
background, usually a plane surface. Reliefs
are classified according to the height of the
figures' projection or detachment from the
background.
 DRAWING
•Figure Drawing
•Cartooning
•Do0dling
•Free Hand
 Figure Drawing
•Afigure drawing is a drawing of the human form in
any of its various shapes and postures using any of
the drawing media. The term can also refer to the act
of producing such a drawing. The degree of
representation may range from highly detailed,
anatomically correct renderings to loosen and
expressive sketches.
 Cartooning
•isone of the most exciting and
fun ways to express yourself
through art. It’s also one of the
easiest ways to break into the art
field.
•isa form of art, like painting or
sculpting. The dictionary describes a
cartoon as a “sketch or drawing,
usually humorous” which symbolizes
or satirizes some action. However,
cartooning is so much more than just
drawing.
•is
Doodling
the act of creating drawings in an
unconscious or unfocused manner. ... No two
doodles are the same, but we often return to
the same patterns, which may be down to
their pleasing familiarity, how enjoyable they
feel to draw, or simply the fact that they're
what we've always doodled.
 Free Hand
•drawn or executed by hand
without guiding instruments,
measurements, or other aids: a
freehand map.
 DECORATIVE ARTS
•Arethe category of visual arts that
pertains to artworks that are not just
aesthetically pleasing but functional
as well.
 POTTERY
• Is
the art and craft of making pots and other wares
using clay or mud. Pottery tradition in the country has
survived for centuries. Early pottery artifacts have
shown the skills and artistry of our pottery makers.
They made everyday items such as food containers
and water vessels, and some are created for formal
and ritualistic purposes as burial jars or as figurative
mementos
•Earthenware
•Stoneware
•Porcelain
 Earthenware
•is glazed or unglazed no vitreous
pottery that has normally been fired
below 1,200 °C. Basic earthenware,
often called terracotta, absorbs
liquids such as water.
 Stoneware
•is a rather broad term for pottery or other ceramics
fired at a relatively high temperature. A modern
technical definition is a vitreous or semi-vitreous
ceramic made primarily from stoneware clay or
non-refractory fire clay. Whether vitrified or not, it is
nonporous; it may or may not be glazed.
 Porcelain
•is a ceramic material made by
heating materials, generally including
a material like kaolin, in a kiln to
temperatures between 1,200 and
1,400 °C. The strength, and
translucence of porcelain.
 FURNITURE
• Wooden Furniture
• Bamboo Furniture
• Wicker or Rattan Furniture
• Metal Furniture
• Plastic Furniture
• Glass Furniture
• Concrete Furniture
• Bombay Furniture
 Wooden Furniture
•means any product made of wood, a
wood product such as rattan or wicker, or
an engineered wood product such as
particleboard that is manufactured
under any of the following standard
industrial classification (SIC)
 Bamboo Furniture
•has been called as a green or eco-friendly
material for furniture since the natural
resources are being depleted. It can be used
both in building structure, interior design and
furniture structures to make long-lasting and
competitive products due of its many
advantages.
Wicker or Rattan Furniture
•he defining difference between the two is
that rattan is a material whereas wicker is a
style of weave. For example, there are many
choices of garden furniture that use a wicker
rattan weave. That simply means the
physical material the furniture is composed
of is rattan, and the weave style is wicker
 Metal Furniture
•is a type of furniture that uses metal parts in
its construction. There are various types of
metal that can be used, such as iron, Carbon
steel, aluminum, and stainless steel. Iron and
steel products are extensively used in many
applications, ranging from office furnishings
to outdoor settings.
 Plastic Furniture
- also known as acrylic furniture.

- are made from different type of plastics that

include polymers, polyvinyl chloride or popularly
known as PVC and polypropylene. The durability
and low cost have made them an excellent
material to be used in outdoor settings and for
indoor requirements.
 Glass Furniture
•provides amazing features like easy
installation, minimal maintenance and easy
to clean. ... Furniture glass is ideal for table
tops, partitions, coffee tables etc. because it
offers a clear look. Lacquered glass can
provide a scratch resistant surface with
unrivalled longevity.
 Concrete Furniture
•The versatility of concrete has led to its
appearance in numerous non-traditional
formats such as furniture, sculpture and art.
Due to improved setting and molding
techniques, it is now possible to create more
sophisticated shaped furniture using
concrete.
 Bombay Furniture
•also known as blackwood furniture,
applies to a rather extensive class of
furniture pieces originally
manufactured in the city of Bombay
and in the towns of Surat and
Ahmedabad in India.
 METALCRAFTS
• Metal Statues
•Metal Filigree
•Metal Utensils
 Metal Statues
•rangesfrom solid-cast statuettes of the ancient
Near East to the massive steel public
monuments of the late 20th century. In most
instances, the deterioration of metal sculpture is
due to the reversion of the metal to a more
stable mineral state.
 Metal Filigree
•is a delicate jewelry embellishment in
which fine, pliable threads of precious
metal are twisted or curled into a
design and then soldered onto (or
into) a piece of jewelry.
 Metal Utensils
•isa small hand held tool used for food
preparation. Common kitchen tasks
include cutting food items to size,
heating food on an open fire or on a
stove, baking, grinding, mixing,
blending, and measuring; different
utensils are made for each task
 CARVING
•It is the art of manipulating and creating
objects by subtracting and shaping solid
materials such as wood and stone. Filipinos
are excellent carvers. This is perhaps due to
our long history with the art. Many
traditional arts and crafts in the country are
products of carving
•It
WEAVING
is the art of interlacing threads or fibers to
create textile, fabric or other similar
products. Philippine textiles are often made
from indigenous plants such as piña, abaca,
maguey, and cotton. Traditional weaving
methods can still be seen in the different
towns in the Ilocos Region.
 CONTEMPORARY ART
FORMS
• Art forms that cannot be easily categorized between the
fine arts and decorative arts and hence results in different
classification all together. Contemporary Arts and
contemporary Art forms varies from each other.
•Contemporary art is defined as all art
works that produced in our present
lifetime. These artworks can be
expressed using the traditional art forms
such as paintings, sculptures, pottery,
etc. or can be produced using new art
techniques such as installation,
assemblage, etc.
PERFORMANCE ART