Quarter 2 Different

Contemporary Art
Techniques and
Performance
 DIRECTIONS: Choose the letter of your answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate
sheet of paper.

1. It is a strategy that an artist uses to create an art.

A. Art Form C . Minimalism

B. Found Objects D . Technique

2. material is usually evident in the art form because it is available in the

community where the artist lives.

A. New C . Local
B. Old D . Imported

3. This refers to the idea that things we often view as junk turn to be more valuable
than we think they are.
A. J u n k C . Minimalism
B. Contemporary D . Found Objects

4. This art material refers to the paper maché made by using curved wooded
sculpture used as mold.

A. Puni Festival C . Taka making

B. Paete’s Taka D . Subject of Taka

5. Pabalat is a folk art that is still evident today in contemporary arts called as
.

A. Stitching C . Loom Bands

B. Packaging D . Paper Maché

6. Bamboo is used in construction, textile, musical instruments and weapons.

Which place is famous for using this raw material?
A. Cebu C . Mabalacat City
B. Catanduanes D . S a n Fernando City

7. Puni is an art created using leaf frond folding and is made popular in Bulacan.
Puni is an art created using .
A. Wood C . Plastic
B. Straw D . Leaves

8. A place usually welcomes visitors with a name of the town. What is a traditional
art from Bulacan that was originally created for this purpose?
A. Puni C . Singkaban
B. Pabalat D . Saniculas
9. This art is anchored to a legend that a priest can perform healing through bread
and water.
A. Puni C . Singkaban
B. Pabalat D . Saniculas

10. Pagbuburda as a traditional technique is now evident in which contemporary art

technique?
A. Bamboo Art C . Straw Folding
B. Loom Bands D . Polvoron Molder

11. This is Paete’s contemporary art that uses carved wooden molds for paper maché.
A. Bamboo Art C . Straw Folding
B. Loom Bands D . Taka Making

12. The following art forms originated from North Luzon, except?
A. Puni C . Saniculas
B. Pabalat D . Pagbuburda

13. What do you call the material used in creating an art?

A. Medium C . Instrument
B. Technique D . Local Materials

14. Which of the following contemporary forms show the evidence of embroidery as
a technique?
A. Loom Bands and Taka C . Stitching and Taka
B. Taka and Paper Maché D . Loom Bands and Stitching

15. If you are an entrepreneur who wants to create new packaging st yles inspired by
traditional art, in which place can you possibly start your business?
A. Batangas C . Laguna
B. Bulacan D . Pampanga

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 Lesson Techniques and Performance
9 Practices Applied
to Contemporary Arts

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 s uc h 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.

What’s In

In the previous lesson, you learned that contemporary art is composed of

art form created by the artists who are still living today. You also identified the
different national artists who contributed significant work of arts that reflect our
history and culture. As we look and appreciate their great artworks, we also see
the techniques and materials they use that make an art. As a review, list down
three (3) national artists and tell something about their artwork.

Artist Artwork Kind of Art Region

1.
2.
3.

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 What’s New

Before we move on to the lesson, complete the table below by describing

what you see in the picture. Do you consider them as an art? Why or Why not.

Artwork Description

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What is It

An art is always created with a technique. A technique is the way the artist
uses and manipulates the materials to express an idea or feeling through an art.
This lesson will discuss the traditional art techniques, their descriptions, and
applications to contemporary arts. This lesson will guide you to easily identify the
evident techniques used in the contemporary artwork.

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II. Techniques Used in Contemporary Arts
A. Application of Traditional Techniques to Contemporary Arts
The table shows how traditional techniques are applied to contemporary
arts. In these examples you will see how the techniques are modified to create
another artwork.

Traditional Art Application to Contemporary Arts

Puni (Bulacan) - This is a Straw Folding. In this art, the straws are
popular Bulakenyo’s way folded by rolling elongated sheets of wax coated
of decorating using leaf paper into cylindrical, hollow tubes.
fronds folding which has a Origami is from ori meaning “folding”, and
Malayan origin. kami means “paper”. Origami is the art of paper
folding that is associated to Japanese culture.

Singkaban (Malolos, Bamboo Art. To use bamboo for decorations,

Bulacan) It is a decorated it must undergo some processes s uc h as
bamboo arch to welcome cleaning and cutting, peeling, splitting,
signage of a town, city or stripping or weaving it. For more detailed
village in the country. designs, artists use incising, burning, carving,
and dyeing.

Saniculas (Pampanga) Polvoron Molder. This kitchen tool can help

Saniculas cookies made you mold the powder for polvoron into perfectly
with imprint of S a n Nicolas oval or round shapes (biscuit molder,
de Tolentino, the miracle doughnut molder)
healer according to
Pampanga’s local legend.
Pabalat (San Miguel, Packaging. The packaging design can be
Bulacan) The art of simple and straight forward, or colorful and
making the pabalat or complex (decorated packaging).
pastillas wrappers has
transformed in recent
years from being a local,
folk tradition into a
popular art.

Taka (Paete, Laguna) Paper Maché. Using molds, paper pieces or

pulp are put together with a glue or other
Taka refers to the paper
adhesives.
maché using carved
wooded sculpture used as
a mold.
Pagbuburda Stitching. Stitches are the basic elements of
(Taal, Batangas and sewing, knitting or embroidery whether by
Lumban, Laguna) Taal hand or machine.
embroideries are Loom Bands. These are also called as rainbow
characterized by fine looms which are a plastic tool used to weave
design with delicate,

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 embossed, durable and colorful rubber and plastic bands into
colorful patterns. decorative items s uc h as bracelets and charms.
Nylon Bracelets. A tough light weight elastic
synthetic polymer ornament band hoop or
chain worn on the wrist.

B. Common 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
s uc h 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.

A. CLASSIFICATION O F ART FO R M S ACCO R D ING TO MEDIUM

Classification Description Art Form Medium

Musical use of music, poetry, musical
rhythms, song, dance, instruments,
sounds, theatre artist traditional musical
instrument, instruments made
hum an voice by local materials,
body and
movements,
integration of stage,

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 design, performance
elements and script
Practical art with designs, cement, paper,
immediate architect, bamboo, wood,
use in daily sculptor bricks, stone,
life concrete, metal,
wood, stone, clay,
glass

Environmental An art that installation, wires, junk, recycled

occupies public art materials
space
Pictorial uses shapes, painting, camera,
Works pictures, drawing, celluloids/negatives,
graphics design, processing
photography chemicals prints
Narrative based on drama, novel, language
story music and
dance

B. Contemporary Techniques and Materials in Contemporary Arts

Contemporary Arts Techniques
Mark Salvatus' Secret This art was created for a small room at the
Garden 2 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

This artwork is composed of set of trump card

with images of Philippine car wrecks, its body
Interactive Gam es by
parts and details of accident. These cards are
Ikoy Ricio
installed on the table with chairs for the players.
found objects

Untitled (Mirrors) by This artwork used traditional medium of acrylic

Maria Taniguchi 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

This space in Museum of Contemporary art and

Felix Bacolor's Waiting design is a simulation of a waiting room with real
(2012) digital clocks and metallic immovable chairs.
large - scale art, minimalism

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 Anonymous Animals in The excavated animals were presented with
Mariyah Gallery in specific and scientific names and other
Dumaguete 2013 important details for a real animal. Invented
(Taguchi, Teves, stories by curator make the animals seem to
Sollesta, Vanlenzuela exist with embedded journalist/photographer.
and Ranada) large- scale art, found objects

What’s More

ACTIVITY 1: SYNTHESIZING THE CONTENT

DIRECTIONS: Complete the table below. As you can see, the table has three columns
where you will list down the material, place of origin and the name of the art form
where it is used. Cite five (5) materials with their place and products.
Local Materials in the Philippines

Materials Place Art Form

1.
2.

3.

4.
5.

ACTIVITY 2: SHOW M E MORE

DIRECTIONS: Choose any of the given contemporary art mentioned in this lesson.
Write a descriptive paragraph about the materials used in the chosen art. Tell what
the material says about the art and the artist.

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 1.The Philippine Contemporary Arts use three major
techniques: minimalism, found objects and large-scale art.

2.A medium is defined as the material or substance used

to create an artwork. Using these materials, the artists
express his feelings or thoughts.

3.The classification of art forms according to medium

includes musical, practical, environmental, pictorial, and
narrative.

4.Traditional and contemporary arts use local materials

based on the context of the artist and of the art.

5.A technique is the way the artist use and manipulate the
materials to express an idea or feeling through an art.

6.Various techniques and materials are used in Philippine

contemporary arts tell something about the way of life of the
local and its people.

7.The desired artform can only be achieved using the

appropriate materials and techniques.
TASK: WRITING A FEATURE ESSAY
DIRECTIONS: You are almost done in your lesson for this week. You
are doing good so far. For your culminating task, you are going to write
a feature essay.

Goal To write a feature essay

Role Community Researcher / Writer

Audience Classmates and the learner’s family members

Situation In alignment to the advocacy of the Department of Tourism (DOT) for the
promotion of domestic tourism, awareness of the local culture and arts
must be raised. Therefore, your community is conducting a research on
the community’s existing contemporary arts and how these
arts are connected to the traditions and cultural practices of the
community.

Product/ A feature essay showing the contemporary arts that are commonly
Performance available in the community

Standards Your feature essay will be checked using the rubric below.

How to write a feature essay?

1. Identify examples of contemporary arts available in the community, preferably,
those that have cultural and traditional relevance to your locality.
2. Get information about your chosen contemporary arts. You can conduct
interview with three (3) elders of the community or family members as resource
person/s to get the information that you need through messenger or text
messages or any available network sites.
3. Make sure to follow the parts of an essay: introduction, body and
conclusion.
4. Write a draft of your feature essay. Observe the guidelines in writing an
essay.
5. Submit the final copy of your feature essay written on an intermediate
paper.

Note: You may u s e cartolina, old calendar, and/or manila paper for this activity.

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 Rubric for Checking your feature essay:

Criteria Very Satisfactory Satisfactory Needs Score

(5pts) (3pts) Improvement
(1pt)

Content The feature essay The feature The feature

shows depth essay shows essay shows
descriptions and descriptions and descriptions and
discussion of the discussion of the discussion of the
chosen contemporary chosen chosen
arts according to its contemporary arts contemporary arts
origin, materials, according to at least according to at least
techniques, process and 3 subtopics being 1 subtopic being
cultural significance asked. asked.

Mechanics To get the To get the To get the

information, the information, the information, the
student interviewed student interviewed student interviewed
three two one
(3) resource persons (2) resource persons (1) resource persons
through through through
messenger, text or messenger, text messenger, text
any available or any available or any available
networking sites networking sites networking sites

Organization of The feature follows the The feature has The feature has
Ideas. development followed 2 parts followed one part
of the ideas with of the essay. of the essay.
introduction, body
and conclusions
 Assessment
DIRECTIONS: Choose the letter of your answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate
sheet of paper.

1. A is a material or substance used in creating an art.

A. medium C . traditional
B. technique D. contemporary

2. It is a classification of arts that are used in daily lives.

A. musical C . practical
B narrative D. pictorial
3.An art that needs a space for installation and public view is classified as
A. musical C . practical
B. narrative D. environmental
4. This kind of art combines the materials to tell a story.
A. musical C . practical
B. narrative D. environmental
5. Which of the following materials are used in Digital Tagalog?
A. wood
C . paper
B. cloth
D. bamboo
6. The reinterpretation of dance in the staged Moriones Festival is what particular kind
of art?
A. musical C . practical
B. narrative D. environmental
7. If a foreign art material for art is adapted, which of the following elements can
be localized?

I. Setting
II. Names III. Story IV. Characters
A. I, II & IV
C . I, II & III D . All of the Above
B. II, III & IV

8.One of the contemporary art techniques is minimalism. The following

arts dominantly used it as a technique except?
A. Mark Salvatus' Secret Garden 2
B. Interactive Gam es by Ikoy Ricio
C. Untitled (Mirrors) by Maria Taniguchi
D. Filipino Struggles Through History by Carlos Francisco
9. Which of the following artwork used found objects?
I Mark Salvatus' Secret Garden 2
II. Interactive Gam es by Ikoy Ricio
III. Untitled (Mirrors) by Maria Taniguchi
IV. Filipino Struggles Through History by
Carlos Francisco
A. I & II C . III & IV
B. II & III D . I & IV

10. The contemporary arts are characterized by the following elements except
A. collaborative C . process-based
B. interactive D. standardized

11. What dominant values are shown in the Philippine contemporary arts based on the
techniques and mediums used in the contemporary arts.
I. patient III. innovative
II. hospitable IV. resourceful
C . I & II C . III & IV
D . II & III D . I & IV

12. You are an artist who will create an art for town’s festival. Which of the following
techniques can you use so that it may be shown in the plaza?
I. graffiti III. found object
II. minimalism IV. large-scale

A. I & II C . III & IV

B. II & III D . I & IV

13. To conserve the natural resources, the barangay will conduct an art contest. Which
technique must be used by the artist?
A. graffiti C . found object
B. minimalism D. large-scale

14. How would you know if the artwork uses appropriate materials and techniques?
I. The materials and techniques beautify the art.
II. The materials and techniques work together towards one idea.
III. The materials and techniques are commonly used in the community.
IV. The materials and techniques are popular to the audience and the artist.
A. I & II C . III & IV
B. II & III D . I & IV

15. Mark is a Grade 11 student taking Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Servicing. In

completing his project, he noticed some scraps which he collected and made a shape of
a man and his son. He said this art reminds him of his father who always fixes things
at home. What kind of art is this?
I. Practical II. minimalism III. found objects
IV. Environmental V. digital arts VI. Large – scale

A. I ,II, IV C . I , II III
B. I ,II, V` D . A, II, VI

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Additional Activities

TASK: Writing a descriptive paragraph (200-350 words).

DIRECTIONS: Look at contemporary arts present in your community. Tell something
about the materials used in the art and how it is used in the art.

Criteria Very Satisfactory Satisfactory Needs Score

(3pts) (2pts) Improvement
(1pt)
Content The feature essay The feature essay The feature essay
shows depth shows shows
descriptions and descriptions and descriptions and
discussion of the discussion of the discussion of the
chosen chosen chosen
contemporary arts contemporary arts contemporary arts
according to its according to at according to at
origin, materials, least 3 subtopics least 1 subtopic
techniques, process being asked. being asked.
and cultural
significance
Mechanics The paragraph The paragraph The paragraph
must discuss the has at least two (2) has at least one
artwork (1) that of the following (1) of the following
visible in the mechanics : must mechanics:
community (2) in discuss the must discuss the
200-350 words (3) artwork (1) that artwork (1) that
using appropriate visible in the visible in the
words for community (2) in community (2) in
descriptions. 200-350 words (3) 200-350 words (3)
using appropriate using appropriate
words for words for
descriptions. descriptions.

Organization The essay follows The essay has The essay has
of Ideas the development of followed two (2) followed one (1)
the ideas with parts of the essay. part of the essay.
introduction, body
and conclusion.

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