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Contemporary
Philippine Arts
from the Regions
Quarter 2 – Module 3:
Incorporation & Additional
Artists
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MODULE 3
Incorporation and Additional Artists
Second Quarter
Content Standard
o Consolidates relevant concepts to plan for a production
Performance Standard
o Designs a production using available materials and appropriate
techniques
Competency
detail.
Incorporates contemporary characteristics to one’s creation with attention to
Duration: Weeks 5 & 6
Now, let us see how much you are familiar with our topic by answering
these few questions. You may write your answers in a separate sheet of paper.
Just write the letter of your correct answer.
Below are choices of answers from questions 1-5. Identify the meaning of each quote
by matching it on the given choices. Write the letter only on a separate sheet of paper.
A. Contemporary art transforms simple objects and brings them to life.
B. Contemporary art bridges the gap of geography, ethnicity, gender, and
beliefs.
C. Contemporary art makes use of available technology in the process of
creating an artwork.
D. Contemporary art tries to challenge age-old practices that hinder personal
growth and development.
E. Contemporary art works with existing objects or structures to maintain
balance and harmony.
1. “Changes to accepted tradition and taste”
2. “Understanding of a multiplicity of viewpoints”
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3. “Issues and ideas about the role of objects in space and relationships between
objects”
4. “Use of everyday materials”
5. “Employment of contemporary technology”
6. He is the most famous and successful Filipino contemporary artist known
primarily for his multilayered works that stands for the miscellaneous national,
historical, cultural, and religious identity of the Philippines. He broke the record for
highest-grossing Southeast Asian painting at Sotheby’s Hong Kong when his
graphite, oil and acrylic work titled Grayground sold for $1.1 million.
A. Mark Salvatus
C. Gary Ross Pastrana
B. Ronald Ventura
D. Jose Santos III
7. Oscar Villamiel is a multi-media artist from the Philippines. What kind of art
works did he produce through the collation and collecting of found materials from
urban and rural environments?
A. Installation
C. Mixed Media
B. Assemblage
D. Collage
8. He is a Filipino artist known for his surrealistic portraits layered with Japanese
art style and patterns. One of his paintings is “The Back of Love” that cost P12.7
million. He then had 19 solo exhibitions in the Philippines and 5 in Singapore
A. Andres Barrioquinto
C. Elmer Borlongan
B. Jose John Santos III
D. Leeroy New
9. Which of the following art works appropriately shows how the environment
changes objects?
A. The “King of Rock and Roll”
C. The Melted Ice Cream Installation Art
B. Facebook-themed Paintings
D. All The Way 2015
10. The Wat Pa Maha Chedio Kaew temple in Thailand is an artwork that best
described the following:
A. Use of everyday materials
B. Understanding of a multiplicity of viewpoints
C. Changes to accepted tradition and accepted taste
D. Issues and Ideas about the role of objects in space and relationships between
objects
11. A polish artist who tries to interrogate the way people use and are used by
social media through his Facebook themed paintings.
A. Armando Marino La Patera
C. Pawel Kuczynski
B. Kyle Bean
D. Richard Prince
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12. Oscar Villamiel is a multi-media artist from the Philippines. What kind of
artwork did he produce through the collation and collecting of found materials from
urban and rural environment?
A. Installation
C. Mixed Media
B. Assemblage
D. Collage
13. Leeroy New is a contemporary Filipino fine artist whose works overlap with
theatre, film, fashion, and visual arts. What kind of artwork is best described in his
artwork?
A. Installation
C. Mixed Media
B. Assemblage
D. Collage
14. This installation artwork by Glue Society appropriately shows how the
environment changes objects.
A. Passing Through A
C. Crack in the Hull
B. The Melted Ice Cream Truck
D. Wings
15. This contemporary artist started his career as a figurative painter commenting
on social and political issues often using an allegorical style but, in recent years,
his practice has turned to using everyday objects as abstract subject matter.
A. Oscar Villamiel
C. Mark Salvatus
B. Jose Santos III
D. Leeroy New
What I Need to know
Today’s contemporary artists create pluralist work that blurs boundaries and
incorporates multiple styles and genres. It draws on the movements of modern art,
including minimalism and assemblage art, to create dynamic pieces that aim to
challenge the viewer and spark thought. Many contemporary artists use their work
to comment on cultural and political issues, including race, human rights, economic
inequality, and global conflict. As the world continues to change and impact human
life on a large scale, art continues to experiment with new ways of reaching its
audience.
In this module, you are expected to:
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Enumerate the characteristics of contemporary art practices.
Discuss the characteristics of contemporary art practices.
Explain Filipino artists’ roles and identify their contribution to contemporary
arts.
Appreciate the works of the contemporary artists.
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In the previous lesson, you have brainstormed on your concept, written a
storyline by applying the knowledge learned on the elements of a production team,
do you still remember them? Relevant concepts and acquired skills were consolidated
and enhanced in the initial creation of a meaningful and marvelous production
output. But then, let us go further into the discussion of knowing the feature of
contemporary art and the artists’ ability to innovate and bring out an awesome
masterpiece.
Activity 3.1 “Picture Analysis”. Study the pictures quietly for a few minutes.
Describe exactly what you see by answering the following questions below. Write your
answer on a sheet of paper.
A.
https://s03.tcuniverse.com/vkmedia_store/2013/05/207HLhzlXD32Qakd/sizes/clean/pic_074_clean_790.jpg
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B.
http://images.gmanews.tv/webpics/2020/06/640_rizal2_2020_06_19_10_39_28.jpg
Answer the following questions based on the pictures shown above.
1. What can you say about the pictures A & B based on what you have learned
about contemporary art in the previous lessons?
2. Describe the kind of artworks presented above?
3. What kind of materials do contemporary artists use in their art?
4. How does environment help contemporary artists with their art?
5. How does this artwork reflect the people of today?
What Is It
Contemporary Art: Current Practices
The most prominent feature of contemporary art is the fact that it has no
distinct feature or a single characteristic. It is defined by the artist’s ability to
innovate and bring out a modern masterpiece. Contemporary art, unlike traditional
art, is an active part of society as it represents and mediates social conditions with
human aspirations. According to Michelle Watts, an art educator, the following are
characteristics of contemporary art practice.
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1. Changes to Accepted Tradition
and Accepted Taste
Contemporary art tries to
challenge age-old practices that hinder
personal growth and development. For
contemporary artists, art should not
be bound by traditional approaches in
the creation of art. Many visual artists
are now expanding their expression by
using mixed media from unlikely
materials. Contemporary artists are
also not afraid to create art that goes
against personal beliefs and public
taste.
Fig. 7.1. This image is just one of the Facebook-themed
paintings by Pawel Kuczynski, a Polish artist who tries to
interrogate the way people use and are used by social media.
Source: https://stcathmslee.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/pawel-kuczynski-facebook-painting.jpg?w=595
2. Understanding of a Multiplicity
of Viewpoints
Source: http://www.artesmagazine.com/wpcontent/uploads/2010/12/marino-raft-2-21.jpg
Contemporary art bridges the
gap of geography, ethnicity, gender,
and beliefs. Contemporary artists are
conscious of the diverse, multicultural
nature of today’s global artworks that
they create are not anymore ignorant
of the complexities of history, politics,
and economics. Artists are becoming
more
exposed
to
the
interconnectedness of people and
realities, and these become part of
their work
Fig. 7.2. An installation art by Armando Marino La Patera. It shows how capitalists and former colonial powers derive their wealth and
power from slavery.
3. Issues and Ideas about the Role of Objects in Space and Relationships
between Objects
Contemporary art works with existing objects or structures to maintain
balance and harmony. Space has become an integral part of the contemporary
artworks limited to museums and galleries. Public spaces are now considered by
contemporary artists in the display and installation of their artworks.
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Fig. 7.3 The melted ice cream truck installation art by the Glue Society appropriately shows how the
environment changes objects. https://gluesociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Melting-icecream-truck-bondi-beach-sydney-art.jpg
4. Use of Everyday Materials
Contemporary art transforms
simple objects and brings them to life.
Everyday objects such as furniture, car
parts,
electronics,
and
kitchen
appliances are being transformed by
contemporary artists into beautiful
artworks. Recycle art has become a trend
for contemporary artists. The mass array
of materials from disposals give artists
room for wild imagination.
Fig. 7.4.1 UK atist Kyle Bean used eggshells to create this
sculpture of a hen.
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/e3/d4/6b/e3d46b0710c0490c0d827b3
bd1410a3f.jpg
5. Employment of Contemporary technology
Contemporary art makes use of available technology in the process of creating an
artwork. Technology has revolutionized the way artists produce art. The Process
involved in some art productions has become less tedious. An independent filmmaker
can now shoot a film using powerful camera phones. Musicians can now compose
music using tablet, personal computers and other devices.
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Fig. 7.4.2 Bottles have been used to create the Wat Pa Maha Chedio Kaew
Temple in
Thailand.https://64.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_loqksdj3ky1qcskl7o1_500.jpg
Fig. 7.5 The King of Rock and Roll Elvis Presley was projected as a hologram
in a performance with Celine Dion. https://mjsbigblog.com/wpcontent/uploads/2007/04/celine.jpeg
Top Most Filipino Contemporary Artists To Know and Its Art Work
1. Ronald Ventura is the most famous and successful Filipino contemporary artist
known primarily for his multilayered works that stands for the miscellaneous
national, historical, cultural, and religious identity of the Philippines. Featuring a
wide and complex diverse of styles, forms and imagery, in his oeuvre one can find
aspects of graffiti, cartoons, hyperrealism, surrealism, pop art. His practice is
constantly evolving, and he manages to employ his diverse creativity in his highly
recognizable work. Working in both painting and sculpture, his work portrays scenes
of chaotic disarray, incorporating traditional Western and Asian mythologies with
contemporary cultural symbols like Mickey Mouse. In 2011, Ronald Ventura broke
the record for highest-grossing Southeast Asian painting at Sotheby’s Hong Kong
when his graphite, oil and acrylic work titled Grayground sold for $1.1 million.
'Grayground', 2011 © Ronald Ventura.https://philnews.ph/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/1301898197-grayground.jpg
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2. Oscar Villamiel (1953-present) Born in Caloocan City, Manila, Villamiel is a
multimedia artist known for his large-scale installations consisting of objects found
in local communities. His art career may have started later in life, but his
installations have enthralled audiences for the past decade. He initially worked as a
set designer for television, a leather bag craftsman, and a successful t-shirt company
entrepreneur before holding his first solo exhibition in 2006. He once filled a room
with thousands of bullhorns in his show Mga Damong Ligaw (‘Wild Weeds’) in 2014,
at the Light and Space Contemporary in Fairview, Manila. The bullhorn installation
was made to look like a terrain of weeds when viewed at a certain angle. Villamiel’s
work reflects the current socio-political situation in the country, highlighting
elements of poverty, consumerism, and religion. His massive installation Payatas,
which features thousands of doll heads, was chosen to represent the Philippines in
the Singapore Biennale exhibition in 2013. It took him two-and-a-half years to finish
this work.
Mga Damong Ligaw (‘Wild Weeds’) in 2014 http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/lifestyle/supreme/20150124/wild-weeds8.jpg
3. Leeroy New is a contemporary Filipino fine artist whose works overlap with
theatre, film, fashion, and visual arts. He is a Visual Arts graduate of Philippine High
School for the Arts and a graduate of the University of the Philippines College of Fine
Arts. Currently, he is known as one of the designers alongside Kermit Tesoro for the
muscle dress, a dress worn by Lady Gaga in her music video, Marry The Night.
Initially trained as a sculptor, Leeroy’s work blends theatre, fashion, film, production
design, and public art. He graduated from the prestigious Philippine High School for
the Arts, before continuing his Fine Arts degree at the University of the Philippines.
He has received artist residences in Singapore and Australia and was awarded the
13 Artists Award by the Cultural Center of the Philippines in 2014. His large-scale
public art uses common objects and materials found in everyday environments. In
the sand dunes of Paoay, Ilocos Norte, Leeroy collaborated with the local government
to convert discarded water tanks and cement fountains into a post-apocalyptic park
filled with sculptures. His most recent grant from the Burning Man Global Arts
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foundation was used to transform the most polluted waterway in Manila, the Pasig
River, with floating installations – challenging views on the environment.
Chrysalis, https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pygovHxMtak/maxresdefault.jpg
4. José Santos III (1970 – present), born in Manila, Philippines. He is a member of
artist group Salingpusa. Working across media, José Santos III confronts the many
potential permutations of objects and images, especially those not immediately
apparent. In his early work, the artist manipulated oil paints into trompe
l’oeil collages, often including objects and figures that seemed to have a Western
origin. Turning away from what he has called the “convincing veneer of naturalism,”
he has broadened his practice to include assemblage, collage, installation, and
photography, re-creating common objects. “Through representation and representation, a heightened awareness of everyday objects is experienced,
illuminating how our perception of these objects is colored by the value (or lack
thereof) we imbue them with,” he has said. His work thus demands that viewers
account for the formal and logical reasons that underpin objects that pervade all
aspects of life, especially the most perfunctory ones. He earned his BFA from the
University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts where he also taught for several
years. He started his artistic career as a figurative painter commenting on social and
political issues often using an allegorical style but, in recent years, his practice has
turned to using everyday objects as abstract subject matter.
Hide and Seek, 2014.Acrylic, Paper, Resin, Textile and Found Objects
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5. Mark Salvatus is an intermedia
artist at the forefront of critical
discourse about urbanization and the
socio-economic underpinnings that
are made manifest in densely
populated areas. The urban landscape
serves as both repository and stage for
Salvatus’ works that deal with familiar
objects, chance encounters, and
everyday
politics.
Significantly
influenced by the Internet, advertising,
and pop culture, his oeuvre spans a
varied range of media, from a series of
defaced city maps ("Codes", 2007today), sculptural installations ("Model
Unit", 2012), to multi-channel video
work ("Notes from the New World",
2015). Salvatus also conducts public
participatory
interventions,
i.e.
"Wrapped: Traces" – a continuing
artistic
project
that has
been
conducted in several cities that he has
visited since 2007, engaging and
collaborating with random bystanders
by asking them to trace the outlines of
objects or personal belongings on a
communal wall.
“All the Way 2015”, Photograph, Packaging Tape,
Cardboard, 53 x 41 cm ,http://www.ikot.ph/wpcontent/uploads/2017/01/1457070102491
Activity 3.2 Going back to the pictures shown on figure 7.1 – 7.5, you may
choose at least 3, and answer the following in a separate sheet of paper.
1.
How will you characterize the following works of art?
2.
What kinds of materials do contemporary artists use in their art?
3.
How does technology help contemporary artists with their art?
4.
Based on what you have learned, what do you think is the most important
characteristic of contemporary art? Why?
Activity 3.3 Identify the kind of art artwork that is shown below whether
installation, assemblage, collage, painting, photography, or performance art and
choose among the five characteristics of contemporary art practices that best
described each of the following artworks. Use a sheet of paper for your answers.
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
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Activity 3.4 You are a contemporary artist. You need to create an artwork
(visual, literary, and music) depending on your talent or interest. Your artwork
should show a characteristic of contemporary art practices. It should show the
application of your chosen theme and your creativity as an artist.
Criteria:
Visual Elements
Content
Creativity
25%
15%
25%
Effort
Overall Presentation
10%
25%
TOTAL
100%
Multiple Choice. In a separate sheet of paper, write the corresponding letter
of the correct answer in each of the item given below.
1. A Polish artist who tries to interrogate the way people use and are used by
social media through his Facebook-themed paintings.
A. Armando Marino La Patera
C. Pawel Kuczynski
B. Kyle Bean
D. Richard Prince
2. This installation artwork by the Glue Society appropriately shows how the
environment changes objects.
A. Passing Through A
C. Crack in the Hull
B. The Melted Ice Cream Truck
D. Wings
3. This contemporary artist started his artistic career as a figurative painter
commenting on social and political issues often using an allegorical style
but, in recent years, his practice has turned to using everyday objects as
abstract subject matter.
A. Oscar Villamiel
C. Mark Salvatus
B. Jose Santos III
D. Leeroy New
4. Leeroy New is a contemporary Filipino fine artist whose works overlap with
theatre, film, fashion, and visual arts. What kind of artwork is best described
in the sample artwork shown on page 9?
A. Installation
C. Mixed Media
B. Assemblage
D. Collage
5. Oscar Villamiel is a multi-media artist from the Philippines. What kind of art
works did Oscar Villamiel produce through the collation and collecting of
found materials from urban and rural environments?
A. Installation
C. Mixed Media
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B. Assemblage
D. Collage
6. He is the most famous and successful Filipino contemporary artist known
primarily for his multilayered works that stands for the miscellaneous
national, historical, cultural, and religious identity of the Philippines. He
broke the record for highest-grossing Southeast Asian painting at Sotheby’s
Hong Kong when his graphite, oil and acrylic work titled Grayground sold for
$1.1 million.
A. Mark Salvatus
C. Gary Ross Pastrana
B. Ronald Ventura
D. Jose Santos III
7 – 10. Contemporary art practices allow artists to go beyond creating only
beautiful objects. Instead, they can express their opinion on many ways.
Below are the choices of answers that best described the following sample
artworks shown on pages 8-10.
A. Use of everyday materials
B. Understanding of a multiplicity of viewpoints
C. Changes to accepted tradition and accepted taste
D. Issues and Ideas about the role of objects in space and relationships
between objects
7. Mga Damong Ligaw
8. Chrysalis
9. Hide & Seek
10. All the Way 2015
11-15. Below are choices of answers from questions 1-5. Identify the meaning of each
quote by matching it on the given choices. Write the letter only.
A. Contemporary art transforms simple objects and brings them to life.
B. Contemporary art bridges the gap of geography, ethnicity, gender, and beliefs.
C. Contemporary art makes use of available technology in the process of creating
an artwork.
D. Contemporary art tries to challenge age-old practices that hinder personal
growth and development.
E. Contemporary art works with existing objects or structures to maintain
balance and harmony.
11. “Changes to accepted tradition and taste”
12. “Understanding of a multiplicity of viewpoints”
13. “Issues and ideas about the role of objects in space and relationships between
objects”
14. “Use of everyday materials”
15. “Employment of contemporary technology”
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References
Bibliography
Jr., Mario L. Mendez. 2016. Contemporary Philippine Arts From The Regions.
Philippines: DIWA LEARNING SYSTEMS INC.
Sandagan, Luzviminda D., and Ayesha H. Sayseng. 2016. Contemporary Philippine
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