Contemporary Arts Different Types of Performances and techniques of Contemporary arts

Contemporary Arts

1. Group 2 Contemporary Arts

2. Different contemporary art techniques and performance practices

3. 1. Mixed Media Artists often combine various materials and techniques, such as painting, drawing, collage, sculpture, photography, and digital media, to create multidimensional artworks that challenge traditional boundaries and conventions.

4. 1. Mixed Media Mixed media allows artists to explore diverse themes, experiment with different textures and surfaces, and engage with contemporary issues through layered and hybridized forms of expression.

5. 2. Installation Art Installation art involves the creation of immersive, site-specific environments that incorporate various elements such as sculpture, found objects, sound, video, and performance.

6. 2. Installation Art Artists use installation art to transform physical spaces, evoke emotional responses, and invite viewer interaction, blurring the lines between art and the surrounding environment.

7. 3. Performance Art Performance art involves live, time-based actions or interventions that unfold in front of an audience, often incorporating elements of theater, dance, music, and visual art.

8. 3. Performance Art Performance artists use their bodies, gestures, and voices as mediums of expression to explore personal, social, and political themes, challenging viewers to reconsider their perceptions and assumptions.

9. 4. Digital Art Digital art encompasses a wide range of artistic practices that utilize digital technologies such as computers, software, and the internet to create, manipulate, and present artworks.

10. 4. Digital Art Digital artists explore virtual spaces, interactive media, and computational algorithms to generate dynamic and interactive experiences that engage with contemporary culture and technology.

11. 5. Street Art and Graffiti Street art and graffiti encompasses a variety of artistic practices that take place in public spaces, including murals, stencils, wheatpaste , stickers, and guerrilla interventions.

12. 5. Street Art and Graffiti Street artists use urban environments as their canvas, addressing social, political, and environment issues, and challenging notions of ownership, visibility, and public space.

13. 6. Bio Art Bio art explores the intersections between art, science and technology, often involving living organisms, biological processes, or genetic materials as artistic mediums.

14. 6. Bio Art Bio artists collaborate with scientist, researchers, and biotechnologists to create artworks that raise ethical questions, provoke critical reflection, and speculate on the future of life and biotechnology.

15. 7. Sound Art Sound art encompasses artistic practices that focus on the creation, manipulation, and presentation of sound as a primary medium of expression.

16. 7. Sound Art Sound artists explore acoustic environments, sonic textures, and auditory experiences to evoke emotional responses, convey narratives, and challenge auditory perceptions.

17. 8. Conceptual Art Conceptual art emphasizes ideas, concepts, and processes over traditional aesthetic values or material forms, often involving language, text, documentation, or instructions as the primary medium of expression.

18. 8. Conceptual Art Conceptual artists engage with philosophical, political, and social themes, challenging viewers to reconsider the nature of art, authorship, and the role of the audience in the creation of meaning.

19. For three-dimensional media

20. i . Wood

21. a. Molave It is a medium-size tree that is classified as a hardwood. Aside from its wood, Molave has medicinal purpose. Being one of the hardest of Philippine woods, it is resistant to fungal, termite, and beetle attacks.

22. b. Acacia It is a hardwood found in abundance in the Philippines. Its dense and durable wood that has a high oil content is resistance to the elements, rotting, and insects.

23. c. Langka wood It is a hardwood from the jackfruit tree. It is found locally and is best known for its fruit.

24. d. Ipil It is a fast-growing hardwood that grows up to six (6) meters high. Its shiny black-brown colored wood is durable for furniture and other architectural construction.

25. e. Kamagong It is a tall tree that reaches from about 25-32 meters high. Locally known as Mabolo tree, its dark wood is highly suitable for carvings and is in demand for furniture, cabinets, tool handles, violins, and drawing instrument.

26. f. Palmwood It is a hardwood substitute known as “coconut lumber.” It has a fibrous grain and known for its resilience. The color tones of the wood range from dark brown to light gold. The coconut shell from its fruit can also be used to create beautiful and functional artworks.

27. g. Bamboo It is a giant, fast-growing grass that has woody stems. The use of bamboo is particularly dependent on its age: a 6 to 9-month-old bamboo is ideal for making baskets; 2 to 3 years is for making baskets, and the 3 to 6-year-old bamboo is best for construction.

28. Ii. Metal

29. a. Steel It is an alloy of iron and 1% carbon. Inox steel or commonly “stainless steel” is popular in contemporary art works because it is corrosion resistant and doesn’t rust or stain in water.

30. b. Bronze It is an alloy consisting primarily of copper with about 12 % tin and often with the addition of other metals such as aluminum, manganese, nickel, or zinc.

31. c. Brass It is an alloy made of copper and zinc. It is more malleable than bronze and has lower melting point.

32. iii. Stone

33. a. Marble It is a hard, crystalline, metamorphic form of limestone with color that is capable of being polished. The Romblon province is abundant in marble. There are at least two dozen varieties and approximately 158 different shades of this stone in that place.

34. b. Alabaster It is a fine-grained, translucent form of gypsum, used for carving beautiful artworks. The Alabaster is generally white and delicately shaded and translucent.

35. iv. Clay

36. iv. Clay It is an earthly material that is composed of minerals rich in alumina, silica, and water. A type of it, the terracotta clay, is normally used for sculpture, and pots, and is unique for its brownish orange color.

37. v. cement

38. v. Cement It is a powdery substance made with calcite lime and clay. It is mixed with water to form mortar or mixed with sand, gravel, and water to make concrete. Sculptures using cement can be made using more than one technique or a combination of techniques. This medium can be poured into a cast or can be modeled onto wires and metal rods.

39. Vi. glass

40. vi. Glass It is a hard brittle substance that is transparent and translucent. Glass is made by fusing sand, soda lime, and other ingredients and then slowly cooled.

41. vii. sand

42. vii. Sand It is composed of very tine, loose particles of rock that cover beaches, deserts, etc., and is used in mortar, glass, abrasive, foundry molds and sand sculptures.

43. Viii. Food

44. viii. Food In contemporary art, the media can also be edible. In fast-growing world of culinary arts, local fruits, and vegetables are used as means of artistic expression. Melons, watermelon, pineapples, cucumber, carrots, and potato are only some of the locally favorite items for carving.

45. ix. Shell

46. a. Capiz It is a whitish, translucent shell found in the coastal waters of the Philippines. Once harvested, the shells are processed through cleaning, polishing, and cutting into shapes. It is made into wind chimes, tiles, lamp shades, picture frames, jewelry boxes, and Christmas lanterns.

47. b. Puka It came from cone shells that have been tossed, tumbled in the surf and sand over time until all that remains is the cupped top. The natural color ranges from white to beige and tan.

48. c. Paua It comes from a large abalone whose shell is used to make jewelry .

49. d. Blackflip It comes from various marine creatures whose shell have a black lip edge.

50. e. Sigay It is a popular shell harvested to make necklaces, bracelets, and curtains.

51. f. Troca It is a spiral or conical shells used for fancy accessories. The exterior may be smooth, glossy, or sculpted. These shells have pearly interiors.

52. x. Fiber

53. x. Fiber It is used for making textiles or fabrics. In the Philippines, fibers for making textile usually comes from plants such as pinya , abaca, banana, cotton, and buri . In basket, bag, or hat weaving, pandan (screw pine), nito , coconut, and buri leaves are used.

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