CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINES ARTS FROM THE REGIONS LESSON 1.pptx

Introduction to Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions

1. Space In visual arts, space pertains to emptiness which may either be positive space or negative space . Line In visual arts, a line is a series of connected points. It may come in two characteristics: form and direction . Shape and Form Shape is an area that is enclosed by a line or lines. Shapes are two dimensional figures with height and width. Meanwhile, forms are three dimensional figures. Its dimensions are height, width, and volume. Color In visual arts, color is associated with the natural phenomenon in our environment. These colors may pertain to lightness, darkness, coolness, or warmth.

2. Value In visual arts, value is considered a property of a color which pertains to its lightness or darkness. Texture In visual arts, texture is the element that appeals to our sense of feel on things, rough, smooth, bumpy, or slippery. It pertains to the surface of an art piece.

3. 1. Proportion Proportion refers to the relationship of the size of elements in a body of art. For example, when drawing a human standing beside a house, it is important to ensure that the size of the human is proportional to the size of the house. 2. Harmony In visual arts, harmony is the unity of the artwork, specifically about the arrangement of the related elements.

4. 3. Variety This means adding multiple, different elements to break the monotony of an artwork and make it more interesting. 4. Movement In arts, movement is the illusion of motion in a painting, sculpture design, or in a piece of art.

5. 5. Rhythm This refers to the repetition of certain elements to produce a pattern. In visual arts, repeated design elements may create a certain flow and may lead the viewer’s eyes. 6. Balance Balance refers to the even and equal distribution of elements.

6. 7. Emphasis Emphasis is a principle which may refer to the greater impact given on a certain element.

7. These elements and principles of arts are essential to understand the meaning of a piece of art clearly and deeply. In relation to that, diverse art forms in the Philippines convey its meanings through the elements and principles present to them.

8. A general term to describe buildings and other physical structures.

9. The branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sculptural processes originally used carving (the removal of material) and modelling (the addition of material such as clay, stone, metal, ceramics, wood and other materials).

10. The practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support").

11. Anybody or collection of written works. More restrictively, literature refers to writing considered to be an art form or any single writing deemed to have artistic or intellectual value and sometimes deploys language in ways that differ from ordinary usage.

12. An art form, and cultural activity, whose medium is sound. Music is performed with a vast range of instruments and vocal techniques ranging from singing to rapping; there are solely instrumental pieces, solely vocal pieces (such as songs without instrumental accompaniment), and pieces that combine singing and instruments.

13. Performing arts refers to forms of art in which artists use their voices, bodies or inanimate objects to convey artistic expression. Performing arts include a range of disciplines which are performed in front of a live audience. Theatre, music, dance and object manipulation, and other kinds of performances are present in all human cultures.

14. Movie or motion picture is a visual art form used to simulate experiences that communicate ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty or atmosphere, by the means of recorded or programmed moving images, along with sound (and more rarely) other sensory stimulations.