8 Elements of Contemporary Arts

1. Contemporary
Arts
By: Edessa Tolentino Torres

2. What is Contemporary Arts?
An art made and
produced by
artists living today.

3. It is not restricted to individual
experience but it is reflective of the
world we live in.
Events in the world having an effect
to the Philippines.

4. It has a world
view and is
sensitive to
changing times.

5. Elements and Principles
Of
Contemporary Arts

6. Here are the different
elements and principles
of Contemporary Arts.
Appropriation Destruction
Hybridity Space

7. Here are the different
elements and principles
of Contemporary Arts.
Perspective
Technology Text
Performance

8. • The Basey mat is woven by the naglalara (weaver), while
another person called tagaburda (embroiderer) add the design
to come up with the final product.
naglalara (weaver) tagaburda (embroiderer)
Appropriation
when an artist creates a new work
of art by taking pre-existing images
from other sources and modifies
and/or incorporates those images
with new ones.

9. Usage of prints,
images and icon
to produce
another art form.

10. Revives interests
to existing forms
of art.

11. Mona Lisa Starry Night Selfie

12. Is appropriation still acceptable?
Is is theft or commentary?

13. Is appropriation still acceptable?
Do you think that the pre-existing artwork
used is defaced or devalued?

14. • The Basey mat is woven by the naglalara (weaver), while
another person called tagaburda (embroiderer) add the design
to come up with the final product.
naglalara (weaver) tagaburda (embroiderer)
Destruction
Destruction refers to when an artist
uses methods to show damage in
or to their artwork. Many times,
this destruction is documented as a
process, which, in return, becomes
the work itself.

15. Nylon sheet being dissolved by acid

16. Distorted face painting

17. Broken painting on the wall

18. Jewish art: Destroy, Destroyed and
Destruction

19. A broken statue

20. • The Basey mat is woven by the naglalara (weaver), while
another person called tagaburda (embroiderer) add the design
to come up with the final product.
naglalara (weaver) tagaburda (embroiderer)
Artists use hybridity in their work
through the blending of new or unusual
materials with traditional mediums.
The incorporation of these materials,
such as recycled or industrial materials,
plays an important role in the meaning
of the artwork.
Hybridity

21. Coffee for painting

22. Miniature sculpture using crayons

23. Works on paper and thread by
Joseph Hodge

24. Deer head made of shoes

25. Crayon art with popsicle sticks

26. • The Basey mat is woven by the naglalara (weaver), while
another person called tagaburda (embroiderer) add the design
to come up with the final product.
naglalara (weaver) tagaburda (embroiderer)
Performance refers to artwork created by
or presented to an audience. Performance
as an element can also include the
processes used by the artist to create the
work. This takes place when the process
used to create the artwork is more
important than the finished work itself.
Performance

27. Performance evolved
to “emphasize
spontaneous
elements of chance”.

29. Live art

30. Dancers

31. Zarzuela: Ibong Adarna

32. • The Basey mat is woven by the naglalara (weaver), while
another person called tagaburda (embroiderer) add the design
to come up with the final product.
naglalara (weaver) tagaburda (embroiderer)
Perspective (such as localized, forced, or
anamorphic) in contemporary art refers
to when an artist works with the real
space surrounding the artwork itself.
Perspective can play a role in the way
the viewer looks at the artwork or even
the way the work is perceived.
Perspective

33. Futuristic drawing by Jennifer Chen

34. Kid’s Perspective - Treetops (oil painting)
Niki Gulley

35. Emotional drawing

36. All this Time by Lin Tianmiao

37. Perspective – Michael Raedecker

38. • The Basey mat is woven by the naglalara (weaver), while
another person called tagaburda (embroiderer) add the design
to come up with the final product.
naglalara (weaver) tagaburda (embroiderer)
Arts transforming
space.
Space

39. Flash Mobs

40. Smiley face

41. Heart

42. Andres Bonifacio Shrine

43. Voltes V and The Martial law Art-ified

44. • The Basey mat is woven by the naglalara (weaver), while
another person called tagaburda (embroiderer) add the design
to come up with the final product.
naglalara (weaver) tagaburda (embroiderer)
Usage of technology in
the creation and
dissemination of art
works.
Technology

45. Art technology in Japan
Present, past and Future)

46. Japanese Contemporary Artists
Revolutionizing art.

47. The Bright Beneath: Luminous Art

48. Lights and sounds

49. Digital Screen Background

50. • The Basey mat is woven by the naglalara (weaver), while
another person called tagaburda (embroiderer) add the design
to come up with the final product.
naglalara (weaver) tagaburda (embroiderer)
Contemporary artists utilize text in their
art to push past the concept that text is
only meant to be read. The additional
meaning from the text adds another
level of depth that cannot be created by
shape and color alone.
Text

51. The Power of Language in Art

52. The word is art

53. Use of text in contemporary arts

54. Daily data analysis

55. The Power of Language

56. Activity

57. Identify the Contemporary Element of
the Artwork
Appropriation Space

58. Space

59. Identify the Contemporary Element of
the Artwork
Performance Destruction

60. Performance

61. Identify the Contemporary Element of
the Artwork
TechnologyHybridity

62. Technology

63. Identify the Contemporary Element of
the Artwork
Hybridity Appropriation

64. Hybridity

65. Identify the Contemporary Element of
the Artwork
Space Appropriation

66. Appropriation

67. Identify the Contemporary Element of
the Artwork
PerspectiveDestruction

68. Destruction

69. Identify the Contemporary Element of
the Artwork
Space Perspective

70. Perspective

71. Identify the Contemporary Element of
the Artwork
Text Technology

72. Text

73. What is Contemporary Arts?

74. What are the 8 elements of
Contemporary Arts that we’ve
learned today?

75. Are all artforms acceptable just
like “The Last Nintendo
Supper?

76. Valuing

77. Give 3 things that
you’ve learned today.

78. Ask 2 questions that
you would like to
clarify

79. Give 1 realization after
learning the concept.

80. Closure
How can Contemporary
arts help in showing love
for our environment?

81. Closing Prayer
Dear God, Thank you for the lesson today.
Help us to remember all we have learned
today in class. We look forward to tomorrow
and all the wonderful things we will be
taught. Amen.

82. Thank you
and
Have a great day! ☺