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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 such 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.
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 such 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 San 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 (Taal, Stitching. Stitches are the basic elements of
Batangas and Lumban, sewing, knitting or embroidery whether by
Laguna) Taal embroideries hand or machine.
are characterized by fine Loom Bands. These are also called as rainbow
design with delicate, looms which are a plastic tool used to weave
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 embossed, durable and colorful rubber and plastic bands into
colorful patterns. decorative items such 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 such 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 OF ART FORMS ACCORDING 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
human voice by local materials,
body and
movements,
integration of stage,

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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 Games 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

ACTIVITY 1 & 2:
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

Performance commonly 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 a Cattleya filler.

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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 chosen chosen
contemporary arts contemporary contemporary
according to its arts according to arts according to
origin, materials, at least 3 at least 1
techniques, process subtopics being subtopic being
and asked. asked.
cultural
significance
Mechanics To get the To get the To get the
information, the information, the information, the
student student student
interviewed three interviewed two interviewed one
(3) resource (2) resource (1) resource
persons through persons through persons through
messenger, text or messenger, text messenger, text
any available or any available or any available
networking sites networking sites networking sites

Organization The feature follows The feature has The feature has
of Ideas. the development followed 2 parts followed one part
of the ideas with of the essay. of the essay.
introduction, body
and conclusions

DIRECTIONS: Choose the letter of your answer. Write the chosen letter on a filler.

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
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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
B. II, III & IV D. All of the Above

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 Games 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 Games 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.
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 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

Lesson
Local Materials Used in
10 Creating Art

As an artist conceptualizes his or her artwork, he or she does not only

foresee the final product of his efforts. He or she would also mull over the kind of
art materials that will be used in realizing the artwork. An artist would give much
thought to the art materials that he or she can get and access from where he or she
is situated. The considerations taken in choosing the appropriate kind and amount
of art materials that will be used in executing the artwork are crucial for the
success of the artist’s effort. The artist will acquire the necessary materials that are
available within the immediate surroundings, not necessarily those that can be
bought as expenses can limit the acquisition of art materials, this limiting creativity
as well.

What’s In

An artist has to conceptualize the artwork he or she will create. The choice of
art materials is dependent on the art form that will be created. After
conceptualization, the process of selecting and acquiring the art materials in mind
is considered a crucial step in creating a work of art. The artist bears in mind that
the conceived artwork will be created from choice materials deemed appropriate
for the art form.

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 Considering the wide and varied range of possibilities in creating
contemporary art, the choice of local or indigenous art materials are as wide and
varied as well. The potential source of art materials coming from the different regions
of the country will be discussed. These local art materials can be used to create art
forms wherever they are suited. The way these materials are used in creating art will
determine the outcome of the artwork.

An artist must be sensitive in selecting the right kind of art material and
should have a discriminating eye in choosing what should be and should not be
used. This is the ability to see or make fine distinctions as to what is the right and
proper art material to use.

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 What’s New
– Activity 1
The appropriateness of an art material has a telling effect in the process of
creating art. When the chosen art materials are suited for the artwork, it will
adequately serve its purpose of creating art. Having the right and appropriate art
materials can bring out the best of the artist’s creativity.

Art materials abound everywhere. It is up to the resourcefulness and creativity

of the artist to come up with an artwork from seemingly unusable and ineffectual
objects and things. In the eyes of a discerning artist, every object and thing can be
used for art. The following are pictures of places familiar to most Filipinos as these
abound in the different regions of the country, answer the questions after a
moment of pondering. You can use a separate sheet of paper in answering this.

What is this place/location?

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Describe what you can see in

this place/location.

What materials can be acquired

from this place/location?

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%3ASearch&go=Go&ns0=1&ns6=1&ns12=1&ns14=1&ns100=1&ns106=1#/media/File:Lagon_Bleu_-_Rangiroa_-
_panoramio_(48).jpg

What is this place/location?

2
Describe what you can see in this
place/location.

What materials can be acquired from

this place/location?

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s&advancedSearch-current={}&ns0=1&ns6=1&ns12=1&ns14=1&ns100=1&ns106=1#/media/File:Langensari2018.
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 What is this place/location?
3
Describe what you can see in this
place/location.

What materials can be acquired

from this place/location?

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pecial%3ASearch&go=Go&ns0=1&ns6=1&ns12=1&ns14=1&ns100=1&ns106=1#/media/File:Trilha_da_Coruja_co
m_neblina,_Chapada_do_Araripe.jpg

What is this place/location?

Describe what you can see in this

place/location.

What materials can be acquired from this

place/location?

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What is this place/location?

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Describe what you can see in this
place/location.

What materials can be acquired

from this place/location?

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Processing:

1. Which of the places/locations above are present in your city, town or community?
2. Can these materials be used in creating art? If yes, how can they be used? If no,
why?
3. How much is cost of the art materials that you have identified in those
places/locations in case you want to use them?
4. Cite difference of costing or pricing for these art materials compared to those
found inside bookstores, department stores and specialty stores.
5. What is/are the advantage/s and disadvantage/s of using these materials?

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 What is It

The choice of art materials is a vital part of the artist’s approach to his or her
work and it is important to pick the right kind of materials. As a new or budding
student-artist, any artwork that you will be creating is considered as contemporary
art provided that it is an original concept. It should be conceived by the artist him
or her self. Call it reproduction or personal rendition, copying somebody else’s work
is short of making some kind of artistic plagiarism. It’s duplicating an original
artwork with or without insignificant changes.
In creating a unique and original contemporary artwork, many artists rely
on the appropriate and adequate supply of art materials. Local art materials are
locally available materials from the region, province, city or town. The availability
and accessibility of local art materials make them convenient and easy to use in
creating art. Local art materials in combination with the tools and equipment used
to create art are referred to collectively as art media. For example, paint and brush,
paint is the material, and brush is the tool, together they make art media.

Local and Indigenous Art Materials

It is important to distinguish the difference between indigenous art materials
and local art materials. Anything indigenous naturally comes from the place or
locality. It is not introduced to the place or imported from somewhere else. Whereas,
anything local also comes from the place or locality but may or may not be originally
part of that place or locality. It could have been introduced to the place or locality by
colonists or settlers from other places.

Indigenous art materials are materials that are natural or inherent from
the place or locality. It has been there right from the start. All indigenous art
materials are local materials but not all local art materials are indigenous. Local art
materials could be a mix of indigenous art materials and introduced art materials.

Kinds of Local Art Materials

The use of local art materials in creating various types of arts has become
the showcase of Filipino creativity, resourcefulness, and artistry. The following are
kinds of local materials that can be found in the different regions and provinces of
the country:

1. Abaca, also called manila hemp, is extracted from the leaf sheath around the
trunk of the abaca plant known scientifically as Musa textilis, which is related to
the banana plant. Initially used as material for rope, the abaca found its way in

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 the arts. The plant can be found in plantations in the Bicol Region and in the
different regions of Mindanao.
2. Coconut Shells or bao, are actually used for wood carving, improvised cooking
utensils and myriads of other uses. Laminated coconut shells are considered as
almost the same as the quality and appearance of turquoise shells or ivory.
Coconut shells are bountiful anywhere in the country where coconut palm
trees, scientifically known as Cocos nucifera, are planted. These shells are
byproducts of coconut fruit processing.
3. Bamboo or kawayan, mistakenly identified as a tree, is actually a kind of
grass. Classified scientifically as a plant of the subfamily Bambusoideae of the
grass family Poaceae. It is found almost throughout the archipelago. The
bamboo stem has plenty of uses and one of its prominent use is in creating art.
4. Capiz or kapis shells come from the windowpane oyster, a bivalve marine
mollusk in the family of Placunidae. They are abundant in the Philippines,
commonly found along the coastal waters. Cleaned and processed capiz shells
are used for various artistic applications like windows, lanterns, and walling.
5. Rattan is a naturally renewable palm belonging to the subfamily Calamoideae
of climbing palms. It is widely used as furniture, handicrafts, and building
material. It is grown in plantations in Western Visayas and Mindanao.
6. Small or Cowrie shells or sigay, scientifically named Cypraea chinensi,
measure about 2 centimeters each. They are often used in shell jewelry and
shell craft work. They are popular for their vibrant color. They are found
on sandy seafloor around the Philippine islands.
7. Junk, which are old or discarded articles, are considered useless or of little
value but for the creative eyes of an artist they are essential in creating a well-
known art form called junk art. The discarded materials stored or hidden
away inside homes or thrown in garbage bins are usually made up of plastic,
wood and metal.
8. Dried leaves falling off from branches of trees and plants are inexhaustible.
Ranging from pale yellow to dark brown, dried leaves are plentiful
throughout the year. Dried leaves art is already considered a craft of its own.
Palm, pandanus, or sea grass leaves are used to create artistic mats or banig.
9. Plant seeds can be acquired from farms and rural areas. Others can be bought
commercially like corn, sorghum, mung beans, sunflower and the like. Seed art
can be found in certain localities. They are distinct for their creative and colorful
designs.
10. Rocks and sand of various types are abundant. They vary in size and color,
allowing for varied art forms.

Local art materials can be classified as traditional and non-traditional.

Traditional art materials available locally are those that are usually bought from
department stores and bookstores. They include crayons, oil pastel, watercolor,
colored pencils and other usual materials used in school. Non-traditional art
materials are materials that are not usually used in creating art like coffee, plastic
bottles and recyclable materials that are similar to those used in junk art.

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Activity 2: Checking out Local Art Materials

You do not have to get out of your street or community just to look for things
and objects that are potential local art materials. There can be stuff inside your house
that can be used to create art. These are things that have been stored and left unused
for weeks and months, possibly even years. Search for things inside your house that
can be used as art materials. List down what you will find inside the appropriate
boxes below. You can answer on a separate sheet of paper.

Your Bedroom Living Room

Kitchen/Dining Area Front Yard

Back Yard Other parts of the not mentioned

Based on the list that you have made:

1. Which place of your house has the most amount of potential art materials? Why?
2. Among the art materials you have listed, which one is the most abundant? What
is its source?
3. Cite the art materials that you can use together in creating an artwork.

Activity 3: Checking out Local Art Materials

You have made a list of available local art materials right from your home. It
is now your chance to put your resourcefulness and creativity to the test.

1. Based on the list of available local art materials from your home (from Activity
1), make a secondary list from these local art materials that you can readily and
freely use without any hassle or concerns from your family members.
2. Based on the secondary list of local art materials, what kind of artwork can you
create from these materials?

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3. Give the steps you will take in creating your artwork concept (Create Step 1,
Step 2, Step 3 and so on).

Give your understanding of the following terms with reference to

choosing local art materials used in creating artworks:

1. Para-paraan
2. Diskarte
3. Swak na swak
4. Talentado
5. Bihasa

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