II.
MEDIUM USED IN
CONTEMPORARY ART
FORMS
local
-refers 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.
-also refers to wherever the artist finds himself or
herself.
medium
-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 rhythms, music, poetry, musical instruments,
sounds, song, dance, traditional musical
instrument, theatre artist instruments made by
human voice local materials, body
and movements,
integration of stage,
design, performance
elements and script
Practical art with designs, cement, paper, bamboo,
immediate use in architect, wood, bricks, stone,
daily sculptor concrete, metal, wood,
life stone, clay, glass
Classification Description Art Form Medium
Environmental An art that occupies Installation, wires, junk, recycled
space public art materials
Pictorial uses shapes, painting, camera,
Works pictures, graphics drawing, celluloids/negatives,
design, processing chemicals
photography prints
Narrative based on story drama, novel, Language
music and
dance
B. Contemporary
Techniques and Materials
in Contemporary Arts
Contemporary Arts Techniques
This art was created for a small room at the Vargas
Museum to show a site -specific work. Being able to
accommodate the audience and experience the
Mark Salvatus’ "garden" makes the art interactive. It is also important
Secret Garden 2 to note that this secret garden was created with
inmates who used plastic spoons, forks and other
materials.
minimalism, found objects
Contemporary Arts Techniques
This artwork is composed of set of trump card with
images of Philippine car wrecks, its body parts and
Interactive Games by details of accident. These cards are installed on the
Ikoy Ricio table with chairs for the players.
found objects
Contemporary Arts Techniques
This artwork used traditional medium of acrylic on
canvas and traditional modern style of abstraction.
Untitled (Mirrors) by Instead of typical painting, the artist used diligent
Maria Taniguchi brushwork that the painting encourages meditations
apart from viewing.
large – scale Art, minimalism
Contemporary Arts
Techniques
This space in Museum of Contemporary art and design
Felix Bacolor's Waiting is a simulation of a waiting room with real digital
(2012) clocks and metallic immovable chairs.
large - scale art, minimalism
Contemporary Arts Techniques
Anonymous Animals in The excavated animals were presented with specific
Mariyah Gallery in and scientific names and other important details for a
Dumaguete 2013 real animal. Invented stories by curator make the
(Taguchi, Teves, animals seem to exist with embedded
Sollesta, Vanlenzuela and journalist/photographer.
Ranada) large- scale art, found objects
THE DESIRE TO CREATE IS ONE
OF THE DEEPEST YEARNINGS OF
THE HUMAN SOUL.
D I E T E R F. U C H T D O R F
THANK YOU!
