Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III - Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
Marawi National High School
Camiling, Tarlac

CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE
ARTS FROM THE REGION
Quarter 3 – Module 1:
ARTS AND ITS VISUAL ELEMENTS

Prepared by

MARIA ROMA T. DANGANAN

Teacher II

Checked and reviewed:

JOVERT G. TANOTE
Master Teacher II

Noted:

FERDINAND J. GREGORIO, PhD

Principal I
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Marawi, Camiling, Tarlac
Contact No.: (045) 800-9003
Email Address: [email protected]
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region III - Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
Marawi National High School
Camiling, Tarlac

WHAT I NEED TO KNOW

The arts are described as means of expression that require imagination and/or
skill in making aesthetic objects or encounters that can be shared with other
people. These objects are experiences that may exhibit what is in the imagination
of the artist or creator. These may also portray ideas and emotions. These may
also be used to entertain or persuade other people. These aesthetic objects and
encounters create beauty. The arts include visual arts, architecture, literature,
music, dance, theater, and cinema or film.

However, during the 1970’s up to the present, artists began combining

different art forms and media. An artists may now combine two visual art forms,
such as painting and sculpture. An artist may also integrate two or more different
art forms, such as sculpture and music. Integrating two or more forms of
performing arts is still common nowadays, even though that performing arts are
already integrated before the 1970’s such as the case

After this module, you are expected to:

1. Identifies various contemporary art forms and their practices from
the various regions
2. Classifies various art forms found in the Philippines

LESSON 1
ARTS AND ITS VISUAL ELEMENTS

In this module, you will be guided on how to easily identify various

contemporary art forms.

In order to understand how to describe a painting or a sculpture, it is

important to comprehend first the visual elements of art. These visual
elements of art are line, color, shape, space, value, texture, time and
motion.

WHAT’S IT
In order to understand how to describe a painting or a sculpture, it is important to
comprehend first the visual elements of art. These visual elements of art are line,
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color, shape, space, value, texture, time and motion.

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Camiling, Tarlac

Line
This refers to a prolongation of a point or a mark on a.surface. Solid lines can be used in
order to define form.while broken lines are typically used to suggest hidden.forms.

Shape and Mass

This element refers to an area with boundaries. Identified. Or drawing lines. A shape may
be natural or..living.. forms called..an organic shape and can be irregular..or.. rounded. It.
may also be... measured forms called.geometric.shape. In. contrast to shape.,
which.is.two-dimensional, mass refers to. solid portions of a.three-dimensional object.

Color
This refers to visual perception that allows a person to differentiate objects due to the way
various wavelengths of light are reflected. Color is a very important element because it can
communicate information and emotion to the viewer. These are the three properties of
color:

• Hue, which refers to the basic or pure color, and is represented in the color wheel.
• Value, which refers to the lightness and darkness of color. A light color or tint is the
result of adding white to a hue, while a dark color or shade results from adding black
to a hue.
• Saturation, which refers to brightness and dullness of color. It is also referred to as
purity of the color. A bright color can be produced by adding more pigment to the
same hue, while a dull color can be produced by adding gray or the color’s
complement to the pigment.
The color wheel is an arrangement of primary,..secondary and.tertiary colors. It is
important tool to...identify which colors.. can .work.. well if used in a.. certain..artwork which
is the color.. schemes or color..relationships.. These are some of the color.. schemes:

Color Schemes
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• Monochromatic – involves using the same hue but with different gradients of value.
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• Analogous – entails the use of three or four adjacent colors in the color wheel.

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Camiling, Tarlac

• Complementary – involves the use of a color and its complement

-meaning the color located opposite of the first color.
• Split-complementary – a close relative to the complementary color scheme. But
instead of using the color’s complement, this scheme uses the two colors adjacent
to the complement.
• Triadic – uses three colors that are of equal distance with each other.
• Tetradic – also known as double complementary color scheme, this uses two pairs
of complementary colors.
Texture
This element refers to the feel or appearance of a.. surface. A.. person.. may describe as
actual or implied.Actual texture. can be.. felt.. tangibly based on the.material.that is used
for. the artwork while implied..texture.can be exhibited, for. instance, in a painting of fur of
an.animal

Value
This element refers to lightness or darkness of an area. This is evident in creating
shadows for a two-dimensional object to give an illusion of depth.
Space
Space refers to the area that is occupied by an object or a subject, as well as the
area surrounding that object or subject. An illusion of space can still be created in
a two-dimensional surface using perspective. There are two types of perspective:
atmospheric perspective, which utilizes the properties of light and air in depicting
the illusion of distance; and linear perspective, which involves the use of vanishing
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Department of Education
Region III - Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
Marawi National High School
Camiling, Tarlac

Time and Motion

Movement in the visual arts can either be an illusion or an actual motion. An illusion
of movement is more common in two dimensional artworks. On the other hand,
actual motion is easily seen in kinetic sculpture that moves with the wind or are
vibrating with the surrounding air.

ACTIVITY NO. 1 Test your knowledge

Direction: Read the statements carefully. Identify what is being described in the
statement. Write your answers on the space provided. (1 point each)

_____1. Refers to a prolongation of a point.

a. Color c. Space
b. Line d. Value
_____2. This type of sculpture has parts that can be moved with the wind.
a. Kinetic sculpture c. Texture
b. Implied motion d. Color wheel
_____3. A color scheme that involves using colors that are located beside each other
in the color wheel.
a. Monochromatic c. Complementary
b. Analogous d. Split-complementary
_____4. An element of art that refers to an area with boundaries identified or drawn
using lines.
a. Value c. Shape
b. Color d. Texture
_____5. This type of texture refers to the real qualities of the physical surface of an
artwork.
a. Implied texture c. Actual texture
b. Space d. Value
_____6. Refers to brightness and dullness of color.
a. Hue c. Saturation
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b. Value d. Color
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_____7. An example of a color scheme that involves the use of four colors.
a. Triadic c. Color scheme
b. Tetradic d. Color wheel
_____8. This refers to the purity of a certain color.
a. Hue c. Saturation
b. Value d. Color
_____9. A type of perspective that involves the use of properties of light and air to
portray the illusion of distance.
a. Texture c. Atmospheric perspective
b. Space d. Linear perspective
_____10. This statement refers to the way the surface or objects looks as it may feel.
a. Line c. Color
b. Shape and mass d. Texture

LESSON 2 PAINTING
What’s it
Painting refers to the process of applying color on a flat surface. Forms can be created
using a wide variety of materials such as watercolor, acrylic, ink, oil, pastel, and charcoal.
Surfaces for painting include wood, canvas, cardboard, and paper. Painting is considered
two-dimensional, meaning it only has height and width.

FORMS OF PAINTING:
Easel Painting
The easel painting is perhaps the most
common. form.. of.painting which involves
applying color to a board…or .canvas… that
is.fixed on an upright support called an easel.
These are.... meant to.be framed and hanged
on a….wall.after creating them.
Murals
A mural is described as a huge wall-sized
painting..used.. to impart messages to the
public. A new form of..mural.. which is.. a
portable mural, was developed in order..to
prevent.. the mural from being erased from the
wall..which was..created.by using.. bold
strokes in applying..bright colors on.. pieces of
cheesecloth\or canvas.
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Region III - Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
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Camiling, Tarlac

Telon Painting
A telon is describes as a backdrop or
background..for.. the stage which are used for
komedya, sarswela, and..sinakulo,.the popular
forms of theater in the country.
Jeepney and Calesa Painting
The calesa is typically painted using one color.
The. Borders of the calesa are decorated with
geometric..patterns,. repetitive patterns, and/or
thin lines.
Collage
This refers to a form of painting that
involves..combine. images in a single artwork.
This entails cutting..and pasting.. materials
such as paper, fabric, tin foil and..other
relatively flat.materials onto a board or canvas.

THEMES OF PAINTING:
Historical Painting
The historical painting depicts a scene from the past. It often has a lesson concerning
national values.
Interiors
This refers to painting of the space inside of a part of a house or a building. This usually
reveals the social class of the family living in that particular house, as well as the traits of
the people living in it.
Landscapes
These painting portrays natural scenery or urban scenes. Mixed media is now used in
creating landscape paintings. Closely related to landscapes are seascapes, which focus
on large bodies of water, particularly the ocean or the sea.
Portraits
This refers to a painting portraying one or more specific individuals. This usually portrays
the physical characteristics of the subject and seeks to show an understanding of that
person’s character.
Nudes
These are paintings that portray the unclothed human figure. Nowadays, a wide variety of
materials and styles can be used in painting nudes. Nude painting sessions are conducted
in galleries.
Religious Painting
Common subjects of religious painting includes a lone..religious image, lives of the saints,
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and scenes based..from..the.Scriptures like the Nativity scene, and the..Station.of the..
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Marawi, Camiling, Tarlac
Contact No.: (045) 800-9003
Email Address: [email protected]
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Department of Education
Region III - Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
Marawi National High School
Camiling, Tarlac

Still Life
This refers to a painting that depicts natural or man-made objects that form a composition
in a natural setting. A lot of styles can be used by artists in painting, ranging from Baroque
and Rococo, to impressionism, expressionism, and abstract. Neo-realism involves creating
representational figures that also look abstract; hyperrealism or magic realism, the subject
is painted in a highly realistic way that it resembles a photograph and social realism entails
creating paintings that depicts socio economic and political problems.

ACTIVITY NO. 2
Direction: Look at the given picture. Find out what forms of painting or what themes of
painting is used. Write your answers in the box. (2 points each)

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