Lesson 7:

MEDIUMS AND TECHNIQUES

BY: GROUP 4
BENHUR INDITA
MICHELLE ANNE GAJES
JULIA MICHELLE L. BACO
 OBJECTIVES
EXPLAIN THE WAY OF MEDIUM AND TECHNIQUE
 DETERMINE THE MEANING CONVEYED BY THE
ART BY UNDERSTANDING HOW AN ARTWORK IS
MADE
APPRECIATE HOW ARTISTS DIFFER FROM ONE
ANOTHERAND THEIR CHOICE OF MATERIALS AND
TECHNIQUES
CREATE AN ARTWORK THAT DEMONSTRATES
KNOWLEDGE.
 WHAT IS MEDIUM?

 MEDIUM IS DEFINED AS THE

MATERIALS OR THE SUBSTANCE OUT
OF WHICH A WORK IS MADE
THE MEDIUM ALSO DEFINES THE
NATURE OF THE ART FORM.
 EXAMPLE
SCULPTOR USES METAL, WOOD, STONE,
CLAY AND GLASS.
 EXAMPLE
 ARCHITECT USES WOODS, BAMBOO,
BRICKS, STONE, CONCRETE AND VARIOUS
BUILDING MATERIALS.
 EXAMPLE
 PAINTER USES PIGMENTS
(WATERCOLOR, OILPASTLE, TEMPERA,
TEXTILE PAINT, ACRYLIC PAINT AND INK)
(WOOD, CANVAS, PAPER, STONE WALL
SUCH AS IN CAVE PAINTINGS)
 EXAMPLE
 PRINTMAKER USES INK PRINTED OR
TRANSFERED ON A SURFACE (WOOD,
METAL PLATES, SILK SCREEN)
 EXAMPLE
 MUSICIAN USES SOUND AND
INSTRUMENTS ( INCLUDING THE HUMAN
VOICE) WHILE THE DANCERS USES THE
BODY.
 EXAMPLE
 DANCER USES THE BODY AND ITS
MOVEMENTS WITH ACCOMPANIED
MUSIC.
 EXAMPLE
THEATER ARTIST INTEGRATES ALL THE
ARTS AND USES THE STAGE, PRODUCTION
DESIGN, PERFORMANCE ELEMENTS AND
SCRIPT TO ENABLE THE VISUAL, MUSICAL,
DANCE AND OTHER ASPECTS TO COME
TOGETHER AS A WHOLE WORK.
 EXAMPLE
 PHOTOGRAPHER USES THE CAMERA TO
RECORD THE OUTSIDE WORLD.
FILMMAKER USES CINEMATOGRAPHIC
CAMERA TO RECORD AND PUT TOGETHER
PRODUCTION DESIGN, SOUND
ENGINEERING, PERFORMANCE AND
SCREENPLAY.
 EXAMPLE
 MUSICAL ARTS INCLUDE MUSIC,
POETRY AND DANCE THAT IS
ACCOMPANIED BY MUSIC.
PRACTICAL ARTS HAVE IMMEDIATE
USE FOR EVERYDAY AND BUSINESS
LIFE SUCH AS DESIGN,ARCHITECTURE
AND FURNITURE.
 EXAMPLE
 ENVIRONMENTAL ARTS OCCUPY SPACE
AND CHANGE IN ITS MEANING AND
FUNCTION DEPENDING ON THERE
CATEGORIES INCLUDING
ARCHITECTURE,SCULPTURE AND SITE-
SPECIFIC WORD SUCH US INSTALLATION
AND PUBLIC ART
 EXAMPLE
 PICTORIAL WORKS INCLUDES
PAINTING, DRAWING, GRAPHICS AND
STAGE AND PRODUCTION DESIGN
(LIGHTING, DRESS, PROPS AND SET)
 WHAT IS TECHNIQUE?
TECHNIQUE IS THE MANNER IN WHICH ARTISTS
USE AND MANIPULATE MATERIALS TO ACHIEVE
THE DESIRED FORMAL EFFECT, AND
COMMUNICATE THE DESIRED CONCEPT OR
MEANING ACCORDING TO HIS/ HER PERSONAL
STYLE ( MODERN, NEOCLASSIC, ETC.) THE
DISTINGTIVE CHARACTER OR NATURE OF THE
MEDIUM DETERMINES THE TECHNIQUE. FOR
EXAMPLE STONE IS CHISELED, WOOD IS CARVE,
CLAY IS MODELED AND SHAPED, METAL IS CAST,
AND THREAD IS WOVEN.
 TECHNIQUE INVOLVES TOOLS AND
TECHNOLOGY RANGING FROM THE
MOST TRADITIONAL (CARVING,
SILKSCREEN,ANALOG PHOTOGRAPHY
AND FILMMAKING) TO THE MOST
CONTEMPORARY (DIGITAL
PHOTOGRAPHY, DIGITAL
FILMMAKING, MUSIC PRODUCTION,
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AND ROBOTICS).