Contemp Arts
Contemp Arts
Contemp Arts
a. Lines: The lines that are used are free-form, with a mix of straight, curve, vertical and horizontal
lines.
b. Color: The colors that were used are very warm, focusing on yellow colors. It is a mix of light and
dark colors to intensify the shadows and lightnings of the scene.
c. Shape: It is representational shape since some shapes are drawn with some degree of visual
accuracy, thus it has a various level of details with a lot of art elements.
d. Texture: The texture that were used is a real texture, having smooth, silky and kind’ a fuzzy look.
Subtext
What is/ are the emotional or intellectual message/s embedded in, or implied by, a work of art?
The message of these painting is that no gender equality and no womens right because in the painting
the Japanese soldier killed the woman and rape the other woman in front of her child. It’s like killing for fun or
killing by the order of the general. It shows the act of torture to the Filipinos during WWII and it shows no
mercy to all king of person even though childrens, womens, men, and elderly.
Addition to that, during this time, the Japanese army took over the Philippines to expand their powers.
As common thing during war, deaths, abuses and destruction of cities are everywhere during this times. One
specific example was the incident in Malate wherein many civilians and soldiers were killed by the Japanese
troops. Many are murdered brutally and most of the time women were raped relentlessly and passed over one
soldier to another. As shown from this painting, since we are under the Americans by those times, not only
Filipino women were raped but also several Americans. With the colors used in this particular painting, it
greatly strengthen the feel during those times. Just like Picasso’s Guernica, this painting really have portrayed
the hell and chaos war can bring to us. Paintings like this for me are not just a visual story-telling of our history,
suffering and regrets war leaves us. According to a saying, “You might be able to win a war, but in the end
everyone is still a loser.”
The pain was so intense that many, to survive psychically, buried these events in the deepest recesses
of their minds for many years. My generation had parents who were teenagers during the war and whenever
they were asked about those times, spoke little and with much reluctance.
Name: Jayson C. Dela Vega Date: Nov. 26, 2019
Subject and Section: Contemporary Arts – 12 Casimiro del Rosario Score:
As a class group, in pairs or individuality, choose an artwork in an art gallery and analyze it.
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