Bs Bio Art Appreciation Module 1
Bs Bio Art Appreciation Module 1
COLLEGE OF ARTS
AND SCIENCES
COURSE MODULE IN
ART
APPRECIATION
First Semester, A.Y. 2022 – 2023
MODULE
VISION
academic programs engaged in dynamic quality instruction, research and extension by 2025.
MISSION
GOAL
INSTITUTIONAL OUTCOMES
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Course
GE 106
Number
Course Title Art Appreciation
Art Appreciation is a course that develops student’s ability to appreciate,
analyze, and critique works of art. Through interdisciplinary and
multimodal approaches, this course equips students with a broad
knowledge of the practical, historical, philosophical, and social relevance
Course of the arts in order to hone students’ ability to articulate their understanding
Description of the arts. It enhances students’ competency in researching and curating
art as well as conceptualizing, mounting, and evaluating art production. It
also aims to develop students’ genuine appreciation for Philippine arts by
providing them opportunities to explore the diversity and richness and their
rootedness in Filipino culture.
No. of Units 3 units
Pre-requisites None
1. Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of arts in
Course general, including their function, value, and historical significance;
Intended 2. Define and demonstrate the elements and principles of design;
Learning 3. Explain and evaluate different theories of art;
Outcomes 4. Situate Philippine arts in a global context.
MODULE 1
I. Introduction to Art and Humanities:
Importance of Art
Assumptions of Art
Function of Arts
Content
Subject and Content
Coverage Artist and Artisan
Elements and Principle of Arts
MODULE 3
IV. Depiction of Male and Female in Visual Arts
The Visual Arts
Painting
Sculpture
Architecture
SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS:
1. Art Evolution
2. Origins of Art
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2015/01/first-artists/walter-text
REFERENCES:
TEXTBOOK:
OTHER REFERENCES:
R1 – Copy of VMGO
R2- Ariola, Mariano M. ( 2008), Introduction to Art Appreciation
: A Textbook in Humanities, C& E Publishing , Inc.
R3- Cabasan, William J. Jr. (2015), 2nd Edition Humanities:
Philosophy and History of Art, Jimczyville Publications.
References R4- Ramirez, Veronica, Ph.D; Leynes, Maireene A; Fajardo ,
Brenda V. Ph. D. ( 2008), Minding the Arts: Art Appreciation for
College, Mutya Publishing House, Inc.
R5- Casilb Nicolas, Jr. et. al. ( 2018) Art Appreciation , Rex
Book Store.
R6- Perez, Teody Boylie , Ph.D. Cayas, Rogelio D. Jr. , Narciso ,
Norman F,(2013) Alampat: An Introduction to Art Appreciation,
Blue Patriach Publishing House
ONLINE REFERENCES:
OR1-
https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/spirkin/works/dialect
ical.../ch01-s05.htm
OR2- https://www.britannica.com/topic/philosophy-of-art
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1. Active class participation (online discussion board, FB Closed
group account)
Course
2. Reflective Writing
Requirements
3. Home-based Individual Art Activities
4. Final output
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Adapted by: Nory S. Apuhin
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of Science and Technology under its Learning Continuity Plan on Flexible Teaching-
Learning modalities.
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LESSON
When we look around, we see a lot of things that relate to art. Art can come in the form of many
items such as posters, paintings, portraits, covers, and more. People look at art in different ideas
that they want to know more about or may be studying. Art can shows ideas about the past, what is
currently happening and what may happen in the future. It can also show meaning, love, boredom,
and creativity. Art can be meaningful because of the colors, shapes, and depictions it can create.
Art Appreciation is a way to motivate ideas and allows individuals to illustrate their feelings when
they viewed an artwork. It helps develops critical and innovative skills in thinking and teaches
essential qualities in listening, observing, and responding to multiple viewpoints It also requires an
ability to differentiate what is apparent and what is not.
what is apparent and what is not.
Definition of Art
In our life, we experience so much fragmentation of our thoughts and feelings. But, by creating
arts, it brings things back together. We merely make art because of so many reasons, and we enjoy
the process of it.
The word “art” is from a Latin ars which means craftsmanship, inventiveness, mastery of form,
skill. It includes literature, music, paintings, photography, sculpture, etc. It serves as an original
record of human needs and achievements. It usually refers to the so-called “fine arts” (e.g., graphics,
plastic, and building) and to the so-called “minor arts” (everyday, useful, applied, and decorative
arts). It is the process of using our senses and emotions in making creative activities). It is a human
capability to make things beautiful (e.g., buildings, illustration, designing, painting, sculpture, and
Photography) through the production of his/her imagination depending on the preparation, theme,
medium, and values used.
Significantly, the word artist comes from the French word artiste and the Spanish artista, which
means “performer.” It is someone who creates art that is merely trades and professions by which
different people make their livings (Goines, 2004).
Artist is most often refers to those who create within a context of the fine arts such as acting,
dancing, drawing, filmmaking, painting, sculpture, writing, photography, and music. They are those
who use imagination, and a skill to construct works that may be judged to have aesthetic importance.
Creativity is a characteristic of an artist that progressed in the extent of his/her life to express
feelings.
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Other Definitions
A politician shuffling her music track while comfortably seated on her car looking for her favorite
song.
Ones whose exposure to music is only limited to one genre finds it lacking not to have been
exposed to more.
A student marvelling at the intricate designs of a medieval cathedral during his field trip.
Ones whose idea of a cathedral is limited to the locally available ones, finds enormous joy in
seeing other prototypes in Europe.
Etymologically, the term “Humanities” is from a Latin word humanus which means educated.
It refers to the learning of arts such as architecture, dance, literature, music, painting, theatre, and
sculpture.They are branches of knowledge that focuses on the human opinions, and relationships
As a branch of learning, the artwork is considered as the material object while its creativity and
appreciation is the formal object.
Likewise, Humanities is more concerned on how a person expresses his/her feelings. These
feelings can be in facial manifestations or body movements. Laughing, crying, clenching our fists,
curling our toes, stretching out our fingers, and crossing our arms are representations of humanities.
ART IS UNIVERSAL
In every country and in every generation, there is always art. Often times, people feel that what is
considered artistic are only those which have been made long time ago. This is a misconception.
Age is not a factor in determining art. “An art is not good because it is old, but old because it is good”
(Dudley et al., 1960)
In the Philippines, the works of Jose Rizal and Francisco Balagtas are not being read
because they are old.
Florante at Laura never fails to teach high school students the beauty of love, one that
is universal and pure.
Ibong Adarna, another Filipino masterpiece, has always captured the imagination of the
young with its timeless lessons.
When we recite the Psalms, we feel in communion with King David as we feel one with
him in his conversation with God.
In the Philippines, it is not entirely novel to hear some consumers of local movies remark that these
movies produced locally are unrealistic. They contend that local movies work around certain formula
to the detriment of substance and faithfulness to reality of movies.
Art is man’s expression of his reception of nature.
Art can be considered opposites. What we find in nature should not be expected to be
in art too.
Getting this far without a satisfactory definition of art can be quite weird for some. For most people,
art does not require a full definition. Art is just experience. By experience, we mean the “actual doing
of something” (Dudley et al., 1960) and it also affirmed that art depends on experience, and if one
is to know art, he must know it not as fact or information but as an experience.
A work of an art then cannot be abstracted from actual doing. In order to know what an
artwork, we have to sense it, see and hear it.
A painter cannot claim to know how to paint if he has not tried holding a brush.
A sculptor cannot produce a work of art if a chisel is foreign to him.
Art depends on experience and one is to know art, he must know it not as a fact or
information but as experience.
An important aspect of experiencing art is its being highly personal, individual, and subjective. In
philosophical terms, perception of art is always a value judgment. It depends on who perceive is,
his tastes, his biases, and what he has inside.
Art is present in every part of the globe and in every period of time. Art not being nature, not even
attempting to simply mirror nature, is the second assumption about art. Art is always a creation of
the artist, not nature. Finally, without experience, there is no art.
From the very beginning, arts have been part of human history. It described, defined, and
deepened the human experience. In the Prehistoric period for example, people performed songs
and dances to gratify their ancestors. Likewise, hunters brushed different figures on the walls of
caves to depict their day to day experiences. Arts also serve several functions which are item
outcome to its purpose (Menoy, 2009), namely:
1. Individual Function- The artists perform arts because of the passion of their respective art
forms. A singer presents a concert for free because of his advocacy and the love of singing.
For example, Regine Velaquez (Asia’s Songbird) is well-known for possessing extensive
vocal range.
2. Social Function- Man associates with others through his art performance that arouses social
consciousness. Examples of this association are the choral singing, group dancing, public art
exhibits and other practices.
3. Economic Functions- Arts are emerging as a potent force in the economic life of people
assumes an essential role as a direct and indirect contributor to state economies. Example
of this is by generating economic vitality in under-performing regions through crafts, tourism,
and cultural attractions.
4. Political Functions- Art provides a forum for ideas that will lead to employment, prestige,
status, and power. During election period, for example, the candidates created their artworks
(poster) which expresses their propaganda, agendas and political views about making a
stable society.
6. Cultural Functions- Art is an articulation and transmission of new information and values.
Example, when you think of Manila, you probably think of Fort Santiago, Luneta Park, and its
world-renowned churches, or the famous Intramuros.
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7. Physical Functions- Buildings are artistically designed and constructed to protect their
occupants and make their life inside more meaningful. Architects, Industrial and Graphic
Designers, and Interior Decorators share responsibility in building environment that balance
forms and functions.
8. Aesthetic Functions- Any artwork means beauty. It is visual spice for gracefully adorned
interiors and can bring out the most elegant features of different décor elements. It
reasonably reproduced visual images which communicate through fantastic persuasions and
meaningful words.
Art-Slogans are powerful marketing tools that can motivate your clients to support your brand.
It is an advertising tag-line or phrase that advertisers create to express the importance and benefits
of their product visually.
Create a creative slogan for an advertisement. Below are examples of a catchy product/company
slogan:
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Choose any of the following slogans listed below and make an art-logo out of it.
1. Adidas- “Impossible is Nothing”
2. Ford- “Go Further”
3. Apple- “Think Different”
4. Meralco- “May liwanag ang buhay”
5. Mega Sardines- “Tatak barko. Tatak sariwa!”
6. Canon EOS- “What we mean is what you see”
7. Nikon- “At the heart of the image”
8. Energizer- “Keep going and going and going”
9. McDonalds- “Im Lovin It”
10. Globe- “Abot mo ang mundo”
11. BDO- “we find ways”
12. m&m- “Melts in your mouth not in your hands”
13. Coca-Cola- “Open Happiness”
14. LBC- “Hari ng padala”
15. Family Rubbing Alcohol- “Hindi lang pampamilya, pang-isports pa”
16. Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) – “it’s finger licking good”
17. Huawei- “Make it possible”
18. NOKIA- “Connecting people”
19. Nike- “just do it”
20. Smart Communications- “Simply Amazing”
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LESSON
SUBJECT AND CONTENT,
2 ARTIST AND ARTISAN
6
HOURS
The world is so interesting, it offers so many views, stories and images. There are unlimited themes
that surround us. Anything under the heat of the sun- from the largest mountain to the smallest
details of anything on earth, and even the things that the human eyes could not see can be magnified
and used as a subject in art.
Subject in Art is dynamic with culture and imagination. It never runs out and is never fully exhausted:
from the simple concept to the complex artistic creation. Clarity of one’s choice of a subject is
imperative because the content of the artwork itself is the soul of each artistic conception. Every
subject reveals the conviction of the artist; thus, it also serves as the extension of what he/she
believes in.
What is a Subject?
A painter, a poet, a writer, a choreographer, a photographer, a film-maker, a cartoonist, a
designer and some other art practitioners will never run out of subject. There are unlimited
subjects that surround us. Every minute, every second, we see potential concrete and abstract
material that can be utilized as a subject.
Art generally refers to the thing; object, person, landscape, event, etc. depicted by the artist
in his/her artwork. The Subject serves as the window of the artwork. Audience will be informed
of what the artwork is all about.
On the picture below, what do you think is its Subject? Its subject varies from one’s
perspective to another.
Representational Art
Theatre
What is Content?
A Content is not subject or things in the painting. Content is the communication of ideas,
feelings and reactions connected with the subject. When we look at a painting its content is
what is sensed rather than what can be analyzed. It is the ultimate reason for creating art. It is
the theme which bears the essence or substance of a thing or an object.
1. Nature
Deals with the physical environment- the natural world. Landscapes are parts of nature.
Mountains
Hills
Valleys
5. Still Life
Allows us to look into the beauty of a certain object and able to play in its
representation.
3D Approach
Usually done by an insider artist or a devoted member of a religious group. If not they
are artisans who followed a traditional practice
By looking at the photographs below, whom among these faces do you recognize? Would you
consider that person to be an Artist or an Artisan? Write your answer on the given space.
ARTISAN
■ People have different perceptions on the importance of artists and artisans in our society.
They are the same in the sense that they both develop works of art; hence, they are also
different since they address different needs of human beings.
■ Artisans works are also noticed and valued- only in different ways and levels.
■ The relevance and usefulness of the artisans works make them essential in our daily living.
■ Artisans are there to facilitate easy living.
■ A craftsman such as carpenter, carver, plumber, blacksmith, weaver, embroider, etc. who
produces directly functional and/or decorative arts.
■ They help us in meeting our basic needs such as food, clothing, dwelling, furniture, kitchen,
utensils, and everything that makes our life easy are crafted by artisans.
a. Giving Meaning
Critics are known to be experts in criticizing and interpreting Artworks. They are people
who professionally express a reasoned opinion on any matter especially involving a judgment of
an artworks’ value, truth, righteousness, beauty or technique.
Examine carefully the Artwork below. Write down ideas or interpretations that you can make.
Then use these ideas or interpretations in writing a poem, song, or story.
c. Look for an artisan that can be found in your locality. Take a picture on what particular product
the artisan is selling/creating. Write a ten-sentence essay about the product the artisan is selling or
creating on how this product help him as an individual. (Submit photos together with the artisan)
Looking at pictures or images, one pays attention to visual order. The eye and the mind
explore and in addition, understand the organization of visual variations by way of incorporating
visual pieces into a unified whole. Instinctively, the mind tries to create order amidst chaos. Here,
the manner (visual order) associates the sense of “stability or balance” to one’s visual experience
or else it would be perplexing and distorted.
The artist employs various visual qualities in creating a work of art and the elements of art
are the tools used to design. By learning and using the elements and principles of Art, you will
increase your understanding of how and why some things work together and some simply don’t look
right.
Learn how art communicates colors, symbolic quality of shape, line movement, quality of
texture, the drama of lighting and many others.
Create an artwork that shows understanding of the concept of principles of design.
Elements of Art
1. Line
Horizontal Lines are generally restful, like the horizon, where the sky meets land.
Diagonal lines tend to be disturbing. They suggest decay or chaos like lightening or falling
trees.
Other lines that are very measured, geometric, directional and angular are called
Constructive lines. They tend to appear to be human-made because of their precision.
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2. Shape
Shape is created when a line becomes connected and encloses space. It is the
outline or outward appearance of something. Shapes are 2 Dimensional (2-D) which means
there are 2 ways they can be measured.
You can measure its HEIGHT and its WIDTH.
× Organic shapes have more complicated edges and are usually found in nature.
Leaves, flowers, amoeba, etc.
A Form is a shape that has become 3- Dimensional (3-D) Form has HEIGHT,
WIDTH and DEPTH--which is the 3rd dimension. Depth shows the thickness of the object.
Forms are NOT flat like shapes are.
How to turn shapes into form?
× In order to turn a circle into a sphere, you must shade it. You can’t add another side
to it.
These colors are: Red, Yellow, Orange, Green, Indigo, Blue and Violet
Remember the anagram: ROY G BIV
A long time ago, artists decided that these colors would be more useful to them if they
were placed in a wheel fashion. This became known as the color wheel.
+ =
+ =
+ =
When you mix a primary and a secondary color together you get an intermediate color.
For example:
Color Schemes
Color is divided into groups based on the way they are placed on the color wheel:
3-4 colors “next-door-neighbors” to each other creates an analogous color scheme.
Temperature
Have you ever felt “blue?” Been “green’ with envy? Called a “yellow” coward?
It is important that artists understand the effects of color when they are trying to get
the viewers of their art to feel a particular way.
Warm colors are those that have Reds, Yellows and Oranges. Warm colors seem to
advance (or come forward) in an artwork.
A light source is the place where the light is coming from; the darkest areas are
always on the opposite side of the light.
In order to have a successful drawing, you will need to show a full value range,
which means that there are very light areas, middle tones, and very dark areas. This is a way
of giving a work of art Contrast. In drawing, value can be added several ways:
Color Value
When you use only one color plus its tints and shades, you are using a
monochromatic color scheme. A tint is a color plus white. A shade is a color plus black
Tactile or real
• This is the way the surface of an object actually feels. Examples would be sandpaper,
cotton balls, tree bark, puppy fur, etc.
6. Space
This is the distance around, between, above, below, and within an object.
Positive and Negative space is a way that an artwork is divided. When planning a
work of art, both areas must be examined so that they balance one another. Drawing items
running off the page and zooming in on objects are ways to create visual interest within a work.
Space
can be shallow or deep depending on what the artist wants to use. Shallow space is used
when the artist has objects very close to
the viewer.
Deep Space may show objects up close but objects are shown far away too.
Objects may overlap as well. When objects are overlapped it is obvious that enough space
had to be in the picture to contain all the objects that have been included.
Principles of Design
1. Balance
This is the way the elements are arranged to create a feeling of stability in a work.
× Asymmetrical Balance. When one side of a composition does not reflect the
design of the other.
2. Emphasis
This is the focal point of an image, or when one area or thing stands out the most.
This happens when all the elements and principles work together to create a pleasing
image.
5. Variety
This is the use of differences and change to increase the visual interest of the work.
This is the comparative relationship of one part to another with respect to size, quantity,
or degree; SCALE.
Imagination is one of the sources of an artist’s masterpiece. It represents the artist’s desires
and expresses their feelings.
Create your own masterpiece by using any kind of medium. Observe and identify the
particular principle of design found in your work.
Color is utilized and used in a lot of ways in producing artworks. It may be through creating
a special quality in a pictorial field, in creating a mood and express individual emotions, to attract
the attention of its viewers, or even used to identify objects through its superficial appearance.
Choose a theme or subject to plan an artwork. In a short sized bond paper, divide the plane
in two parts. In a different color scheme, complete each artwork. Identify and describe the
differences in mood created by each color scheme.
For example: