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ARTS

QUARTER 1 – MODULE 1
MELC:
• Analyzes art elements and principles in the production of work
following a specific art style from the various art movements; and
• Identifies distinct characteristics of arts from the various art
movements.
PART I.

A. Introduction
When you were in Grade 9, you were able to analyze art elements and principles in the
production of work following the style of a western and classical art up to performing in a group
showcase of the selected piece from Western Classical plays and operas. This year, you will
understand the different art style from various art movements. What are you waiting for? Let’s have
fun!

B. Discussion
In human history, art has mirrored life in the community, society, and the world in all its
colors, lines, shapes, and forms. The same has been true in the last two centuries, with world events
and global trends being reflected in the art movements. The 20th century saw a boom in the
interchange of ideas, beliefs, values, and lifestyles that continue to bring the citizens of the world
closer together.
Technological breakthroughs
From the Industrial Revolution of the late 1800s, the world zoomed into the Electronic Age in
the mid-1900s, then into the present Cyberspace Age.
Social, political, and environmental changes
There has been migration across the globe, allowing different cultures, languages, skills, and
even physical characteristics of different races to intermingle like never before.
Effects on the world of art
The art movements of the late 19th century to the 20th century captured and expressed all
these and more.
Impressionism: Origins of the Movement
Impressionism was an art movement that emerged in the second half of the 19th century
among a group of Paris-based artists. The duration of the impressionist movement itself was quite
short, less than 20 years from 1872 to the mid-1880s. But it had a tremendous impact and influence
on the painting styles that followed, such as neo-impressionism, post-impressionism, fauvism, and
cubism—and even the artistic styles and movements of today.
The name impressionism was coined from the title of a work by French painter Claude
Monet, Impression, soleil levant (in English, Impression, Sunrise).
The term precisely captured what this group of artists sought to represent in their works: the
viewer’s momentary “impression” of an image. It was not intended to be clear or precise, but more
like a fleeting fragment of reality caught on canvas, sometimes in mid-motion, at other times
awkwardly positioned—just as it would be in real life.

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 The Influence of Delacroix
As with all emerging art movements, impressionism owed its inspiration to earlier masters.
One major influence was the work of French painter Eugène Delacroix.
In particular, Delacroix’s painting, The Barque of Dante, contained a then revolutionary
technique that would profoundly influence the coming impressionist movement. And it involved
something as simple as droplets of water.
When studied closely, it is seen that four different, unmixed pigments—yellow, green, red,
and white—create the image of each drop and its shadow. Viewed from a little distance, these colors
blend to represent individual drops glistening with light. The distinct colors merge in the eye of the
viewer to appear monochromatic (single-colored) or, in this case of water droplets, colorless. In
short, an impression is formed.
Putting this and similar principles into wider practice, future painters would carry French art
into one of its richest periods: impressionism.

C. Readings
Impressionism: A Break from Past Painting Traditions
There were several areas in which impressionist artists moved away from the established
practices of art at that time. These involved their use of color, choice of subject matter and setting,
and technique for capturing light and conveying movement.
Color and Light
The painting conventions and techniques of earlier art periods were very much concerned
with line, form, and composition. In contrast, the impressionists painted with freely brushed colors
that conveyed more of a visual effect than a detailed rendering of the subject. They used short
“broken” strokes that were intentionally made visible to the viewer. They also often placed pure
unmixed colors side by side, rather than blended smoothly or shaded. The result was a feeling of
energy and intensity, as the colors appeared to shift and move—again, just as they do in reality.
“Everyday” Subjects
Impressionists also began to break away from the creation of formally posed portraits and
grandiose depictions of mythical, literary, historical, or religious subjects. They ventured into
capturing scenes of life around them, household objects, landscapes and seascapes, houses, cafes,
and buildings. They presented ordinary people seemingly caught off-guard doing everyday tasks, at
work or at leisure, or doing nothing at all. And they were not made to look beautiful or lifelike, as
body parts could be distorted and facial features merely suggested by a few strokes of the brush.
Painting Outdoors
The location in which the impressionists painted was also different. Previously, still lifes,
portraits, and landscapes were usually painted inside a studio. However, the impressionists found that
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 they could best capture the ever-changing effects of light on color by painting outdoors in natural
light. This gave their works a freshness and immediacy that was quite a change from the stiffer,
heavier, more planned paintings of earlier masters.
Open Composition
Impressionist painting also moved away from the formal, structured approach to placing and
positioning their subjects. They experimented with unusual visual angles, sizes of objects that
appeared out of proportion, off-center placement, and empty spaces on the canvas.
The Influence of Photography
Photography was in its early stages at this time as well. As it gained popularity, photography
inspired impressionists to capture fleeting moments of action, whether in landscapes or in the day-to-
day lives of people. But whereas camera snapshots provided objective, true-to-life images, the artists
were able to offer a subjective view of their subjects, expressing their personal perceptions rather
than creating exact representations. They also had the advantage of manipulating color, which
photography at that time still lacked.

PART II. Activity Proper

Activity 1. Fill it in!
Directions: Fill in the blanks to complete the paragraph.
In human history, 1___ has mirrored life in the community, 2_______, and the world in all its
3______, lines, 4______, and forms. The same has been true in the last two 5_________, with world events
and global 6______ being reflected in the art 7_________. The 20th century saw a boom in the interchange
of 8_____, beliefs, values, and 9__________ that continue to bring the 10________ of the world closer
together.

Activity 2. Impress me!

Directions: Identify what is being asked.
1. How did the term impressionism originate?
__________________________________________________________________
2-3. In what country did this art movement begin, and in what period of history?
________________________________ ________________________________
4-5. Name two of the Impressionism: A Break from Past Painting Traditions
________________________________ ________________________________

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KEY TO CORRECTIONS:
Activity 1

1. Art 6. Trends
2. Society 7. Movements
3. Colors 8. Ideas
4. Shapes 9. Lifestyles
5. Centuries 10. Citizens

Activity 2

1. from the title of a work by French painter Claude Monet, Impression, soleil levant (in English,
Impression, Sunrise)
2. France
3. second half of the 19th century
4. -5. Color and Light, “Everyday” Subjects, Painting Outdoors, Open Composition, The Influence of
Photography

PART III. SUMMATIVE EVALUATION

A. TRUE or FALSE
Directions: Read and understand the sentence. Think clearly and answer T if you believe that the
statement is correct and F if you believe that the statement is incorrect.
_____1. There is no migration across the globe, allowing different cultures, languages, skills,
and even physical characteristics of different races to intermingle like never before.
_____2. The duration of the impressionist movement itself was quite short, less than 20 years
from 1872 to the mid-1880s.
_____3. Expressionism was an art movement that emerged in the second half of the 19th
century among a group of Paris-based artists.
_____4. Photography did not inspire impressionists to capture fleeting moments of action,
whether in landscapes or in the day-to-day lives of people.
_____5. Impression was not intended to be clear or precise, but more like a fleeting fragment
of reality caught on canvas, sometimes in mid-motion, at other times awkwardly positioned.
_____6. From the Industrial Revolution of the late 1800s, the world zoomed into the
Electronic Age in the mid-1900s, then into the present Cyberspace Age.
_____7. The name impressionism was coined from the title of a work by French painter
Fernando Amorsolo, Impression, soleil levant (in English, Impression, Sunrise).

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 _____8. Delacroix’s painting, The Barque of Dante, contained a then revolutionary technique
that would profoundly influence the coming impressionist movement.
_____9. Impressionists continue the creation of formally posed portraits and grandiose
depictions of mythical, literary, historical, or religious subjects.
_____10. The location in which the impressionists painted was still the same as before.

B. VENN DIAGRAM
Directions: Complete the Venn diagram below to compare and contrast Impressionism from Past
Traditions. Write answers on the space provided for.

PAST TRADITIONS IMPRESSIONISM

SIMILARITIES

C. ART TIME
Directions: To help you understand the revolutionary technique for applying color introduced by the
impressionists, experiment with this simplified process:
1. Take a set of water colors (cake type or in tubes). Choose one secondary color: orange, green, or
violet.
2. Color a shape on a paper using this single secondary color.
3. Beside it, color a similar shape using strokes of the two primary colors that are combined in that
particular secondary color (ex: red + yellow = orange; blue + yellow = green; red + blue = violet).

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 DISTINGUISHED PROFICIENT COMPETENT EMERGING
RUBRIC SCORE
(15pts) (13 pts) (12 pts) (10 pt)
Art work is neat Art work is
Art work is
and shows very somewhat messy Art work is messy
Craftsmanship

impeccable and
little evidence of and shows either and shows smudge
shows no evidence of
smudge marks, smudge marks or marks and rips,
smudge mark, rip,
rips, tears, or rips, tears, or tears and folds.
tears, or folds. No
folds. A few folds. Some Erasure lines
erasure lines
erasure lines erasure lines showing.
showing.
showing. showing.
Technique/ Art Concepts

Artwork shows a
Art work shows
mastery of advanced
good technique. Art work shows Art work lacks
techniques in
All objects are some technique techniques and or
composition. All
in correct place. and understanding understanding of
objects are placed in
Paper is drawn of art concepts. art concepts. Paper
correct space. Paper
on leaving some Paper is half- is left mainly
is completely drawn
undone filled. blank.
on and shows
background.
background.
Artwork shows Art work shows
Artwork reflects some evidence of little or no
Artwork reflects high
originality. originality evidence of
Creativity

level of originality.
Student uses thought. Student original form.
Student uses line,
line, shading or uses line, shading Student does not
shading or form in a
form in an or form in a use line, shading
highly original form.
original form. slightly original or form in a
manner. creative manner.
Limited content
with limited
Ideas and Content

Substantial, specific elaboration or

Sufficiently There is no clear
and/or illustrative explanation. More
develop content or specific
content specific
with adequate explanation of
demonstrating strong information is
elaboration or answer to the
(deep) analysis of the needed or needed
explanation. question.
topics. to follow the
directions more
closely.