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Let’s Learn
 Discuss the history of abstractionism and its sub art movements
 Identify the characteristics of artwork during these art
movements
 Create artworks guided by techniques and styles of the various
movements.

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 Let’s Try

1. What ideas come to mind when you hear the word “abstract art”?
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2. In your opinion, what does an abstract art look like?
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3. Do you know a name of any abstract artist- foreign or Filipino?
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4. Have you heard of the artistic style known as “cubism”? If yes, why do you
think it was named this way?
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5. Have you heard of the name Pablo Picasso? What country did he come
from? What artistic style is he most famous for?
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Lesson

3 History of Abstractionism

Let’s Recall
For the last session, we talked about the art movement which is
expressionism. You have learned that it has many sub- movements. Every
movement has its distinct characteristics in terms of the artworks, the styles
of the artists in creating their artwork.

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 Let’s Explore
ABSTRACTIONISM
Another group of artistic styles emerged at the same time as the
expressionist movement. It had the same spirit of freedom of expression and
openness that ways. This group of styles was known as abstractionism.
The abstractionist movement arose from the intellectual points of view in the
20th century. In the world of science, physicists were formulating a new view
of the universe, which resulted in the concepts of space-time and relativity.
This intellectualism was reflected even in art. While expressionism was
emotional,
abstractionism was logical and rational. It involved analyzing, detaching,
selecting, and simplifying.
In previous centuries, works of art were a reflection, in one way or
another, of the outside world. In 20th century abstractionism, natural
appearances became unimportant. Artists reduced a scene into geometrical
shapes, patterns, lines, angles, textures and swirls of color. The resulting
works ranged from Representational abstractionism, depicting still
recognizable subjects to pure abstractionism, where no recognizable subject
could be discerned.

Grouped under abstractionism are the following art styles:

 cubism
 futurism
 mechanical style
 nanobjectivism

Cubism
The cubist style derived its name from the cube, a three dimensional
geometric figure composed of strictly measured lines, planes, and angles.
Cubist artworks were, therefore, a play of planes and angles on a flat surface.
Foremost among the cubists was Spanish painter/sculptor Pablo Picasso. In
earlier styles, subjects were depicted in a three-dimensional manner, formed
by light and shadow. In contrast, the cubists analyzed their subjects’ basic
geometrical forms, and broke them up into a series of planes. Then they re-
assembled these planes, tilting and interlocking them in different ways.

Let’s Elaborate
ACTIVITY # 1: CUBIST ARTWORK
Procedures/ instructions:
1.Review the description of Picasso’s cubist style.
2. Based on this, plan a cubist artwork for you to create
3. Prepare magazines, assorted photographs, 1 sheet of Oslo paper, scissors,
glue or paste
4. select a large photograph from the magazine and/or other photos and cut
these into segments of different shapes and sizes.
5. Glue or paste all the segments on the Oslo paper, slightly misaligned and
with gaps if you wish but with the image still recognizable.

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6. Give your cubist artwork a title
7. Pass your artwork to the teacher through your parents.
8.Label your artwork, write your name, the date and the technique used
9. Your artwork will be graded basing on this rubrics.

pt
s Creativity/Origina Effort/Persevera Craftsmanship Cooperation/A
lity (x 8 pts.) nce (x 7 pts.) /Skill (x 5 pts ttitude (x 5
pts.)
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The student The project was The artwork The student
explored continued until was beautiful willingly
several it was complete and patiently participated in
choices before as the student done; it was as necessary
Selecting one, could make it; good as hard preparation or
generated gave it effort far work could work for
many ideas, beyond that make it. classroom, was
tried unusual required. sensitive to the
combinations feelings and
or changes, knowledge of
used others,
problem- exhibited a
solving skills. positive
attitude toward
assignment
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The student The student With a little The student
tried a few worked hard more effort, the participated
ideas before and completed work could enthusiasticall
selecting one the project, but have been y, performed
or based with a bit more outstanding; more than
his/her work effort it might lacks the adequately,
on someone have been finishing assisted in
else’s idea, outstanding touches preparation
made decision and cleanup
after referring
to one source.
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The student The student The student The student
participated finished the showed was apathetic
enthusiasticall project, but it average toward the
y, performed could have craftsmanship; assignment,
more than been improved adequate, but complained,
adequately, with more not as good as assisted in
assisted in effort, chose an it could have preparation
preparation easy project been, a bit and cleanup
and cleanup and did it careless when asked.
indifferently.
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The student The project was The student The student
fulfilled the completed with showed average allowed others
requirements minimum effort craftsmanship, to do most of
of the lack of pride in his/her work,
assignment, finished work participated
but gave no minimally,
evidence of exhibited no
trying interest in the
anything project

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0
The student The student did The student The student
showed no not finish the showed poor did almost
evidence of work adequately craftsmanship; nothing toward
original thought evidence of completing the
laziness or lack assignment, did
of minimum or no
understanding amount of
preparation or
cleanup,
distracted
others

Total possible points = 100

Your score _____/100 = ____%
Grade: ______

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Let’s Remember
Abstractionism was another movement of modern art in Europe in the
early 1900’s.While expressionism was emotional, abstractionism was logical
and rational. It reduced an image into geometrical shapes, patterns, lines,
angles, textures, and field of strokes of color- in effect, the elements of art.
Abstractionism has several sub-movements namely: cubism, futurism,
mechanical style, and nonobjectivism. Pablo Picasso is the foremost figures in
abstract art, along with Fernand Leger and Piet Mondrian.

Let's Apply
Answer the following questions briefly
1. Which form of abstractionism do you find most striking and why?
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2. Do you consider painting, color field painting, and pictographic painting

true art? Why or why not?
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3. How does painting make you feel?

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 Let’s Evaluate
1. Define the modern art abstractionism.
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2. Who is the renowned Spanish artist who spanned both expressionist and
abstract art?
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3. Who is the artist known for the mechanical style?
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4. Who is the artist known for the nonobjectivist style?
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5. Enumerate the sub-movements of expressionism and describe the distinct
characteristics of each.
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 Development Team of the Module
Writers: Rose Marie S. Gabriel
Editors:
Content Evaluator: John Edward P. Degamon
Language Evaluator: Dave Y. Militar
Reviewers:
Illustrator: Amapola C. Espos
Layout Artist: Camille Jewel L. Garcia
Management Team: DR. MARGARITO B. MATERUM, SDS
DR. GEORGE P. TIZON, SGOD Chief
DR. ELLERY G. QUINTIA, CID Chief
Name of EPS in-charge of Learning Area
SHOJI GERONA, EPS – MAPEH
DR. DAISY L. MATAAC, EPS-LRM/ALS

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