SHEPHERDVILLE COLLEGE

Talojongon, Tigaon, Camarines Sur

College of Education & College of Health
First Semester
AY 2021 – 2022
ARTS APPRECIATION
MODULE 2

A. INTRODUCTION

In the present context, being creative becomes more of a challenge. With the booming of the
technological era, everything turns to be instant. Thus, it creates a mundane feeling of losing our will
to be more innovative in our own ways.

Initial Task (50 pts.): Color a real masterpiece with this Vincent van Gogh’s “Starry Night.”

B. COMPETENCY 1: Art Appreciation: Creativity, Imagination, and Expression

 OBJECTIVES

At the end of this lesson, the students will be able to:

1. Differentiate art from nature;

2. Characterize artistic expression based on personal experiences with art;
3. Discuss the nature of art’s preliminary expression; and
4. Categorize works of art by citing personal experiences.

 DEFINITION OF TERMS

1. Creativity – the ability to make new things or think of new ideas.

2. Imagination – the ability to form a picture in your mind of something that you have not seen or
experienced.
3. Expression – the act of making your thoughts, feelings, etc., known by speech, writing, or some
other method.
  CONTEXT
 Art Appreciation as a Way of Life:

 Art as a creative work that depicts the world in a completely different light and perspective, and the source
is due to human freedom (Jean Paul Sartre as cited in Greene, 1995)
 Hence, refining one’s ability to appreciate art allows him to deeply understand the purpose of an artwork
and recognize the beauty it possesses (Collins & Riley, 1931).
SAQ #1 (10 pts.): In what ways can imagination produce art? In what ways can art inspire imagination? Briefly
express your insights in no more than 80 words.

Criteria:

Rationality of ideas – 5 pts.

Organization of ideas – 3 pts.
Adherence to instructions – 2 pts.

TOTAL – 10 pts.
The Role of Creativity in Art Making:
 In art, creativity is what sets apart one artwork from another.
 An artist embraces originality, puts his own flavor into his work, and calls it his own creative piece.
 Art as a Product of Imagination, Imagination as a Product of Art:
 Imagination is not constrained by the walls of the norm, but goes beyond that.
 An artwork does not need to be a real thing, but can be something that is imaginary (Collingwood,
1938).
 Artists use their imagination that gives birth to reality through creation.
 In the same way that imagination produces art, art also inspires imagination.
SAQ #2 (10 pts.): List 5 artworks and explain the meanings they convey. Don’t forget to include the artist who
made it. You can have a research for this task; however, don’t forget to cite your reference/s.

 Art as Expression:
 Robin George Collingwood, an English philosopher who is best known for his work in aesthetics,
explicated in his publication The Principles of Art (1938) that what an artist does to an emotion is not to
induce it, but express it.
 Some forms of art expression include visual arts, lm, performance art, poetry performance, architecture,
dance, literary arts, theater arts, and applied arts.
SAQ #3 (10 pts.): Choose 1 from the artworks below and try to explain the message it aims to express. Write your
explanation in no more than 80 words. Your answer will be rated with the same criteria presented in SAQ#1.
Title: “The Embrace” Title: “Separation”
Artist: Evgenii Kuzovkin Artist: Edward Munch

Title: “Details of David”

Artist: Michelangelo
  Enrichment / ICT Integration: For further understanding of the lesson, watch the link of the videos
provided below.

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3N9Fn8UDCE&feature=share titled “Welcome to Art

Appreciation Course” published by Edward John C. Padilla, M.A. Ed., LPT on July 26, 2020.
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pGHaajgP3s&feature=share titled “Creativity, Imagination,
and how we talk about art” by Tim Daly published on July 26, 2013.

D. SUMMARY

• Art is a product of a man’s creativity, imagination, and expression.

• Refining one’s ability to appreciate art allows him to deeply understand the purpose of an artwork and
recognize the beauty it possesses.
• Creativity is what sets apart one artwork from another. A creative artist does not simply copy or imitate
another artist’s work.
• While through imagination, an artist is able to craft something bold, something new, and something
better in the hopes of creating something that will stimulate change
• Through expression, an artist is able to explore his own emotions while at the same time, create
something beautiful out of it.

E. EVALUATION (20 pts.): Answer the following questions as precisely yet as thoroughly as possible.

1. What art field you want to explore? Why? (10 pts.)

2. How can you utilize the arts to express yourself, your community, and your relation to others? (10 pts.)

F. REFERENCES

- Art Perception and Appreciation, Ortiz et al., 1976, pp. 13 – 18.

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3N9Fn8UDCE&feature=share titled “Welcome to Art
Appreciation Course” published by Edward John C. Padilla, M.A. Ed., LPT on July 26, 2020.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pGHaajgP3s&feature=share titled “Creativity, Imagination,
and how we talk about art” by Tim Daly published on July 26, 2013.

Prepared by:

MENARD JONAS B. MESOGA, LPT

Instructor, Arts Appreciation
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SHEPHERDVILLE COLLEGE
(Formerly Jesus the Loving Shepherd Christian College)
Talojongon, Tigaon, Camarines Sur
AY 2021 – 2022
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Activity Sheet #2: CREATIVITY, IMAGINATION, AND EXPRESSION

 Initial Task (50 pts.): Color a real masterpiece with this Vincent van Gogh’s “Starry Night.”

SAQ #1 (10 pts.): In what ways can imagination produce art? In what ways can art inspire imagination? Briefly
express your insights in no more than 80 words. Type your answer on the space below this box.
 Criteria:

Rationality of ideas – 5 pts.

Organization of ideas – 3 pts.
Adherence to instructions – 2 pts.

TOTAL – 10 pts.

Artwork inspires creative and imaginative thinking. In a way, when looking at an artwork, imagine going
through it like relating yourself to the artwork, like when you see a flower, you think that it's so fragrant, like it
smells so good. But just imagining and imagination can make you feel good and inspired that' s how
imagination produce art.

SAQ #2 (10 pts.): List 5 artworks and explain the meanings they convey. Don’t forget to include the artist who
made it. You can conduct research for this task; however, don’t forget to cite your reference/s. Type your answers
on the space below this box.

1. L. S Lowry’s ‘Matchstick Men’ Paintings

Above: An Accident, painted by L.S. Lowry in 1926. Image by Ben Sutherland

Lowry’s paintings are famous for depicting scenes of mid-20th Century working life in North West England.
Characterised by a distinctive style that portrayed ‘matchstick men’ in industrialised urban settings, the art
fraternity dismissed the merit of Lowry’s paintings for many years.

Meaning 2. Michelangelo, The Sistine Chapel Ceiling

Above: The Sistine Chapel celling, the Vatican. Image by Matthew Riley

The Renaissance period was a time of great learning and discovery, inspired by a throwback to the ancient
Greek spirit of scientific inquiry. It was also a period where many artists loved to hide a few mysteries in their
work for the eagle-eyed viewer – and Michelangelo was no different.

Are you asking yourself why Michelangelo felt compelled to hide anatomical sketches in his work on the
ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? Well, a growing body of theorists believe it was the artist’s attempt

at a clandestine attack on the church’s contempt for science.

3. Diego Rivera, Man, Controller Of The Universe

Above: Diego Rivera’s 1934 mural, Man, Controller of the Universe. Image by Joaquín Martínez
Nelson Rockefeller originally commissioned Mexican artist Diego Rivera to paint Man at the Crossroads for the
Rockefeller Centre in New York. But when he took exception to the painting’s depiction of the Russian
communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin, he had it destroyed.4. Vincent Van Gogh, Cafe Terrace At Night

Above: Vincent Van Gogh’s Cafe Terrace at Night. Image from Wikimedia Commons

For many, Cafe Terrace at Night is one of Van Gogh’s most important paintings. If you look at the painting,
like most, you’ll probably see an ordinary, unremarkable scene – albeit one painted with the artist’s trademark
magic touch. Yet many believe the picture is actually a portrayal of the Last Supper.

5. Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper

Above: Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous The Last Supper. Image by ideacreamanuelaPps

From Van Gogh’s pseudo Last Supper to the real thing. And we’re not talking about the Dan Brown world of
cryptograms revealing the secret life of Jesus here. Instead, we’re focusing on a hidden message that will bring
music to your ears – literally.

If you look at Da Vinci’s Last Supper (above), you will see a series of bread rolls that run across the centre of
the painting. A few years ago, a musician found that by drawing the five lines of a musical staff across the
painting, the bread rolls in combination with the Apostles’ hands lined up to make musical notes.

When read from right to left, which adheres to Da Vinci’s unique writing style, the notes combine to make a
tuneful 40-second composition. Even disbelievers have admitted that the composition’s note perfect harmony is
too good to be a coincidence. Plus, in true polymath-style, Da Vinci was an expert musician, as well as a
painter, sculptor and inventor.

Reference:

https://artgallery.co.uk/blog/post/2015/11/02/5-famous-paintings-with-hidden-meanings

SAQ #3 (10 pts.): Choose 1 from the artworks below and try to explain the message it aims to express. Write
your explanation in no more than 80 words. Your answer will be rated with the same criteria presented in
SAQ#1.
Title: “The Embrace” Title: “Separation”
Artist: Evgenii Kuzovkin Artist: Edward Munch

The artistic image of the painting “Separation” by Edvard Munch represents theTitle: “Details
spiritual of David”by a
understanding
Artist: Michelangelo
person of the basics of the sensual world (love, birth, death), leading to the inevitable separation as the vital
stage of transition to the new level of development

The creative image of Edvard Munch's painting "Separation" reflects a person's spiritual awareness of the
fundamentals of the sensual world (love, birth, and death), leading to separation as a necessary stage of
transition to the next level of development.

Love, anguish, and blood are all represented by the color red. Munch's thoughts that all art gets nutrition from
the artist's life-blood are reflected in the crimson heart-shaped plant. Munch modeled the flowing beach, which
appears in many of his love motifs, on Aasgaardsstrand. The separation is refined in terms of design and
aesthetics.
The details in this painting reveal a great deal. The colors are the most striking feature, with a strong contrast
conveying the idea of progress and loss. The scenery is more subdued, yet it still conveys a lot about how the
man feels abandoned. Even the woman's hair is significant, since it demonstrates their bond. Nature is forcing
them apart. Edvard Munch is the type of artist who spends a lot of time filling in the details in his paintings in
order to tell a tale. He delivers a story on the cycle of life here.

 E. EVALUATION (20 pts.): Answer the following questions as precisely yet as thoroughly as possible.

1. What art field you want to explore? Why? (10 pts.)

I enjoy discovering new things! I enjoy drawing, painting, and sculpting in my free time and when I am in
mood.I also love listening and have a passion for performing.
But I want to explore the digital world, I want to Explore the visual arts like photography because I love to
capture every single moment It's all just a lot of fun for me. However due to lack of good gadget I am more
focus in painting.
I simply want to enjoy life and do as many pleasant thingas I can in order to spread as much joy as possible
throughout the world.

2. How can you utilize the arts to express yourself, your community, and your relation to others? (10 pts.)

Posting or sharing a beautiful capture in Social Media.

I paint what I see or I change the scene to make it more pleasing. I try to paint a picture that is interesting and or
pleasing to me. If I am happy with the painting, usually others will be too. Sometimes not, both ways.

I don't think much of utilizing my paintings, it is just what I do. I paint, I love doing it and I lose all sense of
time and just get involved in it.

 ASSIGNMENT: Have an advance reading about the topic “Visual Arts and Fine Arts.”

 Total Points for Module 2 = 100 points