ROMBLON STATE UNIVERSITY

INSTITUTE OF CRIMINAL JUSTTICE EDUCATION

Liwanag, Odiongan, Romblon

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 ROMBLON STATE UNIVERSITY
INSTITUTE OF CRIMINAL JUSTTICE EDUCATION
Liwanang, Odiongan, Romblon

Module
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________________ ART APPRECIATION (GE 4) _______________
1st Semester AY 2022 – 2023
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Prepared by:
Melchor S. Rufon, LPT
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 INTRODUCTION

Art appreciation discusses the search of understanding of the universal features characterizing
works of art. It challenges the students to observe and be curious of the works based on elements of art
and principles of design.

Though how rapid the world evolved together with generations of civilizations from ancient to
advanced, art remains intact, practiced and existing all over the world. Art is present in all cultures in varied
forms, appearance and modalities. Art provides a platform of messages and causes for society generating
social consciousness, awareness and change. Art can propel messages and communicate words beyond
those of the typical verbal and non-verbal means of communication.

This course may somehow help you appreciate the different disciplines and forms of art, the
contribution of arts to the cultures of people not only in the Philippines but also around the world, and
possess the knowledge in the processes that involves art.

RATIONALE

The primary purpose of this module is to present a pedagogical manner for the usual course in
college and universities. Students should know something about this course for this is essential because as
you go through your career you will meet people of different cultures which will help you to understand
the different artistic interpretations of creativity, imagination and expressions regardless of place, time and
culture. Not only this, as future public servants and professionals it is necessary that art appreciation be
developed in order to relate with arts and the people practicing arts.

COURSE OUTLINE: Art Appreciation

DESCRIPTION:

Art Appreciation is a three-unit course that develops students’ 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 of the arts in order to hone students’ ability to
articulate their understanding of the arts. The course also develops students’
competency in researching and curating art as well as conceptualizing, mounting, and
evaluating art productions. The course 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.

COURSE CODE: GE 4

CREDIT UNITS: 3

PREREQUISITES: None

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents Page

Title Page------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1
Introduction--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rationale, Target Population, Course Information-----------------------------------
Table of Contents-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CHAPTER 1- Humanities and Art Appreciation: An Introduction

Lesson 1: Meaning and Importance of Humanities ---------------------------------------

Lesson 2: Description of Art Appreciation --------------------------------------------------
Lesson 3: The Creation of Arts ---------------------------------------------------------------
Lesson 4: Functions of Arts -------------------------------------------------------------------
Lesson 5: Purpose of Art-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Lesson 6: Classifications of Art----------------------------------------------------------------
Lesson 7: The Value of Arts in the Educational System-----------------------------------

CHAPTER 2: Aesthetic Arts and Crafts

Lesson 1: The Difference between Aesthetic Arts and Crafts ---------------------------

Lesson 2: Types of Arts and Crafts ----------------------------------------------------------
Lesson 3: Principles of Understanding Artistic Design and Composition ---------------
Lesson 4: Motivated Functions of Art--------------------------------------------------------

CHAPTER 3: The Western Art History

Lesson 1: Art in Prehistoric Civilization -----------------------------------------------------

Lesson 2: Stone Tools for Art Making -------------------------------------------------------
Lesson 3: Medieval Arts in Europe -----------------------------------------------------------
Lesson 4: Famous Artists in Western Europe ----------------------------------------------
Lesson 4: Most Common Paintings in Classical Greek ----------------------------------

CHAPTER 4: The Filipino Art and Crafts

Lesson 1: Pre-Colonial Art forms in the Archipelago --------------------------------------

Lesson 2: Famous Indigenous Musical Instruments in the Philippines -----------------
Lesson 3: Importance of Philippine Artistic Handicrafts ----------------------------------
Lesson 4: Common Handicraft Materials ----------------------------------------------------
Lesson 5: Philippine GAMABA Awards -------------------------------------------------------
Lesson 6: GAMABA Awardees and Nominees ----------------------------------------------

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CHAPTER 5: Paintings

Lesson 1: Elements of Painting ---------------------------------------------------------------

Lesson 2: Symbolism and Meaning of Primary Colors ------------------------------------
Lesson 3: Mediums in Painting ---------------------------------------------------------------
Lesson 4: Classifications of Painting Styles -------------------------------------------------

CHAPTER 6: Sculpture

Lesson 1: The Origin of Sculpture -----------------------------------------------------------

Lesson 2: Importance of Sculpture ----------------------------------------------------------
Lesson 3: Types of Sculptures ----------------------------------------------------------------
Lesson 4: Medium and techniques -----------------------------------------------------------
Lesson 5: Basic Sculpture Terms -------------------------------------------------------------

CHAPTER 7: Photograph

Lesson 1: The Origin of Photography -------------------------------------------------------

Lesson 2: Importance of Photography ------------------------------------------------------
Lesson 3: The Digital Era of Photography --------------------------------------------------
Lesson 4: Rule of Thirds Composition ------------------------------------------------------
Lesson 5: Types of Photography-------------------------------------------------------------
Lesson 6: Essential Components and Features of a Camera ----------------------------

CHAPTER 8: Music

Lesson 1: The Origin and Importance of Music --------------------------------------------

Lesson 2: What is the Role of Music in Our Lives? ----------------------------------------
Lesson 3: The Elements of Music ------------------------------------------------------------
Lesson 4: The Essentials in Song writing ---------------------------------------------------
Lesson 5: The Different Music Genres -------------------------------------------------------
Lesson 6: Classification of Musical Instruments

CHAPTER 9: Drama

Lesson 1: The origin and elements of a good Drama --------------------------------------

Lesson 1: Other Dramatic Elements -----------------------------------------------------------
Lesson 2: Types of Drama ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Lesson 3: The drama of Historical Interest ---------------------------------------------------
Lesson 4: Benefits of Drama and the Role of Artist -----------------------------------------
Lesson 5: Drama Forms -------------------------------------------------------------------------

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 Chapter 1

Humanities and Art Appreciation: An Introduction

“Every artist was first an amateur”

– Ralph Waldo Emerson.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of this chapter, the students should be able to:

1. Understand the importance of Humanities and Art Appreciation in every individual’s

life;
2. gain a general knowledge of the creation and functions of arts; and
3. recognize the certain purpose of art as well as its classification and discuss their
characteristics.

DIRECTIONS: Using the given numbers, supply the letters to form the hidden word.
The process of guessing will base on how imaginative your mind is.

1 18 20 1 16 16 18 5 3 9 1 20 9 15 14

MOTIVATION

As a preliminary activity for the topic, kindly answer the following

questions:

1. Do you think of yourself as a creative person? If you do, why? If you don’t, why
not?
2. Are you more creative and most productive when feeling happy? Do you suffer if
you are not?
3. How do you determine whether a particular art is an original work of an artist?
4. What talent/s would you like to improve as a person? Why?

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 DISCUSSION

Meaning and Importance of Humanities

tymologically, the term “Humanities” is from a Latin word humanus which means

E educated. It refers to the learning of arts such as architecture, dance, literature,

music, painting, theatre, and sculpture (Sanches, 2011). They are branches of
knowledge that focuses on the human opinions, and relationships (Machlis, 2003). As a
branch of learning, the artwork is considered as the material object while its creativity
and appreciation are the formal object (Menoy, 2009& Marcos, et al., 2010).

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 (Menoy, 2009).

As a branch of knowledge, Humanities explores on human conditions through the

use of analytical, critical, or theoretical methods. These methods are in the form of ideas
and words that help makes our life more meaningful. Moreover, Humanities can also be
as the study on how an individual documented and processed his/her experiences
particularly in connecting to others (Stanford University, 2016). Imparting humanities as
an academic science is designed to let our learners (particularly the new generations)
become creative and artistic individuals. Humanities help the students to connect with
the community through art exposure like museum outings, concerts, theatre
performance, etc. (Marcos, 2010).

Description of Art Appreciation

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
show ideas about the past, what is currently happening and what may happen in the
future. It can also show meaning, love, boredom, and creativity (Ramos, 2012). Art can
be meaningful because of the colors, shapes, and depictions it can create.

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 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
(Gargaro & Jilg, 2016 and Sanger, 2012).

The Creation of Arts

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 arti, 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 (Marcos, 2010). 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 referring 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. These are all processed in
three significant phases namely: Creation of Forms; Creation of Ideas; and Creation of
the Materials (Sanchez, 2011
a. The Creations of ideas. Artists are usually impressionable persons. They used
their experiences as their basis in the making of dance, picture, a poem, or a play
or a song. For example, a composer may write a song on the developing romance
between a man and a woman, or on the pains of a broken-hearted.

b. The Creations of the Materials. The artist uses different materials or mediums
to give form to an idea. For example, a painter uses pigments; a sculptor uses
wood, metal or stone; an author uses words; and a composer who uses musical
sounds to determine the notes.

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 c. The Creations of Forms. There are diverse forms used by the artists in
expressing their ideas. It is a medium of artistic expression recognized as fine art.
This form is used to explain the physical nature of the artwork like in metal
sculpture, an oil painting, etc.

Functions of Arts

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,
peoples 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.

5. Historical Functions- Art is an essential technique for information to be recorded

and preserved. It serves to document or reconstruct historical figure and events.
Most arts that are in Museums, for example, are filled with amazing stories about
the world most excellent and most creative people who brought us the treasures.
By looking at a work of art’s colors, materials, and symbolism, we can learn about
the story and culture that produced it in the past.

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.

Purpose of Art

Creativity or imagination is the primary basis of art. Art is created when an artist
produces a stimulating experience that is considered by his audience to have artistic
merit. The artwork is the visual expression of an idea or experience of an artist, through
the use of a medium (Frank, 2011). It allows expression of the individuality of the artist.
Through artistic endeavors, we can share what is important to us with others and can
learn about the values of feelings of those sharing art with us. Some purposes of art are
the following (Marcos et al., 2011).

1. Create Beauty- Art is an expression of our thoughts, emotions, and intuitions. It is

the communication of concepts that cannot be faithfully portrayed by words alone.
The Artist has considered nature as the standard of beauty. The example of beauty
can be in a snowy mountain scene, and the art is the photograph of it shown to
the family.
2. Provide Decoration- Artworks are used to create a pleasing environment. It is
intended to beautify things to please and amuse the viewers through its colors and
patterns.
3. Reveal Truth- Artwork helped to pursue truth and attempted to reveal about how
the world works. It is a kind of language that allows artists to send a message to
the souls of the recipients that help change their attitudes, their sensibility, and
their ethics.
4. Express Values- Arts can illuminate our inner lives and enrich our emotional world.
Through arts, the artist will be encouraged to develop their creativity, challenge,
and communication skills. It also promotes self- esteem and wellness.
6. Commemorate Experience- Art serves to convey the personal experiences of an
artist and record his impression in his work.
7. Create Harmony- An artist makes use of the composition to put an order in the
diverse content of his work.

Classifications of Art

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 Many changes in the arts took place during the early modern period. Its classification
can be on many characteristics, including form, shape, function, use, or social context.
Works of art are classified in many different ways, namely:

1. Visual Arts- These arts are those forms that create works which are primarily
visual (forms perceived by the eyes). The man can take the beauty of nature
through a piece of paper so that other people may take time appreciating the
captured image. Examples of these arts include:
a. Painting- This form of visual art aims to evoke an emotion from the viewers.
It is practice by applying colors or other media to a surface with a brush or
other objects.
b. Sculpture- This form of visual arts characterized as the art of representing an
imagined or observed objects in hard materials such as glass, metals, or wood
in three dimensions.
c. Architecture- This form of art provides us the physical structure we lived. It is
a profound expression of human culture in a particular period, and it will endure
and outlive us in forms of monuments that future generations will study and
strive to understand.
d. Drawing- This form of art enhances the way we see the world around and
conditions us to capture its details in a two-dimensional medium. This has
been a critical element of art throughout history and in the contemporary art
world.
e. Photography- This form of art is a process of creating portraits by recording
radiation on a radiation-sensitive medium, such as electronic image sensors or
photographic films.

2. Performing Arts- These arts are those forms in which the artists used his/her
own body, face, and presence as a medium. Examples of these arts are as follows:
a. Theatre (Drama) - This form of art uses performers to present the experience
of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place and time.
b. Music- This form of art helps to express our mood and feel the way through our
emotions and ideas. Based on a study, different types of music may be suitable
to different moods though classical music is still recommended as the most
calming music option.
c. Dance- This form of art is expressed through body movement which entails
social interaction, or presented in a spiritual or performance setting.
d. Film- This form of art allows us to explore the complexities of the human
situation. This is used to work out our emotions, to make history comes alive,
science is explained, and literary works are brought into life.
e. Installation Art- The fundamental nature of this form of art is the participation
of the spectators. In this work of art, viewers become active and navigate the
work in an environment that they can experience visually. It also has the
capacity of passing on particular information about any significant event around
the world and interactively represents documentary issues.

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 f. Opera- This form of art helps to tell stories through music. This is also performed
with a full orchestra composed of the various musical instrument sections. In
this art form, singers and musicians perform a dramatic work by combining text
(called a libretto) and musical score.
g. Stagecraft- This form of art is a technical aspect of theatrical production. This
includes constructing and arranging scenery, hanging and focusing of lighting,
the design of costumes, makeup, and procurement of props, stage management
and recording and mixing of sound.

3. Literary Arts- These arts centered on creative writing and other composition
processes which intended to read. These include prose and poetry (e.g., novels,
short stories, sonnet, ballad, epic, and essay).

The Value of Arts in the Educational System

Knowing and practicing the arts disciplines are fundamental to the development of
the minds and spirits of the students (National Art Education Association, 1994). Arts are
inseparable from education. When early humans drew images on the walls of the caves,
the artworks have been the means of recording human experiences and of making sense
of the world. It educates us on how early people lived and survived. Thus, without the
skills in the arts, no one can claim that he/she is professionally trained.

There are several reasons for the arts to be included in an educational system. It is
evident that involvement in the arts has been shown to help students in their academic,
personal, and social development. Listed below are other details for this assertion.

1. Arts are worth studying because it served to connect our imaginations with the
most profound questions of human existence.
2. Arts are always used because it helps to present issues and ideas to teach,
persuade, and entertain people.
3. Arts are integral to every person’s daily life because it helps shape our spiritual,
political, economic, cultural, and social environments.
4. Arts are refreshing because it offers unique sources of enjoyment and it
investigates relationships between thought and actions.
5. Arts develop student’s attitudes because it teaches self-discipline, reinforces self-
esteem, fosters the thinking skills and creativity and values the importance of
teamwork and cooperation.

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Note: Provide a new blank document for your answers and upload it to the intended “Submission Bin”
posted at Google Classroom. Kindly follow the format below. This is applicable to all activities given.
Name: _____________________________________ Score: ________________
Course/Year: ________________________________ Date: _________________
Time Schedule: ______________________________

Activity 1.1 – 10PTS.

Directions: Compose a brief and compact synopsis of what you have gained from
learning Unit 1. Please refer to the criteria posted below.

AREAS OF GIFTED (10 pts.) PROFICIENT (8pts) TALENTED (6pts) APPRENTICE

ASSESSMENT (5pts)

IDEAS Presents thoughts in a Presents thoughts in a Ideas are too general Ideas are
unique way consistent manner incomprehensible or
hazy

ORGANIZATION Solid and organized Schematized Some organization; No organization; lack

beg/mid/end beg/mid/end attempt at a beg/mid/end
beg/mid/end

UNDERSTANDING Writing shows strong Writing shows a clear Writing shows Writing shows little
understanding understanding adequate understanding
understanding

WORD CHOICE Sophisticated use of Nouns and verbs make Needs more nouns Little or no use of
nouns and verbs make essay informative and verbs nouns and verbs
the essay very
informative

SENTENCE Sentence structure Sentence structure is Sentence structure is No sense of sentence

STRUCTURE enhances meaning; evident; sentences limited; sentences structure or flow
flows throughout the mostly flow need to flow
piece

MECHANICS Few (if any) errors Few errors Several errors Numerous errors

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ACTIVITY 1.2 - 20PTS

Class Activities

A. Musical Strokes – 10pts

1. Talk about how music can evoke feelings that through art.
2. Listen to a particular tune. What feelings do you think the musician was trying to
convey.
3. Draw or sketch in a paper the emotions they hear from the music.
4. Choose different colors in the making of your art and talk about why you did those
selections.

B. Catchy and Creative Art-Slogans – 10 pts

Art-Slogans are powerful marketing tools that can motivate your clients to support
your brand. It is an advertising tagline or phrase that advertisers create to express the
importance and benefits of their product visually.

Prepare a creative art for advertisement. You may use one size of cardboard or
cartolina in making the art-slogan. Hold your output/artwork and take a photo of it with you.

Below are examples of a catchy product/company slogan:

Choose any of the following slogans listed below and make an art-logo out of it.

1. Addidas- “Impossible Nothing”

2. Disneyland- “The happiest place on Earth”
3. IBM- “Solution for a small planet”
4. FedEx Corporation- “When there is no tomorrow.”
5. Volkswagen- “Think small”
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”

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 9. Diesel Jeans- “Be stupid”
10. Jaguar- “Grace, space, pace”
11. AT&T- “Reach out, and touch someone”
12. m&m- “Melts in your mouth not in your hands”
13. Coca-Cola- “Twist cap Refreshment”
14. Visa- “It’s everywhere you want”
15. Burger King- “Have it your way”
16. Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) – “Finger licking good”
17. Sony- “Connecting People”
18. NOKIA- “Connecting people”
19. Nike- “just do it”
20. Hallmark- “When you care enough to send the very best”

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