CHAPTER 2

Art Appreciation and the Human Faculties

Week 3
Module 6

2.2. The Process of Art Appreciation

 LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Identify the human faculties as basis for the appreciation of art.

REFERENCES
Readings
Gombrich, E. (1960). Pygmalion’s Power. Excerpt from Art and illusion: A Study on the Psychology of
Pictorial Representation.

De Botton, A. (2015). What is art for? Alain de Botton’s Animated Guide. Art and
Design. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVlQOyt FCRI
.
 WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

• Answer the following questions as precisely yet as thoroughly as possible.

1. What Art field will you explore? Why?

2. How can you utilize the arts to express yourself, your community,
and your relation to others?
 ANALYSIS

Instructions: The answer to each question should have at least a minimum of 50

words.

1. Question:
a. What Art field will you explore? Why?
b. How can you utilize the arts to express yourself, your community, and your
relation to others?

2. Explain the reason why you gave that answer? What was in your mind?
ABSTRACTION
 Video 2.1

What is
art for?
 ART
APPRECIATION
 ART APPRECIATION

APPRECIATION

PERSON as WORK OF ART

spectator/viewer as object
 ART APPRECIATION
Positive Wow!
perceptual Sense-Data and Representation

emotional Feelings
intellectual Meanings

response to Communication and Reaction

the beauty Value that delights

of artworks Painting, Sculpture, Music

Which art do you
you appreciate
most?

Wow!
or
Yak?
Which captivates you most?
 LESSON ACTIVITY

• What is the importance of Art and how it is beneficial in our global

situation nowadays?

Answer:
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 RUBRICS FOR GRADING
EXCELLENT ABOVE AVERAGE BELOW POOR
(10 PTS) AVERAGE (6 PTS) AVERAGE (2 PT)
CRITERIA (8 PTS) (4 PTS)

Logical development Logical development Logical development Minimal detail Absolute minimal
WHAT DO YOU of ideas is thorough, of ideas is of ideas is present, provided, needs effort.
KNOW? informative, and informative and well but some details improvement.
Logical development of demonstrates thought. missing/incorrect.
ideas: significant effort.
Content

Uniqueness of idea is Uniqueness of idea is Uniqueness of idea is Minimal detail Absolute minimal
thorough, informative and well present, but some provided, needs effort.
ANALYSIS: informative, and thought. details improvement.
Creativity and demonstrates missing/incorrect.
uniqueness significant effort.

Message is thorough, Message is Message is present, Minimal detail Absolute minimal

informative, and informative and well but some details provided, needs effort.
ASSESSMENT: demonstrates thought. missing/incorrect. improvement.
Clarity: Message is significant effort.
clearly addressed

The relevance is The relevance is The relevance is Minimal detail Absolute minimal
REFLECTIONS: thorough, informative and well present, but some provided, needs effort.
Impact: The idea is informative, and thought. details improvement.
relevant to present demonstrates missing/incorrect. DR. ALLAN C. ORATE, UE
situation significant effort.
 ANALYSIS

Instructions: The answer to each question should have at least a minimum of 50

words.

1. Question: What is the importance of Art and how it is beneficial in our global
situation nowadays?

2. What do you think are the qualities of Philippine art? In your opinion, what makes
Philippine art Filipino?
 ASSESSMENT
Instructions: The answer to each question should have at least a minimum of 50
words.

1. If you were to add to the lesson, what would they be? Create new ideas/knowledge
and share it in the discussion.

2. Why do you think this philosophical theory of art can be an avenue for the
discussion and dissemination of these realities in our country? How can the
recipients of artworks be more involved?

DR. ALLAN C. ORATE, UE

 REFLECTION
Instructions: The answer to each question should have at least a minimum of 50
words.

1. Examine the philosophical theory of art you learned. What significant lesson did
you find it personal?

2. In what part of the lesson did you find easy or hard to illustrate in the way that
you learned? Why?

DR. ALLAN C. ORATE, UE