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NORTHERN BUKIDNON STATE COLLEGE

(Formerly Northern Bukidnon Community College) R.A.11284
Manolo Fortich, 8703 Bukidnon • 0975-3032951• nbscadmin@nbsc.ph
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MODULE 2
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A. Directions: Do you have any artworks in your house? Choose only one and
give its history and function.
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NORTHERN BUKIDNON STATE COLLEGE
(Formerly Northern Bukidnon Community College) R.A.11284
Manolo Fortich, 8703 Bukidnon • 0975-3032951• nbscadmin@nbsc.ph
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HISTORY: Flowers are universal symbols of beauty. They also symbolize comfort, love and
affection. TheyContact Information
are always thoughtful gifts and make ideal decor for any home, no matter how great
or humble it is. Flowers are practically perfect.
Throughout history, flowers have been represented widely in the arts. Many of the most famous
artists in history painted more than their fair share of flowers. Art history itself tells the story of
flowers in the arts.
”Rooted in ancient art and still prevalent today, depictions of blossoms, blooms, and other botanical
elements can be found in many of the most significant art movements, whether carved into clay or
starring in a still-life.” — My Modern Met
Ancient Egyptians: The First to Represent Flowers in Art History

The very first flower ever to be represented in the arts may be the lotus flower. Ancient Egyptians
adorned amulets, ceramics and papyrus paintings with the lotus flower, which to them symbolized
the sun, according to My Modern Met. A contributor wrote,
“In addition to ornamental decorations, Egyptians also employed flowers as an artistic medium. In
King Tutankhamun’s tomb, for example, multiple collar necklaces made of dyed linen and cut
blossoms—including sunflowers, cornflowers, poppies, and blue lotuses—were found among his
many trinkets and treasures.”
The idea of representing flowers in the arts may have started in ancient Egypt, but it certainly didn’t
end there. Flowers were also widely represented in art pieces created in the major periods of art
history.

Floral Symbolism in Medieval Art

Flowers and plants peppered Medieval art pieces. What’s more, each flower and plant had
a specific meaning. Most people alive during this period of history were illiterate, so artists used
plants and flowers in their works of arts to communicate with their audience. Floral motifs, which
mark this period of art history, are rich in symbolism.

“For the Medieval and the Renaissance artists, flowers were part of a rich visual symbolism.” — Arts

Edge

Renaissance Artists Loved Floral Designs

Renaissance artists in particular absolutely loved flowers. They used them as “the main subject as
well as the backdrop for some of the most important works of art in tempera on panel, oil on
canvas, and fresco,” stated the article Flowers in Renaissance and Baroque Art. “Renaissance
artists who mainly produced triptychs, frescoes and altarpieces for the church and private works of
art for wealthy patrons offered certain flowers within their compositions as symbols used to instruct
the faithful.”
One of the most famous pieces of floral Renaissance art is Botticelli’s “Primavera.” The painting
depicts a group of notable figures (including Venus) in an orange grove. A contributor to The
Guardian wrote, “The painting teems with life: the myriad shades of the flowers in the dark grass
have been analysed by botanists, who identified 200 accurately depicted plants.” The piece of art
was created in either the late 1470s or early 1480s and is a large panel painting of tempera paint.
Many other Renaissance works of art are just as dense in floral designs as “Primavera.” “Flowers in
a Wooden Vessel” by Jan Brueghel the Elder is just one example.
Source: https://www.segmation.com/blog/flowers-represented-art-history
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NORTHERN BUKIDNON STATE COLLEGE
(Formerly Northern Bukidnon Community College) R.A.11284
Manolo Fortich, 8703 Bukidnon • 0975-3032951• nbscadmin@nbsc.ph
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Function: TheInformation
Contact goal of floral wall decor is to provide beauty and ambience
to a specific place inside the house or elsewhere. It adds beauty to our
house corner, making it more lovely and appealing. We can't dispute that
flowers provide beauty to any environment.

B. Give your own perception of beauty? What is beauty to you? Do you have
standard to consider art as beautiful? Explain.

- The ultimate definition of beauty, in my opinion, is to seek purpose and progress rather
than perfection. There are many definitions of beauty, but for me, I can describe beauty via
make-up and clothes since I'm a hair and make-up artist as well as a designer, and that
ability enables me to recognize that beauty is something in yourself that helps you to become
who you are. When it comes to the standard for considering art to be beautiful, my standard
is not that high, especially when I notice that the art being produced is coming from an
artist who is giving his/her love to his/her passion, which would be the best standard that I
consider because art becomes beautiful because of love.