Introduction
people called humanist)
Art Appreciation as a course under the new
GECurriculum, aims at intensifying students’
interest and passion in the arts and humanities.
(Bakit may humanities na nadagdag)
Through this, it is hoped that the desire of
students to not just embrace the essentials of
their fields of specialization be enhanced as the
course would want the students to realize that a
deep appreciation and understanding of the arts
is also an important aspect of student life.
This unit shall give you a run through an
overview of the Humanities and the significance
of the Arts as an important aspect of being
human. Here, the basics of art appreciation shall
be discussed which will further enhance the
learner’s orientation on the significant role of
humanities and the arts in one’s culture and the
society in general. (Paano naging importante sa
atin as human being)
HUMANITIES AND THE ARTS
What is humanities?
- are academic disciplines that study aspects of
human society and culture. (When we said
humanities it is all about human, human society
wnd human culture)
- the study of ancient and modern languages,
literature, philosophy, history, archeology,
anthropology, human geography, law, politics,
religion and art. (Being human qnd humanities,
we are all bound to comnect kaya meron
humantities because people are comnected in
any way. And we are all comnected in any way
tyen we can feel that we are human. There is
humanity, comnection that a man or human is
comnected to society.
Humanists (or humanity scholars) (there are
- scholars in the humanities (meaning they are
tge people providing us with information about
humans, how humans interact, how humans live
in their life, how tgey beling unto society, to the
world. Humanist, tgere are people na hindi
sumasangayon sa kanila, sa position nila. )
- describes the philosophical position of
humanism, which some "anti-
humanist“ scholars in the humanities reject
The study of humanities may also be attributed
to the symmetry and balanced discussed by the
art piece known as the Vitruvian Man of
Leonardo da Vinci.
Vitruvian Man of Leonardo da Vinci (It is very
powerful representation of man, its all about
human and nature. He is not naked for nothing.
He is naked because the formation of man, tge
naked truth about man. )
Demonstrates blend of mathematics and art
during the Renaissance, and Leonardo's deep
understanding of proportions.It represents
acornerstone of Leonardo's attempts to relate
man to nature."(Nature- human nature, the
society, comnecting human to huminade nature)
Leonardo envisaged the great picture chart of
the humanbody he had produced through his
anatomical drawings and Vitruvian Man as a
cosmografia del minor mondo(cosmography of
the microcosm). He believed the workings of the
human body to be an analogy for the workings of
the universe." (Pumapasok si universe, here
makikita s ahuman body how the universe is
working. Ang people would always say that we
are connected to universe. This artist of da vinci,
it tells us have a divine connection with the
universe. )The artwork, It is all baouttye man to
man, man in sorrounding, and the man in the
world . It has a lot of to tell us the art of da vinci. )
- Encyclopædia Britannica
Why Study Humanities?
-As the word humanities came from the Latin
“humanus” which means human, cultured and
refined, man is taught to be as what the term
exactly means: being cultured and refined;
-Humans have the characteristics of rationality,
benevolence and care, he is cultured and refined
as shown by good tastes and manner indicative
of good and proper Education. (We are taaught
to refined culture and you are being taught that
means, while we are learning. )How you refined
you as a man.)
-Humanities contains the records of man’s quest
for answers to the fundamental questions he
asks himself and about the world we live in
-Humanities studies man and the manner in
which he conducts himself from the time of his
existence to the present (Martin & Jacobus, 2004)
-Humanities is composed of academic disciplines
that make it distinctive in both content and
method from the physical and biological sciences
and from the social Sciences.
-The study of Humanities is devoted to
understanding the different phenomena within
the human cultural contexts
-Humanities studies how people process and
document the human experience using
philosophy, religion, literature, art and history as
their way of understanding and recording the
world
-Humanities studies how individuals’ manner of
expression varies as they record human
experiences and how the way of documenting
these forms a connection between and among
humans of the past, present and future.
Fundamental Principles of Humanities
The following are identified fundamental
principles of Humanities which are used
as guides for a better understanding of life and
man’s existence:
1. Human nature is inherently good. (Bakit may
gumagawa pa nang nali ut is because number 2)
2. Individuals are free and are capable of making
choices. ( As human, we are born and bound to
do good in order to maintain peace. However
because of the freedom that we have, we are
free to do everything.
3. Human potential for growth and development
is virtually unlimited.( Yung potential natin as
human, our growth are limitedbecause as
human ikaw na mag iisip if you want to grow or
not. Your potential and developmemt is up to
you. However, if ginagawa mo yung maggrow, its
gonna be unlimited)
4. Self-concept plays an important role in growth
and development. (Self concept- it how to see
yourself and how you build yourself. It is
important to your growth and development
because kung ano tingin mo sa sarili dun ka
magbbased sa action mo everyday. And tha, will
give you opportunity to grow. Its up to you,
kailangan gawin mo in order other people to see
it. )
5. Individuals have an urge for self actualization.
(Urge, it s adeep for a strong desire. Ito yung
gusto gusto mong gawin. Self-actualization is
analyzing yourself, analyzing who you are in the
society, thinking who you are in the world.
Analyzing your potential everything about you in
order to grow. If you dont have the urge mag
actualized, hindi mo maiisip kung ano ba dapat.
Actualization improves you, it can ve done not to
destroy yourself. actualized to inprove yourself
and your life.)
6. Reality is defined by each person. (Because as
an individual we our own reality. It is reality kaya
dapat maging sensitive tayo because
magkakaiba tayo reality, we can defined it
differently. Different human reaction to the
happening in reality. Be sensitive always.)
Previleged.
7. Individuals have a responsibility to both
themselves and to others. (Responsible ka sa
sarili mo and to other bat pagkakaroon ng limit.
But this limit is the responsibility to other people.
It can be dangerous if responsible sa kaniya.
Hindi pwede lagi mo sauluhin, and may limit. It is
okay that you have limit. As human, I have this
own limit.
Art Explained
Art is a diverse range of human activities in
creating visual, auditory or performing artifacts
(artworks), expressing the author's imaginative,
conceptual ideas, or technical skill, intended to
be appreciated for their beauty or emotional
power. Other activities related to the production
of
works of art include the criticism of art, the study
of the history of art, and the aesthetic
dissemination[clarification needed of art. (We
have different definition of art.)
-The three classical branches of art: painting,
sculpture and architecture (sila yung major
branches before. )
-Music, theater, film, dance and other
performing arts as well as literature and other
media such as interactive media, are included in
a broader definition of the arts. Until the 17th
century, art referred to any skill or mastery and
was not differentiated from crafts or sciences.
Nature of the Arts
1. Art or arts is of Aryan root “ar” which means
to join or put together and has its Latin term
being “sars” or “artis” which means everything
that is artificially made or composed by man
(wikipedia) (art is simply a combination,
collection of things created by man. ) Art gawa
ng tao, still similar
2. Art constitutes one of the oldest and most
important means of expression developed by
man.
( Because people do not have formal, tgey dont
know nothing. Sign language lang. Artifacts,
mgavdrawing, ut expresses story. Simula ng pag
eevolve ng communication.)
3. It refers to the skillful arrangement or
composition of some common but significant
qualities of nature such as sounds, colors, lines,
movements, words, stone and wood to express
feelings, thoughts, imaginations and dreams in
an amazing, meaningful and enjoyable way.
(Adams, 2002) ( it is too build, or create out of
the elements of art. Lahat ng elements ng arts,
you are arrange it depending on how you want
it to be interpreted.)
4. Art is subjective as it employs the use of
perception, insights, feelings and intuition (man
creates art and evert man, or individual is
different, iba opinion, feelings that is why
subjective. It depends on them.)
5. It is the heightened expression of human
dignity and weaknesses felt and shared so
powerfully in a world increasingly aware of its
successes and failures. (This is an expression of
human dignity tgat you can express. How soft,
weak and strong they are)
6. It is man’s expression of himself as an
individual and how he views his existence, and
( - serves a function, but is designed artistically for
7. Art also provides enjoyment and stimulation
specially when people understand them (art
makes you something. Art should disturb, it is
not negative. It means guluhin amg something
na constant. An art make you feel sad, it you
should feel something, positive or negative that
is why art is colorful. It gives variety of feelings.
FUNCTION OF ART
1. Express freely oneself;
2. Socially express his need for display,
celebration and communication; and (katulong
ang ibang tao to express or you express in order
to communicate)
3. Physically express the need for utility of
functional objects. (To show your expression to
others physically. Dance, theater)
The Forms of Art Differentiated
Functional Art Forms - may benefit the cause of
man’s existence
- give people sustenance as to need for life to be
better
- benefit is mostly financial in nature
•(the need for life to be better)
•Architecture, weaving, furniture-making
(nagbibigay ng things na may function or
functional)
Functional Art - generally applied art (- art
created for use, not necessarily everyday use,
but designed to serve a purpose and with an
aesthetic in mind)
the purpose of beauty., (May function to put
something, not just an artistic)
Non-functional art forms - art that serves no
utilitarian purpose
- in direct contrast with functional art, which has
both an aesthetic value and a utilitarian purpose
- encompasses paintings, sculptures and all
manner of fine art
- usually seek to engage with the viewer on an
intellectual, emotional or aesthetic level
•the need to express aesthetics and beauty)
•painting, sculpture, literature, (more on
expression, to express and appreciate, walang
product)
•music, dance and theater

ARTS AND PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy and Arts Related
Philosophy - field of discipline which has
attempted to explain almost all aspects of
human existence. (It makes us who we are, and
existence sa ibang tao, inaattempt eexplain lahat
ng human existence)
- study of general and fundamental questions
about existence, knowledge, values, reason,
mind, and language.
- term was probably coined by Pythagoras
Art or Aesthetics - study of beauty and taste,
concerned with the nature of art and used as a
basis for interpreting and evaluating individual
works of art. (It is for evaluation or interpretation,
it is creation of beauty. We have different taste
and standards. Hindi lahat ng maganda ay
maganda oara sayo. Hindi mo kailangan na
gustuhin lahat.)
- branch of philosophy that deals with the nature
of beauty and taste, as well as the philosophy of
art
- examines subjective and sensori-emotional
values, or sometimes called judgments of
sentiment and taste.
Philosophy of art is the study of the nature of art,
including concepts such as interpretation,
representation and expression, and form. It is
closely related to aesthetics, the philosophical
study of beauty and taste. In short, one cannot
do away with philosophy when explaining an art
work. Also, one cannot produce an artwork
without considering the importance of the
philosophy behind its production. (Lahat ng art
may philosophy, at kahat ng art kapag inexplain
mo ay may philosophy..Hindi ka makakagawa ng
isang art without knowing the philosophy behind
it. Simply putting that art and philosophy work
together. Art is produced with philophy. May
paniniwala ka, nay dahilan, relationship to
human. )
"Art is a Friendly Deception” (art kapag ginaw
anatin, ut reflects ud, our philosophy, anything
about us. Kapag gumawa ka ng art parang
nananalamin.)
The Artistic Philosophers
Philosophers whose advocacies not only focused
on the philosophic ideas but also shared a few of
their conceptions about the Arts.
1. Plato ( 428 – 347 BC) is a philosopher of
Ancient Greece who is known for his Dialogues
together with Socrates. He loved and hated the
arts at the same time which makes his
philosophical views on art unexplainably
complicated. With the Republic being his work,
Plato was seen as a good literary stylist and great
story teller and considered the arts as
threatening. He believed that “ though arts can
be used to train citizens to have an ideal society,
using arts to accomplish this should be strictly
controlled”. He also explained that the physical
world is a copy of a perfect, rational, eternal
and changeless original which he called FORMS.
( He explains with biased and unbiased. His
phhilosophical views in art is complicated kasi
unbiased siya. Circle is about perfection, about
man, and beauty and justice for human.
Plato’s Ideas of the Arts may be summed up by
the truths according to him that:
1. Art is imitation (because it is imitation of our
life, and exustence of human. If you paint an
artwork, laging may katulad in true life. Imitated
real life situation of yours.)
2. Art is dangerous. (Because ang art may ibat iba
interpretation and ways in give mesaage through
art. Pwede mamisinterpret kaya dangerous)
Beauty, Justice, and The Circle are all examples
of what Plato called Forms or Ideas.
Other philosophers have called them Universals
For Plato, these Forms are perfect Ideals, but
they are also more real than physical objects. He
called them "the Really Real". The world of the
Forms is rational and unchanging; the world of
physical appearances is changeable and
irrational, and only has reality to the extent that
it succeeds in imitating the Forms. The mind or
soul belongs to the Ideal world; the body and its
passions are stuck in the muck of the physical
world. So the best human life is one that strives
to understand and to imitate the Forms as
closely as possible. That life is the life of the mind,
the life of the Philosopher (literally, the lover of
wisdom). Self control, especially control of the
passions, is essential to the soul that wants to
avoid the temptations of sensuality, greed, and
ambition, and move on to the Ideal World in the
next life.
2. Aristotle ( 384 – 322 BC) was a student of Plato
who first distinguished between “what is good
and what is beautiful''. For him, the universal
elements of beauty are manifested by order,
symmetry and definiteness. As exemplified in his
Poetics, he stated that physical manifestation of
beauty is affected by SIZE. He considered art as
imitation or a representation of nature and his
emphasis of the art is on POETRY which for him
is more philosophical than Philosophy itself. (Not
all good is beautiful and vice versa.)
Poets imitated the following according to
Aristotle:
1. Things and events which have been or still are;
2. Things which are said to be seen and are
probable, and
3. Things which essentially are.
3. Immanuel Kant (1724 – 1804) was a German,
Enlightenment philosopher who wrote a treatise
on Aesthetics: Observations on the Feelings of
the Beautiful and the Sublime. His main interest
was not on art but on BEAUTY that it is a matter
of TASTE. Kant explained that TASTE can be both
SUBJECTIVE and UNIVERSAL. For KANT, beauty
is a question of form and color is NOT
IMPORTANT.(he focus on beauty and beauty is a
matter of taste. Meron tayo na standard, it us
beauty.beauty it depends on your taste can be
subjective and universal.)
The Kinds of Aesthetic Responses according to
Kant are:
1. Beauty results in pleasure if there is order,
harmony and symmetry; and (if tgere's order,
tgere's beauty, may satisfaction sa beauty)
2. Beauty leads to a response of awe that
overwhelms the viewers of the art.(beauty
results in good respinse or overwhelming
response or reaction)
Kant’s Philosophy of the Mind as explained
through Arts (if this is the oholosophy of man,
the philosophy of man makes a man, binubuo
niya ang philosophy ng isang tao.)
ARTISTS AND ARTISANS
Artist - person engaged in an activity related to
creating art, practicing the arts, or
demonstrating an art. The common usage in
both everyday speech and academic discourse is
a practitioner in the visual arts only.
- term is often used in the entertainment
business, especially in a business context, for
musicians and other performers (less often for
actors)
"Artiste“ - French for artist
- used in English only in this context; this use is
becoming rare
* Use of the term to describe writers, for
example, is valid, but less common, and mostly
restricted to contexts like criticism.
Artisan (French: artisan, Italian: artigiano)
- An artisan (from French: artisan, Italian:
artigiano) is a skilled craft worker who makes or
creates things by hand that may be functional
or strictly decorative, for example furniture,
decorative arts, sculptures, clothing, jewellery,
food items, household items and tools or even
mechanisms such as the handmade clockwork
movement of a watchmaker
-practice a craft and may through experience
and aptitude reach the expressive levels of an
artist
"artisanal“ - used in describing hand processing
in what is usually viewed as an industrial process,
such as in the phrase artisanal mining
- sometimes used in marketing and advertising
as a buzz word to describe or imply some
relation with the crafting of handmade food
products, such as bread, beverages or cheese.
Artisan - dominant producers of consumer
products before the Industrial Revolution
- In ancient Greece, artisans were drawn to
agoras and often built workshops nearby.
DIFFERENCES OF ARTIST AND ARTISAN
ARTIST
-Creator of arts which are for enjoyment and
appreciation of viewer
-Performs creative arts
-Creates something whose only value is
aesthetic . Makes output to express the beauty
of art itself
-The object has no functional value
-Performers ( singers , dancers . theater actors
and actresses , etc. )
ARTISAN
-Makers of crafts
-Practical
-Creates something functional
-Skilled workers
-His / Her product has functional value
-Makes output with his / her hands ( weavers ,
dyers , potters , carpenter , etc. )

SIMILARITIES OF ARTIST AND ARTISAN

Arts refers to the theory, human application and
-Creative physical expression of creativity found in human
cultures and societies through skills and
-Artistic imagination in order to produce objects,
- Makes output out of experience and environments and experiences.( Theory those
imagination are the things that we know about art, the things
that we learn about art, the things that I teach
about art, the things that we can read about art
and also its history. Human application, art is
human application. It can be the action, painting,
sculptures, anything that we do that portraits art.
Physical expression, it is how we express
ourselves through art, example mismong paint
and even the movement, something we express
to movement, theater, dancing.)

THE ART FORMS

1. Architecture

- art form that reflects how we present ourselves

across the earth’s landscape, and, like other
expressive mediums, it changes with styles,
technologies and cultural adaptations

- not only provides worldly needs of shelter,

workspace and storage but also represents
human ideals in buildings like courthouses and
government buildings and manifestations of the
spirit in churches and temples

- considered as the most functional of all the art

forms

Art of designing; about constructing building;

- Hindi lang yung araw araw na nakikita or
nagagamit.
- It how human present themselves or us
across the earth, landscape.
- It is more design, artistic design, view or
look of structure.
Engineering- more on technicalities ng structure
kung paano talaga mabubuo. More on design si
architecture, more on view on how it look. Bakit
earth’s landscape, in order for us to express
architecture ang ating magiging canvas kung sa
painting ay earth landscape. Isang bahagi ng
mundo kasi ang architecture and engineering
kailangan magtutugma yan kapag may gagawin
na structure. Designing is not all about colors.
Design for architecture, may gagawin na
building, for architecture it is functional and
helpful because iyan ang mag aanalyze kung
itong design is applicable sa isang building. If
applicable ba ang style sa isang bunggalo- that’s
architecture.
It is considered the most functional of all the art
forms in general. Because architecture, everyday
pagkamulat pa lang ng mata mo, your house and
house ginawa with architecture. Going to school,
church. Architecture it gives personality to the
place.
2. Sculpture
- hard or plastic materials are worked into three-
dimensional art objects
- designs may be embodied in freestanding
objects, in reliefs on surfaces, or in environments
ranging from tableaux to contexts that envelop
the spectator
- An enormous variety of media may be used,
including clay, wax, stone, metal, fabric, glass,
wood, plaster, rubber, and random “found”
objects. Materials may be carved, modeled,
molded, cast, wrought, welded, sewn,
assembled, or otherwise shaped and combined.
Kapag sculpture, 3 dimensional, you can make it
kahit ano materials that you want or you have.
Pwedeng hard or plastic material as long as you
are making 3d, It can considered sculpture. Kahit
ano basta makaform ng 3D, depends your style
or way on how you will create art. Sculpture ay
pinag iisipan ng detail, the artist is very keen to
details, how he stand, should look very noble
[jose rizal monument], respectable man. That’s
why architecture is an art and art form.
3. Painting
- application of pigments to a support surface
that establishes an image, design or decoration
-describes both the act and the result
- two-dimentional art form
Supports - different surfaces where painting can
be applied
- wood, canvas, plaster, clay, lacquer, and
concrete
Support, where you can paint.
- Painting the product,The portrait,
landscape or painting as an action.
- Painting is 2D.
- IT IS PAINTING BECAUSE IT APPLIED
PIGMENT COLOR
- Starry Night [Van Gogh]It is very
attractive because of the color.
- Spoliarium [ Juan Luna]- sorrow,
suffering of filipinos in the hands of the Spaniards.
Mona lisa [Leonardo da Vinci]- considered one of
the most famous painting/ portrait at all time. It
shows female beauty. It is important in portrait
is the eyes, may buhay.
4. Dance
- movement of the body in a rhythmic way,
usually to music and within a given space,
for the purpose of expressing an idea or emotion,
releasing energy, or simply taking delight in
the movement itself.
may music man o wala. If you dance, it dance. As
long as you move your body with rhythm or in
rhythmic way, it dancing or dance.
TYPE OF DANCE
1. Folk dance- step lang ng babae or lalaki
2. Modern dance- sa babae at lalaki, hiphop,
ballet- it is very graceful.
Subli is a ritual dance.
There’s different genre like jazz, ballroom. All of
those are movement of the body.It is always
moving in a rhythmic way.
5. Music
- also a cultural activity whose medium is sound
- performed with a vast range of instruments
and/or vocal techniques ranging from singing to
rapping
music is sound. Almost of all is cultural activity. A
sound Using instrument, an instrument of one or
two or many. Kahit walang background music it
still music. Example acapella, using without
music or instrumental. Or yung mga
instrumental one,especially yung
classical,walang kanta, no lyrics, still a music.
- singing, rapping, music. Kapag nagrrap hindi
naman lagging rhyme pero may beat.
-ryan Cayabyab he is a great musician because
he is great, he became national artist for music.
-one of the good work is catches the heart of
everyone
Something that is cultural or Makabayan
Example, kay ganda ng ating musika -that is song
about telling us our music- filipino music is very
in default and its our. Kailangan ng music ng tao,
sino kakanta? Human being kaya all of those
people.
Music is very powerful, it connects people. Very
powerful because it sets the mood. It changes the
mood also. It is an art and it has a great effect to
us people.
6. Theater
- collaborative form of performing art that uses
live performers, typically actors or actresses, to
present the experience of a real or imagined
event before a live audience in a specific place,
often a stage
- may also mean specific place of the
performance as derived from the Ancient Greek
théatron, "a place for viewing", itself from
theáomai, "to see", "to watch", "to observe".
- includes performances of plays and musical
theatre
- art forms of ballet and opera are also theatre
and use many conventions such as acting,
costumes and staging
it can be two thing, it can be the place were you
watched, two, it is the action or performance, it
is the art itself- theater.
- it is the collaborative form of performing art
that uses life performer, the actor and actresses,
they imitate a story, they portrait a story, they
act the story, they do it in stage.
Theater also mean play, were you watch a
theater, were you watch a play from ancient
Greek.
Parang role play in a professional way.
It can have dance, ballet or operatic.
Theater goods for kids kasi totoong tao, parang
nakikipaglaro ang performer sa bata,
exaggerated ang movement.
-In play you can practice who you can, you can
practice your variety, yung personalities nan de
mo nagagawa.
7. Literature
- any body or collection of written work
- refers to writing considered to be an art form
or any single writing deemed to have artistic or
intellectual value, and sometimes deploys
language in ways that differ from ordinary usage.
- may be in any form such as poetry, novel, short
story, essay, epic and legends among others
- may be oral or written
Any written work na pwede din oral.
- example of oral- spoken poetry, story reading
but it can also be in written.
-it may be in any form
Fiction those are almost unlimited application of
imagination , something imaginary. Not realistic
manner.
Non- fiction- bawal dito ang fiction. It imitates or
shows action of humans or animals na totoo at
nagyayari sa totoong buhay.TRUE STORIES or
based on true life.
- Poetry may rules. May beat, sometimes
rhyming or not
- Prose hindi nag aapply ang rules ng
poetry. Diretso lang tulad ng essay.
- -Example, the alchemist- fiction; the
diary of a young girl- non-fiction
Classifications:
a. Fiction
b. Non-Fiction
c. Prose
d. Poetry
Classification of Art Forms:
A. Visual Arts - those which are felt by the senses
which includes sculpture, painting and
architecture.
B. Performing Arts – those performed like Music,
Dance and Theater
C. Digital Arts - arts which includes photography
and installation arts.
Visual arts- kapag ginawa, it can tell by the
senses, nakikita, naririnig.
Performing art- yung nagpeperform
Digital art- ginawa natin digitally, graphic design,
illustration
Because of the modern technology or living in a
modern era, nagkaroon ng digital arts.
APPRECIATING ARTS
How art appreciation may be applied by a
learner of the course:
1. Give a good physical description of the
artwork based on their knowledge of art
elements
and materials; IBREAKDOWN MUNA KUNG
ANONG NAKIKITA NG MATA- THAT’S THE
DESCRIPTION, ano meron dito at materials na
ginamit. Sometimes yung even material na
ginamit ay may meaning sa artist.
2. Analyze the artwork in terms of what the artist
wants his work to represent and the learner’s
subjective reaction to the works which includes
their thoughts and feelings; (You analyze the
artwork ano ba ang nais ipakita ng artist.
3. Perceive the art work in the context of its
history. This would enlighten the learners of the
artist’s intention in doing the work and add to
the understanding of the meaning the work is
supposed to convey;bakit napush ng artist gawin
ito, ano history behind it. Maybe may story yung
artwork, pinanggalingan. Anong nagging history
4. Give meaning to the artwork based on its
description, analysis and context; and . Judge the
artwork as to whether it is good or bad based on
the learner’s perception of it and its aesthetic
and cultural value.pwede na magbigay ng
meaning base sa 1, 2, 3. Maggets mo na bago
idescribe. And then pwede na ijudge if its good or
bad. If sinabi mo na bad or good, maj-justify
because based on the descriptions, physical
descriptions na nakita mo, ayaw mo nang kulay
and etc. nagets mo ba kung bakit ginawa niya.
You can judge it based on your taste, nagkaroon
ng rubrics.
Art is not meant to be looked at only for what it
is. It is meant to stimulate thought because it
allows viewers to draw their own emotions and
pull from their personal experiences when
viewed. Hindi pwede na pagtingin mo e pangit.
You just not look at it na pagtingin ay may
judgements na agad. Artist is an expression that
means that an art carries a message, an
expression, carries something na gusto sabihin
ng isang tao. Ang art ay binibigyan ng time. You
appreciate art, you give it time. It’s the message
is important in art.
Art also teaches many important qualities such
as listening, observing and responding to
multiple perspectives. Having an appreciation
for art also helps us to develop an appreciation
for each other and how we are all unique in our
own way. Bilang artist, matuto ka sa mga
qualities. You can be patient. It took time. An art
or something beautiful take time to be made. It
takes time. Example flower, magbloom. You are
learning the qualities to wait,theres satisfaction
at the end of it.
Art is here to stay. It is a person’s history and
legacy which is an ultimate proof that his
personal experiences can be articulated and his
immortality can be defined. Art is very important.
Art is here to stay because hindi pa naiipangank
si art pero meron na art, its very impossible para
mawala is art. Everything around us is art. How
would you view it without art. Art is here to stay
because over time ang art is something cultural,
it can be tool para maipasa ang information
through generation. The knowledge knowing
how to build building, to draw.
Lesson 1: THE SUBJECT OF AN ARTWORK
SUBJECT - in arts refers to the main idea that is
represented in the artwork
- is basically the essence of the piece
What is actually depicted in this artwork?
What is the artist trying to express to the world...
What is his or her message?
And how are they conveying that message?
Types of artworks:
Representational Art - Objective Art / Figurative
Art
- art pieces which use a specific subject
- generally refers to a painting or sculpture that
is clearly recognizable for what it claims to be.
Planting Rice – Fernando Amorsolo
The Crying Boy – Giovanni Bragolin
Non-Representational Art – Non-objective Art /
Non-figurative Art
- compositions which do not rely on
representation
- personal expression of an artist's subjective
experience
Stairway to Heaven - HelaLe (Croatia)
Promotion – kuuramantoonis (USA)
Abstract – aims to take subjects from reality but
present them in way that is different from the
way they are viewed in our reality
-Faces – V (BTS)
-Girl Before Mirror by Pablo Picasso
Lesson 2: THE SOURCES OF SUBJECT
1. Nature - equivalent to the natural world,
physical universe, material world or material
universe
- refers to the phenomena of the physical world,
and also to life in general
- considered the most commonly used source of
art
Sunset by Fernando Amorsolo
L’Estque by Paul Cézanne
2. People - considered the most interesting
subject of an artwork which may be real or
imagined
- as subjects may be presented as individuals or
groups and may perform tasks as how they do in
their everyday life.
Girl With a Pearl Earring - Johannes Vermeer
Cradling Wheat –Thomas Hart Benton
3. History - depiction of factual events that
occurred in the past whose purpose is either to
remember important events of long ago or to
teach the learners about the lessons of the past.
The Death of Socrates- Jacques-Louis David
The Making of the Philippine Flag
4. Legend - present to viewers of the art
something tangible even when unverified.
Art brings life to these stories.
Malakas at Maganda- Marcelo Chan
Lost Excalibur by Rashieq Sasman
5. Religion - used as inspiration by artists
(through the Bible, Quran and Torah) in
conveying their ideas and beliefs through their
art works
The Last Supper by - Leonardo Da Vinci
The Hand of God by Auguste Rodin
6. Mythology - come from the stories of gods
and goddesses of Ancient Greece, Rome, Norse
and Egyptians.
Medusa by Caravaggio
The Birth of Venus by Sandro Boticelli
7. Dreams and Fantasy – expresses the wonders
of the unconscious
Extraordinary Fantasy by Jeremiah Morelli
Rainbow by Josephine Wall
8. Technology – showcases the modernity of the
present
- wondrous use of machines, the towering
skyscrapers, state of the art robotics technology,
top of the line transportation machineries as cars,
ships and motorcycles.
Humanity Drowning in Technology by Elizabeth
Elkin
The WEEE Man by Paul Bonomini
Lesson 3: WAYS OF PRESENTING THE SUBJECT
After the artist has decided on the source of the
subject of his artwork, he is now ready toidentify
the method of how he wants his art work to be
presented to his viewers. The following are some
of the methods or ways on how an artist
presents his subject to his audience.
1. Naturalism
-in art, refers to the depiction of realistic objects
in a natural setting
- began in the early Renaissance, and developed
itself further throughout the Renaissance
- a type of art that pays attention to very
accurate and precise details, and portrays things
as they are
- always depict pieces showing the idealized
human form.
2. Realism
- in art, generally the attempt to represent
subject matter truthfully, without artificiality
and avoiding speculative fiction and
supernatural elements
- realist or naturalist works of art may, as well or
instead of illusionist realism, be "realist" in their
subject matter, and emphasize the mundane,
ugly or sordid
- most popular way of presenting art subjects.
3. Abstraction
-finds its roots in ‘intuition’ (of the artist) and
‘freedom’ (for the artist as well as for the viewer)
- art movement emerged in the nineteenth
century as a reaction to academic painting or
realism.
- think of it as a visual opposite of realistic art
- method of presenting the subject where the
artist moves away from reality.
a. Distortion
-alteration of the original shape (or other
characteristic) of something
- any change made by an artist to the size, shape
or visual character of a form to express an idea,
convey a feeling or enhance visual impact
b. Elongation
- is when the art subject is lengthened,
protracted or extended
C. Mangling
-Artists show the subject as cut, lacerated,
mutilated or hacked with repeated blows.
D. Cubism
-presentation of abstract figures through the use
of a cone, cylinder, sphere, triangle, square, cube
and circle in place of real pictorial elements
4. Symbolism
-use of a visible sign of an idea to convey to the
viewers, readers or audiences the message of his
work.
- mystery is advocated by an art work making it
more interesting to the viewers
5. Fauvism
-name applied to the work produced by a group
of artists (which included Henri Matisse and
André Derain) from around 1905 to 1910, which
is characterised by strong colours and fierce
brushwork.
Le les fauves (‘the wild beasts’) was coined by
the critic Louis Vauxcelles when he saw the work
of Henri Matisse and André Derain in an
exhibition, the salon d’automne in Paris, in 1905.
6. Dadaism
-a protest movement in the art that is playful and
experimental. “Dada” means a “hobby horse”.
Dadaism is most often nonsensical
- considered a revolt against tradition because it
does not follow the principles in art and shows
the wickedness of society in its presentation
- aim of this method is to shock and provoke its
viewers.
Marcel Duchamp is the famous painter using this
method
7. Futurism
-developed in Italy about the same time as
cubism appeared in France
- Futurist painters wanted their works to capture
the mechanical energy of modern life.
8. Surrealism
-mirrors the evils of the present society
- means super realism, influenced by Freudian
psychology which emphasizes the activities of
the subconscious state of the mind.
- art movement began in Paris in 1924 by the
French poet Andre Breton
- surrealist’s aim is to reveal the deep and ugly
part of human nature.
9. Expressionism

-art works describing pathos, morbidity, chaos or

even defeat and was introduced in Germany
from 1900 – 1910
- Expressionists believe that man needs spiritual
rebirth for him to correct defects that ruin the
society.