Republic of the Philippines

SOUTHERN LEYTE STATE UNIVERSITY

Hinunangan Campus
Hinunangan, Southern Leyte 6608

ART APPRECIATION/ HUMS 1201

Date: March-30-2020 to April-03-2020

LUBONG, ROSARY B. BSE - 1 ENGLISH

GUIDE QUESTIONS

1. Differentiate Representational art from non-representational art.

 Representational art is a type of art whose subjects are refer to objects or events
occurring in the real world. It was also termed figurative art because the figures
depicted are easy to make. Its sources and kind of subject is easier to infer- the
subject matter because from the figures depicted in the artwork, there is already
a suggestion as to its implication. Its best example is the portrait “Mona Lisa” by
Leonardo da Vinci (1503). On the other hand, non-representational art is an art
forms that do not make a reference to the real world, whether it is a person,
place, thing, or even a particular event. It is stripped down to visual elements,
such as shape, lines and colors that are employed to translate a particular
feeling, emotions, and even concept. A higher level of perceptiveness and insight,
might be required to fully grasp the concept behind the work. Its best example is
“Number 1A” by Jackson Pollock (1948).

2. Why is it that the portrait “Mona Lisa” by Leonardo da Vinci is an example of

Representational Art?
 The portrait “Mona Lisa” by Leonardo da Vinci (1503) is fitted under the
representational art for some reasons that despite not knowing Mona Lisa is, it is
clear that the painting is a woman that is realistically proportioned even if the
upper torso is only shown. A beguiling and mysterious smile is flashed and the
background is a landscape. All in all, it is easier to infer the subject matter- there
is already a suggestion as to its implication.
 SELF-LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Look in the internet of the following portraits and try to identify the subject and
content.

1. “Die Ebene von Auvers” (Wheat Fields Near Auvers)

Vincent van Gogh (1890

Subject: Nature/ Landscape

Object Type: Painting

Medium: Oil in Canvass

Content: The painted and drew outdoor spaces and natural objects frequently, both
fascinated and stimulated by each location's unique character. Whether joyous
paintings of plants in bloom or the intensely beautiful it suggests the monuments to the
artist's originality and poetic sensibility.
 2. "A Cockhafer, Beetle, Woodlice and other insects, with a Sprig of
Auricula”

Jan van Kessel (1650s)

Subject: Animals (Botany) / Still Life

Object Type: Painting

Medium: Oil in Copper

Content: All creatures great and small: inspecting insects in art. Kessel suggested a
scene in an animated world in the painting. The little creatures climb all over the sprig
of rosemary, seemingly drawn to its sweet fragrance; the delicate shadows they cast on
the off-white ground enhance the three-dimensional, lifelike character of the scene.
Insects and a Sprig of Auricula relates to the way collections of naturalia were displayed
in Antwerp during the 17th century.
 3. “Fruit Pickers Under the Mango Tree”

Fernando Amorsolo (1937)

Subject: Landscape/ History

Object Type: Painting

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Content: The artist, Amorsolo, created this artwork to show of the true value of
Filipinos. They are hard-working yet happy of what they are doing. It was to also make
the world aware about the true Filipina beauty. Overall, this painting was intended to
show Filipino’s characteristic glow. This can be proven by looking at the characters in
the painting. Not only that, taking a look back at the events proves its true meaning.
 4. “Young Women in the Ricefield”

Fabian de la Rosa (1902)

Subject: History

Object Type: Painting

Medium: Oil on Canvass

Content: From the title itself “Women working in a rice field ” to the connection of the
painting it simply tells us the Filipino experience from the fields of labor. It directly
identifies the subject in the painting. It is a link of ‘interpretation of Filipino life ’ with the
process of self-discovery and self-awareness. Also, he chooses as women being the
characters for which it commemorates his wife- Gorgonio whom died because of cancer
in year 1937.
 5. “Discobolus” Myron

(Roman, 2nd Century AD)

Subject: Greek Mythology

Object: Statue

Content: It is the representations of athletes. Looking closely, his discus-thrower was

admired not only for the way it conveys movement and action in a single pose, but also
for capturing Greek ideals about proportion, harmony, rhythm and balance. Experts
since antiquity have noted how the fluidity of movement in the body combines with a
calm expression on the face, as if the thrower has achieved a perfect state of control in
mind, body and spirit. Or in short it is praised as the personification of equilibrium,
strength and athletic beauty.
REFERENCES:

https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Plain_of_Auvers_-
_Vincent_van_Gogh_-_Google_Cultural_Institute.jpg, Retrieved on April 2020.

https://www.codart.nl/acquisitions/national-gallery-of-art-acquires-a-flower-still-
life-with-insects-by-jan-van-kessel/, Retrieved on April 2020.

https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=9i7LcQAACAAJ&dq=
%E2%80%9CDie+Ebene+von+Auvers%E2%80%9D+(Wheat+Fields+Near+Auvers)
++Vincent+van+Gogh+
+(1890)&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjuuaHD4c_oAhWPSJQKHSqoBvIQ6AEIWTAI,
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http://muntingnayon.com/101/101376/, Retrieved on April 2020.

http://ilovetoeatbooks.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-fruit-pickers-under-mango-
tree.html?m=1, Retrieved on April 2020.

https://prezi.com/fayi32fyd-5w/women-working-in-a-rice-field/, Retrieved on
April 2020.

http://www.hiddenhistory.co.uk/2017/03/28/the-discobolus/, Retrieved on April

2020.

https://hyperallergic.com/447769/the-political-uses-of-a-figure-of-male-beauty-
from-antiquity/, Retrieved on April 2020.