Republic of the Philippines

NUEVA VIZCAYA STATE UNIVERSITY

Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya
INSTRUCTIONAL MODULE
IM No.2: 1M- GE ART- 1st Sem.- 2020-2021

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Bayombong Campus

DEGREE General COURSE GE-ART

PROGRAM Education NO.
SPECIALIZATIO COURSE Art Appreciation
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YEAR LEVEL 1 TIME 3 WK 2 IM 2
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NAME: ARVIE JOY P. BU-UCAN

COURSE & SECTION: BSEd 1A

I. LESSON NUMBER: Lesson 2

II. LEARNING ACTIVITIES

1. Carefully examine the Spoliarium by Juan Luna in 1884. Write five ideas, descriptions or
interpretations from the artwork (10 points).

1. It shows how the world is devoid of life.

2. Since Juan Luna painted the Roman Coliseum as the setting, it depicts that the two
people being dragged are corpses and the people around them are Romans who clearly
does not show any sorrow.
3. The painting shows 3 things; the corpses, those who shows no sorrow, and those that
mourns—which are as if one of the corpses' parents.
4. The painting shows the cruelty of the Spanish Colonization.

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Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya
INSTRUCTIONAL MODULE
IM No.2: 1M- GE ART- 1st Sem.- 2020-2021

5. The painting depicts either our social, moral, and political life during Spaniard
colonization or at the present. Only that it is not the Spaniards anymore that bring us
misfortune but these who are shallow in doing their job as our leaders.

1. Say something about this famous artwork. Express your personal ideas about the artwork.

a. Son of Man by Rene Magritte (10 points).

The Son of Man painting shows and validates its name. It was a
painting wherein the man’s face was covered by a green apple as if its goal is to make me
curious of what the man really looks like. And that’s how Magritte’s art is interpreted: we
humans tends to looks deeper than what is visible to our eyes. We are bound with
curiosity. However, everyone of us hides our real faces behind a green apple, not
allowing anyone to peek. We are bound of both curiosity and secrecy.

2. Roam around to your barangay (Follow health protocol). Take a picture of the best part of
your barangay (Ex: a park, a landscape, a nature element, a newly painted barangay hall, a
garden, a beautiful gate, a fully decorated house by barangaymate, and any other to you is a
form art). Paste the picture below or in any piece of paper. Make a short description of the
picture, specifying why you were get attracted with the scene (10 points).

This is called “Puraw nga Bato”, a rock that was at the top of a hill in our barangay. It was just
recently when it was discovered and became popular that even people from other barrios tend
to visit it. The good thing in here is that, you have to experience mountain climbing before you

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NUEVA VIZCAYA STATE UNIVERSITY
Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya
INSTRUCTIONAL MODULE
IM No.2: 1M- GE ART- 1st Sem.- 2020-2021

get to see the beautiful view of Nueva Vizcaya. Though, it is nicer to go there at early in the
morning so you can witness the sunrise which gives a really nostalgic feeling. The feeling of
being with the nature.

III. ASSIGNMENT

Discuss the following:

a. Three Stages in Art Making
b. Key Components of the Art Market
c. Responsibilities of Artists vs. Artisans
d. The Process of Creativity and Imagination

IV. REFERENCES

Explore the Subject of Arts. https://www.art-is-fun.com/subjects-in-art, October 2020.

Five Reasons Why We Need Art. https://speakartloud.wordpress.com/2010/04/23/41/,

April 23, 2010.

What is the Difference Between Subject vs Content? https://differencebtwn.com/what-is-

the-difference-between-subject-and-content, Retrieved on October 26, 2020.

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