ART APPRECIATION

First Semester, AY 2023-2024

Course Description

This is a three-unit course that develops students’ ability to appreciate,

analyze, and critique works of art. Through interdisciplinary and multimodal
approaches, this course equips students with a broad knowledge of the
practical, historical, philosophical, and social relevance of the arts in order
to hone students’ ability to articulate their understanding of the arts. The
course also develops students’ competency in researching and curating art
as well as conceptualizing, mounting, and evaluating art productions. The
course aims to develop students’ genuine appreciation for the Philippine
arts by providing them opportunities to explore the diversity and richness
and their rootedness in Filipino culture
ART:
INTRODUCTION
AND ASSUMPTION
(Module 1)
 By the end of this lesson, the
student should be able to:

1. Demonstrate understanding
LESSON of the general ideas of art;
OUTCOME and
2 Explain the assumptions of
art as well as its scope and
functions.
Module 1, Lesson 1
DEFINITION OF
ART
 The word “art” comes from the
ancient Latin ars which means a
“craft or specialized form of skill,
like carpentry or smithying or
surgery” (Collingwood, 1938).
What Is
Art?
Art then suggested the capacity to
produce an intended result from
carefully planned steps or method.
Arts in Medieval Latin came to
mean something different. It meant
“any special form of book-learning,
such as grammar or logic, magic or
astrology” (Collingwood, 1938).

The fine arts would come to mean

“not delicate or highly skilled arts,
but ‘beautiful’ arts” (Collingwood,
1938). This is something more akin
to what is now considered art.
 Description of Art Appreciation

It helps develops critical

Art Appreciation is a way
and innovative skills in It also requires an ability to
to motivate ideas and
thinking and teaches differentiate what is
allows individuals to
essential qualities in apparent and what is not
illustrate their feelings
listening, observing, and (Gargaro & Jilg, 2016 and
when they viewed an
responding to multiple Sanger, 2012).
artwork.
viewpoints
Module 1, Lesson 2
ASSUMPTION OF
ART
Assumptions of Art:
1. Art is Universal – Art has always been
timeless and universal, spanning generations
and continents through and through.
2. Art is not nature – Art is not natural
because it is an imitation from the ideas in
the artists’ mind. Art is man’s expression of
his reception of nature. Art is man’s way of
interpreting nature.
3. Art involves experience – Unlike fields of
knowledge that involve data, art is known by
experiencing. A work of art then cannot be
abstracted from actual doing. In order to
know what an artwork is, we have to sense
it, see or hear it, and see AND hear it.
Module 1, Lesson 3
FUNCTIONS OF
ART
THE FUNCTIONS OF ARTS

FUNCTION- mean “practical usefulness.

A. FUNCTIONAL
 Architecture, weaving, furniture-making and few other crafts have obvious
purposes are considered Functional.
B. NON-FUNCTIONAL
 Painting, sculpture, literature, music and theatre arts seem to serve no
other end than to amuse or provide a pleasant escape from daily life
problems.
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 Art may consider art as having the general function
THE FUNCTIONS
OF ARTS
1. AESTHETIC FUNCTION- through
art, man becomes conscious of the
beauty of nature. He benefits form his
own work and from those done by his
fellowmen. He learns to use, love and
preserve them for his enjoyment and
appreciation.
THE FUNCTIONS OF ARTS

 2. PHYSICAL or UTILITARIAN FUNCTION with

the creation of the various forms of art, man now
lives in comfort and happiness. Through art, man
is provided with shelter, clothing, food, light,
medicine, beautiful surroundings, personal
ornamentals, entertainment, language,
transformation and other necessities and
conveniences of life. Art not only enriches man’s
life but also improves nature through landscape
gardening, creation and through propagation and
conservation- of natural resources.
THE FUNCTIONS OF ARTS

3. CULTURAL FUNCTION – through the

printed matter, art transmits and preserves
skills and knowledge from one generation
to another. It makes man aware of his/ her
cultural background, making him/ her more
knowledgeable and his/her life more
enduring and satisfying.
THE FUNCTIONS OF ARTS

4. SOCIAL FUNCTION- used

for public display and celebration,
used to affect the collective
behavior. International
understanding and cooperation
are fostered and nations become
more unified, friendly, cooperative
, helpful and sympathetic.
Module 1, Lesson 4
SCOPE OF ART
THE SCOPE OF ARTS

According to Manaois there are 2 general dimension of arts:

1. FINE ARTS or INDEPENDENT ARTS – are made primarily for
aesthetic enjoyment through the senses, especially visual and
auditory.
These are: music, painting, sculpture, architecture, literature dance
and drama.

2. PRACTICAL ARTS or USEFUL or UTILITARIAN ARTS- are

intended for practical use. Is development of raw for utilitarian
purposes. Practical arts or useful are industrial art, applied or
household art, civic art, commercial art, graphic art, agricultural art,
business art distributive art, and fishery art.
THE SCOPE OF ARTS

According to Panizo & Rustia (1995) classified into 2 major divisions

1. According to purpose
- 5 categories
a. PRACTICAL OR USEFUL ARTS- are directed to produce artifacts and
utensils for the satisfaction of human needs. Examples are handicrafts,
embroidery, ceramics, iron and metal crafts & tin can manufacturing.
b. LIBERAL ARTS- are directed toward intellectual growth, such as study of
philosophy, psychology, literature, mathematics and sciences.
c. FINE ARTS- are focused towards creative activity for the contemplation of
the mind and the upliftment of the spirit. Like; painting, sculpture and
architecture.
d. MAJOR ARTS– characterized by actual and potential expressiveness such
as music, poetry, and sculpture.
e. MINOR ARTS- are concerned with practical uses and purposes, such as
interior decoration and porcelain art.
THE SCOPE OF ARTS

2. According to media and forms

- Classified into 5 types;
a. PLASTIC ARTS -are works which exist in a physical space and
perceived by sense of sight. such arts include sculpture &
decorative materials.
b. PHONETIC ARTS- utilize sounds and words as mediums of
expressions. Example music, drama, and literature.
c. KINETIC ARTS- involve the element of rhythm.
d. PURE ARTS- take only one medium of expression like sound
of music and color in painting.
e. MIXED ARTS- take more than one medium such as the opera
which combines music, poetry, and drama.
 Humanities and the art have always been
part of man’s growth and civilization.

Since the dawn of time, man has always

tried to express his innermost thoughts and
feelings about reality through creating art.
SYNTHESIS: Three assumptions on art are its universality,
its not being nature, and its need for
experience.
Art is present in every part of the globe
and in every period time.
This is what is meant by its universality.

Art not being nature, not even

attempting to simply mirror nature, is the
second assumption about.
Art is always a creation of the artist, not
nature.

Finally, without experience, there is no

art. The artist has to be foremost, a
perceiver who is directly in touch with art.