Module 1 in Arts Appreciation-1
Module 1 in Arts Appreciation-1
Module 1
What is Art
April 26 to 30, 2021
GEC 106
Art Appreciation
ARNEL G. PEREZ, MS
Instructor
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PREFACE
This module is exclusively intended to the all bona fide students of Mabalacat City College who are taking the
course or subject, Art Appreciation. The course or subject, Art Appreciation is one of the new General Education
Course (GEC) coded as GEC106 by this Institution which is mandated by Commission on Higher Education
(CHED). As stipulated in CHED Memo no. 20, Series of 2013, the general purposes or objectives of Art
Appreciation are the following: 1) Improve students’ ability to appreciate, analyze, and critique the works of art; 2)
Equip students with broad knowledge of experiential, historical, philosophical, psychological, and social relevance
of the arts in order to hone their potential and ability to articulate their broader understanding of the arts; 3)
Develop students’ competency in researching and curating art as well as conceptualizing, mounting, and
evaluating art production; and 4) Flourish students’ genuine appreciation for Philippine arts by providing them
opportunities to explore their diversity, richness, and rootedness in Filipino culture. Hence, for the students to
achieve the course objectives, the module is designed as a self-instructional module. A self-instructional module is
a module design for the students to learn on their own pace. Moreover, in self-instructional module, students are
expected to work on their own pace and accomplish all the activities before the end of the semester.
Nota Bene: To successfully accomplish this module, first you have to familiarize yourself
with these icons:
This icon indicates ACTIVITY. It is usually found after the discussion of the module. Beside
Activity
this icon, you will find the DIRECTIONS of the activity. Once you encounter this icon, read
carefully what is written in the directions.
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are supported by a link/s that can be accessed through Google or any other search engines.
These topics are likewise necessary to accomplish the activity and to augment the discussion.
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found inside the box are required to accomplish the activity and similarly to augment the
discussion.
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VISION: MABALACAT CITY COLLEGE envisions itself MISSION: The Mission of MABALACAT CITY COLLEGE is
to be the TOP CHOICE in the community it serves for to meet the needs of its community as CENTER
QUALITY EDUCATION and TRAINING FOR LEARNING aiming for OPEN ADIMISSION
POLICY
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course deals with arts as an important and dynamic endeavor of human. It aims to improve students’ ability
to appreciate, analyze, and critique the works of art. Similarly, through interdisciplinary and multimodal approaches, it
equips students with broad knowledge of experiential, historical, philosophical, psychological, and social relevance of the
arts in order to hone students’ potential and ability to articulate their broader understanding of the arts. Moreover, the
course likewise intends to develop students’ competency in researching and curating art as well as conceptualizing,
mounting, and evaluating art production. In the same light, it aims to flourish students’ genuine appreciation for Philippine
arts by providing them opportunities to explore their diversity, richness, and rootedness in Filipino culture. Hence, the
course is intended to advocate and promote the aesthetic quality of the Philippine arts as well as Filipino artists (adapted
from CMO No. 20, Series of 2013).
PRE-REQUISITE: None
NUMBER OF UNITS: 3 Units
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the end of this module, the students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of arts in general including their function, aesthetic value,
and historical significance;
2. Analyze and appraise works of art based on aesthetic value, historical context, psychological meaning,
cultural, and
social relevance;
3. Produce their own works of art and organize their own art exhibit including concept development,
production, marketing, documentation, and critiquing;
4. Improve their potentials and abilities in analyzing, critiquing, and appreciating the works of art; and
5. Appreciate the various works of arts particularly the local arts.
TARDINESS is failure to be in class at the start by the teacher. A student is given a grace period of fifteen (15) minutes for
a one hour and a half class and a grace period of thirty minutes (30) for a three-hour class.
SUBMISSION OF REQUIREMENTS
All academic requirements must be submitted on or before the due date. Nonetheless, due to pandemic the
students is given a grace period of two (2) weeks to complete all the necessary requirements before the end of the
cycle. Likewise, another 3 days is given to student to complete his/her requirements at the end of the cycle.
However, student who fails to comply to complete his/her requirements on the grace period, will obtain incomplete
grade (INC). Note, for the completion of INC grade/ change of grade refers to Student Manual.
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MODULE 1
INTRODUCTION: This Module explores the essence of art: its functions; media; subjects; elements and organizations;
and the principles of design. Likewise, it broadens students’ understanding on the quiddity of art, “What makes an object,
an Art?”. Moreover, the module familiarizes the students on the different ways in presenting the subject such as realism,
abstraction, and distortion.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: By the end of this module, the students will be able to do the following:
Explain and understand the quiddity of art and its functions; media; subjects; elements and organizations; and
the principles of design;
Compare and differentiate the different ways in presenting the subject like realism, abstraction, and distortion;
Produce various visual arts by employing the different media and subjects of arts and apply the principles of
design in presenting the subjects.
TOPIC OUTLINE:
1. The Essence and Subjects of 4. Medium of Art
Art 5. The Elements and Organization of
2. Ways of Presenting the Subjects Arts
3. Functions of Art 6. Principles of Design
COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING SYSTEM
STUDENT
Module 1 and 2 Module 3 and 4 Module 5 and 6
PERFORMANCE
Digital paper works: Reflection Digital paper works: Reflection Digital paper works: Reflection
paper/ Reaction Paper/ Essay/ paper/ Reaction Paper/ Essay/ paper/ Reaction Paper/ Essay/
Worksheet (Minimum of two) Worksheet (Minimum of two) Worksheet (Minimum of two)
INPUT (60%)
Quiz for every module in Quiz for every module in Quiz for every module in
Edmodo (if possible) or Take Edmodo (if possible) or Take Edmodo (if possible) or Take
home exam via messenger home exam via messenger home exam via messenger
FINAL OUTPUT Comprehensive Final Exam (Module 1 to 5) or My Journey in Art Appreciation or both
(40%)
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Subjects of Art
Subject (Substance)
Dream and Fantasy
Event (Everyday life,
History and
Legend)
Nature (Animals, Plants,
Mountains, Seas and
Rivers, Forests)
Object (Things, Gadgets,
Entity, Figures, Still Life)
Person (Portrait,
Scene (Landscapes,
Topography, Terrain,
Panorama)
Classification of Subject
Objective Art
(Representational)
represents description,
stories, or references to
identifiable objects or These are examples of nature as subject of art and nature as art
symbol subject replicates reality (Realism). These are likewise classified as
Non-Objective Art (Non- objective arts. These photos are personal collection of Mr. Arnel G. Perez
Representational) does not and they are taken in Baguio City on April 25, 2016.
represent any concrete
object or symbol
Acrylic is a medium in
painting which uses
paints.
Drawing refers to the initial or
fundamental sketch of
painting.
Encaustic refers to the
application of a mixture of
hot bee wax, resin, and
ground pigment to any
porous surface followed by
heat application.
Engraving refers to process
of decorating metal artwork
with the use of burin.
Etching is the process of
This non-objective abstract painting is one the masterpieces of using strong acid or
Manuel Unidad. It uses oil paint and canvas as mediums of mordant to cut into the
art. unprotected parts of a
This objective metal surface to create a
painting of design in intaglio in the
Manuel Unidad metal
employs Fresco refers to the
distortion in application of earth pigments
presenting his mixing with water in a
subject. It uses plaster wall.
oil and canvas Intaglio refers to scratch,
as mediums engrave, or etch into
of art. metal
plate.
Mosaic refers to a wall or
floor decoration made of
small cubes or irregular
cut pieces of colored
stone or glass.
Painting refers to the
process of applying
pigments
(colors) on the smooth surface
(paper, cloth, canvas, wood
or plaster.
Printmaking refers to graphic
image that results from
duplicating process.
Stained glass refers to
window decoration made of
irregular cut pieces of colored
glass
Tempera refers to the
application of a mixture of egg
yolk and white, and earth
and mineral pigment.
Watercolor refers to a
tempered paint made of
These paintings represent “everyday life” as subject of art. However, the artist, Manuel Unidad employs different styles in presenting
the subjects. On the left side, it employs distortion and realism on the right side. Both paintings usepure
oil and canvas as mediums of art.
All photos are taken by Arnel G. Perez during the Art Exhibit at Glorietta Ayala Mall, Makati ground pigment
City Philippines with26,
on May gum2012.
Arabic.
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Sculpture is a three-dimensional form constructed to represent a natural or imaginary shape. It is the art of
making two- or three-dimensional representative or abstract forms, especially by carving stone or wood or
by casting metal or plaster.
Sculpture can be produced in two process such as Subtractive process (carving in hard materials) and
Additive process (molding in soft materials)
Carving is a subtractive process that involves the removing of unwanted portions of the raw materials to
reveal the form that the artist has visualized.
Modeling is an additive sculptural process in which malleable material is molded into three-dimensional
form.
Fabrication is an additive process that employs the method of joining or fastening through nailing, stapling,
soldering, and welding.
These three sculptures from the left side are carved in fabrication process. These sculptures are fully-three
dimensionality or free-standing sculpture. All photos of these sculptures are taken by Arnel G. Perez during the
Art Exhibit at Glorietta Ayala Mall, Makati City Philippines on May 26, 2012.
All subjects of the sculptures depict myths and legends. The two sculptures from
the left are free-standing or fully-three dimensionality and from the right side is an
example of carved in relief sculpture. All photos are taken by Arnel G. Perez at
Grand Palazzo Royal on November 12, 2011.
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Elements and Organization of Visual Art
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Principles of Design
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Read and Review:
What is Art For? By John Armstrong (2013) retrieved from https://www.city-journal.org/html/what-art-13616.html
27 Responses to the Question “What is Art?” by Judith Herman (2014). Retrieved from
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/57501/27-responses-question-what-art
The Subjects of Art by Ernest B. Gilman retrieved from https://www.jstor.org/stable/378341?read-
now=1&seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents
The Humanities: The Visual Arts Medium retrieved from http://scchumanities.blogspot.com/2010/06/lesson-three-
visual-arts.html
Inspirational Reading
The Praying Hands
(Excerpt from Og Mandino, “ A Better Way to Live”)
(Photo and Story retrieved from https://truthbook.com/stories/service/praying-hands-painting)
Back in the 15th century, in a tiny village near Nuremberg, lived the Durer family with eighteen children. In order merely to
keep food on the table, the father, a goldsmith by profession, worked almost 18 hours a day at his trade and did any
other kind of paying chore he could find in the neighborhood. Two of the children, Albert and Albrecht, had a dream.
They both wanted to pursue their talent for art, but they knew well that their father would never be financially able to
send either of them to Nuremberg to study at the academy.
After many long discussions at night in their crowded bed, the two boys finally worked out a pact. They would toss a coin.
The loser would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, support his brother while he attended the
academy. Then, when that brother who won the toss completed his studies, in four years, he would support the other
brother at the academy, either with the sales of his artworks or, if necessary, also by laboring in the mines.
They tossed a coin on a Sunday morning after church. Albrecht Durer won the toss and went off to Nuremberg. Albert
went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, financed his brother, whose work at the academy
became almost an immediate sensation. Albrecht’s etchings, his woodcuts, and his oils were far better than those of
most of his professors, and by the time he graduated, he was beginning to earn considerable fess for his commissioned
works.
When the young artist returned to his village, the Durer family held a festive dinner to celebrate Albrecht’s triumphant
homecoming. After a long and memorable meal, Albrecht rose from his honored position at the head of the table to drink
a toast to his beloved brother for the year of sacrifice that had enabled him to fulfill his ambition. His closing words were,
“and now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your turn. Now you can go to Nuremberg to pursue your dream. And I
will take care of you.
All heads turned in eager expectation to the far end of the table where Albert sat, tears streaming down his pale
face, shaking his lowered head from side to side while he sobbed and repeated over and over, “no…no…no…
no…”
Finally, Albert rose and wiped the tears from his cheeks. He glanced down the long table at the faces he loved, and then,
holding his hands close to his right cheek, he said softly, “no brother. I cannot go to Nuremberg. It is too late for me.
Look… look what four years in the mines has done to my hands! The bones in every finger have been smashed at least
once, and lately I have been suffering from arthritis so badly in my right hand that I cannot even hold a glass to return
your toast, much less make delicate line on parchment or canvas with pen or brush. No brother…for me it is too late.”
One day, to pay homage to Albert for all that he had sacrificed, Albrecht painstakingly drew his brother’s abused hands
with palms together and thin fingers stretched skyward. He called his powerful drawing simply “Hands,” but the entire
world almost immediately opened their hearts to his great masterpiece and renamed his tribute of love “The Praying
Hands.”
The next time you see a copy of that touching creation, take a second look. Let it be your reminder, if you still need one,
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Element, Medium, Principle, Style and Subject of Art: Artwork Critiquing
Directions. Critique the art works below and assert the following in your critiquing: 1)
Worksheet 1 Subject of Art; 2) Style or Presentation of the Subject; 3) Medium of Art; 4) Elements
of Art; and 5) Principle of Design. Limit your answer from 200 words to 300 words and
see the rubric for artwork critiquing. You may use extra sheets of paper with this
activity.
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RUBRIC for the Artwork Critiquing:
4 3 2 1
Criteria Rating
Excellence Very Good Good Poor
Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates
Description (25%) exemplary competent satisfactory which serious errors;
observation and observation and shows shows major
Subject of art
thorough understanding of incomplete misunderstanding
Presentation understanding of technical understanding or
of the technical application of observation of
subject application of media and/or media, and
Medium media and/or the the inaccurate
Elements representation of representation of representation of
Principle of visual elements visual elements visual elements
design
Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates
exemplary competent satisfactory which serious errors in
performance in performance in provides incomplete inference of an
promoting a logical inferring an artist inference of an artist intent or
Analysis (25%)
inference of an intent or artist intent or meaning
artist intent or meaning meaning
meaning
Overall Performance
Grade Equivalent: Equivalence of Weighted Ratings: 4 = 100%; 3.0 to 3.9 = 91 to 99%; 2.0 – 2.9 = 80 to 89%; 1 to 1.9 = 70 to 79%
Note. This rubric is adapted from the Art Criticism Rubric retrieved from https://airacademy.asd20.org/Teachers/Jon_OLonergan/AAHS%20VIS%20ART%20DOCS/
VISUAL%20ARTS%20RUBRICS/ART%20CRITICISM%20RUBRIC.pdf
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My Aesthetic Ability: Basic Tracing and Coloring
Directions. Connect the dots to complete the image of Pegasus. Apply color to the
Worksheet 2
image and feel free to express your creativity. See the criteria for your guidance.
Pegasus
REFERENCES:
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Tabotabo, Claudio V. (2010). Art Appreciation: Introduction to the Humanities (Revised Edition). Manila. Mindshapers
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Marcos, Lucivilla L. (2006). Introduction to the Humanities Visual and Performing Arts. Manila. Mindshapers Co., Inc.
Zulueta, Francisco (2003). The Humanities (Revised Edition). Mandaluyong City. National Book Store inc.
Sanchez, Custodiosa A., Abad, Paz F., & Jao, Loreto V. (2002). Introduction to the Humanities (Revised Edition).
Q.C. Rex Printing Company Inc.
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module is only for the exclusive use of a bona fide student of Mabalacat City College.
system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, and/or
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