Course Orientation GE6

Art Appreciation

To be acquainted with art appreciation syllabus,

the course description, course learning
outcomes, the Agustinian vision, mission, and
grading system.
 USA VISION AND MISSION
Vision Mission
- A premier academic - The University of San
community of life-long Agustin is an Augustinian,
learners working with one Catholic and Filipino
mind and one heart to educational institution that
search for, discover and aims to form the members
share the truth (Gaudium of its academic community
et Veritate) for the in Virtus et Scientia to
promotion of authentic serve Western Visayas, the
human and societal Philippines and the world.
development.
 GE 6 guidelines and grading
system
O There will be one e- learning flatform which is the Mastersoft. Every
GE 6 student must be enrolled there.
O Group chat will be created for questions and other academic
RELATED QUERIES.
O PM will only be entertained for urgent and important personal
matters.
O As per instruction from the university we will wait for
announcements like switching to asynchronous mode of learning
using the Mastersoft flatfom.
O ATTENDANCE IS A MUST with 6 unexcused absences would mean
Drop from the course.
O A student will be allowed to take a special quiz or activity upon the
presentation of a medical certificate or valid excuse letter signed
by a guardian or person in authority.
 GE 6 guidelines and policies
O Respect is important for a harmonious relationship in the classroom/virtual
class
O Use of cellphones during class hours is prohibited..minus 10 for quiz or
activity if one does not follow classroom policies. You may step out of the
room and answer text or important call or communication but not inside
the classroom.
O You are allowed to use cp once the teacher asks you to search for an
important image or topics related to the lessons.
O Late enrollees should be responsible for their missed activities and
requirements.
O The grades are divided into three terms: prelim, midterm and final term.
To get final rating add prelim + midterm and final term = Final rating.
O University we are monitored by the CHED or Commission on Higher
Education.
O Once the grade is finalized its already done. As we have guidelines set by
the university.
 GE 6 guidelines and policies
O Grades will be uploaded in your Mastersoft flatform.
O Consultation is only allowed upon the prerogative of the teacher
and upon student request otherwise. Cheating is a major offense
which is equivalent to zero score or failure in the subject.
O Composition of the grades are as follows: 50 %(Class stsnding)
+ 50 % (Exam) = Grade
O Recitation - total of points (20)
O Quizzes
O Activities
O Assignments
O Group outputs and one major output for the course
O Prepared by: Ass’t. Prof. 2 Ma. Elena S. Azarcon, MAT, RN, LPT
OBJECTIVES
At the end of this lesson:
The students will be able to
- Discuss basic definitions, assumptions
and philosophical perspectives on art
- Explain the personal, cultural, and
professional relevance of art and the
humanities.
- Know the different classification of arts
 Why is the study of the humanities important?

The humanities focus on the significance of

the human being– what it is to be human
(human identity)– on human values,
feelings and ideas and how humans
express them (human expression and
creativity).
Why is the study of humanities
important?

OBy emphasizing human values and

creativity, the humanities provide us
hope and empower us amid threats to
human survival. (Martin and Jacobus)
ART (acc. to the American Heritage
Dictionary)
Othe activity of creating beautiful things
Oworks, such as paintings or poetry,
resulting from such activity
Othe aesthetic values of an artist as
expressed in his work
Oa craft or trade and its methods
A WORK OF ART
Ois an expression of a feeling, idea or
experience, skillfully formed using a
medium.
O
*expression- visual, auditory, or any other
sensory expression
O** medium- paint, sound, word,
Obody, etc.
ART APPRECIATION is the practice of studying and
valuing art, which is defined as:
O the activity of creating beautiful things
O works, such as paintings or poetry, resulting from such
activity
O the aesthetic values of an artist as expressed in his work
O a craft or trade and its methods (American Heritage
Dictionary)
O A twofold purpose of art appreciation is
O instruction and delight (dulce et utile, as formulated by
Horace)
O* Art is every where we
find it everyday around us.
We can see this in our
clothes, accessories,
gadgets, furnitures,
vehicles, houses, the
money that we use, in our
school, religion and
community. Art is all
around us.
O* Art exists in all forms
of human society and
in every generation
because it serves
some fundamental
human needs.
O* Art as Expression and
Communication -
expressionism of
emotional state like we
sing when we are happy
or dance when we are
overjoyed. Art has
grown out of man’s need
to express himself.
O* Art as a Creation
O- Involves skill or
expertness in handling
materials as well as
organizing them.
O- Planned activity which
involves creation that
constantly involves
correction and redirection
and manipulation of the
materials and the
challenges it poses.
OArt as Creation - Art leds
man an innate craving
to create objects which
are delightful to
perceive such as
painting, sculpture and
writing stories.
O* Art and Experience
O- usually starts what the
artist/ maker wants to
communicate.
O- the gratifying experience
of having accomplished
something significant.
O- The experience by an
onlooker, observer or
listener when one
perceives the work of art.
O* Art and Beauty
O- The desire for order and
beauty around us is a
basic human need which
somehow provides
comfort and balance to
our lives.
O Why is Art Appreciation Important?

O Art appreciation is extremely relevant for multiple reasons.

Perhaps most importantly is how studying art provides a
historical perspective into different cultures and societies.
When you learn to analyze a work of art, not only do you gain
an understanding of the history behind that particular piece,
but you also learn about the period of history from which the
piece originated. “Artists often reflect the problems that they
face, and the issues of the society in their work. By analyzing
and putting ourselves in the mind of the artist, we can better
study how differently society functioned then, compared to
now,” states the article The Importance of Art Appreciation. “
ASSUMPTIONS ON ART

O* Art has been created by all people

at all times; it lives on because it is
liked and enjoyed.
O* Art involves experience.
O* Art is not nature.
O
(Dudley and Faricy. The Humanities)
Classification and the nature of the
arts
O Applied Arts – is the
application of the design
and aesthetics to objects of
function and everyday use.
O Architecture – is both the
process and product of
planning, designing and
constructing buildings or
other structures
(Encyclopedia Britannica,
retrieved June 24, 2020)
O Creativity – is the phenomenon
whereby something new and
somehow valuable is formed
(such as an idea, a scientific
theory, a musical composition,
or a joke) or physical object
(such as intervention, literary
work, and or paintings)
O Dance – is performing art
consisting of purposely
selected sequences of
human movement. This
movement has aesthetic
and symbolic value, and is
acknowledged as dance by
performers and observers
in particular culture.
(Farleigh, 1987)
O Film – is a form of entertainment
that enacts a story by sound and
a sequence of images giving the
illusion of continuous movement.
O Literature – is any body or
collection of written work. It
also 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. ( Letich,
et al, 2018)
O Music – is the art of
combining vocal or
instrumental sounds or both
to produce beauty of form,
harmony, and expression of
emotion (Concise Oxford
Dictionary, 1992)
O Painting – is an image
artwork created using
pigments (color) on a
surface (ground) such as
paper or canvas. The
pigment may be in a wet
form such as oil, watercolor
(Baoddy-Evans, 2017)
O Performance arts – refers to
an artwork or art exhibition
created through actions
executed by the artist or
other participants. It may be
live, through
documentation,
O spontaneously or written,
presented to a public in a
Fine arts context,
traditionally and
interdisciplinary.
O Sculpture – is a branch of the
visual arts that operates in
three dimensions. It is one of
the plastic arts. Durable
sculptural processes originally
used carving ( the removal of
material) and modelling (the
addition of material, as clay), in
stone, metal, ceramics, wood,
and other materials
O Theater – is a collaborative form
of performing art that uses live
performers, typically actors or
actresses present the
experience of a real or imagined
event before a live audience in
a specific place, often a stage.
The performers may
communicate this experience to
the audience through
combinations of gesture,
speech, song, music and dance
(Webster’s dictionary, 1991).
O Visual Arts – are art forms such
as painting, drawing, printmaking,
sculpture, ceramics, photography,
video, filmmaking, design, crafts
and architecture. (Esaak, 2019)
New media art includes artworks
designed and produced by means
of electronic media technologies. It
comprises virtual art, computer
graphics, computer
animations, digital art, interactive
art, sound art, Internet art, video
games, robotics, 3D printing,
immersive installation and cyborg art.
The term defines itself by the thereby
created artwork, which differentiates
itself from that deriving from
conventional visual arts such as
architecture, painting or sculpture.
(Wikipedia, 2024)
OBJECTIVES
O -distinguish between functional
art and non functional art
O Differentiate between artisans
 Functions of art, basic assumptions &
philosophical perspectives on art
FUNCTIONS IN ART
- To a lay man art has a little function painting, sculpture music, literature just to amuse
or provide a pleasant escape from one’s daily life. These are non functional arts.
- All arts have function for man, the maker who creates makes things which has a
function for him.

KEY CONCEPTS
O Personal function is for public display or expression. Music for example and literature
has a way for expressing emotions for us. The power of music make us feel for
certain emotion.

O Social function refers to the celebration or to affect collective behavior. It performs

social function when:
a. Tends to influence the collective behavior of the people.
b. Created to be seen or used primarily in public situations.
c. Describes social aspect of collective aspects of existence.

Physical function refers to the utilitarian use of art. Makes our lives
physically comfortable.
 Philosophical Perspectives on Art
O 1. Art as imitation.
O 2. Art as representation.
O 3. Art for Art’s sake vs. Art for
Man’s sake.
O 4. Art as an escape.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

 Representational Art
Representational Art - have
subject that refer to objects or
events occurring in the real
world. (Casilib, Garing and
Caasaul, 2018)
 Non Representational Art
O Non- Representational Art - 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 shapes, lines,
colors that are employed to
translate a particular feeling,
emotion, and even concept.
O Show and tell activity – 2 mins.
 SUBJECT AND CONTENT OF ART

O Subject and Content are two different things.

O Subject refers to the objects depicted by the artist , content refers
to what the artist expresses or communicates on the whole of his
work.
O Subject matter may acquire different levels of meaning (Cleaver)
O 1. Factual meaning – the literal statement or the narrative content in
the work which can be directly apprehended because the objects
presented are easily recognized.
O 2. Conventional meaning – refers to the special meaning that a
certain object or color has for a particular culture or group of people.
O 3. Subjective meaning – is any personal meaning consciously or
unconsciously conveyed by the artist using a private symbolism
which stems from his own association of subjects.
 Factual Meaning
OWhat is the factual meaning of drawing?
OThe primary drawing definition is a visual
depiction made using tools such as pen or
pencil. Unlike painting, which focuses on color,
drawing is mainly concerned with line (a one-
dimensional path) and form (structure). It is
also focused on shape and value (the
lightness or darkness of a color).Apr 1, 2023
 Conventional Meaning
OWhat is conventional meaning in art?
OThe conventional way of art making can
be based on what is generally done, believed
or standard; compared to the unconventional
which is not based on or conforming to what is
generally done or believed; in other words,
being irregular.
 Subjective Meaning
OSubjective art is the art that is created by the
artist themself. The art is made based on
personal feelings and emotions felt when
creating it. Subjective art has been around for
a long time, but it has gained popularity in
recent years due to the rise of social media
and digital technology.Feb 20, 2022
Analysis of the Creation by Michael Angelo
O What are the sources of
subject in art?
O What is a subject?
O Aside from nature, everyday O The subject of art refers
activities, religion, legend, to any person, object ,
mythology, and history as scene or event,
sources of art subjects, artists
described or
also derive their subjects from
represented in a work of
the lives of saints, culture and
tradition, the Bible, dreams, art.
and another works of art.
OKinds of Subject
O 1.Landscapes, Seascapes and Cityscapes
O 2. Still Life
O 3.Animals
O 4. Portraits
O 5. Figures
O 6. Everyday life
O 7. History and Legend
O 8. Religion and Mythology
O 9. Dreams and Fantasies
* Art Production Process
1. Preproduction
2. Production
3. Post production
* Medium and Techniques
Medium - is the mode of expression in which the concept, idea
or message is conveyed.
Technique of the artwork shows the level of familiarity with the
medium being manipulated.
* Engagement with Art - The art exhibition holds a mirror uo to
society, reflecting its interest and concerns while at the same
time challenging its ideologies and preconceptions.
* Awards and Citations.
 ELEMENTS OF VISUAL ART
visual, auditory and transcreation
Line
- Is a path that a point takes through
a space. A line can be thick, thin,
dotted or solid. It can make a
straight movement, zigzag, wave or
curl. It may be horizontal, vertical or
diagonal.
Shape
- Is created when a line
becomes connected and
encloses a space. It is the
outline or outward
appearance of something.
It can be two dimensional
(2 –D). The shape’s height
and width can be
measured.
Form
- Is a shape that has become 3 –
dimensional . It has height, width
and depth.
Space
- Can be divided into foreground,
middleground and background. It
may be shallow, deep or negative.
Color
- Can add interest and reality to an
artwork. The use of a 12 step
color wheel can help you
understand color more effectively.
Texture
- The way the surface of an object
actually feels.
Picture plane - is the actual surface of the painting or drawing
where no illusion of third dimension exist

O Picture Plane
 Perspective - takes place when an artist uses a vanishing point on a
horizon and then creates a sense of deep space by showing objects
getting progressively smaller as they get closer to the vanishing point.
O What is Transcreation?
O Transcreation is a combination of translation and creative
writing. It involves adapting the message of a source text to
the cultural nuances and preferences of the target audience.
 ELEMENTS OF ART: AUDITORY
Rhythm – is the element of time in music. When you tap your foot to the
music, you “are keeping the beat”or following the structural rhythmic pulse of
the music.
Dynamics – is the relative loudness or quietness of music.
Melody – is the linear/ horizontal presentation of pitch (the highness and
lowness of musical sound).
Harmony – is the verticalization of pitch. Often harmony is thought as the art
of combining pitches into chords.
Timbre – refers to tone color.
Texture – refers to the number of individual musical lines and the relationship
of these lines to one another.
The 7 Principles of Art and Design
O 1) Balance
O Balance refers to the weight of objects and their placement in
relation to each other.
O It’s a sense of stability you might feel from elements in
alignment. This can take three forms: symmetrical,
asymmetrical, and radial.
O Symmetrical balance refers to the exact mirroring of objects
across an axis (i.e. an invisible line on the page).
O Asymmetrical balance is the opposite of this – when objects
do not mirror each other perfectly, shifting the balance to one
side or the other of the axis.
O 2) Proportion
O Proportion is the size of objects in relation to each other, or
within a larger whole.
O 3) Emphasis
O Emphasis is an extension of these first two principles: it is when contrast,
placement, size, color, or other features are used to highlight one object, area, or
other elements of the artwork.
O This is used to draw attention – a focal point – or accentuate a feature.
O 4) Variety
O Variety is a sense of the difference between elements of an artwork – the opposite
of unity, or harmony.
O Variety adds a sense of chaos to a work, and this is often used to highlight certain
powerful emotions. Salvador Dali is one of the artists who have experimented with
chaos and variety in his paintings, yet achieved a great sense of perfection.
O 5) Harmony
O In follow on from variety, harmony is the use of related elements.
O This might be similar colors, shapes, sizes of objects, etc. It’s about repetition and
a relationship between elements. This creates a sense of connection between the
objects, creating a sense of flow.
O Harmony is one of the most important aspects when it comes to principles of art
O 6) Movement
O This indicates the direction your eye takes as you view the work – in what order does
your eye travel? If the emphasis is used, this often means you start with this element
first and travel away from it.
O The movement inherent in the image is important, as it tells you a story through the
use of lines (whether they are literal or implied).
O 7) Rhythm
O This can also be thought of as a kind of relationship between patterned objects.
O Rhythm is often the use of regular, evenly distributed elements – they could occur in
slow, fast, smooth or jerky intervals, and this tells you something about the feelings
invoked.
O 8) Scale
O It might sound similar to proportion, but they differ slightly: scale is about the size of
objects but in relation to what you’d expect them to be in reality.
O If an object occurs in a natural scale, then the object is the size we would expect to find
it.
O Diminutive refers to an object being smaller than expected, and monumental is when
the object is much larger.
O 9) Unity
O Not to be confused with harmony, unity is the overall cohesion of
the work.
O You might achieve this through any kind of grouping of objects.
O Any kind of similarity will help to strengthen the sense of unity you
feel when looking at a series of objects.
O 10) Repetition
O This is the pattern itself.
O A combination of shapes, colors, or other elements recurring across
the composition.
O Objects might be repeated such that they slowly get smaller, or
slowly change color – where the pattern starts and stops is
important! Patterns usually evoke feelings of security and calm.
O What is the rule of thirds?

O The rule of thirds is a

composition guideline that
places your subject in the
left or right third of an
image, leaving the other two
thirds more open. While
there are other forms of
composition, the rule of
thirds generally leads to
compelling and well-
composed shots.
 Levels of Reading Images

O OBJECTIVES:
O - Analyze an artwork on
various levels and
planes
O a. axiological /evaluative
plane
O b. iconic plane
O c. contextual plane
O d. semiotic plane
 LEVELS OF READING IMAGES
OAxiological or Evaluative Plane – has to do with
analyzing the values of a work. After the
understanding of the work is the difficult task of
evaluating it. This involves the two aspects of
form and content. (Guillermo, 2001).
O Iconic Plane or the image itself. This includes the choice of
the subject which may bear social and political implications.
O This includes signifier – signified relationship (particular
features, aspects and qualities of the image). This also
includes the positioning of the figure or figures whether
frontal, in profile, three – fourths etc. and the significations
that arise form the different presentations. (Guillermo, 2001).
O Contextual plane – situates the work in the personal and social
circumstances of its production. The work may contain
allusions to personal or public events, conditions, stages as
well as influences, such as persons and literary texts, that
have been particularly meaningful to the artist . (Guillermo,
2001).
O Semiotic Plane – Semiotics is the study of signs – the work of
art is the iconic or pictorial sign. A sign consists of a “signifier”
or its material physical aspect and its “signified”or non material
aspect as concept and value. Related to this is the “referent”
or object as it exist in the real world. A visual work, whether it
be a two – dimensional pictorial space or a three- dimensional
body, is an embodiment of the signs in which all physical or
material marks and traces, elements, figures, notations are
signifiers which bears a semantic or meaning – conveying
potential and which relation to each other convey concepts
and values which are their signifieds. (Guillermo, 2001).
 Reading the Image
O Using this Image by
Fernando Amorsolo -
Dalagang Bukid
O evaluate this painting
according to its:
O 1. Axiological or
Evaluative plane
O 2. Iconic plane
O 3. Contextual plane
O 4. Semiotic plane
O Activity: Evaluate this artwork using the following planes:
1. Axiological plane
2. Iconic plane
3. Contextual plane
4. Semiotic plane