GENERAL EDUCATION

ART
APPRECIATION
COURSE MATERIAL
CABANTAC
MANCHING
HERNANDEZ

1st Term AY 2020-2021

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Art Appreciation promotes a deeper and more expansive
appreciation of Art through its opus along with the multitude of
cultural histories an individual has inherited.
INTRODUCTION TABLE OF
CONTENTS
I. Introduction
II. Theoretical Foundations of Art This module is designed to help you:

Relationships of Art Develop a systematic approach in

understanding art in all forms.
Functions & Qualities of Art
Art, Man and Society Contribute to society and become
active participants, critical of their
III. Art Criticism surroundings.

IV. Visual Arts Observe, participate in or

otherwise experience works of art
V. Performing Arts in order to appreciate their role
VI. Contemporary/Media Arts and purpose in life.

VII. Critical Evaluation

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Art Appreciation promotes a deeper and more expansive appreciation of Art through its
opus along with the multitude of cultural histories an individual has inherited.  Students
will learn how to develop a five-system approach in understanding art in all forms based
on Description, Analysis, Context, Meaning, and Judgment.  Through systemic thinking,
reflective and blended learning, students are envisioned to become active participants,
critical of their surroundings.  This course aims to provide students the opportunity to
explore visual principles and elements, observe, participate in or otherwise experience
works of art in order to appreciate their role and purpose in life.
INTRODUCTION COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of the course, the student must be able to (CLO):
Grasp what Art Appreciation is all about and its direct use to any profession or
endeavor 
Determine what art appreciation is and come up own definition for it 
Distinguish different views on art and its link to varied works of art 
Establish useful and workable perspective of innovation in relation to own art work 
Apply five-step process in critiquing and developing own innovative art 
Enrich understanding of the different art forms, both general and specific 
Explore art in the world of  scriptwriting and film making 
Exhibit sense of pride and achievement as they present their finished output and
concept paper

COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Completing all the minor and major Performance Tasks such as portfolio, reflective
papers etc.  
Reading the assigned texts and other learning materials prior to attending classes 
Active participation in classroom activities and discussions including individual and
group dynamics to achieve the Learning Outcomes 
Regular and punctual attendance in submission of requirements 
Access to Office365 Account, including Outlook, Microsoft Teams, OneNote, and Class
Notebook
Smartphone and Laptop/Desktop and an internet connection

COURSE POLICIES
Attendance: You will be held responsible for missing the class and all the activities
made in the class. Attendance will be checked at any time during the online class;
Tardiness is not being tracked. Absences are considered excused if and only if proper
and complete documentation has been presented to the professor.

Plagiarism and Academic Honesty: All work submitted in this class must be your own
work, generated exclusively for this class. The use of sources (ideas, quotations,
paraphrases) should be properly documented. In clear cases of plagiarism or
academic dishonesty, the award of a failing mark for the project is the standard policy
with the possibility of failure in the course or expulsion from the college.

Proper Classroom Etiquette: During lectures and presentations, make sure that you
do not attend to other subjects.  You are expected to participate at any time.  As
much as possible, have your Teams app on mute during class and unmute only during
open discussion or when necesary.
 FOUR BASIC RELATIONSHIPS
4 BASIC RELATIONSHIPS OF ART
Every work of art, such as a poem, a novel, an essay, a play, a musical piece, a painting, etc., has four basic relationships:
1. the subject matter 2. the artist 3. the audience and 4. its own form.

In analyzing a work of art, one may ask questions regarding these relationships, such as: (relating to the subject matter)
What is it about? What does it depict or represent? What is it trying to say?; (relating to the artist) Who created it? What sort
of a man is he? What does his work reveal about him?; (relating to the audience) What is its relevance or importance? Of
what value is it to me? How do I react to it?; (and to its own form) What is the nature and structure of this composition?
What expressive elements have been employed to carry and convey the meaning of the work? How are these elements
combined and integrated to convey this meaning? What principles have been observed in the integration of these
expressive elements? Does the application of these principles (and the choice and integration of the expressive elements)

These four relationships of a work of art are the bases for the four principal approaches to art criticism and appreciation.
These four approaches are:
1. mimetic (based on the subject matter)
2. expressive (based on the artist)
3. pragmatic (based on the audience)
4. aesthetic or formal (based on the form) succeed in conveying the meaning of the work?

THE SUBJECT MATTER

With respect to subject matter, art is an According to subject matter, art may be Aristotle, an empiricist, rejected the belief in
imitation, depiction or representation of classified into two types: the realm of Ideals. He taught that reality
some aspect of nature or life. That which is 1) Representational or Objective Art portrays exists right in our own world, around us and
imitated, depicted or represented in art is its or depicts something other than its own within us as perceived by our senses. Art is “a
subject matter. form. mirror of reality” and therefore brings us in
2) Non-representational or Non-objective Art contact with it.The approach to art criticism
Anything in the universe may serve as the represents nothing except its own form through the subject matter is called mimetic
subject of art: aspects of nature such as the (derived from the Greek word mimesis,
sea, the sky, fields, forests, mountains, The concept of art as imitation may be traced meaning imitation.) The mimetic approach
animals, etc., (often depicted in paintings), back to two Greek philosophers, Plato and stresses the importance of subject matter or
human concerns in the realm of the Aristotle. Plato, the idealist, believes that art is content in art.
experience, action and deed (as recounted in far removed from reality which exists in the
fiction, narrative poetry and the drama), and realm of Ideals or Universals, of which our
emotions and moods (lyric poetry) and ideas world is but an imperfect imitation, and art is,
(the essay), spatial forms (sculpture and in turn, only an imitation of our world. He
architecture), tonal forms (music) and plastic places art on the same level as shadows and
forms in motion in space and time (dance). reflections of things on water – all these being
mere illusions of illusions of reality..

THE CREATOR
From the point of view of the artist (poet, Our experience of a work of art, therefore, the major element generating both the
essayist, fiction writer, dramatist, composer, brings us in contact with the personality of artistic product and the norms by which the
painter, sculptor or architect), art is a means the artist. The individuality of the creator is work is to be judged. it is an admitted fact
of expression, a medium for communicating revealed to us through his creation. that something about the artist, his life-
an idea, an emotion or some other human However, the degree to which the artist has history, his philosophy and beliefs, his
experience, an impression of life, a vision of revealed himself varies from one form of art character, certain circumstances in his life
beauty. And because the artist puts to another, from one particular work of art to which may have influenced the creation of
something of himself into his art, it becomes another. the artwork in question and other pertinent
an extension of himself, an objectification of information places us in a better position to
some aspect of his personality. In this approach, the artist himself becomes interpret and evaluate his work.

“He who touches this book, touches the man.”

Walt Whitman, an American poet

4 BASIC RELATIONSHIPS OF ART THE AUDIENCE
One aspect of art, which is of importance For instance, they are partial to artworks that It is the prevailing view in the field of art
to the audience, is its value, function or have moral value – that aim to teach, to criticism that the merits of art are found in
significance. Aside from its essential value instruct, to ennoble, or to mold the moral its own form and that these merits are
(aesthetic), art may have secondary values: character of the audience, or else they have there regardless of whether they are
religious, philosophical, moral, historical, preference for those for those objects of art grasped and appreciated as such by the
political, social, scientific, commercial, that are useful or have practical value. Again, audience or not; only an enlightened
sentimental, practical, etc modern critics reject the pragmatic approach audience can appreciate great art.
because they consider all the values of art, Pragmatists attack this view on the ground
Pragmatic critics attach little importance to aside from the aesthetic value, as merely that it is “elitist”—that it confines art to the
the aesthetic value and instead judge art secondary, therefore incidental, non- enjoyment of the favored few and shuts out
according to how useful it is to the essential.. the great masses of people who are not
audience “enlightened”. 

THE FORM
With respect to form' art is a composition, This approach requires that the audience be – of the work of art. How do these affect its
a whole consisting of various parts or knowledgeable, which is the reason why immediate personality as an object? One
elements; the selection, organization, and pragmatists charge that it encourages can then explore the more complex
integration of these elements according to snobbery and elitism. The following may qualities of the work. For the sake of
certain formal principles and employing serve as a guide in the analysis of a painting: convenience, try to isolate factors, but keep
certain techniques constitute that which in mind that they have an organic or
we call the form of art. Every work of art involves an element of functional relation to other aspects and to
choice; certain possibilities have been the whole.
Modern critics, advocating the formal and employed, others have been rejected. It is
aesthetic approach to art criticism, stress absolutely essential to consider alternatives
the importance of form in a work or art. to see what these choices are and why they
They uphold the motto, “Art for art’s sake,” occur. One may begin by considering the
which is attributed to the English physical properties – size, shape and
playwright, Oscar Wilde. medium

PLACEHOLDER

“He who touches this book, touches the man.”

Walt Whitman, an American poet

FUNCTIONS OF ART FUNCTIONS OF ART
Appreciative Function - It is with no doubt that the arts give amusement and joy to most people. Musical
and dance concerts as well as theatrical performances truly give entertainment and joy to its audience.

Imaginative and Creative Function - The arts challenges the creative mind and spirit of man. It is truly an
avenue to showcase potentials in creating things which exhibit core attributes such as universality,
timelessness, and peculiarity.

Communicative and Expressive Function - The artist can express his inner thoughts and feelings as
reflected in the masterpiece. As it was said, any work of art illumines the human mind and heart.

Therapeutic Function - The arts can truly relieve and release tension and stress. Such can be a tool for
emotional healing and also to gain deliverance from emotional pangs.

Personal and Social Function - People benefit from the arts. The personal function refers to the
utilization of arts by individuals. Social function is more general as seen in various structures like houses,
schools, churches, government halls, and all other social establishments and structures.

QUALITIES OF ART
Artistic crafts, as one of the fields of humanities, can be judged based on one’s personal and subjective way
of thinking. The arts require personal, reflective, and interpretative level of thinking as oppose to the
sciences which heavily require objectivity, facts, and evidences. In this regard, there are various aspects to
consider in critiquing and judging any work of art.

Art… Art should…

Has aesthetic sense and value.  Be appreciated
Is Universal Challenge the creative mind and spirit of man
Is Timeless Convey and expressHeal
Is Unique
Impacts the mind and soul
Has human intervention
Has creative intention

ART, MAN AND SOCIETY

Traditionally, we have believed that art imitates life. The painter translates what he or she sees by producing
a scene on a canvas. The sculptor does the same with bronze or stone. A photographer or film maker does
it even more directly. A writer describes life in his or her books. This simple concept is known as mimesis.

But some have questioned the one-way nature of mimesis by arguing that art also changes the way we view
the world, and in fact, life sometimes imitates art rather than the other way around. The person who first
articulated this belief effectively was Oscar Wilde, best known for his work The Picture of Dorian Grey.

“He who touches this book, touches the man.”

Walt Whitman, an American poet

ART CRITICISM ART CRITICISM
Art criticism is responding to, interpreting meaning, and making critical judgments about specific
works of art.· Art critics help viewers perceive, interpret, and judge artworks.· Critics tend to
focus more on modern and contemporary art from cultures close to their own.· Art historians
tend to study works made in cultures that are more distant in time and space.· When initially
introduced to art criticism, many people associate negative connotations with the word
"criticism."A professional art critic may be· a newspaper reporter assigned to the art beat,· a
scholar writing for professional journals or texts, or· an artist writing about other artists.

FORMAL ANALYSIS
Description  Analysis
- pure description of the object without value - determining what the features suggest and
judgments,analysis, or interpretation. deciding why the artist used such features

Interpretation Judgment
- establishing the broader context for this type - Judging a piece of work means giving it rank in
of art. relation to other works

BARRETT'S PRINCIPLES OF
INTERPRETATION
1. Artworks have "aboutness" and demand interpretation.
2. Interpretations are persuasive arguments.
3. Some interpretations are better than others.
4. Good interpretations of art tell more about the artwork than they tell about the critic.
5. Feelings are guides to interpretations.
6. There can be different, competing, and contradictory interpretations of the same artwork.
7. Interpretations are often based on a worldview.
8. Interpretations are not so much absolutely right, but more or less reasonable, convincing,
enlightening, and informative.
9. Interpretations can be judged by coherence, correspondence, and inclusiveness.
10. An artwork is not necessarily about what the artist wanted it to be about
11. A critic ought not to be the spokesperson for the artist.
12. Interpretations ought to present the work in its best rather than its weakest light.
13. The objects of interpretation are artworks, not artists.
14. All art is in part about the world in which it emerged.15. All art is in part about other art.
16. No single interpretation is exhaustive of the meaning of an artwork.
17. The meanings of an artwork may be different from its significance to the viewer.
Interpretation is ultimately a communal endeavor, and the community is ultimately self-
corrective.
18. Good interpretations invite us to see for ourselves and to continue on our own.
 DEFINITION
VISUAL ARTS
The visual arts are those creations that
we can see rather than something like the
auditory arts, which we hear. These art
forms are extremely diverse, from the
artwork that hangs on your wall to the
movie you watched last night.

The visual arts are art forms such

as textile, ceramics, drawing, painting,
printmaking, crafts, photography,
video/filmmaking and architecture. Most
artistic disciplines (performing arts and
media arts) involve aspects of the visual
arts as well as arts of other types.
Fashion, graphic and interior design also Temptation of the Mind and Body
fall under this category.

What Types of Art Are Visual Arts?

The visual arts include mediums such as Within the visual arts is a category known as
drawing, painting, sculpture, architecture, the decorative arts, or craft. This is art that is
photography, film, and printmaking. Many of more utilitarian and has a function but retains an
these pieces of art are created to stimulate us artistic style and still requires talent to create.
through a visual experience. When we look at The decorative arts include ceramics, furniture
them, they often provoke a feeling of some sort. making, textiles, interior design, jewelry making,
metal crafting, and woodworking.

PLACEHOLDER
PAINTING Questions to ponder
What is painting for you?
Painting is an important form in the visual arts, Give at least 5 significance or contributions of
bringing in elements such as drawing, composition, painting to our society and explain why?
gesture (as in gestural painting), narration (as in What do you think is the problem today
narrative art), and abstraction (as in abstract art). which we can associate with painting

Elements of Painting From prehistoric times to the present day, the

Shapes Texture painting process has remained basically the same.

Lines Tones As in drawing, artists use pigments, or powdered

colors, suspended in a medium or binder that holds
Colors the particles of pigment together.

Dirt, rock, plants, etc. are the raw

material, which is ground down into
what is called a pigment.

Natural or synthetic colored

materials finely ground into a
powder.

Forms of Painting
Murals Miniature Distance
Mural painting has its roots in the primeval A strong moment is more than highlighting a The distance the photographer chooses to be
instincts of people to decorate their particular subject or from their subject will
surroundings and to use wall surfaces as a action in time affect the feeling and overall impact a photo has.
form for expressing ideas, emotions, and
beliefs.

Easel Composition
The easel, or studio, picture was a form is about putting together objects in your frame
developed during the Renaissance with the in such a way as to emphasize the parts you
establishment of the painter as an individual want to and make them stand out in a
artist. Its scale and portability enabled particular way.
European artists to extend the range of
themes, previously restricted to those suitable
to mural decoration.
SCULPTURE
An artistic form in which hard or plastic materials are Sculpture is not a fixed term that applies to a
worked into three-dimensional art objects. The permanently circumscribed category of objects or sets
designs may be embodied in freestanding objects, in of activities. It is, rather, the name of an art that grows
reliefs on surfaces, or in environments ranging from and changes and is continually extending the range of
tableaux to contexts that envelop the spectator. An its activities and evolving new kinds of objects. The
enormous variety of media may be used, scope of the term was much wider in the second half of
including clay, wax, stone, metal, the 20th century than it had been only two or three
fabric, glass, wood, plaster, rubber, and random decades before, and in the fluid state of the visual
“found” objects. Materials may be carved, modeled, arts at the turn of the 21st century nobody can predict
molded, cast, wrought, welded, sewn, assembled, or what its future extensions are likely to be.
otherwise shaped and combined.

Sculptural Processes
Subtractive Unwanted materials is cut away

Additive Construction of a figure by putting together

Substractive Sculpture Additive Sculpture

Principles of Sculptural Design

Orientation Scale Balance
To create a sense of harmony (or This refers, for example, to the need to Balance involves two principal matters.. The
disharmony) in the sculpture itself, or create a sculpture in tune with the scale of its sculptural body must be physically stable and
between parts of it, or between the sculpture surroundings. the statue must project a sense of dynamic
and the viewer, or between the sculpture and or static equilibrium.
its surroundings

Proportion Articulation
How sculptors handle proportionality varies This describes how sculptural figures (and
considerably. Some observed hierarchic non- other forms) are jointed:, either how the
naturalistic canons of proportion Other differing parts of a body merge in a single
sculptors have followed more naturalistic but form, or how separate sections come
equally iconometric rules of proportion. together.

Elements of Sculptural Design

The two principal elements of sculpture Another important element of (most) sculptures are
are mass and space. Mass refers to the sculpture's their surfaces. These can produce quite different
bulk, the solid bit contained within its surfaces. Space visual effects according to whether they are (eg)
is the air around the solid sculpture, and reacts with convex or concave, flat or modelled, coloured or
the latter in several ways. uncoloured.
 DEFINITION
PERFORMING ARTS
Performing arts refers to forms of art in which Theatre, music, dance and object manipulation, and
artists use their voices, bodies or inanimate objects other kinds of performances are present in all human
to convey artistic expression. It is different cultures. The history of music and dance date to pre-
from visual arts, which is when artists use paint, historic times whereas circus skills date to at
canvas or various materials to create physical or least Ancient Egypt. Many performing arts are
static art objects. Performing arts include a range of performed professionally. Performance can be in
disciplines which are performed in front of a live purpose built buildings, such as theatres and opera
audience. houses, on open air stages at festivals, on stages in
tents such as circuses and on the street

Types of Performing Arts

Theater Music
Theatre is the branch of performing arts; concerned with Music is an art form which combines pitch, rhythm,
acting out stories in front of an audience, using a combination and dynamic to create sound. It can be performed using a
of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle. Any variety of instruments and styles and is divided into genres
one or more of these elements is performing arts. In addition such as folk, jazz, hip hop, pop, and rock, etc. As an art form,
to the standard narrative dialogue style of plays. music can occur in live or recorded formats, and can
be planned or improvised.
Dance
Dance generally refers to human movement, typically
rhythmic and to music, used as a form of audience
entertainment in a performance setting. Definitions of what
constitutes dance are dependent n social, cultural,
 aesthetic artistic and moral constraints and range from
functional movement.
Music Genres
Music is a form of art whose medium is silence Music can be assorted into different genres or
and sound. The word "music" was derived from subgenres, although the divisions of these genres are
the Greek word "mousike" which means the art usually vague and subtle. It is also said that there is a
of the muses. The common elements of music very strong connection between mathematics and
include rhythm, pitch, dynamics, timbre and music. To a lot of people who belong to various
texture. The performance, creation, significance cultures, music plays an important part in their lives.
and definition of this art depend on the social Music is usually associated with the way of life of
context and culture. Music can range from different kinds of people across the land
organized composition up to improvisational
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Popular Genres
Blues Rock & Roll Rhythm & Blues
It was this new combination of African and This new music was played on the same set The early forms of R&B were loud and lively
Western music that led to the genre we now of instruments as R&B - electric guitar, and mostly played on drums, double bass,
call "blues". Some blues songs told stories of double bass and drums - with the guitarist and electric guitar. The term "R&B" is now
heartbreak and pain, and these were often often singing as well. It had a strong blues used to describe romantic soul songs
slow and sad. beat and an R&B feel, but the melodies were and ballads, a very different style to the
like those of country music. original R&B.
Jazz
Most African American musicians only played Soul Hip-Hop
blues, but some played classical music as well
Soul music is a popular music genre that It consists of a stylized rhythmic music that
and learned European harmony. Some even
originated in the African American commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic
mixed European harmony with the rhythms
community throughout the United States in and rhyming speech that is chanted.
and scales of blues, and it was from this
the 1950s and early 1960s.
mixture that "jazz" was born.

Other Genres
Ballad - a slow song usually about love - Janis sings up-
tempo rock songs as well as slow ballads.

Bebop - a complex style of up-tempo jazz from the 1950s

- The best bepop player I ever heard was Charlie Parker.

Dance-pop - up-tempo pop music with a dance rhythm

- Lady Gaga has produced some great dance-pop singles.

Gospel - rhythmic church music of African American

Christians - We heard some great gospel music in those old
churches.
Questions to Ponder
Hymn - a religious song that's sung in church - My grandma
loves singing those old hymns.
What are the other genres you can
Classical - is art music produced or rooted in the traditions think of?
of Western culture, including both liturgical (religious)
and secular music. What are some genres exclusively
present in the Philippines?
New Wave - Common characteristics of new wave
music include a humorous or quirky pop approach, the use How does music genre reflect one's
of electronic sounds, and a distinctive visual style featured
in music videos and fashion. culture and tradition?
Dance What is Dance?
“Dance is embedded in our being. Even when -“According to Lincoln Kirstein, the English word
not physically manifest, the concept and dance is related to the French danse, which is
vision of dance emerge in our thinking. The believed to have been derived from the ancient high
dynamics of dance, culture, and-Dance is an art German word danson, meaning to stretch or drag.”
performed by individuals or group of human However, as time passes by, the meaning of dance
beings, existing in time, space, force, and flow, in has evolved tremendously. It does not connote only
which the human body is the instrument, and to stretching but which also include other relevant
movement is the medium. aspects like its social value, and most especially as a
form of communication.

Dance as of...
Artistic Expression Emotional Expression Nonverbal Expression
Feibleman defined dance as simply “that art Fowler expressed that dance  is a way to feel Hanna agreed that dance becomes a physical
which deals with the motion of the human what it is to be human and to be alive. instrument or symbol for feeling and/or
body.” Because it involves the self, it reveals self. It thought and may provide a more effective
communicates what one knows of one’s own means of communication than verbal
body feeling. language.

Characteristics of Dance Functions of Dance

1.Use of the Human Body – dance involves people in
Dancemay have many functions, but these vary,
performance.
according to the society, the class, the age or sex, the
2.Extends through time – dance is not a frozen
religious structure, and similar factors about those who
tableau, but a continuing sequence of activity, and may
dance. Within varied kinds of societies, past and
comprise a few moments, or may last for several hours
present, one might find any or all of the following
or days.
functions for dance:
3.Exists in space – dance is three-dimensional; it
exists in general space and in personal space of the 1.It is an art form, an outlet for self-expressiveness and
person dancing. personal creativity. Within the mainstream of cultural
4.Exists in Force (Weight) – it’s a result of energy inheritance, it may be the source of great works
expenditure. It is viewed as a greater or lesser degree which are performed as part of a continuing tradition,
of muscular energy used to articulate movement. or a basis for continuing artistic experimentation.
5.Exists in Flow – the amount of energy which is 2.It may also be form of popular entertainment,
restricted within or gathered toward the physical appealing to a broader audience than when it
center of movement, or released away from that represents an art form with a high level of aesthetic
center, is reflected as flow in dance. worth.
6.Accompanied by Rhythm – usually performed in 3.It is a form social affirmation, a means of expressing
accompaniment of music, chanting, hand-clapping, or national or tribal loyalty and strength.
percussive beating. It has a rhythmic structure. 4.It is a means of religious worship, as a form of ritual
7.Serves to communicate – dance convey a kind of and direct means  of communicating with the gods.
meaning to the onlooker – depending on his/her ability 5. It serves as a means of expressing physical
to perceive or respond to the movement in personal exuberance, strength and agility.
terms. 6. It offers an important social and recreational outlet,
8.Has Movement, Style, and Form – unlike a child’s both as a means of restoring oneself physically, and of
aimless and play-like exploration of movement, most finding social acceptance within group participation.
dance has style, structure, and form.
 Functions continuation
7. It provides a medium through which
courtship can be carried on.
8. It serves as a means of education, in the sense that
it is taught to achieve the specific purposes of
education within a given society, just as art,
music, or theater are taught as cultural forms.
9. It serves as an occupation; in increasing numbers,
it offers a means of livelihood to performers and
teachers.
Finally, dance serves as therapy; for many it offers a
form of physical and emotional release and
rehabilitation;
therefore, it is provided, along with other therapies, in
many treatment
centers.

Elements of Dance
Types of Dance
Ballroom Dances Afro-American Dances Worldwide and Latin
1. Waltz 1.Charleston 1.Salsa
2. Tango 2. Swing 2.Flamenco
3. Cha-Cha-Cha 3. Tap Dance 3.Lambada
4. Rumba 4. Moonwalk 4.Polka
5. Samba 5. Boogie-woogie 5.Capoeira
6. Mambo 6.Folk Dance
7. Jive 7.Belly Dance
8. Bolero

Professional Modern Dances

1.Ballet 1.House Dance
2. Contemporary Dance 2.Punk Dance
3. Concert Dance 3.Rave Dance
4. Modern Dance 4.Disco Dance
5.Bollywood Dance

Societal Role of Dance

Sociologists have pointed out that in many cultures, dance is seen as being far more than graceful
movement. Instead, it is profoundly important social experience – a powerful rite shared by all members
of the culture, and essential to its well-being.
In this chapter, we will take K-pop as our example to see and situate dance into its own context, culture
and society. As we all know, K-pop nowadays is very well-known and influenced a lot of people even
those of other cultures. Hopefully, by the end of this chapter, we may inspired on the different forms of
dance and some of us might use this art not only to enjoy ourself but also to share that happiness and
enjoyment to others as we also share the meaning of our movements deep within us.

K-pop as example on how dance is linked and connected to society

The genre of music that Gangnam Style comes from is Kpop. Kpop is Korean pop music that comes from
South Korea. In 1989 a man named Lee Soo Man founded SM Entertainment what would become the
largest Kpop company.

In 1992  a dance group called Seo Taiji and The Boys became extremely popular to the Korean public due to
the fact that they incorporated American rap, techno, and rap into their music.
In 1997 a man named Park Jin Young founded JYP Entertainment making it the second largest Kpop
company.

A Kpop group from SM Entertainment in 1998 begins to gain international attention. This group was called
H.O.T. One of their most famous song is called Candy. In 1998 a former member of the group Seo Taiji and
the Boys named Yang Hyun Suk formed the third largest Kpop company named YG Entertainment. In 2001
Kpop starts to top the music chats in Japan. Japan will become the biggest market for Korean culture
products.

In 2011 The three biggest company in Kpop come together to form the United Asia Management.

(https://sites.psu.edu/kpop/2017/09/08/kpop-and-its-history/)
 DEFINITION
MEDIA ARTS
Media Arts is the study of human Critically, they learn to interpret and The act of creation is an essential
communication through film, evaluate media within aesthetic, part of thinking which in turn builds
photography, video, audio, cultural, and historical contexts to the notion that there are alternative
computer/digital arts, and become more enlightened consumers approaches to traditional mass
interactive media. Creatively, and effective citizens. Media Arts is media.
students employ the elements of aesthetic-based and uses elements
space, time, light, motion, color, and and tools of current and emerging
sound to express their views, technologies to create works that
feelings, and ideas. express feelings and ideas.

Why is Media Arts important?

The media arts teach students how to The media arts are oriented toward the
communicate effectively and creatively using the “meaningful use of knowledge”—the ability to
new technologies of visual and auditory apply classroom analysis to the world in which
communication. they live.

The media arts give students the critical skills to The media arts emphasize a process or inquiry-
ensure that they control the images they see or based approach to learning.
hear rather than let those images control them.

The media arts emphasize the importance of

understanding and respecting the “personal,
cultural, and historical contexts” of the media.
PHOTOGRAPHY Terminologies
Photography is the process of recording visual
images by capturing light rays on a light- Exposure
sensitive recording medium (e.g. film or digital
simply mean the brightness or darkness of a photo.
CCD). It can be thought of as two pursuits:
 It seems simple enough to take a photo that is
Technical: The science of setting up the camera
correctly exposed (has the proper brightness or
and the recording medium to take images in a
darkness), but in reality, it can be quite tricky.
controlled way.
Exposure uses Aperture, Shutter speed, and ISO in
conjunction to create a properly exposed image.

Aperture
Simply put, Aperture is the hole within your lens, through
which light travels into the camera body.

ISO
ISO is the level of sensitivity of your camera to available
light. The lower the ISO number, the less sensitive it is to
the light, while a higher ISO number increases the
sensitivity of your camera.

Shutter Speed
Also known as “exposure time”, stands for the length of
time a camera shutter is open to expose light into the
camera sensor.

Elements of Photography
Light Moment Distance
Light helps to create a particular mood within A strong moment is more than highlighting a The distance the photographer chooses to be
the photograph and can bring emphasis to particular subject or from their subject will
key elements within a frame. action in time affect the feeling and overall impact a photo has.

Color Composition
Color is one of the main factors responsible is about putting together objects in your frame
for making a photo feel mysterious, exciting, in such a way as to emphasize the parts you
sad, or gloomy. want to and make them stand out in a
particular way.

Elements of Composition
Symmetry Texture Lines
A symmetrical shot with distinct focus and a Texture comes handy in making our shots Line(s), patterns of lines, and/or intersections
good subject can lead to a great image – but alive and immersive. To achieve lively of linescan also be the subject of an image.
without the distinction it can be a little textures, good lighting is required.
predictable.

Pattern Depth of Field

There is nothing more eye-catching than Depth of field (DOF) is the distance between
patterns. These are languages spread all over the closest and the farthest objects in your
a given matrix (e.g. surroundings, sceneries, image that are acceptably sharp. It's measured
etc). in feet or meters.
 Continuation of Photography

Basic Effects in Photography

Rule of Thirds Contre-jour Golden Hour

Light helps to create a particular mood A strong moment is more than highlighting a The distance the photographer chooses to
within the photograph and can bring particular subject or be from their subject will
emphasis to key elements within a frame. action in time affect the feeling and overall impact a photo
has.

Fibonacci Bokeh
Color is one of the main factors responsible is about putting together objects in your frame
Golden Hour
for making a photo feel mysterious, exciting, in such a way as to emphasize the parts you The distance the photographer chooses to
sad, or gloomy. want to and make them stand out in a be from their subject will
particular way. affect the feeling and overall impact a photo
has.
Long Exposure Fill-Flash
A strong moment is more than highlighting A strong moment is more than highlighting a
a particular subject or particular subject or
action in time action in time

Elements of Photography

Light Color Moment Composition Distance

Elements of Composition

Symmetry Pattern Texture Depth of Field Lines

Some of the Basic Effects in Photography

Bokeh Rule of Thirds Contre-jour Long Exposure Golden Hour

 Innovation & Manipulation
Objectives:
PHOTO
To be able to introduce a basic, easy to use yet
an excellent mobile apps for photo editing for
them to be familiarized with the different
buttons, icons, and other stuffs in editing a
photo.
Explore and Experience how it is to edit a
photo. In so doing, we may appreciate art
more deeply and meaningfully.
Apply it in real life by making others happy
through birthday greetings, posters,
advertisements, and awareness-related
purposes.

Points to remember:
Firstly, in this lesson, we will be using our mobile phone
instead of our laptop because we understand that not all of
us have a laptop.
Secondly, I surmise, using our phone is more appropriate
than our laptop so that wherever we go and whatever we do,
especially when we feel bored, our mobile phone can help us
get an easy access because we bring it all the time and have
some fun in editing right on time.
Lastly, not all of us are interested in digital photo editing so
this lesson doesn’t require you to become really an expert.
However, with the rapid developments of technology in our
contemporary times, it is also relevant to have some know-
how and have some basic working knowledge of digital
photo editing. Because in life, there are lots of occasions,
where we can apply our simple skills towards our chosen
careers and hobbies. That what makes this lesson
meaningful if we are able to apply it in our real life along
with our concrete reflections on the meaning of our life .
Introduction
Perhaps, most of us if not all, have already taken an art class during
our previous school years especially in our high school life and elementary
years. But what makes this art class of ours in college different is that, the
approach is more philosophical. It is not just all about learning us to draw
or edit some pictures. Rather, it also helps us to reflect and discern more
fully on the purpose of our existence. So aside from learning and crafting
something in this lesson, we hope that it may guides us towards the
fulfillment of our goal and happiness and enjoyment in life. With these
reasons, we can be able to communicate ourselves better to other human
beings and in the world at large.

Let’s get started: Why “Background Eraser”and

“PicsArt”?
-- Actually we can use, different
Download the mobile app
apps in editing and manipulating
called “Background Eraser” and
our photos but to give an example,
“PicsArt” in your AppStore. we’ll be using these apps for it has
some good features on it and it’s
You have the option not to very easy to use.
download the “Background -- “Background Eraser” from the
Eraser” because “PicsArt” has a word itself, it can erase the
tool to erase your background background of our photos to
but if you want a more change a new one according to our
own liking.
accurate and better look on its
-- “PicsArt” is one of the best apps
edges, “Background Eraser” is
we can use it terms of editing and
better to use. manipulating our photos . It has
several effects and tools we can
apply to operate such innovation.
It is also good in cropping and
applying different layouts to have
a better look on our photos. In
addition, your editing skills will
also improve through PicsArt
because it’s like a social
networking wherein other users
posted their creation and it
provides steps how they did it.
Your turn to EXPLORE:

“- used to erase  any  part of

an image, and that's because
the Background Eraser is
really a color eraser.

Steps:
Open the app and upload the image you want to edit.

Crop the image to shorten it and remove the excess background.

Brush around the object you wish to keep to erase the background
around it.

Use and explore the different tools below your image for faster and
better use of the app.

Once your done, click the “Done” button which can be found at the
upper right portion.

Smoothen the edges by clicking the options below and save your work.
The image will automatically be saved at your gallery.
Different Functions to explore