Republic of the Philippines

COMMISION ON HIGHER EDUCATION

CARAMOAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Cadong, Caramoan, Camarines Sur

MODULE IN ART APPRECIATION

 Republic of the Philippines
Commision on Higher Education
CARAMOAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Cadong, Caramoan, Camarines Sur

ART APPRECIATION

Course Title: Art Appreciation

No. of Units: 3 units

Course Description:

Art Appreciation is a three-unit course that develops student’s 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 student’s competency in researching and curating art as well
as conceptualizing, mounting, and evaluating art productions. The course aims to develop
student’s genuine appreciation for Philippine arts by proving them opportunities to explore the
diversity and richness and their rootedness in Filipino Culture

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the course the students should be able to:

Knowledge

1. Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of arts in general, including their

function, value and historical significance
2. Define and demonstrate the elements and principles and design
3. Explain and evaluate different theories of Art
 4. Situate Philippine arts in global context

Skills

1. Analyze and appraise works of art based on aesthetic value, historical context,
tradition, and social relevance
2. Mount an art exhibit (concept development, production and post production,
marketing, documentation, critiquing
3. Create their own works of art and curate their own production or exhibit
4. Utilize art for self-expression and promoting advocacies

Values
1. Deepen their sensitivity to self, community and society
2. Discover and deepen their identity through art with respect to their nationality, culture
and religion
3. Develop an appreciation of the local arts

Number of hours: 3 hours every week for 18 weeks or 54 hours in a semester

Course Outline and Timeframe

Week Topics
1 Course orientation: Grading system, Requirements, Relevance of the Couse
Assumptions and Nature of Arts: Creativity, Imagination
2 Functions of Art and Philosophy
3-4 Art and Artisans: Production Process, Medium, Technique, Curation
5-6 Elements and Principles of Arts
7-12 Art History(Asian, Western, Philippines)
13-18 Soul making (Improvisation and Appropriation)
*Based on the Syllabus of Instruction prepared by Commission on Higher Education

Disclaimer: This module gathered information from various internet sources and credited all
authors for their works. This makes sure that this module keeps the “Fair Use” of the said
information. This intends not to violate any copyrights or be subjected to copyright
infringement.
 LESSON 1

ASSUMPTIONS AND NATURE OF ARTS

I. Topic: Assumptions and Nature of Arts

II. Objectives:
At the end of this lesson, the student should be able to:
a) Define and identify assumptions and nature of arts
b) Give the significance of assumptions and nature of arts in real life situation.
c) Cite Filipino artwork

III. Content:

What is Art?

• Art is something that is perennially around us.

• Some people may deny having to do with arts but it is indisputable that life presents us
with many forms of and opportunities for communion with the arts.
• 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).
• Ars 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, 1983).
• The fine arts would come to mean “not delicate or highly skilled arts, but “beautiful
arts” (Collingwood, 1983).
• “The humanities constitute one of the oldest and most important means of expression
developed by man” (Dudley et al., 1960). Human history has witnessed how man
evolved not just physically but also culturally, from cave painters to men of exquisite
paintbrush users of the present.
Assumptions of Art
1. Art Is Universal
> Timeless, spanning generations and continents through and through.
> Misconception: Artistic made long time ago.
> Age is not a factor in determining art.
> Literature has provided key words of art.
> Iliad and the Odyssey are the two Greek Epics that one’s being taught in school.
> The Sanskrit pieces Mahabharata and Ramanaya are also staples in this fields.
> In every country and in every generation, there is always art. Often times, people feel
that what is considered artistic are only those which have been made long time ago.
This is a misconception. Age is not a factor in determining art. “An art is not good
because it is old, but old because it is good” (Dudley et al., 1960)

> In the Philippines, the works of Jose Rizal and Francisco Balagtas are not being read
because they are old.
> Florante at Laura never fails to teach high school students the beauty of love, one that
is universal and pure.
> Ibong Adarna, another Filipino masterpiece, has always captured the imagination of
the young with its timeless lessons.
> When we recite the Psalms, we feel in communion with King David as we feel one with
him in his conversation with God.
> When we listen to a Kundiman or perform folk dances, we still enjoy the way our
Filipino ancestors while away their time in the past.

2. Art Is Not Nature

> Art, not directed by representation of reality, is a perception of reality.

> In the Philippines, it is not entirely novel to hear some consumers of local movies
 remark that these movies produced locally are unrealistic. They contend that local
movies work around certain formula to the detriment of substance and faithfulness to
reality of movies.

> Paul Cezanne, a french painted a scene from reality entitled Well and Grinding Wheel
in the Forest of the Chateau Noir.

3. Art Involves Experience

> It does not full detail but just an experience. Actual doing of something.

> Getting this far without a satisfactory definition of art can be quite weird for some. For
most people, art does not require a full definition. Art is just experience. By experience,
we mean the “actual doing of something” (Dudley et al., 1960) and it also affirmed that
art depends on experience, and if one is to know art, he must know it not as fact or
information but as an experience.

> A work of an art then cannot be abstracted from actual doing. In order to know what an
artwork, we have to sense it, see and hear it.

> An important aspect of experiencing art is its being highly personal, individual, and
subjective. In philosophical terms, perception of art is always a value judgment. It
depends on who the perceive is, his tastes, his biases, and what he has inside.
IV. Activity

Choose one artwork under each category that you are familiar with. Cite a Filipino artwork
related to the category you chose and answer the question provided.

Movie, Novel, Poem, Music, Architectural structure, Clothing

Why you chose it? Relate it to the topic has been discussed. Elaborate your answer.
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Answer the following questions based on your own understanding/ interpretation of the lesson you learned. 5 points each.

1. If you were an artist, what kind of artist you want to be?

2. Why is art not nature?
3. Art is ageless. Explain this statement,
4. Why does art involve experience?
5. Cite other misconceptions about art

• Dr. Lamucho, V. S., Baesa-Pagay, J. S., et al.(2003) p.3 Basic Assumptions of the Art
• Toto Wei. (November 17, 2018)Art: Introduction and Assumptions. http://www.ruelpositive.com/art-intoduction-
assumptions
• Jhay Baccay. (October 04, 2018) Assumptions-of-art-1 .pptx.
http://www.scribd.com.presentation/390111106/Assumptions-of-art-1 -pptx

Lesson 2

Functions of Art and Philosophy

I. Topic: Functions of Art and Philosophy

II. Objectives:
At the end of this lesson, the student should be able to:
a) Identify the functions of art;
b) Explain and discuss the basic philosophical perspective on the art;
c) Apply philosophical perspective real life scenarios;

III. Content:

FUNCTIONS OF ART

A function of art is an inquiry on what art is for. When it comes to functions, different art form come with distinctive
functions, some may be functional more than others

The value of the art lies in the practical benefits from it. One may look at the value based on its specific purpose or for
personal.
Personal Functions of Art

4 Personal functions of art is highly subjective and depends on the artist who created the art. An art may be created for

expressing self, for entertainment or for other purposes.

Social Functions of Art

4 If an art is opposed to personal interest and for collective interest it is considered to have a social function. Art may

convey, message such as to support, to protest, contestation and other messages an artist intends to carry at his
work.

4 Political Art is a very common example of an art with a social function.

4 Art can depict social conditions such as photography of industrialization and poverty.

4 Performance art like plays serves social functions as it rouses emotions for a common situation a society has.

Physical functions of Art

4 This are artworks that are crafted in order to serve physical purpose such as jars, plates, and jewelries.

4 Architecture, jewelry-making, interior design all serves physical functions

Other functions of art may serve culture, history and religion. Music is an artwork used for different purposes such events for
culture, historical and religious gatherings. Sculpture, poems, spoken poetry, movies and other form of arts are used for its
specific functions.

PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVE ON ART

Art as an imitation

4 In Plato’s The Republic, paints a picture of artists as imitators and art is mere imitations. In his metaphysics or view

of reality, the things in this world are only copies of the original, the eternal, and the true entities can be found in
the World of Forms.
4 Art is just an imitation of imitation. A painting is just an imitation of nature, which is also an imitation of realty in the

World of Forms.

Art as a representation

4 Aristotle, agreed with Plato, however he considered art as an aid to philosophy in revealing the truth.

4 Art represents version of reality. In Arestotelian world view, art serves two particular purposes: art allows for the

experience of pleasure and art has an ability to be instructive and teach its audience things about life.

Art as a disinterested judgment

 4 Emmanuel Kant, in his Critique of Judgement, considered the judgement of beauty, the cornerstone of art, as

something universal despite its subjectivity. He recognized that judgement of beauty is subjective.

Art as a communication of Emotion

 4 According to Leo Tolstoy, art plays a huge role in communication to its audience’s emotions that the artist previously
experienced
4 Art communicates emotions.

IV. ACTIVITY

Activity 1 (20 points)

Which is more functional?

Directions: Browse the internet and cite for functions of Statue and paintings and decide which is more functional.

Functions of Statues Functions of Paintings

Which is more functional? Explain.

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Activity 2 (15 points)

Directions: List at least five examples for each of the following.

1. Personal function of Art

2. Social function of Art

3. Physical function of Art

Activity 3. (10 points )

Directions: Give your own perception of beauty? What is beauty to you? Do you have standard to consider art as beautiful?
Explain.

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Activity 4 (10 points)

Directions: Do you have any artworks in your house? Choose only one and give its history and function.

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V. ASSESSMENT

Answer the following questions based on your own understanding /interpretation of thye lesson you learned. 5 points each

1. Do arts always have functions? Why? Provide your own example.

2. If an artwork has no function is it still considered as art?

3. Why perception of beauty is subjective? Support your answer by providing your own example.

4. What kind of artwork you are capable of doing that can showcase your emotion?

5. If there is an artwork that changed your perspective in life, what is it and how it inspired you?

V. Assessment

Answer the following questions based on your own understanding/ interpretation of the lesson you learned. 5 points each.

1. Do Arts always have functions? Why? Provide your own example.

2. If an artwork has no function is it still considered as art?
3. Why perception of beauty is subjective? Support your answer by providing your own example.
4. What kind of artwork you are capable of doing that can showcase your emotions?
5. If there is an artwork that changed your perspective in life, what is it and how it inspired you?
Reference/s:

• Cruz, I. G., (September 24, 2019) Lesson3Ffunction of Art and Philosophy)

https://www.scribd.com/presentation/42724172