A Module in

Art Appreciation

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 CHAPTER 1
In this module, you shall be able to have a basic introduction of what the course
is all about. Primarily, you will get to know what is the technical definition of the term
‘art appreciation’ and what is its significance as a part of your course undertaking.

It is said that through art we are able to open up the perception and mindset of
individuals as we listen to various interpretations of a particular art. In this case, the
various assumptions and nature of art will also be tackled. You will then find out how
people can have multiple associations and perceptions, to the point of neglect, on art.

As you reach the final part of this

module, you are to look into the
philosophical significance of art as
stated by classic thinkers who
established a prominent figure in the
society. Through this, you will also know
that art has a profound communicative
function as it contains cognitive, social
and moral substance which you may be
able to find out through the Gestalt
Principles. Ultimately, you will find out
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that through art, people are able to
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intimate thoughts.

Take that deep breath and buckle up as you enter the world of art, and most of all,
enjoy!

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO 1 Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of arts in general, including
their function, value and historical significance
CLO 2 Analyze and appraise works of art based on aesthetic value, historical
context, tradition, and social relevance

CLO 3 Create their own works of art and curate their own production or exhibit.
CLO 4 Utilizing art for self-expression and for promoting advocacies.
COL 5 Discover and deepen their identity through art with respect to their
nationality, culture, and religion.

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 LESSON 1
What is Art Appreciation
Art is a necessary component of our existence. It pervades every part of our
lives and selves. We will be discussing the topic of art appreciation in this course. The
phrase "art appreciation" refers to the understanding of the universal and timeless
elements that distinguish all great art. It's commonly used to describe the study of
visual art forms or the introduction of basic visual literacy principles.
It refers to the analysis of an artwork's form for public audiences in hopes of
improving their appreciation of such works of art. It can be studied independently from
its subject matter, symbolism, or historical background. Art appreciation can be
personal and influenced by personal inclinations for aesthetics and form, or it can be
objective and based on a number of design features and principles, as well as cultural
and social acceptance.
Most contemporary art commentators and art historians avoid to use this word
because they believe it implies that art appreciation requires insufficient critical
thought. This should never be treated lightly, as we are constantly surrounded by art
in our everyday lives and exemplify art in its purest form.

Intended Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this lesson, you are expected to be able to achieve the following:

A. Appreciate the role of art in an attempt to fully realize man’s end

B. Clarify misconceptions of art

Let Us Engage on This!

Reflect and respond to the comprehension questions based on the following
quotation. Do this in your worksheet:

“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.”
Thomas Merton

1. What is the message of the quotation?

2. Do you agree with the statement of Merton?
3. Cite a specific life experience where you found and lost yourself in art.
Paintings, sculptures, architecture, design, and, more recently, digital art, all fall
under the umbrella of art among others. Art can be enjoyed by everybody, and because
it is subjective, different art forms appeal to different people. Art appreciation, on the
other hand, refers to the study and appreciation of the various art forms to which we
are exposed. It can be very subjective, based on an individual's preferences and
personal tastes, or objective, based on factors such as the piece's design and mastery.
A closer investigation into the piece's context, historical implication, and background,
as well as a study of its roots, is part of art appreciation.

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 Art is derived from the Latin word ars, which means "trade or specialized type
of skill, such as carpentry, smithy, or surgery."

Art
encompasses
varied genre and
color. Its basic goal
is to present a
message and inflict
a thought
from its audience

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An artist’s ultimate goal is to produce an art that can speak and connect to its
audience on an intimate level and is to be interpreted in various ways. Given that there
is an influx of styles and trends at a rapid pace in the dynamic world of art, an artist
absolutely needs to connect to its target audience in the most effective way. An artwork
aims to tap the subconscious of any person who sees and experience it.
There are various reasons why art appreciation is so significant in one’s life. It
is an avenue to study about the time period and history of the art piece when it was
created. In another perspective, an artist oftentimes reflects their own struggles and
social challenges. In this way, we will be able to comprehend such societal happenings
by putting ourselves in the point of view of an artist. Basically, we will be able to relate
ourselves to the concerns of the artists.
It is said that art is intended to elicit understanding and communication with its
audience. In this approach, we tap our emotions and memories when we encounter a
work of art. Art appreciation enables a conversation and understanding that there are
several approaches in the interpretation of art by listening to the various ideas and
opinions about it.
Art has been an avenue for people to convey and express things that seems
impossible to say or describe ourselves. Through its visual medium, we are able to feel
joy, sadness, rage, and grief. That is why our interpretation is so crucial as a final piece
in art appreciation. Through our perspective, an art work comes to life and shifts with
every person who encounters it.
Basically, art appreciation and analysis are significant part in our lives for the
reason that it helps us value art in terms of how it connects to us and what it means to
us as an individual. It highlights the background and history of the work of art as well
as the artist’s biographies. It also looks into the design, technique, and expertise to
critically examine it. Most of all, art appreciation promotes analysis and critical
understanding, enabling us to go beyond what meets the eye.

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Let Us Do This Practice!
A. Choose ONE artwork under each given category that you are familiar with.
Criticize each using the guide questions provided. Do this on your worksheet. a.
Movie
b. Novel
c. Poem
d. Music
e. Architectural Structure
f. A piece of clothing

Guide questions
a.
What is it about? What is it for?
b.
What is it made of?
c.
What is its style?
d.
Why does this art is ageless and timeless?
e.
Why does this art involve experience?
f.
How good is this art?

B. Using your mobile phone, take five pictures of different objects that
you consider as an example of art. Paste them on your worksheet.
C. How is art related to history?

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 LESSON 2
Assumptions and Nature of Art

The assumptions and nature of art will be taken into account in this lesson. Several
prominent people have had differing perspectives on what actually art means in the
concept of society and life for many centuries.
Art, as previously described in the first lesson, is one that is constantly present.
Many people refuse to acknowledge having anything to do with the arts, although it is
undeniable that life provides us with several forms and opportunities for artistic
interaction. Let us delve deeper into this subject, understanding that this is a diverse
undertaking.
Intended Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this chapter, you are expected to be able to achieve the following:
A.
Characterize the assumptions of art;
B.
Engage better with personal experiences of and in art;
C.
Characterize artistic expression based on personal experiences; and
D.
Discuss the nature of art.

Let Us Engage on This!

Briefly answer this on your worksheet:

In one of your encounters with art through museum visits, musical, and
plays among other, have you ever felt disconnected from an artwork? Was
there a point in time you did not understand what message the art was
trying to convey? Explain why you think you did not understand the art.

Sometimes art
can be a complicated
and confusing thing
where we cannot
make a connection or
make meaning out of
it.
Perhaps it is better to
fully understand how
art is perceived based
on the different
assumptions about it.

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 ASSUMPTIONS OF ART

Art is Universal

People and their social backgrounds mirror art. Art also bring forth awareness
and unity among our cultural and individual differences. Countries all around the world
makes use of art in order to foster mutual understanding and for cultural exchange
between people.

Regardless of form, all artistic creations have the same capacity to connect with
anybody. We lose sight of its possibility to communicate with us when we disregard its
mere existence.

This reflects our political, social, and cultural processes which is why art is the
most important form of communication. People, tradition, culture, unity, freedom,
harmony, and understanding should all be represented through art.

There is always art in every country and in every generation. Many people
believe that the only things that are deemed artistic are those that were created a long
time ago. This is a misunderstanding.

The works of Jose Rizal and

Francisco Balagtas are occasionally read in the
Philippines because they are still relevant up to
this day.
Florante at Laura never ceases to
inspire high school learners the universal The Noli
Me
and pure beauty of love.
Tangere is
Another Filipino masterpiece is one of the
ed the Ibong Adarna, which unceasingly captures highly
the wild imaginings of the youths with its acclaimed
everlasting and golden Rizal novels of
Dr. Jose
lessons. Rizal

Manebog, J. (2013). [Photograph of the book cover

of Noli Me Tangere]. https://bit.ly/3HWZtIl

We feel one with King David when we read the Psalms because we are one
with him in his communication with God.

Art is Not Nature

Art is not art unless someone thinks about it and comprehends it, just as nature
requires the lack of thinking to be nature. The sight from the summit of a mountain isn't
art until you've seen it or taken pictures of it. Nature and Art, on the other hand, are
both incredibly special and unique things that may borrow elements from one other but
can never be the equivalent.

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 A French painter, Paul Cezanne, painted a scene from reality entitled Well and
Grinding Wheel in the Forest of the Chateau Noir (1904). The said scene is inspired
by real scene forest near Cezanne’s native province. In comparing the painting and
the original scene. Cezanne changed some patterns and details quite different from
the original scene from the way they were actually in the photograph. What he did is
not nature. It is art.
The landscape in
question was inspired by a real
forest near Cezanne's home
province. When comparing the
artwork to the original scenario,
there are a few things to keep
in mind.
Cezanne altered numerous
patterns and elements that
were considerably different
from the actual setting from
as they appeared in the image.
He did not act in accordance
with nature.

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Art Involves Experience

For others, getting this far without a sufficient definition of art may seem
strange. Most individuals don't need a thorough definition of art. Art is nothing more
than a personal experience.

When we speak of experience, (Dudley et.al., 1960) we mean the “actual doing
of something” and it is confirmed that experience is contingent to art. So, if a person
is truly aware and understand art, a person must know it as an experience not as a
fact.

Then a work of art can't be separated from the act of making it. We must make
sense, see, and hear an artwork in order to understand it.

Art is highly personal, individual, and subjective. Our own judgement is a

fundamental component of perceiving it. Understanding of art is always a value
judgment in philosophical terms. Depending on who the perceiver is, his preferences,
biases, and what he possesses on the inside.

Let us Engage on This!

Ponder on the following quotation and write your reflection on your worksheet.

“The role of art as a creative work is to depict the world in a completely different light
and perspective”- Jean Paul Sartre

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 NATURE OF ART

Art is fundamentally a non-symbolic mode of communication that serves as a

key counterbalance to language. While practically any language necessitates
extensive training in the way the information is encoded into the symbols it utilizes, art
can be communicated with little or no prior indoctrination. The ability to communicate
without using words allows you to experiment with visual-emotional correlations.
Certain colors, especially when combined or contrasted with other colors, can elicit
specific feelings.
Making art necessitates the presence of an artist. On a daily basis, one might
notice beauty. However, not every beautiful thing which can be seen or felt is actually
a work of art. Art is the result of man's creativity, imagination, and emotion.
Although not everyone could be an artist, everyone can appreciate art. We can tell
what is fine and lovely from what isn't, as well as what is of good quality and what isn't.
As a result, we have a place in the sphere of art appreciation. Each piece of art depicts
beauty in its own unique way, the type that the artist sees and wants the audience to
see.
The Role of Creativity in Art Making
Creativity necessitates a willingness to think outside the box. Creativity is what
distinguishes one work of art from another.
When can we say that something is creative?
• When it is out of the ordinary
• When there is originality
• When we have not seen anything like it
• When it is not just a copy or imitation of someone’s work Nowadays,
being creative can be quite challenging.

Let Us Engage on This!

Ponder on the following quotation and write your reflection on your worksheet.

“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we

know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there
ever will be to know and understand.”- Albert Einstein

Art Forms
Emotions can be expressed in various ways through art. As a result, people's work
is a representation of their inner selves rather than what is observed based on the
outside.
• Visual Arts- Visual arts are works of art that are primarily visual in nature and
appeal to the sense of sight. Artists create visual arts because they want to
recreate what they've seen in the same way they saw it. Performance arts,
applied arts, and theater are examples of other artistic disciplines that include
a visual component. Paintings, drawings, lettering, printing, sculpting, and
digital imaging are some examples of visual arts mediums.

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• Film- The skill of piecing together sequences of static images to create the
appearance of movement is known as filmmaking. Filmmaking is both an art
and a business that concentrates on its cultural, aesthetic, and social value.
The following are the techniques in film-making process: a. motion picture
camera, b. animation techniques, c. computer generated imagery (CGI).

It intends to bring feelings, ideas, and beauty to its viewers, filmmaking

stimulates or creates experiences that are beyond our imagination.

• Performance Art - Performance art is live art in which the artist's medium is
primarily the human body, but he or she may also incorporate other forms of
art such as visual art, sounds, props, into the performance.
The elements of performance arts: a. setting, b. time, c. performer’s body, d.
relationship between the audience and performer.
Performance art is intangible, it cannot be purchased or traded like a
commodity.

• Music- Music is a collection of coordinated sound or sounds. Making music is

the process of putting sounds and tones in an order, often combining them to
create a unified composition. People who make music creatively organize
sounds for a desired result, like a Beethoven symphony or one of Duke
Ellington's jazz songs. Music is made of sounds, vibrations, and silent
moments, and it doesn't always have to be pleasant or pretty. It can be used to
convey a whole range of experiences, environments, and emotions.

• Architecture- Architecture is the creating of beautiful buildings, whilst art is the

quest and creation of beautiful things. Nonetheless, not all buildings are
attractive because some only provide the functionality required, that is whe the
framework, lines, shapes, and colors are not well-designed.
Important elements of architecture are: a. plan, b. construction, c. design.
Buildings should embody these three significant elements if they aim to merit
the title architecture.

• Dance- Dance is a set of gestures that are choreographed to the beat of the
music. Dancing is a method of expression that enables individuals to express
themselves freely. Dancers are not restricted to defined routines and
regulations in art expression, but they are free to create and design their own
routines as long as they are graceful and beautiful.

• Literary Art-. Literary artists utilize language to express themselves and

communicate feelings to their audience. Being a writer is not the same as being
a literary artist. Professional, journalistic, academic, and other technical kinds
of writing are not the only forms of literary art. It has its own style and does not
adhere to any particular format or standard. Novels, poems, and biographies
are examples of fiction and nonfiction.

• Theater- Live performers offer tales or visuals of events in front of a live

audience in theater. Theater art is distinguished from literary art by the fact that
it is usually performed according to a script. Acting, gestures, scenery, lighting,
props, sound effects, and musical score are all considered in theater, just as

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 they are in filmmaking. Theater, like performance art, is a live performance.
Musicals, comedies, tragedies, and improvisation are examples of genres.

• Applied Arts- The goal of applied arts is to provide aesthetic value to ordinary
objects by blending style and design. Artists in this discipline infuse beauty,
charm, and comfort into a variety of common objects. Industrial design, fashion
design, interior design, and graphic design are all examples of this.

Let Us Do This Practice!

A. Respond to the following questions comprehensively. Do this in your worksheet.

1. If you were an artist, what kind of artist would you be?
2. What art field will you explore?
3. Why is art not nature?
4. How can you utilize the arts to express yourself, your community, and your relations to
others?

B. Using the table below, write down examples of the different art forms studied in the
module. Provide ways on how these art forms express and unmask creativity from the
artist. Do this in your worksheet.
Types of Art Example What medium was How does this show
Expression used in the form of the artist’s creativity?
art?
Visual Arts
Film
Performance Art

Music
Architecture
Dance
Literary Art
Theater
Applied Arts

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 LESSON 3
Philosophical Importance of Art
It is alleged that one of the main purposes of art is its cognitive function. Art is
a medium in the acquisition of truth. Art has even been called as the form of highest
available knowledge to mankind.

Science, art, and philosophy differ on the subject matter of their concern as well
as the medium in which they transform, reflect, and express such subject matter. In a
sense, philosophy like art, depicts man, in his world, reflects a reality in relation to man,
and their relationship with other people in their day to day interactions with the world.

In this lesson, you will get to know that art can be able to communicate political,
spiritual, philosophical, or depict beauty, and express emotion. It can be a source of
pleasure, to convey ideas, and explore perception all through the analysis and critics
by renowned individuals who established their philosophical pillars in art.
Intended Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this lesson, you are expected to be able to achieve the following:
A. Explain and discuss the basic philosophical perspectives of art;
B. Apply concepts and theories on beauty and aesthetics in real life scenario

Art as an Imitation
• In Plato's book, "The Republic," he paints a picture of artists as imitators
whereas art as mere imitations
• In his account of the ideal republic, Plato advises not to include artistic subjects
in the curriculum or ban artists in the republic.
• In Plato's metaphysical or real-life view, things in this world are only copies of
the original, eternal, and true entity found only in the World of Forms.
• Plato's philosophy asserts that there are two realms: the physical realm and the
spiritual realm. The Physical World is the material stuff we see and interact with
on a daily basis; this physical realm is changing and imperfect, as we know all
too well. The spiritual realm, however, exists beyond the physical realm. Plato
calls this spiritual realm the World of Forms (also called the Realm of Ideas or
Realm of Ideals). Plato's Theory of Forms asserts that the physical realm is
only a shadow, or image, of the true reality of the Realm of Forms.
• Plato believed that artists simply strengthened their beliefs in replicating and
discouraging men from reaching for real beings in the World of Forms.
• Plato was deeply skeptical of art and the artist for two reasons: 1. It appeals to
emotions, not to people's rational abilities. 2. They imitate rather than make it a
reality.
• Art then is to be banished with the practitioners to ensure that the attitudes and
behaviors of the members of the Republic are not compromised by the
influence of the art.

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 • For Plato, art is dangerous because it represents a trivial alternative to the
actual entity that can only be achieved by reason. Art as a Representation

• Aristotle agreed with Plato's view that art was a form of imitation
• However, Aristotle saw art as an aid to philosophy in revealing truth. The kind
of imitation that art does is not the opposite of achieving basic truth in the world.
• Unlike Plato, who thought that art was an imitation of another imitation, Aristotle
conceived art to represent a possible version of reality.
• For Aristotle, all art does not seek to portray reality as it is, but to offer versions
of what could be, or many possibilities of reality.
• In Aristotle’s worldview, art serves two specific purposes. Art allows us to
experience pleasure. Art is also educational and has the ability to guide and
teach our audience about life (perception). Art as a Disinterested Judgement

• In his Critique of Judgment, Immanuel Kant viewed the judgment of beauty as

a cornerstone of art that can be universal despite its subjectivity.
• Kant realized that judgments about beauty are subjective. However, even
subjective judgments are based on a common criterion for the said judgments.
How can the assessment of beauty be considered objective or universal?
Consider two examples: I like this picture (subjectively); This painting is
stunning (objectively). The former is clearly a judgment of taste, while the latter
is an aesthetic judgment.
• To make aesthetic judgments we need to be indifferent. In other words, we
should strive to go beyond our personal tastes and preferences so that we can
see art from a universal perspective. Art as a Communication of Emotion

• According to Leo Tolstoy, art plays a major role in communicating with the
audience's previous experienced emotions. Art conveys emotions, just as
language conveys information to others.
• Art has a unique opportunity to act as a mechanism of social cohesion as a
conductor of man's deepest emotions and thoughts.
• Art is central to human existence, providing access to the emotions of people
both from the past and on the present.

Let us do this practice!

Choose a philosophical stand in art from the ones discussed and draw a cartoon that
represent such philosophy. Write a short explanation of your artwork.

Do this on your worksheet.

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 LESSON 4
Gestalt Principles of Visual Perception
Our brain is very good in filling in blanks in a picture and therefore creating a
whole image that is greater than the sum of its individual parts. That is why you see
faces in the bathroom tiles, on the clouds, things like side walk cracks, tree leaves and
so on.
Indeed, our brain is wired to see logic, structure and patterns that can help us
make sense of the world around us. A group of German psychologists in 1920s came
up with a set of theories that tells us how people perceive the world, this was called
the Gestalt Principles.
In this lesson, you will find out what are the varied Gestalt Principles and how
it affects our daily commune with art.

Intended Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this lesson, you are expected to be able to achieve the following:

A. Explain and discuss the seven Gestalt Principles

B. Identify examples of each Gestalt Principle from print, online, and other
media sources.

Let us engage on this!

Look and examine the image below. What can you observe on the image? What
does your brain suggest based on what you see? Do this activity in your worksheet.

Gizmodo. (n.d.).
https://www.usertesti
ng.com/blog/gestalt-principles

Fundamentally, Gestalt principles is grounded on the idea that the human brain
will try to organize and simplify complex designs and images that has many elements,
through the subconscious arranging and rearranging of such parts or elements in order
to create a whole. This is done by our brain in order to better understand and make
meaning of the world.

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 THE GESTALT PRINCIPLES

Figure-Ground

The figure-ground principle states that people instinctively perceive objects as

either being in the foreground or the background. They either stand out prominently in
the front (the figure) or recede into the back (the ground).

“This determination will occur quickly and subconsciously in most cases.

Figure/Ground lets us know what we should be focusing on and what we can safely
ignore in a composition.” Said Steven Bradley, a web designer.

Figure-ground perception
refers to the tendency of the
visual system to simplify a scene
into the main object that we are
looking at (the figure) and
everything else that forms the
background (or ground). The
concept of figure-
ground perception is often
illustrated with the classic "faces
or vases" illusion, also known as
the Rubin vase. Depending on
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whether you see the black or the
white as the
figure, you may see either two faces in profile (meaning you perceive the
white color as the figure and dark color as the ground or background) or a vase in the
center (meaning you see the dark color as the figure and white color as the ground or
background).

Similarity

This principle is basically telling us that when we are presented with multiple
elements, we group together the things that seems to be similar with each other
regardless of their proximity. Consequently, we also tend to think that they perform the
same function. The elements can be grouped according to their shape, size, and color.

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 You will see that the squares on
the image are equal in space and sizes.
But our brain will automatically group
them by color even if there is no
particular reason for the rhyme and
placement in the image. This image is an
example of the Similarity Principle.

Chapman, C. (n.d.). https://bit.ly/3sMNjgN

Proximity
This principle states that the elements or things we see that are closer to
each other are related than the elements or things that are farther from each other.

Take a look at the circles on the image.

You will observe that the only thing that is
separating the group from the right from those
on the left is the proximity of the line. And yet,
your brain will suggest that the circles on the
right are three distinct groups.

Chapman, C. (n.d.). https://bit.ly/3sMNjgN

Proximity is so powerful, it overrides

color, shape, and other factors
that distinguish a group of elements or
objects

Bradley, S. (n.d.). https://bit.ly/3sMNjgN

Common Region
This principle is highly related to proximity. It basically states that when we see
objects in the same closed region, we perceive them to be grouped together.

Look at the
image on the left,
notice that the
elements have the
same proximity,
color, and shape. But
through the added
border or visible
barrier, it shows the
separation of the
[Smashing Magazine]. (n.d.). https://www.smashingmagazine.com/ group.

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Continuity
This principle states that the elements that are placed or arranged in a curve
or a line are perceived to be more related to each other than those elements not in a
curve or a line.

In the image on the left, as an

example, notice that the red dots
in a curved line seem to be more
related to the black dots in a
curved line than to the red dots in
a straight line. This all because
your eye follows a line or a curve
naturally which makes continuity a
stronger signal rather than
relatedness through color.
[Smashing Magazine]. (n.d.). https://www.smashingmagazine.com/

Closure
When we look at certain things with complex arrangement of visual elements,
our brain tends to look for a singular and recognizable pattern.

When you look at

an image that has missing
parts, you fill in the blanks so
you can make a pattern that is
recognizable. For example,
the image on the left is just a
collection of black shapes, but
your mind will tell you it’s a
zebra. Your mind gives you a
recognizable pattern based on
your background
experience.

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Focal Point
Whatever stands out visually will get the viewer’s attention first, this is what this
principle is all about.

Based on the image,

as an example, the first thing
you noticed is definitely the
red square because it is
different from the black circles
around it. It is the first element
that gets your attention and
then you move towards the
other elements around it.

[Smashing Magazine]. (n.d.). https://www.smashingmagazine.com/

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The Gestalt Principles and the World of Art
As an artist, knowing how the human mind works will make it easier for you to
direct people’s attention in the right place. These principles hold powers to influence
the audiences’ visual perception which allows the artist to direct our attention, get us
on our feet to take a specific action, and even create a behavioral change upon us.
As an observer of art around the world, you will be able to organize your
experience through a manner that is orderly, regular, and recognizable. This will allow
you to create meaning out of the chaotic and complicated world we live in. Having a
solid understanding of these principles will surely help you better express
understanding when you glance up on a particular image or work of art that is of your
interest.

Let us do this practice!

At this point, it is undeniable that art surrounds us. And these forms of art and
media suggests the Gestalt Principles in one way or another. Select one Gestalt
Principle from the one discussed. From the various art forms and media around
you, take a picture of an example of the principle you have chosen.
Paste your pictures on your worksheet and explain why it is an example of such
principle.

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