ART APPRECIATION

Submitted by: MANCAO, MARY JOY

Submitted to: MS. ROWENA S. LOREJO, LPT, MPA

LESSON 1
MY ENCOUNTERS WITH ARTS WHY?
It was when I watched the concert of “ben It was an art because it is an expression
and ben” in Davao city. I've heard them sing and interpretation of their creative skill and
before but only through cellphone. And when imagination. The music itself is an art and it
I heard them persolly at the concert, their was produce and appreciated for its
voice was so good and soothing. Their songs emotional power toward us the listener.
was also so good and has different message
which you can relate to if you are inlove or if
you are broken-hearted and for me it was an
art.

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1. If you were an artist, what kind of artist would you be? - I would choose to be a painter
because paintings can enhance my imagination and understanding. Every color it
gives a lot of meaning.
2. Why is art not nature? - Art is created by people through their experiences and nature
is created by God.
3. Why is art ageless and timeless? - Art is ageless and timeless because every people
have different generations, ethnicity and etc. All of that are connected.
4. Why does art involve experience? - Art is always involve of experience because when
you don’t have experience like imagination there is no art because art is always
connected to our experiences.

CATEGORY: An architectural structure

ARTWORK: Industrial Architecture

1. What is it about? What is it for? - It is all about of architectural design and it is for a
form of building design that emerged during the Industrial Revolution and continues
to shape the spaces in which we work and live used in the construction of buildings in
the industrial sector.
2. What is it made of? - Industrial architecture is made of a shape of design of buildings
that used in the construction in the industrial sector.
3. What is its style? - It is have different style like modern but the style usually uses are
monochromatic colors and giving masculine accent.
4. How good is it? - The materials used are usually durable and are often made of
recycled materials.

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1. What art field will you explore? Why? - The art field that I would explore would be drawing
because I could express my feelings and vision through draw or painting.
2. How can you utilize the arts to express yourself, your community, and your relation to
others? - I utilize the arts to express myself, my community, and my relation to others

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TYPE OF ART EXAMPLE HOW DOES THIS HOW DOES THIS

EXPRESSION EXPRESS? UNMASK THE
ARTIST’S
CREATIVITY?
This promotes the This unmask the
cross-cultural artist creativity
Performance Art Dash Art dialogue and through creating a
understanding cross-cultural art.
through
encouragement of
the art.
This express the art This unmask the
Visual Arts Drawing through creating a artist creativity
picture with a variety through expressing
of tools like pencil, their thought in a
crayon and markers. picture created in
drawing
This express the art The artist unmask his
by creating the movie creativity through
Film Greed through the music creating a film that
and script will make the
audience confused
and hard for to
appreciate their
works.
This express through This unmask the
the ancient worlds artist creativity
Poetry Performance The Odyssey literature. The Greek through giving an
poet Homer wrote in importance to the
a style called epic gods, heroes,
poetry, which deals monster and other
with gods, heroes, epic things.
monsters and other
epic things
This express as one This unmask the
of the most famous artist creativity
Architecture Eiffel Tower structure in the through building a
world. Its named tower that became
after the engineer one of the most
Gustave Eiffel and it famous structures in
was build as the the world.
entrance arch for the
world expo of 1989.
This express the This unmask the
rhythmic dance. It artist creativity
Dance Cha-cha managed to meld through dancing with
together both the rhythm.
slow and very
 energetic
movements, making
an instant hit among
the dancers around
the world.
Literary Art Sir Jhon Everret It is an oil paint This unmask the
Millais Ophelia canvass that express artist creativity by
(1851-1852) the captured girl draw the girl while
singing before she singing before she
drown. died.
Theater “A Game of Trolls” This is express the This unmask the
martial law musical artist creativity
that touches the through performing
heart of the martial law musical.
Millennial.
This express the art This unmask the
Applied Art Furniture Design through applying it to artist creativity by
the Furniture that putting some design
they produce to the furniture that
they made.

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ARTWORK WHAT IS IT FOR?

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1. What art form/artwork has changed something in your life? Why? Account for the
experience.- I think every artwork changes us in some way. But I guess music has
deeply moved me emotionally. It makes me think of many things and memories in my
life. It made me reminisce beautiful and dark past.
2. Does art always have a function? Why? Support your response. Provide your own
example.- For me art always have a function. It exist for many different reasons it
might be a lesson, an expression, an emotion or an inspiration and this makes art
functional. For example, an inspirational song can move people through emotion and
that’s how art function.
3. If an artwork ceased too have a function, will it remain an art? Why?- Yes, because art is
art whatever happens to it doesn’t change its function. If you cannot like art, it is still
an art to other people especially to the artist.

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THINK-PAIR-SHARE

1. WITH YOUR SEATMATE, DISCUSS AND COMPARE THE ITEMS YOU LISTED.
2. Based on your answers, write an assumption about what the painting means in the space
below.

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1. What are the hurdles of accessing art in terms of its subject and content?-Distorted
figures and colors. Mostly we cannot easily understand an abstract art because it has
nothing but continuous drips of paint or splotches of colors which confounds us.
2. Where do artists source their subjects?- They source their subjects from everywhere.
Everything they see and experience.
3. Name an example of an artwork and speculate on the content of the artwork based on its
factual, conventional, and subjective meanings.

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1. What art form can you most relate to and appreciated? It may be architecture, sculpture,
painting, music, literature, film, dance, performance/theater, and living traditions. - I mostly
appreciate music and painting. I can connect to them emotionally. Sometimes when I
hear a song, it just suddenly brings so much feelings and emotions. And when I see
some painting, it makes me wonder what are the messages behind those beautiful
artwork.
2. Name an artist whose works you really like. - I like Vincent van Gogh and his works.
3. is there a particular work of art created by him or her that you relate to and appreciate/
what is it and why?- This artwork is his most popular work it is called “The Starry
Night”. I really appreciate it because for me the it shows hope amidst the challenges
or the darkness that we might face in life. It shows that there is light or hope in the
end, we must not give up in any trials and darkness we face in our journey.
4. With your seatmate, discuss and compare the items you listed.
5. Based on what you wrote, make an assumption about what the painting means.-
Paintings has many meanings and messages behind it. Those messages depends on
the viewers on how we perceived it. We can’t decide what other people see and
perceived because beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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1. What do you think is the role of the artist in the twenty-first century society? - In 21st
century, the artist paints highly complimentary portraits. They created more timeless
works that reflects hope, dreams and many emotions. They beautify their works
making each one of them appear more attractive. Some also encourages this age to
express their feelings more and be open to artwork.
2. How relevant still are the awards National Artist and GAMABA. Not only to the art world,
but also to the Filipino society as a whole?- These awards acknowledges the importance
of traditional folk artist. These awards also help conserve many folk artist and boost
other artist’s confidence.
3. Analyze and critique state-sponsored recognition for artists and cultural workers. What do
you think are some of the considerations that must be addressed with regard to these?-
Artist and their works are important to a thriving, creative and innovative culture and
economy so they must be supported in any possible way.

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1. What are the elements of art?- Line, Shape, Form, Space, Color and Texture.
Rhythm,Dynamics, Melody, Harmony, Timbre and Texture.
2. In two dimension artworks such as paintings, cite the elements and principles of art that
when utilized in the composition of the artwork, will help simulate or suggest the three-
dimensional space?- Line, Shape, Form, Space, Color and Texture. Rhythm,Dynamics,
Melody, Harmony, Timbre and Texture.
3. What is the relevance of combined arts and hybrid art in the twenty-first century?- Artists
incorporate dance, theater, photography, radio, television, and production into their
artistic methods resulting in a hybrid art.

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THINK-PAIR-SHARE

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1. What was the importance and significance of art during the prehistoric period?- During
the prehistoric period, art has been directly used particularly in religious and spiritual
activities.
2. During the early Egyptian civilization, in what ways were art and religion interconnected?-
In Egyptian civilization they use art to create sculptures to show their belief and
devotion.

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1. Compare and contrast Greek and Roman artworks.- The artworks of Greeks reflects
freedom. They notably passionate about natural phenomenon and believes that nature
should be in great order thus this belief system, principles and ideologies become the
core of Greek art and architecture. While Roman artworks are stem, strong and harsh.
They also invoked the principles of realism highlighting the features of human beings
on their works.
2. Discuss how Mannerism art become an offshoot of works from the Renaissance. -
Mannerism was a product of Renaissance period. During this period, artist would
observe nature and try to emulate it. But as the Renaissance ended, artist started
copying subjects from existing arts which resulted to distorted figures, two-
dimensional spaces and discordant hues and colors, and lack of defined focal point.
3. Explain why Neoclassicism served as a response or reaction to the Baroque Period.- It
was a dominant art movement that aimed to revived and rekindle the influences of
Greek and Roman into art and architecture. It also veer away the extravagance style
and form of the Baroque Period.

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LESSON 9
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BACK-TRACK: POP ART

*DESCRIBE HOW YOU WILL MAKE USE OF THIS ITEM AND WHAT YOUR CONCEPT IS
BEHIND THE WORK.

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1. What do you think are the most important contributions of contemporary art as a period
and the numerous movements under it in the lives of men today?- During this time the turn
of art from traditional like paintings and sculpture to more experimental formats which
included film, photography, video, performance and earth works . This leads to
interesting and dynamic combination of concepts, subjects, materials, techniques and
methods of creation, experience and analysis. Compared to other periods, it can be
argued that contemporary art is the most socially aware and involved form of art.

2. Out of all the movements mentioned and discussed, what do you think are no longer
relevant nowadays?- I think most of the movements are still relevant to this day. We
can still see those kind of movements everywhere.

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*CREATE YOUR OWN ART MOVEMENT AND DESCRIBE ITS MAIN TENETS. GIVE IT A
NAME.
- the development of specific aesthetic qualities through the presentation of thoughts
and feelings in a two-dimensional visual language. On a flat surface, the shapes, lines,
colors, tones, and textures of this language are used in a variety of ways to evoke
feelings of volume, space, movement, and light. These components are arranged into
expressive patterns to depict actual or imaginary phenomena, to interpret a story's
topic, or to forge completely abstract visual connections. A painter's choice of a
specific medium, such as tempera, fresco, oil, acrylic, watercolour or other water-
based paints, ink, or casein, as well as a specific form, such as a mural, easel, panel,
miniature, manuscript illumination, scroll, screen or fan, panorama, or any of a
number of other options, are both examples of their choice of a specific medium and
form.
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4 PICS 1 WORD

- Love, those 4 pictures obviously shows love. Most of them are hugging each other
which shows affection. They are genuinely inlove with each other and care for each
other. And they embrace their love like the first picture , it shows a mother love which
is very unconditional.

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1. What are the important things the viewer or audience must consider to derive meaning
from the artwork?- The most important things a viewers or audience must keep in mind
to derive meaning from art is the techniques of the medium, the context it was created
in, and the intent of the artist if known.
2. How can improvisation contribute to the distinctive quality of the artwork?- Improvisation
allows the artist to explore and think about how the audience can be a part of the work
in itself.
3. What is the reason why artists appropriate art?- Appropriation artists want the viewer
to recognize the images they copy. They hope that the viewer will bring all of his
original associations with the image to the artist's new context, be it a painting, a
sculpture, a collage, a combine, or an entire installation.
4. What are the two forms of forgery? Explain each. - Forgery and Aggravated Forgery –
Falsifying or altering a document. Check Forgery – falsifying or altering a check.
Counterfeit Currency – Creating counterfeit money or another form of financial
obligation.

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*TO WHAT EXTENT IS ART APPROPRIATION A FORM OF FORGERY

- Art appropriation refers to the artist using existing object in their art with a little
transformation. The artists are not stealing their work as they passing off these
images as their very own.

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*THINK OF A BELIEF THAT YOU HOLD STRONGLY TO. THEN THINK OF A WAY HOW
YOU CAN REPRESENT THAT PARTICULAR BELIEF SYSTEM. YOU MAY WRITE A
PARAGRAPH OR DRAW AN ILLUSTRATION AS A MEANS OF REPRESENTATION OF
YOUR ANSWER.
- Self-beliefs are so powerful that the evaluations will strongly influence the careers
we seek, the relationships we pursue, and ultimately what we do or do not accomplish
in life.

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1. What are the central themes of Chinese artworks? Explain why the Chinese focused on
these themes.- The art from China often has a central theme of nature, harmony and
balance that makes it an excellent example of the values that are held within the
country
2. In what ways are Chinese and Japanese art similar? In what ways are they different?-
Chinese art is known for its paper and silk paintings made by the brush soaked in
black or colored ink. On the other hand, Japanese art presents itself with a
number of varieties, such as sculpture made by wood and bronze, ancient pottery,
ink painting on silk and paper, oil painting, calligraphy etc.
3. What were some the uses or roles of art during the precolonial period?- Arts in this time
were for ritual purposes or everyday use only. As local communities were established,
art starts to go beyond mere craft, stone , weapons or jewelry but starts to have
decorative elements, meaning, and context.
4. How did art become a reflection of Philippine society? - The Philippines' arts depict a
society with a wide range of cultural influences and traditions. Malayans first came
into contact with traders who brought Chinese and Indian influences with them. A
educated elite emerged among the absorbed, who began to develop a contemporary
Filipino literary culture

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*TO WHAT EXTENT CAN ART HELP IN THE FORMATION OF A SOCIETY’S CULTURE?

-Art has been a part of human culture for many centuries. It has been used to express
emotions, to communicate ideas and it has been a way to pass down knowledge from
one generation to another. Art is important in our cultural and social lives because it
is the medium through which we process our emotions and ideas.