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Intended Learning Outcomes

At the end of this module, the learners are expected to:
• Differentiate the 14 degrees of aesthetic value and look at some examples
• Listen to some examples of grand beautiful music and comic music
• Develop an appreciation of the local arts

Hierarchy of Beauty

14 Degrees of Aesthetic Values

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SUBLIME
Purely delights
GRAND
Delights and awes 13

BEAUTY
ELEGANT
Delights and impress 12
CHARMING
Delights and attracts 11
COMIC
Delights and entertains 10
TRAGIC
Delights and saddens 9

8
TERRIBLE
Delights and fears

7
SCARY
Glooms and fears

6
HORRIBLE
Glooms and saddens

UGLY
BIZARRE
Glooms and entertains 5
POIGNANT
Glooms and attracts 4

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PERVERSE
Glooms and impresses
RUSTIC
Glooms and awes 2

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PATHETIC
Purely glooms
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Review the 14 Degrees of Aesthetic Value on the previous page. Judge the artwork based on the degree of
aesthetic value. Write the number of the space before the artwork.

Munch, The
Scream (1893)

Kk S

Rene Requestas

Bernini,
Ecstacy Sue Halstenberg,
of St.
Therese Lady Victoria
1592

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 Beethoven Choral: Ode to Joy Kallela, The Lovers
From the Ninth Symphony
Performed by Choir and
Orchestra of 10,000 Members
Osaka, Japan
2014

Beethoven Symphony No.9 (2012) [Video]

YouTube in https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=X6s6YKlTpfw

Assignment
Make an infographic showing examples for each degree of aesthetic values. Look
for artworks in Google image that will serve as examples for each degree. Give
the artist, the title and the year it was made and give a short explanation why you
chose that artwork as an example. Save your work in JPEG or PNG format before
you turn it in.

Orate, A. (2017) [PowerPoint/slides] Lecture 3.3: Hierarchy of

Beauty. University of the East, Manila

Prepared by:
RONIE M. PROTACIO