Unit I: INTRODUCTION TO ART APPRECIATION

Introduction, Assumptions and Purposes

Intended Learning Outcomes

Within the semester, the students are able to:

• Identify the meaning purposes,

functions and divisions of art. (CLO
1)

Time Allocation: 3 hours

PREPARATION:
Activity: Using paper and pen, draw an object that best describes yourself.

Using your own handwriting, make a brief explanation about your drawing.

Note: Write your name on the topmost part of your paper, take a picture and submit.

PRESENTATION:

Art - comes from the ancient Latin, ars which means a “craft or specialized form of skill, like
carpentry or smithying or surgery” (Collingwood, 1938).

Art is very important in our lives, It constitutes one of the oldest and most important means of
expression developed by man. Wherever men have lived together, art has sprung up among them as
a language charged with feeling and significance. The desire to create this language appears to be
universal. As a cultural force, it is pervasive and potent. It shows itself even in primitive societies.

Art is like love, it is not easy to define. It concerns itself with the communication of certain ideas
and feelings by means of a sensuous medium – color, sound, bronze, marble, words and film. This
medium is fashioned into a symbolic language marked by beauty of design and coherence of form.

Taken from the book (Introduction to Humanities, Custodiosa A. Sanchez, Ph.D et.al. sixth
edition)

Read the following articles, and do the enrichment activity.

Purpose of Art.

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/masteryart1/chapter/oer-1-2/

Assumptions of Art.

http://www.ruelpositive.com/art-introduction-assumptions
Summary

• Humanities and the art have always been part of man’s growth and civilization.
• Since the dawn of time, man has always tried to express his innermost thoughts and feelings
about reality through creating art.
• Three assumptions on art are its universality, its not being nature, and its need for experience.
• Without experience, there is no art. The artist has to be foremost, a perceiver who is directly in
touch with art.

PRACTICE:
Reflection on Art

Chose an artwork, it could be a painting, sculpture, architecture, literary, music, dance, movie etc.
make a short evaluation based on the following questions.

1. What is the art about?

2. Why are you interested in this artwork?

3. How does it affect you?

4. State you own assumption of art.

PERFORMANCE:
INDIVIDUAL LEARNING TASK
Be ready to present your output during our video conferencing activity.

You will be given 3 to 4 minutes per presentation.

Rubric for Online Presentation

4 3 2 1

Presents the
Content and Presents the Presents the
topic with depth Cannot explain
Organization of toipc with topic with NO
and factual presentation
Ideas. limited details facts and details
details

Clear and Clear but

Clarity of images Vague and lacks No video or
complete incomplete
/videos clarity in the image in the
presentation of presentation of
presented presentation presentation
images / videos images / videos
 Presentation is Shows some Shows only one
No
Originality unique as a originality in the or two unique
customization
whole presentation slides

Maximized the Presented more

Time time frame for or less than the - -
the presentation given time frame

WORKS CITED:

Online
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZQyV9BB50E

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/masteryart1/chapter/oer-1-2/

http://www.ruelpositive.com/art-introduction-assumptions

Books
th
Custodiosa A. Sanchez et. al. (2012). Introduction to Humanities, (6 ed.). Rex Book Store.
 Unit I: INTRODUCTION TO ART APPRECIATION
Function and Philosophical Importance of Art
_
INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Within the semester, the students must be able to:

distinguish and explain the functions and philosophical perspectives of art respectively (CLO 1);

create artworks as a means of expression and appreciation of life and cultural identity. (CLO 4,5);

Time Allocation: 3 hours

PREPARATION:

First Activity: Let’s Get Local. Let us see how many local artifacts you can name by completing this short
and hypothetical story. Use the local names, please.

Story:

One day, Maria went to the river bank to fetch water. Josefina, her mother asked her to use the b_
__ __ __ __ so she can have some water as soup for her cooking. When she came back home to their
humble nipa hut, she found her mother preparing and putting the __ __ __ __ __ o __ over the burning hot
charcoal. She gave the water to her mother so that she can pour it on together with the vegetables and meat.

Maria was so sweaty from the trip to the river so she decided to change her __ __ p __ __ and wrap it
around her waist. Soon enough, Ernesto her father came home with his catches from the hunt. He was
wearing the __ __ __ __ n __ - __ __ t __ __ __ to protect him from evil spirits in the forest. It is almost
nighttime when the youngest in the family, Danilo came home with his __ __ s __ k __ __ __ backpack so full
of new items for trade.

Finally, dinner was ready and everyone ate the hot sinigang soup that mother prepared.

Using the table below, choose and list down 2 artworks or proper objects used. On the second column, write
what are these objects for aside from those mentioned in the story.

Artwork What is it for?

1.
2.

Source: Albert Napoleon J. Roldan and Dellosa, C. P., A Course Module for Art Appreciation, Manila: Rex
Publishing Co., 2019, p. 53.

PRESENTATION:

The question, “what is it for?” denotes use or function. An inquiry on the function of art is
an inquiry on what art is for. Look at these pictures:
Different art forms come with distinctive functions. Some are more functional than
others.
 (Please see attached PowerPoint Presentation)
WORKS CITED:

Website:
https://iep.utm.edu/kantaest/
https://www.slideshare.net/janril/functions-and-philosophical-perspectives-on-art
https://www.scribd.com/presentation/422894931/Lesson-3-Functions-and-Philosophical-Perspectives-on-Art

Books/References:

Caslib, B.N. Jr., et. al, Art Appreciation. Manila: Rex Bookstore, Inc. 2017.

APPLICATION/PRACTICE:

Directions: My House Tour: Look around your house and identify at least 10 products of art
you can find. Write the functions below each item. (2 pts. each)

Artworks/Products of Art Function

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

EVALUATION/PERFORMANCE:

Test I. Identification. A. Determine whether the function of the following artworks is personal,
social or physical. Write the correct answer on the space before the number. (NR=5)

_______________ 1. Buildings _______________ 4. Handcrafted bag

_______________ 2. Mona Lisa _______________ 5. Edvard Munch’s
“The Sick Child”
_______________ 3. Poster of an upcoming concert

B. Identify the social function of these artworks below: (NRx3=9)

1. A painting of children at play ______________________________________

2. A sculpture of a national hero _____________________________________
3. Rattan chair ___________________________________________________

Test II. Essay. Provide a one-sentence description of art according to: (3 pts. each=6)
1. Plato - ________________________________________________________
2. Immanuel Kant - _______________________________________________
ASSIGNMENT:

Scribbling Soul: Using your non-dominant hand, close your eyes and scribble your pen on a short piece of
bond paper starting at the center without lifting it while thinking of the most valuable thing or object in your life.
After 5 minutes, find that object from your scribble and color. Give the title and write its personal function at the
right side of your artwork. Give a short personal reflection about your scribbling experience.

Name: _________________ Date: _______________

Curr.Yr.: _______________ Rating: ______________

Function:

SCRIBBLING SOUL REFLECTION

______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________.

Assignment Rubrics:

Criteria Very Good (5) Good (3-4) Poor (1-2)

1. Creativity The scribbled assignment The scribbled assignment The scribbled
(Inventiveness, expression demonstrates original demonstrates an average assignment
of ideas and imagination) personal expression and an amount of expression and demonstrates
outstanding problem- problem-solving skill. a little or no
solving skill. amount of
expression
and lacks
problem-
solving skill.
2. Content and Development Valuable object fully Valuable object slightly Artwork not
(Comprehensive and identified; title, content and identified; title, content and fully identified;
accurate content) function are very relevant function are quite relevant content is
and reflective ideas are and reflective ideas are incomplete
logically developed. developed. and ideas are
in topsy-turvy.
3. Understanding The artwork is planned The artwork is planned The artwork
(Demonstration that carefully; understanding of adequately; understanding of shows little or
concepts and instructions all concepts and instructions some concepts and no evidence of
are understood) is clearly manifested/shown. instructions is understanding
manifested/shown. the concepts
and
instructions.
4. Effort/Submission The student put forth the The student put forth the The student
(Dedication to the effort required to complete effort required to finish the put forth less
assignment) the assignment well and assignment and submitted effort required
submitted extremely slightly late after the due time. or was not
on/before the time. able to finish
the
assignment
and submitted
very late.
 Unit II: INTRODUCTION TO ART APPRECIATION
Divisions of Art Study

Intended Learning Outcomes

Within the semester, the students are able to:

- Identify and discuss the genres of art

(CLO 1);

- Create artworks as means of

expression and cultural identification
(CLO 4,5);

Time Allocation: 6 hours

PREPARATION:

The English word genre is derived directly from the French and Old French, where it means kind, and
from the Latin word genus, which means race, stock, kind, and gender. In the world of arts, a genre is a class
or category of artistic works that exhibit certain key aesthetic characteristics. Any work of art that belongs to a
given genre belongs to it by virtue of the fact that it possesses certain key aesthetic characteristics. To name a
work's genre is to describe, define, typify, and tag it with these essential aesthetic characteristics.

Genre is used to group various types of art. It provides a rule bound world in which there are a predictable
range of features and expectations.

Get a good opening idea on the nature of a genre/divisions in the art by studying this PictoWord below:

Directions: Connect two pictures to create a new word/s relevant to the art’s genre/classification.

1. +
= ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Abbreviated Filipino Term

2. + = ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

 When angry, it _________.

3. + = ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

4. + = ___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ ___

5. + = ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ -

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

PRESENTATION:

What is a genre in the arts?

Genres are found in music, literature, painting, film, television, or in many other arts—even in
video games! For example, in music there are genres of classical, folk, rock, heavy metal, pop, blues,

big band, etc.; in literature, there are genres of comedy, tragedy, history; in fine arts, there are genres
of still life, sculpture, portrait, landscape, etc.; and in film, there are genres of documentary,
animation, thriller, horror, etc.
The Functions of Genre in The Arts

Knowing a work's genre gives you insight into the ways in which it resembles works of its own
genre and departs from works of other genres. For example:

*A folk dance is a dance that originated among and has been transmitted through the common
people.

* A detective story is a fictitious prose narrative about a puzzling crime that is unraveled by the
central character, who is a detective.

It helps organize the arts. It means that genre is a convenient way to identify, talk about,
analyze, teach, study, and point out groups of similar or dissimilar works of art and a way to
separate one art or one kind of art from another. For example:
• When you walk into a book store you can look at the signs on the shelves and know just
what aisle to visit to find books on science fiction.
• You can quickly select a menu on your television screen to separate the horror movies from
dramas so you can quickly find a movie to download.

Mastering the concept of genre is an essential precursor for full understanding of the nature of
art. Knowing concepts like genre, period or time, place, form, fiction, non-fiction, prose, poem,
and other literary devices is precursory to learning about the arts.

Genres in the arts may be further subdivided into: 1) subgenres and, 2) hybrids.

A subgenre is an arts genre whose aesthetic characteristics are a subset of another arts genre.

For example, sometimes the genre called speculative fiction is subdivided into subgenres called
science fiction, fantasy fiction, horror fiction, supernatural fiction, superhero fiction, alternate history,
and magic realism. The aesthetic characteristics of each of these subdivisions are a subset of the
aesthetic characteristics of speculative fiction.

A hybrid genre is a genre that is derived and bears the aesthetic characteristics of two heterogeneous,
incongruous genres. For example, a tragicomedy is a fictional work that combines aspects of tragedy
and comedy.

DIVISIONS OF ART
 VISUAL ART
"Visual Arts" is a modern but imprecise umbrella term for a broad category of art which includes
a number of artistic disciplines from various sub-categories.

Visual art is any mode or forms of art that has a physical component that can be viewed, such
as: sculpture, drawing, painting, film, graphic design, printmaking, photography, and more. Many artistic
disciplines (performing arts, conceptual art, and textile art) involve aspects of the visual arts as well as
arts of other types. Also included within the visual arts are the applied arts such as industrial design, graphic
design, fashion design, interior design and decorative art.

Drawing

Drawing is creating a picture with

a variety of tools, in most cases
pencils, crayons, pens or markers. Artists
draw on different types of surfaces, like
paper or canvas. The first drawings
were discovered in caves, that date
back about 30,000 years.
Ancient Egyptians drew
on papyrus, Greeks and Romans made
drawings on other objects, like vases. In the
Middle Ages drawings were sketches that
were made on parchment. When paper
became common in the Renaissance,
Figure 1Drawing of a Lion by Rembrandt drawing became an art perfected by
Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci and
others.
Hector Gonzales, a Puerto-Rican counter-tenor,
focuses many of his graphite pencil drawings on mastering
depictions of eyes. He is known to draw eyes of all types.
His eyes are descriptive enough to be illustrative of faces
as whole, but often enough he doesn't stop at the eyes.
While his work is realistic, he is comfortable drawing from
the imagining, bringing fantasy creatures to life with the
same shade and light that would make any more human
feature feel real.

Figure 2 Graphite Pencil Drawing Depiction of the Eye by Hector Gonzales

 Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni known best as
simply Michelangelo , was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect and
poet of the High Renaissance born in the Republic of Florence, who
exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western
art.Michelangelo was the first Western artist whose biography was
published while he was alive
He was a master draftsman whose striking and powerful drawing are
not only an important part of his artistic heritage in their own right but
are also a means of viewing his designs that have not otherwise
survived. In this book Michael Hirst describes and analyzes
Michelangelo's drawings in light of the many purposes for which the
artist made them, thereby reaching for the first time a full understanding
of their character and appearance.

Figure 3 Madonna and Child by Michelangelo Buonarroti

- Madonna and Child, 1525, black chalk,

red chalk, white lead, pen and ink. Florence,
Casa Buonarroti

Painting

Painting is often called the most important form of

visual art. It is about putting colors on a canvas or
a wall. Painters express their ideas through
a mixture of colors and different brush strokes .
It is also one of the oldest forms of visual art. In
old caves prehistoric people painted hunting
scenes onto walls. Paintings became important
in ancient Egypt,
where tombs of pharaohs were covered with
scenes of everyday Egyptian life.
During the Renaissance, painting a became very
important art. Italy became the center of
Renaissance painting. The era produced masters
like Michelangelo, Raphael and Titian.
Italian influence spread to the north of Europe,
mostly to Belgium and Holland. The most famous
artists of the 17th century famous painters during
the Dutch Golden Age were, Rembrandt and
Vermeer.
During the last 200 years painters discovered
new styles. Impressionism began in France during
1 the end of the 19th century; Picasso created Cubism
at the beginning of the 20th century.
Carlos Modesto Villaluz Francisco or Carlos “Botong” Francisco was
a most distinguished practitioner of mural painting for many decades and best
known for his historical pieces. He was one of the
first Filipino modernists along with Galo Ocampo and Victorio C. Edades who
broke away from Fernando Amorsolo's romanticism of Philippine scenes.

His great works include portrayals of the Blood Compact, First Mass at
Limasawa, The Martyrdom of Rizal, Bayanihan, Magpupukot,
Fiesta, Bayanihansa Bukid, Sandugo, Portrait of Purita, The Invasion
of Limahong, Serenade, and Muslim Betrothal. Some of his murals have
suffered big damage over the years. The "Pageant of Commerce" emerged
from several years of restoration in 2000.

Figure 4 The Filipino Struggles Through History

Vincent Willem Van Goghwas a Dutch post-impressionist painter who

is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of
Western art. In just over a decade, he created about 2,100 artworks,
including around 860 oil paintings, most of which date from the last two
years of his life. (Wikipedia)

Figure 5The Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh

Printmaking

Under the Wave off Kanagawa

Artist: Katsushika Hokusai
Printmaking: Screen Printing on Paper
Subject:Fuji
Materials: Woodblock
Marilyn Monroe Complete Portfolio Famous Crimes Edition of 25 (Blue)
Artist: Andy Warhol Artist: Steve Smythe
Printmaking: Screen Printing on Paper Medium: Screen Printing on Paper
Subject:Portrait Subject:Portrait
Materials: Paper Styles: Pop Art, Street Art
Materials: Paper

Printmaking is art that is made by covering a plate with ink and pressing it on the surface of another
object. Today prints are mostly produced on paper today but originally, they were pressed onto cloth or
other objects. Plates are often made out of wood or metal.
The first prints were probably made in ancient Mesopotamia. Later on they became popular in ancient
Egypt and China .Printmaking spread to Europe towards the end of the Middle Ages.

Photography
Photography is making pictures by letting light through the lenses of a camera onto a film.
In analogue photography light was recorded onto a film, which had to be chemically developed. Images
could then be printed onto special paper.
Today most photography is digital. Cameras have no film, the images are recorded onto silicon chips.

Figure 619th Century Camera by Janez Novak

Filmmaking

Filmmaking (or, in an academic context, film production) is the process of making a film,
generally in the sense of films intended for extensive theatrical exhibition. Filmmakers make
moving images that they turn into films. It is a very expensive and complicated form of
art, involving many tasks, for example scriptwriting, casting, and editing film sequences before they
can be shown to an audience. A full-length feature film often takes many weeks or months to produce.

Some of the Known Filmmaking Artists

Computer Art
Computer art typically refers to any form of graphic art or digital imagery which is produced with the
aid of a computer, or any types of art in which the role of the computer is emphasized. This wide-
ranging definition also includes traditional disciplines that use computers - for instance, it encompasses
computer-controlled kinetic art (especially sculpture) or computer-generated painting - as well as
equivalent forms of applied art (computerized designs, architecture). In any event, it's the latest type
of contemporary art - a sort of ultimate postmodernism.

As technology progressed, so did the creative output of computer artists and their artworks have
gradually become accepted within the established art world.

Today, art is no longer limited to brushes, paint and pencils. In the last few decades artists have been
working with computers to capture images and change them. Computer art consists of a wide variety of
different forms, from capturing and changing sound to creating video games. Lately, curators prefer to
refer to it as digital art or new media art that includes computer graphics, computer animation, virtual
art, Internet art, interactive art, video games, computer robotics, 3D printing, and art as biotechnology.

Types of Computer Art: 1. GenerativeArt

3. Computer Graphics
This is the most lucrative area of computer art and
involves using specialized software to create computer
images. The images can range from something quite
basic (like a company logo) to incredibly sophisticated
animations and realistic computer-generated film
(special effects). They have revolutionized the computer
game, movie business and animation industry.
4. Digital Installation Art
This is the use of computer technology to produce large-
scale public art projects. It can involve projecting film or
computer-generated images onto an object like a wall or
even an entire building front. Typically, the ‘artwork’ is
movable and considered to be scaleable site specific art
which means it can be beamed onto any surface
anywhere, to accommodate different spaces.
This is another method of making computer art. Generative
art means an artwork has been generated in a random
automated manner by a computer program using a
mathematical algorithm.
The computer might produce a painting or drawing which can
then be printed onto paper or canvas. The advent of artificial
intelligence and robotic sculptures has introduced new
behaviors into this artform.
2. Computer Illustration
Also called digital illustration, this is the use of computer
software like Adobe Illustrator to produce works of art, similar
to traditional fine art. While photographic elements might be
incorporated into such works they are not the primary basis
of them. More often than not, digital illustrations are produced
from scratch. It is typically employed in the fashion industry
by designers for their design mock-ups.

Sculpture
Sculptures are three-dimensional pieces of art that are created by shaping various kinds of material.
Among the most popular are stone, steel, plastic, ceramics and wood. Sculpture is often referred to as
plastic arts. It goes back to ancient Greece. It has been important in various religions of the world over
many centuries. In the Renaissance Michelangelo was one of the masters of the art. His most famous
piece of work was David, a marble statue of a naked man.

Artist: Michelangelo The Oblation Bonifacio Monument

Year: 1501-1504
Medium: Marble Sculpture
Subject: Biblical David
Location: Galleria dell'Accademia,
Florence, Italy
Artist: Guillermo Tolentino
Year: 1935
Medium: Reinforced Concrete
Location: 3rd floor of the Main
Library of U.P. Diliman
Artist: Guillermo Tolentino
Year: 1890-1976
Location: Grace
Park, Caloocan, Philippines

The Nefertiti Bust

Artist: Thutmose
Year: 1345 BC
Subject: Nefertiti
Medium: Limestone, Stucco
Location: Ancient Egypt

Note: The visual arts include all the fine arts.

Plastic Art
Plastic art is a term now largely forgotten, encompassing art forms which involved physical
manipulation of a plastic medium by molding or modeling.

The term plastic art includes art works that are molded and not necessarily plastic objects. This
category consists of three-dimensional works like clay, plaster, stone, metals, wood and, paper
(origami).

Paper Origami

Pottery/Ceramics
Figure 7Wash Ashore by Various Artists Plastic Chair

Fine Art
The term "fine art" refers to an art form practiced mainly for its aesthetic value and its beauty ("art for
art's sake") rather than its functional value. Fine art is rooted in drawing and design-based works such
as painting, printmaking, and sculpture. It is often contrasted with "applied art" and "crafts" which are
both traditionally seen as utilitarian activities. Other non-design-based activities regarded as fine arts,
include photography and architecture, although the latter is best understood as an applied art.

Please click the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiU2bivagNY

LITERARY ART
Literary Art broadly refers to any collection of written or oral work, but it more
commonly and narrowly refers to writings specifically considered to be an art form,
especially prose, fiction, drama, and poetry, in contrast to academic
writing and newspapers.
Literary Genre is a genre type; it is a category of literary composition. It may
be determined by:
Literary technique
Tone
Content
Length
Fiction

Non-Fiction
Poetry

Drama
 PERFORMANCE ART
“Artworks that are created through actions performed by the artist or other participants, which may
be live or recorded, spontaneous or scripted”

Performance art is an artwork or art exhibition created through actions executed by the artist or
other participants. It may be live, through documentation, spontaneously or written, presented to a
public in a Fine Arts context, traditionally interdisciplinary.

• An art in which the medium is the artists’ own body and the artworks take the form of actions
performed by the artist.
• An art that could not be bought, sold or traded as a commodity.
 AUDIO-VISUAL ART
Audiovisual art is the exploration of kinetic abstract art and music or sound set in relation to each
other. It includes visual music, abstract film, audiovisual performances and installations.

Please click this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O800xrDwqio

CULINARY ART
REFERENCES:

Andajar, et al., Art Appreciation, 2018

B. S. Caslib, Jr. et. Al., Art Appreciation, 1st edition, 2018

http://www.electricka.com/etaf/ETAFHomePages/features/feature_list/across_the_muses/genre_in_the_arts/g
enre_in_the_arts.htm

https://www.english-online.at/art-architecture/visual-arts/visual-art-forms.htm

http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/computer-art.htm

https://www.slideshare.net/jaipob12/literary-artppt

PRACTICE/APPLICATION:

Name: ______________________________ Course/Yr/Sec: ________________

Date: ______________________________ Score: ___________________________

Activity: Make a capsule summary of the lesson by transforming the empty room below into a lively gallery
artwork of collections. Group them according to divisions of art. Each division should be visible in the gallery.
EVALUATION/PERFORMANCE:

Test I. Affirmation/Negation. Affirm or negate the following statements by answering yes or no

respectively. Use the space before the number for the correct answer. (NR=5)

_________ 1. Do all visual artworks have physical components?

_________ 2. Are academic writings and newspapers considered as literary forms?

_________ 3. Will plastic art products mainly be made of plastics?

_________ 4. Is the artist’s own body always be the subject of performance art?

_________ 5. Are all computer art the new media art?

Test II. Matching Type. Match Column A with Column B. Study the terms/words at B and identify as
to what division of art in A does it mostly described. Connect them through an arrow. (NR=10)

Column A Column B

1. visual art a. word cloud

b. headless line

2. literary art c. plate

d. plating

3. performance art e. mime

f. webcasting

4. audiovisual art g. still life

h. macaronic

5. culinary art i. opera

j. eye rhyme

ASSIGNMENT:
Pointillism

Pointillism is a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of pure color are applied in patterns
to form images.

Note: Take a small photo of the most beautiful thing you can find inside or outside of your home. Set
aside. Create an artwork using that photo with which pointillism is applied.

Procedure:

1. Sketch out your design from the photo you have set aside on a piece of wet strength paper.
2. Add dots of different sizes to the outlined shape or design using black or basic coloring pencils.
Now add black spots to the darkest of details.
3. Add liveliness to your work with colored pencils/pen or paint.
4. Paste the small photo beside your artwork.
5. Give a title to your work and classify as to what division of art is it. Add a one stanza poem below.
 Name: ______________________ Date: __________________
Curr. Yr.: ____________________ Rating: ________________

Pointillism: _________________
Division of Art
____________________
Title

An apple a day keeps your lover to stay ;

Make a bite of it be always your habit.
Never say never,
And your love lingers forever.

Pointillism Rubric
Criteria Outstanding/ Very Good (4) Good (2-3) Poor (1)
Excellent (5)
1. Design The artwork is planned An effective design The assignment was The artwork was
carefully; designed and was made and showed completed and done to the
used space effectively. an awareness of filling turned in yet lacks of minimum and was
the space adequately. planning. never completed.
2. Craftsmanship & The artwork was With a little more effort, The student showed The student
Consistency beautifully done with the work could have adequate showed poor
complete finishing been outstanding; craftsmanship but craftsmanship;
touches; it was good lacks finishing touches. not as good as it evidence of
as hard work could could have been; a laziness and lack
make it. bit careless. of pride in finished
artwork.
3. Creativity The student tried The piece shows The artwork was The assignment
unusual combinations considerable evidence fulfilled but shows was not finished
to make the artwork of creativity; tried one little evidence of and shows no
more exactly alike from idea and carried it out creativity; no unusual evidence of
the picture taken. idea was tried. creativity.
 but with few shades
and highlights lacking.
4. Use of Pointillism Excellent use of dots Adequate use of dots, Dots are not used in Dots are not used
all over the artwork; in same sizes and some parts. There totally through;
evidence of knowledge almost totally covers are many spots on there are many
on how to apply dots the spaces. the canvas/paper bare on the canvas
on the piece results in that are not using or paper.
a visually appealing dots, but color it
work. instead
4. Attitude Towards Effort and commitment Shows hard work and The project was The work was not
Work towards work is completed the completed with completed;
beyond the assignment; followed minimum effort and carelessness and
requirement. Finished through on commitment. laziness are
artwork shows commitments and evident.
evidence of love of performed more than
work. adequate.
 PERFORMANCE:
INDIVIDUAL LEARNING TASK
Art Appropriation
Name: ______________________________ Course/Yr/Sec: ________________

Date: ___________________ Score: ________

Activity:Choose any painting out of the different art movements that you like, and create an artwork
based on the painting that you choose using any art medium/ materials of your choice,or take a photo of a
similar painting that you choose and attached iton the space provided below. See attached rubrics.
 RUBRICS FOR INDIVIDUAL LEARNING TASK
MODULE 1

Criterion Excellent Good Satisfactory Needs Score

Improvement
Points 10 Points 9-7 Points 6-4 Points 3-0
Creativity (1) Gets Meets any three of Meets any two of Meets only one of
attention the four criteria the four criteria the four criteria
(2) On point
with the chosen
painting
(3) Virtually
pleasing
(4) Previews
uniqueness
Content Concept and Concept and theme Concept and Vulgar and
theme are clear are a little bit unclear theme are unethical
confusing
Appropriateness Artwork is well Artwork is not well Artwork is Artwork has
appropriated appropriatedcompared inappropriate nothing to do with
with the chosen with the chosen the chosen
painting painting painting
Balance Artwork is well- Artwork is not well- Artwork is a little Artwork is
proportioned proportioned and distorted distorted
and balanced balanced

Visaual Impact Over- all artwork Artwork is good Artwork is visually Poor visual impact
is visually although there is still distorted
appealing room for
improvement

TOTAL =
 Unit II: ART ANALYSIS
Semiotic and Iconic Plane

Intended Learning Outcomes

At the end of this unit, students must have:

• Define semiotic plane and its

elements in studying Art (CLO 2);
• Analyze an advertisement based on
Semiotic and Iconic planes (CLO 3);

Time Allocation: 3 hours

Source:https://www.google.com/search?q=semiotic+plane&sxsrf=ALeKk00lTfl1ZupTg_oGXETroHDsaOgpkg:159849081106
0&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjH4eCnmrrrAhUBL6YKHVxRAHkQ_AUoAXoECA0QAw&biw=1242&bih=597
#imgrc=G-u4nZNwu8mKzM

PREPARATION:
First Activity: Look at the picture below and answer the questions that follow.

1. Does this painting have one color as opposed to many colors?

2. What feelings do the colors evoke in you?
3. What about shading? Are there darks and lights? Are there contrasts?
4. Are there visible brush strokes or are they hidden?
5. Are the brush strokes narrow or broad?
6. Does the painting convey a certain feel?
7. In what direction do the lines move?
8. Are the lines fine or thick?
9. Are the lines curved or in straight lines, such as railroad tracks that show perspective?
10. Are there any circles or other geometric figures?
11. Are the forms mostly natural or man-made?
12. Do any of the forms appear to be three-dimensional?
 13. Is there light or dark around the objects in the painting?
14. Does the space around objects appear shallow or deep?
15. Does space appear to be stable or unstable?

PRESENTATION:
The purpose of a visual analysis is to recognize and understand the visual choices the artist made in
creating the artwork. By observing and writing about separate parts of the art object, you will come to a better
understanding of the art object as a whole. A visual analysis addresses an artwork’s formal elements—visual
attributes such as color, line, texture, and size. A visual analysis may also include historical context or
interpretations of meaning.

One way to analyze a piece of art is through the use of semiotics.

Semiotics is the study of works of art signs and symbols, either individually or grouped in sign systems
that can give us more insight from the work source and meaning. All painters work in a pictorial language by
following a set of standards, basics and rules of picture-making. There is a big resemblance between pictorial
image making and the creation of written language, the study of this nature of what consists and the individual
components of pictorial and written language is known as Semiotics.

Semiotics can translate a picture from an image into words. Visual communication terms and theories
come from linguistics, the study of language, and from semiotics, the science of signs. Signs take the form of
words, images, sounds, odours, flavours, acts or objects, but such things have no natural meaning and become
signs only when we provide them with meaning

For supplemental discussion, please open these links.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM2MOyonDsY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3XvJDxjIpU

PRACTICE:
Picture Analysis

Directions: Study the picture on the left and

do what is asked.

1. Say something about

a. The colors used;
b. The pattern and size of the
mountains; and
c. The texture of mountains
2. Relate the artist’s use of the various
visual elements to life in general.
https://www.google.com/search?q=atmospheric+perspective&sxsrf=ALeKk03mFMyKVdIgHOg5tFVs9dulhy0aTA:1598495255042&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=89eFVhWN51CFXM%252CZ6qwv3
o7PYORrM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kQPXoccxbU-AaL0RKTV7xKixSDMNg&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiZ_-fuqrrrAhUkzIsBHcABBqwQ_h16BAgHEAo#imgrc=7uA6qaRoy0a6ZM

PERFORMANCE:
INDIVIDUAL LEARNING TASK
 Directions. Examine the picture very
carefully and answer the following
questions.

1. Does this painting have one color as

opposed to many colors?
2. What feelings do the colors evoke in
you?
3. What about shading? Are there darks
and lights? Are there contrasts?
4. Are there visible brush strokes or are
they hidden?
5. Are the brush strokes narrow or
broad?
6. Does the painting convey a certain
feel?
7. In what direction do the lines move?
8. Are the lines fine or thick?
9. Are the lines curved or in straight
lines, such as railroad tracks that
show perspective?
10. Are there any circles or other
geometric figures?
11. Are the forms mostly natural or man-
made?
12. Do any of the forms appear to be
three-dimensional?
13. Is there light or dark around the
objects in the painting?
14. Does the space around objects appear
shallow or deep?
15. Does space appear to be stable or
unstable?
16. What does the picture tell you with
Source: https://www.google.com/search?q=famous+philippine+painting&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwi5-c7KsLrrAhUxzIsBHWJwDOAQ2-
the man’s body movement, the
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woman’s positioning in relation to the
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shown in their faces?

II. Valuing (Essay)

Works Cited: 1. What does this picture tell you about

men’s treatment to women?
https://study.com/academy/lesson/how-to-analyze-a-painting-
lesson-plan.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3XvJDxjIpU-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM2MOyonDsY

https://twp.duke.edu/sites/twp.duke.edu/files/file-
attachments/visual-analysis.original.pdf
 Unit II: ART ANALYSIS
Contextual and Evaluative Plane

Intended Learning Outcomes

Within the semester, the students are able to:

• Describe how art criticism is done using contextual and evaluative planes (CLO 2).
• React to a sample art criticism (CLO 3).
• Critique a work of art using principles of art analysis (CLO 3);

Time Allocation: 3 hours

PREPARATION:
Observe the painting below and answer the questions that follow:

The Third of May 1808

Francisco de Goya

Oil on Cancas (266 x 345 cm)

1814
Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain

Questions:

1. What do you think is the meaning of the painting?

________________________________________________________________
2. Does it tackle about what happened in the past?
________________________________________________________________
3. How does this artwork relate to the society?
________________________________________________________________
4. Does it represent an event in the past?
________________________________________________________________
5. Do you see any symbol in the painting? What could it possibly mean?
________________________________________________________________
6. How does the environment affect the total meaning of the artwork?
________________________________________________________________
PRESENTATION:
The purpose of a visual analysis is to recognize and understand the visual choices the artist made in Definition
of context and contextual plane

• Context consists of all the things about the artwork that might have influenced the artwork or
the artist. These would include when the work was made; where it was made; why it was made;
and possibly some other details or information.
• Contextual Plane analyzes the artwork in a different perspective. It looks at an artwork on a
cultural, social, or political context. It is often used by historians, art critics, or sociologists. It is
the social and historical context of the work of art. It resituates the work in its context and brings
out the full meaning of the work in terms of its human and social implications.
• A good analysis within this plane demands that the viewer knows the artist’s background.
Themes may be derived from the significant circumstances of the artist and hence this
information contributes to understanding the meaning of the work. In this plane, arty is viewed
in relation to its time, and the ideologies and concerns of that period. Works may considered as
allusions or references to popular events of certain eras.
How art is related to society’s:

• History – Time is the most basic and first context we consider. Art always has a historical and
cultural influence. This plane requires the knowledge of the time and space aspect of the work
being evaluated. When we say, “When in time?” the question is also related to where in time –
and has considerations related to context. The artwork may have been influenced to the time
and place where the artist is making it. That is why some paintings are used to explain the
happenings in the past. For example, if the creation of the artwork falls on the time during the
World War II, the artwork may show some elements related to the war.
• Economic, political and cultural conditions – In writing an art analysis, it is important to
consider the economic, political, and cultural conditions of the artwork because there are times
that people get attracted to artworks not just because it is beautiful, but because of its connection
towards the viewer. The viewer may relate it to his, economic, political and cultural status.
• Symbolic system – In analyzing an artwork, it is undeniable that the objects in the artwork
represent or symbolize something. For example, in an artwork where the subject is a woman
who is holding a flower, the flower may not just be included there to be just an object but could
be symbolizing something.
• Milieu – Milieu refers to the characteristic atmosphere which surrounds a notable event or series
of events. A milieu is a general, overarching attribute that gives context to a physical location. In
art, this refers to the environment of the subject. Where is she? What is happening in the
surroundings? The milieu may also affect the mood of the artwork.
Evaluative Plane: The viewer as the critic

This is the plane of analysis that examines the value of work having a dialogic relationship with
public. This considers to what degree the material basis of the work conveys meaning or particular
intellectual or emotional contents. Since the art objects are value-laden and those who view and critique
art are not value-free and are understood from different perspectives, art once again needs to be
situated in its context and understood through the conventions of the ever-changing dialectical forces
of its socio-historical milieu.
 PRACTICE:
Compare and Contrast

Directions: Compare and contrast Contextual Plane and Evaluative plane.

Contextual plane Evaluative Plane

PERFORMANCE:
INDIVIDUAL LEARNING TASK
Directions: Create an analysis of the painting below using contextual and evaluative planes. Rubrics
are for your guidance

Parisian Life
Juan Luna
Oil on Canvas (22 x 31 in.)
1892. Philippine Museum

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Rubrics for Paper Analysis

Needs
Category Excellent 4 Good 3 Satisfactory 2
improvement 1
There is a well-
developed
introduction with
an attention
grabber that grabs
the reader’s
interest and
continues to engage Background details
Introduction
the reader up until Introduction are a random,
adequately explains
INTRODUCTION the thesis creates interest. unclear collection of
the background, but
and CONCLUSION statement. The Thesis states the information. Thesis
may lack detail.
(Background thesis statement position. Conclusion is vague and
Thesis states the
History/Thesis should clearly state effectively unclear. Conclusion
topic, but key
Statement) the experience or summarizes the is not effective and
elements are
event that will be topic. does not summarize
missing
described as well as main points
the effect on the
writer. Conclusion
should effectively
wraps up and re
stresses the
importance of the
thesis.
Well-developed
main points/topic
Three or more main
sentences that
points relate to the
relate directly to Three or more main Less than three
thesis, but some
the thesis. points are present, ideas/main points
may lack details.
Supporting but lack details in are explained
MAIN POINTS The analysis shows
examples are describing the and/or they are
(Body Paragraphs) events from the
concrete and event. Little poorly developed.
author’s point of
detailed. The descriptive The story tells; it
view, but could use
analysis is language is used. doesn’t show
more descriptive
developed with an
language
effective point of
view.
Logical Progression
of ideas with a clear
structure that Logical progression
Organization is Writing is not
enhances the of ideas. Transitions
ORGANIZATION clear. Transitions organized. The
thesis. Transitions are present
(Structure and are present at transitions between
are effective and throughout the
Transitions) times, but there is ideas are unclear or
vary throughout the essay, but lacks
very little variety. non-existent.
paragraph, not just variety.
in the topic
sentences.
 Writing is smooth,
skillful, and
coherent. Writing is clear, but
Writing is clear and Writing is confusing
Sentences are could use a little
STYLE sentences have and hard to follow.
strong and more sentence
(Sentence Flow, varied structure, Contains fragments
expressive with variety to make the
Variety, Diction) Diction is and/or run on
varied structure. writing more
consistent. sentences.
Diction is consistent interesting.
and words are well
chosen.
Punctuation,
There are only a
MECHANICS Punctuation, spelling, and Distracting errors in
few (3- 4) errors in
(Spelling, spelling, and capitalization are punctuation,
punctuation,
Punctuation, capitalization are all generally correct spelling, and
spelling, and
Capitalization) correct. No errors. with few errors (1- capitalization.
capitalization.
2)
From: http://swaskiewicz.blogs.ccps.us/files/2015/12/RubricforcriticalanalysisEssay.pdf

Works Cited:

• https://prezi.com/p/mwywxnxd_jg2/contextual-plane/
• https://quizlet.com/329550695/arts-1-planes-of-analysis-and-styles-of-figuration-flash-cards/
• https://www.wineverygame.com/words/milieu.html
• https://archive.dailyguardian.com.ph/art-criticism
• https://jati.um.edu.my/article/download/6102/3813
• https://answers-yahoo-
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goya-the-third-of-may-1808-english-language-arts-lesson-
plan%2F&psig=AOvVaw3VNmg_gwY1UHqBqA_3FfF2&ust=1598647498892000&source=ima
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