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BILIRAN PROVINCE STATE UNIVERSITY

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MODULE 1
THE VISUAL ARTS
VALUES AND REASONS FOR ARTS
BASIC ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THE ARTS

GE – RVA
READING VISUAL ART
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ART APPRECIATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

HENRY B. DE LA PENA, MAT. BiPSU STED

SY: 2020-2021
OVERVIEW

Purpose of the Module

This module contain topics for the students to be able to understand the
visual arts as well as topics about the different approaches in the
understanding and reading the message of the arts presented.

Course Outcome:

Enhance and develop their perceptions towards the message of the visual
arts. Develop their talents as well as their potentials and skills in the field of
arts.

What will you learn:

After completing the module, you are expected to present a masterpiece

and be able to write and explanation using the four planes of analysis.

Specifically, you should be able to:

1. Apply the plane of analysis in interpreting the selected paintings

2. Be able to submit an artwork (painting) with a detailed explanation of the

content.

There are four lessons in this module that will provide you the idea on how
to read, interpret and analyze a work of art.

Lesson I – The Visual Arts

Lesson I will provide you the knowledge of the kinds of visual arts that is
enjoyed much by many.
Lesson II – Groups of Visual Arts
Lesson II introduces the classification of the visual arts. It can be a two-
dimensional or a three- dimensional form.

Lesson III – Values and Reasons for Art

Lesson III is all about values and reasons how arts explains its relations to
the humanities.

Lesson IV – Basic Assumptions About the Arts

Lesson IV deals with the influences that affect our attitudes towards
appreciation and perception of the arts.
Module Guide and Requirements:

Welcome to the course GE – RVA Reading Visual Arts. For this phase, you will be
introduces to the module guide and requirements. You are advised to take time in
reading religiously this section for a better understanding and accomplishing the
course requirements.

1. It will take you 27 hours to finish the entire module ( up to the midterm) On the
four lessons you will devote 9 hours to accomplish the necessary activities and
tasks.
2. The module adopts the action learning model exemplified by the 4As approach.
The Activity, Analysis, Abstraction and Application.
3. Answer first the pre-assessment before proceeding to the lesson and other
parts of the module. The study guide questions of every activity must be answered.
4. The discussions can be accessed using the given link or in appendices
provided by the teacher.
5. To add more knowledge about the topic, more information can be taken from
the websites/links or from the reference books.
6. Spaces are provided for your answers. If in case it would not be enough, you
can attach additional pieces of paper on it.
7. You are also requested to view suggested videos related to the topic discussed
to enhance your learning ability on the specific lesson presented.
8. The course requirement as the out-put for the midterm is for you to come up
with portfolio/compilation of the specific task assigned.
9. For questions and clarifications, you can reach your teacher through the
following:

henrydelapena1@gmail.com

09472228758
 PRE-TEST

Instruction: Read the question carefully and encircle the letter of the
correct answer.

1. The process of applying pigments on a flat surface either on wall or on a canvas.

a. Cross stitching
b. Designing
c. Drawing
d. Painting
2. This refers to the materials used by the artist in his painting.
a. Canvas
b. Medium
c. Subject
d. Theme
3. These are inanimate objects arranged in an indoor setting used as subject in the
visual arts.
a. Everyday life
b. Figure
c. Portrait
d. Still life
4. A subject in painting that shows the realistic likeness of a person.
a. Everyday life
b. Figure
c. Portrait
d. Still life
5. A Renaissance painter who painted the most famous portrait “Mona Lisa”.
a. Leonardo da Vinci
b. Michelangelo
c. Rafael
d. Van Gogh
6. A kind of sculpture made of strips of metal, glass, wood or plastic with wires
where they can move.
a. Free-standing sculpture
b. High relief sculpture
c. Kinetic sculpture
c. Relief sculpture
7. A Renaissance sculptor famous for his masterpiece “ Pieta”.
a. da Vinci
b. Donatello
c. Michelangelo
d. Rafael
 8. The art of designing and constructing a building which will serve a definite
function.
a. Architecture
b. Fabrication
c. Landscaping
d. Sculpture
9. The oldest of the construction system, which makes use of two vertical supports
and a horizontal beam where most of the houses are built in this principle.
a. Cantilever
b. Dome
c. Post and Lintel
d. Skeleton construction
10. The artificial arrangement of outdoor areas to achieve a purely aesthetic affect.
a. Interior designing
b. Landscaping
c. Painting
d. Sculpting

Key Terms

CANVAS – a piece of cloth basked or framed as a surface for

a painting

RENAISSANCE – the transitional movement in Europe between

Medieval and Modern times beginning in the 14th century, in
Italy, lasting into the 17th century, and marked by a humanistic revival of classical
influence express in a flowering of the arts and literature and by the beginning of the
modern science.

AESTHETIC – a particular theory or conception of beauty to what

is pleasing to the senses and especially sight.

FABRICATION – to invent , to create, or to construct from diverse and usually

standardizes parts

MASTERPIECE – a work done with extraordinary skills: a supreme

intellectual or artistic achievement
PORTRAIT – a pictorial representation of a person usually
showing the face
 Setting-up

Can you classify these kinds of visual arts?

I THINK THIS IS SOME KIND OF AN ABSTRACT PAINTING
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What do you think is the purpose of classifying and understanding
the elements of the visual arts?
TO HAVE MORE KNOWLEDGE IN APPLYING AN ART AND TO KNOW MORE ITS
IMPORTNACE
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Learning Objective:
The learners will be able to group arts into major and
minor arts and be able to submit clippings/portfolio of the
different art groups

Activity 1.
Instruction: Classify the following arts into their respective
groups. (Major or Minor arts) Submit a clipping of each
art group.

P
GRAPHIC ARTS
A LITERATURE
THEATRE MUSIC
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DECORATIVE ART
N ART SCULPTURE
PLASTIC
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INDUSTRIAL ART
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N
ARCHITECTURE DANCE POPULAR ART
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 Analysis
Instruction: Answer comprehensively the following
questions.
1. Differentiate the major arts from the minor arts.
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____As I browsed on the internet I read a sentence stating “The minor arts
include jewelry, silverware, objects art, coins, miniature sculptures and
carvings – in short, anything excluded by the “major arts” such as paintings,
prints and monumental sculptures”.
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2. Differentiate the graphic arts from the plastic arts.

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Plastic arts is a somewhat old style way of referring to art making, generally
3-dimensional methods, that have to do with physical manipulation of the
material such as modeling, molding and carving the materials. It may also
have been used referring to 3D digital modeling, and is workable as defined for
that although there are probably better terms to use.

Graphic arts - most of the time these days refer to 2 dimensional commercial

design applications, and would include typography, logo design, advertising,
etc. Again, the term is used currently to distinguish between Fine Arts
applications and activities; and the commercial, product and production
aspects of publications, commercial design and industrial design.
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3. What are the values of arts in our lives?

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Arts do provide us with many values in our lives. There are many things to
mention but I just want to make this sentence short. All I can say in
answering the question that the best values of art in our lives are; arts gives
us motivation and inspiration in doing different arts we do, arts makes us
happy while performing them, and improves our personal development.
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4. Cite instances when the artists work may influence our ways
of life, thoughts and feelings.
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I remembered a certain artwork of Juan Luna which was named “Spoliarium”
where the bodies of the dead gladiators where being dragged and afterwards
their weapons and garments were stripped off. I came up into conclusion that
the people in the past times doesn’t value much the importance of
individual’s life. That is why we must give importance to everybody’s lives.
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Abstraction
1. The visual art includes
 Painting
 Sculpture
 Architecture
 Music and Dance
 Literature
 Combined arts (Theatre)
2. Arts may also be grouped into the following:
A. Visual Arts classified into:
 Graphic Arts
 Plastic Arts
● Graphic Arts have flat two- dimensional surface .
 painting
 drawing
 photography and other products of the printing industry
● Plastic Arts they have three-dimensional forms.
architectural design and building constructions
 landscaping
interior designing
 sculpture
 industrial arts
B. Performing Arts. These include the theater, play, dance
and music. This involve movement, speaking and gestures.
C. Literary Arts. This include the short stories, novels, poetry
and drama.
D. Popular Arts. Includes the film, newspapers, magazines,
radio and television. Characterized being gay and lively.
E. Gustatory Art of the Cuisine. This involves skills in food
reparation.
F. Decorative Arts. They are visual objects produced for the
purpose of beautifying houses, offices cars and other
structure. They are also called applied arts
3. Values and Reasons for the Arts
 ● Importance of the Arts.
● Why Do the Humanities Matter?
4. Basic Assumptions About the Art.
● Art is Universal
● Art is Not Nature
● Art Involve Experience

Application
Instruction: Examine a work of art in your home .
Identify and give its feature. Why do you call it a work
of art.
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I consider the flower pot in our house as a work of art. I call it as a work of art for it
was made through clay and being molded using hands and manual machines in
finishing the product which was a work of art.
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Evaluation
Short answer essay

1. Why is art found in human societies? What basic needs does it

meet?
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Art is found in human societies for humans were the primary sources why different
forms of arts are now present in our globe. And refferring to basic needs, there are
various types the art meets. It sometimes meets the basic need of survival and for
many its an income and passion.
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2. If art is a record of the society which produced it, what is
revealed about a contemporary society by modern art? Cite
an example.
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_ To make a short explanation, my direct explanation to this question is in a logical
way that the contemporary society beacame the basis why modern art exists in
today’s generation and to more years to come.
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3. Is the presence of subject matter an important consideration

In judging a work of art? Why?
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__The pressence of subject matter is an important consideration in judging a work
of art this must be present in the finished art work. It is primarily the theme that
should be seen on the art.
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Summary
Everything under the sun is a raw material for every artist
to draw his subject from. Most of the visual arts are representa
tions of the artist thoughts and feelings about the world he’s
living in. Some are representations of what an artist dream or
imagined about so that whatever subject he chooses,it involve
some personal statement, It always shows significanas well as
satisfying for him.
An artist`s choice of subject is usually affected by his
Medium as well as his choice of subject also depends largely upon the timein which
he lives and on the patronage he gets.
In our country, many subjects have been available to the artist.
Science and technology have opened new vistas for him.
The value of a work of art does not depend on the artist’s
choice of the subject` It does not necessarily follow that the more profound the
subject, the greater the work of art. Rather the worth of any representational work
of art depends upon the way the
subject has been presented.
 Suggested Readings:
www.wisegeek.com
www.english-online.at/../
www.academia.edu
www.slideshare.net
www.artistsnetwork.com
Adajar,Caina Cathelyn,et.al.,2018,ART APPRECIATION,Mutya
Publishing House,Inc.
Estolas, Josefina V., et.al., INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES,
(Art for Fine Living)National Bookatore, Inc.

Post Test
Instruction: Read the questions carefully and encicle
The letter that corresponds tge correct answer.
1. These artworks are percieved bu our eyes.
a. Auditory arts
b. Music
c. Time or Space arts
d. Visual arts
2. They have flat two-dimentional surface such as painting,
drawing, photograps and prints.
a. Graphic arts
b. Literature
c. Music
d. Plastic arts
3. These are visual arts which have three-dimentional forms.
a. Auditory arts
b, Graphic arts
c. Plastic arts
d. Drawing

4. They are visual objects produced for beautifying houses,

offices, cars and other structures.
a. Decorative arts
b. Performing arts
c. Popular art
d. Sculpture
5. hese include the theater, play, drama, dance and music and
involved movements and gestures.
a. Decorative arts
 b. Gustatory arts
c. Performing arts
d. Popular arts
6. These include short stories, novels, poetry and drama.
a. Perfoming arts
b. Plastic arts
c. Literary arts
d. Visual arts
7. This is concerned with the selection os space and furnishing
to transform an empty shell of the building into a livable area.
a. Architecture
b. Interior design
c. Landscaping
d. Sculture
8. This literally means drawing or writing with light. A three step
Process that uses a camera.
a. Cinema
b. Photography
c. Selfie
d. Serigraphy

9, The most fundamental of all skills needed in the art.

a. Drawing
b. Music
c. Painting
d. Sculture\
10. A traditional method employed in sculpture that involves
removing of unwanted portions on the raw material to reveal
the form that the artist has visualized.
a. Carving
b. Casting
c. Fabrication
d. Modeling

REFERENCES:

Sanchez, A. Custodiosa, et.al., 2012, Introduction to the

Humanities, 6th Edition, REX Book Store, Inc., Sampaloc,
Manila
Bascara, P. Linda, Avellanosa, T. Adela, HUMANITIES AND
THE DIGITAL ARTS with Emphasis on Arts in the Philippine
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INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES (Arts For Fine Living),
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