ARTS APPRECIATION MODULE

MODULE 1- Course Introduction and Overview

(Week 1)

Overview

The course Art Appreciation is a general introduction to the visual arts, media,
techniques, and history. The course is designed to create a deeper appreciation
of the creative processes involved in the visual arts. This course reviews two- and
three-dimensional art forms, methods, and media; examines the visual elements
and principles of design; and briefly surveys art styles from the prehistoric to the
20th Century. It is oriented to students who have not been exposed to the formal
study of these disciplines. It is a beginning level class to familiar students with the
different types of art and to learn how to speak/write intelligently about art.

This course is an exploration of visual art forms and their cultural connections
across historical periods, designed for the student with little experience in the
visual arts. It includes brief studies in art history, and in-depth inquiry into the
elements, media and methods used in a wide range of creative processes. At
the beginning of this course, you will learn a five-step system for developing an
understanding of visual art in all forms, based on:

1. Description: A work of art from an objective point of view – its physical

attributes and formal construction.
2. Analysis: A detailed look at a work of art that combines physical attributes
with subjective statements based on the viewer's reaction to the work.
3. Context: Historical, religious or environmental information that surrounds a
particular work of art and which helps to understand the work's meaning.
4. Meaning: A statement of the work's content. A message or narrative
expressed by the subject matter.
5. Judgment: A critical point of view about a work of art concerning its
aesthetic or cultural value.

After completing this course, you will be able to interpret works of art based on
this five-step system; explain the processes involved in artistic production; identify
the many kinds of issues that artists examine in their work; and explain the role
and effect of the visual arts in different social, historical and cultural contexts.
Western Art' is the portrayal, in two or three dimensions, of the history, people,
landscape and wildlife of the area confined to the western regions of North
America, in a highly realistic or realistic impressionist style and is inextricably
linked to the culture of the American West.

The traditional arts in the Philippines encompass folk architecture, maritime

transport, weaving, carving, folk performing arts, folk (oral) literature, folk
graphic and plastic arts, ornament, textile, or fiber art, pottery, and other artistic
expressions of traditional culture.

PHILIPPINE ART AS FILIPINO “The idea was that the depiction of scenes of
everyday life and the surroundings without idealizing them was closest in spirit to
the Filipino soul and native soil.”

METHOD OF INSTRUCTION: A variety of instructional methods may be used

depending on content area. These include but are not limited to: lecture,
multimedia, cooperative/collaborative learning, labs and demonstrations,
projects and presentations, speeches, debates, and panels, conferencing,
performances, and learning experiences outside the classroom. Methodology
will be selected to best meet student needs

Objectives:

1. The student will, verbally and in writing, evaluate and critique works of
art as assigned in class.

2. The student will physically produce artworks demonstrating the

principles of design and discuss the use of elements of art with in those art
works.

3. The student will, verbally and in writing, evaluate and critique works of
art as assigned in class.