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SYLLABUS IN GEC 123

Course Code: GEC 123

Course Description: Art Appreciation
Credit: 3 units
Time Frame: 3 hours per week

I. COLLEGE MISSION, VISION AND PHILOSPHY

a. MISSION
Dedicated to introduce reforms to the attain peace, prosperity, equality and sustainable
development in the ARMM region, the PEACI will lead the standards of excellence in
science and technology, arts and sports; serves as the catalyst for the economic, cultural,
socio-political, and agro-industrial development of the Muslims, Lumads and other
indigenous groups, thereby transforming them into good productive members of the society
possessing the highest degree of intelligence, honesty, morality, and excellence; and
encourage for the alleviation of poverty and the promotion of employment, and improved
quality of life for all.
b. VISION
The Philippine Engineering and Agro-Industrial College, Inc. aspires to be the modern World-
Class institution of highest academic excellence in the Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao (ARMM).
c. PHILOSOPHY
The Philippine Engineering and Agro-Industrial College, Inc. is committed to the total
development of honest, trustworthy and God-fearing servants to the search of truth, virtue,
justice, equality and academic excellence of highest degree.

II. COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Art Appreciation is a three-unit course that develops students’ ability to appreciate, analyze,
and critique works of art. Through interdisciplinary and multimodal approaches, this course
equips students with a broad knowledge of the practical, historical, philosophical, and social
relevance of the arts in order to hone students’ ability to articulate their understanding of the
arts. The course also develops students’ competency in researching and curating art as well as
conceptualizing, mounting, and evaluating art productions. The course aims to develop
students’ genuine appreciation for Philippine arts by providing them opportunities to explore
the diversity and richness and their rootedness in Filipino culture.

III. COURSE OBJECTIVES:

At the end of the trimester, students are expected to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of arts in general, including their

function, value, and historical significance.
2. Define and demonstrate the elements and principles of design.
3. Explain and evaluate different theories of art.
4. Situate Philippine arts in a global context
5. Analyze and appraise works of art based on aesthetic value, historical context, tradition,
and social relevance.
6. Create and utilize art for self-expression and for promoting advocacies.
7. Discover and deepen their identity through art with respect to their nationality, culture,
and religion.
8. Develop an appreciation of the local arts.

IV. COURSE OUTLINE

WEEK 1 – PRELIM COVERAGE

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Day 1 A. Course Orientation: Grading system, Requirements,

Relevance of Course
A.1. Art history
Day 2 B. Assumptions and Nature of Arts: Creativity, Imagination
B.1. Art, creativity, imagination, and the expression
B.2. Different Types of Arts:
B.2.1 Literary Arts
B.2.2 Applied Arts
WEEK 2

Day 3 A. Functions of Art and Philosophy

A.1. Functions of Art:
A.1.1 Personal
A.1.2 Social
A.1.3 Physical
A.2. Philosophical import of Art:
A.2.1 Integrity
A.2.2 Proportion/Consonance
A.2.3 Radiance/Clarity
Day 4 B. Subject and Content
B.1. Subject Type
B.2. Source of Subject
B.3. Kinds of Subject
B.4. Content in Art: level of meaning
B.4.1. Factual
B.4.2. Conventional
B.4.3. Subjective
WEEK 3

Day 5 - 6 A. Art and Artisans: Production Process, Medium, technique

A.1. Artists and Artisans
A.2. Production Process (preproduction, production, post
production)
A.3. Medium, technique, and approach
WEEK 4

Day 7 A. Elements and Principles of Arts

A.1. Visual
A.2. Auditory
A.3.Combined
Day 8 B. Principles of Design
A.1. Unity and harmony
A.2. Rhythm, variation
A.3. Balance and proportion
A.4. Emphasis and subordination (focal-point)

WEEK 5 – 1ST SUMMATIVE TEST

Day 9 - 10

WEEK 6 - MIDTERM COVERAGE

Day 11 A. Cave art, Egyptian and Greek

Day 12 B. Roman, Medieval
C. Chinese and Japanese Painting
WEEK 7

Day 13 A. Renaissance and Mannerism, Baroque and Rococo

Day 14 B. Neo-classicism, Romantic and Realism

WEEK 8
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Day 15 A. Impressionism
A.1. Post-Impression
A.1. Neo-Impression
Day 16 B. Abstract and non-abstract

WEEK 9

Day 17 A. Narrative, appropriation, barrowing, and ownership

Day 18 B. Posit five (5) acts of cultural appropriation

B.1. Object appropriation
B.2. Content
B.3. Style
B.4. Motif appropriation
B.5. Subject appropriation

WEEK 10 – 2ND SUMMATIVE TEST

Day 19 - 20

WEEK 11 - FINAL COVERAGE

Day 21 Visual Elements in Philippine traditional motifs and crafts

Day 22 Decorative motifs and symbols, classification

WEEK 12

Day 23 A. Textile art (soul, dreams and imagination)

Day 24 B. Indigenous Arts:

B.1. Muslim Art
B.2. Christian Art
B.3. Contemporary Art
B.4. Practice and Movement

WEEK 13 – COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION

Day 25 - 26

V. COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
a. Daily Attendance
b. Handouts
c. Written and Oral Report
d. Assignments and Class Participation
e. Major Exams

VI. TEACHING METHODS AND STRATEGIES

a. Lecture/discussion
b. Oral and Written Reporting
c. Task-based Output

VII. EVALUATION SCHEME

a. Reports/ Activities/ Class participation 25%
b. Major Examinations 40%
-Prelim 10%
-Midterm 10%
-Final 20%
c. Quizzes/Assignments 25%
d. Attendance 10%
100%
VIII. REFERENCES:
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1. Cajipe-Endaya, Imelda (2002). How to Document One’s Work. In Paleta 5: A Handbook

for Visual Artists, ed. Eloisa May Hernandez, pp. 24-26. Manila: NCCA
2. Dela Cruz, Mercedita Jose (1982) Source Book of Philippine Traditional Motifs and
Crafts Processes. Manila: Philippine Committee for (the UNESCO) Internation
3. Fernandez, Steven Patrick (2010) The Human Image in the Arts. Iligan City: MSU-Ilgan
Institute of Technology, Mindanao State University
4. Guillermo, Alice (2001) Image to Meaning: Essays on Philippine Art. Quezon City:
Ateneo de Manila University Press.