OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY

CAS-062-12-02

COURSE SYLLABUS
ART APPRECIATION

COLLEGE ARTS AND SCIENCES COURSE DESCRIPTION

Art Appreciation is a three-unit course that develops students' ability to appreciate, analyze, and critique
SOCIAL SCIENCES AND works of art. Through interdisciplinary and multimodal approaches this course equips students with a
DEPARTMENT broad knowledge of the practical, historical, philosophical, and social relevance of the arts in order to
PHILOSOPHY
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
COURSE CODE ARTA 111 them opportunities to explore the diversity and richness and their rootedness in Filipino culture.

COURSE OUTCOMES (CO)

DESCRIPTIVE
ART APPRECIATION
TITLE At the end of the course, the students are expected to be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of arts in general, including their function, value,
and historical significance.
PREREQUISITE (S) NONE 2. Define and demonstrate the elements and principles of design; Explain and evaluate different
theories of art; Situate Philippine arts in a global context.
3. Analyze and appraise works of art based on aesthetic value, historical context, tradition, and
CREDIT UNIT (S) 3 UNITS social relevance.
4. Mount an art exhibit (concept development production and postproduction, marketing,
documentation, critiquing).
5. Create their own works of art and curate their own production or exhibit.
6. Utilize art for self-expression and for promoting advocacies.
CONTACT HOURS 7. Deepen their sensitivity to self, community, and society.
LECTURE: 3 HRS 8. Discover and deepen their identity through art with respect to their nationality, culture, and
PER SESSION
religion.
9. Develop an appreciation of the local arts.

WEEK UNIT OUTCOMES (UO) COURSE CONTENT

 Identify the meaning and importance of the arts, and relationship
1  Significant Concepts and General Overview of Humanities
between the artist and his art
 Clarify misconceptions about art;;Differentiate art from nature and
2 characterize the assumptions of the arts  Assumptions and Nature of Arts: Creativity, Imagination, and expression
 Distinguish directly functional and indirectly functional art and
3  Functions and Philosophical Perspectives on Art / Subject and Contents
classify artworks according to subject & content.
 Differentiate between artists' and artisan approach/ technique toward
4  Artist and Artisans: Production Process, Medium, Technique, Curation
a particular medium
 Enumerates the different elements of art and explain the relevance
5  Elements of Art
of the elements in the study of art and its products.
6 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
 Differentiate the principles of art and examine the relevance of the
 Principles of Art
7 principles in the study of art..

 Examine and identify the central themes of prehistoric art how it was
used by prehistoric people in their everyday life. Explain the relevance
8  Art in Early Civilization
of religion in the early Egyptians civilization.

 Identify the major periods in Greek art to Roman art. Explain the
9 interrelatedness of some the two Empire in relation to art.  Greek Art to Roman Art

 Discuss and classify the various art movements in Western art history
by citing their important characteristics such as historical background,
 Western Art Part I: Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Rococo, Romanticism,
10 factors, influential person, socio-political issues, and relevant artists
Realism.
art, forms and media.

 Discuss and classify the various art movements in Western art history
by citing their important characteristics such as historical background,
 Western Art Part II: Naturalism, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, Neo-
11 factors, influential person, socio-political issues, and relevant artists
Impressionism, Art Nouveau, Fauvism, Cubism, Futurism.
art, forms and media.

12 MIDTERM EXAMINATION
 Differentiate modern and contemporary art, classify specific  Modern art, Neo-Pop art, Photorealism, Conceptualism, Performance art,
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artworks into the different movements under this period. Installation art, Earth art, Street art.
 Discuss the concept of "soulmaking", Approciation and
14 Improvisation, and develop students' artistic potentials  Soulmaking, Appropriation, and Improvisation
through Appropriation.
 Identify key influences to Asian Art, compare and contrast some
 Asian Art: Bhutanese art, Cambodian art, Chinese art, Indian art, Indonesian art,
art examples from selected Asian Countries. And explain
15 Balinese art, Japanese art, Korean art, Laotian art, Nepalese art, Thai art,
further how art can be a key element in the formation of a
Tibetan art, Vietnamese art, Philippine Art
society’s culture.
16  Discuss the basic concept on Photography  Photography
  Workshops on Appropriation and Improvisation
17  Strengthen students initiative and artistic sensibilities
 Art Exhibit Presentation
18 FINAL EXAMINATION
GRADING SYSTEM
The final grade of the student is interpreted as shown on the table below:
Prelim (20%) Midterm (20%) Finals (20%) Performance Task (40%)