Republic of the Philippines

Western Mindanao State University

College of Liberal Arts

A&H 100
ARTS APPRECIATION
WMSU Lesson#2

Anie D. Palalon
Faculty

WESTERN MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY

What is Art?
Can you imagine a society without art? Whether your
answer is yes or no, this question brings you further to
a more complex question, how do you define art? What
makes a particular work a form of art? What makes art
significant? To answer these questions, let’s get you
started with the first lesson of this module. This lesson
covers the basic concepts of art, its significance and
the changing perceptions about it. Further, this lesson
will help you understand the essential concepts you will
need for the succeeding lessons to be untangled t.
Let’s begin!
Objectives
At the end of this lesson, you should be able
to:

1. Understand the role and the need to study

humanities and arts.
2. Clarify misconceptions about art and discuss the
assumptions about art.
 
Try this!
 
Below is a painting of Fernando Amorsolo
(1892-1972). He was the country’s first
National Artist in 1972 and is also known as
the ‘Grand Old Man of Philippine Art’. What
makes this painting exceptional work of art?
List down your reasons why do think this is a
work of art.
( source:https://theculturetrip.com/asia/philippines/articles/
the-10-most-famous-filipino-artists-and-their-masterworks/)
Think ahead!

Examine the given image. Can you consider

this an art? Why? Ask your classmates, friends
or family members on their perception about
this image. Do you have the same point of
view? List them all below. Put a check mark (/)
on the column “Art” and “Not Art” based on
their answers. Write
(source: https://www.wikiart.org/en/andy-warhol/campbells-soup-
cans-1962)
 
Campbell's Soup Cans
Andy Warhol
Date: 1962
Read and Ponder
 
For so many people, art is something that
has aesthetic value. Art is beautiful, something
that is pleasing to the eyes. Others would say
that art should be inspirational. It is a reflection
or a mirror of one’s culture, identity and
emotions. Here are some of the definitions of
art:
“how humans apply and express creative skill and
imagination to produce works that convey
appreciation attributed to the beauty and emotional
strength of the artwork”-Google
 
“is the act of consciously using one’s skill and
creative imagination to produce aesthetic objects”-
Merriam Webster Dictionary
 
 
However, how art is defined has sparks arguments
among many people because there is no definition
of art that is universally accepted. Though mostly
art relates to beauty as a product of skill and
creativity, this common perception poses more
questions than clarity.

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Say for example, if an artist creates a work of art and
is mass-produced with the same beauty of the original
work of art, can we say that the mass-produced items
are considered as arts? The idea of beauty even
poses questions. There is no clear-cut principle
between beautiful or not beautiful. What may be
beautiful for you does not necessarily mean that its
true for everyone. Thus, art cannot be limited to one
definition. Art has multiple forms, meanings and
genres. Art’s definition is spawned at a certain period,
culture and society. Let us look some of these
definitions.
See if you can do this!
 
Critic the art work below using the following guide questions:
 
 
What is the art work about?
What is it for?
What meaning does it convey?
What it is made of?
What is its style?
How good is the artwork?
What is its contribution to the society?
Why is the artwork significant?
(source: http://tempo.com.ph/2019/11/22/seag-cauldron-worth-every-peso-duterte/)
 
SEA GAMES Cauldron at the newly built New Clark City Sports Complex in Capas, Tarlac
National Artist for Architecture - Francisco Mañosa
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Instruction:
All the given task today must be
answered in the Google classroom. Use
your WMSU account to join into the class.

Note: I will set enough time to answer

such activity and once a particular
activity is already closed then you cannot
make up for the missed task. FYI.
THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING AND
KEEP SAFE
EVERYONE!