TOPIC 1: COURSE OVERVIEW

OBJECTIVES/ INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES:

 Orientation on the KSU VM, Quality Policy & Academic Policies

DISCUSSION:
Vision : A Knowledge and Technology Hub in Asia-Pacific Region

Mission: Kalinga State University shall primarily provide higher and advanced education,
professional instruction and training in the arts, agriculture, forestry, social and natural sciences
and technology, and other relevant fields of study. It shall also promote and undertake research
and extension services, and provide progressive leadership in its areas of specialization.

Quality Policy : Kalinga State University is committed to provide quality education and engage
in relevant researches, effective extension services, and viable income generating projects that
satisfy the needs of its stakeholders and other interested parties towards sustainable
development through good governance;
Steadfast to develop the Human resource of Kalinga, the Philippines and the Asia Pacific; and,
United to comply with statutory and regulatory requirements and to continuously implement a
monitoring and evaluation system to improve the effectiveness of its Quality Management
System.

REFERENCES:
 KSU QMS Manual
 KSU Student Handbook

TOPIC 2: ART APPRECIATION and BRIEF HISTORY

OBJECTIVES/ INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES:

 Determine student’s expectation of the course
 Define the importance of art appreciation relative to their course

DISCUSSION:
ART STYLE – the way the artwork looks. The manner in which the artist portrays his or her
subject matter and how the artist expresses his or her vision. Style is determined by the
characteristics that describe the artwork, such as the way the artist employs form, color, and
composition, etc. another important factor in determining they style of an artwork is to
examine the way the artist handles the medium, taking into account the method or technique
that the artist uses.
 - Artworks that have certain features in common are considered to have the same
style.
ART MOVEMENT – classifying artists of a certain period or style.

- Collective titles that are given to artworks which share the same artistic ideals, style,
technical approach or timeframe.
ART APPRECIATION – knowledge and understanding of the universal and timeless qualities that
identify art. The more you appreciate and understand the art of different eras, movements,
styles and techniques, the better you can develop, evaluate and improve your own artwork.

TIMELIME OF ART MOVEMENTS:

30,000 B.C – 2500 B.C – Stone Age; Cave painting, fertility goddesses, megalithic structures

3500 B.C – 539 B.C – Mesopotamian; Warrior art and narration in stone relief

3100 B.C – 30 B.C – Egyptian; art with an artificial focus: pyramids and tomb painting

850 B.C – 31 B.C – Greek and Hellenistic; Greek idealism: balance, perfect proportions,
architectural orders

500 B.C – 476 A.D – Roman; roman realism: practical and down to earth

653 B.C – 1900 – Indian, Chinese, and Japanese; Serene, meditative art and arts of the floating
world.

500 B.C – 1550 – Medieval Art (Early Christian, celtic, Byzantine, Coptic, Orthodox, Islamic,
Romanesque, and Gothic)

1400 – 1600 – Renaissance

1600 – 1725 – Baroque Art

1720 – 1760 – Rococo Art

1760 – 1830 – Neoclassical

1800 – 1850 – Romanticism

1800s – Academic Art

1840 – 1870 – Realism

1848 – 1854 – Pre-raphaelite Art

 1870 – 1900 – Impressionism

1880 – 1920 – Post-impressionism

1880 – 1910 – Symbolism

1905 – 1908 – Fauvism

1905 – 1925 – Expressionism

1908 – 1920 – Cubism

1909 – 1918 – Futurism

From 1910 – Abstract Art

1916 – 1923 – Dada

1915 – 1945 – Precisionism

From 1920s – Surrealism

1920 – 1935 – Art Deco

1956 – 1960s – Pop Art

1970 - present – Postmodernism and deconstructivism

ACTIVITY: INDIVIDUAL SEATWORK

Q1. If you were an artist what kind of artist would you be? Why?
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TOPIC 3: FUNCTIONS OF ART PHILOSOPHY

OBJECTIVES/ INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Distinguish between directly functional and indirectly function art
Apply concepts and theories on beauty and aesthetics in real life scenarios

DISCUSSION:
 TOPIC 4: SUBJECT AND CONTENT

OBJECTIVE/ INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME:

Differentiate content from subject
Classify artworks according to subject
Analyze how artists present their subjects in relation to the real subject
Characterize sources and kinds of art

DISCUSSION:

DEFINITION OF TERMS
SUBJECT is the visual focus or the image that may be extracted from examining the
artwork.
CONTENT is the meaning that is communicated by the artist or the artwork.
FORM is the development and configuration of the artwork.
TYPES OF SUBJECT

REPRESENTATIONAL ART (figurative art) the subject of this refer to objects or events
occurring in the real world. The figures depicted are easy to make out and decipher.
NON-REPRESENTATIONAL ART (non-figurative) this kind of art does not make reference to
the real world. Visual elements; shapes, lines and colors that are employed to represent
emotions, feelings and concepts.
ABSTRACT ART is a departure from reality, a complete severance from the world.

SOURCES AND KINDS OF SUBJECT

NATURE; plants, animals, bodies of water and the terrain, landmasses, seasons.
GODS AND GODDESSES (DIVINE) These are often expressions of the sacred or the
profane, sired by reality or supplemented by the artist’s imagination.
“art was central to religious experience”
HISTORY/ HISTORICAL EVENTS; events that are familiar and sometimes even common or
shared in world context such as important leaders and figures, important events and
representation of ideologies or values. This serves as documentary and commemorative
artworks.

CONTENT
FACTUAL MEANING – the most basic level of meaning
CONVENTIONAL MEANING – the acknowledged interpretation of the artwork using motifs,
signs, symbols and other cyphers as bases of its meaning.
SUBJECTIVE MEANING– this stems from the viewer’s or audience’s circumstances

ACTIVITY: HOMEWORK

 A4 BOND PAPER (DON’T FORGET TO WRITE YOUR NAME AND SECTION)

 CHOOSE AN ARTWORK (ANYTHING)
 NAME/ TITLE OF THE ARTWORK
 NAME OF THE ARTIST
 WHEN WAS IT MADE
 PROVIDE A PICTURE
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING…
QUESTION 1. WHAT TYPE OF SUBJECT WAS DEPICTED IN THE ARTWORK?
 QUESTION 2. WHAT WAS THE SOURCE OF THE SUBJECT?
QUESTION 3. WHAT KIND OF CONTENT WAS SHOWN?
QUESTION 4. FROM YOUR OWN PERSPECTIVE, PROVIDE A SUBJECTIVE MEANING
TO THE ARTWORK.

TOPIC 5: ARTIST AND ARTISAN; PRODUCTION PROCESS

OBJECTIVE/ INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME:

Identify the medium in various forms of art; visual, auditory and combined arts
Define an artist’s and artisan’s medium and technique
Define the role of managers, curators, buyers, collectors, art dealers in the art world
Differentiate bet. Artist’s and artisan approach/technique towards a particular medium
Understand that the artisan’s work is an end in itself and the artist’s work is a means to an end

DISCUSSION:

ARTIST - a person who creates art. Transfer their visions to canvases or medium. Develop
ideas. Selecting a medium.

ARTISAN - craftsmen who make practical artistic products. They gain their knowledge by
studying the master craftsman. To create something new. Sell and promote their items

GUILD - Made to formulate and regulate education on craft. To work together as a group
- Master artisan
- Apprentices

ART CURATOR - interpretation and development of the artwork

- Research
- arbiter of design and layout
- decider for the display and hanging in the exhibit

COLLECTOR - Acquire artworks for appreciation and enjoyment

-scholarship and educational opportunity
-preservation
-investment
-lifestyle

BUYERS - Initially assess and survey the artwork that collectors are interested in. Oversee the
sale of the artwork

ART DEALERS - has a direct hand on the distribution and circulation of artworks;
-direct sale
-galleries
-auction

EXHIBITION - This is where artists and their artwork gets to be showcased. It may be long-term/
permanent. It may be temporary/ changes periodically. Maybe a solo exhibition or group
exhibition.

GALLERIES - display, distribute n circulate artworks

 MUSEUM - display artworks for the education of the public and the appreciation of these objects
only.

PRODUCTION PROCESS
1. PREPRODUCTION – The artist’s idea
2. PRODUCTION – execution; choosing the medium and gathering resources
3. POSTPRODUCTION – allow the artwork to set and final touches. Deciding how to
showcase or circulated to the public.

MEDIUM AND TECHNIQUE

MEDIUM - A mode of expression in which a concept, idea, or message is conveyed
TECHNIQUE – how the artist manipulates or use the chosen medium

TOPIC 6: ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF ART

OBJECTIVE/ INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME:

Identify the elements of art
Analyze the various elements present in visual, auditory, and combined arts
Determine dominant elements used in hybrid or modified art expressions
Determine factors influencing artists such as distortion, transformation, appropriation in an
experimental or hybrid art expression
Identify the principles of design
Define and translate principles of design in an artwork
Create an artwork depicting the various principles of design
Classify the various art movements by citing their important characteristics such as historical
background, factors, influential person, socio-political issues, and prevalent artists, art forms
and media
Present the history and movements of the arts through a timeline
Cite important characteristics in an art work based on the era movement

DISCUSSION:

LINE
 A point moving at an identifiable path, it has
1. Length
2. Direction
3. Width
 One dimensional
 May suggest meaning or message being conveyed by the artist
 Has the ability to direct the eyes to follow movement or provide hints as to work’s focal
point
 HORIZONTAL LINE – associated with rest or calm. Connotes a visual sense of being
parallel to the ground, position of a reclined body at rest. Stability and firmness.
 VERTICAL LINE – connotes elevation or height, associated with exaltation or aspiration
for action. Stability and firmness.
 DIAGONAL LINE – convey movement and instability
 CROOKED/ JAGGED LINES – reminiscent of violence, conflict, or struggle
 CURVED LINE – bent or coiled, alludes softness, grace, flexibility, sensuality.
SHAPE AND FORM
 Define a space occupied by the object of the art.
 SHAPE – has height and width
 FORM – has height, width and depth
SHAPE
1. GEOMETRIC – originated from mathematical propositions; squares, triangles, cubes, spheres,
cones, etc.
2. ORGANIC – readily occurring in nature, irregular and asymmetrical.
space
 Usually inferred from a sense of depth
 Real space is three dimensional
 Two dimensional space is manifested through the use or non-use of an area
- Positive space – the use of shadow
- Negative space – white space
- Three dimensional space – shading

COLOR
 Property of light
 HUE – name of the color
- Primary colors – red, yellow, blue
- Secondary colors – mixture of the primary colors; green, orange, and violet
- Tertiary colors – mixture of primary and secondary colors
 VALUE – brightness or darkness of color. Often used to create illusion of depth and
solidity, mood, feeling, or establishing a scene.
- Light colors – source of light in the composition
- Dark colors – the lack or even absence of light
 TINT – lighter color than the normal value
 SHADE – darker color than the normal value

INTENSITY
 The color’s brightness and dullness; the strength of a color
- Bright/ warm colors – positive energy
- Dull or cool colors – sedate/soothing, seriousness or calm
 COLOR HARMONIES
- Monochromatic harmonies – uses variations of a hue
- Complementary harmonies – involves two colors opposite each other in the color
wheel.
- Analogous harmonies – make use of two colors beside each other in the color wheel.

TEXTURE
 Renders the art object tactile (through touch or sight)
 Rough or smooth, hard or soft, sharp or dull, etc.
 TWO DIMMENTIONAL PLANE – texture is implied; one can imagine how the surface
will feel like.
 SURFACE TEXTURE – texture of three dimensional art object.

PLANES AND PERSPECTIVE

• LINEAR PERSPECTIVE
- As objects recede, the smaller they become
- VANISHING POINT - parallel lines seem to converge when they recede into a
distance, at a point, they both disappear
Types of perspective
• ONE POINT PERSPECTIVE
– parallel lines that seem to converge at a specific and lone vanishing point, along the horizon
lines
Two point perspective
• Makes use of two vanishing points, which can be placed anywhere along the horizon
line
Three point perspective
• Makes use of the three vanishing points, each corresponding to each axis of the scene

ELEMENTS OF AUDITORY ART

RHYTHM
BEAT – basic unit of music
TEMPO – speed (beats per second)
METER – arrangement of beats into a recurrent pattern
LARGO – slowly and broadly
ANDANTE – walking pace
MODERATO – moderate speed
ALLEGRO – fast
VIVACE – lively
ACCELERANDO – gradually speeding up
RALLENTADO – gradually slowing down
ALLARGANDO – getting slower, broadening
RUBATO – rhythm is played freely
DYNAMICS - Loudness or quietness of music
PIANISSIMO – very quiet
PIANO – quiet
MEZZO-PIANO – moderately quiet
MEZZO-FORTE – moderately loud
FORTE – loud
FORTISSIMO – very loud
MELODY - Succession or arrangement of sounds. The main tune in a piece of music.
PITCH – highness or lowness of musical sound
HARMONY - Combination of pitches to form chords
DISONANCE – harsh sounding chords
CONSONANCE – smooth sounding chords
CHORD – several notes that are simultaneously played
TIMBRE- Color of music. Distinguishes a voice or instrument from another.
TEXTURE - Layers of different melodies and harmonies
MONOPHONIC – single melodic line
POLYPHONIC – two or more melodic lines
HOMOPHONIC – main melody accompanied by chords