ARTS APPRECIATION

Art appreciation centers on the ability to view art throughout history,

focusing on the cultures and the people, and how art developed in the specific
periods.

Module No. 1
Humanities and Art

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS...................................................................................................... 2
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................... 3
MODULE OBJECTIVES......................................................................................................4
LESSON
Description of Art Appreciation..................................................................................... 6
The Creation of Arts........................................................................................................ 6
Functions of Arts............................................................................................................. 8
Purpose of Art................................................................................................................. 9
Classification of Art.......................................................................................................10
ACTIVITY 1..................................................................................................................... 13
ACTIVITY DETAILS........................................................................................................ 14
REFERENCES..................................................................................................................15

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INTRODUCTION
In the vast tapestry of human culture, the interwoven threads of humanities and the arts
stand as profound reflections of our existence. The realm of humanities encompasses the
study of human culture, including literature, philosophy, history, and art. Anchored in
the diverse expressions of the human experience, the arts contribute a vital component
to the tapestry, enriching it with colors, emotions, and insights.

Art appreciation centers on the ability to view art throughout history, focusing on the
cultures and the people, and how art developed in the specific periods. It is difficult to
understand art without understanding the culture, their use of materials, and a sense of
beauty. Art is conveyed by the simple act of creating art for art's sake. Every person is
born with the innate desire to create art, and similar to other professions, training is
essential in honing skills to produce art. Art education broadens a person's
comprehension, development, and visions of art. Art brings an understanding of
diversity, how people lived in the past, and connects the issues concerning contemporary
life and art today.

The history of the world is similarly the history of art, continually intertwined. For
millions of years, as humans roamed the earth, evolution, and environment shaped
many different cultures depending on location, weather, natural resources, and food.
These cultures formed the foundation of all art today. Art appreciation analyzes art using
the methods and materials, allowing people to make connections to the context of art and
the interactions of societies. It is difficult to understand art without understanding the
humanities intertwined with it.

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 MODULE OBJECTIVES
When you finish the module, you should be able to:

● Describe the relationship between humanities and the arts.

● Recognize the role of humanities in promoting intercultural understanding and
civic engagement.
● Identify various forms of human expression within the realm of humanities, such
as literature, philosophy, history, and the arts.
● Discuss the role of humanities in connecting individuals with their community
through art exposure.
● Explain how art can convey ideas about the past, present, and future.
● Evaluate the role of colors, shapes, and depictions in creating meaningful art.
● Describe the importance of critical and innovative thinking in the context of art
appreciation.
● Differentiate between apparent and implied meanings in artwork.
● Understand the process of creating art and its significance in bringing fragmented
thoughts and feelings together.
● Explain the role of artists in society and their contribution to creative expression.
● Analyze the three phases of art creation: ideas, materials, and forms.
● Identify and explain the functions of art, including individual, social, economic,
political, historical, cultural, physical, and aesthetic functions.
● Discuss the purpose of art, including its role in creativity, expression,
commemoration, and communication of values.
● Recognize the classification of art based on various characteristics such as form,
shape, function, use, and social context.
● Differentiate between visual arts, performing arts, and literary arts.
● Identify key examples of visual arts, performing arts, and literary arts and
describe their significance.
● Discuss the importance of creativity, imagination, and artistic merit in the
creation and appreciation of art.

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 LESSON
MEANING AND IMPORTANCE OF HUMANITIES
The arts are usually considered as part of the
humanities. Humanities are studies about human
culture, such as literature, philosophy, history, and
the arts. The humanities and the arts are central to
all human cultures throughout time as their study
can facilitate deeper intercultural understanding and
lay the groundwork for a civically engaged life. They
can also prepare you to think critically, act creatively,
and succeed in a rapidly changing world.

Humanities is more concerned on how a person

expresses his/her feelings. These feelings can be in
facial manifestations or body movements. Laughing,
crying, clenching our fists, curling our toes,
stretching out our fingers, and crossing our arms are
representations of humanities (Menoy, 2009).

As a branch of knowledge, Humanities explores human conditions through the use of

analytical, critical, or theoretical methods. These methods are in the form of ideas and
words that help make our life more meaningful. Moreover, humanities can also be the
study on how an individual documented and processed his/her experiences particularly
in connecting to others (Stanford University, 2016). Imparting humanities as an academic
science is designed to let our learners (particularly the new generations) become creative
and artistic individuals. Humanities help the students to connect with the community
through art exposure like museum outings, concerts, theater performance, etc. (Marcos,
2010).

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DESCRIPTION OF ARTS
APPRECIATION
People look at art with different
ideas that they want to know more
about or may be studying. Art can
show ideas about the past, what is
currently happening and what may
happen in the future. It can also
show meaning, love, boredom, and
creativity (Ramos, 2012). Art can be
meaningful because of the colors, shapes, and depictions it can create. Art Appreciation
is a way to motivate ideas and allows individuals to illustrate their feelings when they
view an artwork. It helps develop critical and innovative skills in thinking and teaches
essential qualities in listening, observing, and responding to multiple viewpoints. It also
requires an ability to differentiate what is apparent and what is not (Gargaro & Jilg, 2016
and Sanger, 2012).

THE CREATION OF ARTS

In our life, we experience so much fragmentation of our thoughts and feelings. But, by
creating art, it brings things back together. We merely make art because of so many
reasons, and we enjoy the process of it.

The word “art” is from a Latin arti,

which means craftsmanship,
inventiveness, mastery of form, skill.
It includes literature, music,
paintings, photography, sculpture,
etc. It serves as an original record of
human needs and achievements. It
usually refers to the so-called “fine
arts” (e.g., graphics, plastic, and
building) and to the so-called “minor
arts” (everyday, useful, applied, and
decorative arts). It is the process of using our senses and emotions in making creative
activities (Marcos, 2010). It is a human capability to make things beautiful (e.g., buildings,

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illustration, designing, painting, sculpture, and Photography) through the production of
his/her imagination depending on the preparation, theme, medium, and values used.

Significantly, the word artist comes from the French word artiste and the Spanish artista,
which means “performer.” It is someone who creates art that is merely trades and
professions by which different people make their living (Goines, 2004).

Artist most often refers to those who

create within a context of the fine arts
such as acting, dancing, drawing,
filmmaking, painting, sculpture,
writing, photography, and music. They
are those who use imagination, and a
skill to construct works that may be
judged to have aesthetic importance.
Creativity is a characteristic of an artist
that progressed in the extent of his/her
life to express feelings. These are all
processed in three significant phases namely:
A. The Creation of ideas. Artists are usually impressionable persons. They used
their experiences as their basis in the making of dance, picture, a poem, or a play
or a song. For example, a composer may write a song on the developing romance
between a man and a woman, or on the pains of a broken-hearted.
B. The Creation of the Materials. The artist uses different materials or mediums to
give form to an idea. For example, a painter uses pigments; a sculptor uses wood,
metal or stone; an author uses words; and a composer who uses musical sounds to
determine the notes.
C. The Creation of Forms. There are diverse forms used by the artists in expressing
their ideas. It is a medium of artistic expression recognized as fine art. This form
is used to explain the physical nature of the artwork like in metal sculpture, an oil
painting, etc.

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FUNCTIONS OF ARTS
From the very beginning, arts have been part of human history. It described, defined,
and deepened the human experience. In the Prehistoric period for example, peoples
performed songs and dances to gratify their ancestors. Likewise, hunters brushed
different figures on the walls of caves to depict their day to day experiences. Arts also
serve several functions which are item outcome to its purpose (Menoy, 2009), namely:
1. Individual Function – The artists perform arts because of the passion of their
respective art forms. A singer presents a concert for free because of his advocacy
and the love of singing.
2. Social Function – Man associates with others through his art performance that
arouses social consciousness. Examples of this association are the choral singing,
group dancing, public art exhibits and other practices.
3. Economic Functions – Arts are emerging as a potent force in the economic life of
people and assumes an essential role as a direct and indirect contributor to state
economies. Example of this is by generating economic vitality in
under-performing regions through crafts, tourism, and cultural attractions.
4. Political Functions – Art provides a forum for ideas that will lead to employment,
prestige, status, and power. During the election period, for example, the
candidates created their artworks (posters) which expressed their propaganda,
agendas and political views about making a stable society.
5. Historical Functions – Art is an essential technique for information to be
recorded and preserved. It serves to document or reconstruct historical figures
and events. Most museums that are in Museums, for example, are filled with

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 amazing stories about the world's most excellent and most creative people who
brought us treasures. By looking at a work of art’s colors, materials, and
symbolism, we can learn about the story and culture that produced it in the past.
6. Cultural Functions – Art is an articulation and transmission of new information
and values. Example, when you think of Manila, you probably think of Fort
Santiago, Luneta Park, and its world-renowned churches, or the famous
Intramuros.
7. Physical Functions – Buildings are artistically designed and constructed to
protect their occupants and make their life inside more meaningful. Architects,
Industrial and Graphic Designers, and Interior Decorators share responsibility in
building environments that balance forms and functions.
8. Aesthetic Functions – Any artwork means beauty. It is a visual spice for
gracefully adorned interiors and can bring out the most elegant features of
different décor elements. It reasonably reproduced visual images which
communicate through fantastic persuasions and meaningful words.

PURPOSE OF ART
Creativity or imagination is the primary basis
of art. Art is created when an artist produces
a stimulating experience that is considered by
his audience to have artistic merit. The
artwork is the visual expression of an idea or
experience of an artist, through the use of a
medium (Frank, 2011). It allows expression of
the individuality of the artist. Through artistic
endeavors, we can share what is important to
us with others and can learn about the values
of feelings of those sharing art with us. Some
purposes of art are the following:

1. Create Beauty – Art is an expression of our thoughts, emotions, and intuitions. It

is the communication of concepts that cannot be faithfully portrayed by words
alone. The Artist has considered nature as the standard of beauty. The example of
beauty can be in a snowy mountain scene, and the art is the photograph of it
shown to the family.

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 2. Provide Decoration – Artworks are used to create a pleasing environment. It is
intended to beautify things to please and amuse the viewers through its colors and
patterns.
3. Reveal Truth – Artwork helped to pursue truth and attempted to reveal about
how the world works. It is a kind of language that allows artists to send a message
to the souls of the recipients that help change their attitudes, their sensibility, and
their ethics.
4. Express Values – Arts can illuminate our inner lives and enrich our emotional
world. Through arts, the artist will be encouraged to develop their creativity,
challenge, and communication skills. It also promotes self- esteem and wellness.
5. Commemorate Experience – Art serves to convey the personal experiences of an
artist and record his impression in his work.
6. Create Harmony – An artist makes use of the composition to put an order in the
diverse content of his work.

CLASSIFICATIONS OF ART
Many changes in the arts took place during the early modern period. Its classification
can be based on many characteristics, including form, shape, function, use, or social
context. Works of art are classified in many different ways, namely:

1. Visual Arts - These arts are those

forms that create works which are
primarily visual (forms perceived
by the eyes). The man can take the
beauty of nature through a piece of
paper so that other people may take
time appreciating the captured
image. Examples of these arts
include:
a. Painting - This form of
visual art aims to evoke an
emotion from the viewers. It
is practiced by applying colors or other media to a surface with a brush or
other objects.
b. Sculpture - This form of visual arts characterized as the art of representing
imagined or observed objects in hard materials such as glass, metals, or

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 wood in three dimensions.
c. Architecture - This form of art provides us with the physical structure we
live in. It is a profound expression of human culture in a particular period,
and it will endure and outlive us in forms of monuments that future
generations will study and strive to understand.
d. Drawing - This form of art enhances the way we see the world around and
conditions us to capture its details in a two-dimensional medium. This has
been a critical element of art throughout history and in the contemporary
art world.
e. Photography - This form of art is a process of creating portraits by
recording radiation on a radiation-sensitive medium, such as electronic
image sensors or photographic films.
f. Cinema - Movies are the highest art form because it takes writing, story,
photography, drawing, painting, concept art, animation, visual effects,
music, acting, and a whole host of other talents, skills, and abilities from
talented individuals.
g. Digital Arts and Animation - with the rise of technology, art is now
transferred in the tech world and the rise of animation and graphic design
became popular thanks to digital tools.

2. Performing Arts - These arts are those

forms in which the artists used his/her
own body, face, and presence as a
medium. Examples of these arts are as
follows:
a. Theater (Drama) - This form of
art uses performers to present
the experience of a real or
imagined event before a live
audience in a specific place and
time.
b. Music - This form of art helps to express our mood and feel the way
through our emotions and ideas. Based on a study, different types of music
may be suitable to different moods though classical music is still
recommended as the most calming music option.
c. Dance - This form of art is expressed through body movement which
entails social interaction, or presented in a spiritual or performance
setting.

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 d. Film - This form of art allows us to explore the complexities of the human
situation. This is used to work out our emotions, to make history come
alive, science is explained, and literary works are brought into life. The
term 'film' is commonly applied to movies of an artistic or educational
nature and is not expected to have broad, commercial appeal.
e. Installation Art - The fundamental nature of this form of art is the
participation of the spectators. In this work of art, viewers become active
and navigate the work in an environment that they can experience
visually. It also has the capacity of passing on particular information about
any significant event around the world and interactively represents
documentary issues.
f. Opera - This form of art helps to tell stories through music. This is also
performed with a full orchestra composed of the various musical
instrument sections. In this art form, singers and musicians perform a
dramatic work by combining text (called a libretto) and musical score.
g. Stagecraft - This form of art is a technical aspect of theatrical production.
This includes constructing and arranging scenery, hanging and focusing of
lighting, the design of costumes, makeup, and procurement of props, stage
management and recording and mixing of sound.

3. Literary Arts - These arts

centered on creative writing and
other composition processes
which are intended to be read.
These include prose and poetry
(e.g., novels, short stories, sonnet,
ballad, epic, and essay).

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 ACTIVITY 1
Answer the following questions for 5 points each.

1. Do you think of yourself as a creative person? If you do, why? If you don’t, why
not?
2. Are you more creative and most productive when feeling happy? Do you suffer
if you are not?
3. What talent/s would you like to improve as a person? Why?
4. If you are a creative person, which of the discussed forms of art are you
proficient or at least involved with? If you don’t find yourself a creative person,
which of the discussed forms of your art do you want to associate yourself with?

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ACTIVITY DETAILS
The following are the rubrics for grading and scoring guide for the activities found in this
module:

Activity 1 – Total of 20 points

EFFECTIVELY USES A VARIETY

EFFECTIVELY
OF
INTERPRETS AND DEPTH AND BREADTH OF
POINTS INFORMATION-GATHERING
SYNTHESIZES UNDERSTANDING
TECHNIQUES AND
INFORMATION
INFORMATION RESOURCES

Demonstrates an extensive Consistently interprets Demonstrates a thorough

knowledge of basic information the information understanding of the important
resources and commands a gathered for tasks in an concepts or generalizations and
wide range of accurate and highly provides analysis and new
5-4 information-gathering insightful way and insights into some aspects of
techniques. Demonstrates provides highly creative that information.
creativity and resourcefulness and unique synthesis of
in collecting data and creating that information.
original data.

Demonstrates knowledge of Consistently interprets Displays a complete and

basic information resources and the information accurate understanding of the
commands a useful range of gathered for tasks important concepts of
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information gathering accurately and generalizations.
techniques. synthesizes the
information concisely.

Demonstrates little familiarity Rarely, if ever, interprets Demonstrates severe

with basic information or information gathered misconceptions about the
demonstrates a command of for tasks accurately or concepts and generalizations.
2
only a few basic synthesizes the
information-gathering information concisely.
techniques.

Fails to meet the minimum Fails to meet the Fails to meet the minimum
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standard. minimum standard. standard.

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REFERENCES

Ramos, A. B. and Oberes, D. A. (2018). Art appreciation for the new general education
curriculum. Mutya Publishing: Valenzuela City, Manila

Gustlin, D. and Gustlin, Z. (2016). A World Perspective of Art Appreciation. Academic

Senate for California Community Colleges.

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