SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE

Sogod, Southern Leyte

LEARNING MODULE NO. 2

Name: __________________________________________ Score: ________________

Course & Year: __________________________________. Date: _________________
Subject: Art Appreciation
Module Title: Art Appreciation: Creativity, Imagination, and Expression
Learning Outcome: By the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
1. characterize artistic expression based on personal experiences with art;
2. discuss the nature of art's preliminary expression; and
3. categorize works of art by citing personal experiences.
References:
Collingwood, R.G. (1938). The Principles of Art. Worcestershire: Read Books Ltd.
Art Appreciation by Bernardo Nicolas Caslib, Jr. et.al. 1st Edition
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I. Concept Notes/Big Ideas/ Summary
 CREATIVITY- it requires "thinking outside the box". It is what sets apart one artwork from
another. Let's say for example those artworks that we have not yet seen like it or when it is
out of the ordinary.
 IMAGINATION- Imagination is not constrained by the walls of the norm, but goes beyond that.
That is why an artist's mind sits a vast gallery of artworks. An artwork that does not need to
be a real thing, but can be something that is imaginary. So, art can be a product of
imagination, or imagination as a product of art.
 EXPRESSION- Sometimes you felt something is going on within you, you try to explain it but
you do not know how. One word is not enough to describe the nature of what you truly feel,
and finally you try to release yourself by doing something, which is called expressing oneself
(Collingwood, 1938). Meaning, we can express our inner self through 'Art'. Expressing
emotions is something different from describing emotions.
WAYS OF EXPRESSING ONESELF THROUGH ART:
1.) VISUAL ARTS- creations that fall under this category are those that appeal to the sense of sight and
are mainly visual in nature (things that can be seen in the way they perceived things in nature). Visual
arts are the kind of art form that the population is most likely more exposed to.
Some mediums of visual arts include paintings, drawings, letterings, printing, sculptures, digital imaging,
and more.
2.) FILM- is the art of putting together successions of still images in order to create an illusion of
movement. Filmmaking focuses on its aesthetic, cultural, and social value and is considered as both an
art and an industry.
Filmmaking techniques include: motion-picture camera, animation techniques, Computer-Generated
Imagery (CGI).
3.) PERFORMANCE ART- is a live art and the artist's medium is mainly the human body which he or she
uses to perform, but also employs other kind of art such as visual art, props, or sound. It includes four
important elements: time, where the performance took place, the performer/performer's body, and a
relationship between the audience and the performer(s).
4.) POETRY PERFORMANCE- an artist's way of expressing emotions through WORDS. Words that are
carefully selected to exhibit clarity and beauty to stimulate strong emotions of joy, anger, love, sorrow,
etc. Since it is a poetry performance, these words are combined with movements, tone, volume, and
intensity of the delivery.
5.) ARCHITECTURE- making of beautiful buildings. Buildings should embody the three important
elements: plan, construction, and design to merit the title "architecture". The striking balance of lines,
colors, and shapes should be present.
6.) DANCE- series of movements that follows the rhythm of the music accompaniment. Dancers are free
to create and invent their own movements as long as they deem graceful and beautiful to express
themselves.
7.) LITERARY ART- goes beyond the usual professional, academic, journalistic, and other
technical forms of writing. In this art form you don't need to follow a specific format or norm,
you can have a unique style instead. This includes both fiction and non-fiction stories.
8.) THEATER- uses live performers to present accounts or imaginary events before a live
audience. This follows a script, considers several elements such as: acting, gesture, lighting,
sound effects, musical score, scenery, and props.
Genres of theater: drama, musical, tragedy, comedy, and improvisation
9.) APPLIED ARTS- incorporating elements of style and design to everyday items with the aim of
increasing their aesthetical value. Artists in this art form brings beauty, charm, and comfort into
many things that are useful in everyday life. Examples are: Industrial design, Interior design,
Fashion design, and Graphic design.
II. ACTIVITY
Let's Make It Happen! Using the table below, write down examples of the different art forms
studied in this lesson. Provide ways on how these art forms express and unmask creativity from
the artist.
Types of Art Expression Example How does this express? How does this unmask
the artist's creativity?
VISUAL ART Some mediums of The visual arts give a Art engages children on
visual arts include way to express feeling, many different levels as
paintings, drawings, emotion, opinion, or it supports eye-hand
letterings, printing, taste through visual coordination,
sculptures, digital means for instance, creativity, and visual
imaging, and more. photography, painting, learning, among other
sculpting and drawing. development skills.
FILM Filmmaking techniques Film can express It unmasks artist
include: motion-picture feelings and emotions, creativity. Not only
camera, animation conveying a message because they contain
techniques, Computer- to the audience. many other forms of
Generated Imagery art but also, because
 (CGI). they were a way for
creators to relay their
vision, their
imagination to the
audience.
PERFORMANCE ART Include dance, music, Performance arts have It unmasks the artists’
opera, theatre and ways to express an creativity by turning
musical theater, magic, opinion, emotion, the ordinary to extra
illusion, mime, spoken feeling, or taste ordinary.
word, puppetry, and through means of
circus arts. performance
POETRY “Wussy Boy Manifesto” Poetry writing allows It often employs rhyme
PERFORMANCE is an example of the one to express and meter. It unmasks
comedic slam poem, a themselves through the artist creativity by
staple of every the written word. their words are strung
competition. together to form
sounds, images, and
ideas that might be too
complex or abstract to
be understood directly.
ARCHETICTURE Hagia Sophia Museum, Architectural buildings Architects create
Istanbul. from houses to designs for new
libraries are all built construction projects,
Trinity College Library, and designed to alterations and
Dublin. express a person’s redevelopments. They
emotions and feelings use their specialist
as well as to provoke construction
specific emotion of knowledge and high-
those occupying the level drawing skills to
structure. design buildings that
are functional, safe,
sustainable and
aesthetically pleasing.
DANCE Ballet, Ballroom, In Dance, our purpose It requires one person
Contemporary, Hip is to express emotions, a lot of time, blood and
Hop, Jazz, Tap Dance, communicating effort, to be able to
Folk Dance, and Irish physically, allowing perform a sort of dance
Dance. those feelings to move flawlessly and
through the body, out gracefully. Experience,
of the body, and in continuous practice
doing so, to move and expertise in
others. performing can unmask
an artist’s creativity in
dancing.
LITERARY ART Poetry, Journalism, Use words to express They show how they
Blogging and Creative themselves and feel. They use what
Writing. communicate emotions they got to express
to the readers. themselves through
literary art and other
types/kinds of art.
THEATER A building with Theater is a The mastery of the
multiple screens where collaborative art form script, the acting and
movies are shown is an which combines words, gestures unmasked the
example of a movie voice, movement and artist’s creativity for
theater. visual elements to they must deliver every
express meaning. line perfectly and do
not make any mistake
 because it is performed
live. The artist
developed their
knowledge, skills and
talent in this particular
field of art.
APPLIED ARTS Examples are: Are all the arts that It unmasks artists
Industrial design, apply design and creativity by being calm
Interior design, decoration to everyday stay confident and
Fashion design, and and essentially trust yourself on what
Graphic design. practical objects in are you doing.
order to make them
aesthetically pleasing.