Art Appreciation Course Material PDF - 1st Term AY 2020-2021

GENERAL EDUCATION ART APPRECIATION COURSE MATERIAL CABANTAC MANCHING HERNANDEZ 1st Term AY 2020-2021 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Art Appreciation promotes a deeper and more expansive ap...

GENERAL EDUCATION ART APPRECIATION COURSE MATERIAL CABANTAC MANCHING HERNANDEZ 1st Term AY 2020-2021 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Art Appreciation promotes a deeper and more expansive appreciation of Art through its opus along with the multitude of cultural histories an individual has inherited. INTRODUCTION TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction II. Theoretical Foundations of Art This module is designed to help you: Relationships of Art Develop a systematic approach in understanding art in all forms. Functions & Qualities of Art Art, Man and Society Contribute to society and become active participants, critical of their III. Art Criticism surroundings. IV. Visual Arts Observe, participate in or otherwise experience works of art V. Performing Arts in order to appreciate their role VI. Contemporary/Media Arts and purpose in life. VII. Critical Evaluation COURSE DESCRIPTION Art Appreciation promotes a deeper and more expansive appreciation of Art through its opus along with the multitude of cultural histories an individual has inherited. Students will learn how to develop a five-system approach in understanding art in all forms based on Description, Analysis, Context, Meaning, and Judgment. Through systemic thinking, reflective and blended learning, students are envisioned to become active participants, critical of their surroundings. This course aims to provide students the opportunity to explore visual principles and elements, observe, participate in or otherwise experience works of art in order to appreciate their role and purpose in life. INTRODUCTION COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of the course, the student must be able to (CLO): Grasp what Art Appreciation is all about and its direct use to any profession or endeavor Determine what art appreciation is and come up own definition for it Distinguish different views on art and its link to varied works of art Establish useful and workable perspective of innovation in relation to own art work Apply five-step process in critiquing and developing own innovative art Enrich understanding of the different art forms, both general and specific Explore art in the world of scriptwriting and film making Exhibit sense of pride and achievement as they present their finished output and concept paper COURSE REQUIREMENTS Completing all the minor and major Performance Tasks such as portfolio, reflective papers etc. Reading the assigned texts and other learning materials prior to attending classes Active participation in classroom activities and discussions including individual and group dynamics to achieve the Learning Outcomes Regular and punctual attendance in submission of requirements Access to Office365 Account, including Outlook, Microsoft Teams, OneNote, and Class Notebook Smartphone and Laptop/Desktop and an internet connection COURSE POLICIES Attendance: You will be held responsible for missing the class and all the activities made in the class. Attendance will be checked at any time during the online class; Tardiness is not being tracked. Absences are considered excused if and only if proper and complete documentation has been presented to the professor. Plagiarism and Academic Honesty: All work submitted in this class must be your own work, generated exclusively for this class. The use of sources (ideas, quotations, paraphrases) should be properly documented. In clear cases of plagiarism or academic dishonesty, the award of a failing mark for the project is the standard policy with the possibility of failure in the course or expulsion from the college. Proper Classroom Etiquette: During lectures and presentations, make sure that you do not attend to other subjects. You are expected to participate at any time. As much as possible, have your Teams app on mute during class and unmute only during open discussion or when necesary.  FOUR BASIC RELATIONSHIPS 4 BASIC RELATIONSHIPS OF ART Every work of art, such as a poem, a novel, an essay, a play, a musical piece, a painting, etc., has four basic relationships: 1. the subject matter 2. the artist 3. the audience and 4. its own form. In analyzing a work of art, one may ask questions regarding these relationships, such as: (relating to the subject matter) What is it about? What does it depict or represent? What is it trying to say?; (relating to the artist) Who created it? What sort of a man is he? What does his work reveal about him?; (relating to the audience) What is its relevance or importance? Of what value is it to me? How do I react to it?; (and to its own form) What is the nature and structure of this composition? What expressive elements have been employed to carry and convey the meaning of the work? How are these elements combined and integrated to convey this meaning? What principles have been observed in the integration of these expressive elements? Does the application of these principles (and the choice and integration of the expressive elements) These four relationships of a work of art are the bases for the four principal approaches to art criticism and appreciation. These four approaches are: 1. mimetic (based on the subject matter) 2. expressive (based on the artist) 3. pragmatic (based on the audience) 4. aesthetic or formal (based on the form) succeed in conveying the meaning of the work? THE SUBJECT MATTER With respect to subject matter, art is an According to subject matter, art may be Aristotle, an empiricist, rejected the belief in imitation, depiction or representation of classified into two types: the realm of Ideals. He taught that reality some aspect of nature or life. That which is 1) Representational or Objective Art portrays exists right in our own world, around us and imitated, depicted or represented in art is its or depicts something other than its own within us as perceived by our senses. Art is “a subject matter. form. mirror of reality” and therefore brings us in 2) Non-representational or Non-objective Art contact with it.The approach to art criticism Anything in the universe may serve as the represents nothing except its own form through the subject matter is called mimetic subject of art: aspects of nature such as the (derived from the Greek word mimesis, sea, the sky, fields, forests, mountains, The concept of art as imitation may be traced meaning imitation.) The mimetic approach animals, etc., (often depicted in paintings), back to two Greek philosophers, Plato and stresses the importance of subject matter or human concerns in the realm of the Aristotle. Plato, the idealist, believes that art is content in art. experience, action and deed (as recounted in far removed from reality which exists in the fiction, narrative poetry and the drama), and realm of Ideals or Universals, of which our emotions and moods (lyric poetry) and ideas world is but an imperfect imitation, and art is, (the essay), spatial forms (sculpture and in turn, only an imitation of our world. He architecture), tonal forms (music) and plastic places art on the same level as shadows and forms in motion in space and time (dance). reflections of things on water – all these being mere illusions of illusions of reality.. THE CREATOR From the point of view of the artist (poet, Our experience of a work of art, therefore, the major element generating both the essayist, fiction writer, dramatist, composer, brings us in contact with the personality of artistic product and the norms by which the painter, sculptor or architect), art is a means the artist. The individuality of the creator is work is to be judged. it is an admitted fact of expression, a medium for communicating revealed to us through his creation. that something about the artist, his life- an idea, an emotion or some other human However, the degree to which the artist has history, his philosophy and beliefs, his experience, an impression of life, a vision of revealed himself varies from one form of art character, certain circumstances in his life beauty. And because the artist puts to another, from one particular work of art to which may have influenced the creation of something of himself into his art, it becomes another. the artwork in question and other pertinent an extension of himself, an objectification of information places us in a better position to some aspect of his personality. In this approach, the artist himself becomes interpret and evaluate his work. “He who touches this book, touches the man.” Walt Whitman, an American poet 4 BASIC RELATIONSHIPS OF ART THE AUDIENCE One aspect of art, which is of importance For instance, they are partial to artworks that It is the prevailing view in the field of art to the audience, is its value, function or have moral value – that aim to teach, to criticism that the merits of art are found in significance. Aside from its essential value instruct, to ennoble, or to mold the moral its own form and that these merits are (aesthetic), art may have secondary values: character of the audience, or else they have there regardless of whether they are religious, philosophical, moral, historical, preference for those for those objects of art grasped and appreciated as such by the political, social, scientific, commercial, that are useful or have practical value. Again, audience or not; only an enlightened sentimental, practical, etc modern critics reject the pragmatic approach audience can appreciate great art. because they consider all the values of art, Pragmatists attack this view on the ground Pragmatic critics attach little importance to aside from the aesthetic value, as merely that it is “elitist”—that it confines art to the the aesthetic value and instead judge art secondary, therefore incidental, non- enjoyment of the favored few and shuts out according to how useful it is to the essential.. the great masses of people who are not audience “enlightened”. THE FORM With respect to form' art is a composition, This approach requires that the audience be – of the work of art. How do these affect its a whole consisting of various parts or knowledgeable, which is the reason why immediate personality as an object? One elements; the selection, organization, and pragmatists charge that it encourages can then explore the more complex integration of these elements according to snobbery and elitism. The following may qualities of the work. For the sake of certain formal principles and employing serve as a guide in the analysis of a painting: convenience, try to isolate factors, but keep certain techniques constitute that which in mind that they have an organic or we call the form of art. Every work of art involves an element of functional relation to other aspects and to choice; certain possibilities have been the whole. Modern critics, advocating the formal and employed, others have been rejected. It is aesthetic approach to art criticism, stress absolutely essential to consider alternatives the importance of form in a work or art. to see what these choices are and why they They uphold the motto, “Art for art’s sake,” occur. One may begin by considering the which is attributed to the English physical properties – size, shape and playwright, Oscar Wilde. medium PLACEHOLDER “He who touches this book, touches the man.” Walt Whitman, an American poet FUNCTIONS OF ART FUNCTIONS OF ART Appreciative Function - It is with no doubt that the arts give amusement and joy to most people. Musical and dance concerts as well as theatrical performances truly give entertainment and joy to its audience. Imaginative and Creative Function - The arts challenges the creative mind and spirit of man. It is truly an avenue to showcase potentials in creating things which exhibit core attributes such as universality, timelessness, and peculiarity. Communicative and Expressive Function - The artist can express his inner thoughts and feelings as reflected in the masterpiece. As it was said, any work of art illumines the human mind and heart. Therapeutic Function - The arts can truly relieve and release tension and stress. Such can be a tool for emotional healing and also to gain deliverance from emotional pangs. Personal and Social Function - People benefit from the arts. The personal function refers to the utilization of arts by individuals. Social function is more general as seen in various structures like houses, schools, churches, government halls, and all other social establishments and structures. QUALITIES OF ART Artistic crafts, as one of the fields of humanities, can be judged based on one’s personal and subjective way of thinking. The arts require personal, reflective, and interpretative level of thinking as oppose to the sciences which heavily require objectivity, facts, and evidences. In this regard, there are various aspects to consider in critiquing and judging any work of art. Art… Art should… Has aesthetic sense and value. Be appreciated Is Universal Challenge the creative mind and spirit of man Is Timeless Convey and expressHeal Is Unique Impacts the mind and soul Has human intervention Has creative intention ART, MAN AND SOCIETY Traditionally, we have believed that art imitates life. The painter translates what he or she sees by producing a scene on a canvas. The sculptor does the same with bronze or stone. A photographer or film maker does it even more directly. A writer describes life in his or her books. This simple concept is known as mimesis. But some have questioned the one-way nature of mimesis by arguing that art also changes the way we view the world, and in fact, life sometimes imitates art rather than the other way around. The person who first articulated this belief effectively was Oscar Wilde, best known for his work The Picture of Dorian Grey. “He who touches this book, touches the man.” Walt Whitman, an American poet