Arts Appreciation

Course Description

Arts Appreciation is a 3 unit multi-disciplinary course that develops students ability to appreciate, analyze and critique works of art through a multi-disciplinary approach.

Course Learning Outcomes (CO)

After completing the course, the student must be able to:

acquire deep understanding on the diverse and dynamic function, perspective and meaning of art
characterize and appreciate the three basic assumptions of art
define, identify and characterize various elements of art
excellently utilize art to document life experiences and stress ideas and concepts
manifest cultural appreciation and participate in promoting local arts and culture
identify notable artists and artworks that contributed in the development of civilization
analyze and explain semiotic, iconic, contextual and evaluative planes of an artwork
characterize various forms of isms in Art and give their importance
use the visual , auditory and combined arts language as meaning-making device and demonstrate a new way of seeing

Course References

Dudley and Faricy (1968). The Humanities.

Ortiz, et al . (1976) Art Perception and Appreciation.

Perez, Cayas, and Narciso. (2013). Alampat: An introduction to Arts Appreciation

Gene A. Mittler( 2006) Art in focus Interactive Student Edition. 136-471(classic) 492-562 ( modern art )

Narciso, N.( 2016).Soulmaking: A creative process

Mark Getlein .2016.Mc Grawhill .11th Ed. Pg51-67( Themes)

Course Outline

Nature and Functions of Art
- Universality of Art
- Aesthetic, Utilitarian, Social, and Cultural Functions of Art
Themes in Art
- Divine
- Culture
- World/Nature/ Environment
- Self-Identity
- Cycle of Life/ Vocations
- Society/Science/ Technology
The Language of Creative Expressions (forms) and Processes
- Different forms of art expression
- Creative process (medium and technique)
- Artist, Audience and Artworld (experimentation and completion of work)
Elements and Principles of Visual Arts, Auditory Arts and Combined Arts
- Dominating elements in Visual Art making
- Dominating elements in Audtory Literary Arts
- Dominating elements in Music
- Dominating elements in Performing/ Combined Arts
Artist, Audience, and the Artworld
- Medium
- Technique
- Appropriation
- Creative Process/ Production
- Curation
Reading the Text
- Semiotic, Iconic, Contextual and Evaluative Planes
- Art History Approach
- Philosophical Concepts of Art: Integrity, Proportion/ Consonance, Radiance/ Clarity
Themes: Isms and Movement Approach
- Divine
- Culture
- World/Nature/ Environment
- Self-Identity
- Cycle of Life
- Society/Science/ Technology
Classical Music: Interpretation of selected classical and modern composers: Instrumental music
Art as Soulmaking
- Forms of Crafting: images, stories, instrument performance
- Imagination
Improvisation as a tool, technique and process
- Contact: Body improvisation
- Wave Dance: flow, staccato, chaos, lyrical, silliness
- Sound improvisation
- Theatre improvisation
- Solving improvisational challenges
- Seven aspects of spontaneity
- Physicalization
Art and the Community
- As culture bearers themselves
- Mindanawon art forms
- Looking and experiencing evidences of our Filipino soul
Art/Culture Talk: "arTUKIitura"
- Local art practice
- Local culture
- Significance in the everyday

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