Discussion

1. DE LA SALLE JOHN BOSCO COLLEGE
Mangagoy, Bislig City
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
ELMER A.TARIPE
Instructor
Number of Module 1
Title Description Introduction and Assumptions of Art
Number of Hours 4 hours
Weeks 1
Date Aug. 24-28, 2020
Topics:
1. Art
Objectives:
1. Understand the role of humanities and arts in man’s attempt at fully realizing his end;
2. Clarify misconceptions the art;
3. Characterize the assumptions of arts; and;
4. Engage better with personal experiences of an in art.
Introduction
Art appreciation is a three unit course that develops
student`s ability to appreciate, analyze and critique works of art.
Through interdisciplinary and multimodal approaches , this
course equips students with a broad knowledge of practical ,
historical , philosophical and social relevance of the arts in order
to hone student`s ability to articulate their understanding of the
arts .The course also develops student`s competency in
researching and curating arts as well as conceptualizing
,mounting and evaluating art productions. The course aims to develops student`s genuine appreciation
for the Philippines arts by providing them opportunities to explore the diversity and richness and their
rootedness in Filipino culture.
Discussion
Art is something that is perennially around us. Some people may deny having to with the arts but
is indisputable that life presents us with forms of and opportunities with arts.
Art is something that is perennially around us.
Some people may deny having to do with arts but it is indisputable that life presents us with many forms
of and opportunities for communion with the arts.
The word ART comes from the ancient Latin, ars which means a “craft or specialized form of skill,
like carpentry or smithying or surgery” (Collingwood, 1938).
Ars in Medieval Latin came to mean something different. It meant “any special form of book-
learning, such as grammar or logic, magic or astrology” (Collingwood, 1983).
The fine arts would come to mean “not delicate or highly skilled arts, but “beautiful arts”
(Collingwood, 1983
Medieval Cathedral
Humanities

2. DE LA SALLE JOHN BOSCO COLLEGE
Mangagoy, Bislig City
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
ELMER A.TARIPE
Instructor
The humanities constitute one of the oldest and most
important means of expression developed by man. (Dudley et al.,
1960). Human history has witnessed how man evolved not just
physically but also culturally, from cave painters to men of exquisite
paintbrush users of the present.
Assumptions of Art
ART IS UNIVERSAL
Literature has provided key words of art.
lliad and the Odyssey are the two Greek Epics that one’s being taught in school.
The Sanskrit pieces Mahabharata and Ramanaya are also staples in this field.
In every country and in every generation, there is always art. Often times, people feel that what is
considered artistic are only those which have been made long time ago. This is a misconception. Age is
not a factor in determining art. “An art is not good because it is old, but old because it is good” (Dudley
et al., 1960)
In the Philippines, the works of Jose Rizal and Francisco Balagtas are not being read because they
are old.
Florante at Laura never fails to teach high school students the beauty of
love, one that is universal and pure.
Ibong Adarna, another Filipino masterpiece, has always captured the
imagination of the young with its timeless lessons.
When we recite the Psalms, we feel in communion with King David as we
feel one with him in his conversation with God.
When we listen to a Kundiman or perform folk dances, we still enjoy the
way our Filipino ancestors while away their time in the past.
ART IS NOT NATURE
In the Philippines, it is not entirely novel to hear some
consumers of local movies remark that these movies produced
locally are unrealistic. They contend that local movies work around
certain formula to the detriment of substance and faithfulness to
reality of movies.
Paul Cezanne, a french painted a scene from reality entitled
Well and Grinding Wheel in the Forest of the Chateau Noir.
One important characteristic of art is not nature .Art is man expression of his reception of nature.
Art is man`s way of interpreting nature. Art is not nature. Art is made by man, whereas nature is given
around us.

3. DE LA SALLE JOHN BOSCO COLLEGE
Mangagoy, Bislig City
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
ELMER A.TARIPE
Instructor
This distinction assumes that all of us see nature, perceive its elements in myriad different yet
ultimately valid ways. One can only imagine the story of the five blind men who one day argues against
each other on what an elephant looks like. Each of the five blind men was holding part of the elephant.
The first blind man reached out and touched the side of the huge animal. "An elephant is smooth
and solid like a wall!" he declared. "It must be very powerful."
The second blind man put his hand on the elephant's limber trunk. "An elephant is like a giant
snake," he announced.
The third blind man felt the elephant's pointed tusk. "I was right," he decided. "This creature is as
sharp and deadly as a spear."
The fourth blind man touched one of the elephant's four legs. "What we have here," he said, "is an
extremely large cow."
The fifth blind man felt the elephant's giant ear. "I believe an elephant is like a huge fan or maybe a
magic carpet that can fly over mountains and treetops,
Art is like each other of these men`s view of the elephant. It is based on an individual’s subjective
experience of the nature. It is not meant, after all, to accurately define what the elephant like in nature.
Artists are not expected to duplicate nature just as even scientist with their laboratories cannot make
nature.
ART INVOLVES EXPERIENCE
Getting this far without a satisfactory definition of art can be quite weird for some. For most
people, art does not require a full definition. Art is just experience. By experience, we mean the “actual
doing of something”(Dudley et al., 1960) and it also affirmed that art depends on experience, and if one is
to know art, he must know it not as fact or information but as an experience.
A work of an art then cannot be abstracted from actual doing. In order to know what an artworks,
we have to sense it, see and hear it.
An important aspect of experiencing art is its being highly personal, individual, and subjective. In
philosophical terms, perception of art is always a value judgment. It depends on who the perceive is, his
tastes, his biases, and what he has inside.
A painter cannot claim to know how to paint if he has not tried holding a brush. A sculptor cannot
produce a work of art if a chisel is foreign to him. (Dudley et.al 1960)
Summary
Humanities and the art have always been part of man growth and civilization. Since the dawn of
time, man has always tried to express his innermost thoughts and feelings about reality through creating
art. Three assumptions on art are its universality it’s not being nature and its need for experience. Art is
present in every part of globe and in every period time. This is what is meant by its university. Art not
being nature not even attempting to simply mirror, is the second assumption about art. Art is always a
creation of the artist, not nature. Finally, without experience, there is no art. The artist has to be foremost,
a perceiver who directly in touch with art.
Activities
Instructions

4. DE LA SALLE JOHN BOSCO COLLEGE
Mangagoy, Bislig City
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
ELMER A.TARIPE
Instructor
Let`s Work On This
Answer the following questions as precisely yet as thoroughly as possible.
1. If you were an artist, what kind of artist would you be?
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2. Why is art not nature?
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Let`s Make It Happen
Choose one artwork under each given category that you are familiar with. This can be the last work that
you have come across with or the one that made the most impact to you. Criticize each using the guide
questions provided .
Categories
1. Movie
2. Novel
3. Poem
4. Music
5. An architectural structure
6. A piece of clothing
Category : ________________________________________________
Artwork : _________________________________________________
1. What is it about? What is it for?
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2. What is made of?
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5. DE LA SALLE JOHN BOSCO COLLEGE
Mangagoy, Bislig City
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
ELMER A.TARIPE
Instructor
3. What is its style?
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4. How good is it?
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Areas of
Assessment
4 3 2 1
Ideas Presents ideas in an
original manner
Presents ideas in a
consistent manner
Ideas are too general Ideas are vague or
unclear
Organization Strong and organized
beg/mid/end
Organized
beg/mid/end
Some organization;
attempt at a
beg/mid/end
No organization;
lack beg/mid/end
Understanding Writing shows strong
understanding
Writing shows a clear
understanding
Writing shows
adequate
understanding
Writing shows
little
understanding
Word Choice Sophisticated use of
nouns and verbs make
the essay very
informative
Nouns and verbs
make essay
informative
Needs more nouns
and verbs
Little or no use of
nouns and verbs
Sentence
Structure
Sentence structure
enhances meaning;
flows throughout the
piece
Sentence structure is
evident; sentences
mostly flow
Sentence structure is
limited; sentences
need to flow
No sense of
sentence structure
or flow
Mechanics Few (if any) errors Few errors Several errors Numerous errors
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Resources
Book
Collingwood.R.G (1938).The Principles of Art.Worcestershine : Read Books Ltd.
Dudley ,L.Faricy A., and Mc Graw-Hill Book Company ( 1960 ).The Humanities New York: McGraw-Hill
Online Sources
https://www.slideshare.net/RyanBuer/what-is-art-introduction-and-assumptions
http://www.ruelpositive.com/art-introduction-assumptions