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Arts
Quarter 1 – Module 1a
Modern Art
MAPEH – Grade 10
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Quarter 1 – Module 1a: Modern Art
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 What I Need to Know

In all of human history, art has mirrored life in the community,

society, and the world in all its colors, lines, shapes, and forms. The same has
been true in the last two centuries, with world events and global trends being
reflected in the art movements. The decades from 1900 to the present have
seen the human race living in an ever-shrinking planet. The 20th century saw
a boom in the interchange of ideas, beliefs, values, and lifestyles that
continues to bring the citizens of the world closer together. Hence, Modern Art.
Modern art represents an evolving set of ideas among a number of
painters, sculptors, photographers, performers, and writers who - both
individually and collectively - sought new approaches to art making.
In this module, you will learn about the various artists and Filipino
counterparts of the various art movements and their contribution to modern
art. Are you up for it? Then, be ready to learn and accomplish the tasks ahead.

LEARNING COMPETENCY:

 Analyzes art elements and principles in the production of work following a

specific art style from the various art movements A10EL-Ib-1
 Identifies distinct characteristics of arts from the various art movements.
A10EL-Ia-2
 Identifies representative artists and Filipino counterparts from the various art
movements. A10EL-Ia-3
 Reflects on and derive the mood, idea, or message from selected artworks.
A10PL-Ih-1
 Explains the role or function of artworks by evaluating their utilization and
combination of art elements and principles. A10PL-Ih-2
 Uses artworks to derive the traditions/history of the various art movements.
A10PL-Ih-3

At the end of the module, you should be able to:

 Describe the distinct characteristics of various modern art movements
 Create an artwork by adapting the art movement used by any of these
artists
 Describe how Filipino artists used art to reflect Filipino cultures.

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 What I Know

PRE ASSESSMENT
Direction: Read each item carefully and write the letter of your answer in your
Arts notebook.

1. Who is the artist/painter whose artworks are created by using “action

painting”?
A. Ben Shahn C. Jackson Pollock
B. Jack Pollack D. Salvador Dali
2. A movement which is more like a fleeting fragment of reality caught on
canvas, sometimes in mid-motion, at other times awkwardly positioned—
just as it would be in real life.
A. Expressionism C. Abstract Expressionism
B. Impressionism D. Abstractionism
3. How did the term impressionism originate?
A. It was coined from the title of a work by French painter Claude Monet,
Impression, soleil levant.
B. It was coined from the title of a work by French painter Eugène
Delacroix, Impression, soleil levant.
C. It was coined from the title of a work by French painter Claude Monet,
The Barque of Dante.
D. It was coined from the title of a work by French painter Eugène
Delacroix, The Barque of Dante.
4. What art movement in which artists created works with more emotional
force, rather than with realistic or natural images?
A. Dadaism C. Futurism
B. Impressionism D. Expressionism
5. Which art style does NOT belong to Abstractionism?
A. Futurism C. Non-objectivism
B. Cubist D. Surrealism
6. How does an artist express his role in social reform in the movement
known as social realism?
A. The artists used their works to protest against the injustices,
inequalities, and ugliness of the human condition.
B. Artist’s artworks clearly expressing a departure from reality—as though
the artists were dreaming or seeing illusions.
C. The artist wanted to make reforms in traditional values.
D. The artists rebelled against established norms and authorities, and
against the traditional styles in art.
7. Pablo Picasso’s “Girl Before a Mirror” is an example of what style?
A. Mechanical Style C. Cubism
B. Futurism D. Social Realism

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 8. Which of the following does NOT describe abstractionism?
A. It was logical and rational.
B. In this movement, artists created works with more emotional force.
C. It involved analyzing, detaching, selecting, and simplifying.
D. It had the same spirit of freedom of expression and openness that
characterized life in the 20th century.
9. Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of futurism?
A. Artists created art for a fast-paced, machine-propelled age.
B. Artists used basic forms such as planes, cones, spheres, and cylinders
all fit together precisely and neatly in their appointed places.
C. Artists admired the motion, force, speed, and strength of mechanical
forms.
D. Artists style is characterized by dream fantasies, memory images, and
visual tricks and surprise.
10. In this art style, lines, spaces, and colors were precisely planned and
positioned to give the illusion of movement.
A. Pop art C. Conceptual Art
B. Op Art D. Non-objectivism

What’s In

DESCRIBE ME!
Analyze each picture below. Then, answer the question that follows,

Bridge Over a Pond of Water Lilies Irises in I and the Village

Monet’s Garden Marc Chagall, 1911
Claude Monet, 1899 Claude Monet, 1900
Oil on canvas
Oil on canvas
http://museu.ms/article/details/110232/daily-art-story-monets-water-lilies
https://widowcranky.com/2018/05/18/i-and-the-village-marc-chagall/

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Task 1:
Describe what message is communicated in each artwork. What do you think is the
picture telling?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________.

What’s New

Complete the statement below.

If I am an artist, I will paint by adapting the art style because

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________.

What is It

Impressionism:

Works of Manet, Monet, and Renoir

By the 1870s, the stage was set for the emergence of the next major
art movement in Europe, impressionism. It started with a group of French painters—
that included Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir—and eventually
spread to other countries, such as Italy, Germany, and The Netherlands.

Edouard Manet
Edouard Manet (1832-1883) was
one of the first 19th century artists to depict
modern-life subjects. He was a key figure in
the transition from realism to
impressionism, with a number of his works
considered as marking the birth of modern
art.

The Bar at the Folies-Bergere

Edouard Manet, 1882
Oil on canvas

http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/paintings-analysis/bar-at-the-folies-bergere.htm

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Claude Monet
Claude Monet (1840-1926) was one of
the founders of the impressionist movement
along with his friends Auguste Renoir, Alfred
Sisley, and Frédéric Bazille. He was the most
prominent of the group; and is considered the
most influential figure in the movement. Monet
is best known for his landscape paintings,
particularly those depicting his beloved flower
gardens and water lily ponds at his home in
Giverny. The Red Boats, Argenteuil
Claude Monet, 1875
Oil on canvas
https://www.1st-art-gallery.com/Claude-Oscar-Monet/The-Red-Boats-Argenteuil.html

Auguste Renoir
Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), along with Claude
Monet, was one of the central figures of the
impressionist movement. His early works were
snapshots of real life, full of sparkling color and light.
By the mid-1880s, however, Renoir broke away from
the impressionist movement to apply a more
disciplined, formal technique to portraits of actual
people and figure paintings.
A Girl with a Watering Can

Auguste Renoir, 1876 A Girl with a Watering Can

Auguste Renoir, 1876
Oil on canvas Oil on canvas

https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.46681.html

Expressionism: A Bold New Movement

In the early 1900s, there arose in the Western art world a movement that
came to be known as expressionism. Expressionist artists created works with more
emotional force, rather than with realistic or natural images. To achieve this, they
distorted outlines, applied strong colors, and exaggerated forms. They worked more
with their imagination and feelings, rather than with what their eyes saw in the
physical world.

Among the various styles that arose within the expressionist art movements were:
Neo-primitivism
Fauvism
Dadaism
Surrealism
Social realism

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 Neoprimitivism was an art style that incorporated elements from the native
arts of the South Sea Islanders and the wood carvings of African tribes which
suddenly became popular at that time. Among the Western artists who adapted
these elements was Amedeo Modigliani, who used the oval faces and elongated
shapes of African art in both his sculptures and paintings.

Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (Neo-

Primitivism)
He was an Italian Jewish painter and sculptor
who worked mainly in France. He is known for
portraits and nudes in a modern style
characterized by elongation of faces, necks, and
figures that were not received well during his
lifetime but later found acceptance.

The Jewess
Amadeo Modigliani, 1908
Oil on canvas
https://bit.ly/3hTRPlb

https://www.theartstory.org/artist/modigliani-amedeo/artworks/
Fauvism was a style that use bold, vibrant colors and visual distortions. Its
name was derived from les fauves (“wild beasts’), referring to the group of French
expressionist painters who painted in this style.
Perhaps the most known among them was Henri
Matisse.

Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (Fauvism)

He was a French artist, known for both his use of
colour and his fluid and original
draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman,
printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily
as a painter.
Blue Window
Henri Matisse, 1911
Oil on canvas

https://www.moma.org/collection/works/79350

Dadaism was a style characterized by dream

fantasies, memory images, and visual tricks and surprises.
Wishing to protest against the civilization that had brought on
such horrors, these artists rebelled against established
norms and authorities, and against the traditional styles in
art. They chose the child’s term for hobbyhorse, dada, to
refer to their new “non-style.”
I and the Village
Marc Chagall, 1911
Oil on canvas
https://widowcranky.com/2018/05/18/i-and-the-village-marc-chagall/

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 Surrealism was a style that depicted an illogical, subconscious world that
seemed to exist beyond the logical, conscious, physical one. Its name came from the
term “super realism,” with its artworks clearly expressing a departure from reality as
though the artists were dreaming, seeing illusions, or experiencing an altered mental
state.

Salvador Dali (Surrealism)

He was a Spanish Surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise
draftsmanship and the striking and bizarre
images in his work. He moved closer to
Surrealism in the late 1920s and joined
the Surrealist group in 1929, soon
becoming one of its leading exponents.
His best-known work, The Persistence of
Memory, was completed in August 1931,
and is one of the most famous Surrealist
paintings. His works depicted morbid or
gloomy subjects
Persistence of Memory
Salvador Dali, 1931
Oil on canvas

https://www.phaidon.com/agenda/art/articles/2016/may/10/salvador-dalis-the-persistence-of-memory-explained/

Social Realism
The movement known as social realism expressed the artist’s role in the
social reform. Here, artists used their works to protest against the injustices,
inequalities, immorality, and ugliness of the human condition. In different periods of
history, social realists have addressed different issues, war, poverty, corruption,
industrial and environmental hazards, and more in the hope of raising peoples’
awareness and pushing society to seek reforms.

Ben Shahn (Social Realism)

He was a Lithuanian-born American artist. He is
best known for his works of social realism, his left-
wing political views, and his series of lectures
published as The Shape of Content.

Ben Shahn’s Miners’ Wives, for example, spoke out

against the hazardous conditions faced by coal
miners, after a tragic accident killed 111 workers in
Illinois in 1947, leaving their wives and children in
mourning.
Miners’ Wives
Ben Shahn, 1948
Egg tempera on board
https://www.theartstory.org/artist/shahn-
ben/artworks/ 7
Abstractionism
Another group of artistic styles emerged at the same time as the expressionist
movement. It had the same spirit of freedom of expression and openness that
characterized life in the 20th century, but it differed from expressionism in certain
ways. This group of styles was known as abstractionism.

The abstractionist movement arose from the intellectual points of view in the 20 th
century. In the world of science, physicists were formulating a new view of the
universe, which resulted in the concepts of space-time and relativity. This
intellectualism was reflected even in art. While expressionism was emotional,
abstractionism was logical and rational. It involved analyzing, detaching, selecting,
and simplifying.

Grouped under abstractionism are the following art styles:

Cubism
Futurism
mechanical style
non-objectivism

Cubism
The cubist style derived
its name from the cube, a three-
dimensional geometric figure
composed of strictly measured
lines, planes and angles. Cubist
artworks were, therefore, a play
of planes and angles on a flat
surface. Foremost among the Girl Before a Mirror (detail)
Pablo Picasso, 1932
cubists was Spanish Oil on canvas
painter/sculptor Pablo Picasso. https://www.ladykflo.com/girl-before-a-mirror-by-pablo-picasso/

Human figures as well were often represented with facial features and body parts
shown both frontally and from a side angle at once.
This gave a sense of imbalance and misplacement that
created immediate visual impact.

Futurism
The movement known as futurism began in Italy
in the early 1900s. As the name implies, the futurists
created art for a fast-paced, machine-propelled age.
They admired the motion, force, speed, and strength of
mechanical forms. Thus, their works depicted the
dynamic sensation of all these as can be seen in the
works of Italian painter Gino Severini.

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 Armored Train
Gino Severini, 1915
Oil on canvas
https://www.moma.org/collection/works/79418

Mechanical Style
As a result of the futurist movement, what became
known as the mechanical style emerged. In this style, basic
forms as planes, cones, spheres and cylinders all fit
together precisely and neatly in their appointed places.

This can be seen in the works of Fernand Lèger.

Mechanical parts such as crankshafts, cylinder blocks, and
pistons are brightened only by the use of
primary colors. The City
Fernand Léger, 1919
Oil on canvas
https://ace593f041.nxcli.net/fernand-leger-
Non-objectivism masterpiece/
The logical geometrical conclusion of abstractionism came in the style known
as non-objectivism.
Lines, shapes, and colors were used in a cool,
impersonal approach that aimed for balance, unity,
and stability. Colors were mainly black, white, and
the primaries (red, yellow, and blue). Foremost
among the non-objectivists was
Dutch painter Piet Mondrian.
New York City
Piet Mondrian, 1942
Oil on canvas
https://www.piet-mondrian.org/new-york-city.jsp

Filipino Counterparts of the Various Art Movements

Fernando Amorsolo (Impressionism)

Amorsolo was one of the most important artists in the history of painting in the
Philippines. He was a portraitist and painter of rural Philippine landscapes. He is
popularly known for his craftsmanship and mastery in the use of light.
Amorsolo's most notable work as a student at the Liceo was his painting of a
young man and a young woman in a garden, which won him the first prize in the art
school exhibition during his graduation year. To make money during school, he
joined competitions and did illustrations for various Philippine publications, including
Severino Reyes’ first novel in Tagalog language, Parusa ng Diyos ("Punishment of
God"), Iñigo Ed. Regalado's Madaling Araw ("Dawn"), as well as illustrations for
editions of the Pasion.

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 https://bit.ly/3ffy5qv Planting Rice Market Scene
https://bit.ly/3ffy5qv
Fernando Amorsolo Fernando Amorsolo
Oil on canvas Oil on canvas

Jose Joya (Abstract Expressionism)

He was a Filipino abstract artist and a National Artist of the Philippines

awardee. Joya was a printmaker, painter, mixed media artist, and a former dean of
the University of the Philippines' College of Fine Arts. He pioneered abstract
expressionism in the Philippines. His canvases were characterized by "dynamic
spontaneity" and "quick gestures" of action painting. He is the creator of
compositions that were described as "vigorous compositions" of heavy impastos,
bold brushstrokes, controlled dips, and diagonal swipes". Joya added the brilliant
tropical colors. He was awarded a Fulbright-Smile-Mundt grant which enabled him to
pursue a master's degree in Fine Arts in 1956–57. His works were strongly
influenced by the tropical landscapes of the Philippine Islands. Among his
masterpieces are the Nanking (a collage rendered with Asian calligraphy and forms
and patterns resembling rice paddies), the Granadean Arabesque (1958) and
Biennial (1964). (https://bit.ly/30fxBwo)

Paper Moon
Jose Joya
Acrylic Collage
http://www.artnet.com/artists/jos%C3%A9-
joya/paper-moon-
aDzq12v2T9dScyenUiEUHA2

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Vicente Manansala (Cubism)

He was a Filipino cubist painter and

illustrator. He developed transparent cubism,
wherein the "delicate tones, shapes, and
patterns of figure and environment are
masterfully superimposed". A fine example of
Manansala using this "transparent and
translucent" technique is his composition,
Kalabaw (Carabao).
Candle vendors
Vicente Manansala, 1976
Oil on canvas

https://www.wikiart.org/en/vicente-manansala/candle-vendors-
1976

What’s More

Task 3: Complete the table below.

Artwork Artist Art Style Characteristics

The Jewess
Amadeo
Modigliani,
1908
Oil on
canvas

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 Irises in
Monet’s
Garden
Claude
Monet, 1900
Oil on
canvas

New York
City
Piet
Mondrian,
1942
Oil on
canvas

Candle
vendors
Vicente
Manansala,
1976
Oil on
canvas

Task 4:

Describe how Filipino artists used art to reflect Filipino cultures.

___________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________.

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 What I Have Learned

Answer in your ARTS notebook

I have learned that ________________ ________________ ______.

I have realized that ________________ _________________ _____.

I will apply _____________ _________________ _______________.

What I Can Do

After learning the different art styles, this time create your own artwork by
adapting an art style used by any of the artists mentioned above. Use a 1/8
illustration board or bond paper, with acrylics / watercolors to do your paintings.
When your work is dry, cover it with plastic to make it last. Be guided by the
criteria below.
Criteria:
Creativity 10 pts
Originality 10 pts
Design or theme 10 pts
TOTAL 30 points

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 Assessment

Direction: Read each item carefully and choose the correct answer from the given
choices. Write the letter of your answer in your notebook.

1. A movement which is more like a fleeting fragment of reality caught on

canvas, sometimes in mid-motion, at other times awkwardly positioned—just
as it would be in real life.
A. Abstract Expressionism C. Expressionism
B. Abstractionism D. Impressionism
2. How did the term impressionism originate?
A. It was coined from the title of a work by French painter Claude
Monet, Impression, soleil levant.
B. It was coined from the title of a work by French painter Eugène
Delacroix, Impression, soleil levant.
C. It was coined from the title of a work by French painter Claude
Monet, The Barque of Dante.
D. It was coined from the title of a work by French painter Eugène
Delacroix, The Barque of Dante.
3. How does an artist express his role in social reform in the movement known
as social realism?
A. The artists used their works to protest against the injustices,
inequalities, and ugliness of the human condition.
B. Artist’s artworks clearly expressing a departure from reality—as
though the artists were dreaming or seeing illusions.
C. The artist wanted to make reforms in traditional values.
D. The artists rebelled against established norms and authorities, and
against the traditional styles in art.
4. What art movement showed artists creating works with more emotional force,
rather than with realistic or natural images?
A. Dadaism C. Futurism
B. Expressionism D. Impressionism
5. This was a style that used bold, vibrant colors and visual distortions.
A. Dadaism C. Fauvism
B. Expressionism D. Surrealism
6. Who is this Filipino artist who developed transparent cubism, wherein the
"delicate tones, shapes, and patterns of figure and environment are
masterfully superimposed"?
A. Vicente Manansala C. Fernando Amorsolo
B. Jose Joya D. Napoleon Abueva

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 7. Who pioneered abstract expressionism in the Philippines?
A. Napoleon Abueva C. Jose Joya
B. Vicente Manansala D. Fernando Amorsolo
8. Who is this Filipino artist who popularly known for his craftsmanship and
mastery in the use of light?
A. Jose T. Joya C. Vicente Manansala
B. Fernando Amorsolo D. Napoleon de Leon
9. Fernando Amorsolo are known of the following artworks, EXCEPT:
A. Planting Rice C. Madaling Araw
B. Parusa ng Diyos D. Paper Moon
10. What does the word “dada” in Dadaism refer to?
A. new “elegant style” C. new “normal style”
B. new “non-style” D. new “out-of-style”

Additional Activities

Reflect on the message of the picture below:

http://www.planetofsuccess.com/blog/2017/inspirational-art-quotes/

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What’s More (Task 1)
Artwork Artist Art Style Characteristics
The Jewess Expressionism modern style characterized by
Amadeo elongation of faces, necks, and
Modigliani, figures
1908
Oil on
canvas
Irises in Impressionism landscape paintings
Monet’s
Garden
Claude
Monet, 1900
Oil on
canvas
New York Non-objectivism Lines, shapes, and colors were
City used in a cool, impersonal
Piet approach that aimed for balance,
Mondrian, unity, and stability
1942
Oil on
canvas
Candle Cubism delicate tones, shapes, and
vendors patterns of figure and environment
Vicente are masterfully superimposed
Manansala,
1976
Oil on
canvas
Assessment What’s In What I
1. B What’s New Know
2. A What’s More (Task 2)
3. A 1. C
What I Have Learned
4. B 2. B
5. C What I Can Do
answers may vary 3. A
6. A 4. D
7. C
5. D
8. B
9. D
6. A
10. B 7. C
8. B
9. D
10. B
Answer Key
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Jose C. Doria, Encarnita Deveraturda, Jo-Ann G. Grecia, Physical Education
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http://www.planetofsuccess.com/blog/2017/inspirational-art-quotes/
http://museu.ms/article/details/110232/daily-art-story-monets-water-lilies
https://widowcranky.com/2018/05/18/i-and-the-village-marc-chagall/
http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/paintings-analysis/bar-at-the-folies-bergere.htm
https://www.1st-art-gallery.com/Claude-Oscar-Monet/The-Red-Boats-Argenteuil.html
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.46681.html
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https://www.ladykflo.com/girl-before-a-mirror-by-pablo-picasso/
https://www.moma.org/collection/works/79350
https://widowcranky.com/2018/05/18/i-and-the-village-marc-chagall/
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https://www.moma.org/collection/works/79418
https://ace593f041.nxcli.net/fernand-leger-masterpiece/
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http://www.artnet.com/artists/jos%C3%A9-joya/paper-moon
aDzq12v2T9dScyenUiEUHA2
https://www.wikiart.org/en/vicente-manansala/candle-vendors-1976

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