GOLDEN OLYMPUS COLLEGES

SAN VICENTE, TARLAC CITY

ART APPRECIATION
MODULE

Course Title: Art Appreciation

No. of Units: 3 units

Course Description:
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 the practical, historical, philosophical, and social relevance of the
arts in order to hone students’ ability to articulate their understanding of the arts. The course also
develops student’s competency in researching and curating art as well as conceptualizing, mounting,
and evaluating art productions. The course aims to develop student’s genuine appreciation for
Philippine arts by proving them opportunities to explore the diversity and richness and their
rootedness in Filipino Culture

Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the course the students should be able to:

Knowledge
1. Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of arts in general, including their function,
value and historical significance
2. Define and demonstrate the elements and principles and design
3. Explain and evaluate different theories of Art
4. Situate Philippine arts in global context

Skills
1. Analyze and appraise works of art based on aesthetic value, historical context, tradition, and
social relevance
2. Mount an art exhibit (concept development, production and post production, marketing,
documentation, critiquing
3. Create their own works of art and curate their own production or exhibit
4. Utilize art for self-expression and promoting advocacies

Values
1. Deepen their sensitivity to self, community and society
2. Discover and deepen their identity through art with respect to their nationality, culture and
religion
3. Develop an appreciation of the local arts

Number of hours: 3 hours every week for 18 weeks or 54 hours in a semester

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SAN VICENTE, TARLAC CITY

LESSON 4
ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF ART
I. Topic: Elements and Principles of Art

II. Objectives:
At the end of this lesson, the student should be able to:
a) Identify the elements and principle of elements of visual design
b) Give the significance of elements and principles of visual design in real life
application;
c) Create a photo collage using elements and principles of visual design.

III. Content:

Concept Notes
SIX INTEGRAL COMPONENTS IN THE CREATION OF A DESIGN

Lines
 Vertical – represents dignity, formality, stability and strength.
 Horizontal – represents calm, peace and relaxation.
 Diagonal – represents action, activity, excitement and movement.
 Curved – represents freedom, the natural of having the appearance of softness and
creates a soothing feeling or mood.

Color
Has an immediate and profound effect on a design. Colors an affect how humans feel
and act.
 Warm Colors – Red, orange, yellow
 Cool Colors – Blue, Purple, green

Form/Shape
The shape, outline, or configuration of anything.
 Squares
 Circles
 Ellipses
 Ovals
 Rectangles
 Triangles
 Space
It can enlarge or reduce the visual space.
Types
• Open, uncluttered spaces
• Cramped, busy

Texture
The surface’s look or feel of an object.
Types
• Smooth surface – reflects more light and, therefore is a more intense color.
• Rough surface – absorbs more light, appears darker.

Value
The relative lightness or darkness of a color
Method
• Shade – degree of darkness of a color
• Tint – a pale or faint variation of a color

FIVE PRINCIPLES THAT ENCOMPASS AN NTERESTING DESIGN

Balance
Parts of the design are equally distributed to create a sense of stability. There can be
physical as well as visual balance.

Rhythm
It is the repeated use of line, shape, color, texture or pattern.

Emphasis
Is the most personal aspect of a design. The feature that attracts viewers. It can be
achieved through size, placement, color, and use of lines.

Proportion and Scale

It is the comparative relationships between elements in a design with respect to size.

Unity
It is the applying consistent use of lines, color, and texture within a design.

IV. Activity

Activity 1 (3, 2, 1): This activity is called 3, 2, 1, stands for things you had learned from the
lesson. 3 things you learned, 2 things you discovered and 1 question you still have. Use
separate sheet for this activity. (3 points each)
 Activity 2 (Picture picture): Look around your house. Take a photo of things/ objects/
artworks that will best represent element of visual design. One picture per element. Collect all
pictures and make a PowerPoint presentation of your work. A rubric will be used to grade your
activity.

15 10 5
The output is
exceptionally creative, The output is creative The output is
Creativity
original and eye- and original. acceptably creative.
catchy.
The output is related
The output is related
to the topic and most The output is not
Relevance to the topic and easier
make it easier to related to the topic.
to understand.
understand.
Information is clear
Information is Information appears
and very well
organized and to be disorganized.
Organization/Content organized. Content is
content is somewhat Content is incorrect
excellent and
appropriate. an inappropriate.
appropriate.

V. Assessment

Answer the following questions.

Process Questions (4 points each)

Complete understanding of the problem, thorough and concise

4
explanation.
3 Basic understanding of the problem, understandable explanation.
2 Limited understanding of the problem, unclear explanation.
1 Response does not fit the given problem, totally incorrect explanation.

Give the significance of visual design in creating arts.

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How principles of visual design will make the art effective and attractive?
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 Cite for at least 5 real life applications of visual design and 5 real life application of visual
design principles.
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References:
 Bhadauria, R., (2014) The Elements and Principles of Design
https://slideshare.net/mobile/admecinstitute/principles-of-design-30520900

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Disclaimer: This module gathered information from various internet sources and credited all authors for their works. This make sure
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