Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
"The idea is not to live forever, but to create something that will."
- Andy Warhol
Learning Outcomes
Pretest
I. Direction/s: Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided for you.
1. Mimesis is a Greek word which means
a. imitation b. copy c. replica
2. He believed that art must communicate to its audience the emotions and sentiments
that the artist experienced.
a. Plato b. Aristotle c. Leo Tolstoy
3. Judgment of taste must be both subjective and universal.
a. Imitation b. Representation d. Disinterested Judgment
4. The philosopher who stated number 4
a. Leo Tolstoy b. Immanuel Kant c. Aristotle
5. The message of a painting done by a Chinese artist resonates well with the people
living in Kenya.
a. Art is universal b. Art is cultural c. Art is nature
II. Direction/s: Identify what is asked. Write on the space provided before each number.
6. One key feature of artworks in the classical period
7. It is the responsibility of the artist to make his audience believe and feel the emotions
he evoked through painting.
8. The Ideal form is only found in the World of Forms
9. A poet/writer does not plainly imitates what had happened but also portrays what is
about to happen or will most probably happen.
10. We say it is beautiful regardless of who made it and what it was made of.
2
Content
Every human activity has a foundation or framework which support to explain and put
order of what seems to be immensely mysterious. Art is no exception.
The following philosophies are some of the most influential foundations of art in
most parts of the world since antiquity until today.
happen. This means that human activity, emotion, and experience trancend through time
and space making them universal.
For Tolstoy, art is made with the purpose to communicate. It is the artist’s
responsibility to make the audience feel the experience, the emotion, and the thought that
he or she has encountered through his or her art. This way, the artist, the art, and the
4
audience create a meaningful bond together. For him, art is good only when it does not
undermine other people’s work for the sake of one’s art.
In the very first activity, you were asked to define or describe art in your own
words. This time, the activity found in page 15 will require you to provide your own
philosophy in art.
May your philosophy be your guiding principle to see humanity in every
person through art even when you are already practicing your respective fields of
expertise.
5
Learning Activities
Direction/s: Articulate your own philosophy in art with respect to your realities, experiences, and
rights as a human. State your philosophy in one statement only.
Needs
Excellent Good Fair
Indicators Improvement
5 4 3
2
Philosophy
Philosophy is merely copies
Philosophy is Philosophy is
Originality almost entirely the works of
highly original fairly original and
and original and is other thinkers
and is given very is given some
Profoundess given serious and is given
serious thought. serious thought
thought. minimal to no
serious thought.
Words used are
Words used are Words used are Words used are
oftentimes
Clarity of very clear, direct, clear, direct, and fairly clear, direct,
unclear, indirect,
Thought and easy to easy to and easy to
and difficult to
understand. understand. understand.
understand.
6
Assessment
Congratulations!
You have completed the learning activities in Unit 3. This time, you are required to be more
reflective and critical as you do the assessment below. If you have noticed, this question was
asked in Unit 2. It is expected that your answer will resonate well with your philosophy stated in
the earlier activity.
Direction/s: Open your Fb account and proceed to our Art Appreciation Group. Find the Units Tab,
and then click it. Then, write your answer under the post Can art be used as a tool to inflict
harm and prejudice against people? in the comment section in not less than 100 words. Click
Done if you have placed your answer already. Be guided by the rubric below.
Needs
Excellent Good Fair
Indicators Improvement
5 4 3
2
Reason/s are Reason/s are
Reason/s are
very clear, valid, somewhat clear,
clear, valid, and
and sound all valid, and sound Commentary
sound supported
supported with supported with revolves entirely
with some factual
Reasoning factual minimal factual around first hand
information aside
information aside information aside or secondhand
from first hand or
from first hand or from first hand or experiences.
secondhand
secondhand secondhand
experiences. experiences. experiences.
Words used are
Words used are Words used are Words used are
oftentimes
Clarity of very clear, direct, clear, direct, and fairly clear, direct,
unclear, indirect,
Thought and easy to easy to and easy to
and difficult to
understand. understand. understand.
understand.
No relevant
Very relevant Some relevant A few relevant
Sources sources are
sources are cited. sources are cited sources are cited
cited.
7
How did you find this unit? Please leave a comment or suggestion to help improve this unit.
Your words do matter.
Thank you!