Module 4 Art Appreciation
Module 4 Art Appreciation
Module 4 Art Appreciation
LEARNING OUTCOMES: By the end of this module, the students will be able to do the following:
Critique the arts in the Philippines particularly the Indigenous, Christian, and Muslim arts;
Compare the Philippine arts with the Western and European arts; and
Critique the arts of the Chinese, Japanese, and Indians
TOPIC OUTLINE:
Philippine Arts and the Asian Arts
1. Philippine Arts: Indigenous; Muslims; Christian Arts; and the Well-known Filipino Artist
2. Glimpse on the Asian Arts: Chinese; Japanese; Indian; andothers
The Bulul or bul-ul is a carved Anito figure of the Ifugao who represents their
ancestral spirit and granary god. It is carved wooden figure from narra tree
and it used to guard the rice crop from rats, thieves, and spoilage by the
Ifugao people of the northern province.
According to Ocampo (2016), the bulul was created by a deity known as
Humidhid who lives in Daiya.
“Humidhid was disturbed by the crying of a narra tree that wanted to be
carved into bulul. He cut the tree and made several bulul that he brought into
his house. When these bulul became too demanding of food and wine, he
threwthem intothe riverwherethey floateddownstream toLagudandwere
forgotten. Many years later, Humidhid’s daughter, Bugan, followed her lime
container that fellinto the river and reached Lagud where itwas returned to
her by a bulul. They fell in love, got married and had children. One of the
children of Bugan and the bulul went upstream to visit Humidhid, who realized
that the bulul had become human (or rather half-human). He advised his
grandchildren to carve bulul whenever they travelled to earth for protection.
So it came to be that one of Humidhid’s grandchildren carved bulul out of a
narra tree, and it later demanded too much food and drink. Humidhid
appeared to his grandchild in a vision and advised that the bulul be given a
separate house. Thus were bulul placed in granaries” (Ocampo, 2016).
The Torogan (left picture) is the traditional house of the Maranao royalties. It isknown shelter of the sultan
who lives with his wives, children and servant. The house is likewise used for community gatherings and
affairs. It is also known as the house of power.
In Maranao, there are three types of traditional shelters which are the Torogan (home reserved for nobilities),
Mala-a-walay (the big house), picture at the center, and the Lawig (the small house).
The Torogans are elevated from the ground using tukod or hard tree trunks of huge girth. At the center is the
tapuwilin post surrounded by twenty-five others at the base. Each support stands on careful assemblage of
huge stones half-buried on the ground which likewise serve as shock absorbers making the house sturdy in
times of earthquake or strong winds.
Under the wooden beams, a multi-purpose ground space is allotted, called it dorung. The second floor is
consideredasthemainhouseanditiscalledtheporo,anopenspacepartitionedonlywithclothsand
chests.
Toragan’s wallsare made of gisuk and tartek (wall studs) which hold the walling planks (dingending). The
carvedcenterbeaminsidethehousecalledthetinal-a-walaywhichsupportthemainpostoftheroof.
The paitaw (door) and rowasan (sliding windows) are carved with okir designs (right side picture). For
ceilings, they used appliqued cloths, and the atup (roofs) are made of cogon which is supported by the
rampatan (beams) and adorned by a diogal on the top.
Themost distinct part of the torogan isknown as panolong (carved end-beams with serpent design (niyaga)
which fill the front while the sides use the pako okir (fern patterns).
The early Christian arts or religious arts in the Philippines are found
Christian Arts in the Philippines on the old churches built by the Spaniards from the 17th to 19th
centuries. These religious images are carved wooden saints
(santos) made by the unknown artists.
Theretablo (altar piece,left picture) isone ofthe religious arts
foundonthe different churchesinthe Philippineswhich reflectthe
intricacies and detailed designs during the baroque period.
Among the identified Baroque Churches in the Philippines are the
following: Santo Tomas de Villanueva in Miag-ao, Iloilo; San
Agustin Church in Paoay, Ilocos Norte; San Agustin Church in
Intramuros,Manila; NuestraSenorade la AsuncioninSantaMaria,
Ilocos Sur; Nuetra Senora de Gracia Church in Guadalupe Viejo,
Makati; Our Lady of Remedies Parish Church in Malate, Manila;
Parish Church of San Ildefonso in Tanay, Rizal; and Parish Church
of Santiago apostol in Betis, Pampanga (see pictures below).
Directions. For this activity watch on YouTube the following videos about ORIGAMI:
6 Easy Step to Make Origami paper. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFxJxlTctJ0
Origami: The Japanese Art of Paper Folding.
Worksheet 7 https://www.nippon.com/en/features/jg00114/ or watch any videos about the art of origami
and create your own preferred ORIGAMI. Paste the picture of your origami on the space
provided and see the criteria for your guidance.
Directions. Critique the winning art works of Juan Luna’s “Spolarium” and Felix R.
Worksheet 8
Hidalgo’s“Christian Virgins Exposed toPopulace”. Limit youranswer to100 words and
use the criteria as your guidance in discussing your critique.
Description
Analysis
Interpretation
Evaluation
RUBRIC for the Artwork Critiquing:
4 3 2 1
Criteria Excellence Very Good Good Poor Rating
Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates
exemplary competent satisfactory which serious errors;
observation and observation and shows incomplete shows major
thorough understanding of understanding or misunderstanding
understanding of technical observation of
Description (25%)
technical application of media, and
application of media media and/or the inaccurate
and/or the representation of representation of
representation of visual elements visual elements
visual elements
Overall Performance
Grade Equivalent: Equivalence of Weighted Ratings: 4 = 100%; 3.0 to 3.9 = 91 to 99%; 2.0 – 2.9 = 80 to 89%; 1 to 1.9 = 70 to 79%
Note. This rubric is adapted from the Art Criticism Rubric retrieved from
https://airacademy.asd20.org/Teachers/Jon_OLonergan/AAHS%20VIS%20ART%20DOCS/VISUAL%20ARTS%20RUBRICS/ART%20CRITICISM%20RUBRIC.pdf
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