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A.Y. 2020-2021, First Semester
OBE FACULTY- DESIGNED MODULE
I. Subject: GE6 - Art Appreciation
II. Learning Outcome:
Identify the mediums of the visual arts: painting, sculpture and architecture.
III. Topic/Lesson: Mediums of the visual arts.
Read the following elaborations to further aid your understanding.
Mediums of the Visual Arts
Visual arts are those arts that are perceived with our eyes. The most
common visual arts are painting, sculpture, and architecture. Their
mediums are discussed as follows.
PAINTING
Painting is the art of creating meaningful effects on a flat surface by the
use of pigments. The materials of the painter are pigments applied to wet
plaster, canvas, wood, or paper.
Media used in Painting:
a. Watercolor- the most common yet the most difficult medium. An
opaque watercolor is known as “gouache”.
b. Fresco – painting on a moist plaster surface with color ground in
water or a limewater mixture. Example is Michaelangelo’s “The
Creation of Adam” in the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
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c. Tempera – are mineral pigments mixed with egg yolk or egg white
and ore.
d. Pastel – this is a stick of dried paste made of pigment round chalk
and compounded with gum water.
e. Encaustic – this is used by Ancient Egyptians to painted portrait on
mummy cases. This is done by painting with wax colors fixed with
heat.
f. Oil – pigments are mixed with linseed oil and applied to the canvas. It
can be direct or indirect method of oil painting.
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g. Acrylic – this synthetic paint is mixed with acrylic emulsion as binder
for coating the surface of the artwork. Contemporary painters use this
medium a lot.
h. Mosaic – is a picture or decoration made of small pieces of inlaid
colored stones or glass called “tesserae”, which most often are cut
into squares and glued on a surface with plaster or cement. This art
is an important feature of Byzantine churches.
i. Stained Glass – this is made by combining many small pieces of
colored glass which are held together by bands of lead. In large
windows, the lead is reinforced by heavy iron bars. This is an artwork
in Gothic cathedrals and churches. An example of this is Notre Dame
Cathedral in France.
j. Tapestry – this is a fabric consisting of a wrap upon which colored
threads are woven by hand to produce a design, often pictorials, wall
hanging and furniture covering.
k. Drawing – is usually done on paper using pencil, pen and ink or
charcoal.
l. Bistre – is a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, and
often used in pen and wash drawings.
m. Crayons – are pigments bound by wax and compressed into painted
sticks.
n. Charcoal – are carbonaceous materials obtained by heating wood or
other organic substances in the absence of oxygen.
o. Silverpoint – the artist has a technique of drawing with silver stylus
on specially prepared paper to produce a thin grayish line.
p. Printmaking – a print is anything printed on a surface that is a direct
result from duplicating process.
SCULPTURE
In choosing a subject for sculpture, the most important thing to consider
is the material. The materials available for sculpture are limitless. Each of
these materials presents interesting motivation to challenge the
sculptor’s creativity.
Media used in Sculpture:
a. Stone – is a hard and brittle substance formed from mineral and
earth material.
b. Jade – is a fine, colorful stone, usually green and widely used in
Ancient China.
c. Ivory – which comes from the main parts of tusks of elephants.
d. Metals – gold, silver, copper, brass, bronze, lead, aluminum
e. Plaster – is a composition of lime, sand and water.
f. Clay – earthly material that has the nature of plasticity when wet.
g. Glass- is hard, brittle, non-crystalline, more or less transparent
substances produced by fusion of dissolved silica and silicates, soda
and lime.
h. Wood- easier to carve than any other mediums. It is cheap, readily
available and easy to cut.
i. Terra cotta – is the tenderest of sculptural materials. Most oriental
sculpture deals in this medium. This is used in vases, figurines, and
in small thins.
ARCHITECTURE
Architecture is an art. In its strictest mean, it is the art of designing a
building and supervising its construction. In its broader meaning,
architecture is shelter to serve as protection of all activities of men –
work, recreation and sleep.
Media in architecture:
a. Materials of Nature (direct product of nature)
1. Stone
• Lime stones
• Granite
• Marble
• Sandstone
2. Wood
b. Materials Manufactured by Man
1. Ceramic materials
• Glass
2. Metals
• Bronze
• Wrought iron
• Copper
• Chrome-nickel steel
• Aluminum
• Monel metal
• Nickel silvers
3. Concrete materials
4. Plastics
5. Indigenous materials
• Sawali
• Coco coir
• Bagasse
• Abaca
• Mud bricks
c. APPLICATION (Creativity)
Artwork: Coffee Painting. Use coffee as medium.
Read the following online materials.
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1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_arts
a. Take Home Tasks
IV. Reference/s:
Ariola, Mariano M. (2014) Introduction to Art Appreciation. C & E Publishing, Inc.
Quezon City
Ariola, Mariano M. (2014) Introduction to Art Appreciation Second Edition. C & E
Publishing, Inc., Quezon City
Caslib, Bernardo Nicolas Jr. et al. (2018) Art Appreciation. REX Book Store, Manila
Leaño, Roman D. et al. (2018) Art Appreciation For College Students. Mindshapers
Co., Inc., Manila
Roldan, Albert Napoleon J. et al. (2019) A Course Module for Art Appreciation. REX
Book Store, Manila
