LEARNING MODULE SURIGAO STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
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INSTRUCTOR: CHRISTIAN JOY LOPEZ
MODULE 5
I. TOPIC: PAINTINGS
II. TIME FRAME: 5hrs
III. INTRODUCTION
Figure 1 Lubaina Himid, Between the Two my Heart is Balanced, 1991
In art, the term painting describes both the act of painting, (using either a brush or other
implement, such as palette knife, sponge, or airbrush to apply the paint); and the result of the
action – the painting as an object.
What we call art in all its forms – painting, sculpture, drawing and engraving – appeared in
human groups all over the world in the period known as the Upper Paleolithic, which is roughly
from 40,000 to 10,000 years ago. In Europe, sophisticated and powerful paintings from this
period have been discovered in caves such as Lascaux in France. In 1994 possibly even more
astonishing works were found in the Chauvet cave in the Ardèche Valley, also in France. Cave
paintings consist of pigments such as coloured earths rubbed onto the rock. In some cases they
appear to have been mixed into a paste first. The paintings mostly represent animals but there
are some human images.
Since then painting has changed in essence very little. Supports evolved from rock faces,
through the walls of buildings, to portable ones of paper, wood, and finally cloth, particularly
canvas. The range of pigments expanded through a wide range of earths and minerals, to plant
extracts and modern synthetic colours. Pigments have been mixed with water and gum to make
a paint, but in the fifteenth century in Europe the innovation of using oil (linseed) produced a
newly flexible and durable medium that played a major part in the explosion of creativity in
Western painting at the Renaissance and after. At the same time subject matter expanded to
embrace almost every aspect of life (genres).
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IV. OBJECTIVES
At the end of this lesson, students are expected to:
1. Identify the elements of Painting;
2. show the importance of the color wheel;
3. convey an idea about the symbolism and meaning of the colors; and
4. demonstrate knowledge about the mediums in Painting and its characteristics.
V. PRE-TEST
Figure 2 Fernando Amorsolo, Hope in the Ruins of Manila, 1945
Painting Analysis. As a preliminary activity for the topic, analyze the painting above and answer the
following questions:
1. What does the painting say to you personally?
2. What connection do you see between the subject matter and the technique used?
3. What is your subjective reaction to this work of art?
4. What do you think is the cultural meaning and context of the work of art?
VI. LEARNING ACTIVITY
Assigned Reading/text
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VII. SELF EVALUATION
Essay: Answer briefly the following questions below.
1. What are the differences between oil and acrylic paints?
2. What do you think are the benefits of paintings in our lives?
3. What are the secondary colors? How are they formed?
4. What is the real goal of perspective in art? Explain.
5. Why line is considered the most important element in painting? Support your answer.
VIII. REVIEW OF CONCEPTS
Painting - the expression of ideas and emotions, with the creation of certain aesthetic qualities,
in a two-dimensional visual language.
Style - distinctive manner which permits the grouping of works into related categories. It refers
to the visual appearance of a work of art that relates it to other works by the same artist or one
from the same period, training, location, "school", art movement or archaeological culture: "The
notion of style has long been the art historian's principal mode of classifying works of art. By
style he selects and shapes the history of art".
Landscaping - the form created by lines—is three-dimensional in any given scene that is
viewed. It is four-dimensional in that a spectator continues to move through the landscape over
periods of time.
Portrait - a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in
which the face and its expression is predominant.
IX. POST-TEST
Painting. Draw/Paint any objects in a canvas (any size), using different mediums and colors
then explain their significance and meaning.
X. REFERENCES
Ramos, Arnulfo B. (2018). Art Appreciation for the New General Education Curriculum. First
Edition. 65 Arellano St., Davao City: SMKC Printshoppe
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/p/painting
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