MODULE IN ARTS 10

(First Quarter, WEEK 1)

A10EL-Ib-1 & A10EL-Ia-2

 MELC: Analyzes art elements and principles in the production of

work following a specific art style from the various art movements,
Identifies distinct characteristics of arts from the various art movements
K TO 12 BEC:
Objectives:
The learners should be able to:
1. Identify the different modern art movements
2. Describe the art style from the various art movements
3. Analyze the art elements and principles in every artwork from the various
art movements

LILIBETH A. DAUS, EdD

Education Supervisor I- MAPEH
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 LEARNING MODULE IN ARTS 10
FIRST QUARTER
WEEK 1

Most Essential Learning Competency: Analyzes art elements and principles in the
production of work following a specific art style from the various art movements,
Identifies distinct characteristics of arts from the various art movements

What I Need to Know

At the end of the module, you are expected to:

 Identify the different modern art movements
 Describe the art style from the various art movements
 Analyze the art elements and principles in every artwork from the
various art movements

PRE-TEST. Connect A to B then write only the letter of the correct answer on the space
provided to connect B to C.
A B C
A. Bridge Over a Pond
1. Impressionism   Ben Shahn
6. _________ of Water Lilies

2. Post-Impressionism   Claude Monet B. Miners’ Wives

7. _________
C. New York City
3. Fauvism   Henri Matisse
8. _________ D. Persistence of

4. Surrealism   Salvador Dali Memory

9. _________
E. Starry Night
5. Social Realism   Vincent Van Gogh
10. ______ F. Woman with Hat

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 When you were in Grade 9, you were able to analyze art elements and principles
in the production of work following the style of a western and classical art up to
performing in a group showcase of the selected piece from Western Classical plays and
operas. This year, you will understand the different art style from various art
movements. What are you waiting for? Let’s have fun!

Quarter I: MODERN ART

In all of human history, art has mirrored life in the community, society, and the
world in all its colors, lines, shapes, and forms. The same has been true in the last two
centuries, with world events and global trends being reflected in the art movements. The
20th century saw a boom in the interchange of ideas, beliefs, values, and lifestyles that
continues to bring the citizens of the world closer together.
Technological breakthroughs
From the Industrial Revolution of the late 1800s, the world zoomed into the
Electronic Age in the mid-1900s, then into the present Cyberspace Age.
Social, political, and environmental changes
There has been migration across the globe, allowing different cultures,
languages, skills, and even physical characteristics of different races to intermingle like
never before.
Effects on the world of art
The art movements of the late 19th century to the 20th century captured and
expressed all these and more.
Impressionism: Origins of the Movement
Impressionism was an art movement that emerged in the second half of the 19th
century among a group of Paris-based artists. The duration of the impressionist
movement itself was quite short, less than 20 years from 1872 to the mid-1880s. But it
had a tremendous impact and influence on the painting styles that followed, such as
neo-impressionism, post-impressionism, fauvism, and cubism—and even the artistic
styles and movements of today.

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 The name impressionism was coined from the title of a work by French painter
Claude Monet, Impression, soleil levant (in English, Impression, Sunrise).

Impression, Sunrise Claude Monet, 1872 Oil on canvas

The term precisely captured what this group of artists sought to represent in their
works: the viewer’s momentary ―impression‖ of an image. It was not intended to be clear
or precise, but more like a fleeting fragment of reality caught on canvas, sometimes in
mid-motion, at other times awkwardly positioned—just as it would be in real life.
The Influence of Delacroix
As with all emerging art movements, impressionism owed its inspiration to earlier
masters. One major influence was the work of French painter Eugène Delacroix.
In particular, Delacroix’s painting, The Barque of Dante, contained a then
revolutionary technique that would profoundly influence the coming impressionist
movement. And it involved something as simple as droplets of water.
When studied closely, it is seen that four different, unmixed pigments—yellow,
green, red, and white—create the image of each drop and its shadow. Viewed from a
little distance, these colors blend to represent individual drops glistening with light. The
distinct colors merge in the eye of the viewer to appear monochromatic (single-colored)
or, in this case of water droplets, colorless. In short, an impression is formed.
Putting this and similar principles into wider practice, future painters would carry
French art into one of its richest periods: impressionism.
Impressionism: A Break from Past Painting Traditions
There were several areas in which impressionist artists moved away from the
established practices of art at that time. These involved their use of color, choice of
subject matter and setting, and technique for capturing light and conveying movement.
Color and Light
The painting conventions and techniques of earlier art periods were very much
concerned with line, form, and composition. In contrast, the impressionists painted with
freely brushed colors that conveyed more of a visual effect than a detailed rendering of
the subject. They used short ―broken‖ strokes that were intentionally made visible to the
viewer. They also often placed pure unmixed colors side by side, rather than blended

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smoothly or shaded. The result was a feeling of energy and intensity, as the colors
appeared to shift and move—again, just as they do in reality. ―Everyday‖ Subjects
Impressionists also began to break away from the creation of formally posed
portraits and grandiose depictions of mythical, literary, historical, or religious subjects.
They ventured into capturing scenes of life around them, household objects, landscapes
and seascapes, houses, cafes, and buildings. They presented ordinary people
seemingly caught off-guard doing everyday tasks, at work or at leisure, or doing nothing
at all. And they were not made to look beautiful or lifelike, as body parts could be
distorted and facial features merely suggested by a few strokes of the brush.
Painting Outdoors
The location in which the impressionists painted was also different. Previously,
still lifes, portraits, and landscapes were usually painted inside a studio. However, the
impressionists found that they could best capture the ever-changing effects of light on
color by painting outdoors in natural light. This gave their works a freshness and
immediacy that was quite a change from the stiffer, heavier, more planned paintings of
earlier masters.
Open Composition
Impressionist painting also moved away from the formal, structured approach to
placing and positioning their subjects. They experimented with unusual visual angles,
sizes of objects that appeared out of proportion, off-center placement, and empty
spaces on the canvas.
The Influence of Photography
Photography was in its early stages at this time as well. As it gained popularity,
photography inspired impressionists to capture fleeting moments of action, whether in
landscapes or in the day-to-day lives of people. But whereas camera snapshots
provided objective, true-to-life images, the artists were able to offer a subjective view of
their subjects, expressing their personal perceptions rather than creating exact
representations. They also had the advantage of manipulating color, which photography
at that time still lacked.

What is It
1. IMPRESSIONISM
By the 1870s, the stage was set for the emergence of the next major art
movement in Europe, impressionism. It started with a group of French painters—that
included Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir—and eventually spread to
other countries, such as Italy, Germany, and The Netherlands.

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A. Edouard Manet
Edouard Manet (1832-1883) was one of the first 19th century artists to depict
modern-life subjects. He was a key figure in the transition from realism to
impressionism, with a number of his works considered as marking the birth of modern
art.

Argenteuil Rue Mosnier Decked with Flags Edouard Manet, 1874 Edouard Manet, 1878
Oil on canvas Oil on canvas
Café Concert, The Bar at the Folies-Bergere Edouard Manet, 1878 Edouard Manet,
1882 Oil on canvas Oil on canvas

B. Claude Monet
Claude Monet (1840-1926) was one of the founders of the impressionist
movement along with his friends Auguste Renoir, Alfred Sisley, and Frédéric Bazille. He
was the most prominent of the group; and is considered the most influential figure in the
movement. Monet is best known for his landscape paintings, particularly those depicting
his beloved flower gardens and water lily ponds at his home in Giverny.

La Promenade, The Red Boats, Argenteuil Claude Monet, 1875 Claude Monet, 1875 Oil
on canvas Oil on canvas

Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies, Irises in Monet’s Garden Claude Monet, 1899
Claude Monet, 1900 Oil on canvas Oil on canvas

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C. Auguste Renoir
Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), along with Claude Monet, was one of the central
figures of the impressionist movement. His early works were snapshots of real life, full
of sparkling color and light. By the mid-1880s, however, Renoir broke away from the
impressionist movement to apply a more disciplined, formal technique to portraits of
actual people and figure paintings.

Dancer, A Girl with a Watering Can Auguste Renoir, 1874 Auguste Renoir, 1876 Oil on
canvas

Mlle Irene Cahen d’Anvers Luncheon of the Boating Party Auguste Renoir, 1880
Auguste Renoir, 1881 Oil on canvas Oil on canvas

2. POST-IMPRESSIONISM
The European artists who were at the forefront of this movement continued using
the basic qualities of the impressionists before them—the vivid colors, heavy brush
strokes, and true-to-life subjects. However, they expanded and experimented with these
in bold new ways, like using a geometric approach, fragmenting objects and distorting
people’s faces and body parts, and applying colors that were not necessarily realistic or
natural. Two of the foremost post-impressionists were PaulCézanne and Vincent van
Gogh.

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A. Paul Cezanne
Paul Cézanne (1839–1906) was a French artist and post-impressionist painter.
His work exemplified the transition from late 19th-century impressionism to a new and
radically different world of art in the 20th century—paving the way for the next
revolutionary art movement known as expressionism.

Hortense Fiquet in a Striped Skirt, Paul

Cezanne, 1878, Oil on canvas
Still Life with Compotier, Paul Cezanne,
1879-1882, Oil on canvas

Harlequin, Paul Cezanne, 1888-1890, Oil

on canvas
Boy in a Red Vest Paul Cezanne, 1890, Oil
on canvas

B. Vincent Van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) was a post-impressionist painter from The
Netherlands. His works were remarkable for their strong, heavy brush strokes, intense
emotions, and colors that appeared to almost pulsate with energy. Van Gogh’s striking
style was to have a far-reaching influence on 20th century art, with his works becoming
among the most recognized in the world.

Sheaves of Wheat in a Field, Vincent van

Gogh, 1885, Oil on canvas
The Sower, Vincent van Gogh, 1888, Oil on
canvas

Still Life: Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers,

Vincent van Gogh, 1888, Oil on canvas
Bedroom at Arles, Vincent van Gogh, 1888,
Oil on canvas

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 Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh, 1889, Oil
on canvas
Wheat Field with Cypresses, Vincent van
Gogh, 1889, Oil on canvas

3. EXPRESSIONISM
In the early 1900s, there arose in the Western art world a movement that came to
be known as expressionism. Expressionist artists created works with more emotional
force, rather than with realistic or natural images. To achieve this, they distorted
outlines, applied strong colors, and exaggerated forms. They worked more with their
imagination and feelings, rather than with what their eyes saw in the physical world.
A. Neoprimitivism
 an art style that incorporated elements from
the native arts of the South Sea Islanders and the wood
carvings of African tribes which suddenly became popular
at that time. Among the Western artists who adapted these
elements was Amedeo Modigliani, who used the oval faces
and elongated shapes of African art in both his sculptures
and paintings.
B. Fauvism
 a style that used bold, vibrant colors
and visual distortions. Its name was derived from
les fauves (―wild beasts‖), referring to the group of
French expressionist painters who painted in this
style. Perhaps the most known among them was
Henri Matisse.
C. Dadaism
 a style characterized by dream
fantasies, memory images, and visual tricks and
surprises. Although the works appeared playful,
the movement arose from the pain that a group of
European artists felt after the suffering brought by
World War I. Wishing to protest against the
civilization that had brought on such horrors, these
artists rebelled against established norms and authorities, and against the
traditional styles in art. They chose the child’s term for hobbyhorse, dada,
to refer to their new ―non-style.‖

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D. Surrealism
 a style that depicted an illogical,
subconscious dream world beyond the logical,
conscious, physical one. Its name came from the
term ―super realism,‖ with its artworks clearly
expressing a departure from reality—as though
the artists were dreaming, seeing illusions, or
experiencing an altered mental state.
Many surrealist works depicted morbid or
gloomy subjects, as in those by Salvador Dali.
Others were quite playful and even humorous,
such as those by Paul Klee and Joan Miro.

E. Social Realism
 expressed the artist’s role in social reform. Artists used
their works to protest against the injustices, inequalities, immorality, and
ugliness of the human condition. In different periods of history, social
realists have addressed different issues: war, poverty, corruption,
industrial and environmental hazards, and more—in the hope of raising
people’s awareness and pushing society to seek reforms.
Ben Shahn’s Miners’ Wives, for example,
spoke out against the hazardous conditions faced
by coal miners, after a tragic accident killed 111
workers in Illinois in 1947, leaving their wives and
children in mourning.
Pablo Picasso’s Guernica has been
recognized as the most monumental and comprehensive statement of social realism
against the brutality of war. It made use of the exaggeration, distortion, and shock
technique of expressionism. At the same time, it had elements of the emerging style
that would later be known as cubism.

4. ABSTRACTIONISM
The abstractionist movement arose from the intellectual points of view in the 20th
century. In the world of science, physicists were formulating a new view of the universe,
which resulted in the concepts of space-time and relativity. This intellectualism was
reflected even in art. While expressionism was emotional, abstractionism was logical
and rational. It involved analyzing, detaching, selecting, and simplifying.

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 In 20th century abstractionism, natural appearances became unimportant. Artists
reduced a scene into geometrical shapes, patterns, lines, angles, textures and swirls of
color. The resulting works ranged from representational abstractionism, depicting still
recognizable subjects, to pure abstractionism, where no recognizable subject could be
discerned.
A. Cubism
 derived its name from the cube, a
three dimensional geometric figure composed of
strictly measured lines, planes, and angles. Cubist
artworks were, therefore, a play of planes and
angles on a flat surface. Foremost among the
cubists was Spanish painter/sculptor Pablo Picasso.
The cubists analyzed their subjects’ basic geometrical forms, and broke them up
into a series of planes. Then they re-assembled these planes, tilting and interlocking
them in different ways.
B. Futurism
 began in Italy in the early 1900s. As the name implies, the
futurists created art for a fast-paced, machine-propelled age. They
admired the motion, force, speed, and strength of mechanical forms.
Thus, their works depicted the dynamic sensation of all these—as can be
seen in the works of Italian painter Gino Severini.
C. Mechanical Style
 basic forms such as planes, cones, spheres, and
cylinders all fit together precisely and neatly in their appointed
places. This can be seen in the works of Fernand Léger.
Mechanical parts such as crankshafts, cylinder blocks, and
pistons are brightened only by the use of primary colors.
Otherwise, they are lifeless.
D. Nonobjectivism
 ―non-object‖ works in this style did not make use of
figures or even representations of figures. They did not refer to
recognizable objects or forms in the outside world.
Lines, shapes, and colors were used in a cool, impersonal
approach that aimed for balance, unity, and stability. Colors were
mainly black, white, and the primaries (red, yellow, and blue). Foremost among the
nonobjectivists was Dutch painter Piet Mondrian. New York City Piet Mondrian, 1942 Oil
on canvas

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5. ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM, POP ART, OP ART
World events in the mid-20th century immensely influenced the course of human
life and, with it, the course of art history. World War I (1913-1914) and World War II
(1941-1945), in particular, shifted the political, economic, and cultural world stage away
from Europe and on to the ―New World‖ continent, America.

The New York School

A. Action Painting
One form of abstract expressionism was seen in the
works of Jackson Pollock. These were created through what
came to be known as ―action painting.‖
Pollock worked on huge canvases spread on the floor,
splattering, squirting, and dribbling paint with (seemingly) no
pre-planned pattern or design in mind. The total effect is one of vitality, creativity,
―energy made visible.‖

Autumn Rhythm Jackson Pollock, 1950 Oil on

canvas

B. Color Field Painting

In contrast to the vigorous gestures of the
action painters, another group of artists who came
to be known as ―color field painters‖ used different
color saturations (purity, vividness, intensity) to
create their desired effects. Some of their works
were huge fields of vibrant color—as in the
paintings of Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman.
Others took the more intimate ―pictograph‖
approach, filling the canvas with repeating picture
fragments or symbols—as in the works of Adolph
Gottlieb and Lee Krasner.

After “The New York School”

By the early 1960s, the momentum of The New York School slowed down. In its
place, a new crop of artists came on the scene using lighter treatment and flashes of
humor, even irreverence, in their artworks.

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A. Neodadaism, Pop Art, Op Art
Like the dadaist movement that arose after
World War I, the neodadaism of the 1960s wanted to
make reforms in traditional values. It also made use of
commonplace, trivial, even nonsensical objects. But
unlike the angry, serious tone of the original dadaists,
the neodadaists seemed to enjoy nonsense for its own
sake and simply wanted to laugh at the world.
Their works ranged from paintings, to posters, to
collages, to three-dimensional ―assemblages‖ and
installations. These made use of easily recognizable
objects and images from the emerging consumer
society—as in the prints of Andy Warhol. Their inspirations
were the celebrities, advertisements, billboards, and comic
strips that were becoming commonplace at that time.
Hence the term pop (from ―popular‖) art emerged.
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) was an American pop artist. During the 1960s,
along with Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and James Rosenquist among others, he
became a leading figure in this new art movement.

B. Conceptual Art
As the term implies, conceptual art was that which
arose in the mind of the artist, took concrete form for a time,
and then disappeared (unless it was captured in photo or film
documentation). Conceptualists questioned the idea of art as
objects to be bought and sold. Instead, they brought their
artistic ideas to life temporarily, using such unusual materials
as grease, blocks of ice, food, even just plain dirt.
A key difference between a conceptual artwork and a traditional painting or
sculpture is that the conceptualist’s work often requires little or no physical
craftsmanship.

C. Op Art
This was yet another experiment in visual experience—a form of
―action painting,‖ with the action taking place in the viewer’s eye. In op art,
lines, spaces, and colors were precisely planned and positioned to give
the illusion of movement.
Current BridgetRiley, 1964 Synthetic polymer paint on composition board

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6. CONTEMPORARY ARTS FORMS
The 20th century also saw the rise of new art forms aside from the traditional
ones of painting and sculpture. Among these were installation art and performance art.
Installation art makes use of space and materials in truly innovative ways, while
performance art makes use of the human body, facial expressions, gestures, and
sounds. Both speak powerfully about contemporary issues, challenging their viewers to
respond.
A. Installation Art
 a contemporary art form that uses
sculptural materials and other media to modify the
way the viewer experiences a particular space.
Usually lifesize or sometimes even larger, installation
art is not necessarily confined to gallery spaces. It
can be constructed or positioned in everyday public
or private spaces, both indoor and outdoor.
Materials used in today’s installation art range from everyday items and natural
materials to new media such as video, sound, performance, and computers.
It may be said that primitive forms of this art
have existed since prehistoric times. However, this
genre was not regarded as a distinct category until
the mid-20th century and only came to prominence
in the 1970s. The installation artist’s manipulation of
space and materials has also been called
―environmental art,‖ ―project art,‖ and ―temporary
art.‖
Essentially, installation art creates an entire
sensory experience for the viewer. Many
installations are of a size and structure that the
viewer can actually walk through them, and
experience varying facets of the work in stages.
B. Performance Art
 a form of modern art in which the
actions of an individual or a group at a particular
place and in a particular time constitute the work.
It can happen anywhere, at any time, or for any
length of time. It can be any situation that
involves four basic elemen

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 Performance art does include such activities as theater, dance, music, mime,
juggling, and gymnastics. However, the term is usually reserved for more unexpected,
avantgarde, and unorthodox activities intended to capture the audience’s attention. The
performer himself or herself is the artist, rather than an actor playing a character as in a
stage play.
The performance venue may range from an art gallery or museum to a theater,
café, bar, or street corner. The performance itself rarely follows a traditional storyline or
plot.

ACTIVITY 1: Answer on the space provided

1. How did the term impressionism originate?
______________________________________________________________________
2. In what country did this art movement begin, and in what period of history?
______________________________________________________________________
3-5. Name three of the most prominent artists of the impressionist movement.
________________________________ ________________________________
________________________________
6-7. Who were two of the most famous post-impressionists?
________________________________ ________________________________
8-9. Where did neoprimitivism get its influences?
________________________________ ________________________________
10. Who is the French artist famous for his fauvist style?
______________________________________________________________________
11. Who is considered the most famous abstractionist and cubist artist?
______________________________________________________________________
12. What style of painting is Salvador Dali known for?
______________________________________________________________________
13-14. What were two of the art movements that emerged from The New York School?
________________________________ ________________________________
15. What is a form of modern art in which the actions of an individual or a group at a
particular place and in a particular time constitute the work?
______________________________________________________________________

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  Impressionism: Manet, Monet, and Renoir
 Post-impressionism: Cézanne and van Gogh
 Expressionism: Neoprimitivism, Fauvism, Dadaism, Surrealism and Social
realism
 Abstractionism: Cubism, Futurism, Mechanical style and Nonobjectivism
 Abstract Expressionism: Action Painting, Color Field Painting, Neodadaism, Pop
art, Conceptual art, Op art and the new realism
 Contemporary Art: Installation Art and Performance Art

ART TIME
To help you understand the revolutionary technique for applying color introduced by the
impressionists, experiment with this simplified process:
1. Take a set of water colors (cake type or in tubes). Choose one secondary color:
orange, green, or violet.
2. Color a shape on a paper using this single secondary color.
3. Beside it, color a similar shape using strokes of the two primary colors that are
combined in that particular secondary color (ex: red + yellow = orange; blue + yellow
= green; red + blue = violet).

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 Assessment

I. Identification. Write the correct answer on the space provided before the number.

 Abstract Expressionism  Expressionism

 Abstractionism  Flash Mob
 Ben Shahn  Impressionism
 Contemporary Art Forms  Optical Art
 Cubism  Pablo Picasso
 Dadaism  Pop Art

________________________1. an art movement that emerged in the second half of

the 19th century among a group of Paris-based artists
________________________2. an art movement that uses distorted outlines, applied
strong colors, and exaggerated forms
________________________3. the foremost cubist artist
________________________4. style characterized by dream fantasies, memory
images, and visual tricks and surprises
________________________5. art inspired by celebrities, advertisements, billboards,
and comic strips that were becoming commonplace at that time
________________________6. uses basic geometrical forms, and broke them up into
a series of planes
________________________7. What happens when an individual or group of ordinary
people started dancing unexpectedly?

II. Enumeration
8-12. Impressionism: A Break from Past Painting Traditions
13-16. Inspirations of Pop Art
17-20. Four Basic Elements of Performance Art

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1. From where did pop art draw its subjects?
2. Name the foremost artists of the pop art movement.
3. Give examples of places where performance art takes place.
4. Who was the artist who became famous for his action painting style?
5. Do art forms like these serve a purpose in today’s world? Explain your opinion.
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