ART STUDIES FREE-FOR-ALL

Course Outlines:

ART STUDIES 1: Art and Society
Course Objectives
1. to be keenly attentive to the arts in society;
2. understand the transformative value of the arts in society;
3. to make sense of art as creative expression and practice within social contexts and as unalienated from history.

Course Outline
I. Introduction: Setting the Framework (1 week)
A. The Arts and General Education in the University
B. Perspectives in the Study of Art
C. Art Worlds and Ways of Experiencing
II. The Dimensions of Art (3 weeks)
A. Form: Techniques of transformation
B. Language: Meaning making
C. Mode of Production: Productive forces and relations of production
III. Form and Language: Experiencing and Interpreting Art (4 weeks)
A. Medium and Technique
B. Elements
C. The Image and Its Social Context
IV. The Various Arts in Social Context (4 weeks)
A. The Visual Arts
B. The Musical Arts
C. Theater
D. Dance
E. Cinema
V. Philippine Art and Society (4 weeks)
(Sample modules)
A. Paete Folk Art
B. Death and Textiles in Bontoc Culture
C. The Arts in Maranao Culture
D. The Arts in Taosug Culture
E. Philippine Art in the 19th Century
F. Philippine Art from 1900 to Contemporary Times

Course requirements
1. two long examinations;
2. group projects or reports; and
3. class recitation (participation in group discussions)
4. reaction papers, quizzes, attendance).

Reading List
Alperson, Philip, ed. The Philosophy of the Visual Arts. Oxford: Oxford U Pr, 1992.
Art and Society Handbook. Quezon City: CAL Foundn & CHED, 1998.
Becker, Howard. Art Worlds. Los Angeles: U of Calif Pr, 1982.
Datuin, Flaudette May, and others. Art and Society. Quezon City: U of the Phils Pr, 1999.
Flores, Patrick and Cecilia Sta. Maria-de la Paz. Sining at Lipunan. Quezon City: Sentro ng Wikang Filipino, 2000.
Guillermo, Alice. Ang Sining sa Kasaysayang Filipino. Quezon City: U of the Phils Pr, [n.d.].

Activities
The course will involve the following activities: slide viewing, listening to music, watching films or videos, visits to museums and galleries, experiencing actual architectural structures. A whole-day field trip to artistic sites is recommended.

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ART STUDIES 2: Art Around Us
Course Objectives
1. to experience art as an integral part of human life;
2. to study art in an everyday setting in various contexts; and
3. to understand how art makes sense in and of everyday life.

Course Outline
I. Art in Everyday Life (2 weeks)
A. Redefining the concept of art
B. Broadening the domains of art
II. Contexts of Production (3 weeks)
A. Who makes the art?
B. Who receives the art?
C. What forces sustain and weaken the art?
III. Exploring Art in Various Places (6 weeks)
A. Natural Environment
B. Festivals
C. Public Monuments and Spaces
D. Galleries and Museums
E. Popular Culture
F. Household
IV. Valuing the Presence of Art: Issues (5 weeks)
A. Ecology
B. Cultural Life
C. Historical Memory
D. Consumer Culture

Course requirements
1. two long examinations;
2. group projects or reports; and
3. class recitation (participation in group discussions)
4. reaction papers, quizzes, attendance

Reading List
Berger, John. Ways of Seeing. London: BBC, 1972.
Datuin, Flaudette May, and others. Art and Society. Quezon City: U of the Phils Pr, 1999. Dela Paz, Cecilia Sta. Maria and Patrick D. Flores. Sining at Lipunan. Quezon City: Sentro ng Wikang Pilipino, 2000.
De Leon, Felipe Jr, ed. On Art, Man and Nature: Readings in the Humanities. [Manila]: G. Miranda, [n.d.].
Dewey, John. Art as Experience. New York: Capricorn Bks, 1958.
Dudley, Louis and Austin Faricy. The Humanities. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1973.
Eco, Umberto. Travels in Hyperreality: Essays. San Diego; New York; London: Harcourt Brace, 1983.
Karp, Ivan and Steven Lavine, eds. Exhibiting Cultures. Smithsonian Institutions, 1991.
Layton, Robert. The Anthropology of Art. 2d ed. Cambridge: Cambridge U Pr, 1991.
Mulder, Niels. Inside Philippine Society: Interpretations of Everyday Life. Quezon City: New Day, 1998.
Newman, Thelma R. Contemporary Southeast Asian Arts and Crafts. New York: Crown Pub, 1997.
Torres, Emmanuel. Jeepney. Quezon City: GCF Bks, 1979.

Activities
The course will involve the following activities: slide viewing, listening to music, watching films or videos, visits to galleries and museums, experiencing actual artistic structures and works in "everyday" contexts (eg, one’s own home, sculptures in parks and plazas, billboards, others). A whole-day field trip to artistic sites is recommended.