Module 11:
Critiquing Available
Materials and
Appropriate Techniques
the learners are expected to:
• ·point out the importance of critiquing available art
materials and appropriate techniques
• ·differentiate the difference between critiquing and
criticizing,
• ·discuss ways of critiquing available art materials
and appropriate techniques
• ·determines the processes or methods of each
application technique
• examine the reason why the existing application
techniques are gradually being forgotten
Module 11:
Critiquing Available
Materials and
Appropriate Techniques
Share your thoughts
1. What is the importance of evaluating the
art materials available for you and preferred
art techniques by way of critiquing?
2. Why is it necessary to evaluate the art
materials you have acquired to ensure they
are suited and appropriate for the art
technique you will use?
An artwork is not just a work good enough for an
artist. It is more than just doing and producing
something. An artwork is an expression of the
being of the artist who created it. In the truest
sense of being an artist, beyond fame and money,
an artist takes into personal consideration what
goes into his or her artwork.
Being choosy with and discriminating in the
choice of art materials cannot regarded as an
overzealous act of meticulousness on the part
of the artist. This is proof of the artist’s
dedication and sincerity in creating art. A
dedicated and sincere artist takes his or her
choice of art materials and artistic technique
seriously.
The artist makes a thorough evaluation and
assessment of the art materials available at
his disposal as well as the art technique he or
she will be applying using these available art
materials.
Critiquing Versus Criticizing
Critique is taken from the Greek kritike tekhne, which
means "the critical art“. It is somewhat a formal word that
typically refers to a careful judgment. It refers to the detailed
analysis and assessment of something. On the other hand,
criticism refers to a sharp or severe disapproval of
something, generally based on perceived faults or errors. It is
judging with disapproval. It is negative in nature.
CRITIQUING - Taking note of the process of creation, paying
attention to the kind art materials and the way they were used,
considering the art technique that was applied.
Relying on feelings for evaluation, depending heavily on the visual
appeal of the artwork, judging the finished product of the creation as
either beautiful or ugly, nice or not nice, are some of the gauges
used for criticizing.
Critiquing Available Art
Materials
Considerations in critiquing available art
materials
• Availability - An art material has to be obtainable, ready for use, at
hand.
• Accessibility - An art material has to be within the artist’s reach,
easily acquired without much effort or difficulty for the artist.
• Affordability - An art material has to be within the financial
capacity of the artist to be purchased or bought.
Critiquing Appropriate Art
Technique
Art Technique is the manner and ability by which an artist employs
the technical skills of a particular art. It is the means, process or
methods of using art materials in a manner that the artist wants to
use in order to create an artwork.
Considerations in critiquing the
appropriate art technique
• Appropriateness
• Mastery
• Practicality
MODULE 12:
MATERIALS AND
APPLICATION OF
TECHNIQUES
Local materials and the
techniques of yesterday
that are gradually being
forgotten.
SINGKABAN
Singkaban is a type of Filipino
art of shaving a bamboo for
home decors and bamboo
arches for weddings, mass
gathering, fiesta, and as
welcome signage of a town,
city, or village in the country.
PUNI
According to (Flores, 2018), Puni
is a traditional art of leaf folding.
It is an ancient art of weaving
that uses elongated leaves. It
starts with preparing the leaf,
folding the leaf, tightening the
package, and trimming the
garnish. It is one of the
recognized crafts in the weaving
industry.
PABALAT
As featured by Galvez in 2016, the province of
Bulacan is known for making Pastillas de Letche
one of the Filipinos' favorites. It is made from
carabao’s milk and sprinkled with white sugar.
After this is done, it is wrapped in plain white
paper and then placed in packages to be
released to the market.
TAKA / PAPER
MACHE
Taka or Paper Mache was first recorded in the
1920s when Maria Bangue made a paper toy.
The papers were molded from wood carving
and glued with paste. After drying, the paper
was removed from the molder and
reassembled, dried, and painted in a
decorative pattern that eventually becomes
toys and ornaments. Unfortunately, no one
knows if her artworks were saved after her
town was consumed by fire and almost all
traces of Takas she made are gone.
Pagpapalayok or
Potterymaking
Kare-kare, Paksiw, Sinigang, these are
only some of the Filipino dishes we
love to feast on. Of course, they're
only more appetizing served hot off
the fire, in a clay pot. Our use of clay
pots is one of the things that highlight
the Filipino trademark of our dishes.
Sanikulas Cookies
or Panecillos de
San Nicolas
Atching Lillian Borromeo is one of the famous food historians and experts in
Pampanga. Her recipes are handed down from her grandmother whom she
called “Impo”
Atching Lilian also makes Panecillos de San Nicolas, whom Filipinos believe to
possess healing properties. Arrowroot is the main ingredient in baking the said
cookies. The arrowroot plant was inherited from her ancestors. They had to
plant the arrowroot and wait eight months for the roots to mature. The roots are
then processed. It is pounded and soaked in water. It is sun-dried and ends up
as powder. That's the flour they used for San Nicolas cookies. Unlike these days
PAGBUBURDA
Embroidery is an art of decorative stitching,
especially by hand. The high quality of
embroidery in the Philippines is partly due to its
history and partly due to native talent.
The town of Taal and Lumban, Laguna had a long
tradition of hand embroidery since the arrival of
the Franciscan Missionaries. They started
teaching women embroidery. This is probably one
of the most formal studies that have happened to
women folks.
GROUP ACTIVITY: SEED MOSAIC
Directions: Form a group, consisting
of 5-6 members your group will
work together to create a lovely
mosaic picture using a variety of
seeds, beans and grains. Think
about a design for your mosaic
picture and make a light sketch on
the illustration board.
Materials to bring:
• Seeds and grains (e.g. beans,
rice, corn, sunflower seeds)
• Nutshells (optional)
• White glue or clear liquid glue
• 1/8 illustration board
• Small spoon
Rubrics
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