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TEACHER: PEARLIE JADE A. LAZO TIME ALLOTED: WEEK 3-4

SUBJECT: ARTS 7
MODULE 1

 Elements and Principles of Arts

 Folk Arts and Designs from Luzon
Most Essential Learning Competencies:
a. analyzes elements and principles of art in the production of one’s arts and crafts
inspired by the arts of Luzon (highlands and lowlands) A7EL-Ib
b. identifies characteristics of arts and crafts in specific areas in Luzon (e.g., papier
mâché [taka] from Paete, Ifugao wood sculptures [bul’ul], Cordillera jewelry and
pottery, tattoo, and Ilocos weaving and pottery [burnay], etc.) A7EL-Ia

I. INTRODUCTION
Arts and crafts are important means of expression, which communicate views, ideas,
and feelings through the use of skills and imagination. These are important parts of our
daily lives and can be found everywhere.
II. DEVELOPMENT

 ELEMENTS OF ARTS
1. LINE is a mark with greater length than width. Lines can be horizontal, vertical,
or diagonal; straight or curved; thick or thin.

2. SHAPE is a closed line. Shapes can be geometric, like squares and circles; or
organic, like free-form or natural shapes. Shapes are flat and can express length
and width.

3. FORMS are three-dimensional shapes expressing length, width, and depth. Balls,
cylinders, boxes, and pyramids are forms.

4. SPACE is the area between and around objects. The space around objects is often
called negative space; negative space has shape. Space can also refer to the feeling
of depth. Real space is three-dimensional; in visual art, when we create the feeling
or illusion of depth, we call it space.

5. COLOR is light reflected off of objects. Color has three main characteristics: hue
(the name of the color, such as red, green, blue, etc.), value (how light or dark it
is), and intensity (how bright or dull it is).
• White is pure light; black is the absence of light.
• Primary colors are the only true colors (red, blue, and yellow). All other colors
are mixes of primary colors.
• Secondary colors are two primary colors mixed together (green, orange, violet).
• Intermediate colors, sometimes called tertiary colors, are made by mixing a
primary and secondary color together. Some examples of intermediate colors are
yellow green, blue green, and blue violet.
 • Complementary colors are located directly across from each other on the color
wheel (an arrangement of colors along a circular diagram to show how they are
related to one another). Complementary pairs contrast because they share no
common colors. For example, red and green are complements, because green is
made of blue and yellow. When complementary colors are mixed together, they
neutralize each other to make brown.

6. TEXTURE is the surface quality that can be seen and felt. Textures can be rough
or smooth, soft or hard. Textures do not always feel the way they look; for
example, a drawing of a porcupine may look prickly, but if you touch the drawing,
the paper is still smooth.

 PRINCIPLES OF ARTS

1. PATTERNS– repeat they can be created with lines, shapes, and colors.
2. CONTRAST– differences in a work of art. light & dark, rough & smooth, curved line
& straight
3. BALANCE– is the distribution of the visual weight of objects in a work of art. color,
size, texture
4. EMPHASIS– main idea, the main focus, the thing your eye sees first.
5. UNITY– a similar element throughout a work of art that brings the parts together
6. PROPORTION/ SCALE– the size of something compared to what is next to it
7. RHYTHM/MOVEMENT– visual elements in a work of art that create a sense of action
or implied motion

 FOLK ARTS AND DESIGNS FROM LUZON

Arts and Crafts of the Ilocos Region and the Cordillera Administrative Region(CAR)
1. ILOCOS REGION
a. Architecture
Vigan, considered as the “Intramuros of the North,” retains the Spanish colonial
architecture along its narrow and cobbled-stoned streets known as Calle Crisologo.
b. Textile
Inabel is a hand weaving technique of the Ilocanos that is produced using traditional
wooden looms. The different designs represent different meanings: the dizzying “binakol”
weave represents the wave of the sea. They believe that this design protects them from bad
spirits.
c. Pottery
Burnay is an unglazed earthen jar with small opening. It is used for storage for water
and rice grains and as container for salt, brown sugar. Basi (local wine) and bagoong
(fermented fish). The potters mix fine gravel, sand and ashes and fire the clay to make the
burnay heavy and sturdy.
2. PANGASINAN
a. Weaving
The arts and crafts of Pangasinan include the smoothly woven Bolinao mats made from
buri or raffia leaves, and the bamboo crafts (baskets furniture) of San Carlos.
3. CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR)
 KALINGA
a. Textile
The native of Kalinga are skilled weavers. One of their finest products is their textiles,
which is characterized by red stripes and white, yellow, and black geometrical patterns.
 The southern Kalinga women wear the wrap-around skirt or tapis called kain, which
reaches below the knee. The northern Kalinga wear saya, an ordinary woman’s skirt
covering the body from waist to feet.
The color used in their textile have cultural meanings: red signifies bravery; black is
for soil or land; white is for the flowers of the coffee trees; yellow for the sand; and
green for the mountains.
b. Basketry
The basketry of the Kalinga shows their fine craftsmanship. The labba is a bowl-shaped
basket made from rattan, with sizes that vary from 20 to 150 cm in diameter
c. Tattooing
Tattooing is another form of art of the Kalinga. Because it usually covers the chest and
the arms, it may be considered as clothing and decorations. It also signifies a rite of
passage from youth to adulthood, a mark of heroism, and bravery and one’s status in the
community. The design consists of geometric patterns and lines.
d. Wang-od is the last “mambabatok” or traditional Kalinga tattoo artist. She uses a
mixture of charcoal and water that is tapped onto the skin through a thorn end. They
are believed that if someone of the bloodline does tattoo, it will get infected.
 III. ENGAGEMENT
ACTIVITY 1: (30 pts.)
Direction: Make one artwork using the elements and principles of art.
ACTIVITY 2: ( 10 pts. Each)
Direction: Give the name of the arts and crafts, their characteristics, elements and
principles that you observe.
Name of the Arts and Crafts Characteristics, Elements
and Principles of Arts

1.

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Name

2.

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Name

3.

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Name
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Name
5.

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Name

ACTIVITY 3: (30 pts.)

Draw the arts and crafts found in your town and give a short description.
IV. MATRIX (Pointing System)
ACTIVITIES POINTS PASSING SCORE
Activity 1 30 points 24 points
Activity 2 10 points 8 points
Activity 3 30 points 24 points
Total 70 points 56 points

V. RESPONSE