COURSE: ART APPRECIATION

CODE: 067
TEACHER: PROF. CRISTOBAL

To become a soul maker, does not to

TOPIC: SOUL MAKING AND ART be conscious as to how far one’s
MAKING masterpiece go.

WEEK 1: SOULMAKING NOY NARCISO

[soul maker]
DEFINITION OF [professor in Ateneo de Davao
Soul making University]
- Connecting to our deepest [teaches film, theatre, and arts for
nature. Humanities and Letters Department]
- Connecting deeply with the inner [formerly a member of the Commission
realm or our own interest, being of Committee on Visual Arts of the NCCA
fully awake and aware by from 2004-2010]
flooding our consciousness with - Crafting stories and transforming
eternal images. brief moments into magic and
- Exploration and application of symbols. [process: soul
the imagination in an active way. making]
THROUGH THIS ACTIVITY…
HOW DO OTHER PEOPLE PERCEIVED
o He can connect to people
SOUL MAKING?
o Understand culture
o Embody the piece
JAMES HILLMAN [WRITER]
- Happens when we evoke the
emotions and experiences of SAMPLES OF NOY’s WORK
crisis and opportunity of love and o Baoc2x-chimes; made of
dying that give life a deeper shells soaked in salt water;
meaning. imitate sound of water
JOHN KEATS flowing
- All its opposites provide the o Bote-pan pipe style
necessary stuff of soul making. instrument (pentatonic)
IN A CHRISTIAN WAY… wrapped with “uway”; in
MAN IS FORMED IN THE various sizes; pitch and tone
IMAGE OF GOD AND MEN HAS are based on the size and
THE INNATE CAPACITY TO form of the bottle; create
REFLECT THAT IMAGE IN THE either eerie, meditative, or
LIFE MEN LIVE. experimental sound
o Payag (2020) is a
IN SHORT… representation of home. It is
SOULMAKING is about drawing a space within a space. It is
out a certain experience of the person and built through “oido”, it is
transfer this into image either in a form of progressive, adaptive, and
painting or musical composition or a improvised. It is a
production. manifestation of living,
surviving, and relating.
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TEACHER: PROF. CRISTOBAL

In a payag spaces overlap, and we Good contenders for this process are
negotiate to share the space. This space is images with interesting skills and these
not just a shelter or a physical space or include heavy cloud captured at
structure but a symbolism of power relations sunset and sunrise.
and social space. It is a symbol of
maximalism.
II. CRAFTING STORIES [Wieland
Spaces in a payag suggests spaces of 2017] there are 7 steps
narratives and memories. Payag is a 1. Craft your Premise
narrative, a story. 2. Roughly sketch scene ideas
3. Interview your characters
4. Explore your Setting
HOW TO PERFORM SOULMAKING? 5. Write your complete outline
BY CRAFTING IMAGES, STORIES, AND 6. Condense your outline
INTEREST FOR PERFORMANCE 7. Put your outline into action

1. Craft your Premise

I. CRATING IMAGES - It should answer the following
- Craft the image inside a questions:
lightroom [photo editor] or a. Who is the protagonist?
simply our own imagination b. What is the situation?
c. What is the protagonist’s
and mind organization of
objective?
what we perceived as an
d. Who is the opponent?
outcome of our artwork.
e. What will be the disaster?
- also refers to imaging or
Conflict?
representing in any form
which may be through painting, 2. Roughly sketch scene ideas
sculpting, drawing, storytelling, [Brainstorming]
poetry dancing, composing, or - Write a list of everything you
taking notes. already know about your story.
- Take a moment to review your
TAKE NOTE: list.
Soul making is a creative
technique in artmaking, you can get better 3. Interview your characters
result from it.
For PROTAGONIST:
It is not realism, but it is something - Work backward [from the
related to personal imagination or desire moment in which he will become
in creating your own idea. engaged in your plot. “disaster”
in step 2”]
START with…
Image that has “good bones” a. What events in your
- means good and attainable protagonist’s life have led
FOUNDATION. him to this moment?
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TEACHER: PROF. CRISTOBAL

b. Did something in his past If you get stuck, try jumping ahead to the
cause the disaster? next scene you know, and then working
c. What events have shaped backward.
him to make him respond to
the disaster in the way he 6. Condense your outline
does? - After finishing your extended
d. What unresolved issues from outline, you may want to
his past can further condense the most pertinent
complicate the plot's spiral of points into an abbreviated
events? version.
Freehand interview in which you
ask your protagonist a series of 7. Put your outline into action
questions and allow him to answer in - you are feeling prepared and
his own words. eager to get going on your first
draft.
4. Explore your Setting - never be afraid to explore new
- Never choose a setting just ideas as they occur.
because it sounds cool or - Remember, your outline is a
because you’re familiar with it. map showing you the route to
- Look for settings that will be your destination, but that doesn't
inherent to your plot. mean it is the only route.

5. Write your complete outline

- Begin plotting in earnest. WEEK 2: ART MAKING
- Work through your story linearly,
scene by scene.
- Comprehensive: you may ART COMPOSITION RULES
choose to write single sentence 1. Rules of Thirds
each scene. 2. Rules of Odds
a. Who will be your narrating 3. The Rabatment
character? 4. The Golden Ratio
b. What is his goal? What obstacle will
arise to obstruct that goal and create I. Rules of Thirds [rule of thumb]
conflict? - Divide the canvas into
c. What will be the outcome, and how thirds both horizontally and
will your character react to the vertically.
resulting dilemma?
- place the focus of the
d. What decision will he reach that will
painting or photo either one
fuel the next scene's goal.
third across or one third up or
NOTE:
You’ll later be free to apply all your down the picture, or where the
focus and imagination to the first draft and lines intersect.
bring your story to life. - applies to the process of
composing visual images
Possible problem:
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TEACHER: PROF. CRISTOBAL

such as designs, films, paintings, - Artist uses the area outside

and photographs. the rabatment to complete
- Creating balance in a whatever story is being told.
design

NOTE: IV. The Golden Ratio

aligning the subject with four - the ration of 1 to 1.618 has many
names. Most often it is called
intersection points creates more
the Golden Section, Golden
tension, energy and interest in the
Ration or Golden Mean, but
composition than simply centering the
subject. it’s also occasionally
referred to as Golden Number,
II. Rule of Odds Divine Proportion, Golden
- have an odd number in the Proportion, Fibonacci number
composition, say three, five, or and Phi.
seven, rather than an even
number, say two, four, or six.
- More visually appealing
NOTE:
Having an odd number of
things in a composition means your
eye and brain can’t pair them up or
group them easily. Which keeps your ART MAKING
eyes moving across the composition.
- fun and rewarding way for
people to express themselves
III. The Rabatment
and to learn a broad range of
- It is seen asthe perfect
skills and concepts.
square found inside any
- way of relieve stress and an
rectangle. outlet to divert emotion.
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TEACHER: PROF. CRISTOBAL

Enable you to increase in your the process of creation

sense of mastery, decision making, and can vary depending on your
feeling of inclusion and independence, and personal temperament, your
ultimately grow in self-awareness. artistic style, and your chosen
medium.
IMPORTACE OF ART MAKING 5. Reflection
- effective way to introduce - Time you can share your
you to a wide variety of artwork
textures and help them
develop their tactile ART MAKING PROCESS [from Art Time
exploration skills. Studios]

STAGES OF ART MAKING Phase 1:

a. Inspiration - Begins with sketching, grid-
b. Percolation lining, drawing, or filling in
c. Preparation
underpainting.
d. Creation
- Learning the best practice on
e. Reflection
techniques and approaches and
understanding the art
1. Inspiration [time consuming]
- Most exciting moment concepts.
- Where does inspiration come
Phase 2:
from?
2. Percolation - Adding of multiple layers of
- Vital stage in creating art. tone, colors, or paint within
- elapses after you’ve had an artwork.
your idea, but before you start - Required to problem solve
making art, playing around with and are encouraged in their art
ideas visually or processing to explore, manipulate, and
and refining your idea. master technique-based art
3. Preparation applications.
- More active and focused
time. Phase 3:
- Figuring out how to make it - adding final detail and
happen. craftsmanship showcasing
their finished projects.
a. Organizing your supplies,
- this includes demonstrating the
b. creating a blueprint for what
understanding of the art
your piece will be, like
elements, habits of mind and
creating a dummy outline for a
effort, communication skills,
book project
4. Creation habits of work, composition
- Time to make it happen concepts, and execution into a
REMEMBER… well-crafted project.
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TEACHER: PROF. CRISTOBAL

- You should cultivate an

open mind that allows you
to broaden your universe
PURPOSE OF RECYCLED ARTS and increase your ability to
explore it.
to encourage the reuse of a variety of a. Journaling
materials in new, different, and creative b. Theme observation
forms, and to promote recycling and c. Contemplation (to look with continued
resource conservation. [3r’s – help attention – to meditate on.
the environment] d. Stream of Consciousness exercise
e. Creative problem solving
f. Finding the question
7 PRINCIPLES OF CREATIVITY g. Finding illustrative metaphors
[Leonardo da Vinci Principles]
Dimonstrazione (Knowledge):
Da Vinci [diversely talented person] - to test knowledge through
- prolific painter experience, persistence, and a
- sculptor willingness to learn from
- architect mistakes.
- musician - Learn from experience
- scientist
a. Reflection
- mathematician
b. Feedback
- engineer
c. Check belief and sources
- inventor d. Affirmations
- anatomist
- geologist Sensazione (Improvement):
- cartographer - Continual refinement of the
- botanist senses as the means to enliven
- writer experience.
note:
anyone can become a genius by SAPER VEDERE [Knowing how to see]
developing the following seven (7) He believed that experience was
principles. delivered through the senses: sight,
sound, touch, taste, and smell.
Curiosità (Curiosity):
- continuously ask questions In a sad remark he noted that the average
throughout their lives person,
- endless quest for truth and looks without seeing, listens without
beauty hearing, touches without feeling, eats
- You can increase your without tasting, moves without physical
ability to solve problems by awareness, inhales without awareness of
increasing your ability to odor or fragrance, and talks without
thinking.
ask good questions.
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TEACHER: PROF. CRISTOBAL

imagination without logic is day

dreaming, and logic without
imagination is boring

One of Gelb’s suggestions is to

practice silence
This "verbal fasting" strengthens your Corporalita (Grace):
ability to listen deeply and is wonderfully
- The cultivation of grace,
refreshing you spirit.
ambidexterity, fitness, and poise
- About maintaining a healthy
Sfumato (Willingness):
body as well as healthy
- Literal translation: GOING UP IN
SMOKE. mind.
- It is about our willingness to
Connessione (System):
embrace ambiguity, paradox,
- simple recognition of the
and uncertainty.
interconnectedness of all
Gelb says… things and phenomena.
The ability to adapt and accept new
ideas is the “most distinguishing feature” Gelb says…
“Physically, we seek health (the word health
of genius. comes from the Old English root hal,
meaning “whole”), affection, and the ecstasy
Recognized first… of sexual union. Emotionally, we yearn for a
How it is important? After, apply sense of belonging, intimacy, and love.
practical methods, like MEDITATION. Intellectually, we look for patterns and
relationships, seeking to understand
systems. And spiritually, we pray for
a. Thrive on change
Oneness with the Divine”.
b. “Embracing” ambiguity and trusting
your gut. Ambiguity can mean
To enhance our sense of connection ,
anxiety for many people
c. Cultivate confusion endurance he suggests looking at the
d. Embody Mona’s smile relationships, patterns and
e. Incubation and intuition connections in our lives. “Make a
f. Poise in the face of paradox master mind map of your life…
check that what you’re doing every
Arte/Scienza (Balance):
- Balance between logic and day is in line with your values,
imagination. [other term: vision and goals.
balancing between art and
science] Remember that you yourself is an art,
NOTE:
you may not be appreciated every
time, but remember you are here
COURSE: ART APPRECIATION
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TEACHER: PROF. CRISTOBAL

to enhance yourself, to perform

your being in a most unique way.