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ARTIST and ARTISAN
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INTRODUCTION

What’s the difference between an artist and an artisan? This question is comparable to
the issue of what constitutes art and what is labeled as a craft.
An artistis someone engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or
demonstrating an art. The term art basically refers to the making of tangible and intangible
products as an expression of creativity and imagination for purely aesthetic reasons. On the
other hand, an Artisan, though stimulated by the same impulses in creating tangible or
intangible products, produces crafts which are meant for decoration and are designed to be
practical or useful.
Though there may exist a perceived dissimilarity between an artist (producer of art) and
an artisan (designer of craft) in their relative cultural status, the distinctions are not in quality or
artistic achievement but in function.

OBJECTIVES

 Define an artist’s or artisan’s medium and technique.

 Differentiate between artists’ and artisans approach/technique toward a particular
medium.
 Identify the Medium in various forms of art, viz, visual, auditory, and combined arts.
 Acquaint students with the National Artist of the Philippines.

LESSONS

Topic: Artist and Artisan

Artist
An artist is a person who perform all forms of creative arts. The specialty of an artist is
that he is able to create art for the sake of art itself without needing any ulterior motives. It is
believed that through art the artist can create a change in society.

All fine artists first learn to sketch, and begin with a pencil and sketchpad to work with
an idea on paper. Artists transfer their visions to canvases or other medium, and this may mean
working in oil, watercolor or pastels. Sculptors take their sketches and create 3D products from
clay, marble or other material. Illustrators might work for a publishing or animation company,
or create original comic books. All artists' work aims to create an overall reaction from a viewer.
Job responsibilities of an Artist include:

 Developing ideas for a canvas or product

 Selecting a medium for a final work, including texture, size, or area
 Collecting work for a portfolio
 Applying for grants for financial support

Known Artist:

1. VINCENT VAN GOGH (1853-1890)

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 - Dutch post-impressionist painter who is among the most famous and
influential figures in the history of Western art.
Work :The Starry Night
Method: Oil painting impasto

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2. LEONARDO DA VINCI(1453-1519)

- Italian painter, draftsman, sculptor, architect and engineer.

Work: The LastSupper
Method:Tempera

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3. MICHAELANGELO(1475- 1564)
- An Italian
Sculptor,
painter,
architect and poet.

Work: The Creation

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IMPORTANCE
Art is the queen of all sciences communicating knowledge to the generations of the
world. Artist are the most important members of the society because they help us to envision
our thought that may not be tolerated in the social and political paradigm of our society. The
positive transformative energy of artist, creates hope and triggers change in society. Artist have
to be part of the discourse for social change.

Artisan
An Artisan is able to produce something that has functional value; although it should not
be limited to its use value alone

They are skilled workers that are involved in skilled trade using their hands in making
things, installing things, repairing things and maintaining things with the help of tools,
equipment or machinery.

Most artisan have the skill of adding aesthetic value to the objects that they create. This
transcends the object from a mere object of utility.

Artisans are craftsmen who make practical artistic products, such as earrings, urns,
stained glass and other accessories. Artisans gain their knowledge by studying under master
craftsmen and then practicing with continued study. Artisans work to create something new,
original, and at times, provocative. They spend a good portion of their time selling and
promoting their items in various marketplaces.
Job responsibilities of an Artisan include:

 Using and mixing mediums like paint, metal, glass, or fabric

 Shaping, gluing, sewing, testing and producing products
 Displaying work at various sites including auctions, craft shows or online markets
 Estimating costs and material needs

Examples: 1. Potter

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 Pottery (1605) is the process of forming vessels and other objects with
clay and other ceramic materials, which are fired at high temperatures to give
them a hard, durable form.

2. Weaver

Weaving (1524) is a method of textile production in which

two distinct sets of yarns or threads interlaced at right angles to form a fabrics or
cloth.

3. Tailor

A tailor (1425) is a person who makes, repairs or alters clothing

professionally, especially suits and men’s clothing.

IMPORTANCE
Artisans through their skills make and install, things that can be used at homes, offices
and industries. Help fix things for individuals, businesses, governmental and non- government
organizations.
Artisan services are sources of blue collar jobs which can reduce unemployment,
poverty and social vices. They enable people who are not financially buoyant or academically
sound to be useful to themselves, their families and the society by learning vocational and
technical skills.

4.0 National Living Treasures

In April 1992, the GawadsaManlilikha ng Bayan or the National Living Treasures Award
was institutionalized through Republic Act No. 7355. Tasked with the administration and
implementation of the Award is the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the
highest policy-making and coordinating body for culture and the arts of the State. The NCCA,
through the GawadsaManlilikha ng Bayan Committee and an Ad Hoc Panel of Experts, conducts
the search for the finest traditional artists of the land, adopts a program that will ensure the
transfer of their skills to others and undertakes measures to promote a genuine appreciation of
and instil pride among our people about the genius of the Manlilikha ng Bayan.

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First awarded in 1993 to three outstanding artists in music and poetry, the GawadsaManlilikha
ng Bayan has its roots in the 1988 National Folk Artists Award organized by the Rotary Club of
Makati-Ayala. As a group, these folk and traditional artists reflect the diverse heritage and
cultural traditions that transcend their beginnings to become part of our national character. As
Filipinos, they bring age-old customs, crafts and ways of living to the attention and appreciation
of Filipino life. They provide us with a vision of ourselves and of our nation, a vision we might be
able to realize someday, once we are given the opportunity to be true to ourselves as these
artists have remained truthful to their art.
As envisioned under R.A. 7355, “Manlilikha ng Bayan” shall mean a citizen engaged in
any traditional art uniquely Filipino whose distinctive skills have reached such a high level of
technical and artistic excellence and have been passed on to and widely practiced by the
present generation in his/her community with the same degree of technical and artistic
competence.
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LEARNING PROCDURES:
ACTIVITIES

 Video Documentary
A video documentary on artisan will be posted for the students to watch on . Pleaserefer
to the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDpLgZUb1uA

 Online Interactive Lecturing

Topics to be discussed:
1. What is the difference between artists and artisans?
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2. Which is more important, the artist or the artwork?

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3. What are the medium and the technique?
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4. What are the trends of practices in art?

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5. Name some of the key roles in the art industry, and the skills required to do them.
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ASSESSMENT TASK
1. Artist Profile Chart
Direction: Fill in column two (2) with information requested on your chosen
National Artist of the Philippines.

Artist Profile Information about the artist

Name
Brief Biography
Education
Major Works
Awards
Style

Rubric
Use the rubric below to assess the output and presentation of the students.
5 – The students accomplishes the artist’s information and explains the content of
his/her artist profile in a clear and consistent manner.
4 – The students accomplished the artist’s information and explains the content of
his/her artist profile and do so in somewhat consistent manner.
3 – The students has difficulty in accomplishing the artist’s information and explaining
the content of his/ artistic profile.
2-The students make an attempt to accomplish the artist’s information, but the
explanation is without merit.

2. Artisan Study
Direction: Choose one (1) artisan either local or foreign and fill in the chart with
information about your chosen artisan.

My artisan’s name is:

What are three (3) interesting facts about my artisans?
How does her/his artwork make you feel?
Draw something that reminds you of your artisan.

Rubric

Use the rubric below to assess the output and presentation of the students:
5 – The student accomplishes the artisans informationand explains the content of his/her

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artisans study in a clear and consistent manner.
4 – The student accomplishes the artisans information and explains the content of his/her
artisans study and do so in a somewhat consistent manner.
3 – The student has difficulty in accomplishing the artisans information and explaining the
content of his/her artisans study.
2 – The student makes an attempt to accomplish the artisans information, but the explanation
is without merit.

3. Identify national GAMABA artists’ notable works and their contribution to society. Summarize
their engagement in any traditional art uniquely Filipino whose distinctive skills have
reached high level of technical and artistic excellence and have been passed on and
practiced by the present generation in their community.

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SUGGESTED REFERENCES:

PRINTED BOOK
Solmerano ET. (2019). Art Appreciation. Books Atbp. Publishing Corp.
Manila, Philippines
ONLINE REFERENCES

1. ARTIST AND ARTISANS. (2020). Retrieved 1 September 2020, from

https://prezi.com/p/hj2bijhixv0c/artist-and-artisans/

2. Artists and Artisans - What's the difference between an artisan and an artist?
- NOW! Bali. (2013). Retrieved 1 September 2020, from
https://nowbali.co.id/artists-and-artisans-what-s-the-difference-between-an-
artisan-and-an-artist/

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