DEBUNKING THE FILIPINO STUDENTS’ STEREOTYPICAL

VIEW OF ARTISTS

An Undergraduate Thesis Presented to the Professor of Humanities, Social Sciences and Communications

 BAUTISTA, RAYMART D.

MORENO, ROILERIE ANDREA L.SANTAMENA, JOHN MICHAEL C.

WISELY ANANDA M.

(BSITDA-R21)

SUBMITTED BY:

• Objectives of the Research• Problem Definition• Scope of Work• Methodology• Result Analysis• Conclusion

• Recommendation

CONTENTS

OBJECTIVES OF THE RESEARCH

To explore and debunk the common misconceptions and stereotypes of Filipino students on artists.

To prove that the Filipino students’ stereotypical views of artists are based on faulty thinking or understanding

To reestablish the value of artists in the Philippines.

This study sought to answer the following questions:

1.) Are artists not needed in the society because creativity is free and everyone can do whatever artists

can?

2.) Have they chosen a delusional field of study which could not be a sustainable job to feed a family?

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

3.) Have they chosen the field of art because they do not perform well in mathematics, sciences and other fields?

4.) Has modern technology taken over the field of art, thus pushing the artists out of the picture?

CONTINUATION…

5. Are there less job opportunities in the field of art?

6. Are artists incapable of obtaining a high-paying job?

CONTINUATION…

Art is a universal language than can cut across social, educational and economic

barriers.

ART IS IMPORTANT TO MAN'S LIFE

Art provides opportunities for self-expression.

ART IS IMPORTANT TO MAN’S LIFE

There is art everywhere; there is art in cooking, in writing, in dancing, in singing, in

engineering, in teaching.

Art is found and is needed in almost all professions, because in the modern world, everything requires a little bit of beauty and

design on it.

ART IS IMPORTANT TO MAN’S LIFE

Stites, R. (2013) thanks art and artists and adds that people should appreciate artists more,

referring to how homes would be stark with no decoration at all, like everyone else’s house; walls

and tables would be empty; dishware would be plain.

ART IS IMPORTANT TO MAN’S LIFE

The researchers have divided the profile information of respondents into two: the student artists and the

student non-artists (consumers of art).

The questionnaires were distributed to fifteen (15) student-artists and fifteen (15) student non-artists, both of random courses or field of study, for a total

of thirty (30) respondents.

PROFILE OF THE RESPONDENTS

Level of Artistic Skills/Knowledge Frequency Percentage

a. Excellent 3 20.00%b. Very Good 4 26.67%c. Good 8 53.33%d. Fair 0 0%e. Poor 0 0%

DATA PROVIDED BY STUDENT ARTISTS

Table 1.0 Classification of the Respondents’ Skills and Knowledge in Arts (Self-Assessment)

Duration Frequency Percentagea. minutes 0 0%b. hours 7 46.67%c. days 3 20.00%d. weeks 3 20.00%e. longer than the ones mentioned 2 13.33%

DATA PROVIDED BY STUDENT ARTISTS

Table 2.0 The Duration of the Process of Creating a Masterpiece (For Artists)

Drawing as a Hobby/Profession Frequency Percentage

a. Profession Only 0 0%b. Hobby Only 2 13.33%c. Both a Hobby and a Profession 12 80.00%

d. Neither 0 0%e. I do not know 1 6.67%

DATA PROVIDED BY STUDENT ARTISTS

Table 3.0 Whether Drawing is a Hobby or a Profession

DATA PROVIDED BY STUDENT ARTISTS

Table 4.0 Willingness to Buy an Artwork from another Artist (For Artist)

Willingness to Buy an Artwork Frequency Percentage

a. Yes 12 80.00%b. No 3 20.00%

DATA PROVIDED BY STUDENT ARTISTS

Table 5.0Willingness to Create an Artwork without Payment for a

Friend (For Artists)

State of Willingness Frequency Percentage

a. Yes 11 73.33%

b. No 4 26.67%

Table 6.0Rating of How Filipinos Value Art in Our Country

DATA PROVIDED BY STUDENT ARTISTS

The Value of Art in the Philippines Frequency

Percentage

a. Excellent 4 26.67%b. Very Good 3 20.00%c. Good 4 26.66%d. Fair 3 20%e. Poor 1 6.67%

Table 7.0Is It True That Creative Students Do Not Excel in Other

Fields?

DATA PROVIDED BY STUDENT ARTISTS

Answer Frequency Percentage

a. Yes 1 6.67%

a. No 14 93.33%

Table 8.0How Much Do You Think You Will Earn When You Graduate

and When You Find a Job?

DATA PROVIDED BY STUDENT ARTISTS

Estimated Level of IncomeFrequency

Percentage

a. Extremely High Income 1 6.67%b. High Income 8 53.33%c. Average Income 5 33.33%d. Low Income 1 6.67%e. Extremely Low Income 0 0%

Table 9.0Do Art Students Find Themselves Essential in the Society?

DATA PROVIDED BY STUDENT ARTISTS

Answer Frequency Percentage

a. Yes 14 93.33%

a. No 1 6.67%

Table 10.0 Is the Starving Artist Myth True?

DATA PROVIDED BY STUDENT ARTISTS

Answer Frequency Percentage

a. Yes 11 73.33%

a. No 4 26.67%

SUMMARY OF THE DATA GATHERED FROM STUDENT ARTISTS

Eighty percent (80%) of the respondents believe that art can both be a hobby and a profession, and that they are willing to spend money for another artwork made by another artist.

Seventy-three and thirty-three hundredths percent (73.33%) of the respondents are willing to create an artwork for a friend without payment and they disagree that the Starving Artist Myth, which states that artists starve due to their low income, is true.

Ninety-three and thirty-three hundredths percent (93.33%) of the student artist respondents believe that artists have the capability to excel in other fields other than the creative field, and that they are essential in the society and in the industry.

Table 1.0Willingness to Buy an Artwork from an Artist

DATA PROVIDED BY NON-ARTISTS

Willingness to Buy an Artwork Frequency Percentage

a. Yes 13 86.67%

b. No 2 13.33%

Table 2.0Why are You Unenthusiastic to Purchase an Artwork? (For

those who answered “No”)

DATA PROVIDED BY NON-ARTISTS

Reasons Frequency Percentagea. I am not interested in art 0 0%b. I can create my own artwork 0 0%c. It is not worth my money 2 100%d. I would rather buy other things

0 0%

e. Others 0 0%

Table 3.0Classification of the Respondents’ Skills and Knowledge in

Arts (For Non-Artists)

DATA PROVIDED BY NON-ARTISTS

Level of Artistic Skills/Knowledge Frequency Percentage

a. Excellent 0 0%

b. Very Good 7 46.67%

c. Good 7 46.67%

d. Fair 1 6.67%

e. Poor 0 0%

Table 4.0The Duration of the Process of Creating a Masterpiece (For

Non-Artists)

DATA PROVIDED BY NON-ARTISTS

Duration Frequency Percentage

a. minutes 0 0%

b. hours 1 6.67%

c. days 5 33.33%

d. weeks 4 26.67%

e. longer than the ones mentioned

5 33.33%

Table 5.0Whether Drawing is a Hobby or a Profession (For Non-

Artists)

DATA PROVIDED BY NON-ARTISTS

Drawing as a Hobby/Profession Frequency Percentage

a. Profession Only 0 0%

b. Hobby Only 1 6.67%

c. Both a Hobby and a Profession

14 93.33%

d. Neither 0 0%

e. I do not know 0 0%

Table 6.0Willingness to Create an Artwork without Payment for a

Friend (For Non-Artists)

DATA PROVIDED BY NON-ARTISTS

State of Willingness Frequency

Percentage

a. Yes 13 86.67%

b. No 2 13.33%

Table 7.0Rating of How Filipinos Value Art in Our Country

DATA PROVIDED BY NON-ARTISTS

The Value of Art in the Philippines Frequency

Percentage

a. Excellent 8 53.33%

b. Very Good 3 20.00%

c. Good 2 13.33%

d. Fair 2 13.33%

e. Poor 0 13.33%

Table 8.0Is it True that Creative Students Do Not Excel in Other

Fields of Study?

DATA PROVIDED BY NON-ARTISTS

Answer Frequency Percentage

 a. Yes

2

13.33%

 a. No

13

86.67%

Table 9.0How Much Do You Think You Will Earn When You Graduate

and When You Find a Job?

DATA PROVIDED BY NON-ARTISTS

  Estimated Level of Income Frequency Percentagea. Extremely High Income 0 0%

b. High Income 9 60.00%

c. Average Income 6 40.00%d. Low Income 0 0%e. Extremely Low Income 0 0%

Table 10.0Are Artists Essential in the Society/Industry?

DATA PROVIDED BY NON-ARTISTS

Answer Frequency Percentage

a. Yes 15 100.00%

a. No 0 0%

SUMMARY OF THE DATA GATHERED FROM NON-ARTISTS

All respondents think that artists are essential in the society and in the industry.

Ninety-three and thirty-three hundredths percent (93.33%,) of the respondents who are non-artists believe that drawing can both be a hobby and a profession.

Eighty-six and sixty-seven hundredths percent (86.67%,) of the respondents are willing to buy an artwork from an artist; they are also willing to create an artwork for a friend without payment and they disagree that artists do not excel in other fields of study.

RECOMMENDATIONS

The study would have more accurate results if there was a higher amount of diversity in the respondents.

The views of the senior artists or professionals who are already in the industry were not deliberated.

QUESTIONS/ SUGGESTIONS?