HUMANITIES 101
ARTS APPRECIATION
WHAT IS HUMANITIES?
The word humanities is derived from the Latin word humanus,
which means humane, cultured, refined, skilled or civilized.
To be humane it involves qualities which are associated with
rationality, kindness, compassion, tenderness, charity,
consideration, feelings and inclinations proper to mankind.
It is a field of human study which is very broad.
It focuses on branches of learning concerned with human
thoughts, feelings and relations.
It generally includes the study of the languages, religion,
archaeology, philosophy and the 7 arts:
painting, sculpture, architecture,
literature,
music and dance, theater (drama) and cinema.
INTRODUCTION TO
ART
WHAT IS ART?
NATURE OF ARTS
The Arts constitute one of the oldest and most important
means of expression developed by man.
It is the highest expression of man in any language. In nearly
every country, the earliest arts go back to prehistoric times.
Art is created by people at all times; it lives, because it is
liked and enjoyed.
It involves personal experiences of an individual
accompanied by the intensity of emotion.
DEFINITIONS OF ARTS
1. Art is derived from the Latin word “ars”, meaning ability or skill.
(J.V. Estolas)
2. Art is taken from the Italian word “artis”, which means
craftsmanship, skill, mastery of form, inventiveness, and the
associations that exist between form and ideas, between material and
technique. (A. Tan)
3. Art is a product of man’s need to express him/herself. (F. Zulueta)
4. Art is concerned itself with the communication of certain ideas and
feelings by means of sensuous medium, color, sound, bronze, marble,
words, and film. (C. Sanchez)
5. Art is that which brings life in harmony with the beauty of the
world. (Plato)
ART APPRECIATION
ART APPRECIATION
APPRECIATION
PERSON as WORK OF
spectator/viewer ART
as object
ART APPRECIATION
Positive Wow!
perceptual Sense Data & Representation
emotional Feelings
intellectual Meaning
response to Communication & Reaction
the beauty Value that delights
of artworks Painting, Music etc.
Wow!
or
Yak!
Which art do you appreciate most?
ART
.
is . .
?
talent
skill
passion
emotion
idea
ART
truth
is . . reality
goodness
. beauty
form
expression
representation
power
Art is
Reality?
What is
this?
Leonardo,
The Mona Lisa,
1501
RENAISSANCE
ART
Does this
art look real?
Picasso,
The Weeping
Woman,
1924
CUBISM
Does this
art look real?
Which art looks more real?
You see only
the front view
of the woman.
You see many
views of the
woman.
Which art looks more real?
Mondrian,
Composition
with Red,
Yellow and Blue,
1924
CONCRETISM
Does this
art look real?
You see red,
yellow and blue.
Which art looks most real?
Fajardo,
From Rags
to Riches
1984
READY
MADE
ART
Does this
art look real?
Judy Sibayan, Rags to Riches
Duchamp,
The Fountain
(Urinal), 1917
Which art looks most real of all?
Art seen as
representational image
Art seen as abstract image
but still representational
ART AND
Art seen as form composed
REALITY of shapes, colors etc.
Art seen as
pure form
Art seen as the
object itself
Rene
Magritte The
Treachery of
Images
THIS IS NOT A PIPE
Henry
Matisse,
Portrait of
Mrs. Matisse
What is
this?
This is not a
chair. This is a
painting!
WHAT IS ARTS
APPRECIATION?
Arts Appreciation is the ability to interpret or
understand (man-made) arts and enjoy them either
through actual and work experience with art tools
and materials or possession of these works of art for
one’s admiration and satisfaction.
Art appreciation therefore deals with learning or
understanding and creating arts and enjoying
them.
THE ASSUMPTIONS OF ART
1. Art is universal
2. Art as means of communication
3. Art is timeless
4. Art addresses human needs
5. Art is not nature
6. Art involves experience
ART IS UNIVERSAL
It transcends cultures,
races, and civilizations.
As long as human
beings exist, art is
feasible, alive and
dynamic.
ART AS A MEANS OF
COMMUNICATION
People share a common means
of expressing their thought and
feelings that is through arts like
music, dances, literary pieces,
decorative arts, paintings and
drawings, sculptures and
others. These forms of art
are utilized to establish
and strengthen
communication
Art is also used to call
for unity and
reconciliation. Our
country's anthem, for instance,
is there to bind us; to make us
feel that we are one in our
dreams and mission.
Monuments and other historical
heritage remind us of our past,
the struggles that each one
shared, and the unity we
formed in the name of freedom.
In contrast, art
can also be
used to communicate
mutiny and rebellion. For
instance, the work of Rizal in
his book "Noli Me Tangere"
and "El Filibusterismo" extends
his utmost disagreement with
the Spaniards' control over the
Filipinos.
ART IS TIMELESS
timeless because it goes beyond the time of our own
existence.
timeless because it continually evolves.
Classical music, for instance, never fades and goes out of style. It continually
invades our time – listened and appreciated by many. It remains strong
because it became a witness, a company, a reflection and journal of our
forefathers' young lives.
Art defines time. In watching film, for example, even when
you do not have the idea when it was created, the style of directing and
filming, the clothing and bearing of the characters, musical scoring and the
setting and the plot of the story would make the viewers guess the period
when it was produced.
While art defines time, time also defines art . it identifies
the artwork that would "click" in a particular time for the particular audience.
ART ADDRESSES HUMAN
NEEDS
because it addresses
needs of people from all
over the world. Through
directly functional and indirectly
functional arts, we are provided with
a variety of offerings – comfort,
entertainment and education, which
would somehow lead us to self-
fulfillment and satisfaction.
ART IS NOT NATURE
because art is man-made. It is a creation of man that may reflect a
profound skillfulness and craftsmanship. It undergoes process and planning: a
result of study and research.
Art is artificial because it is just an imitation or even
appropriation of ideas, thought, feelings, and emotions that are
communicated in creative and artistic ways.
Art can never be natural because nature is
evanescent, in constant transformation of change, and
yet art is permanent: it does not change by itself, unless manipulated by its
creator, man.
The beauty of nature is innate
and silent. It is given. It
doesn't ask for attention
since it is naturally part of it, while it
is true that beauty in art demands
human attention for it leads us to its
valuation.
ART INVOLVES EXPERIENCE
Art is a representation of our experiences . It demands
involvement. The only way to find conviction and
affirmation in art is through immersion to the arts. We
can only appreciate art if we spend
time to look at it, listen to it, touch it and feel its
presence.
FOUR COMMON ESSENTIALS
OF ARTS
1. It must be man-made.
2. It must be creative, not imitative.
3. It must benefit and satisfy man.
4. It must be expressed through a certain
medium or material
ENCOUNTERS WITH WHY?
ARTS
FUNCTIONS OF ARTS
According to Aristotle, “every particular substance
in the world has an end, or TELOS”.
This telos is directly linked with function (ex. Table
– it reaches/serves its telos when it is functional).
Does art necessarily have a telos? When an artist
creates a work of art, does he have an end in mind?
Do all artworks have function?
FUNCTION OF ARTS
1. Personal/Aesthetic Function
2. Social Function
3. Physical/Utilitarian Function
4. Other functions: Cultural, Religious
PERSONAL
- its function depends on the person – the artist.
- need for self-expression
- form of entertainment
- therapeutic, de-stressing, relaxation
SOCIAL
- art is considered to have social function if it addresses a
particular collective interest.
- Political art
- form of protest, contestation, or any message the artist
wanted to convey
- depicts social conditions (i.e. photograpy)
PHYSICAL
- found in artworks that are crafted in order to serve some
physical purpose.
CLASSIFICATIONS OF
ARTS
CLASSIFICATIONS OF ARTS
Fine Arts (Aesthetic/Independent Arts)
Practical Arts (Utilitarian/Dependent Arts)
FINE ARTS
Visual Arts
Performing Arts
Literary
I. THE FINE/AESTHETIC/INDEPENDENT
ARTS
1. Visual Arts- These are those which beauties are perceived
through our eyes.
a. Drawing- This is the basic of all visual arts. It is the art
of representing idea or object by means of lines, tones,
shapes, forms and sometimes color and the combination of
these. Medium includes pencil, brush, pen and ink, crayon,
chalk, charcoal, permanent marker, etc.
b. Painting- The process of applying paint or pigment on
a surface to secure effects involving forms and colors. The
physical fundamental types of painting are:
i. Mural- painting made on a vertical surface like
wall, panel, or board
ii. Easel- painting done on a canvas which is
supported by an easel, a painting device or stand which is
used to hold a canvas during a painting activity.
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MURAL
EASEL
b. Architecture- It is the science or art of building
construction. It is sometimes called as “frozen
music”. As a science, architecture involves process
of selection and use of appropriate materials and
tools, program of works, environmental and climatic
consideration. As an art, it must have to conform to
the basic requirements for beauty, order and function.
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TAJ MAHAL (INDIA)
d. Sculpture- This is a plastic art because it is
expressed by carving, modeling, mobile, stabile, and
casting/prefabricating, etc.
e. Photography- It is a painting or drawing in light.
It includes two processes in the reproduction of
image- the chemical and mechanical process. This
is also considered a science.
2. Performing Arts- perceived with the auditory and visual
senses.
a. Music- it is the harmonious combinations of sounds
and tones and sometimes with lyrics. It is said to be the most
dynamic, most emotional, most universal and most abstract
of all arts.
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b. Dance- it is based upon music or any
rhythmic sound. It is an artistic expression through
graceful body movements with rhythmic pattern and
synchronized or timed with music.
c. Drama- the art of representing human
interactions or human conflicts by means of dialog
and action to be performed by actors.
DANCE
DRAMA
3. Allied/Literary/Literature- The art of writing,
which deals with themes of permanent and
universal interest, characterized by creativeness and
grace of expression as in poetry, fictions, novels,
essays, verses, quotations, riddles, fables, etc.
II. The Practical/Utilitarian/Dependent Arts
It is the changing of raw materials into some
significant products for human consumption or use.
1. Industrial Arts- this includes woodcraft, shell
craft, bamboo craft, shoemaking, manufacture of
automobiles, home appliances, clothing, utensils,
chinaware, pottery, tin wares, etc.
2. Agricultural Arts- this refers to agronomy
(crop production), horticulture (garden or orchard
cultivation), husbandry (animal or cattle raising),
and farming.
3. Applied/Household Arts- this includes all
activities that deal on the management and
maintenance of household premises such as
cooking, interior design, dressmaking, home-
making, embroidery, etc.
AGRICULTURAL ARTS
HOUSEHOLD ARTS
4. Civic Arts- this includes city or town planning,
maintenance and beautification of parks, plazas, roads, farms,
and bridges, in general, it refers to the civic planning and
beautification of land areas in order to improve the standards
of living.
5. Graphic Arts- This refers to materials which undergone
printing processes in the reproduction. It includes drawing,
painting, calendars, map making, posters, charts, social cards,
etc.
CIVIC ARTS
GRAPHIC ARTS
6. Commercial Arts- It involves billboards,
signboards, commercial ads and other materials that
aim to promote business and commercial products.
7. Other forms- includes business arts, distributive
arts (shipping, delivering, storing, packaging),
fishery (inland and offshore fishing, fishnet
making), interior designing, jewelry, ceramics,
metal works, weaving, basketry, etc.
COMMERCIAL ARTS
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THE SUBJECT OF ART
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The subject of art serves as the foundation of the creation of the
work of art. The subject of art is usually anything that is represented
in the artwork. It may be a person, object, scene, or event.
Artworks that depict something easily recognized by most people
are called representational or objective arts. Painting, sculpture,
graphic arts, literature, and theatre arts are generally classified as
representational arts.
Artworks that have no resemblance to any real subject are called
non-representational or non-objective arts. They do not represent
anything and they are what they are.
OBJECTIVE OR NON-OBJECTIVE?
ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES
OF VISUAL ARTS
