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Humanities- are academic disciplines that d. Photography- A chemical mechanical

study aspects of human society and culture in process by which images are produced
the Renaissance the term contrasted with divinity
by action of light.
and referred to what is now called classics the
main area of secular study in universities at the
time. Animation- (from the Latin word, animare,
to breathe life into) is the visual art of making
Art- is a diverse range of human activities in a motion picture from a series of still drawings.
creating visual, auditory or performing artifacts
(artworks), expressing the author's imaginative, Calligraphy- First seen in Chinese art,
conceptual ideas, or technical skill, intended to calligraphy is the fine art of stylized writing
be appreciated primarily for their beauty or (viz. the art of converting Chinese characters
emotional power. into expressive images using responsive rice
paper and the pressure of a tapered brush),
The 8 types of Arts which verges on a form of drawing.
Visual Arts
Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Literature Engraving- A technique of making prints
from metal plates into which a design has been
Performing Arts incised with a cutting tool called a burin.
Music, Dance Modern examples are almost invariably made
from copperplates, and, hence, the process is
Combined Arts also called copperplate engraving.
Cinema and Theatre
2. Plastic Arts- includes all fields of
Visual Arts- Arts that can be perceived with our visual arts in which materials are
eyes. organized into three dimensional
forms.
1. The Graphic Arts- Covers any form of
visual artistic representations that are a. Architecture- the art of designing
recorded on a two-dimensional surface. and constructing buildings and other
types of structures.
a. Painting- the process of applying
b. Landscape Architecture- the
pigment to a surface.
planning of outdoor areas for human
b. Drawing- the art of representing
use and enjoyment.
something by lines made on a surface.
c. City Planning- planning and
c. Commercial Art- this includes of
arranging the physical aspects of a
books, advertisement, signs or posters
large or small community.
to promote products or services.

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d. Interior Design- the design and • Musical comedy- like opera, it is
arrangement of architectural also set to music. It is however light
interiors for convenience and beauty. and often humorous.
e. Sculpture- refers to the design and • Oratorio and Cantata- sacred
construction of three-dimensional music in concert form.
forms representing objects or shapes.
Dance- Involves the movement of the body
f. Crafts- Refers to the designing and and the feet in rhythm.
making of objects by hand for use or
1. Ethnologic- This includes folk dancing
for pleasure.
associated with national and cultural
g. Industrial Design- refers to creating
groups.
and developing concepts to improve
2. Social or Ballroom Dance- generally
the ergonomics, aesthetics and
performed in pairs. Usually danced to
functionality of a product.
mingle with other people.
h. Dress and Costume Design- This
3. Ballet- a formal type of dance which
covers the design of wearing apparel
originated in the Royal courts of
of all types.
Middle Ages.
i. Theater Design- the design of settings,
4. Modern Dance- Contemporary dances
stages or backdrops for dramatic
reflective of the current trends.
productions.

Music- the art of arranging sounds in rhythmic Literature- broadly refers to any collection of
succession. written or oral work, but it more commonly
and narrowly refers to writings specifically
1. Vocal Music- Music composed considered to be an art form, especially prose
primarily to be sung. Voices are fiction, drama, and poetry, in contrast to
sometimes accompanied by academic writing and newspapers.
instruments.
2. Instrumental Music- Type of music Cinema- or motion picture, is the art of
written for instruments. moving images; a visual medium that tells
3. Music combined with other arts stories and exposes reality. Created in the dusk
• Opera- drama set to music (ex. of the 19th century, cinema is the world's most
recent art form. It is also, by far, the world's
Puccini’s Madame Butterfly and
most complex, collaborative, and costly
Turandot) artistic expression.

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Theatre or theater- is a collaborative form of
performing art that uses live performers,
typically actors or actresses, to present the
experience of a real or imagined event before a
live audience in a specific place, often a stage.

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MEDIUM OF THE VISUAL ARTS

PREHISTORIC PAINTING
- The earliest known Western paintings Tempera
were executed deep within caves of - Tempera, also known as egg tempera, is
southern Europe during the Paleolithic a permanent, fast-drying painting
period (stone age), some 15,000 to medium consisting of colored pigment
20,000 years ago. mixed with glutinous material such as
egg yolk or some other size.
The Lascaux Paintings - Tends to be yellowish in color
- These are described as sophisticated
prehistoric paintings decorating the Fresco
walls of Lascaux caves in southwest of - The colors are mixed with water and
France. applied to fresh plaster which absorbs
- The walls and ceilings of these caves are the color.
covered in paintings, with shades of red, - Fresco is almost impossible to move.
brown, yellow and black created from
powdered minerals, probably mixed with Watercolor
animal blood and fat. The subjects are - Pigments are mixed with water and
mainly the animals of the chase - bison, applied to white paper.
wild cattle, horses and deer. Many of the - Paper goes well with watercolor.
paintings are deep in the caves, in dark - Fast-drying quality makes it difficult to
recesses. make corrections.

More than 5000 years ago the Egyptians began Oil

painting the walls of the pharaohs' tombs with - Pigments are mixed in oil.
mythological representations and scenes of - The surface that is most ideal is canvas
everyday activities such as hunting, fishing, - Colors are more opaque.
farming, or banqueting. - It does not dry quickly.
- You can make corrections easily
Medium of the Visual Arts (Painting)
Pastel
Encaustic - The pigment is bound so as to form a
- also known as hot wax painting, crayon which is applied directly to the
involves using heated beeswax to which surface usually paper.
colored pigments are added. The - It has no glazed effect.
liquid/paste is then applied to a surface— - The chalk sometimes tends to rub off.
usually prepared wood, though canvas
and other materials are often used.

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Acrylic Wood
- Newest medium that is used widely by - Cheap and readily available
painters. - It is relatively light and can be made
- Synthetic paints using acrylic easily into variety of shapes.
emulsion as binder. - It burns easily. They decay easily
- They combine the quick-drying - Cannot be used outdoors
properties of watercolor and the
flexibility of oil. Stone
- Most commonly used for sculpture
Mosaic - Durable and resistant to the elements
- Small pieces of glass, pebbles, colored - It is heavy and breaks easily. Parang ako :<
stones and tiles that are glued together - Marble is the most popular stone
by an adhesive such as grout. because of its gloss and smoothness.

Stained Glass Bronze and other metals

- Commonly used to describe any - The bronze is the most commonly used
colored flat glass or any object made of metal.
such glass joined by metal frames. - It is light and the figure can support
- The term originally applied to colored itself in many positions.
or clear flat glass cut to fit an artist's
design, on which details were painted in Ivory
pigment with a brush. - It is an expensive and rare medium
because it uses the tusk of an elephant.
Tapestry - It cracks
- Tapestry is a form of textile art, - It is valuable
traditionally woven on a vertical loom. - The size is limited
However, it can also be woven on a floor
loom as well. Tera Cotta
- Material made of clay
MEDIUMS IN SCULPTURE - It easily breaks
- Responsive to a sculptor’s hands and
2 Processes tools
1. Subtractive – the process in which
unwanted material is cut away.
2. Additive – the construction of a figure
by putting together bits of clay or by
welding together parts of metal

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