ART APPRECIATION

ART HUMANITIES
 “Ars” (origin) skills, talent/ability, making or  Latin words “Humanus and humanities” –
doing something. human
 “Artis” (Italian word) craftmanship, mastery, and  Are the disciplines that study the expression of
inventiveness. human being as a means of exploring and
 Is the expression of the creative skills and revealing what it means to be human.
imagination (also expression of feelings and  Help us understand human in society.
emotion) in different genres for appreciation of
beauty and emotional power. FIELD OF HUMANITIES
 Art must be man-made; nature is not an art, but
it is God’s made. Nature is an inspiration for us  Philosophy – love of wisdom, interpreting.
to create our own artwork.  Literature – means of writing.
 Art is the center in branches of humanity;  Language – communicate, apply expression
philosophy, literature, language, history, music, (putting emotions and feelings)
dance, theatre.  Music – by means of sound, rhythm, and beat.
 is an expression of feelings and emotions.  Religion – worship, temples, architecture.
CRAFT  History – mirror our history, artifacts, true
evidence.
 Usefulness / Product  Dance – body movement based on rhythm.
 Form of work  Theatre – acting, lightning, backdrop, arts.
 Realization of Expression
 Is a form of work with the use of available ART FORMS (Genre)
materials 1. Visual Arts – Visual in nature, 2D (Print making,
- Art can’t stand alone without craft. mural painting, photography), 3D (Sculpture –
EXPRESSION carving, modelling – clay), Casting (mass
 Purpose of the art. production, figuring)
 Is an avenue for the artist to express more about 2. Film – motion picture, exposing reality through
his emotions and creating something beautiful picture and sound.
out of them. Ex: Videos and Movies
3. Performance Art – presence, body movements,
UNEXPRESSED IMAGINATION facial expression. What you are performing are
conveying through the audience.
 Not an art – there must be an expression;
4. Music – putting tones and sound together.
creativity to produce innovation.
5. Architecture – designing and constructing
MISCONCEPTION WHEN IT COMES TO ARTS buildings.
6. Dance – movement of the body based on the
 Only rich people can avail art (as long as we rhythm and music. Choreography, non-verbal
have exposure, we can practice it.) communication.
 Not all people are artist. 7. Literary Art – written material. Words and
IMAGINATION emotional images.
8. Theatre – performance according to script.
 Is an abstraction of a certain thought or feeling 9. Applies Art – common object that we can find in
that produces a good art based on reality or our surroundings. Beauty, charm, comfort.
experiences.
“Imagination is more powerful than knowledge.” –
Aristotle.
 Imagination → Creativity → Expression →
Innovation
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FUNCTIONS OF ART  Shape – have two dimensions, height and width are
usually defined by lines.
 Personal – self-expression of for entertainment
- Categories of Shapes;
(escape boredom, source of income, form of
- Geometric Shape (came from mathematical
self-expression)
perspective. Can be Rectilinear and Curvilinear.
 Social – used for public display (tourist
- Organic Shape (biomorphic) (oftentimes we
attraction, Ex: Jose Rizal) and celebration
see them in nature and with characteristics that
(gather together, Ex: Fiesta or Birthday), used to
are free-flowing, informal and irregular.
affect collective behavior.
 Physical – utilitarian (comfort and convenience)
 Form – exist in three dimensions with height, width,
→ Purpose
and depth.
– The greatest happiness for the greatest number.
ELEMENTS OF ART  Space – in the surface or the area within the artwork.
Positive(black) & negative space(white)
 Dot – most basic visual elements with no dimension.
o Pointillism – by GEORGE SEURAT is a style
 Color – reflect light, organized on color wheel with
of painting that uses point as the fundamental 3 primary colors, 3 secondary colors, and 6
structural element. (A Sunday Afternoon on the intermediate colors.
Island of La Grande Jatte, 1888) In fact, it is - Properties of color
estimated that in this painting, there are four o Hue - name of a color
million dots in 77 square feet, which took
o Intensity - brightness or dullness of a
Seurat four years to compose.
hue or colors
o Value - is the lightness or darkness of a
 Line – connecting dots can be considered as line.
hue (color).
- Is an identifiable path created by a point moving
- Classification of Color
in space.
o Primary Colors - are hues which can be
- Kinds of line;
mixed to create all other colors. ROY
- Vertical Line (depict power and strength,
o Secondary Colors - combination of
stability, simplicity, poise or stature, and
dynamism. equal amount of two primaries
- Horizontal Line (associated with rest and o Tertiary Color - are created by mixing
response) primary and secondary colors.
- Diagonal Line (lines of action and movement) o Warm Colors - they are red, yellow, and
- Curved Line (considered as “line of grace” and orange. - vivid and energetic
“line of beauty”) o Cool colors - they are blue, violet, and
- Jagged Line (associated with pointed and sharp green - cold or cool
objects) Ex: The Raft of the Medusa by - Color Harmony - correct arrangement or
Theodore Gericault combination of colors.
- Oriental landscape paintings usually have - Color Scheme - is the choices of color.
vertical orientation showing the height of the o Complementary
world o Split-complementary
- Western landscape paintings usually have o Analogous
horizontal orientation showing the wideness of o Triadic
the world. o Tetradic
- DIAGONAL LINES create a sense of movement o Square
in the painting o Monochromatic
- The diagonal thrust of the painting implies - Black (death, despair, gloom, sorrow, mourning,
movement. and darkness)
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- Blue (infinity, freedom, calmness, serenity, subjective.

sadness, peace, masculinity, and loyalty)
- Brown (humility, earth, spiritual, death,
renunciation of the world) PHILOSOPHICAL THEMES IN ART
- Green (nature, freshness, prosperity, hope,  Integrity – refers to faithfulness to one’s
money, life, good health, and well-being, and principle.
envy)  Proportion or consonance – implies balance or
- Orange (sweetness, cheerfulness, energy, and consistency of the elements.
food)  Radiance or Clarity – has something to do with
- Pink (femininity and love) the meaning or impact upon the observer.
- Red (bravery and courage, energy, passion, war,
love) SUBJECT OF ART
- Violet (royalty, nobility, wealth) - Anything that is represented in the artwork. It
- White (purity, clarity, simplicity, virginity, peace, may be a person, object, scene, or event.
goodness)
- Yellow (joyful, vibrant, life, sunshine, happiness, Types of Subject
and cowardice) Representational
- artworks that depict something that can easily
 Value – referred to as Chiaroscuro (lightness and recognized which is real and part of this world. -
darkness) painting, sculpture, graphic arts, literature, and
- The application of chiaroscuro enhances the theater arts.
shape of the figure. Non-representational
- Sfumato (smoky effect)
- artworks that have no resemblance to any real
o Leonardo applied the techniques of
subjects or objects or anything from nature.
CHIAROSCURO or the application of
light and dark, as well as SFUMATO or
the smoky effect which creates a sense Sources and Kinds of Subject
of mystery.  Nature - The nature and the environment
have been sources of artistic expression.
 Texture – the surface quality of an object that we o Water Lilies by Claude Monet
sense through touch hard, soft, rough, smooth, hairy,  People and World Events - This can be
leathery, and sharp, etc. found in individual and family portraits.
- Actual Texture (real texture of an art) World events have been subjects of art as
- Implied or Simulated Texture (imitation of real well. You see these when you read the
texture or real objects) newspaper, and flip through the editorial
THEORIES page.
o opinion
 Plato’s Theory of Imitation or “Art as  Myths and Legends - They used myths and
Mimesis” – Plato’s view of reality explains that legends as way of visualizing the story
ideal is only true and arts are just imitation or found within them
copy of the truth, therefore for him literature and o The Birth of Venus by Sandro
poetry are not true, it’s imitation of the ideal. Botticelli
o Parthenon
 Aristotle’s Theory “Art as Representation” –  Spiritual and Religious Beliefs - - art has
Aristotle considered art as an aid to philosophy been an outlet for religion and faith to come
in revealing truth. to life
o Disputation of the Holy Sacrament
 Immanuel Kant’s “Art for Art Sake” – Kant by Raphael
recognized that judgement of beauty is
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 Ideas Commissioned by Employers - there 4) Asymmetrical or Informal Balance - it is

are artist hired by employers. achieved when one side of the composition does
not reflect the design of the other but visually
balanced. Ex. The Persistence of Memory
5) Radial Balance - elements and objects had a
central point.
Source of Subject 6) Proportion - is mostly concerned with how the
- nature, Greek and Roman mythology, Judeo- sizes of objects and some elements relate to
Christian tradition, sacred oriental texts, other each other
works of arts. 7) Variety - creates an interest and appeal in a body
Kinds of Subject of work. Using differences and change may
- history, still life, animals, figures, nature, result to increasing visual interest
landscape, seascape, cityscape, mythology, 8) Emphasis - is the focal point or the center of
myth, dreams, and fantasies. interest in the artwork
9) Harmony - shows interconnected ness of
CONTENT IN ART (LEVELS OF MEANING) elements used.
Content 10) Movement - it adds excitement to your work by
 The meaning, message, and/or feeling showing action and directing the viewers eye
imparted by a work of art. throughout the picture plane
 This is not the same thing as the subject
matter the work depicts.
 Content is inextricably linked with form,
which refers to the pictorial aspects of art: in
a word, its design -- including choices about
shapes, colors, framing, contrast, soft or
hard edges, & many other decisions.
 Factual - concerned with what is actually
the case rather than interpretations of or
reactions to it.
 Conventional - in accordance with what is
generally done or believed.
 Subjective - based on or influenced by
personal feelings, tastes, or opinions.
Ex. Subject: Biblical art
- Factual meaning Creation story (creation of
man)
- Conventional meaning Man was created in the
image and likeness of God.
- Subjective meaning Endowment of intellect to a
man from God.
PRINCIPLES OF ART
1) Rhythm - is defined by the repetition of
elements or objects.
2) Balance - it has something to do with visual
weight
3) Symmetrical or Formal Balance - when one
side of the composition mirrors the other.