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Here are 3 pictures of objects I drew to express my ideas, thoughts, or emotions: [PICTURE 1] This picture represents my feeling of curiosity. It's an imaginary creature with the body of a snake but wings like a bird, symbolizing my desire to explore new ideas and possibilities in the sky as well as on land. [PICTURE 2] This picture symbolizes my sense of wonder looking up at the night sky. It's an abstract design meant to evoke the patterns and mysteries of the stars and cosmos that inspire my imagination. [PICTURE 3] This final picture conveys my sense of calm and connection to nature. It's an imaginative landscape with

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Appreciation: Prof Daisy L. Talattad

Here are 3 pictures of objects I drew to express my ideas, thoughts, or emotions: [PICTURE 1] This picture represents my feeling of curiosity. It's an imaginary creature with the body of a snake but wings like a bird, symbolizing my desire to explore new ideas and possibilities in the sky as well as on land. [PICTURE 2] This picture symbolizes my sense of wonder looking up at the night sky. It's an abstract design meant to evoke the patterns and mysteries of the stars and cosmos that inspire my imagination. [PICTURE 3] This final picture conveys my sense of calm and connection to nature. It's an imaginative landscape with

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ART

APPRECIATION
GEC 105
Prof Daisy L. Talattad
Humanities is an academic discipline that studies
the different aspects of the human society and
culture (Bod, 2013).

HUMANS
Derived from the Renaissance Latin expression
studia humanitatis (or study of humanity),
referring to an education befitting a cultivated

and ART man, or simply from the Latin word, “humanus,”


meaning human, cultured, or refined.

Humanities is basically the big umbrella of


various subjects that attempt to answer the
question, “what makes us human?” (Ganzon,
2017)
Stanford University defines
Humanities

“the study of how people process and document the human experience” (excerpt
taken from http://shc.stanford.edu/).
Traditional Liberal Arts

philosophy, literature, religion, ethics, art,


music, history and language

humans have used to understand and record our world.


records of human experiences give us the opportunity to connect to those who
have come before us, as well as to our contemporaries
Why do Humanities
Matter

Greeks in the olden times to educate their citizens (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2012).
Roman times, the subjects included in Humanities have evolved, emphasizing it as
skills, or “ways of doing things” (Walling, 1997).
19th century English philosopher John Stuart Mill hypothesized that educational institutions should be a place
to encourage students to become “capable and cultivated human beings” (Kim, 1988).

humans have used to understand and record our world.


records of human experiences give us the opportunity to connect to those who
have come before us, as well as to our contemporaries
Why, then, provide insights
do we need into everything
to study
humanities? gain additional
knowledge

to understand the
world

provide a clearer picture


of the future.
What is Etymological
definition
ART?
Latin word
“ars”  cunning
“skill” or “craft”  Artifice
 Skill
Webster  a form of
Dictionary (2012) communication

In other words, an individual uses art


“human ingenuity in
when he/she transforms nature or God-
adapting natural things
made things into useful man-made
to man’s use.”
objects using his intellect.
Why Study  understand individual
differences
ART?
 our skills in decision-
making and problem
solving.

 enhances our creative


skills.

 nurtures our
,
imagination and promotes
originality and
innovativeness.
1) making our surroundings more
beautiful
2) creating records of a specific
time, place, person or object
3) expressing or communicating
Why do ideas
4) expressing religious beliefs
People 5) criticizing elements of society
6) for educating people
Create ART?
,
7) for showing that we are capable
of doing something no one else
has tried before.
Art History (Oxford Dictionary, 2005)
Art History  This discipline focuses on the development and uses of art
VS throughout the history of man where art historians translate arts
into written critiques and analyses so that people who visit a
Art museum, for example, can have a better understanding of what
Appreciation the artist wants to impart. (Hatt & Klonk, 2006).
 art historians focus on the visual arts, those which are defined by
visual qualities and perception.
 Painting, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and textiles
 Art history is a discipline that examines trends, movements, and
periods in history (Adams, 2007).
 It seeks to answer questions such as:
 how and why did this happen?
 Why was French culture expressing itself in blurred colors?
 How did the colonization in the Philippines influence its art?
 What role did religion play in the artists' choices? How did the
liberal ideas of the Spanish period define the Philippine culture?
 art history is all about the story behind a particular artist or a
certain work of art.
Art  Art appreciation is the process of
Appreciation applying the basic tools of visual
literacy to understand and
appreciate works of art
(Tabotabo, 2010).
It refers to the pursuit of knowledge
and understanding of the universal
and timeless qualities characterizing
works of art (Ariola, 2014).
Assumptions Art is universal. It is timeless
of Art is not nature. It is man-
Art made
Art involves experience. Any
expression of oneself is based on
one’s experiences
Art is cultural. Its creation is
almost & always interconnected
with one’s culture.
Do worksheet 1 & 2 and submit it within
the week.
Do the following:

Get a piece of clay and create a symbol for a particular emotion that you will never forget
in your life. Take a picture of the symbol u have created & write a brief interpretation of
your symbol, as it gives meaning to your identified emotion.

Reflection: How did you feel after creating your symbol? Why does art involve
experience?
LESSON 2 ACTIVITY 1
Below are pictures of objects. Use your imagination and creativity
to draw a new object that would best express your ideas,
thoughts, or emotions.

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