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Foundation of Art and Brief Introduction To Humanities

This document provides an introduction to the concepts of art, imagination, creativity, and expression. It defines art as the product of human inventiveness and creativity intended to create pleasing forms or give aesthetic pleasure. Art appreciation is described as understanding artworks and the capacity to experience enjoyment in creation. Imagination is envisioned ideas not present in reality, while creativity uses imagination to represent new, beneficial ideas and express them physically. Expression allows artists to explore their emotions and create beauty.

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Foundation of Art and Brief Introduction To Humanities

This document provides an introduction to the concepts of art, imagination, creativity, and expression. It defines art as the product of human inventiveness and creativity intended to create pleasing forms or give aesthetic pleasure. Art appreciation is described as understanding artworks and the capacity to experience enjoyment in creation. Imagination is envisioned ideas not present in reality, while creativity uses imagination to represent new, beneficial ideas and express them physically. Expression allows artists to explore their emotions and create beauty.

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MODULE 1:

FOUNDATION OF ART
AND BRIEF
INTRODUCTION TO
HUMANITIES
TOPIC 1: WHAT IS ART?

The product of man’s inventiveness and creativity


The result of a conscious will or effort to create
artworks or objects with function.
Similar with the word “craft” (Renaissance
Period)
Related to fine arts (Collingwood 1938)
An attempt to create pleasing forms: to please
with regards to his creation and should please or
give aesthetic pleasure to the viewers (Herbert
Read)
WHAT IS ART AS…?
ART APPRECIATION

Aesthetic education is the capacity to


understand works of art and experience a
certain enjoyment in creating arts.
It deals with our encounter with the artworks
and the artists and how we are affected with
it.
It puts us into the heights of good taste.
Aesthetic taste is the ability to detect and
evaluate the aesthetic properties of an object.
IMAGINATION

It is envisioning ideas that are not present in


reality
It is visualizing the impossible or things that
are not present in our senses.
Dream is a form of imaginative thinking,
things perceived in dreams are unreal and no
assurance to happen in real life.
Fantasies and fairy tales were the result of
imagination
CREATIVITY

 It uses imagination to represent new ideas and create a physical embodiment which is beneficial
and with value.
 It is unveiling of the impossible to possible.

 Can creativity be learned?  


 Creativity is a skill that can be developed and a process that can be managed.
EXPRESSION

 An expression of an individual, making known his thoughts or feelings.


 T h e w o r k o f a r t r e f l e c t s t h e a r t i s t ’s p e r s o n a l i t y, b a c k g r o u n d o r e v e n p e r s o n a l c i r c u m s t a n c e s .

 Expression is an avenue for the artist to explore more about his emotion and creating something
beautiful out of them.
END OF TOPIC 1

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