Module 1:

Introduction
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Today’s Goal?
➜ Humanities
➜ Art and Art Appreciation
➜ Functions of Art
➜ Factors Affecting Art Style
➜ Genres of Art
➜ Divisions of Art Study
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Humanities
Comes from the Greek word “Humanus”
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Humanities
➜ Humanus – Human, Refined and Cultured
➜ Deals with the study of ancient and
modern languages, literature, law, history,
philosophy, religion, films and visual and
performing arts.
➜ Study of how people record and document
human experiences
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In this course, students learn to

appreciate the arts, to produce
artworks, to dignify artists, and to value
the true, the good, and the beautiful.
While it focuses on the appreciation of
the arts, it affords the students
opportunities to produce creative works
and to acquire artistic skills which they
can apply later in their academic
activities and professional lives
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Domains of learning humanities

➜ Cognitive Domain
➜ Psychomotor Domain
➜ Affective Domain

Or the CPA DOMAIN

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Acquisition of
knowledge facts and
COGNITIVE information, ideas and
Attitudinal DOMAIN the ability to reason to
learning think critically
which refers
to the
AFFECTIVE
formation of
good and DOMAIN
acceptable
attitudes,
judgements Relationship between
and PSYCHOMOTOR cognitive functions and
appreciation DOMAIN physical movement. Being
shown through physical skills
and motor skills
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WHY STUDY
ARTS?
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Art and
Art Appreciation
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Art
➜ According to Webster, art is "human
ingenuity in adapting natural things to
man’s use.
➜ Art came from the word "ars" which
means skill.
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Art Appreciation
➜ Art 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
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Functions of Art
Art serves several functions which are
corollary to its purposes
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Functions of Art
➜ Personal/ Individual Function
➜ Social Function
➜ Economic Function
➜ Political Function
➜ Historical Function
➜ Religious Function
➜ Physical Function
➜ Aesthetic Function
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Personal/ Individual Function

Artists have their personal reasons for indulging in art.
Key word is passion
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Social Function
Art is used as a way for man to associate with others.
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Economic Function
Artists uses art as their source of income.
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Political Function
Artists uses art to promote political programs.
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Historical Function
Arts serves as a medium to record historical figures
and events.
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Religious Function
Art is used to profess faith or to worship God.
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Physical Function
Art is used for architectural designs. In addition, the
view of art can cause exhilarating experience.
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Aesthetic Function
Artworks serves to beautify.
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Genres
of
Art
Artists abound since there are many genres
of art. And the number of artists keeps on
increasing as new forms of art emerge.
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Genres of Art
➜ Visual Arts
➜ Audio-Visual Arts
➜ Literary Arts
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Visual Arts
Visual arts are those forms perceived by the eyes.
These include painting, sculpture, and architecture.
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Graphic Arts
Graphic arts are those visual arts that have length and
width; thus, they are also called two dimensional
arts.

Plastic Arts
Plastic arts are those visual arts that have length, width,
and volume; thus, they are also called three-
dimensional arts.
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Audio-Visual Arts
Audio-visual arts are those forms perceived by both
ears (audio) and eyes (video). They are called
performing arts inasmuch as the artists render a
performance in front of an audience.
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Literary Arts
Literary arts are those presented in the written mode
and intended to be read.
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Factors Affecting Art
Styles

Every artist has his way of

presenting his work.
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Factors Affecting Art Styles

➜ Geographical Factors
➜ Historical Factors
➜ Social Factors
➜ Ideational Factors
➜ Psychological Factors
➜ Technical Factors
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Geographical Factors
The place where the artist stays influences his works.
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Historical Factors
Historical events exert a great influence on artists,
particularly the writers.
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Social Factors
Not only personal relationships but social issues affects
the artists.
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Ideational Factors
The ideas coming from various people also influence
artists.
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Psychological Factors
The artists are affected by their psychological make-up
or frame of mind.
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Technical Factors
The artists are affected by their current set of skills.
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Divisions
Of
Art
humanities deal with the four divisions of art
study
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4 Divisions Of Art:
➜ Aesthetics or Art Appreciation
➜ Art history
➜ Art Production
➜ Art Criticism
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Aesthetics or Art Appreciation

Aesthetics, the science of beauty, is that division of art
study in which the student learns to
admire the artists, value highly different works of art,
and appreciate the role of art in society.
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Art History
Art history is that division of art study in which the student
acquires knowledge of the artists, their backgrounds,
their masterpieces, and their significant contributions in various
fields of art.
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Art Production
Art production is that division of art study in which the Student
learns to use his creativity and apply his artistic
knowledge and skills in producing his own works of art.
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Art Criticism
Art criticism is that division of art study in which the student
earns to use his judgment in evaluating different
artworks based on the criteria set.
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Summary
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Did we meet Today’s Goal?

➜ Humanities
➜ Art and Art Appreciation
➜ Functions of Art
➜ Factors Affecting Art Style
➜ Genres of Art
➜ Divisions of Art Study