Art Appreciation Reviewer

ART APPRECIATION REVIEWER
( WEEK ONE )
1. Humanities from the Latin word “Humanus” which means “refined, cultured and
human”
- It is the study of different cultural aspect of humans
- The expressions of man’s feelings or thoughts
THE IMPORTANCE OF HUMANITIES:
- A man needs an image of himself to understand his natures, it’s also necessary for
the development of a complete social man
- A man should measure his own passion or desires to regulate his own behavior
ETYMOLOGY OF ARTS
- ART comes from Aryan root word AR which means “to put together”
- “ARS” from Latin means “skills or ability”
- Arts is about creativity, visual arts, literature, music and dance that expresses
ideas by the use of skills, imagination and feelings
DIVISION OF THE ARTS
1. VISUAL – arts that can be seen or that occupies space

- Ex: Paintings, drawings and sculpures.
2. AUDITORY – arts that can be heard
- Ex: music and spoken words poetry.
3. COMBINED/PERFORMING ARTS – the combination of visual and auditory
- Ex: Theatre, dancing, drama, opera and cinema
PURPOSE OF THE ARTS
- The purpose of the arts is to create beuty, provide decorations, reveal the truths,
express religious values or to create order, peace and harmony
BASIC ASSUMTIONS OF THE ART
( WEEK TWO )
- ART has been created by all people at all times, in all countries
- ART involves experience
- ART is not NATURE because it is created by human beings
- ART is everywhere
- ART is a mean of expression and communication
POPULAR ART EXPRESSIONS

(WEEK THREE)
1. VISUAL ARTS – the arts that you can see, some mediums of visual arts are; paintings,
lettering, printing, and many more.
2. FILM - it refers to the art of putting together, an images in order to create an illusion of
movement.
3. PERFORMANCE ART – a live art and the artist’s medium is their body.
4. POETRY PERFORMANCE – an art form where the artist expresses his emotions
through words.
5. ARCHITECTURE – the art of designing and constructing buildings, also known as
“mother of the arts”
6. DANCE ( FRENCH DANCIER) - refers to human movements use as expression or
social, spiritual or performance setting
7. LITERARY ART – it focuses on writing using a unique style and not following a rule or
norms. It maybe fiction or non-fiction such as books, novels, poems.
8. THEATER – it is a live performance that uses scripts, should not be confused with
literary arts.
9. APPLIED ARTS - it is where artists create many things that are useful in everyday life.
THE FUNCTIONS OF THE ART

1. AS THERAPY - arts can be used as theraphy for individuals with both physical and
mental problems.
2. ART AS ARTIFACT - a product of a particular time and place.
3. PERSONAL FUNCTION OF ART - arts are highly subjective which means the work is
depend on the person who created it.
4. SOCIAL FUNCTION OF ART – it has a social function when it addresses a particular
interest as opposed to other personal interest. The best example for this is political art.
5. PHYSICAL FUNCTION OF ART – can be found in artworks that are made in order to
serve physical purpose.
6. OTHER FUNCTIONS OF ART – like music that can be use in various art functions too.
a. Art as representation
b. Art as disinterested judgment
c. Art as communication of emotion
SUBJECT AND CONTENT

(WEEK FOUR)
SUBJECT – the visual focus or the image in the artwork
CONTENT – the meaning that is being communicated by the artist
TYPES OF SUBJECT:
1. REPRESENTAIONAL ART – known as figurative art because figures depicted are easy
to decipher or understand
2. NON- REPRENTAIONAL ART – art that does not make a reference to the real world,
person, place, thing or an event.
SOURCES OF SUBJECT: nature, history, mythology and other works of art

KINDS OF SUBJECT: landscape, dreams, fantasies, animals, nature
CONTENT IN ART ( LEVELS OF MEANING)
1. FACTUAL – pertains to rudimentary level of meaning

2. CONVENTIONAL – pertains to the acknowledged interpretation of the artwork.
3. SUBJECTIVITIES – are consulted, a variety of meaning arise when a particular work of
art is read.
VISUAL ELEMENTS
( WEEK FIVE)
The element of visual are the components needed to create art, knowing the basics can help the
artist to create a well balanced and beautiful crafts.
1. LINE - It is the mark on a surface that create shape or outlines, it can also create texture
that can be thick and thin. This is the most important element because it has directions
and its always moving. It is the building block of art and can be a content itself.
a. Vertical lines – this lines are poised for action. They express an impression of dignity.
b. Horizontal lines – are lines of repose and serenity.
c. Diagonal lines – used to create feelings of movements or action
d. Curved lines – sometimes called as S curves, known as the sexiest line.
THREE MAIN TYPES OF LINES
1. REPETITION – occurs when two or more lines are drawn.

2. CONTRAST – lines that are in opposition to each other.
3. TRANSITION – a line that connects two workflow elements.
2. COLOR – refers to the visual perception of light being reflected from a surface. It can be
divided into three groups which are the primary, secondary and tertiary.
a. Hue – the term for the pure spectrum colors.

b. Color wheel – an abstract illustrative organization of color hues around the circle.
c. Value – refers to lightness or darkness of a color
d. Tints – are values above the normal or the lightness
e. Shades – values are below the normal or the darkness
3. TEXTURE – elements that deals with the sense of touch.
a. Implied texture – express the idea of how a surface might feel

b. Actual texture – the texture that can actually be felt
4. PERSPECTIVE - deals with the effect of distance upon the appearance of an object.
a. Linear perspective – the representation of an appearance of distance by means of lines

b. Aerial perspective – representation of relative distances by gradiations of tone or
color
5. SPACE – refers to the distances or areas around, between or within components of a

piece.
a. Positive space – the white or light areas in a work of are that are the subjects or areas
of interest.
b. Negative space – black or dark in the work
6. FORM – applies to the overall design of a work, it describes the structure or shape of an
object
a. Organic form – most often thought of as naturally occurring.

b. Geometric form – which correspond to named regular shapes such as squares, circles,
cones and so on.
7. VOLUME – refers to the amount of space occupied in three dimensions, the solidity or
thickness of an art.

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THE IMPORTANCE OF HUMANITIES:

DIVISION OF THE ARTS

1. VISUAL – arts that can be seen or that occupies space

PURPOSE OF THE ARTS

POPULAR ART EXPRESSIONS

THE FUNCTIONS OF THE ART

SUBJECT AND CONTENT

SUBJECT – the visual focus or the image in the artwork

CONTENT – the meaning that is being communicated by the artist

SOURCES OF SUBJECT: nature, history, mythology and other works of art

1. FACTUAL – pertains to rudimentary level of meaning

THREE MAIN TYPES OF LINES

1. REPETITION – occurs when two or more lines are drawn.

a. Hue – the term for the pure spectrum colors.

a. Implied texture – express the idea of how a surface might feel

a. Linear perspective – the representation of an appearance of distance by means of lines

5. SPACE – refers to the distances or areas around, between or within components of a

a. Organic form – most often thought of as naturally occurring.

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