AGE6 00 - ART APPRECIATION

S.Y. 2022-2023 | 2nd Semester

Meanings of Art

Meanings of Art: production of works. The creation is also the product

based on research and methodology necessary for
Etymology
humanities to survive in all aspect of existence.
• French word art which means skill as a result of
Meanings of Humanities:
learning or practice
• Comes from the Latin word – humanus.
• Latin word ars – ability or practical skills.
• A human is cultured, educated and refined.
• Art is generally understood as any activity or
• Cultured is characterized by refined taste and
product done by people with a communicative or
manners and good education.
aesthetic purpose.
• Educated means with rationality, kindness and
• Art is a product of man’s inventiveness and
tenderness.
creativity.
• Refined means polished, polite, cautious behavior.
• According to Susanne Lander, Art molds our actual
Aim of Humanities
life of feelings, by giving form to the world, it
To promote awareness of the interrelationships of
articulates human nature, sensitivity, energy, passion
all fields of knowledge because it represents people’s
and mortality.
highest goals, aspirations, hopes and ambitions as
• Art is concerned with sensuous medium such as the
well as challenges, disappointments and frustrations
mind, senses and arousing inner emotions.
reflected in various acts.
• Art is the human ability to make things of beauty
Humanities as a Social Science
and things that stir man; it is creativity.
• Communication – art of sharing information
• Art is not meant to be looked at only for what it is.
• Anthropology – study of man’s beginnings.
It is meant to stimulate thought because it allows
• Psychology – study of man’s mind and his behavior.
viewers to draw their own emotions and pull from
• Linguistics – study of man’s languages
their personal experiences when viewed. It is very
• Cultural studies – study of man’s beliefs, arts,
powerful in this way and it naturally develops critical
customs, literature, etc.
and innovative thinking skills. Art also teaches many
Art in Humanities
important qualities such as listening, observing and
• Art in Humanities is something that expresses an
responding to multiple perspectives.
idea, an emotion or, more generally, a world view.
Art in Humanities
• It is a component of culture, reflecting economic
Art is a human experience through words and non-
and social substrates in its design.
verbal forms of expression. Arts is the act of creation
• Art transmits ideas and values inherent in every
itself whether through performance or the physical
culture across space and time.
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• Art’s role changes through time, acquiring more of
an aesthetic component and a socio-educational Art as a Process and a Product
function in humanities. The acts such as drawing, painting, sculpting,
Assumptions of Art decorating, designing buildings, building bridges,
• Art is Universal engineering and technology, singing, dancing.
Art immortalizes man and his marvelous etching, a musical composition, choreography or a
achievements. Literature and history provide us with tapestry and the use of camera or computers to
all the evidence about the timelessness and universal create images and memorable works and etc.
value of art and its unique contribution to mankind. Common Art Examples
• Art is Not Nature Drawings / Sketching – any drawings for the purpose
It is a self-assumption that art is not nature simply of expression or function.
because the natural things around us as we believe Blue Prints – house, furniture, appliances and etc.
created by God is a work of art. Though man’s art Painting – is an image (artwork) created using
may get from the nature or environment for pigments (color) on a surface (ground) such as paper
inspirations, man most of the time deal with the art or canvas.
using his own ability and skills to create one. Sculpting – creating three-dimensional art object
• Art Involves Experience using any materials either by carved, modeled,
All art involves experience. Experience is the actual molded, cast, wrought, welded, sewn, assembled, or
doing of something. The perfection of art otherwise shaped and combined.
appreciation will never be possible without Decorating – any of those arts that are concerned
experiencing art. All art requires experience. with the design and decoration of objects for
Two Characteristics of Experience: personal or commercial purposes.
1. Experience of Art is Subjective Designing Buildings – the use of any the building
Our judgement of art is highly personal and materials that is functional, flexible and durable for
individual. Not everybody will agree on one’s the intended purpose of the building.
judgment therefore it’s tantamount to a famous Building Bridges – a structure built to span a physical
saying that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail)
2. Art Experience Accompanied by Emotional without blocking the way underneath.
Response Engineering and Technology – the art of creative
Initial reaction in such experience of art is technology and engineering allows engineers to
inevitable. We may either like it or the other way improvise and confront new situations. A creative
around. Just like the first one, the emotional effect of engineer can adapt to change and successfully take
art in one person may not be the same to others. on new problems with new set of formula.

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Art in Singing – is the act of producing musical “Art and humanities are coexisting. Art Appreciation
sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a is anytime and everywhere. It’s a way of living... It’s a
singer or vocalist (examples of genre are jazz and lifestyle.”
popular music). - Anonymous –
Art in Dancing – a sequence of body movements,
accompanied by music. The art of dance is also
known as a form of performing art.
Etching – is a printmaking technique that uses
chemical action to produce incised lines in a metal
printing plate which then hold the applied ink and
form the image.
Musical Composition – the act of conceiving a piece
of music, the art of creating music, or the finished
product.
Choreography – is the art of making dances or other
artistic body movements, or the gathering and
organization of movement into order and pattern.
Tapestry – a form of textile art, traditionally woven by
hand on a loom. Tapestry is weft-faced weaving, in
which all the warp threads are hidden in the
completed work.
Camera Art Images – creating or capturing still or
moving images using a camera. Photography or
video making is an art form using digital camera and
treated using computer apps or soft wares.
Note: Art gives meaning to our lives and
helps us understand our world. It is an essential part
of our culture because it allows us to have a deeper
understanding of our emotions. It increases our self-
awareness, and also allows us to be open to new
ideas and experiences.

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What is Art History?
The history of art is as old as the history of
human from the prehistoric to the present times.
Early paintings of the cavemen to Da Vinci’s “Mona
Lisa” in the early 20th century are both in the form of
visual arts that challenge our creative minds and
inspire us to witness the beauty of man’s creative
skills.
Art history - doesn’t consist in simply listing all the art
movements and placing them on a timeline but
rather it is the study of objects of art considered
within their time period.
Art Historiography - is the historical study of the
visual arts which aims to identify, classify, describe,
Art Timeline
evaluate, interpret, and understand the historical
The history of art is immense. The next slides show
progress of painting, sculpture, architecture, and
some of the summarized period of art from
other notable drawing, including the modern day
prehistoric dated form 27,000 up to modern times:
printmaking, decorative arts, photography, interior
Stone Age
designs and other art products.
30,000BC- - 25,000BC
Art Historiography Primary Concern:
Characteristic: cave paintings, fertility goddesses,
• To discover who made the particular art piece or
megalithic structures.
object; and
Major Artwork:
• To understand techniques and format
developments of artistic traditions in a greater
measure and within a broad historical perspective.
Art Historian - analyze visual arts’ meaning and are
interested in what the works of art represented at the
Stonehenge (3000 – 2000BC) – believed to be
time they were created. It is a way to learn about the
constructed several stages and now one of the most
civilizations of the past and its connection to the
famous prehistoric landmarks in the United Kingdom.
present time.
Mesopotamian
Art Iconography - It is the science of identification,
3500BC - 539BC
description, classification, and interpretation of
Characteristic: warrior art and narration in stone relief.
symbols, themes, and subject matter in the creation
Major Artwork:
of the visual arts.

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 Roman
500BC – 476AD
Characteristic: realism, practical, down-to-earth and
grand arches.
Major Artwork:
Hammurabi’s Code (1792 - 1750 BC) – black stone
stele containing the Code was carved from a single,
four-ton slab of diorite
Egyptian
3100BC - 30BC
Characteristic: art with an afterlife focus.
Major Artwork:

Augustus of Prima Porta (447 – 468 BC) – The statue

is an idealized image of Augustus, a pose of a Roman
orator.
Indian, Chinese, and Japanese

Statue of Seated Imhotep (332–30 BC) - Imhotep was 653BC – 1900AD

a high official and an architect who oversaw Characteristic: serene and meditative art.

construction of Egypt's first monumental stone Major Artwork:

pyramid.
Greek and Hellenistic
850BC - 31BC
Characteristic: Idealism on balance and proportion.
Major Artwork:

A Solitary Temple Amid Clearing Peaks (919 – 967 AD)

– the painting was rendered in 1nk and light color on
silk measuring 111.76 × 55.88 cm.
Byzantine and Islamic
476BC – 1453AD
Elgin Marbles (447 – 468 BC) – a famous statue
Characteristic: heavenly and maze art like design.
sculpted by Phidias who is also renowned painter and
Major Artwork:
architect.

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 Major Artwork:

Alhambra - a palace and fortress complex located in

Andalusia, Spain. Originally constructed as a small
fortress in 889 AD.
Middle Ages
500 – 4100
Characteristic: Celtic, Carolingian, Romanesque, The Tempest (1508) – a painting by the Italian master
Renaissance & Gothic. Giorgione. Originally commissioned by the Venetian
Major Artwork: noble Gabriele Vendramin, the painting is now in the
Gallerie dell'Accademia of Venice, Italy.
Mannerism
1527 – 1580
Characteristic: breaking the rules, artifice vs nature.
Durham Cathedral - is a Norman building
Major Artwork:
constructed between 1093 and 1133 in the
Romanesque style. The oldest surviving building with
a large stone vaulted ceiling.
Early & High Renaissance
1400 – 1550
Characteristic: Rebirth of classical culture
Major Artwork:

The Carmignano Visitation (1528) – is an oil on panel

painting of the Visitation by Jacopo Carucci also
known as Jacopo Pontormo. He was an Italian

Mars and Venus (1485) – early renaissance painting Mannerist painter and portraitist from the Florentine

by an Italian Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi School.

known as Sandro Botticelli. Baroque

Venetian & Modern Renaissance 1600 – 1750

1430 – 1550 Characteristic: splendor and art as a religious weapon.

Characteristic: Northward spread of high renaissance. Major Artwork:

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 Realism
1848 – 1900
Characteristic: rustic painting, working class, peasants.
Major Artwork:
Palace of Versailles (1650) – the home to the Kings of
France, the Palace of Versailles is one of the most
important landmarks in French history and the
symbol of absolute monarchy system.
Neoclassical
1750 – 1850
Characteristic: recapturing Greco-Roman grandeur.
Major Artwork:
Stone Breaker (1849) – a painting by the French
painter Gustave Courbet. A work of social realism,
depicting two peasants breaking rocks and exhibited
at the Paris Salon later that year.
Impressionism
Venus Victrix (1808) – sculpture by an Italian Antonio
1865 – 1885
Canova, often regarded as the greatest Neoclassical
Characteristic: fleeting effects of natural light.
artist, inspired from Baroque avoiding melodramatic
Major Artwork:
classical revival.
Realism
1865 – 1885
Characteristic: rustic painting, working class, peasants.
Major Artwork: The Bellelli Family (1867) – also known as Family
Portrait, an oil painting on canvas by Edgar Degas.
The painting is a portrait of his aunt, her husband,
and their two young daughters.

The Death of Nelson (1806) – a painting by the

American artist Benjamin West dated 1806. Entirely
self-taught artist, soon gained valuable patronage,
and he toured Europe before, eventually settling in
London.

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 Post-Impressionism The Heydar Aliyev Center (2012) – is a 57,500 m²
1885 – 1910 building complex in Baku, Azerbaijan designed by
Characteristic: post revolt against impressionism. Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid and noted for its
Major Artwork: distinctive style and flowing, curved style that
eschews sharp angles.
Why Appreciate Art History?
Art history provides a means by which we can
understand our human past and its relationship to
our present, because the act of making art is one of
Tahitian Women on the Beach (1891) – a painting by
humanity’s most ubiquitous activities.
Paul Gauguin. The painting depicts two women on
1. Art History brings you closer to the footprint
the Pacific Island of Tahiti on the beach during the
of humankind along history, because it’s the
time of his short residency in a small island.
story of us and our superpower to appreciate
Fauvism and Expressionism
and create.
1900 – 1935
2. Art History helps you wipe your fears of the
Characteristic: harsh colors, emotion distorting forms.
unknown.
Major Artwork:
• appreciate to learn about the past and
• to discover connections to the present and
the future.
3. Art History introduces cultural diversity. The
bizarre and the oddities help us to
understand humanity.
4. Art History trains you to deal and manage
oodles of images in little time. To successfully
Yellow-Red-Blue (1925) – is an abstract oil painting by
process everything we encounter in our
Wassily Kandinsky. It features beautiful bright colors
everyday life.
and a variety of different shapes.
5. Art History teaches us to cope with
Post-Modernism
uncertainty, despair and sorrow. Every
1970 – present
artwork is related to reality in itself and it
Characteristic: without center, remixing past styles.
helps us to somehow understand all the
Major Artwork:
difficulties in life.
6. Art History allows you to connect with
feelings we never knew we could have. When
we understand an art we are looking at, and

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 we feel its message that’s what we call
aesthetic experience.
7. Art History reminds us how very human we
are. Artists just like us are human being. Every
art they make is a reflection of how human we
are.
8. Art History teaches us how to solve problems
as artists have done. Architects and engineers
are artists too. Have we ever realized how our
life can be the same without them?
9. Art History boosts our imagination. It is
normal to have so many what-if in our minds
on things around us and processing it helps
us to be innovative and more creative.
10. Art History encourages us to be an artist too
in our own right.
The history of the world is similarly the history of
art, continually intertwined. For millions of years, as
humans roamed the earth, evolution, and
environment shaped many different cultures
depending on location, weather, natural resources,
and food.
These cultures formed the foundation of all art
today. Art appreciation analyzes art using the
methods and materials, allowing people to make
connections to the context of art and the interactions
of societies.
“The History of Art is the history of revivals”
- Samuel Butler -

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Nature of Art History 2. Social Functions of Art
Art is created by man for representation of life or Many works of art are deliberately designed
simply the way of life identified as follows: to influence group thinking like:
1. To Express Life • Artists may try to make us laugh at the same

2. To Provide Social Values and Cultural Identity phenomena.

3. To Bridge Human Intelligence and Perceptions • Accept economic, religious, or social ideologies.

1. To Express Life - exploring ideals and • See our social situation in ways which had not

possibilities. previously been apparent.

2. To Provide Social Values and Cultural Identity 3. Psychological Function of Art

- Order and structure Art is not a pastime or a leisurely activity.

3. To Bridge Human Intelligence and Some important aspects are:

Perceptions - Form and Meaning. • self-identity

• actualization of self
Nature of Art, Living with Art
• remembering
The role of art in human life is to transform man's
• hope
widest metaphysical ideas, by selective reproduction
• avoiding sorrow
of reality, into a physical form and work of art that he
• rebalancing
can comprehend and to which he can respond
• self-understanding
emotionally.
• growth
Purposes & Functions of Art
• appreciation
Art plays an important role in the society. There is
4. Physical Function of Art
difficulty in quantifying the functions of arts in the
Usually relates to items that can be used for a
history of human being because almost all creations
practical purpose because of their physical
of man had its own unique purpose.
structure, despite their artistic appeal. Examples
The following are significant areas in society where
are:
art is playing important functions:
• furniture and equipment
1. Personal or Individual Function
• leisure park development
Regardless of how social we think we are and how • gadgets and appliances
dependent we are on others, we have a private and • Architecture and related fields of design; and
separate understanding of ourselves. We think of etc.
ourselves as unique, different, exceptional in some 5. Historical Function of Art
ways, as if we have thoughts unique only to us and • Learn about this rich and fundamental strand of
no one else. human culture.
• Understand our human past and its relationship
to our present. Recording and documentation.

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 • Learn to talk and write about works of art from • engineering & technology
different periods and places. • computer software
6. Cultural Function of Art • construction

Art influences society by changing opinions, • etc.

instilling values and translating experiences 10. Political Function of Art

across space and time. It allows people from The arts and politics have a strong relationship,

different society and different times to particularly between various kinds of art and power,

communicate with each other via images, sounds occurs across historical epochs and cultures. As they

and stories enriching cultural worth. respond to contemporaneous events and politics, the

7. Religious Function of Art arts take on political as well as social dimensions,

As a stimulus for creativity and culture, becoming themselves a focus of controversy and

religion is the spiritual impulse that conjoins even a force of political as well as social change.

humanity with divinity through spiritual Philosophies of Art

experience, ceremony, and mythology. Art and Philosophy of art is the study of concepts and

religion converge through ritual practice and nature of arts such as: interpretation, representation
presentation of sacred narrative, thereby and expression, and form. It is closely related to

affecting "an experience of the numinous" (Otto, aesthetics, the philosophical study of beauty and

1923). taste.

8. Aesthetic Function of Art 1. interpretation

Three crucial characteristics of aesthetic 2. representation

experience: 3. expression
• fascination with an aesthetic object (high 4. form
arousal and attention), 1. Interpretation
• appraisal of the symbolic reality of an object Interpretation in art refers to the attribution of
(high cognitive engagement), and a meaning to a work. A point on which people often
• strong feeling of unity with the object of disagree is whether the artist’s or author’s intention
aesthetic fascination and aesthetic appraisal. is relevant to the interpretation of the work.
9. Industry and Economy Function of Art Two Branches of Interpretation:
Arts and Design can be classified as a creative Intentionalism
industry. Every industry no matter what its type can • Concerned with the artist’s intention.
play a role in the economic growth. Anti-intentionalism
• advertising • Rejecting the relevance of the artist’s intention.
• manufacturing
• entertainment
• tourism
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2. Representation come together to create a sense of beauty, harmony
It’s a type of description or portrayal of the artist and feel in the artwork
in the artwork in which revolve around creating Aesthetic perception according to form,
visceral, intimate worlds that reach far beyond mere interpretation, and context of an artwork.\
reproduction of the subjects in the physical world. Portrait of Ambroise Vollard is an oil-
Types of Representation Art: on-canvas painting by Pablo Picasso,
• Realism 1910
• Abstraction
• Impressionism Aesthetic theory of art related to the
Realism embedded descriptions and interpretations of the
Sometimes called concepts of art and its significance to people’s
naturalism, in the arts is generally experience and
the attempt to represent subject matter truthfully. emotions.
Abstraction 1. Imitationalism
Art that does not attempt to represent an 2. Formalism
accurate depiction of a visual 3. Emotionalism
reality but instead use shapes, 4. Instrumentalism
colors, forms and gestural marks 5. Institutionalism
to achieve its effect.
Imitationalism
Impressionism
Representational artwork
Impressionist art were not trying to paint a
aims to represent actual objects or
reflection of real life, but an 'impression' of what the
subjects from reality. Although
person, light, atmosphere, object or landscape
some forms are taking steps
looked like to them.
toward abstraction, they still fall under the category
Aesthetic Theory:
of representation.
Aestheticism was a late 19th century
Formalism
European theory based on the idea that art exists for
It describes the critical
the sake of its beauty alone. Good judgements in
position that the most important
aesthetics are grounded in features of artworks
aspect of a work of art is its form.
themselves, not just in us and our preferences.
The way it is made and its purely visual aspects rather
Aesthetic qualities are the qualities of an
than its narrative content or its relationship to the
artwork that speak to the overall feeling or mood of
visible world.
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Emotionalism experiences, and attempting to connect to other
Theory of art which humans
places emphasis on the 2. Art must be creative not imitative.
expressive qualities. A creative work of art is something that
According to this theory, the most important thing makes you ask questions and, because it makes you
about a work of art is the vivid communication of ask questions, it gets your creativity flowing.
moods, feelings, and ideas. 3. Art must benefit and satisfy human being.
Instrumentalism ✔ Stress Relief
The theory that art ✔ Confidence Boost
should be an instrument for ✔ Problem Solving
furthering a point of view ✔ Inspiration
that is moral, social, 4. Art is expressed through a certain medium or
religious, or political. This art tends to be persuasive. material in which they should be known for. Own
Institutionalism unique approach and concept.
This is a relatively
new theory of looking at art. Art, whether you love it or hate it, the purpose is to
It is a somewhat elicit a response. Artists produce work as a result of
controversial theory and some people feel it is not a internal or external stimuli, it is the only aim should
valid way of looking at art. This tends to be artwork be to cause a reaction.
that a lot of people look at and think "that's art?" - A.C. Grayling –
Fundamental Philosophies of Art:
The key to understanding and appreciate art, each of “Art is not what you see, but what you make others
the following fundamental theories the enthusiasts, to see.”
artists (beginner or master) should consider: - Edgar Degas -
1. Art is human-made.
2. Art must be creative not imitative.
3. Art must benefit and satisfy human being.
4. Art is expressed through a certain medium or
material by which in which they should be known for.
1. Art is human-made.
Art expresses as a result of the intricacies of
life, as a result of humans continually searching for
meaning, making meaning out of lived or observed

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Defining Art Appreciation Art appreciation centers on the ability to view
The term ‘art’ encompasses a large variety of art throughout history, focusing on the cultures and
works, from paintings to sculptures, architecture to the people, and how art developed in the specific
design, and in modern times, digital art and so many periods. It is difficult to understand art without
other forms like the things that surrounds our understanding the culture, their use of materials, and
existence. a sense of beauty.
The term ‘appreciation’ – giving value to; Art Appreciation is:
increase the worth of; understand and recognize • Gaining the knowledge to understand the art.
good qualities of. • Acquire the art methods and materials to discuss
Art appreciation is the knowledge and art verbally or by the written word.
understanding of the universal and timeless qualities • Ability to identify the movements from ancient
that identify all great art. The more you appreciate cultures to today's contemporary art.
and understand the art of different eras, movements, Importance of Art Appreciation
styles and techniques, the better you can develop, Every person is born with the innate desire to
evaluate and improve your own artwork. create art, and similar to other professions, training is
Art Appreciation – simply deals with learning essential in honing skills to produce art. Art education
or understanding and creating arts and enjoying broadens a person's comprehension, development,
them. and visions of art. Art brings an understanding of
Art Appreciation or Aesthetic education - the diversity, how people lived in the past, and connects
capacity to understand works of art and experience a the issues concerning contemporary life and art
certain emotional enjoyment in looking other work of today.
art or creating own arts. 1. Art Allows us to Connect with Our Inner Selves
Art Appreciation refers to analyzing the form Art can transform our lives. When we connect
of an artwork to general audiences to enhance their with art, we are ultimately connecting with our inner
enjoyment of such works of art. selves. Art enables us to look within and to listen to
Art may be appreciated or analyzed without ourselves, realize who we are, and what we care
reference to subject matter, symbolism or historical about. It connects us to our thoughts, feelings,
context. perceptions, and our outer realities and experiences.
Art appreciation can be subjective depending 2. Art Causes us to Have an Appreciation and
on personal preference to aesthetics and form, or it Gratification for What we Have in our Lives
can be based on several elements and principle of We tend to be happier when we are able to look
design and also depends on social and cultural at life through a standpoint of appreciation and
acceptance. gratification - when we are able to view all of the

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wonderful details that are going well in our lives Having an appreciation for art also helps us
instead of focusing on the alternative. to develop an appreciation for each other and how
3. Art Brings More Creativity, Satisfaction, and we are all unique in our own way.
Happiness into Our Lives As always mentioned, art is all around us and
Art gives us meaning and helps us understand our therefore we have to react towards it because it gives
world. Scientific studies have proven that art meaning to our lives and helps us understand our
appreciation improves our quality of life and makes world.
us feel good. Appreciating art provides us with a forum in
When we create art according to Dr. Shelley Carson, developing our literacy and communication skills.
“arts gives us ability to improve our mood, broadens “Art does not exist only to entertain, but also
our attention and allows us to see possible and to challenge one to think, to provoke, even to disturb
creative solutions to problems.” in a constant search for the truth”.
Importance of Art Appreciation Francisco Goya
Art is not meant to be looked at only for what “Saturn Devouring
it is but it allows us to connect and empathize on an His Son”, 1819–1823
emotional level while also learning about the culture.
It is meant to stimulate thought because it
allows viewers to draw their own emotions and pull "Art is something that makes us more
from their personal experiences when viewed. thoughtful and well-rounded humans."
It is very powerful and it naturally develops “Appreciating art is important. We tend to
critical and innovative thinking skills. think it is a luxury, but it gives people deep pleasure
It also teaches many important qualities such because beauty is the personification of hope that
as listening, observing and responding to multiple something grander is at work.”
perspectives. Why Study Art Appreciation?
Due to the subjective nature of art, we can We have always heard sayings like "Why
learn to construct meaning and articulate their study art? Why not Engineering, Science, or
thoughts when they express, in our own words, our Commerce?", "Art won't get you anywhere," "Art is
personal opinions about what we are seeing, feeling useless," "You won't get a proper job" and so many
and thinking. other issues.
It allows us an opportunity to develop an The truth based on research was, students do
open mind and understand that there is more than better in their education because arts makes a huge
just one solution to a problem. impact in their character and personality.
The next few slides are the pointers why art is
Important in every human daily existence.

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 1. Arts improves creativity skills. 7. Arts helps us to communicate well with other
“Everybody has a creative potential and from people.
the moment you can express this creative potential, Research shows that art therapy has a way of
you can start changing the world.” - Paulo Coelho, energizing the brain, even for those children who are
Author non-verbal or are autistic. A calm mind helps us to be
2. Arts gives you joy. more social and react pleasantly.
“Exercising our creativity can give us an outlet from 8. Arts helps us learn visually.
our daily routines, helping us express emotions and As they progress in Visual Arts, we develop
boost our happiness levels.” - Juliet Davey, perceptual skills in observation and the ability to
Psychologist respond and view artworks critically. We also develop
3. Arts relieves stress. the conceptual capacity to develop ideas and express
Studies suggest that art therapy can be very valuable them visually. They identify, analyze and interpret
in treating issues such as depression, anxiety, post- meaning in artworks from diverse contexts.
traumatic stress disorder and even some phobias. It 9. Arts helps you to express your emotions.
is a great way to express your emotions without Art can provide us very natural and safe way to
words, process complex feelings and find relief. express ourselves. It allows us to play, experiment,
4. Arts gives us the opportunity to showcase our make a mess, create stories, use metaphors to
skills and talent. represent feelings, explore alternative narratives,
There are many different ways of expressing our externalize feelings by creating characters, reflect, by
artistic side, and we don't have to aspire to be a sharing art with others.
professional. Art is for everybody, and we can enjoy 10. Art is the language of the soul.
it simply for its own sake. Our artistic abilities are “Art is a profound mirror, always reflecting back who
there to be discovered. you truly are. Most people are petrified to take a
5. Arts gives us confidence. look… But if you are brave enough, you can see right
Arts education improves our confidence. Studies into your soul.” - Michelle Baker, Art Therapist
have shown that when an individual participate in art
activities with peers, the feedback they give to each The more you appreciate and understand the
other builds self-respect by helping them learn to art of different eras, movements, styles and
accept criticism and praise from others. techniques, the better you can develop, evaluate and
6. Arts helps us do well academically. improve your own artwork. The more you develop
Study shows a few hours of art will help us relieve your skills in any art forms of your choice the more
stress and give you happiness. With that our mind will you become human.
be clear, and that would help us focus on our studies,
and that would help us get better grades.

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Creativity in Art How to be a Creative Artist?:
Fallacy: 1. Opened to play.
Art and creativity are two different concepts. 2. Artist’s emotion.
Yes, they are correlated, but one does not imply the 3. A constant desire to create.
other at least, not automatically, or one is less than 1. Opened to play.
the other in value. Artists will be the explorer who never stops.
The skill of being creative develops curiosity They will not be taken back by previous discoveries
and, along with it, brings new opportunities forward. or preconceived notions. Creative artists will succeed
Fact: because they are continuously open to new
• Being creative means seeking ways to change the possibilities, won’t see failure as a drawback but
normal and think out of the box. Linking creativity rather as a means of achieving greatness by
with persistence can result in art, which is the result becoming aware of what could improve.
of creativity and constant effort combined. 2. Artist’s emotion.
• Motivation has to be another element in the We all know that artists, whether self-taught
process of creation for art to result. or otherwise, are creative, emotional, and often
• There cannot be art without creativity, but creativity sensitive people. Most creative individuals share in
can exist without art. common with the artist’s success and it depends on
Creativity - according to Webster’s creativity is the the degree to which they develops these traits.
ability to create and the quality of being creative. 3. A constant desire to create.
Creativity in Art – An artist is the maker of the art and A creative people are constantly engaging in
must be creative. Being a creative artist requires creating something new. They don’t wait for
knowledge in using the imagination to explore something to happen or for the-right-moment to
innovative ideas, materials and tools applicable to pass by. They are creating circumstances for the
any art forms making. creation and, therefore, increase their chances of
A creative artist is a person who is dedicated success in whichever they are doing.
to artwork’s originality and authenticity. The Creative Process:
Step 1, Preparing for creation.
Step 2, Incubating selected ideas.
Step 3, Implementing chosen ideas.

Just like the first, the envisioning of ideas is Step 1. Preparing for creation.
likely a choice between to create a new one and or This does not mean waiting for the right time to
recreate and improve the present ideas. come to take action instead preparing yourself for a
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comes from. It means that you are taking in the course of action to achieve something. This type of
arguments for which you are starting the process and creativity built when people work for a very long time
what benefits this creative process will bring to you. in a particular area.
Step 2. Incubating selected ideas. 2. Deliberate and Emotional Creativity
This is time to brainstorm ideas and see what you Their creativity is always a balanced product of
want to create. What are the best ideas you came up deliberate emotional thinking and logical actions.
with, and why do you think that they are good? But creativity is found in the amygdala, a part of the brain
most importantly, how will you act on them? and is responsible for human emotions that helps in
Main Components of Creativity: learning and information processing. This is actually
• Originality - The method or idea must be new and a random moment referred to as “a-ha!” moments
unique. It should not be the extension of something, when someone suddenly thinks of a solution to some
which already exists. However, one can take problem or think of some innovative idea.
inspiration from the already existent methods and 3. Spontaneous and Cognitive Creativity
ideas to fabricate something new and unique. There are times when you spend a long time to crack
• Functionality – A creative idea must work and a problem but can’t think of any solution or think of
produce results, otherwise, the whole effort will be in any possible way. But when you are having your
vain relaxation time and suddenly everything falls in place.
Qualities of Creative People: Remember the great scientist Isaac Newton’s law of
• Energetic - creative people are energetic physically gravity, the ‘Eureka’ moments.
and mentally utilizing it to conceptualize ideas. 4. Spontaneous and emotional Creativity
• Intelligent – creative people are intelligent. Though This type of creativity are those moments that are
high level of IQ is a plus, most people are intelligent defined as rare moments when great discoveries take
enough in creative thinking and smart to create new place. There is no need to have specific knowledge
ideas. for spontaneous and emotional creativity to happen
• Disciplined - creativity happens unexpectedly, so but there should be a special skill to put the ideas into
whenever an artist is under any circumstances, he or record in anyway can be.
she is ready to somehow make a note or record the Imagination in Art
ideas in anyway possible. • Imagination
4 Types of Creativity: Visualizing the unseen or impossible things or
1. Deliberate and Cognitive Creativity envisioning ideas that are not present in reality or
People who possess deliberate and cognitive wanting it to happen or exist.
characteristics are purposeful. They have a great • Imagination is very much associated with creativity
amount of knowledge about a particular subject and since it is through imagination where ideas, feelings
combine their skills and capabilities to prepare a or images are initially put together in the artist’s mind.

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• The imagination of the artist may be in the form of People who have an excellent strategic imagination
imaging or picturing, feeling, or thinking what the will have a realistic understanding of their own skills,
work of art will become. The artists may also use their and be able to spot opportunities to develop.
imagination on the possible alternatives to what they 6. Emotional Imagination
have finished at every step of the process. An artist has to be aware of our emotions and the
• In the part of the audience or the public viewers emotions of human beings more generally. The
would perhaps use their own imagination to artists has to know how to create or project fear, how
understand the artist’s work, which could be verbally to create sadness, laughter and how the artist’s
difficult to explain. possess the ability to play on those emotions to
8 Subsequent Imagination in Art generate form and structure that plays into this facet
1. Effectuated Imagination of audience’s mindsets.
Allows the artists to synthesize existing ideas 7. Dreams
together from existing information. These are an unconscious form of imagination that
2. Intellectual or Constructive Imagination we do when we’re asleep. Scientists are still deciding
The artist is able to work from an existing plan or a what these crazy little night visions are all about, but
definite idea and is guided towards a distinct purpose. for those of us that dream, it can be a fun and
Intellectual imagination is a very conscious and sometimes scary way to access our imagination
deliberate process. interpret them in an art form.
3. Imaginative Fantasy 8. Memory Reconstruction
This is when you’re able to generate new ideas from When we retrieve our memories of people, objects
scratch and can be guided or unguided. This is what and events we use our imagination to regenerate the
most writers and artists are good at. We usually have images. Memories are subconscious stored bits of
a moment of inspiration and go off to explore information dragged into our conscious brain and
wherever the fantasy may take us. our imagination often fills the gaps where memory
4. Empathy hasn’t been curated properly.
This is a capacity that human beings have to mentally
detach from ourselves and experience what another "Imagination is more important than knowledge.“
person is experiencing from their point of view. It - Einstein -
allows us to take an imaginative stroll in someone
else’s shoes. Expression in Art
5. Strategic Imagination Expression
This is primarily concerned with what-could-be Individual expression of art, it reflects the
scenario. It’s the ability to spot opportunities and artist’s personal thoughts, ideas, style and feelings.
visualize what might happen if you were to take them.

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 Art is an expression made visible by a form. Forms of Expressing Art
Art as a piece is an expression of the artist and the • Visual Arts
artist is an expresser to convey message or create Is a major field in art that includes painting,
meaning. drawing, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture
Characteristics of Expressions in Art & Mode of architecture, crafts and photography.
Expressions in Creating Art • Literary Arts
1. Expression of Feelings Literature is literally “acquaintance with letters”
Natural release or reactions. according to Oxford. It originates from the Latin word
Expression of feelings often defined as a showing ‘littera’ which means an individual written character.
of emotion that come from the inner world. Literary art is a combined discipline of ideation,
Expression is the natural or intentional reaction in literary appreciation, and creative writing, which is
which emotional processes are made and reflected mainly prose of both fiction and nonfiction, drama,
as a concrete phenomenon. and poetry.
2. Expression of Beliefs and Ideas • Performing Arts
Philosophical Interpretation. Performing arts are forms of art such as music,
In many cultures, art is used in religion, spiritual dance or drama. In this category, artists is using
or magical rituals, performances and dances as a voices, and physical body to convey message or
decoration or symbol of a god or other divine quality. artistic expression.
Anthropologists however knows that this expression The body is considered the primary medium
often serve a purpose at the level of meaning within and conceptual material on which Performance Art is
a particular culture or social norms. based. Other key components are time, space and
3. Expression of Character the relationship between performer and audience.
Expressing the nature of things. • Cinematic and Video Arts
Any moral message in the work should not, Cinematic and video arts is a visual language
therefore, affect the overall value of the artwork in its in the form of portraying stories thru moving images.
aesthetics quality, either positively or negatively. Cinematic or movie arts is a combination of many
Artist’s and patrons of the arts also want to protect disciplines and crafts to produce a more realistic
their creation from censorship. If an artwork is judged emotional experience for the audience entertainment
only on the basis of its aesthetic qualities, it should and learning as well.
not be condemned for its moral message. • Digital Arts
Just like the cinematic and video arts, digital
arts is a new emerging expression of motion pictures.
The only difference of the latter is the use of
sophisticated tools like the computer.

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 Initially, digital arts is solely used for
photography enhancement until the emergence of
video games and apps. Today digital arts serves
tremendous purpose in the field of the industry like
advertising and software development.

“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves

at the same time.”
– Thomas Merton -

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