Art Appreciation

Introduction to
Humanities
 What is Humanities???
• Includes the study of ancient and modern languages,
literature, philosophy, history, law, politics, religion,
and art
• Help us understand others through their languages,
histories and culture
• Students build their skills in writing and critical
reading
• They encourage us to think creatively.
They teach us to reason about being
human and to ask question about the
world.
 Art vs. Art Appreciation

• Art history is the study of works of art in

their historical development and stylistic
contexts. This includes the “major” arts of
painting, sculpture and architecture as well
as the “minor” arts of ceramics, furniture
and any decorative objects.
• It is the study of object of art in their
historical development and stylistic
context, format and design that we may
be able to understand the purpose of the
work of art and appreciate it.
• art appreciation refers to the
exploration and analysis of art forms
that we are exposed to it. It can be highly
subjective, depending on an individual’s
personal taste and preferences, or can be
done on the basis of several grounds such as
elements of design and mastery of displayed
in a piece
 Art and its meaning

• The word “arts” comes from the Aryan word AR

which means to put together. It also comes from the
Latin word ARS which means skills, ability and
covers those areas of artistic creativity.
• It embraces the visual arts,
literature ,music and the visual arts. It
expresses aesthetic ideas by use of
skills and imagination.
Some generalization about art..(What is art?)
1. Art is any creative work of human being.
2. Art is a form of expressing oneself.
3. Art resides in the quality of doing; process is not magic.
4. Art is the act of making something visually entertaining.
5. Art is that activity which manifests beauty.
6. Art is mastery, an ideal way of doing something.
7. Art is not a thing-it is a way (Elbert Hubbard)
8. Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has
ever known
9. Art is a discovery and development of elementary principles of
nature into beautiful forms suitable for human use.( Frank Lloyd
Wright)
WHY ART IS IMPORTANT?
• Artist do not think like the policymakers or
academic people.
• They think from their hearts-big,
revolutionary and visionary ideas.
• Art has played an important role in helping
fight against intolerance of different
cultures, racism, and other forms of unjust
societal segregation.
• With immigration becoming a modern
trend, the world’s countries are expected to
be more tolerant and accepting of those
who enter their borders
• Art is a remarkable mode of depicting
culture from all over the world and an
essential ingredients to empowering the
hearts of the people.
 Creativity, imagination, & expression
in art
• Creativity is the act of turning new and
imaginative ideas into reality. It is characterized
by the ability to perceive the world in new ways,
to find hidden patterns, to make connections
between seemingly unrelated phenomena and to
generate solution.
• It is the ability to transcend traditional
ideas, rules, relationships, or the like, and to
create meaningful new ideas, forms,
methods, interpretations, originality,
progressiveness, or imagination
 • Imagination is tied very closely to
creativity because imagination is putting
things, ideas. Feelings or images together,
im initially in the artist’s mind. Through
agi imagination one is able to craft something
nat bold, something new and something better
ion in the hopes of creating something that
will stimulate changes.
 • Expression of feeling
exp constitutes the creation of art,
res
sio just as philosophy and other
n disciplines are expression of
ideas
 ASSUMPTIONS OF ART
• Art is everywhere
• It has sprung up among them as a language
Art is
charged with feelings and significance
univers • Art as a cultural force can be pervasive and
al potent. It has no limit and rises above
cultures, races and civilization.
 • Art is man made, it is a creation of man
utilizing his thoughtful skill and artistry. It is
artificial because it is just an imitation or
appropriation of reality and nature.
Art is • Art created by God is divine while art
not created by man is temporary. Art can never
nature be natural because it is momentary in the
constant transformation of change.
 • Art is a depiction of our daily
experiences. It demands taking
Art part. It involves laying of pigments
involves • Art is appreciated if we spend time
experie to look at it, listen to it, to touch it
nce and feel its presence
 • Art is appreciated if we spend time
to look at it, listen to it, to touch it
and feel its presence
Art is • Culture includes the elements that
cultural characterize a particular people’s
way of life
 • Art is an expression made visible
by a form. It expresses and
Art is an
translates, it acknowledges and
express reveals, transfers and reveals
ion • Art is an expression of feeling,
belief and character
 • A work of art is created by an artist, in
order then to develop an independent
existence in the eye of the beholder
Art is over which the creator loses all control
creratio • The creation of art is the bringing
about of a new combination of
n elements in medium
 Categories/ classification of arts
a. Painting- the application of pigment on any flat two-
dimensional surface.
b. Sculpture- it is the carving, modelling,, casting,
constructing and assembling of materials and objects into
primarily dimensional works of art.
c. Architecture- it is the art and science of planning ,
designing, and constructing buildings and non building
structures for human shelter or use.
 a. Music- is an art form and cultural activity
whose medium is sound organized in time.
b. Dance- is the movement of the body in a
rhythmic way, usually to music and within the
Perform given space for the purpose of expressing an idea
or emotion.
ing arts
c. Film- also called movie or motion picture, is a
series of still images that when shown on a
screen creates an illusion of moving images.
 d. Theater- is a collaborative form of art that uses
live performers, typically actors or actresses, to
present the experience of real or imagined event
before a live audience in a specific place often a
stage.
Perform e. Literary- is concentrating the writing, study or
ing arts content of literature, specifically of the kind valued
for quality of form.
f. Performance poetry- is a poetry specifically
composed for or during a performance before an
audience rather than on print mostly open to
improvisation.
 It is the art that is made with
the assistance of electronic
device or intended to be
Digital displayed on a computer which
arts is the most important element
in digital art.
 A. FASHION DESIGN- it is the
art of applying design, aesthetics
and natural beauty to clothing and
Applie accessories.
d arts B. FURNITURE DESIGN- it is a
specialized field where functions
and fashion collide.
 C. INTERIOR DESIGN- it is enhancing the
interior of a building to achieve a healthier and
more aesthetically pleasing environment for
the people using space.
Applie D. GRAPHIC DESIGN- it is an artist process
of effective communication. Designers
d arts combine words, images and symbols to create
a visual representation of ideas.
 Answer the following questions in word document
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 Explain the following:
• Art is universal
• Art is not nature
• Art involves experience