Art and Style of Criticism: Appreciation and Beauty

• "Kritika: Art and Style of Criticism" is the study of art criticism and its various styles.

Appreciation and Beauty

• Appreciation and beauty are main concerns within arts.
• Arts serve a purpose and provide expression which influences the formation of judgements.

Artists and their Role

• "Creator of beauty" is a definition of an artist.
• Artists have sensitivity and creativity beyond common people, particularly within their specialization.
• Imagination extends farther than average people.
• Examples of artists include fashion designers, web designers, multimedia designers, singers, composers, dancers, architects, sculptors, industrial designers, international designers, and performance artists.

Artist’s Responsibility and Art Critics

• Artists are responsible to improve the lives of people through their art.
• Art critics watch, monitor, and review the works of artists by giving opinions.
• Gawad Tanglaw is an example of a film critic.

Basic Elements in Art Criticism

• The four basic elements of art criticism involves analysis of subject matter, the artist, the audience, and the aesthetics.
• Analyzing the subject matter involves deducing what the art is about, its intended meaning, and depicted content.
• Analysis of the artist considers their personality and what their work reveals about them.
• Consideration of the audience involves exploring artwork relevance, expressive elements, and integrated principles.
• In aesthetics analyze lines, forms, colors, lights, and shadows, and understand the way these create images.

Approaches to Art Criticism

• Four different approaches can be taken for exploring art criticism.
• A subject-based approach examines the importance of a work's subject matter and content.
• Questions to ask of the subject being presented:
• What is being shown?
• What aspect of nature is being presented?
• Is subject depicted realistically, abstractly, or as an impression?
• An artist-based approach considers art as an expression from the artist, and an extension of them.
• Focus needs to be on the relationship between someone's art and the character/beliefs/philosophy of the artist.
• For example, Picasso's painting "Guernica" reveals that he was biased to the working class, and that his art inevitably reflects an economic reality.
• An audience-based approach to art focuses on the value of the piece instead.
• Looking at the intrinsic value of the artwork
• Consider Didactic Value, emphasizing what is moral, communicating something specific to the viewer.
• Consider Religious value, increases the awareness of man's relationship to god.
• It can also focus on Sociopolitical value.
• For example, Juan Luna's "Spoliarium" is considered a Philippine national symbol.
• Aesthetic approach considers whether the beauty of art rests in its form and how it is composed, which is the artist's perspective of beauty.
• The audience may start with the size, the shape, and the medium used. looking for patterns.

Explores art criticism, appreciation, and aesthetics. Discusses the role and responsibilities of artists in improving lives through creative expression. Also covers the function of art critics in reviewing and evaluating artistic works.