Introduction to Humanities

• Humanus is a Latin word for culture and human.
• Humanities are the study of the nature of man.

Components of Humanities

• Human activities are common actions done by a person.
• Intellectual activities involve the mind.
• Rational activities are uniquely human, such as language, religion, arts, and music.
• Art, according to Jean Paul Sartre, a famous French philosopher, is a source of freedom of life.

Different Forms of Arts

• Visual Art appeals to the sense of sight.
• Film is the art of assembling still images to create the illusion of movement.
• Performance Art is a live art form where the artist's main medium is the human body.
• Poetry Performance is an art form where the artist expresses emotions through words.
• Architecture involves plant, construction, and design.
• Dance is a series of movements following the rhythm of music.
• Literary Arts focus on writing, including both fiction and non-fiction.
• Theater is a live performance presenting imaginary events.

Visual Arts

• Visual Arts are the expression or application of human creative skills and imagination.
• Graphic Arts are flat or 2D surfaces.
• Plastic Arts are 3-dimensional forms (e.g., sculpture, landscape).
• Sculpture and Landscape are example of Plastic Arts

Purpose of Visual Arts

• Ceremonial art is used during rituals, celebrations, and artworks.
• Artistic expression conveys emotions, ideas, and feelings.
• Narrative art tells stories, describes, and illustrates experiences.
• Functional objects are used in everyday life.
• Persuasive art promotes ideas, philosophies, or products.

Forms of Visual Arts

• Fine Arts include paintings, sculptures, and architecture.
• Applied Arts involve designs or decoration of functional objects to make them appealing.
• Common forms of visual arts include painting, sculpture, photography, design, and craft.

Different Function of Arts

• Personal Function depends on a person for self-expression.
• Social Function addresses a particular collective interest.
• Physical Function is found in artworks that are crafted.

Subject and Content

• Subject refers to the visual focus of the image communicated by the artist.
• Content is the meaning of the subject communicated by the artist or the artwork.

Levels of Meaning

• Factual Meaning pertains to the most rudimentary level of meaning.
• Conventional Meaning pertains to the acknowledged interpretation of the artwork.

Types of Subject

• Representational Art refers to the real world or figurative art.
• Non-Representational Art does not make a reference to the real world.

Medium and Technique

• Medium is a mode of expression conveying a concept, idea, or message.
• Technique shows the level of familiarity with the medium being manipulated.

Art Techniques

• Drawing, painting, sculpture, and music are examples of art techniques.
• Drawing involves using lines and shapes to create pleasing compositions.
• Painting is the practice of applying paint (pigment, color, or other medium) to a surface.

Styles of Painting

• Fresco involves mixing pigment with plaster.
• Tempera is a water-based color that cannot be mixed and dries quickly.
• Oil painting uses pigments bound with a drying oil, creating a glossy and varnish-like effect; it's easily mixed.

Painting Media

• Dry Media includes pencil, metal point, charcoal, chalk, and crayons.
• Wet Media includes pen/ink, brush and ink, oil, gouache, and watercolor.

Sculpture

• Sculpture is a 3-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard or plastic material.

Music

• Music consists of sounds and silences that convey the emotions and feelings of the composer.
• Vocal Medium uses the human voice.
• Instrumental Media uses musical instruments.