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Meaning and Importance of Art

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comes from the latin word "humanus" which means human, cultured and refined

humanities

came from the latin word "ars/artis" which means to do or man made

art

it is a medium of expression because through it we express our ideas, emotions, feelings without using words

art

creative activity which involves skill or expertness in handling materials and organizing them into a new

art

a visayan term for art. it is a simple term yet it encompasses a very broad scope that life per se is dominated by it

alampat

art is a product of man's need to express himself

F Zalueta

art is concerned itself with the communication of certain ideas and feelings by means of sensous medium, color, sound, bronze, marble, words and fil

C Sanchez

art is which brings life in harmony with the world

plato

art is a life that helps us to realize the truth

pablo picasso

art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the action of his personality in the world he lives in

amy lowell

art is never finished, only abandoned

leonardo da vinci

art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling, the artist has experienced

leo nikolaevich tolstoy

art is the realization in external form of a true idea and is traced back to that natural love and imitation which characterizes human

aristotle

art is the conscious creation of something beautiful or meaningful using skill and imagination

lisa morder

art is the discovery and development of elementary principles of nature into beautiful forms suitable for human use

frank lloyd wright

art is not what your see but what you make others see

edgar degas

forms or scope of art

visual arts, music, dance, literature, drama

importance of art

  1. driven our existence
  2. satisfies the needs for personal expression
  3. develop our skills to express ourselves
  4. challenges us to see things differently
  5. it unleash our hidden desires and passion
  6. it can change our ways in life
  7. to see the truth that we might understand before
  8. it give pleasure, satisfaction and gratification

Study Notes

Definition of Art

  • Derived from the Latin words "humanus" meaning human, cultured, and refined, and "ars/artis" meaning to do or man-made
  • A medium of expression for ideas, emotions, and feelings without using words

Characteristics of Art

  • A creative activity that involves skill and expertness in handling materials and organizing them into a new form
  • A product of man's need to express himself
  • Concerned with communicating ideas and feelings through sensuous mediums like color, sound, bronze, marble, and words

Purpose of Art

  • Brings life into harmony with the world
  • Helps us realize the truth
  • A means for a man to express himself and record his personality in the world he lives in

Nature of Art

  • Never finished, only abandoned
  • Not a handicraft, but the transmission of feeling experienced by the artist
  • The realization of a true idea in external form, rooted in human love and imitation

Definition of Artwork

  • The conscious creation of something beautiful or meaningful using skill and imagination
  • The discovery and development of elementary principles of nature into beautiful forms suitable for human use

Impact of Art

  • Not what you see, but what you make others see

Learn about the origin of the word 'humanity', which comes from the Latin word 'humanus' meaning human, cultured, and refined.

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