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# Art Appreciation Art appreciation in the humanities is being able to look at a work of art and form a wise opinion of the work. It is also having the knowledge, background, and understanding of the universal and timeless qualities that comprise all works of art. Art appreciation, therefore, deals...

# Art Appreciation Art appreciation in the humanities is being able to look at a work of art and form a wise opinion of the work. It is also having the knowledge, background, and understanding of the universal and timeless qualities that comprise all works of art. Art appreciation, therefore, deals with the learning or understanding and creating artworks and enjoying them. ## Assumptions of Art * Art appreciation is based on principles of appreciating a work of art since it is in art that man can communicate one's individuality and way of life. ## Art is Universal Art is everywhere; wherever men have lived together, art has sprung up among them as a language charged with feelings and significance. The desire to create this language appears to be general, and art as a cultural force can be pervasive and potent. Art has no limit, and it rises above cultures, races, and civilization. It is timeless because it goes beyond the time of our own existence. ## The Method of Creativeness The method of creativeness is composed of the artist, being the prime mover, his thoughts, communicated through the performer, and the audience as his judge. Each participates dynamically in the artistic process. ## The Importance of Art * Through exposures to the artists' works, we get a glimpse of the thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and relations of the people in their time and the events that happened in their environment that may have influenced their artworks. * Our encounter with the arts may also result in our valuing and appreciation of beautiful things. * Out of the aesthetic experiences we derive from the arts, we may be influenced to change our habits and behaviors. They may transform us into highly cultured, dignified, and upright human beings. The arts may beautify our humanity. * This explains the modern definition of the humanities, which refers to the Arts that bring out the good and noble in us. * Through the arts, we come to know and understand the changing image of man as he journeys across time, searches for the reality, and strives to achieve the ideals that create the meaning of life. *** **Swordfish Giant Sculpture (Manzanillo, Mexico)** - This is a picture of a giant sculpture of a swordfish with a beach and palm trees in the background.