Art Appreciation GEC 106 PDF

**LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES** - It came from the Latin word "**humanus**" which means refined, cultured and human - **Renned** -- proper etiquette and decorum. Being civilize, and know how socialize properly. - **Cultured** -- adaptation to environment (social interaction...

**LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES** - It came from the Latin word "**humanus**" which means refined, cultured and human - **Renned** -- proper etiquette and decorum. Being civilize, and know how socialize properly. - **Cultured** -- adaptation to environment (social interactions, norms) - **Human** -- having the nature being a HUMAN **HUMAN NATURE** +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Rational Being (w/ Intellect)** | - **comes from the word** | | | [rationalis], | | | meaning reasonable or | | | logical. If you're rational, | | | you do things on logic, as | | | opposed to impulse or whimsy. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Emotional Being (w/ emotion -- | - people who are emotionally | | Capacity to Love)** | healthy are in control of | | | their thoughts, feelings, and | | | behaviors. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Spiritual Being (w/ Body and | - we are aware that our | | Soul)** | existence is not only limited | | | in this temporal world. Most | | | of us believe that *"there is | | | life after death".* | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Social/Relational Being** | - we have a deep need for | | | "real" social connections, | | | and research indicates | | | supportive relationships are | | | good for us in various ways. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Freewill** | - the power or ability of the | | | human mind to choose a course | | | of action or make a decision. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Freedom** | - to do only what is good and | | | what is right. Responsible | | | actions perpetuate freedom. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ **DEFINITION OF ART** - The expression of ourselves without using of words. Such ash painting, sculptures, dancing, mosaic, cross stitch, collage. - The study of man's expression feelings, thought, intuition, values, and ideas. - The study of man's experience, goals, and aspirations. It is used to dramatize individual expressions. **ART OF HUMANITIES** - **DURING MEDIEVAL AGE** - **The humanities dealt w/ the metaphysics of the religious philosopher.** - **METAPHYSICS** - **It is the investigation of ultimate reality.** - **DURING RENAISSANCE PERIOD** - **To make man richer because during that time only the rich people can make art like paintings, sculpture and etc.** - **DURING 19^th^ and 20^th^ Century** - **To appreciate and understand the importance of human being, his ideas and aspirations.** **STRATFIED EPITHELIUM** +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Anthropology** | - **study of human societies | | | and cultures and their | | | development. Also, study of | | | human biological and | | | physiological characteristics | | | and their evolution.** | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Sociology** | - study of development, | | | structure, and function of | | | human society. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Philosophy** | - study of general and | | | fundamental questions about | | | existence, knowledge, values, | | | reason, mind, and beauty. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Religion** | - the belief in and worship of | | | a superhuman controlling | | | power, especially a personal | | | God or gods. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **History** | - study of past events, | | | particularly in human | | | affairs. The whole series of | | | past events connected w/ | | | someone or something. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Literature** | - most generically, is anybody | | | of written works. More | | | restrictively, literature | | | refers to writing considered | | | to be an art form or any | | | single writing deemed to have | | | artistic or intellectual | | | value, often due to deploying | | | language in ways that differ | | | from ordinary usage. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ **THE IMPORTANCE, MEANING, FUNCTION AND ASSUMPTION OF ART** **THE IMPORTANCE OF ART** - Arts are indescribable to define and difficult to gather into a conceptual net, but we would probably agree that the arts enhance daily experiences. Art is all around us, being universal as it can be found in all cultures. - Art has a particular importance in our lives. All the art that we receive through our senses have a purpose, as well as expression. - Driven our existence - Satisfies the needs for personal expression - Develop our skills to express ourselves - Challenge us to see things differently - It unleash our hidden desires and passion - It can change our ways in life - To see the truth that we might understand before - It gives pleasure, satisfaction and gratification **MEANING OF ART** - The word "**art**" is rooted in the 13th century FRENCH word art, which means *[skill as a result of learning or practice]*, the LATIN word arts, *[meaning ability or practical skills]*. The word art covers many meanings, including [ability, process and product.] - **As ability, art is the human capacity to make things of beauty and things that stir us; it is creativity.** - As process, art encompasses acts, such as drawing, painting, sculpting, designing buildings, singing, dancing, and using the camera to create images or memorable works. - As product, art is the completed work-an etching, a sculpture, a structure, a musical composition, choreography, or a tapestry. Arts concerns itself with the communication of certain ideas and feelings by means of a sensuous medium color, sound, bronze, body, words, and film. **MANY KNOWN PERSONALITIES DEFINE ART IN VARIOUS WAYS** - According to **Plato**, "Art is that which brings life in harmony with the beauty of the world" - For **John Dewey** "Art is an attitude of spirit, a state of mind-one that demands for its own satisfaction and fulfilling, a shaping of matter to new and more significant - For **Oscar Wilde**, "Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known" - For **Elbert Hubbard**, "Art is not a thing- it is a way". **FOUR COMMON ESSENTIALS OF ART** 1. Art has to be man-made Part of tendons and ligaments. 2. Art must be creative, not imitative. 3. Art must benefit and satisfy man. 4. Art is expressed through a certain medium or material by which the artist communicates himself to his audience.