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ART APP POINTERS FOR MIDTERM Poets imitated the following according to Aristotle: 1. Things and events which have been or still are; HUMANITIES 2...

ART APP POINTERS FOR MIDTERM Poets imitated the following according to Aristotle: 1. Things and events which have been or still are; HUMANITIES 2. Things that are said to be seen and are probable  Humanities are academic disciplines that study and; aspects of human society and culture. 3. Things which essentially are.  Study of ancient and modern languages, literature, philosophy, history, archaeology, ARTISTS VS. ARTISANS anthropology, human geography, law, politics, ARTISTS religion, and art.  a person engaged in an activity related to  The study of humanities may also be attributed creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating to the symmetry and balance of Leonardo da an art. Vinci. (VITRUVIAN MAN)  Divine connection between the human form and ARTISANS the universe.  a skilled craft worker who makes or creates things by hand that may be functional or WHY DO WE NEED TO STUDY strictly decorative, for example, furniture, HUMANITIES? decorative arts, sculptures, clothing, jewelry, 1. “humanus” = human, cultured and refined food items, household items, and tools or even 2. Humans have the characteristics of rationality, mechanisms such as the handmade clockwork benevolence and care, he is cultured and refined movement of a watchmaker. as shown by good tastes and manner indicative of good and proper education 3. Humanities contain the records of man’s quest for answers to the fundamental questions he asks himself and about the world we live in. 4. Humanities studies man and the manner in which he conducts himself from the time of his existence to the present (Martin & Jacobus, 2004) 5. Humanities is composed of academic disciplines that make it distinctive in both content and method from the physical and biological Weakness of clay and glass is fragility sciences and from the social sciences 6. The study of Humanities is devoted to CONTENT understanding the different phenomena within  why of an artwork the human cultural contexts.  Content is the message given by the piece of art. 7. Humanities studies how people process and It involves the subject, the techniques used to document the human experience using make the piece, the colors used, and anything philosophy, religion, literature, art and history as that was used by the artist to make a their way of understanding and recording the statement and give a message. world 8. Humanities studies how individuals’ manner of TECHNIQUE expression varies as they record human  how of an artwork experiences and how the way of documenting these forms a connection between and among  The technique of the artwork shows the level of humans of the past, present and future. familiarity with the medium being manipulated FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF NATURE OF ARTS  Aryan root “ar” which means to join or put HUMANITIES together “sars” or “artis” which means  Human nature is inherently good. everything that is artificially made or composed  Individuals are free and are capable of making by man choices.  Art constitutes one of the oldest and most  Human potential for growth and development important means of expression developed by is virtually unlimited. man  Self-concept plays an important role in growth  It refers to the skillful arrangement or and development. composition of some common but significant  Individuals have an urge for self-actualization. qualities of nature such as sounds, colors, lines,  Reality is defined by each person. movements, words, stone and wood to express  Individuals have a responsibility to both feelings, thoughts, imaginations and dreams in themselves and to others. an amazing, meaningful and enjoyable way. (Adams, 2002) ARISTOTLE  Art is subjective as it employs the use of  Student of Plato who first distinguished between perception, insights, feelings and intuition “ what is good and what is beautiful”.  It is the heightened expression of human  Order, symmetry, and definiteness dignity and weaknesses felt and shared so  Poetics- beauty is affected by SIZE.  powerfully in a world increasingly aware of its successes and failures.  It is man’s expression of himself as an individual and how he views his existence.  Art also provides enjoyment and stimulation specially when people understand them THE SOURCES OF SUBJECT ARTIST‟S INSPIRATION: 5. RELIGION 1. NATURE  communicates religious beliefs,  Refers to the phenomena of the customs, and values through physical world, and also to life in iconography and depictions of the general. It is considered the most human body. commonly used source of art. 2. PEOPLE  Considered the most interesting 6. MYTHOLOGY subject of an artwork which may be  These are sources of subjects that come real or imagined. from the stories of gods and goddesses of Ancient Greece, Rome, Norse and Egyptians. 3. HISTORY  It is the depiction of factual events that occurred in the past whose 7. DREAMS AND FANTASY purpose is either to remember  The wonder of the unconscious is what is being expressed by art works under important events of long ago or to this subject source. teach the learners about the lessons of the past. 4. LEGENDS  based on legends present to viewers of the art something tangible even when unverified. Art brings life to these stories  8. TECHNOLOGY  DISTORTION -  The modernity of the present is also an Distortion is the alteration of inspiration being used by artists as a the original shape (or other source of subject characteristics) of something. WAYS OF PRESENTING THE SUBJECT  ELONGATION - 1. NATURALISM Elongation is when the art  refers to the depiction of realistic subject is lengthened, objects in a natural setting. A true-to- protracted or extended. life style which attempted to depict things realistically, but focused on determinism, or the inability of people to resist their circumstances.  MANGLING - Artists show the subject as cut, lacerated, mutilated or hacked with repeated blows.  CUBISM - This is the presentation of abstract figures 2. REALISM through the use of a cone,  depicts characters and settings as they cylinder, sphere, triangle, would actually have existed. square, cube, and circle in  generally the attempt to represent place of real pictorial subject matter truthfully, without elements. artificiality and avoiding speculative fiction and supernatural elements.  SYMBOLISM - This is the use of a visible sign of an idea to convey to the viewers, readers or audiences the message of his work. 3. ABSTRACTION  finds its roots in „intuition‟ (of the artist) and „freedom‟ (for the artist as well as for the viewer).  It is the capability of the artist to use their imagination to look beyond what  FAUVISM - the name we can physically see and translate applied to the work produced by intangible emotions onto the canvas. a group of artists (which  FORMS OF ABSTRACTION: included Henri Matisse and André Derain). Characterized 4. EXPRESSIONISM by strong colors and fierce  Expressionists believe that man needs brushwork. spiritual rebirth for him to correct defects that ruin the society. MEDIUM  When an artist is ready to express himself in art and to give shape to his vision, his first thought would be on what medium to use. TECHNIQUE  DADAISM - A protest  The technique of the artwork shows the level of movement in the art that is familiarity with the medium being manipulated. playful and experimental. “Dada” means a “hobby CURATION horse”. Dadaism is most often  Derived from the word “curare” which means nonsensical. to take care. It is a process that involves managing, overseeing and assembling or putting together a presentation or exhibit for some type of artistic collection. DRAWING  The fundamental skill needed in the visual arts DIFFERENT MEDIA FOR DRAWING 1. PENCILS  Made of graphite which comes in different hardness from soft to hard or  FUTURISM - thickness from thick to needle-like. developed in Italy about the  SHADING TECHNIQUES: same time as cubism appeared  Hatching - A series of in France. Futurist painters thin parallel lines that run in the wanted their works to capture same direction. the mechanical energy of  Cross-hatching - A modern life. series of thin parallel lines and criss-crossing it with another set of thin parallel lines. Shading Techniques  Stippling - Uses the sharp point of the pencil to make dot patterns in some parts of the drawing.  SURREALISM -  Blending - May be focus on illustrating the accomplished by using the mind‟s deepest thoughts finger or a paper stump to automatically when they gradually change the tone from surface. This thought process dark to light for creating art known as “automatism”. This method mirrors the evils of the present society. Surrealism means super realism, influenced by Freudian psychology. 2. INK 4. CHARCOAL  It is one of the oldest materials for  An organic medium that comes from drawing that is still in use. It allows for burnt wood. a great variety of qualities, depending on  2 KINDS OF CHARCOAL: the tools and technique used in the  Compressed Charcoal application. - The vine charcoal which 3. PASTEL comes in thin sticks that is easy  This is composed of dry pigment held to blend and erase. together by a gum binder and  Manufactured compressed into sticks. Charcoal - Made from loose  3 Kinds of Pastel: charcoal mixed with a binder  Soft Pastel and pressed into sticks.  Hard Pastel  Oil Pastel  PASTEL TECHNIQUES:  Stippling - Using pastel of different colors to produce small marks, thus, creating a pattern.  Feathering - Using the point of the pastel to make parallel strokes creating a 5. PAPER feather-like effect.  The most common surface used in two-dimensional art.  3 TYPES OF PAPER:  Hot-pressed Paper - Smooth  Cold-pressed Paper - Has moderate texture.  Rough Paper - Has the  Scumbling - It is like most texture layering but using pastel.  Impasto - The technique of thickly applying the pastel by pressing it hard on the paper creating an opaque effect.  Sgraffito - Technique that applies a thick deposit of pastel on the support then using a blunt pen, scrapes it off to reveal the underlying color. MEDIUM FOR PAINTING IDEAL FOR WOOD SURFACES 1. GUOACHE  the pigment has been mixed with water and added with a chalk-like material to give it an opaque effect. 2. ACRYLIC  modern medium with synthetic paint using acrylic emulsion as binder. CLASSIFICATION OF HUMAN VOICE  Soprano - Highest female singing voice.  Contralto - Female singing voice that is low and rich in quality.  Tenor -Highest adult male singing voice.  Bass -Male singing voice that is low and rich in quality.  Baritone - Male singing voice that is between tenor and bass SIMILARITY OF FILM AND THEATER  When a curve line moves  Both need to be performed live continuously in opposite directions,  THEATER ART – its performance is it forms a wavy line which shows immediate and once performed cannot be fluidity because of the gradual undone. Its magic begins when the curtains change in direction are raised and the stage lights goes on.  Film is the perfect between the two since it 4. Vertical lines can be cut when editing.  stability, firmness, power  start from bottom to top or vice versa TRADITIONAL INSTRUMENT FOR MUSIC 1. String Instruments - Provide basic orchestral 5. Zigzag lines sounds.  chaos, challenges, problems  TWO KINDS are:  angular lines that resulted in abrupt  Bowed strings that change in direction of a straight line produce tones by means of a thus forming angles. bow of horse hair  Plucked strings that 6. Horizontal lines produce tones by plucking the  Power, strength, peace strings with a finger or with a plectrum held in one’s hand.  Move from left to right vice versa 2. Woodwind Instruments - Create sounds by GENRES OF MOTION PICTURES blowing into them. 1. FEATURE FILMS  Commonly shown in movie theaters 3. Brass Instruments - Have cup-shaped  EX. Wolverine mouthpieces and expands into a bell-shaped end. 2. ANIMATED MOVIES  Use images created by 4. Percussion Instruments - Makes sound by artists/animators. hitting them.  EX. Frozen, Inside Out 5. Keyboard Instruments - Make sound by means 3. DOCUMENTARY MOVIES of a keyboard which consist of a series of  Deal primarily with facts, not fiction black and white key.  EX. i-witness DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LITERARY ART 4. EXPERIMENTAL FILMS (WRITTEN) AND POETRY PERFORMANCE  Sequence of images, literal or (ORAL) abstract, which do not necessarily LITERARY ART form a narrative.  Art of combining spoken or written words  Walang story na sinusundan and their meanings into forms which have artistic and emotional appeal. 5. EDUCATIONAL FILMS  Specifically intended to facilitate POETRY learning at home or classrooms.  It used to follow strict rules s to the number and  EX. SineSkwela length of lines and stanzas but in recent years they have become more free-flowing COLOR HARMONY  Is one method of establishing color quality KINDS OF LINES AND THEIR MEANING in a composition. There are several ways of 1. Straight lines creating harmony that an artist can use.  May move from left to right, start from the top going down, slant or 1. MONOCHROMATIC HARMONY move up and down forming angles.  When a single color in the composition is varied in intensity 2. Diagonal lines and value by adding white or black.  positive/progress, negative/defeat  are slanting lines  in the visual art, diagonals suggest two meanings, a positive and a negative one. 3. Curve lines  Flexibility  2. COMPLIMENTARY HARMONY usually make one are stand out by  Results when two colors that are contrasting it with others. opposite each other in the color wheel are placed side by side. 3. ANALOGOUS HARMONY  Results when hues that are adjacent or beside each other in the color wheel is used in composition. 3. MOVEMENT  The path the viewer‟s eye takes when looking through the work of art. PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN  Describe the ways in which an artist has used or can use the elements of art to create beautiful compositions. (Grieder 1996) 4. PATTERN  Repetition of objects, shapes, lines 1. BALANCE or symbols all over the space or the  The distribution of the visual picture plane. weight of objects, color, texture and space. The use of these elements should be balanced to make the viewers see and feel design as stable.  THREE TYPES OF BALANCE:  Symmetrical Balance  Assymetrical Balance  Radial Balance 5. PROPORTION  Feeling of unity creates when all parts relate well with each other. 6. REPETITION  Works with patterns to make the work seem active. The repetition of elements of design creates unity within the artwork. 2. EMPHASIS  go hand in hand with contrast 7. RHYTHM  part of the design that catches the  Created when one or more elements viewers attention. The artist will of design are used repeatedly to  produce a feeling of organized,  RHYTHM – is a movement or pattern with continuous, sometimes flowing uniform recurrence of accented and movement. To keep rhythm exciting unaccented beat and active, variety is important. VALUE  Refers to the lightness or darkness of a color. The value of any hues can be changed by adding a neutral such as black or white. This results in changing the quantity of light the hue reflects.  TINT – when white is added with hue  SHADES – when black is combined with hue. 8. VARIETY  The use of several elements of design that adds interest in order to hold the viewer’s eye through and around the work of art. TWO KINDS OF MOVEMENT 1. ACTUAL MOVEMENT  May be achieved naturally using 9. UNITY wind and water or mechanically  The feeling of harmony between through some energy source and among the parts of the work (batteries or electricity) of art which creates a feeling of  Kinetic completeness in the composition. 2. IMPLIED MOVEMENT  Results when variety of lines are used together, repeated, change in position, or decreased/increased in size. This gives the impression of movement in a stationary two dimensional art.  Isip lang ang nagpapagalaw CHIAROSCURO  The technique of manipulating light and shadow in painting.  Da Vinci, Michelangelo, who perfect this technique Rembrandt, and Caravaggio.  Fernando Amorsolo, also mastered chiaroscuro, but his focus was more on the manipulation of light rather than shadow. RHYTHM AND REPETITION  go hand in hand with pattern  FORMS IN MUSIC  Is the structure or the framework of a composition FORMS IN ART (PRINCIPLE OF ART) CANTATA  Refers to how specific elements in the  Religious story told in music without actions artwork are organized to produce a unified  Ex. Pasyon whole. SHAPES  Formed when two ends of a line meet to enclose an area. CLASSIFICATION OF SHAPES 1. NATURAL OR ORGANIC SHAPES  Seen in nature like shape of leaves, animals, mountains, flowers and seashells. 2. ABSTRACT SHAPES  Those that have little or no resemblance to natural objects 3. NON-OBJECTIVE OR BIOMORPHIC SHAPES  Seldom have reference to recognizable objects, but most often show a similarity to some organic forms. 4. GEOMETRIC SHAPES  Triangles, rectangles, squares, cylinders, cubes.