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LESSON 1: HUMANITIES AND THE ARTS Learning Objectives: 1.Define Humanities and the Arts 2. Reflect on the contributions of humanities and the arts to people, culture and society. 3. Relate Arts and Humanities to Philosophy 4. Identify and give meaning to the different art forms 5. Review on the imp...

LESSON 1: HUMANITIES AND THE ARTS Learning Objectives: 1.Define Humanities and the Arts 2. Reflect on the contributions of humanities and the arts to people, culture and society. 3. Relate Arts and Humanities to Philosophy 4. Identify and give meaning to the different art forms 5. Review on the importance of the study of the Arts and art appreciation 6. Appreciate the contributions of the Arts to oneself. HUMANITIES studies how people process and document the human experience using philosophy, religion, literature, art and history as their way of understanding and recording the world. WHY STUDY HUMANITIES? A lot of reasons had been associated as to why one must study Humanities. The following items are just a few of the many reasons why one must engage and be interested in Humanities: As the word humanities came from the Latin “humanus” which means human, cultured and refined, man is taught to be as what the term exactly means: being cultured and refined; FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE OF HUMANITIES 1. Human nature is inherently good. 2. Individuals are free and are capable of making choices. 3. Human potential for growth and development is virtually unlimited. 4. Self-concept plays an important role in growth and development. 5. Individuals have an urge for self actualization. 6. Reality is defined by each person. 7. Individuals have a responsibility to both themselves and to others. FUNCTIONS OF ART 1.Express freely oneself; 2.Socially express his need for display, celebration and communication; and 3.Physically express the need for utility of functional objects. THE FORMS OF ARTS DIFFERENTIATED Functional art forms non- functional art forms (the need for life to be ( the need to express better) aesthetics and beauty) Architecture, weaving, painting, sculpture, furniture-making literature, music, dance and theater FUNCTIONAL ART is generally applied art - art created for use, not necessarily everyday use, but designed to serve a purpose and with an aesthetic in mind. NON FUNCTIONAL ART is art that serves no utilitarian purpose. It is in direct contrast with functional art, which has both an aesthetic value and a utilitarian purpose. Nonfunctional art also encompasses paintings, sculptures and all manner of fine art. LESSON 2: ARTS AND PHILIOSOPHY Learning Objectives: 1. Relate Arts and Humanities to Philosophy 2. Identify and give meaning to the different art forms 3. Review on the importance of the study of the Arts and art appreciation 4. Appreciate the contributions of the Arts to oneself. ART OR AESTHETICS is the philosophical study of beauty and taste, concerned with the nature of art and used as the basis for interpreting and evaluating individual works of art. THE ARTISTIC PHILOSOPHERS Plato ( 428 – 347 BC) is a philosopher of Ancient Greece who is known for his Dialogues together with Socrates. He loved and hated the arts at the same time which makes his philosophical views on art unexplainably complicated. THE ARTISTIC PHILOSOPHERS Aristotle (384 – 322 BC) was a student of Plato who first distinguished between “what is good and what is beautiful''. For him, the universal elements of beauty are manifested by order, symmetry and definiteness. As exemplified in his Poetics, he stated that physical manifestation of beauty is affected by SIZE. THE ARTISTIC PHILOSOPHERS Immanuel Kant (1724 – 1804) was a German, Enlightenment philosopher who wrote a treatise on Aesthetics: Observations on the Feelings of the Beautiful and the Sublime. His main interest was not on art but on BEAUTY that it is a matter of TASTE. Kant explained that TASTE can be both SUBJECTIVE and UNIVERSAL. ARTISTS vs ARTISANS Artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only. The term is often used in the entertainment business, especially in a business context, for musicians and other performers (less often for actors). ARTISTS vs. ARTISANS Artisan - is a skilled craft worker who makes or creates things by hand that may be functional or strictly decorative, for example furniture, decorative arts, sculptures, clothing, jewelry, food items, household items and tools or even mechanisms such as the handmade clockwork movement of a watchmaker. THE ART FORMS Arts - refers to the theory, human application and physical expression of creativity found in human cultures and societies through skills and imagination in order to produce objects, environments and experiences. THE ART FORMS Architecture - is an art form that reflects how we present ourselves across the earth’s landscape, and, like other expressive mediums, it changes with styles, technologies and cultural adaptations. - is considered as the most functional of all the art forms. Some examples of architectural works are The Malacañang Palace, the Philippines’ seat of government, The Cultural Center of the Philippines, the center of cultural activities of the country and Burj Khalifa, the highest skyscraper in the United Arab Emirates to name a few. THE ART FORMS Sculpture - an artistic form in which hard or plastic materials are worked into three-dimensional art objects. THE ART FORMS Painting is the application of pigments to a support surface that establishes an image, design or decoration. In art the term “painting” describes both the act and the result. THE ART FORMS Dance - is the movement of the body in a rhythmic way, usually to music and within a given space, for the purpose of expressing an idea or emotion, releasing energy, or simply taking delight in the movement itself. THE ART FORMS Music - is an art form, and cultural activity, whose medium is sound. General definitions of music include common elements such as pitch (which governs melody and harmony), rhythm (and its associated concepts tempo, meter, and articulation), dynamics (loudness and softness), and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture (which are sometimes termed the "color" of a musical sound). Different styles or types of music may emphasize, de-emphasize or omit some of these elements. THE ART FORMS Theatre or theater - is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, typically actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music, and dance. THE ART FORMS Literature - most generically, is any body or collection of written work. More restrictively, literature refers to writing considered to be an art form or any single writing deemed to have artistic or intellectual value, and sometimes deploys language in ways that differ from ordinary usage. UNIT 2 - LESSON 1: THE SUBJECT OF AN ART Learning Objectives: 1. Differentiate representational and non-representational art; 2. Discuss the difference between an artwork’s subject and content; 3. Identify the subject matter and specific examples of art; 4. Enumerate the sources of the subjects of some of the most recognizable works of art Subject in arts refers to the main idea that is represented in the artwork Non-representational or non-objective art, on the other hand, refers to compositions which do not rely on representation or mimesis to any extent. LESSON 2: THE SOURCS OF SUBJECT Learning Objectives: 1. Discuss the difference between an artwork’s subject and content; 2. Identify the subject matter and specific examples of art; 3. Enumerate the sources of the subjects of some of the most recognizable works of art LESSON 2: THE SOURCS OF SUBJECT Nature - refers to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general.” It is considered the most commonly used source of art. People - refers to be presented as individuals or groups and may perform tasks as how they do in their everyday life. History - It is the depiction of factual events that occurred in the past whose purpose is either to remember important events of long ago or to teach the learners about the lessons of the past. Legends - Artworks based on legends present to viewers of the art something tangible even when unverified. Art brings life to these stories. Religion - Artists used as inspiration the religious texts as the Bible, Quran and Torah in conveying their ideas and beliefs through their art works. It was also established that art is considered the handmaid of religion. Mythology - These are sources of subjects that come from the stories of gods and goddesses of Ancient Greece, Rome, Norse and Egyptians. These so-called deities of the mythological world depict present humanlike behaviors. Dreams and Fantasy - The wonder of the unconscious is what is being expressed by art works under this subject source. These works of art somehow explain to the viewers the content of the art piece including the hidden meaning behind each work. The unconscious is being made to be understood by this source of subject. Technology - The modernity of the present is also an inspiration being used by artists as a source of subject. The wondrous use of machines, the towering skyscrapers, state of the art robotics technology, top of the line transportation machineries as cars, ships and motorcycles to name a few are sources of subjects of interest under technology. UNIT 2 - LESSON 3: THE WAYS OF PRESENTING THE SUBJECT Learning Objectives: 1. Differentiate representational and non-representational art; 2. Discuss the difference between an artwork’s subject and content; 3. Identify the subject matter and specific examples of art; 4. Enumerate the sources of the subjects of some of the most recognizable works of art Naturalism. Naturalism in art refers to the depiction of realistic objects in a natural setting. Artworks in naturalism always depict pieces showing the idealized human form. Realism. Realism in the arts is generally the attempt to represent subject matter truthfully, without artificiality and avoiding speculative fiction and supernatural elements. Realism is the most popular way of presenting art subjects. Abstraction. 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 we can physically see and translate intangible emotions onto the canvas. 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. In this way, mystery is advocated by an art work making it more interesting to the viewers. Fauvism. Fauvism is the name applied to the work produced by a group of artists (which included Henri Matisse and André Derain) from around 1905 to 1910, which is characterized by strong colors and fierce brushwork. Dadaism. Dadaism is a protest movement in the art that is playful and experimental. “Dada” means a “hobby horse”. Dadaism is most often nonsensical. Marcel Duchamp is the famous painter using this method. It is considered a revolt against tradition because it does not follow the principles in art and shows the wickedness of society in its presentation. The aim of this method is to shock and provoke its viewers. Futurism. This was developed in Italy about the same time as cubism appeared in France. Futurist painters wanted their works to capture the mechanical energy of modern life. Surrealism. This method mirrors the evils of the present society. Surrealism means super realism, influenced by Freudian psychology which emphasizes the activities of the subconscious state of the mind. Expressionism. This features art works describing pathos, morbidity, chaos or even defeat and was introduced in Germany from 1900 – 1910. Expressionists believe that man needs spiritual rebirth for him to correct defects that ruin the society. Expressionism. This features art works describing pathos, morbidity, chaos or even defeat and was introduced in Germany from 1900 – 1910. Expressionists believe that man needs spiritual rebirth for him to correct defects that ruin the society.