Art Appreciation PDF

ART APPRECIATION cornerstone of art, as something that can be universal despite its subjectivity. LESSON 2: Functions and Philosophy of Art He recognized of having the subjecti...

ART APPRECIATION cornerstone of art, as something that can be universal despite its subjectivity. LESSON 2: Functions and Philosophy of Art He recognized of having the subjective Functions of Art judgment on beauty, but also basing the universal criterion for the said judgment Personal function depends on the artist Philosophy of Art: Tolstoy’s Communication of made thru self-expression, or a way to Emotion communicate with others For him, art plays a huge role in Social communication to its audience’s addresses a particular collective interest as emotions that the artist previously opposed to a personal interest experienced artwork portrays a message, shows As a purveyor of man’s innermost attention, or rouse emotions that leads feelings and thoughts, art is given a toward a particular end unique opportunity to serve as a Other Functions mechanism for social unity artworks that are multifunctional/serving for several purposes. (e.g. music, sculpture, Subject & Content architecture) Subject: refers to the visual focus or the image Philosophy of Art: Plato’s Mimesis that may be extracted from examining the In his metaphysics or view of reality, the artwork things in this world are only copies of the original, the eternal, and the true entities Content: refers to the meaning that is that can only be found in the World of communicated by the artist or the artwork Forms/Ideas Plato was convinced that artists merely Types of Subject reinforce the belief in copies and discourages men to reach for the real Representative/Figurative: This type of art have entities in the World of Forms/Ideas subjects that refer to objects or events occurring in the real world Philosophy of Art: Aristotle’s Representation Though Aristotle agreed to his mentor, Non-representative: This type of art have he contrasted the disgust of his master’s subjects that do not make a reference to the real taste for art world, whether it is a person, place, thing, or For him, all kinds of art do not aim to even a particular event represent reality as it is There are two particular purposes of art Kinds of Subject for him: a) art allows for the experience ✓ History - Cityscape of pleasure, and b) art has an ability to ✓ Still life - Landscape be instructive and teach its audience ✓ Animals - Seascape things about life ✓ Figures - Mythology ✓ Nature - Fantasies Philosophy of Art: Kant’s Disinterested Judgement Subjects In his Critique of Judgment, he - Nature - Sacred Oriental Texts considered the judgment of beauty, the - History - Judeo-Christian Tradition - Greek & Roman Mythology  - Other Works of Art Lesson 3: Artists and Artisans Content: Levels of Meaning Artist - He/she is a person who performs all forms of creative arts. It is believed that artists Factual: It pertains to the most rudimentary level can make a change in our society of meaning for it may be extracted from the identifiable or recognizable forms in the artwork Artisan - He/she is a person who is a skilled and understanding how the elements relate to worker who makes things by hand. An artisan one another develops an immense skill and expertise in his craft. That is why, artisans would hire Conventional: It pertains to the acknowledged apprentices that would continue their tutelage interpretation of the artwork using motifs, signs, and instruction symbols, and other cyphers as bases of its meaning. Subjective: The meaning of an artwork may not be singular, rather, it may communicate multiple meanings to its many viewers Title: Mona Lisa Type of Sub: Representative Medium & Techniques Kind of Sub: Figures Subject: History Medium: It is the material which the artist uses Content: Factual – to communicate and translate his feelings, ideas, because the artwork or thoughts is recognizable and is a figure Technique: refers to the manner in which the artist controls his medium to achieve the desired effect Other Players in the Art World Curator: S/he is the one who focuses more on the interpretation and development of the artworks or the collections Buyer: S/he is the one who initially assess and survey the artwork that collectors are being Type of Sub: interested with Representative Kind of Sub: Still life Collector: S/he is the one who purchases Subject: OWA artworks for a variety of reasons: i.e., for Content: Factual – enjoyment/appreciation of art. because the artwork is recognizable and Art Dealer: S/he is the one whose direct hand is pictures out some in the distribution and circulation of the artworks fruits Process of Production Initial grant of P100,000.00 and a P10,000.00 (w/c now is P14,000.00) Pre-production monthly stipend for life. ✓ The process where artists begin with idea Benefits such as a maximum cumulative that s/he wanted to express or communicate amount of P750,000.00 medical and with his/her audience hospitalization benefits Funeral assistance or tribute fit for a Production National Living Treasure ✓ The process where artists execute the ideas s/he has. This is done by taking it into a form Lesson 4: Elements and Principles in Art of an artwork: i.e., painting, sculpture, dance Elements of Visual Art Post-production ✓ This process undergoes into a crucial part: Lines the circulation or publicity of the artwork Line - used to represent figures and forms. They Awards and Citations have direction. They are always moving Order of National Artists: Given to Filipino Horizontal lines - are lines of repose and individuals who have made significant serenity. They represent ideas of calmness and contributions to the development of quiescence Philippine arts. Vertical lines - are lines poised for action. They Benefits Given to Them: are poised, balanced, forceful, and dynamic. Rank and title as proclaimed by the President of the Philippines Diagonal lines - suggest action and movement. Medallion or insignia that will be read They give animation to any composition in which during the conferment they appear Cash awards and a host of benefits A state funeral and burial at the Libingan Curved lines - suggest grace, movement, ng mga Bayani flexibility, joyousness, and grace Place of honor/designated areas during national state functions, along with Note: Absorption and reflection of colors recognition or acknowledgment at depend on the color of the surface cultural events. Colors GAMABA: Conducts a search of the finest traditional artists of the land, adopts a Black program that ensures the transfer of their absorbs all colors and reflects none skill to others, and instill pride on our people about the genius of the Maharlika White ng Bayan. absorbs all colors equally Benefits Given to Them: Gray Specially designed gold medallion is due to the partial reflection of color rays Note: White, gray, and black have no color quantity and are called neutral colors.  Linear Perspective: It is the representation of an Color: Dimensions appearance of distance by means of converging lines. Hue - is the dimension of color which gives Foreshortening is the representation of the names to it object as smaller from the point of view of the ✓ Blue, red, yellow are primary hues observer Colors may either be warm or cool. Aerial Perspective: It is the representation of Colors may either be related or relative distances of objects by gradations of contrasted tone and color. Objects are fainter in the distance Value - refers to the lightness or darkness of a color. It is a quality that is determined by the Space - refers to the distances or areas around, amount of light and dark in color between, and within components of a piece Tint - is a value that is above the normal Note: positive or negative; open or closed; shallow or deep; and, two-dimensional or three- Shade - is a value that is below the normal dimensional ✓ The term positive space to refer to the subject of the piece itself—the flower vase in a painting or the structure of a sculpture. ✓ Negative space refers to the empty spaces the artist has created around, between, and within the subjects. ✓ Open Space are the empty part of the piece. Close Space are the area/s which the subject of the piece occupy. Form - applies to the over-all design of a work of art. It describes the shape of an object Intensity - refers to the brightness and darkness of color. Intensity differences may range from: Volume - refers to the amount of space occupied ✓ Full intensity in three-dimensions. Thus, it is about the solidity ✓ Two-thirds Intensity or thickness. ✓ Two-thirds neutral ✓ Neutral Rhythm - The element in music that situates in time Texture (pulse of the music) - It deals with the characteristic of surfaces which can either be rough or smooth Beat: basic unit of the music (pattern) Perspective Tempo: refers to its speed - It deals with the effect of distance upon the appearance of objects, by means of which Lento – slowly the eye judges spatial relationships Largo – slowly and stately Adagio – leisurely Andante – at a walking pace Allegro – fast ❑ Asymmetrical: The elements are not the same Vivace – lively (or of the same weight ) on each side, putting the Presto – very quickly heaviness on one side. Rhythm - refers to the loudness or softness/quietness of music. ❑ Radial: There is a central point in the composition, around which elements and ff Fortissimo very loud objects are distributed. F forte loud mf mezzo forte medium loud ❑Emphasis allows the attention of the viewer to mp mezzo piano medium soft a focal point, accentuating/drawing attention to p piano soft these elements/objects. pp pianissimo very soft < crescendo means gradually getting louder ❑Contrast is the disparity between the Decrescendo means gradually getting elements that figure into the composition. softer ❑ Scale pertains the size in relation to what is Melody: refers to the linear presentation of normal for the figure objects in question. pitch. (horizontal) Harmony: refers to the vertical presentation of ❑ Proportion is the size of the components or of pitch. (vertical) objects in relation to one another when taken as a composition or a unit. It can be described based on its harshness: dissonance (harsh sounding combination) and ❑ Unity is where compositions are intended to consonance (smooth-sounding combination). imbue a sense of accord/completeness from the artwork. Timbre: refers to a quality that distinguishes a voice or an instrument from another. ❑ Variety is the principle that aims to retain the interest by allowing patches or areas that both Texture: It refers to the number of melodies, the excite and allow the eye to rest. type of layers, and their relatedness in a composition ❑ Harmony is related to unity and variety, where the elements/objects achieve a sense of ❑ Monophonic: single melodic line flow and interconnectedness. ❑Polyphonic: two/more melodic lines ❑Homophonic: main melody accompanied by ❑ Repetition is where lines, shapes, colors, and chords other elements may appear in an artwork in a recurring manner. Principles of Art: Balance refers to the distribution of the visual ❑ Pattern is where the image created out of elements in view of their placement in repetition is conveyed. relation to each other ❑ Symmetrical: The elements used on one side are reflected to the other.