Art Appreciation (ARTA 111) Prelims PDF

MANANSALA, MARCEL T. Y1-M7A ART APPRECIATION (ARTA 111)\ aesthetic, cultural, and social value an...

MANANSALA, MARCEL T. Y1-M7A ART APPRECIATION (ARTA 111)\ aesthetic, cultural, and social value and is considered as both an Humanities -from the Latin word humanus meaning refined, art and an industry. cultured, and human. It is the study of the different cultural aspects of man. Performance Art Humanities are expressions of man’s feelings and is live art and the artist’s medium is mainly the human body which thoughts he or she uses to perform, but also employs other kinds of art such as visual art, props, or sound. IMPORTANCE OF HUMANITIES Poetry Performance Man needs an image of himself is an art form where the artist expresses his emotions not by using Understanding of his nature paint, charcoal, or camera, but expresses them through words. Necessary for the development of a complete, social man Architecture Provides man with a measure of his passion and desire. is the art of designing and constructing buildings and other types of Regulate Man’s behavior structures. It is often referred to as the “mother of the arts” because it houses, serves as background for, or occurs in relation ETYMOLOGY OF ART to other fields of art. Materials used include stone, concrete, brick, wood, steel, glass, and plaster. ART comes from the Aryan root word AR which means to put Dance together Dance is series of movements that follows the rhythm of the music Latin word ARS which means skills/ability accompaniment. it cover those areas of artistic creativity embraces the Dance (Frence dancier) - generally refers to human visual arts, literature, music, and dance. movement either used as a form of expression. Choreography - art of making dances and the person DIVISION OF THE ARTS who does this is called a choreographer. Visual: arts that are primarily seen, occupy space Ex. paintings, sculptures and architectures Literary Art it goes beyond the usual professional, academic,journalistic, and Auditory: heard, timed arts; exist in time other technical form of writing. It focuses on writing using a unique Ex. music and poetry style, not following a specific form or norm. It may include both fiction and non-fiction such as novels, biographies and poems. Combined/performing arts: combines visual & auditory elements Theater Ex. drama & theatre, dancing, cinema & TV, opera It uses live performers to present accounts or imaginary events before a live audience. Theater art performance usually follows a PURPOSES OF THE ARTS script, though they should not be confused with literary arts. 1. Create beauty 2. Provide decoration Applied Arts 3. Reveal truth - it incorporate elements of style and design to everyday items with 4. Immortalize the aim of increasing their aesthetical value. Artists in this field 5. Express religious values bring beauty, charm, and comfort into many things that are useful 6. Record and commemorate an experience in everyday life 7. Create order & harmony THE FUNCTIONS OF ART BASIC ASSUMPTIONS OF THE ART Art involves experience; there can never be appreciation A. AS A THERAPY of art without experience. In its therapeutic function, art can be and is used as therapy for Art is not nature; Nature is not art. individuals with a variety of illnesses, both physical and mental. Art is made by man; Art is everywhere. B. ART AS ARTIFACT Art is man’s oldest means of expression; Art also functions as an artifact: A product of a particular time and Art as a means of expression & communication place, an artwork represents the ideas and technology of that specific time and place. PREHISTORIC PAINTINGS - According to experts, these paintings were purported to C. PERSONAL FUNCTION OF ART belong to the Upper Paleolithic Age, several thousands The personal functions of art are varied and highly subjective. This of years before the current era. means that its function depends on the person- the artist who created the art. POPULAR ART EXPRESSIONS D. SOCIAL FUNCTION OF ART Visual Arts Art is considered to have a social function if and when it addresses Is the kind of art form that the population is most likely more a particular collective interest as opposed to a personal interest. exposed to but its variations are so diverse they range from sculptures that you see in art galleries to the last movie you E. PHYSICAL FUNCTION OF ART saw. Some mediums of visual arts include paintings, drawings, are the easiest to spot and understand. The physical functions of lettering, printing, sculptures, digital imaging, and more. art can be found in artworks that are crafted in order to serve some physical purpose. Film refers to the art of putting together successions of still images to F. Other Functions of Art create an illusion of movement. Filmmaking focuses on its  MANANSALA, MARCEL T. Y1-M7A Music as an art is also interesting to talk about in relation to function. Music in its original form was principally The elements of art are the visual components that are functional. Music was used for dance and religion. required to create a work of art. Art as a Representation Art as a Disinterested Judgment 1. Line - a mark on a surface that describes shape or outline. It Art as a Communication of Emotion can create texture and it can be thick or thin; the first element, continuous marks, is the building block of art. SUBJECT AND CONTENT What do these lines suggest: Subject - refers to the visual focus or the image that may be 1. Vertical lines - poised for action; poised balance, forceful and extracted from examining the artwork; WHAT. dynamic; Impression of dignity. 2. Horizontal lines - repose and serenity; calmness and Content - is the meaning that is communicated by the artist or the quiescence. artwork; WHY. 3. Diagonal lines - create feelings of movement or action. 4. Curved lines - referred to as S curves, suggest gracefulness or TYPES OF SUBJECT sexiness. Representational art - refers to objects or events occurring in the Three Main Types of Lines real world; also termed figurative art. Repetition - occurs when two or more lines are drawn Non-representational art - it is stripped down to visual elements within a corner following the lines of the corner. such as shapes, lines, emotion, and even concepts. Contrast - Lines that are in opposition to each other. transition- Line that connects two workflow elements. It Sources of Subject allows you to define what the next step in a workflow will be Nature History 2. Color - refers to the visual perception of light being reflected Greek and Roman Mythology from the surface of an artwork. Judeo-Christian tradition Sacred Oriental Texts Colors can be divided into three groups: Other works of art Primary: Red Blue and Yellow Secondary: Green, Orange and Purple Kinds of Subject Tertiary: Yellow-orange, red-orange, etc. History Still life Attributes of Color: Animals 1. Hue - is the term for the pure spectrum colors commonly Myth referred to by the "color names".It can be mixed from three basic Landscape hues, known as primaries. Seascape - Color wheel - is an abstract illustrative organization of Figures color hues around a circle. Nature 2. Value - refers to the lightness or darkness of a color. Cityscape 3. Tint - are values above the normal Mythology 4. Shades - are values value below the normal Dreams 5. Intensity - refers to the brightness or darkness of color. Fantasies Psychology of Colors CONTENT IN ART (Levels of meaning) Black - is associated with death and gloom White - stands for purity and innocence FACTUAL - pertains to the most rudimentary level of Red - is associated with blood, anger, and fear meaning for it may be extracted from the identifiable or Green - implies happiness and abundance recognizable forms in the artwork. 3. Texture - is the element that deals more directly with the sense CONVENTIONAL - pertains to the acknowledged of touch and applies to how an object feels or appears to feel. interpretation of the artwork using motifs, signs, symbols, and other ciphers as bases of its meaning. Types of Texture Implied texture - expresses the idea of how a surface SUBJECTIVE - a variety of meanings may arise when a might feel. particular work of art is read. These meanings stem from Actual texture - texture that can actually be felt. the viewer’s or audience’s circumstances. 4. Perspective - deals with the effect of distance upon the ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF ART appearance of objects, utilizing which the eye judges spatial relationships. Visual Elements Kinds of Perspective The Elements of Visual Arts: 1. Linear perspective - the appearance of distance 1. Lines by means of converging lines. It has to do with the 2. Colors direction of lines and with the size of objects. 3. Texture Foreshortening - is the representation of objects or 4. Perspective parts of the body as smaller from the point of view of the 5. Space observer. 6. Form 7. Volume  MANANSALA, MARCEL T. Y1-M7A 2. Aerial perspective - is the representation of relative Artisan and Guilds - the practice of artists was not distances of objects by gradations of tone or color. grounded on the idea of individual capacities or success ; rather, in the commitment to work together as a 5. Space - It can also refer to the expression of depth within a collective. work of art. It also refers to distances or areas around, between or within components of piece. Guilds - were a type of social fellowship, an association structured with rules, customs, rights, and Positive - white or light | subjects or interest responsibilities. With a lifetime commitment to a Negative - black or dark | around the subjects particular trade, an artisans develops immense skill and expertise in his craft. 6. Form - It is a three dimensional object and it is applied to the over-all design of an art. It describes the structure or shape of an PHILIPPINE Artisans object. - Church of the Most Holy Trinity in Loay, Bohol. Spanish friars commissioned a lot of artisans to carve, paint, and Organic forms - irregular and assymmetrical; naturally engrave images for churches and public sites occuring Geometric forms - regular shapes, such as squares, What is an Art Curator? rectangles, circles, cube and spheres. Art curators are employed by museums and art galleries to design, develop and manage installations and exhibits. 7. Volume - refers to the amount of space occupied in three This requires them to acquire works of art, ensure proper dimensions. It refers to the solidity or thickness. storage and help maintain museum collections. ARTIST AND ARTISAN Role of an Art Curator? It is more of the interpretation and development of the “MONALIZA” by Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) Known artwork(s) or the collection(s) through establishing the for Painting, drawing, sculpting, science, engineering, significance, relationship, and relevance of these architecture, anatomy materials----in isolation and/or as part of a wider “THE STARRY NIGHT” VINCENT VAN GOGH Dutch narrative. post-impressionist 1853-1890 FILM MAKING The Creation of Adam” -Michelangelo, in full Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, Preproduction - Story, script, concept of art, storyboard, (1475-1564), Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, Animatic Design; Special effects and #D Layout architect, and poet who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art. Production - Shading, Animation, Lighting, Rendering “DALAGANG BUKID” - Fernando Amorsolo, who was touted as the “Grand Old Man of Philippine Art.” Postproduction - Compositioning, Postprocessing Output to Media Who is an Artist? An artist is a person who performs any of the creative The two major awards given to artist in the Philippines: arts. The specialty of an artist is that he is able to create art for Order ng Pambansang Alagad ng Sining (Order of the sake of art itself without needing any ulterior motives. national Artist) Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (National Living What is an Artisan? Treasures Award). An artisan is a skilled worker who makes things by hand. An artisan is able to produce something that has a functional value; although it should not be limited to its use value alone. Characteristics of Artist and Artisan: Artistic Value: Artist: The object has a clear artistic value. Artisan: The object has an artistic value. Functional Value: Artist: The object has no functional value. Artisan: The object has a functional value. Object: Artist: The object has a lot of aesthetic value and is appreciated for this quality as it pleases the individual. Artisan: The object though utilitarian has certain aesthetic attributes to it. Examples: Cologne Cathedral in Germany - An example of early Gothic architecture. This is also a collaboration between the artist who made the design and the Artisan who help in the construction of the whole building.