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ARTA111 – WEEK #1 INTRODUCTION – Expresses aesthetic ideas by use of skill and Art involves Experience TO ARTS imagination. – There can never be appreciation of art without...

ARTA111 – WEEK #1 INTRODUCTION – Expresses aesthetic ideas by use of skill and Art involves Experience TO ARTS imagination. – There can never be appreciation of art without experience. HUMANITIES DIVISION OF THE ARTS – Whatever I do today is the whole continuum – Came from the Latin word humanus meaning of my experience. Like John Dewey said in his refined, cultured and human. 1. Visual Arts book ‘Art as Experience’, you can’t separate – Study of the different cultural aspect of man, – That are primarily seen, occupies experience from the work of art. So, if I write his frailties in life and how it can be improved. space. for the symphony today, you’re listening to – Records man’s quest for answers to the Ex. paintings, sculptures and everything that is happened to me since I was fundamental questions he asks about himself Architectures. 18 years old. – Yusef Lateef and about life 2. Auditory Arts Art is Timeless – Heard, timed arts; exist in time Art is Ageless HUMANITIES Ex. music and poetry – Are expressions of man’s feelings and 3. Combined/Performing Arts NATURE AND ART thoughts. – Combines visual & auditory elements – Emphasizes dignity and worthiness of man Ex. drama & theatre, dancing, ART IS NOT NATURE and recognizes creative expressions. cinema & TV, opera – Art is made by human beings. Artists – Aimed to shape students subjective energies frequently find their inspiration and subject in (feelings, attitudes and aspirations). PURPOSES OF THE ARTS matter in nature, and artist do use nature as a 1. Create beauty medium, but art itself not nature. IMPORTANCE OF HUMANITIES: 2. Provide decoration – Art is made by human beings, and no matter 1. Man needs an image of himself 3. Reveal truth how close it is to nature, it always shows that it 2. Understanding of his natures 4. Immortalize was made by human beings. 3. Necessary for the development of a 5. Express religious values – The function of the artist is to help us complete, social man 6. Record and commemorate experience understand the nature of things, to realize the 4. Provides man with a measure of his own 7. Create order and harmony possibilities in the world, to develop insights or passion and desire enlarge imagination by creating or revealing 5. Regulate man’s behavior WEEK #2 – ASSUMPTIONS AND new subjects. NATURE OF ART – Art is made by man ART – Art is everywhere – Comes from the Aryan root word AR which ASSUMPTIONS OF ART – Art is man’s oldest means of expression and means to put together. communication. – Latin word ARS which means skills/ability Art is Universal – Art has been created by all – Cover those areas of artistic creativity - people at all times, in all countries and it lives Galloping Wild Boar (Cave of Almatira in embraces the visual arts, literature, music and because its well-liked and enjoyed. Spain) – vigorous work of art 10,000 years ago dance. before the pyramid is built. NATURE IS NOT ART Art as a product of imagination, 5. ARCHITECTURE – Nature is God made. imagination as a product of art – Is the art of designing and constructing – "Imagination is more important than buildings and other types of structures. ART AND NATURE knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we – It is often referred to as the “mother of the – Has beauty/aesthetics. now know and understand, while imagination arts” because it houses, serves as background embraces the entire world, and all there ever for, or occurs in relation to other fields of art. ART INVOLVES EXPERIENCE W4II be to know and understand." - Albert – Materials used include stone, concrete, brick, – Art, then, is not only what rests in the frame, Einstein wood, steel, glass, and plaster. but is itself a frame for experience. Art as expression 6. DANCE – Art is a way of preserving experiences, of – Is series of movements that follows the which there are many transient and beautiful WEEK#3 – POPULAR ART rhythm of the music accompaniment. examples, and that we need help containing. EXPRESSION – Dance (French dancier,) generally refers to human movement either used as a form of 1. Art reveals the truth. 1. VISUAL ARTS expression or presented in a social, spiritual or 2. Art allow you to collaborate with each other. – Is the kind of art form that the population is performance setting. 3. Cope with anxiety or depression. most likely more exposed to, but its variations – Choreography is the art of making dances, 4. Arts are fun and gives entertainment. are so diverse they range from sculptures that and the person who does this is called a 5. Arts relieves stress. you see in art galleries to the last movie you choreographer. 6. Art improves critical thinking. saw. 7. LITERARY ART 7. Art alleviate aging related diseases. – Paintings, drawings, lettering, printing, – Goes beyond the usual professional, 8. Art improves academic achievements. sculptures, digital imaging, and more. academic, journalistic, and other technical form 9. Art brings people together. 2. FILM of writing. – Refers to the art of putting together – It focuses on writing using a unique style, not CREATIVITY, IMAGINATION AND successions of still images in order to create an following a specific form or norm. EXPRESSION illusion of movement. – It may include both fiction and non- fiction – Filmmaking focuses on its aesthetic, such as novels, biographies and poems. Art appreciation as a way of life cultural, and social value and is considered as 8. THEATER – Each artwork beholds beauty in its own kind, both an art and an industry. – Uses live performers to present accounts or the kind that the artist sees and wants the 3. PERFORMANCE ARTS imaginary events before a live audience. viewers to perceive. – A live art and the artist’s medium is mainly – Theater art performance usually follows a – “The role of art as a creative work is to depict the human body which he or she uses to script, though they should not be confused with the world in a completely different light and perform, but also employs other kind of art literary arts. perspective" - Jean-Paul Sartre such as visual art, props, or sound. 9. APPLIED ARTS The role of creativity in art making 4. POETRY PERFORMANCE – Incorporate elements of style and design to – Creativity requires thinking outside the box. – Is an art form where the artist expresses his everyday items with the aim of increasing their – In art, creativity is what sets apart one emotions not by using paint, charcoal, or aesthetical value. artwork from another. camera, but expresses them through words. – Artists in this field bring beauty, charm, and Philosophical Function of Art: 3. Greek and roman mythology comfort into many things that are useful in Art as a Presentation – “Discobolus” – Greek original by the sculptor everyday life. – Represent life, reality Myron of 450-440 BC Art as Disinterested Judgement 4. Sacred oriental texts FUNCTION OF ART Art as a Communication of Emotion – "Shah Jahan Receiving Dara Shikoh" – Communicating feelings 5. Judeo- Christian Tradition 1. Arts as a Therapy – Infects others with what he/she feels. – “Sistine Chapel” – Michelangelo – Used as therapy for individuals with a variety – “Interior of Westminster” of illnesses, both physical and mental. SUBJECT AND CONTENT 2. Arts as Artifact KINDS OF SUBJECT: – A product of a particular time and place, an SUBJECT 1. History artwork represents the ideas and technology of – Refers to the visual focus or the image that 2. Landscape, Seascape and Cityscape that specific time and place. may be extracted from examining the artwork. 3. Animals 3. Personal Function of Art CONTENT 4. Myth – Means that its function depends on the – Is the meaning that is communicated by the 5. Nature person– the artist who created the art. artist or the artwork. 6. Dreams 4. Social Function of Art 7. Fantasies – It addresses a particular collective interest as TYPES OF SUBJECT: 8. Figures opposed to a personal interest. – Art may convey message of protest, REPRESENTATIONAL ART CONTENT IN ART contestation, or whatever message the artist – Refers to object or events occurring in the real intends his work to carry. world. 1. FACTUAL Ex. Political Art is a very common example of – Identifiable and recognizable – Pertains to the most rudimentary level of an art with a social function. NON-REPRESENTATIONAL ART meaning for it may be extracted from the 5. Physical Function of Art – This art does not make a reference to the real identifiable or recognizable forms in the – found in artworks that are crafted in order to world, whether it is a person, place, thing, or artwork and understanding how these elements serve some physical purpose. even a particular event. relate to one another. 6. Other Functions of Art – It is stripped down to visual elements such as – Music was used for dance and religion. shapes, lines, emotion, and even concept. 2. CONVENTIONAL – The ancient world saw music only as an – Abstract art – Pertains to the acknowledged instrument to facilitate worship and invocation interpretation of the artwork using to gods. SOURCES OF SUBJECT: motifs, signs, symbols and other – Music also was essential to dance because 1. Nature cyphers as bases of its meaning. music assures synchronicity among dancers. – Vincent van Gogh "Die Ebene von Auvers" – These conventions are established 2. History through time, strengthened by recurrent – Battle of Waterloo use and wide acceptance by its viewers or audience and scholars who study then. 3. SUBJECTIVE – An artist is a person who performs any of the COLOGNE CATHEDRAL IN GERMANY – When subjectivities are consulted, a creative arts. – An example of early Gothic architecture. variety of meaning may arise when a – This captures all forms of art. is an art – This is also a collaboration between the artist particular work of art is read. practitioner such as painter, sculptor, who made the design and the Artisan who help – These meanings stem from the viewer’s choreographer, dancer, musician, etc. who in the construction of the whole building. or audience’s circumstances that come produces or creates indirectly functional arts into play when engaging with art. with aesthetic value using imagination. ARTISAN AND GUILDS Ex. “Creation of Adam” by Michelangelo at – These guilds where towns had formalized Sistine Chapel ARTISANS groups of artisans or craftsmen who took on a – An artisan is a skilled worker who particular specialization or trade; shoemakers, WEEK #4 – ARTIST AND ARTISAN makes things by hand. This includes textile and glass workers, carpenters, carvers, various objects ranging from jewelry masons, armorers, and weapon-makers, among SOME OF THE GREATEST ARTIST IN to furniture. others. THE WORLD: – The practice of artists was not grounded on Definitions of Artist and Artisans: the idea of individual capacities or success; “MONALIZA” Artist: An artist is a person who performs any rather, in the commitment to work together as a – by Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) of the creative arts. collective. – Known for painting, drawing, sculpting, Artisan: An artisan is a skilled worker who science, engineering, architecture, anatomy. makes things by hand. GUILDS – A type of social fellowship, an association “THE STARRY NIGHT” Characteristics of Artist and Artisan: structured with rules, customs, rights, and – Vincent Van Gogh responsibilities. – Dutch post-impressionist 1853-1890 Artistic Value: – With a lifetime commitment to a particular Artist: The object has a clear artistic value. trade, an artisan develops immense skill and “THE CREATION OF ADAM” Artisan: The object has an artistic value. expertise in his craft. – Michelangelo, in full Michelangelo di Functional Value: Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, (1475- 1564) Artist: The object has no functional value. PHILIPPINE ARTISAN – Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, Artisan: The object has a functional value. Church of the Most Holy Trinity in Loay, Bohol architect, and poet who exerted an Object Value: – Spanish friars commissioned a lot of artisans unparalleled influence on the development of Artist: The object has a lot of aesthetic value to carve, paint, and engrave images for Western art. and is appreciated for this quality as it pleases churches and public sites. the individual. “DALAGANG BUKID” Artisan: The object though utilitarian has ART CURATOR – Fernando Amorsolo, who was touted as the certain aesthetic attributes to it. – Are employed by museums and art galleries “Grand Old Man of Philippine Art.” to design, develop and manage installations and ARTIST exhibits. – This requires them to acquire works of art, Awards and Citations: – Knowing the basics of the elements of visual ensure proper storage and help maintain 1. Order ng Pambansang Alagad ng Sining art can help any artist to create a well-balanced museum collections. (Order of national Artist) and beautiful design. – Typically specialize in specific areas of art, – The “highest national recognition given to – To develop a more thorough understanding of like Western, Asian or contemporary art. Filipino individuals who have made significant artistic composition, one must learn how to – They may put on public events like lectures contributions to the development of Philippine examine and utilize the various art elements. and workshops, write grants and conduct Arts; namely, music, dance, theater, visual arts, 1. Lines fundraising activities. They also conduct literature, film, broadcast art, and architecture 2. Colors research projects and write papers for and allied arts. 3. Texture publication. – The order is jointly administered by the 4. Perspective Philippines (CCP) and conferred by the 5. Space ROLE OF AN ART CURATOR President of the Philippines upon 6. Form – Is more of the interpretation and development recommendation by both institutions” (NCCA, 7. Volume of the artwork(s) or the collection(s) through 2015) establishing the significance, relationship, and 2. Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (National 1. LINES relevance of these materials----in isolation Living Treasures Award) – A mark on a surface that describes a shape or and/or as part of a wider narrative. – A “Manlilikha ng Bayan” who is a “Citizen outline. It can create texture and can be thick – Some of the roles expected of curators are the engaged in any traditional art uniquely Filipino and thin. ability to research and write, as an arbiter of who distinctive skills have reached such a high – Types of line can include actual, implied, design and layout, and deciding for the display level of technical and artistic excellence and vertical, horizontal, diagonal and contour line. and hanging of materials foe exhibition. have been passed on to and widely practiced by – An important element at the disposal of every the present generation in his/ her community FILM MAKING with the same degree of technical and artistic artist. Production Process: competence” (NCCA,2015). – Always has direction, always moving. 1. Preproduction – This artists’ practice may fall under the – As used in any work of art, may either be 2. Production following categories: folk, architecture, straight or curved. 3. Postproduction maritime transport, weaving, carving, – The first element of art and are continuous performing arts, literature, graphic and plastic marks that are made on any surface with a art, ornament, textile or fiber art, pottery and moving point. other artistic expressions of traditional culture. – Lines can be used in various ways to create different compositions. WEEK #5 – ELEMENTS OF ART – A line can be used to express various things or feelings; it can be used to show various ELEMENTS OF VISUAL ARTS moods or anything abstract. – Visual components which are required to create a work of art. – “Line serves as an essential building block of art, but it can also serve as the content itself of a work of art, or be manipulated to evoke an emotional or intellectual response from a 2. COLORS b) White – stands for purity and innocence. viewer” (Fichner-Rathus, 2010) – Refers to the visual perception of light being c) Red – associated with blood, anger and fear. Vertical Lines reflected from a surface of an artwork. d) Green – implies happiness and abundance. – They are poised, balanced, forceful, and – In the most basic classification, colors can be dynamic. divided into three groups: primary, secondary Meanings of Colors Conveyed by the Rose: – They express an impression of dignity. and tertiary. Red – “I love you.” or courage and fortitude. Pink – “Thank you” – Can be used to express an orderly feeling. – Color wheel – is an abstract illustrative White – “You are heavenly” or secrecy, Ex. Luneta Park organization of color hues around a circle, that reverence, and humility. Horizontal Lines shows relationships between primary, Coral – desire – Are lines of repose and serenity. secondary, and tertiary colors, etc. Deep Pink – gratitude and appreciation. – They express ideas of calmness and Light Pink – sympathy, grace, and gentility. quiescence. Attributes of Color: Yellow – freedom. – Feeling of peacefulness and stillness. a) Hue Red & Yellow – jovial/happy feelings. Ex. Boracay – The term for the pure spectrum colors Orange – enthusiasm and desire. Diagonal Lines commonly referred to by the "color names" - Red & White – unity. – Used to create feelings of movement or red, orange, yellow, blue, green violet - which action. appear in the hue circle or rainbow. 3. TEXTURE Ex. Siargao, the surfing capital of the – Theoretically all hues can be mixed from – Deals more directly with the sense of touch. Philippines. three basic hues, known as primaries. – Applies to how an object feels or appears to b) Value feel. Curved Lines – Refers to the lightness or darkness of a color. – Can be either implied or actual. – Referred as S curves, suggest gracefulness or – It is the quality which depends on the amount – It has to do with the characteristics of surfaces sexiness. of light and dark in color. which can be rough or smooth, fine or coarse, Ex. Railway c) Intensity shiny or dull, plain or irregular. – The brightness or darkness of color. Three main types of Lines: – It gives color strength. a) Implied Texture a) Repetition – When a hue is vivid form, it is said to be in – Expresses the idea of how a surface might – Occurs when two or more lines are drawn full intensity. When it is dulled, it is said to be feel. within a corner following the lines of the partly neutralized. – For example, a painting of a blanket might corner. Tints are values above the normal convey the idea that the blanket is soft. b) Contrast Shades are values below the normal. b) Actual Texture – Lines that are in opposition to each other. – Texture that can actually be felt. Psychology of Colors: – For example, a ceramic bowl might feature a c) Transition – Colors have varied psychological and carved texture that could be felt when holding – A line that connects two workflow elements. emotional connotations. that bowl. – This allow you to define what the next step in a) Black – associated with death and gloom. a workflow will be. 4. PERSPECTIVE b) Negative Space – Deals with the effect of distance upon the – Areas around the subjects, or areas of interest. appearance of objects, by means of which the eye judges’ spatial relationships. Shape, Form, and Volume are words that are used to describe distinct areas or parts of works a) Linear Perspective of art or architecture. – The representation of an appearance of distance by means of converging lines. 6. FORM – It has to do with the direction of lines and with – Applies to the over-all design of a work of art. the size of objects. – It describes the structure or shape of an b) Aerial Perspective object. – The representation of relative distances of – Refers to a three-dimensional object. such as objects by gradations of tone or color. sculpture and pottery. – Objects become fainter in the distance due to – Geometric forms have hard lines and edges. the effect of the atmosphere. Objects appear to – Organic forms are curvy and more free-form. be lighter in color as they recede into the distance or atmosphere. a) Organic Forms – Such as these snow-covered boulders 5. SPACE typically are irregular in outline, and often – Refers to how the artist fills the surface on asymmetrical. which a work of art is created. – Most often thought of as naturally occurring. – It can also refer to the expression of depth b) Geometric Forms within a work of art. – Which correspond to named regular shapes, – When talking about a three-dimensional such as squares, rectangles, circles, cubes, object, space is the actual volume that is taken spheres, cones, and other regular forms. up by the artwork. – Refers to distances or areas around, between 7. VOLUME or within components of a piece. – Refers to the amount of space occupied in – Space can be positive (white or light) or three dimensions. negative (black or dark), open or closed, – It refers to solidity or thickness. shallow or deep, and two dimensional or three dimensional. a) Positive Space – The areas in a work of art that are the subjects, or areas of interest.