CPAR MODULE 1: The Nature of Art PDF

C P A R M O D U L E 1 : THE NATURE OF ART OBJECTIVES: At the end of this module, you will be able to: 1. define what art is; 2. identify the different components and forms of arts 3. describe various contemporary art forms and their practices from the various regions; 4. reflect on the...

C P A R M O D U L E 1 : THE NATURE OF ART OBJECTIVES: At the end of this module, you will be able to: 1. define what art is; 2. identify the different components and forms of arts 3. describe various contemporary art forms and their practices from the various regions; 4. reflect on the concept of art as a form of self-expression; and 5. create a work of art that will celebrate other works of art through imitation. WHAT IS ART? RICHARD WOLLHEIM: Art is “one of the most elusive of the traditional problems of human culture.” ART AS MIMESIS PLATO: All art is mimetic by nature; art is an imitation of life. He believed that ‘idea’ is the ultimate reality. Art imitates idea and so it is imitation of reality. Example: ○ carpenter and a chair. ART AS MIMESIS ARISTOTLE: has the same idea of humans having instincts for imitation and harmony. “Instinct of imitation is implanted in man from childhood.” He argued that human beings are the “most imitative of living creatures,” and through imitation, humans learn and experience pleasure.  ART AS A FORM OF EXPRESSION expression theory of art is rooted in romanticism. ○ art: “the means of portraying the unique and individual emotions of artists”. Tolstoy (What is Art?) art: “human activity, consisting in this, that one person consciously, by certain external signs, conveys to others feelings he has experienced, and other people are affected by these feelings and live them over in themselves” COMPONENTS OF ART SUBJECT the "what" (the topic, focus, or image) FORM the "how" (the development of the work, composition, or the substantiation) CONTENT the "why" (the artist's intention, communication, or meaning behind the work) SUBJECT the "what" (the topic, focus, or image) The subject of visual art can be a person, an object, a theme, or an idea. Though there are many and varied ways of presenting the subject matter, it is only important to the degree that the artist is motivated by it.  SUBJECT Natalie Ball, Soldier Boys (series), 2017  SUBJECT Nnenna Okore, Here and Now, 2017. FORM the "how" (the development of the work, composition, or the substantiation) refers to the total overall arrangement or organization of an artwork results from using the elements of art, giving them order and meaning through the principles of organization determined by the artist's choice of media and techniques  FORM Mercedes Dorame, Orion’s Belt – Paahe’Sheshiiyot – A Map for Moving Between Worlds. Los Angeles, 2018.  FORM Guan Xiao, Sunrise, 2015 CONTENT the "why" (the artist's intention, communication, or meaning behind the work) the emotional or intellectual message of a work of art a statement, expression, or mood developed by the artist and interpreted by the observer  CONTENT Gabriela Salazar, Matters in Shelter (and Place, Puerto Rico), 2018  CONTENT Jala Wahid, No Need To Survive Now II, 2017. MAJOR FORMS OF ART Visual Arts Literary Arts Performing Arts Applied Arts  Visual Arts one of the finest forms of art to express feelings, emotions, and imagination of an artist simply an expression of an artist who holds apparatuses including graphite pencils, pen, ink, wax shading, pencils, colored pencils, charcoal, chalk, pastels and much more relies upon its purpose and nature. The main forms of visual arts includes ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpting, photography and others. Visual Arts Juan Luna, Spoliarium, 1884 Visual Arts Auguste Rodin, The Burghers of Calais, 1889  Literary Arts the art-form of language refers to any form of written works has traditionally been applied to those imaginative works of poetry and prose distinguished by the intentions of their authors and the perceived aesthetic excellence of their execution. may be classified accordinvg to a variety of systems, including language, national origin, historical period, genre, and subject matter.  Literary Arts Nick Joaquin, The Woman Who Had Two Navels, 1961 Nick Joaquin, Cave and Shadows, 1983  Performing Arts includes drama, music, dance, theater and much more. refers to forms of art in which artists use their voices, bodies or inanimate objects to convey artistic expression. Artists who participate in performing arts in front of an audience are called performers. may include dance, music, opera, theatre and musical theatre, magic, illusion, mime, spoken word, puppetry, circus arts, performance art. Performing Arts Full House Theater Company, Ang Huling El Bimbo, 2019 Dingdong Novenario (Author) Performing Arts Alyx Ayn G. Arumpac, Aswang, 2019  Applied Arts refers to the application (and resulting product) of artistic design to utilitarian objects in everyday use. produces functional objects which have been "prettified" or creatively designed with both aesthetics and function in mind. embraces a huge range of products and items, from a teapot or chair, to the walls and roof of a railway station or concert hall, a fountain pen or computer mouse. Applied Arts Kenneth Cobonpue, Bloom Easy Armchair, Applied Arts Francis Sollano, Trashion “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” Thomas Merton, No Man Is an Island Thank you! MR. JONATHAN L. LINATOC Senior High School Teacher Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions Module CREDITS: This 1: The presentation Nature template wasof Art created by Slidesgo, including icons by Flaticon, Slidesgo Flaticon infographics & images by Freepik and Freepik illustrations by Stories