Humanities Module 1 Understanding the Arts PDF

Module 1 UNDERSTANDING THE ARTS Dr. James Loreto C. Piscos ART AS HUMAN PHENOMENON“None except human beings makes art to better understand life or to communicate passions or idea...

Module 1 UNDERSTANDING THE ARTS Dr. James Loreto C. Piscos ART AS HUMAN PHENOMENON“None except human beings makes art to better understand life or to communicate passions or ideas to other” (From Lazzari, Exploring Art: A global Thematic Theme p.3) Picture taken personally at the Museum of the Modern Art in New York, Painting of Pablo Picasso Main sources for this lecture are coming from Lazzari, Exploring Art Ortiz, Ma. Aurora, et al. Art Perception and Appreciation. Manila: JMC Press, 2002. Zulueta, Francisco. The Humanities Revised Edition. Manila: 24K Printing Co., Inc., 2003. www.louvre.fr – Musee de Louvre, Paris, France www.mv.vatican.va – Vatican Museum Approaches in Defining Art Etymology Nature Functions Art as Creation Creation means Etymology of thecombining word art from or re-ordering Latin “ars” already meaning skill existing materials so that a new object is formed In Greek Art is a planned “techne”activity from which technology is coming in Each finished product is an expression of order Art and Nature Art is not nature Work of art is man-made Closes we do is we resemble to natural things In many ways, we use art to improve nature Art and Beauty The desire for beauty and order is a human need A thing of beauty gives us pleasure, and the delight we experience is what we call aesthetic pleasure In Greek aesthetic means to perceive with the senses The Nature of Art: Its Everywhere Deconstruct the idea that it is only for those who can afford High art and low art It exists all forms of communities ethnic communities We find art at all times from prehistoric to the contemporary era Art serves some fundamental human needs Functions of Art as a human phenomenon personal, social and physical Function in Art Function means 3. Our physical needs for practical usefulness utilitarian objects and Art has the general structures function of satisfying: 1. Our individual needs for personal expression 2. Our social needs for display, communication and celebration  1. The Personal Function of Art 1. Vehicles for the expression and communication of feelings and ideas 2. Therapeutic Value 3. Defense against the many unpleasant and strident sounds and sights 4. Art educate the senses and sharpen our perception of colors, forms, textures, designs, sounds, rhythms and harmonies in our environment Personal… 5. Art offers the best insights into nature and human nature so that we gain a better understanding of ourselves and the world around us. Art as Expression and Communication It is difficult to contain emotion We express our inner selves through visible signs and activities Human beings always make use of symbols  Each work of art is evidently the expression of an artist’s personal viewpoint It is at the same time an expression of a general vision of the age in which it was created. Take the case of the evolution of PIETA in man’s journey to get the affection of the divine Michelangelo Ferdinand Victor Vincent van Gogh (Renaissance) Eugene de la Croix (Expressionism, Avant-garde) (Romanticism) 2. Social Functions of Art 1. it seeks or tends to influence the collective behavior of a people 2. It is created to be seen or used primarily in public situations 3. It expresses or describes social or collective aspects of existence as opposed to individual and personal kinds of experiences. 1. Influencing Social Behavior Art is an ideological tool Subliminal forms of social control shown especially in the political game in the Philippines It is use to ridicule people and institutions Religion capitalized the art in spreading faith and doctrines Advertisements, posters and billboards 2. Display and Celebration a. statues and sculpture b. Rituals and festivals commemoration of the employ arts be it great people in the land Christmas, holy week, and almost all parks in the any other celebrations country had the statue of Rizal Imagine Edsa and the mural erected in the place 2. Display and Celebrations 3. Social Description Describing social Serves as clues to milieu in a given the history of certain particular context civilization and artifacts generation Physical Functions of Art 1. Forms and 2. Architecture Functions Design of building is Chair is made where a determined by its body can sit operational function comfortably Example: Shape of spoon and Place of worship fork based on its requires big hall function Hotel/motel need for privacy Physical Functions of Art 3. Community c. Civic centers locates Planning government services Assignment of land d. Parks and malls areas for proper e. Streets and roads land use Considerations are: a. Residential districts b. Industrial and commercial areas 4. Function and Beauty Consider the personality of the Harmonious owner in building a arrangement of house various elements Consider the buildings nearby as in the case of Intramuros and Vigan Summary/Synopsis Mysterium Tremendum et Fascinans Human Being as Homo Ludens Assignment Required Reading: Chapter 4 Deriving Meaning in Art pp. 83 -98 in Lazzari, Exploring Art…