Art Appreciation PDF

ART APPRECIATION EXAMPLES: - Visual arts: paintings, sculptures and architectures INTRODUCTION: ART APPRECIATION...

ART APPRECIATION EXAMPLES: - Visual arts: paintings, sculptures and architectures INTRODUCTION: ART APPRECIATION - Auditory arts: music and poetry - Combined: drama & theatre, dancing, cinema & HUMANITIES TV, opera - Came from the latin word humanus meaning PURPOSES OF THE ARTS refined, cultured and human. - Study of how people and document the human 1. Create beauty experiences. 2. Provide decoration - Records man’s quest for answers to the 3. Reveal truth fundamental questions he asks about himself 4. Immortalize and about life 5. Express religious values - Humanities are expressions of 6. Record and commemorate experience man’s feelings and thoughts. 7. Create order & harmony - Emphasizes dignity and worthiness of man and recognizes creative expressions. BASIC ASSUMPTIONS OF THE ART - Aimed to shape students subjective Art has been created by all people at all times, in all energies (feelings, attitudes and countries and it lives because its well-liked and aspirations) enjoyed. IMPORTANCE OF HUMANITIES Art involves experience; there ca never be - Man needs an image of himself appreciation of art without experience. - Understanding of his natures - Necessary for the development of a complete Art is not nature; Nature is not art social man. - Art is not nature. Art is made by human - Provides man with a measure of his own passion and desire. beings. Artists frequently find their - Regulate man’s behavior inspiration and subject matter in nature, and artists do use nature as a medium, but art ETYMOLOGY OF ART Itself not nature. - ART comes from the Aryan root word AR - Art is made by human beings, and no matter which means to put together. how close it is to nature. it always shows that - Latin word ARS which means skills/ability. it was made by human beings - Cover those areas of artistic creativity - - The function of the artist is to help us embraces the visual arts, literature, music understand the nature of things, to realize and dance the possibilities in the world. to develop - Expresses aesthetic ideas by use of skill insights or enlarge imagination by creating or & imagination revealing new subjects. DIVISION OF THE ARTS - Visual: arts that are primarily seen, occupies space. Art is man’s oldest means of expression; - Auditory: heard, timed arts; exist in time. Art as a means of expression & communication. - Combined/performing arts: combines visual & auditory elements The humanities constitute one of the oldest and - Is the kind of art form that the population is most important means of expression developed by most likely more exposed to, but its man”. Human history has witnessed how man variations are so diverse they range from evolved not just physically but also culturally, from sculptures that you see in art galleries to the cave painters to men of exquisite paintbrush users last movie you of the present. Even if one goes back to the time saw. before written records of man’s civilization has Film appeared, he can find cases of man’s attempts of not just crafting tools to live and survive but - Film refers to the art of putting together also expressing his feelings and thoughts. The successions of still images in order to create Galloping Wild Boar found in the cave of Altamira, an illusion of movement. Spain is one such example. - Filmmaking focuses on its aesthetic, cultural, and social value and is considered as both an In 1879, a Spaniard and his daughter were art and an industry. exploring a cave when they saw pictures of a wild boar, hind, and bison. Performance Art - Performance art is a live art and the artist’s medium is mainly the human body which he PREHISTORIC PAINTINGS or she uses to perform. - According to experts, these paintings Poetry Performance were purported to belong to Upper Paleolithic Age, several thousands of - Poetry is an art form where the artist years before the current era. Pre- expresses his emotions not by using paint, historic men, with their crude charcoal, or camera, but expresses them instruments, already showcased and through words. manifested earliest attempts at Architecture recording man’s innermost interests, preoccupations, and thoughts. - Is the art of designing and constructing - The humanities, then, ironically, have buildings and other types of structures. started even before the term has been - “Mother of the Arts” coined. Human persons have long been Literary Art exercising what it means to be a human long before he was even aware of his being - Literary art goes beyond the usual one. The humanities stand tall in bearing professional, academic, journalistic, and witness to this magnificent phenomenon. other technical form of writing. Any human person, then, is tasked to - It focuses on writing using a unique style, not participate, if not, totally partake in this long following a specific form or norm. tradition of humanizing himself. - fiction and non- fiction Theater FUNCTION OF ARTS AND PHILOSOPHY - Theater uses live performers to present accounts or imaginary events before a live POPULR ART EXPRESIONS audience. Visual Arts  - Theater art performance usually Non-Representational Art follows a script, though they should not be - This art does not make a reference to the confused with literary arts. real world, whether it is a person, place, Applied Arts thing, or even a particular event. It is stripped down to visual elements such as - Applied arts incorporate elements of shapes, lines, emotion, and even concept. style and design to everyday items with the aim of increasing their aesthetical value. SOURCES OF SUBJECT - Nature THE FUNCTIONS OF ART - History - Greek ad Roman Mythology A. As a Therapy - Judeo-Christian Tradition B. Art as Artifact - Sacred Oriental Texts C. Personal function of Art - Other works of Art D. Social function of Art E. Physical function of Art F. Other functions of Art KINDS OF SUBJECT - Art as a Representation - Art as a Disinterested Judgement - History - Art as a Communication of Emotion - Still Life - Landscape - Animals SUBJECT AND CONTENT - Nature Subject - Fantasies - Cityscape - Refers to the visual focus or the image that - Figures may be extracted from examining the - Mythology artwork. - Myth - What? - Dream Content - Is the meaning that is communicated by the CONTENT IN ART artist or the artwork. - Why? Levels of meaning: TYPE OF SUBJECT Factual Representational Art - Pertains to the most rudimentary level of meaning for it may be extracted from the - These types of art have subjects that refer to identifiable or recognizable forms in the object or events occurring in the real artwork and understanding how these world. Often, it is also termed figurative elements relate to one another. art, because as the name suggest, the figures depicted are easy to makes out and decipher. Conventional What is an Artisan? - meaning, on the other hand, pertains to the - An artisan is a skilled worker who makes acknowledged interpretation of the artwork things by hand. This includes various objects using motifs, signs, symbols and other ranging from jewelry to furniture. cyphers as bases of its meaning. - An artisan should not be confused with an - These conventions are established through artist because there is a clear difference in time, strengthened by recurrent use and the things that they create. An artisan is able wide acceptance by its viewers or audience to produce something that has a functional and scholars who study then. value; although it should not be limited to its use value alone. Subjective What is the difference between Artist and Artisan - When subjectivities are consulted, a variety of meaning may arise when a particular work Definitions of Artist and Artisan: of art is read. These meanings stem from the Artist: An artist is a person who performs any of viewer’s or audience’s circumstances that the creative arts. come into play when engaging with art. Artisan: An artisan is a skilled worker who makes things by hand. ARTIST AND ARTISAN Characteristics of Artist and Artisan: FERNANDO AMORSOLO Artistic Value: - He was declared NATIONAL ARTIST in 1972 Artist: The object has a clear artistic value. - Grand old man of philippine art Artisan: The object has an artistic value. - Known for his romantic paintings that Functional Value: captured the warm glow of the philippine Artist: The object has no functional value. sunlight Artisan: The object has a functional value. - Known for highlighting the beauty of dalagang filipina, idyllic landscapes, renderer Object: drawing for textbooks series "the PHILIPPINE Artist: The object has a lot of aesthetic value and is READERS" and the illustration for the appreciated for this quality as it pleases the PHILIPPINE INQUIRER. individual. - Ginebra san miguel's logo won him a Grant Artisan: The object though utilitarian has certain to study in fine arts in spain. aesthetic attributes to it. Who is an Artist? Cologne Cathedral in Germany - An artist is a person who performs any of the - An examples of early Gothic architecture. creative arts. This captures all forms of art. - This is also a collaboration between the artist - is an art practitioner such as painter, who made the design and the Artisan who sculptor, choreographer, dancer, musician, help in the construction of the whole etc. who produces or creates indirectly building. functional arts with aesthetic value using Artisan and Guilds imagination. - The specialty of an artist is that he is able to - These guilds where towns had formalized create art for the sake of art itself without groups of artisans or craftsmen who took on needing any ulterior motives. a particular specialization or trade;  shoemakers, textile and glass workers, curators are the ability to research and write, carpenters, carvers, masons, armorers, and as an arbiter of design and layout, and weapon-makers, among others. Here, the deciding for the display and hanging practice of artists was not grounded on the of materials for exhibition. idea of individual capacities or success; Film making rather, in the commitment to work together as a collective. Production Process - Guilds were a type of social fellowship, (1) preproduction an association structured with rules, customs, rights, and responsibilities. With (2) production a lifetime commitment to a particular trade, (3) postproduction an artisans develops immense skill and expertise in his craft. Awards and Citation Philippine Artisans The two major awards given to artist in the Philippines are the Order ng Pambansang Alagad - Church of the Most Holy Trinity in Loay, ng Sining (Order of national Artist) and Gawad sa Bohol. Manlilikha ng Bayan (National Living Treasures - Spanish friars commissioned a lot of artisans Award). to carve, paint, and engrave images for churches and public sites. - The conferment of the Order of National Artist is the “highest national recognition What is an Art Curator? given to Filipino individuals who have made - Art curators are employed by museums and significant contributions the development of art galleries to design, develop and manage Philippine Arts; namely, music, dance, installations and exhibits. This requires them theater, visual arts, literature, film, broadcast to acquire works of art, ensure proper art, and architecture and allied arts. storage and help maintain museum - The order is jointly administered by the collections. Philippines (CCP) and conferred by the - Art curators typically specialize in specific President of the Philippines upon areas of art, like Western, Asian or recommendation by both institutions” contemporary art. The job duties of a curator (NCCA, 2015) are vast. They may put on public events like The Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA) or lectures and workshops, write grants and The National Living Treasures Award was created conduct fundraising activities. In addition, in 1992 they conduct research projects and write papers for publication. - a “Manlilikha ng Bayan” who is a “citizen engaged in any traditional art uniquely Role of an Art Curator? Filipino whose distinctive skills have - the role of the curator is more of the reached such a high level of technical and interpretation and development of the artistic excellence and have been passed on artwork(s) or the collection(s) through to and widely practiced by the present establishing the significance, relationship, generation in his/ her community with the and relevance of these materials----in same degree of technical and artistic isolation and/or as part of a wider competence” (NCCA,2015). This artists’ narrative. Some of the roles expected of practice may fall under the following  categories: folk, architecture, maritime - Lines are the first element of art and are transport, weaving, carving, performing arts, continuous marks that are made on any literature, graphic and plastic art, ornament, surface with a moving point. textile or fiber art, pottery and other artistic - Lines can be used in various ways to create expressions of traditional culture. different compositions. - A line can be used to express various things or feelings; it can be used to show ELEMENTS AND PRIINCIPLES OF ART various moods or anything abstract. Visual Elements Line serves as an essential building block of art, but it can also serve as the content itself of a work of THE ELEMENTS OF VISUAL ARTS art, or be manipulated to evoke an emotional or 1. Lines intellectual response from a viewer (Fichner- 2. Colors Rathus, 2010) 3. Texture WHAT THE THESE LINES SUGGEST? 4. Perspective 5. Space Vertical Lines 6. Form - Vertical lines are poised for action. They are 7. Volume poised, balanced, forceful, and dynamic. The Elements of Visual Arts They express an impression of dignity. - Only vertical lines can be used to express an - The elements of art are the visual orderly feeling. components which are required to create a work of art. Horizontal Lines - Knowing the basics of the elements of visual - Horizontal lines are lines of repose and art can help any artist to create a well- serenity. They express ideas of calmness and balanced and beautiful designs. quiescence. - To develop a more thorough understanding - Only horizontal lines can give a feeling of of artistic composition, one must learn how peacefulness and stillness. to examine and utilize the various art elements. Diagonal Lines Line - Are used to create feelings of movement or action. - Line is a mark on a surface that describes a shape or outline. It can create texture and can be thick and thin. Types of line can include actual, implied, vertical, horizontal, diagonal and contour Curved Lines line. - Sometimes referred as S curves, suggest - Is an important element at the disposal gracefulness or sexiness. of every artist. - If you want to photograph S curves, the - Always has direction, always moving. human body makes for a wonderful subject. - As used in any work of art, may either be - From the arch of a foot to the curve of a straight or curved. neck, you can find many ways to capture  curved leading lines by photographing the - Hue is the term for the pure spectrum colors human form. commonly referred to by the "color names" - red, orange, yellow, blue, green violet which There are various ways to integrate lines into a appear in the hue circle or rainbow. photograph to help strengthen the overall - Theoretically all hues can be mixed from composition and draw attention to a specific focal three basic hues, known as primaries. point. Color Wheel - A color wheel is an abstract illustrative THREE MAIN TYPES OF LINE organization of color hues around a circle, Repetition that shows relationships between primary, secondary, and tertiary colors, etc. - Occurs when two or more lines are drawn within a corner following the lines of the Attributes of Color corner. Value Contrast - Value refers to the lightness or darkness - Lines that are in opposition to each of a color. It is the quality which depends on other form a contrast. the amount of light and dark in color. Transition Line Tints - A transition line is a line that connects two - Are values above the normal. workflow elements. Transition lines allow Shades you to define what the next step in a workflow will be. - Are values below the normal. To summarize, including leading lines within a Intensity photograph is a composition technique that can - Intensity refers to the brightness or darkness strongly influence the overall result of an image. of color. It gives color strength. When a hue is vivid form, it is said to be in full intensity. Leading lines can direct a person’s eye to a main When it is dulled, it is said to be partly focal point or, if used incorrectly, can draw the eye neutralized. away from the subject or appear to cut a photo in PSYCHOLOGY OF COLORS half. Colors have varied psychological and emotional THE ART ELEMENT OF COLOR connotations. Color refers to the visual perception of light being – Black is associated with death and gloom reflected from surface of an artwork. – White stands for purity and innocence – Red is associated with blood, anger and fear In the most basic classification, colors can be – Green implies happiness and abundance divided into three groups: primary, secondary and tertiary. Meanings of Colors Conveyed by the Rose COLOR THEORY – (on canvas) - Red is for “I love you” - Pink conveys “Thank you” Attributes of Color - White says “You are heavenly” Hue Coral speaks of desire.  - White roses denote secrecy, reverence and humility. KINDS OF PERSPECTIVE - Deep pink roses convey gratitude and appreciation. Linear Perspective - Light pink express sympathy, grace and - Is the representation of an appearance of gentility distance by means of converging lines. - Red roses also mean courage - It has to do with the direction of lines and and fortitude with the size of objects. - Yellow roses stand for freedom - Painters usually show the effect of space and - Red and Yellow stand for jovial/happy distance by using converging lines and feelings diminishing size. - Orange roses speak of enthusiasm and desire - Parallel lines bellow the eye level seem o rise - Red and White convey unity to a vanishing point in the horizon, while those above the eye level seem to descend to the vanishing point. Texture Foreshortening is the representation of objects - Is the element that deals more directly with or parts of the body as smaller from the point of the sense of touch. view of the observer. - Applies to how an object feels or appears to feel. Aerial Perspective - can be either implied or actual - Is the representation of relative distances of - Texture is the element that deals more objects by gradations of tone or color. directly with the sense of touch. - Objects become fainter in the distance due - It has to do with the characteristics of to the effect of the atmosphere. Objects surfaces which can be rough or smooth, fine appear to be lighter in color as they recede or coarse, shiny or dull, plain or irregular. into the distance or atmosphere. Implied Texture - Expresses the idea of how a surface might THE ART ELEMENT OF SPACE feel. For example, a painting of a blanket might convey the idea that the blanket is - Space refers to how the artist fills the soft. surface on which a work of art is created. It can also refer to the expression of depth Actual Texture within a work of art. - On the other hand, is texture that can - When talking about a three-dimensional actually be felt. For example, a ceramic bowl object, space is the actual volume that is might feature a carved texture that could be taken up by the artwork. felt when holding that bowl. SPACE PERSPECTIVE - Space as an element of art, refers to - Perspective deals with the effect of distance distances or areas around, between or within upon the appearance of objects, by means of components of a piece. which the eye judges spatial relationships.  - Space can be positive (white or light) or - Geometric forms are those which negative (black or dark), open or closed, correspond to named regular shapes, such as shallow or deep and two-dimensional or squares, rectangles, circles, cubes, spheres, three-dimensional. cones, and other regular forms. - Sometimes space isn't actually within a piece, but the illusion of it is. VOLUME KINDS OF SPACE - Volume refers to the amount of space Positive Space occupied in three dimensions. - The areas in a work of art that are the - It refers to solidity or thickness subjects, or areas of interest. Negative Space - Areas around the subjects, or areas of interest Shape, Form, and Volume are words that are used to describe distinct areas or parts of works of art or architecture. FORM - Form applies to the over-all design of a work of art. - It describes the structure or shape of an object. THE ART ELEMENT OF FORM - Form refers to a three-dimensional object. As such, form is an art term that is only applied to those artworks that are three- dimensional, such as sculpture and pottery. - Forms, much like shapes, can be geometric or organic. Geometric forms have hard lines and edges. Organic forms are curvy and more free-form TYPES OF FORMS - Form and shape can also be described as either organic or geometric. - Organic forms such as these snow-covered boulders typically are irregular in outline, and often asymmetrical. Organic forms are most often thought of as naturally occurring.