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ARTS APPRECIATI ON HUM1  ARTS APPRECIATI ON UNIT 1: HUMANITIES AND THE ARTS: NATURE- (CREATIVITY, IMAGINATION), ASSUMPTIONS, SYSTEM OF APPRECIATION, AND FORMS WHAT IS HUMANITIES? HUMANUS to be truly human In Latin, Humanities means to show qualities of rationality...

ARTS APPRECIATI ON HUM1  ARTS APPRECIATI ON UNIT 1: HUMANITIES AND THE ARTS: NATURE- (CREATIVITY, IMAGINATION), ASSUMPTIONS, SYSTEM OF APPRECIATION, AND FORMS WHAT IS HUMANITIES? HUMANUS to be truly human In Latin, Humanities means to show qualities of rationality, kindness and tenderness. To be truly human is to be culturally enhanced and refined. CULTUS-COLERE to cultivate, to develop. Culture is the general way of life of human society, including ways of thinking, beliefs, customs, language, art, and traditions. If we talk about humanities, we are interested with the knowing the ways of life developed by people as expression of themselves. Humanities is art itself. Humanities is the branch of learning which is concerned with the human thoughts, feelings and relations.  WHY STUDY HUMANITIES? The study of humanities is essential as the world shrinks due to the explosion of information technology. Those who master the humanities and can “walk a mile in someone else’s moccasins” will be far more marketable than those who can’t. The humanities can first be used to understand the past which has created the present. The study of the humanities can also be used to realize differing interpretations of life and history. Art reflects the cultures of the past, and shows how we achieved what we have today. IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING HUMANITIES It provides us with the opportunity to examine what it takes and what means to be human. It helps us recognize fundamental values and principles such as beauty, truth, love, justice and faith. It develops our capacity for critical thinking and appreciation for cultural heritage as reflected in different Filipino works of art. It fosters understanding across barriers of race, class, gender and ethnicity. It helps us see the interconnectedness of all areas of knowledge- how they affect and complement one another. It introduces us to people who have never met, places we have never visited, and ideas that never crossed our minds. It helps us conceptualize a global perspective by studying cultures and tradition by artworks throughout the world. It supports and strengthens local arts community by learning to appraise the value of creativity. It help us to address the challenges we face together in our families, our communities, and our nation. FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF HUMANITIES Its main goal is to the development of human virtue, in all its form, to all its fullest. It does not aim to remake humanity but rather to reform social order by understanding what is basically inalienably human. It regards man as its central character along with his aesthetic, limitless potentials which can be used as tools in transforming NATURE OF ART The word ART originally comes from the Aryan root AR meaning “join”, or “put together”. From this ancient etymon, two Greek verbs are derived: Artizein – to prepare and Arkiskein – to put together. The Latin terms ARS, ARTIS mean everything that is artificially made or composed by man. It takes an artist to make art. One may perceive beauty on a daily basis. However, not every beautiful thing that can be seen or experienced may truly be called a work of art. Art is a product of man's creativity, imagination, and expression.  Not every one can be considered an artist, but all are spectators of art. We are able to distinguish what is fine and beautiful from what is not and what is good quality from poor. This gives us the role in the field of art appreciation. Jean Paul Sartre: "The role of art as a creative work is to depict the world in a completely different life and perspective." Each artwork beholds beauty in its own kind, the kind that the artist sees and wants the viewers to perceive.  Refining one's ability to appreciate arts allows him/her to deeply understand the purpose of an artwork and recognize the beauty it possesses. In cultivating an appreciation of art, one should also exercise and develop his taste for things that are fine and beautiful  Learning to appreciate art no matter what vocation or profession you have, will lead to a fuller and more meaningful life.  THE ROLE OF CREATIVITY IN ART MAKING  Creativity requires to.... In art, creativity is what sets apart one artwork from another. When can we say that someone is creative? when we have not seen anything like it when it is out of ordinary when it is not just a copy or imitation of someone's work..there is originality! Being creative can be quite challenging nowadays...  Art as a product of imagination, imagination as a product of art Imaginatio Art n Through imagination, one is able to craft something bold, something new, and something better in the hopes of creating something that will stimulate change. In the same way that imagination produces art, art also inspires imagination.  ART AS AN EXPRESSION  Expressing emotions is different from describing emotions. This makes people's art not a reflection of what is outside or external to them, but a reflection of their inner selves.  Art is therefore the making or composing of any object useful for human needs that is, for the contemplation and enjoyment of its meaning and beauty. It is the skillful arrangement or composition of some common qualities of nature (colors, sounds, lines, movements, words, etc.) to express human feelings and emotions in a meaningful and enjoyable way. Art is the subjective expressions of man's thoughts and feelings; thus, humanities too. ASSUMPTIONS OF ART The following are the assumptions of what art is: Art is the universal language that speaks to all people and is able to evoke emotions, ideas and thoughts. Art is timeless, famous works of art are valued by geneRAtions past, present and future. Art is created in such a way that all people, young or old, deaf or mute, can all enjoy and take a meaning away from it. Art is cultural. Art is not nature. Art involves experience. Art as expression, as a form of creation. Is art an imitation or a creation? Art tends to imitate, but to express nature with clarity and meaning. Art therefore is not mere copying of things and nature, but is a creative activity. SYSTEM IN ART APPRECIATI ON Art Appreciation is the knowledge and understanding of the universal and timeless qualities that identify all great art. The more you appreciate and understand the art of different eras, movements, styles and techniques, the better you can develop, evaluate and improve your own artwork. When can you say an art is beautiful? Beautiful is that which a source of pleasure is. Thus, if an art is the reason of our pleasure, it is then really beautiful. Where does beauty lie? 1) Beauty is out there; it is objective. It is a primary quality that resides in the object. 2) Beauty is not there. It is a secondary quality that resides in the perceiver. 3). Beauty is neither primary nor secondary. It is tertiary in nature. It depends on the appropriate situational perspective. Where does beauty lie? It is this third idea which should be given emphasis. Beauty is not just in the object because the object cannot be judged as beautiful without the subject judging it as beautiful. It is not just in the subject because even if there is one that judges what is beautiful if there is nothing that he judges as beautiful then it is nothing. So therefore, it is both the object and subject put together that make beauty. Are there any criteria to determine the excellence of the works art? Art depends on individual feelings and opinions; tastes are relative and personal. It may vary according to different periods and culture. If the appreciation of arts is subjective, can it be objective? Yes it can be objective as well. How do we form good standards for art appreciation and judgment? Successive experiences reveal to us insights of beauty and the meaning of art. Through critical study of the properties of beauty: order, proportion, clarity, unity, balance, dominance. Through the general consensus of experts. The final arbiter in the judgment of the works of art is TIME. Good art lasts long, if not immortal. Bad art is ephemeral and transitory. Get rid of our prejudices and personal sentiments. Is everything in nature and art beautiful? Why are certain things ugly? Everything in nature and art is beautiful for everything is created perfect according to its nature and form. All things are beautiful and perfect in them, but not in relation to us. The reasons: Objects which we see every day tend to lose their significance to us. People who have been in the Banawe Rice Terraces for a long time will not see beauty of their mountains as in the eyes of a tourist. Certain things are dangerous to our lives like snakes and other wild animals. Certain conditions in human life such as poverty and disease are referred to as ugly but once painted in a canvass or described in a novel, they become meaningful and beautiful. CATEGORIES OF BEAUTIFUL: The sublime – enjoyment is aroused by astonishment and awe like looking at the starry heavens, the majesty of mountain ranges, the heroic acts of heroes and saints. The Nice – enjoyment is aroused by sympathy, love, benevolence, tenderness and modesty like children, flowers, flower arrangement, artefact’s. The Comic – enjoyment because it makes us laugh like satire and irony, the exaggerated, the repetitious, the ridiculous and the playful.  THE ROLE OF ART CRITICISM: Criticism is a method of verifying or testing artistic works. It is a technique to stimulate the understanding of art and to develop artistic sensibility. DIFFERENT FORMS OF ART  Visual Arts Literature and Combined Arts Performing Arts (Music and Dance) Applied Arts (Fashion and Furniture) Divisions of arts: 1. With respect to purpose: a. Practical arts –directed to produce artifacts and utensils which cope with human needs like basket, weaving, furniture making, agriculture etc... b. Liberal arts – intellectual efforts are considered like philosophy, psychology, social sciences... c. Fine Arts – products of the human creativity in so far as they express beauty in different ways and different media like drawing, painting, sketching... d. Major arts – characterized by their actual and potential expressiveness like music, dance, literature. e. Minor arts – connected with practical uses and purposes like interior 2. With respect to media and forms a. Plastic arts – perceived by sense of sight like sculpture, architecture.. b. Phonetic arts – based on sounds and words like music, drama, literature... c. Kinetic arts – rhythmic movement like the different kinds of dances.. d. Pure arts – which take only one medium of expression as sound in music, color in painting... e. Mixed arts – which use two or more media like opera, a combination of music, poetry and drama Classification of Arts: 1. Space arts – visual arts a. 2 dimensional (seen only in one angle) Painting, printing, photography, drawing, sketching b. 3 dimensional ( seen in several angles) sculpture, architecture 2. Time arts – auditory arts music, dance, combination-musical Generalization s: Humanities is art itself. Humanities is the branch of learning which is concerned with the human thoughts, feelings and relations. The main goal of humanities is to the development of human virtue, in all its form, to all its fullest. ART is the subjective expressions of man’s thoughts and feelings. Art is universal, cultural, timeless, and it’s a creation not merely an imitation. Art depends on individual feelings and opinions; tastes are relative and personal. It may vary according to different periods and culture. Art comes in different forms as developed by men through the years; it is also divided and classified for better understanding and appreciation. ACTIVIT WhatY: you think these learning can contribute in developing your love for art and/or your artistic behaviour? If you were an artist, what kind of artist will be and why? What art field will explore? Why?