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HMN101: ART APPRECIATION Professor: Mrs. Berly Binondo Lambot, LPT,MAEd VISION A premier educational institution of higher learning, developing globally-competitive and value-laden professionals and leaders instrumental to community development and nation-building....

HMN101: ART APPRECIATION Professor: Mrs. Berly Binondo Lambot, LPT,MAEd VISION A premier educational institution of higher learning, developing globally-competitive and value-laden professionals and leaders instrumental to community development and nation-building. 2 MISSION As an institution of higher learning, PnC is committed to equip individuals with knowledge, skills and values that will enable them to achieve their professional goals and provide leadership and service for national development. 3 CORE VALUES As a God-fearing institution respecting multi-faith of people, PnC adheres to the following core values: P – Personal Dignity N – Nurturing Community C – Commitment to Excellence 4 ANONG “ Ang masarap sa malamig na panahon? 5 Course Orientation Why is there a need to study Art Appreciation? 6 Course Outline in Art Appreciation Course Title: Art Appreciation Course Title: HMN1101 Number of Units: 3 Units Course Requirements: Quizzes, assignments, recitation, group report, major examinations, art exhibit 7 Course Description Art Appreciation is a three-unit course that develops students’ ability to appreciate, analyze, and critique works of art. Through interdisciplinary and multimodal approaches, this course equips students with a broad knowledge of the practical, historical, philosophical, and social relevance of the arts in order to hone students’ ability to articulate their understanding of the arts. The course also develops students’ competency in researching and curating art as well conceptualizing, mounting, and evaluating art productions. The course aims to develop students’ genuine appreciation for Philippine arts by providing opportunities to explore the diversity and richness and their rootedness in Filipino culture. 8 COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES: 1. Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of arts in general, including their function, value, and historical significance 2. Define and demonstrate the elements and principles of design 3. Explain and evaluate different theories of art 4. Situate Philippine arts in a global context 5. Analyze and appraise works of art based on aesthetic value, historical context, tradition, and social relevance 9 COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES: 6. Mount an art exhibit (concept development, production and postproduction, marketing, documentation, critiquing) 7. Utilize art for self-expression and for promoting advocacies 8. Deepen their sensitivity to self, community, and society 9. Discover and deepen their identity through art with respect to their nationality, culture, and religion 10. Develop an appreciation of the local arts 10 Humanities and Art Appreciation 11 At the end of this lesson, students will be able to: 1. Determine student’s expectation of the course 2. Understand the meaning of humanities and art appreciation 3. Identify the different assumptions and functions of arts 12 1 Introduction Introduction ⦁ Looking at, making, and writing about art develops critical thinking skills, or a “questioning frame of mind”. ⦁ Our culture is increasingly dominated by images: learn to read and understand them fully. ⦁ Art helps us understand more about the culture and values that produced it. ⦁ Art contains information. ⦁ Creativity is essential in any field. 14 2 Relevance of Art Appreciation  When you think of art, you might first think of famous works from artist like: Van Gogh Juan Luna Da Vinci ⦁ What we often forget is that art has been around since the days of caveman. 16 ⦁ Art has played a significant role throughout our history. ⦁ Art is not meant to be looked at only for what it is. ⦁ 17 Art teaches many important qualities such as listening, observing and responding to multiple perspectives. ⦁ Art appreciation is something art teachers should strive to instil in students. ⦁ This allows students an opportunity to develop an open mind and understand that there is more than just one solution to the problem. ⦁ Having art appreciation for art also helps us to develop an appreciation for each other and how we are all unique in our own way. 3 Importance of Studying Art Appreciation and Philosophy ⦁ Talking about art provides students with a forum for developing their literacy and communication skills. ⦁ Art helps us make sense of our world, and it broadens our experience and understanding. ⦁ The arts enable us to imagine the unimaginable, and to connect us to the past, the present, and the future, sometimes simultaneously. ⦁ “Philosophy” comes from the Greek words meaning “love and wisdom”. ⦁ Philosophy uses tools of logic and reason to analyze the ways in which humans experience the world. ⦁ Philosophy is an activity people undertake when they seek to understand themselves, the world they live in, and the relations 4 Meaning of Humanities and Art Appreciation ⦁ Humanities is derived from Latin word humanus, which means refined or cultured human. ⦁ The humanities are studies about human culture, such as literature, philosophy, and history. ⦁ The humanities provide general knowledge about the best accomplishments of human beings throughout history. ⦁ As fields of study, humanities emphasize analysis and exchange of ideas rather than the creative expression of the arts or the quantitative explanation of the sciences. ⦁ On the other hand, art appreciation is referred to the knowledge of the general and everlasting qualities that classify all great art. ⦁ It is used to refer to the exploration of visual art forms or the introduction of basic principles of visual literacy. ⦁ It refers to analyzing the form of an artwork to general audiences to enhance their enjoyment of such works of art. ⦁ Art appreciation refers to pursuit of knowledge and understanding of the universal and timeless qualities characterizing works of art. It invokes an analysis of the works based on acknowledged elements of composition and principles of design, through which enjoyment of the humanities is 5 Art History ⦁ Art history is the study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts; that is genre, design, format, and style. ⦁ As a term, art history, its product being history of art, encompasses several methods of studying the visual arts; in common usage referring to works of art and architecture. ⦁ As a discipline, art history is distinguished from art criticism, which is concerned with establishing a relative artistic value upon individual works with respect tom others of comparable style, or sanctioning and entire style or movement; and art theory or “philosophy of art”, which is concerned with the fundamental art. ⦁ Art history is not only a biographical endeavor. 6 Creativity and Imagination What’s the difference between the two? ⦁ The biggest difference between creativity and imagination is that, imagination is thinking of something – whether it is as object, place, time, etc., that is not present, while creativity is doing something meaningful with your imagination. ⦁ Imagination allows us to think of things that are not real or around us at any given time, creativity allows us to do something meaningful with our imaginations. ⦁ Imagination is about seeing the impossible, or unreal. Creativity is using imagination to unleash the potential of existing ideas in order to create new and valuable ones. ⦁ The biggest difference between each of these is the frame of focus to be on things that might be possible, but we can’t be sure until we explore further. “We are all born with imagination but creativity is learned. And you deserve your chance to learn it. 27  Basic Assumptions, Functions and Nature of Arts 28 1 Introduction Introduction ⦁ Art is an expression made visible by a form. ⦁ Art, at its root, is an expression and the artist is an expresser, translating in order to create meaning. ⦁ Art expresses and translates, art acknowledges and reveals, art transfers and art intervenes. ⦁ Art is an expression, an expression of feeling, belief, and character. ⦁ Just the statement that art is an expression is complex and raises questions: What does art express? Why does art express? How does art express? 30 2 Basic Assumptions of Arts Assumption is a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof. Many assumption has been written about arts and some of these are: ⦁ Art has been created by all people at all times, in all countries and it lives because its well-liked and enjoyed. ⦁ Art involves experience. ⦁ Art is not nature; nature is not art. ⦁ Art is cultural. ⦁ Art is a form of creation. ⦁ Art is subjective. 3 Nature of Arts 1 Art is a diverse range of human activities in creating visual, auditory or performing artworks, expressing the autor’s imaginative or technical skill, intended to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power. In their most general form these activities include the production of works of art, the criticism of art, the study of the history of art, and the aesthetic dissemination of art. 34 2 Art represents reality. Representation is the use of signs that stand in for and take the place of something else. It is through representation that people organize the owrld and reality through the act of naming its elements. Signs are arranged in order to form semantic constructions and express relations. Art represents reality, since it is often depicting objects or scenes from the world. 35 4 Art serves as a means of communication of emotions. The purpose of works of art may be to communicate political, spiritual or philosophical ideas, to create a sense of beauty to explore the nature of perception, for pleasure, or to generate strong emotions. Art is an act of expressing feelings, thoughts, and observations of human conditions. 36 5 Art matters. The arts matter because they allow us to express ourselves and illustrate the world around us in a different light, helping us to gain understanding of people and society, and give hope while living in this world. Art matters because it illustrates the human experiences. 37 6 Art is universal. Literally, art can be found in every corner of the world. Art is everywhere and it is imbedded into the way of life of the people. Exclusivity is out of bounds when we speak of arts because it is for everyone. Art is the true Esperanto, an artificial international language, the one form of culture that is genuinely beyond national limitations. Art know no barriers; not even language is a barrier in understanding it. 38 7 Art is creation. It is the combination of already existing material elements into new forms which become the realization of a preconceived idea. Both hut and picture rose in the imagination of their makers before they took shape as things. The material of each was given already in nature; but the form, as the maker fashioned it, as new. It its essence and widest compass art is the making of anew thing in response to a sense of need. The very need itself creates working through man as its agent. 39 3 Functions of Arts  The Personal Function ⦁ An artist may create out of a need for self-expression, or gratification. ⦁ A piece might have been meant to “merely” entertain others. Sometimes a piece isn’t meant to have any meaning at all. ⦁ On slightly higher level, art may serve the personal functions of control overtime, or the seasons or even the acquisition of food. ⦁ Art is used to bring order to a disorganized and disorderly world. ⦁ Conversely, art can be used to create confusion when an artist life is too dull and ordinary. Venus de Milo 41  The Personal Function ⦁ Art can also be therapeutic for both the artist and the viewer. ⦁ Expressive art therapy is the use of creative arts as a form of therapy and is a fantastic field that has proven to work wonders in many people’s lives. The Crucifixion ⦁ The therapeutic value of music cannot be ignored. ⦁ Religious art usually expresses The Last collective ideas about human life in Supper relation to the divine. 42  The Social Function ⦁ Social functions of art are those that go beyond personal intrinsic value to art’s social benefits. ⦁ Art communicates. ⦁ Art enriches, informs, and questions our world. ⦁ Art can have powerful transformative and restorative effects within a society. ⦁ Arts perform a social function when: 1. Influences Social Behaviour (Political Function) – It seeks or tends to influence the collective behaviour of a people. 2. Display and Celebration – It is created to be seen or used primarily in public situation like fiestas, parade, etc. 43  The Physical Function ⦁ The physical functions of art are often the easiest to understand. Works of art that are created to perform some service have physical functions. 1. Form and Function. The function of an object is generally essential in the basic form that it takes. 2. Architecture. The design of the building is determined primarily by its operational function. 3. Community Planning. It involves the efficient organization of buildings, roads, and spaces so that they meet the physical and aesthetic needs of the community. Community Planning takes into consideration the assignment of areas for proper land use. These are: Residential Districts, Industrial and Commercial areas, Civic areas, Parks, plazas, and malls, streets and roads. 4. Function and beauty. Many things remain the same in shape throughout the years 44 because their functional requirements do not allow for greater variations in their form “ References: ⦁ Art Appreciation for College Students., Leano, R. & Agtani, J.M., 2018., Mindshapers CO., Inc. 45 Do you have questions? Thank you for listening and God bless! ☺ 47