Week 1: Art Appreciation PDF

art Appreciation Today's Lesson Humanities and Art Appreciation Description and Creation of Arts Functions and Purpose of Arts What is humanities? What is Art?  Humanities art appreciation As a branch of knowledge, Humaniti...

art Appreciation Today's Lesson Humanities and Art Appreciation Description and Creation of Arts Functions and Purpose of Arts What is humanities? What is Art?  Humanities art appreciation As a branch of knowledge, Humanities Art appreciation is a way to express explores the human conditions through ideas and allows individuals to the use of analytical, critical, or illustrate their feelings when they view theoretical methods. an artwork. It helps develops critical and innovative skills in thinking and The term ―Humanities is from a Latin teaches essential qualities in listening, word “humanus”, which means educated. observing, and responding to multiple It refers to the learning of arts such as viewpoints. It also requires an ability to architecture, dance, literature, music, differentiate what is apparent and painting, theatre, and sculpture. what is not.  The creation of Arts The word ―art is from Latin word “arti”, which means craftsmanship, inventiveness, mastery of form, skill. It includes literature, music, paintings, photography, sculpture, etc. It serves as an original record of human needs and achievements. Artist are usually referred to as those who It is a human capability to make things create within a context of the fine arts such beautiful through the production of his/her as acting, dancing, drawing, filmmaking, imagination depending on the preparation, painting, sculpture, writing, photography, and music. They are those who use imagination theme, medium, and values used. and skill to construct works that may be judged to have aesthetic importance.  The creation of ideas Artists are usually impressionable persons. They used their experiences as their basis in the making of dance, picture, a poem, or a play or a song. For example, a composer may write a song on the developing romance of a man and a woman, or on the pants of a broken-hearted. The creation Of MAterials The creation of forms The artist uses different materials or There are diverse forms used by the mediums to give form to an idea. For artists in expressing their ideas. It is a example, a painter uses pigments; a medium of artistic expression recognize sculptor uses wood, metal or stone; an as fine art. This form is used to explain author uses words; and a composer who the physical nature of the artwork like in uses musical sounds to determine the metal sculpture, an oil painting, etc. notes. function of arts Arts have been part of human history. It described, defined, and deepened the human experience.  Individual function Social function The artists perform arts because Man associates with others through his art performance that arouses of the passion of their respective social consciousness. Examples of art forms. A singer presents a this association are the choral concert for free because of her singing, group dancing, public art advocacy anf the love of singing. exhibits and other practices. Economic function Political function Arts are emerging as a potent force in the Art provides a forum for ideas that will lead to economic life of people assumes an employment, prestige, status, and power. During essential role as a direct and indirect election period, for example, the candidates contributor to state economies. Example for created their artworks (Poster) which expresses this is by generating economic vitality in their propaganda, agendas, and political views under-performing regions through crafts, about making a stable society. tourism, and cultural attractions. Historical function Art is an essential technique for information to be recorded and preserved. It serves to document or reconstruct historical figure and events. Most arts that are in Museums, for example, are filled with amazing stories about the world most excellent and creative people who brought us treasures. By looking at a work of art’s colors, materials, and symbolism, we can learn about the story and culture that produced it in the past. Cultural function Art is an articulation and transmission of new information and values. Example, when you think of Cebu, you probably think of Sinulog, Magellan’s Cross, and CCLEX. Physical function Buildings are artistically designed and constructed to protect their occupants and make their life more meaningful. Architects, Industrial and Graphic Designers, and Interior Designers share the responsibility in building environment that balance forms and functions. Aesthetic function Any artwork means beauty. It is visual spice for gracefully adorned interiors and can bring out the most elegant features of different decor elements. It reasonably reproduced visual images which communicate through fantastic persuasions and meaningful words. Purpose of art creativity creativity or imagination is the primary basis of art. it allows expression of individuality of the artist. Some purposes of art are the following: 1. Create beauty- Art is an expression of our thoughts, emotions, and intuitions. It is the communication of concepts that cannot be faithfully protrayed by words alone. The artist has considered nature as the standard of beauty. For example, beauty can be in a snowy mountain scene, and the art is the photograph of it shown to the family. 2. Provide Decoration- Artworks are used to create a pleasing environment. It is intended to beautify things to please and amuse the viewers through its colors. 3. Reveal Truth- Artwork helped to pursue truth and attempted to reveal about how the world work. It is a kind of language that allows artists to send a message to the souls of the recipients that help change their attitudes, their sensibility, and their ethics. 4. Express Values- Arts can illuminate our inner lives and enrich our emotional world. 5. Commemorate Experience- Arts serves to convey the personal Experiences of an artist and record his impression in his work. 6. Create harmony– An artist makes use of the composition to put an order in the diverse content of his work. Thank you!