Art Appreciation Chapters One and Two PDF

Topics  THE CREATION OF ARTS  The Creation of Ideas  The Creation of the Materials  The Creation of Forms  THE CREATIONS OF IDEAS  Artists are usually impressionable persons. They used their experiences as their basin in the making of dance, pictures, poems, songs, or a p...

Topics  THE CREATION OF ARTS  The Creation of Ideas  The Creation of the Materials  The Creation of Forms  THE CREATIONS OF IDEAS  Artists are usually impressionable persons. They used their experiences as their basin in the making of dance, pictures, poems, songs, or a play.  THE CREATIONS OF THE MATERIALS  The artist uses different materiasl or mediums to give form to an idea.  THE CREATIONS OF FORMS  There are diverse forms used by the artists in expressing their ideas. Physical nature of art work.  What is arts?  Arts is derived from Latin word (ars = skill) and from Greek word (techne = craft).  Art is the ultimate expression of human’s thoughts and feelings.  Art is creativity or avant garde ( combining or re-ordering of existing material into new and unique object).  Art is a reflection of experience (records of human history and development).  Art is beauty (aesthetic) – It gives delightful experience or aesthetic pleasure. What are the subjects of art? Person Nature Object Subject Event Scene Classification of Subject v represents description, Representational stories, or references to (objective art) identifiable objects or symbols Non-representational v no objects or symbols (non-objective art) Realism Abstraction Distortion Content of Subject Factual Meaning q Meaning of the work/ masterpiece q Artist’s expression Conventional and Meaning communication in the artwork Subjective Meaning  FACTUAL MEANING Literal statement of the artwork. Narrative content in the artwork. CONVENTIONAL MEANING Special or symbolical meaning Connotative meaning  SUBJECTIVE MEANING Personal interpretation of the artist Personal point of view of the artist  FUNCTIONS OF ARTS P erso n al S o cial P h ysical q It is a mean/ q It seeks to influence q It serves as tools vehicle for the the collective that lighten works. artists’ expression behavior. q It is used in of their feelings q It is created to use architectural design and thoughts. primarily in public and community situation. planning q It describes social or collective aspect of existence.  Visual/ Auditory/ Combined Space Time Arts Arts Arts Medium that are observable and occupy space  MEDIUM OF VISUAL ART  Painting  Stained Glass  Acrylic  Tempera  Fresco  Drawing  Watercolor  Printmaking  Encaustic  Intaglio and  Mosaic Etching Elements of Visual Arts  Line Horizontal - Serenity / perfect stability Vertical - Poise / stability / strength Curve - Fluidity / grace movement Diagonal - Action / movement Natural Shape - Shape of nature - Realistic shape Abstract Shape - Modification of natural shape Non-objective - Biomorphic shapes Shape - Geometric shapes  Visual perceptual property corresponding in humans to the categories called red, green, blue and others.  Derive from the spectrum of light.  Hue is one of the main properties of a color, defined technically as "the degree to which a stimulus can be described as similar to or different from stimuli that are described as red, green, blue, and yellow. (Pure Color)  Color gives quality to the pictorial field.  Color creates mood and symbolizes ideas as well as expression of personal emotion.  Color has the ability to elevate sensation of pleasure because of a well-ordered system of tonality.  Refers to the tonal relationship between light and dark areas in painting.  Harmony means all parts of the visual image relate to and complement each other.  Adaptation of visual elements to each other  Agreement between the parts of a composition which result in unity  Use of quality.  Element which contrast with/ or slightly different from others that prevents monotony, uniform, or sameness  Repetition or continuance flow of regular visual units.  Feeling of movement achieve through the repetition of regular visual units.  Comparative harmonious relationship between two or more elements in a composition with respect to size, color, quantity, degree, setting, etc…  Ratio of one part to another and of the whole.  Express in size, number, and position.  Reflects between the more important and less important.  Concern on giving of proper importance to parts and to the whole.  Unity in artworks.  Feeling of equality in weight, attention or attraction of the various elements.  Gravitational equilibrium.  Movement Horizontal, Vertical, Curve, Diagonal Small, Large, Medium Color, Shading, Texture Ratio  What is beauty? Beauty is always in the eye of the beholder. What is essential? Essential is something that is invisible to the eye but visible to the heart  Tabotabo, Claudio V. (2010). Art Appreciation: Introduction to the Humanities (Revised Edition). Manila. Mindshapers Co., Inc.  Solmerano, Ernesto Thaddeus M. (2019): Art Appreciation: The Nature of Art ( Revised Edition) Books Atbp. Publishing Corp.  Marcos, Lucivilla L. (2006). Introduction to the Humanities Visual and Performing Arts. Manila. Mindshapers Co., Inc.  Zulueta, Francisco (2003). The Humanities (Revised Edition). Mandaluyong City. National Book Store inc.  Sanchez, Custodiosa A., Abad, Paz F., & Jao, Loreto V. (2002). Introduction to the Humanities (Revised Edition). Q.C. Rex Printing Company Inc.  What is Art For? By John Armstrong (2013) retrieved from https://www.city-journal.org/html/what-art- 13616.html  27 Responses to the Question “What is Art?” by Judith Herman (2014). 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