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ART APPRECIATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ETYMOLOGY AND DEFINITION OF ART ✓ Art is derived from a Latin term “ars”, which means skill, talent or ability. ✓ Art is the expression of the creative skill and imagi...

ART APPRECIATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ETYMOLOGY AND DEFINITION OF ART ✓ Art is derived from a Latin term “ars”, which means skill, talent or ability. ✓ Art is the expression of the creative skill and imagination THREE PARTS OF A WORK OF ART 1. SUBJECT - When you are confronted with an art piece, the image that you can easily identify is the subject of the art TWO TYPES OF SUBJECTS OF ART A. Representational Art - are those that appear to be very much like how people see them in the REALITY. B. Non -Representational Art - refers to compositions which do not rely on representation or mimesis to any extent. This also indicates a departure from reality in the depiction of imagery in art. 2. FORM - Form is the overall organization of the artwork. It is an outcome of the artists’ effort to use elements of art and arrange them according to aesthetic principles. 3. CONTENT - emotional and intellectual messages of an artwork. These are statements, moods, or interpretations developed by an artist through the artwork. ARTIST AND ARTISAN ARTIST ARTISAN Learn to sketch and begin with a pencil and Are craftsmen who make practical artistic sketchpad to work with an idea. Aim is to products, such as earrings, urns, stained glass create overall reaction from a viewer. and other accessories. FAMOUS RENAISSANCE ARTISTS: A. SANDRO BOTTICELLI (1445-1510) B. RAPHAEL SANZIO (1483-1520) -Botticelli was an Italian painter of the Early -Better known as just Raphael, an Italian architect Renaissance. He hailed from Florence, Italy. and painter of the High Renaissance. He was best known for the perfection and grace in his Works: Fortitude, The Birth of Venus, artwork. Raphael was considered a MASTER, Temptation of Christ, St. Augustine, Adoration of among Leonardo da Vinci, and Michelangelo. the Magi Works: School of Athens, The Transfiguration, Madonna and Child, Resurrection of Christ, C. LEONARDO DA VINCI (1452-1519) D. MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI (1475-1564) -Da Vinci was someone who was skilled and - Also known as Michelangelo, he was an Italian knowledgeable in many, many subjects, including Renaissance artist. He is often considered a science, mathematics, music, and most contender for the title of the archetypal importantly, art. He was the epitome of a Renaissance man, alongside Leonardo da Vinci. Renaissance man if there never was one. Works: Sistine Chapel ceiling, Creation of Works: The Last Supper, Mona Lisa, Vitruvian Adam, David, Pieta, Man CLASSIFICATIONS OF ART 1. VERBAL 2. NON-VERBAL Examples: Examples: literature- prose or poetry architecture, fashion, design, weaving Oratory – public speaking (TEXTILE ART), ceramics, and photography 3. MIXED Examples: theater and drama, opera, cinema, and performing arts (Singing and Dancing) 4. APPLIED ART 5. FINE ART The term "applied art" refers to the application -Works of fine art HAVE NO FUNCTION other (and resulting product) of artistic design to than providing aesthetic or intellectual UTILITARIAN OBJECTS in everyday use. stimulation to the viewer. Examples: architecture, textile, furniture Examples: drawing, painting, sculpture  LIFE AND WORKS OF JOSE RIZAL _______________________________________________________________________________ TAFT COMMISSION chose Rizal out of several great Filipinos as the number one hero of his people. REPUBLIC ACT 1425 –the Rizal Law authored by Senator Claro M. Recto signed on June 12, 1956. Jose Protacio Realonda Alonso Mercado Rizal - latest José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda - old - “A child of a good family.” - born on June 19, 1861, between 11 and 12 in the evening, a few days before the full moon. In the province of Calamba, Laguna. - baptized on June 22, 1861 by Fr. Rufino Collantes, while Fr. Pedro Casaǹas stood as his godfather DEATH OF RIZAL: DECEMBER 30, 1986 DATE OF DEATH 35 YEARS OLD AGE WHEN RIZAL DIED 7:03 am TIME OF DEATH FILIPINO FIRING SQUAD KILLED RIZAL BAGUMBAYAN PLACE OF DEATH PACO CEMENTARY WHERE RIZAL’S BODY BURIED CONSUMMATUM EST LAST WORDS OF RIZAL CLAVERIA LIST - Royal Decree of 1849, a new family name was adopted upon the order of Governor General Narciso Claveria y Zaldua. Issued on November 21, 1849 wherein the list of approved family names can be referred from the Catalogo Alfabetico de Apellidos”. - Rizal, a shortened form of Spanish word “second crop”, seemed suited to Family of farmers. Originated from the word Ricial, which literally means rice field. SIBLINGS OF RIZAL - Jose was the 7th of 11 children and younger of the 2 boys. 1. Saturnina – oldest, married to Manuel Hidalgo and published Pascual H. Poblete’s Tagalog translation of the Noli Me Tangere. 2. Paciano – oldest boy, 10 years older than Jose, a Major General in the revolutionary army and married Severina Decena. 3. Narcisa – known as Doǹa Sisa and can recite from memory all the poems of Jose Rizal married Antonio Lopez.  4. Olympia – married Silvestre Ubaldo, a telegraph operator in Manila. 5. Lucia – married Mariano Herbosa who died in cholera and was denied a Christian burial. 6. Maria – married Daniel Faustino Cruz. 7. Jose – our national hero. 8. Concepcion – known as Concha who died at age of 3. 9. Josefa – a spinster. 10. Trinidad – also a spinster. 11. Soledad – youngest and married Pantaleon Quintero. Studied at La Concordia College where she and Leonor Rivera were classmates. HEREDITARY INFLUENCES Father - profound sense of self-respect - habit of independent thinking - love for work Mother - scientific ability - religious nature - spirit of self-sacrifice - passion for arts and literature Malayan Ancestors - love for freedom - innate desire to travel - indomitable courage Chinese Ancestors - serious nature - frugality - patience - love for children Spanish Ancestors - elegance of bearing - sensitivity to insult - gallantry to ladies RIZAL’S ROMANCES 1. Segunda Katigbak (Rizal’s First Love) Jose Rizal was only a young boy of sixteen (16) when he first fell in love, and it was with Segunda Katigbak, a girl from Lipa, Batangas and two years his junior (Teenage Puppy Love). Jose met Miss K when he was accompanied by his friend, Mariano Katigbak when he visited his maternal grandmother. She was also a close friend of Olimpia (Jose’s sister) in school at La Concordia College. Unfortunately, Segunda was already engaged to be married to her townmate, Manuel Luz 2. Leonor Valenzuela (Invisible Letters) known as Orang, his next-door neighbor and daughter of Capitan Juan and Capitana Sanday Valenzuela. She was a tall girl who carried herself with grace and elegance. He eventually courted Leonor by sending her love notes, which he wrote in invisible ink  made from a mixture of water and table salt. He taught Leonor how to read his letters by heating them over a lamp or a candle to allow the words to surface. 3. Leonor Rivera (Great Love and First Engagement) Jose’s cousin from Camiling and also a La Concordian. A daughter of Antonio Rivera, his uncle in whose house Jose lived during his junior year at UST. She and Rizal eventually became engaged. In her letters, she signed her name as "Taimis" in order to hide their intimate relationship from the girl's parents. Engaged with Jose but married another man, Henry Kipping. 4. Consuelo Ortiga y Perez (The Madrid Flirt) a daughter of a liberal minded Spanish official who once served in Manila during the Spanish era. Rizal's romance with Consuelo did not turn into a serious affair; he decided to take a step back for two reasons: first, he was still engaged to Leonor Rivera at that time; and second, he was aware of his friend's (Eduardo de Lete) affection for the girl and he did not want to ruin their friendship over her. 5. O Sei San (Love at First Sight) daughter of a Japanese nobleman who had a brief affair with Rizal when she was 23 and Rizal was 27. Her real name was Seiko Usui. Because of his deep affection for her, Rizal was almost tempted to settle down in Japan. His 45-day sojourn in Japan was one of the happiest interludes in his life. 6. Gertrude Beckett (Contemporary Pastime) blue-blooded Englishwoman who was the oldest daughter of London church organist in whose house Rizal lodged when he went to visit London. Rizal enjoyed her company. Eventually their flirtatious friendship drifted towards a blossoming romance. He affectionately called her "Gettie," and in return she called him "Pettie." It was an innocent pastime, not real love. 7. Suzanne Jacoby (The Naughty Boy of Brussels) a Belgian woman Jose met when he stayed with the Jacoby’s. One of the contributing factors that led Jose to continue writing El Filibusterismo. 8. Nellie Boustead (A Failed Proposal) intellectual, sure of herself, attractive and serious with her religious belief. Jose almost married her when he knew Leonor Rivera’s love affair. 9. Josephine Bracken (True Love in Exile) Jose called her his “wife” and “dulce estranjera”. an 18-year-old lady Rizal met in Dapitan. Jose wanted to marry her but because of church requirements they just simply lived together. A little boy of eight months was born, who lived for only three hours. Rizal named him Francisco in honor of his father, and buried the child in Dapitan. married to a Filipino named Vicente Abad and died in Hong Kong due to tuberculosis.