Module 1: Creativity, Imagination, and Expression (PDF)

REVIEWER IN AA ASYMMETRICAL BALANCE – one side of a composition does not reflect the design of the MODULE 1 “Creativity, Imagination, and...

REVIEWER IN AA ASYMMETRICAL BALANCE – one side of a composition does not reflect the design of the MODULE 1 “Creativity, Imagination, and other. Expression” EMPHASIS – the focal point of an image, or when one THE ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF ARTS area or thing stands out the most. LINE – a mark with length and direction, and a CONTRAST – a large difference between two things to continuous mark made on a surface by a moving point. create interest and tension. COLOR – consists of Hue (another word for color), RHYTHM/MOVEMENT – a regular repetition of Intensity (brightness) and Value (lightness or darkness). elements to produce the look and feel of movement. VALUE – the lightness or darkness of a color. PATTERN AND REPETITION – repetition of a design. SHAPE – on enclosed area defined and determined by UNITY – when all the elements and principles work other art elements; 2-dimensional. together to create a pleasing image. FORM – a 3-dimensional object; or something in a VARIETY – the use of differences and change to increase 2-dimensional artwork that appears to be the visual interest of the work. 3-dimensional. PROPORTION – the comparative relationship of one SPACE – the distance or area between, around, above, part to another with respect to size, quantity, or below, or within things. degree/scale. TEXTURE – the surface quality or "feel" of an object, its smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. Textures may be “The role of art as a creative work is to depict the world actual or implied. in a completely different light and perspective.” – JEAN-PAUL SARTRE THE PRINCIPLES OF ART “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For – what we use to organize the Elements of Art, or the knowledge is limited to all we now know and tools to make art. understand, while imagination embraces the entire BALANCE – the way the elements are arranged to world, and all there ever will be to know.” create a feeling of stability in a work. – ALBERT EINSTEIN SYMMETRICAL BALLANCE – parts of an image are organized so that one side mirrors the other.  MODULE 2 “Art as Expression” “What an artist does to an emotion is not to induce it, but express it. Through expression, he is able to explore VISUAL ARTS - creations that fall under this category are his own emotions and at the same time, create those that appeals to the sense of sight and are mainly something beautiful out of them.” visual in nature. – Robin George Collingwood FILM - refers to the art of putting together successions of still images in order to create an illusion of movement. MODULE 3 “Functions of Art” PERFORMANCE ART - a live art and the artist’s medium ART AS EXPRESSION is mainly the human body which he or she uses to perform, but also employs other kind of art such as Aristotle claimed that every particular substance in the visual art, props, or sound. world has an end or telos in Greek, which translates into “purpose”. POETRY PERFORMANCE - an art form where the artist FUNCTIONS OF ART - an inquiry on the function of art is expresses his emotions not by using paint, charcoal, or an inquiry on what art is for. camera, but expresses them through words. ARCHITECTURE AND APPLIED ARTS - the value of the ARCHITECTURE - art that is pursuit and creation of art in question lies in the practical benefits one gains beautiful things while architecture is the making of from it. beautiful buildings. PAINTING AND LITERATURE - one can look at the value DANCE - a series of movements that follows the rhythm of the product of art in and for itself. of the music accompaniment. PERSONAL FUNCTIONS OF ART LITERARY ARTS - artists who practice literary arts use - The personal functions of art are varied and highly words to express themselves and communicate subjective. emotions to the readers. - A function depends on the artist who created the art. THEATER - uses live performers to present accounts or - An artist may create an art out of self-expression, imaginary events before a live audience. entertainment, or therapeutic purpose. APPLIED ARTS - incorporating elements of style and SOCIAL FUNCTIONS OF ART design to everyday items with the aim of increasing - Art is considered to have a social function if and when their aesthetic value. it addresses a particular collective interest as opposed to a personal interest. - Art may convey message of protest, contestation, or whatever message the artist intends his work to carry. - "Dekada '70" a novel by Lualhati Bautista, serves as a ART AS AN IMITATION (PLATO) powerful example of art reflecting social and political In Plato’s The Republic, he paints a picture of issues, particularly during the Martial Law period in the artists as imitators and art as mere imitation. Philippines. In his description of the ideal republic, Plato - Political art is a very common example of an art with a against the inclusion of art as a subject in the social function. curriculum and banning of artists in Republic. - Art can also depict social conditions such as Plato was deeply suspicious of arts and artists photography (pictures of poverty). for two reasons: - Performance art like plays or satires can also rouse 1. They appeal to the emotion rather to the emotions and rally people toward a particular end. rational faculty of men. PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS OF ART 2. They imitate rather than lead one to reality. - The physical functions of art can be found in artworks Art is just an imitation of imitation. A painting is that are crafted in order to serve some physical just an imitation of nature, which is also just an purpose. imitation of reality in the World of Forms. - Architecture, jewelry-making, interior design all serves Art then is to be banished, alongside the physical functions. practitioners, so that the attitudes and actions OTHER FUNCTIONS OF ART of the members of the Republic will not be - Music was principally used for dance and religion. corrupted by the influence of the arts. - Sculptures have been made by man, most particularly ART AS A REPRESENTATION (ARISTOTLE) for religion. Aristotle agreed with Plato that art is a form of - Architecture may be the most prominent functional imitation. art. However, Aristotle considered art as an aid to philosophy in revealing the truth. MODULE 4 “Philosophical perspectives on Art” Unlike Plato who thought that art is an imitation of another imitation, Aristotle conceived of art PHILOSOPHY - is the study of the fundamental nature of as representing possible versions of reality. knowledge, reality, and existence. In Aristotelian worldview, art serves “The aim of art is to represent not the outward two particular purposes: appearance of things, but their inward significance.” 1. Art allows for the experience of pleasure (horrible experience can be made an object - ARISTOTLE of humor). 2. Art also has an ability to be instructive and teach its audience things about life (cognitive). ART AS A DISINTEREDTED JUDGEMENT MODULE 5 “Representation and (IMMANUEL KANT) Non-representational Art” In his Critique of Judgment, considered the THREE BASIC COMPONENTS OF A WORK OF ART: judgment of beauty, the cornerstone of art, as SUBJECT – the visual focus or the image that may be something that can be universal despite its extracted from examining the artwork; the “what”. subjectivity. Kant recognized that judgment of beauty is CONTENT– the meaning that is communicated by the subjective. artist or the artwork; the “why”. However, even subjective judgments are based FORM – the development and configuration of the art on some universal criterion for the said work – how the elements and the medium or material judgment. are put together; the “how”. Making an aesthetic judgment requires us to be TYPES OF SUBJECT disinterested. In other words, we should try to go beyond our individual tastes and preferences REPRESENTATIONAL ART - these types of art have so that we can appreciate art from a universal subject that refer to objects or events occurring in the standpoint. real world. ART AS A COMMUNICATION OF EMOTION NON-REPRESENTATIONAL ART - art forms that do not (LEO TOLSTOY) make a reference to the real world. According to Leo Tolstoy, art plays a huge role ABSTRACT ART - a mixture or combination of in communication to its audience’s emotions representational and non- representational art. that the artist previously experienced. CONTENT IN ART - the meaning or message that is In the same that language communicates expressed or communicated by the artwork. information to other people, art communicates emotions. FACTUAL MEANING - the most rudimentary level of As a purveyor of man’s innermost feelings and meaning for it, understanding how these elements thoughts, art is given a unique opportunity to relate to one another. serve as a mechanism for social unity. CONVENTIONAL MEANING - pertains to the Art is central to man’s existence because it acknowledged interpretation of the artwork using makes accessible feelings and emotions of motifs, signs, and symbols as bases of its meaning. people from the past and present. SUBJECTIVE MEANING - these meanings stem from the viewer’s or audience’s circumstances that come into play when engaging with art.