Ian Gabriel C.

Zaulda
BSIT201A

Assignment in Introduction to Arts

Ms. Lastlene O. Morera

1. What is art?
Art is a diverse range of human activities and the products of those activities,
usually involving imaginative or technical skill. 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. This article
focuses primarily on the visual arts, which includes the creation of images or
objects in fields including painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, and
other visual media.
2. What are the branches of Art?
Art has two broad branches which include Liberal Art and Creative Art. Liberal
Art includes the subjects in the humanities and social sciences examples
religion, languages, history etc.
Creative Art has two branches which include theatre art and visual or plastic
art.
Under visual art we have performing art, literary art and language art.
Under visual art we have fine art and applied art. e.g. of fine art includes
drawing, painting, sculpture and architecture. e.g of applied art includes
textiles, graphics, pottery/ceramics and crafts.
Examples of performing art include dance, drama and music.
Examples of literary art include poems, essays and novels while examples of
language art include spelling and oration.
3. Give at least 15 Famous Filipino Artist
Juan Luna made famous for his painting called Spoliarium
Flix Resurreccin Hidalgo painted La barca de Aqueronte (English
Translation - The boat of Acheron)
Jose Rizal made known for his artwork called The Triumph of Science
over Death
Fernando Amorsolo made known for his Planting rice painting
Pacita Abad painted California dreaming
Benedicto Cabrera painted Yellow Confetti
Cesar Legaspi painted Tree Planting
Jao Mapa (Jose Vicente P. Mapa III) painted Labandera
Mario Parial - made famous for 8 horses
Romeo Villalva Tabuena made famous for Carabao
Rodel Tapaya made famous for The Naiad of Botocan Falls
Alfonso A. Ossorio famous for Perpetual Sacrifice
Hernando R. Ocampo famous for Man and Carabao
Onib Olmedo famous for The Dictator
Vicente Manansala famous for Philippines Mother and Child