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Lesson 1 o Acrylic – color, water, oil, moderate

Humanities – came from the word “humanus” which means o Encaustic – color and wax, commonly used by
human, the field aims to become human through fine arts Egyptians in sarcophagus
Art - "ars" means skill or craft, human ingenuity in adapting
things in man's use, expression of ideas and feelings, anything Drawing - the art or technique of producing images on a
that is produced through skill surface, usually paper, by means of marks, usually
Art Genres of ink, graphite, chalk, charcoal, or crayon.
o Visual arts – graphic (2D) and plastic (3D)
o Audio-Visual Arts Mosaic – could be additive sculpture but applied in a flat surface
o Literary Arts
o Combined Arts Stained glass – baroque and gothic period
Function of Art
o Aesthetic function – beauty Tapestry – cross stitch for royalties
o Social function – society, socialization
o Utilitarian function – all goods, comfort Printing – Johannes Gutenberg, the one who introduced
o Cultural function – extension of our culture, preservation printing press, a duplication process
Subject of Art In Japan, it started as fish painting
o Representational art – represents something or someone
o Non-objective art – abstract or self-interpretation Sculpture – 3D
Scope of Art Mediums of Sculpture
o Fine arts – aesthetics o Stone – hard and brittle, oldest medium
o Practical arts – useful o Granite – igneous rock, golden age of Greek civilization
Forms of Art o Marble – crystal-like, Hellenic period, Greek and roman
o Plastic art o Clay – squishy, used for molding
o Phonetics art – sounds and music o Wood – cheapest
o Kinesthetic/Kinetic art – body movement and dance o Metal
o Pure art – sound and body movement  Copper
o Mixed art  Bronze – copper + tin
Principles of art  Brass – copper +zinc
o Harmony – combination of all elements  Iron – used by Hittites or metal workers
o Balance – formal (bilateral and radial) and informal  Silver
o Rhythm – consecutive pattern  Gold
o Proportion – relative size
o Emphasis- most important element Lesson 3
Performing Arts
Lesson 2 Music
Medium – from Latin word “Medius” which means middle and - Vocal music (male and female)
can be material or non-material - Instrumental music (string, percussion, wind, keyboard
- Ensemble (orchestra, rondalia, band)
Painting – color (idea) – pigment (medium itself), art of applying - Mundane (cosmos)
pigment into a flat surface to represent a subject - Mixed music – vocal and instrumental
Dancing
- Body movements and music, gesture, steps, facial expression
Some examples of pigment Literature
o Tempera – ground pigment with egg white or egg yolk - Essay
o Fresco - “Fresh”, earth pigment, ex. Spoliarium by Juan - Novel
Luna - Novelette (ex. Precious hearts romance)
o Oil – linseed oil - Poem
o Watercolor – least durable and cheap, impressionism - Dramatic poetry (intended to be performed)
Movements or ways on how to represent the subject Literature
- Realism Prose
- Abstractionism (mangling – lacerated part or cut, elongation, 1. Characters
distortion – misshaped, cubism – Pablo Picasso, geometric 2. Plot
figures, abstract expressionism) 3. Settings
- Surrealism – dreams, beyond realism 4. Theme/Genre
- Fauvism – bright colors 5. Mood
- Dadaism – dark colors, anti-art 6. Conflict
- Symbolic Poetry
- Impressionism – smooth color with bright color 1. Measure (vertical and horizontal)
- Expressionism – dark color 2. Rhythm
- Futurism 3. Rhyme
- Pop-art – modern art or cartoons 4. Imagery
5. Figure of speech
Lesson 4
Visual Arts Drama – film, playwright, stage play
- Space
- Shape
- Color
- Volume
- Line
- Form

Audio-visual Arts
Dance
- Dancer
- Choreographer
- Movement
- Theme
- Message
- Costume/props or property
- Technique

Music
1. Pitch - highness or lowness of tone
2. Volume - loudness and softness of tone
3. Tempo - speed of the music
4. Duration - length of time
5. Timbre - quality tone
6. Rhythm - pattern
7. Harmony - combination or blending of two or more tones
8. Melody - consecutive movement of tone or more tones
9. Texture - number of tones
o Monophonic - 1 tone
o Polyphonic - 2 or more tones
o Homophonic - 2 or more tones with same medium
10. Form - combination of all elements

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