What is Art:

 Art is a highly diverse range of human activities engaged in creating visual, auditory, or
performed artifacts— artworks—that express the author’s imaginative or technical skill,
and is intended to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power.
 Art may be characterized in terms of mimesis (its representation of reality), expression,
communication of emotion, or other qualities. Though the definition of what constitutes
art is disputed and has changed over time, general descriptions center on the idea of
imaginative or technical skill stemming from human agency and creation.
 Art is often examined through the interaction of the principles and elements of art. The
principles of art include movement, unity, harmony, variety, balance, contrast, proportion
and pattern. The elements include texture, form, space, shape, color, value and line.

Classification of Art:

 Fine arts, visual arts, plastic arts, performance arts, applied arts and decorative arts are
the major classifications of the arts.
 Several of these classifications have sub-classifications associated with them. Some of
the sub-classifications under fine arts include drawing, painting and sculpturing. People
use different media to create these arts. For example, charcoal, crayon, pastel, pencil and
chalk are all examples of media that are used to create drawings.
 Visual arts include disciplines like photography, videography and animation. Whereas
some types of art stand on their own, visual art is often part of a product, such as a book,
magazine or movie.
 Plastic arts are more about how objects can be molded than it is about plastic. Clay,
stone, plaster, wood and paper all may be used to create plastic arts. Origami, the practice
of folding paper into shapes and objects, is an example of this kind of art.
 Decorative arts refer to jewelry, ceramics and other items that are embellished by
ornaments and other designs. Performance arts are most evident in the theater. Ballets,
operas and plays are all part of this classification. Applied arts involve a person adding
design elements to functional objects. Computer art and interior design are examples.

Definition of Art:

 Art is often considered the process or product of deliberately arranging elements in a way
that appeals to the senses or emotions. It encompasses a diverse range of human
activities, creations and ways of expression, including music, literature, film, sculpture
and paintings. The meaning of art is explored in a branch of philosophy known as
aesthetics.

Examples of Art:

 The Starry Night (Vincent Van Gogh)

 Mona Lisa (Leonardo Da Vinci)
 The Old Guitarist (Pablo Picasso)
Difference between Contemporary and Modern Arts:
 Modern art refers to the period that began in the 1880s and that lasted until the 1960s.
Contemporary art can be said to be the art that was developed after the 1960s and is still
emerging.
 Artists like Van Gogh and Manet are credited with revolutionizing the art in the 1880s
and giving a new realm to it. 3.They emphasized on the subjective representation of
subjects rather than focusing on realism that was prevalent before the 1880s.
 Contemporary art is one created by artists who are still living. The late 1900s saw major
social, political, and cultural reformations across the world which had greatly influenced
this art form.
 Unlike modern art, contemporary art has some social impact. Moreover, contemporary
artists had significant freedom and liberty to experiment with all styles.

History of Philippine Arts:

 AGE OF HORTICULTURE/ NEOLITHIC PERIOD (6185 to 4,400 BC) • METAL AGE
(3190 to 190 BC) • IRON AGE (200 BC TO 1000 BC) Old Stone Age (Paleolithic)
Espinosa Ranch Site, Cagayan 16000-8000 BC The proof of earliest man’s presence was
recovered from a ranch site in Cagayan Province-two flake tools dated about .9 million
years.
 Shell Bracelets and Pendants (Neolithic) Cagayan, Palawan, and Sorsogon 4854 BC.
 Lingling-o (2000 BC – 1000 AD) Duyong Cave, Palawan a kind of ear pendant fashioned
from green nephrite (jade) is the characteristic trait of the Early Metal Age.
 Maitum Jar (Metal Age: 190 BC to 500 AD) In 1991, the National Museum
archaeological team discovered anthropomorphic secondary burial jars in Ayub Cave,
Barangay Pinol, Maitum, Sarangani Province, Mindanao, Philippines.
 Pottery Weaving Tattoo Jewelry Carving Metal Crafts
 The Okir (motif) is an artistic cultural heritage of the Maranaos of Lanao, Philippines. It
is as an artistic design of the Maranao native inhabitants of southern Philippines
beginning from the early 6th Century C.E. before the Islamization of the area.
 Byzantine Painting Style: Attributed to Maître à la Ratière, Battle of Marignano, 1515
Filipino Interpretation: Esteban Villanueva, Basi Revolt, 1821 (1 of 14 paintings) Note of
Haley’s Comet moving across the sky
 Byzantine frescoes 11th–12th-century Church of Panayia Phorviotissa Cyprus. Langit,
Lupa at Impierno Josef Luciano Dans ca. 1850 Byzantine art are artistic products of the
Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, as well as the nations and states that inherited
culturally from the empire. These are more Christian based art.
 Juan Luna y Novicio was a Filipino painter, sculptor and a political activist of the
Philippine Revolution during the late 19th century. • His Spoliarium won the gold medal
in the 1884 Madrid Exposition of Fine Arts
 One of the greatest Filipino painters along with fellow painter Juan Luna in the 19th
century • His work has a touch of Romanticism and aesthetics of the Neoclassicism
 Philippine Modern Art (1946 – 1970)
 Philippine Post Modern Art (1970 – 1980s)
 Philippine Contemporary Art (1980s to Present)