Lecture: February 06,2020
The importance and Assumptions of Art:
Chapter 1
Importance of Art
× The art is indescribable to define and
difficult to gather into a conceptual net,
but we would probably agree that the
arts enhance daily experience.
× Art plays a vital part in developing the
intellect of the younger generation to
build up a positive character and
appreciate natural aesthetics.
× Today, the advanced technology know-
how and modernization, art plays a vital
role.
× There is no debating the belief that the
arts have never been more important to
our society and should be fully
integrated to our lives, our community
and education as a whole.
Meaning of Art
The word art is rooted in the 13th century
French word art, which means skill as a result
of learning or practice, and the Latin words ars,
meaning ability or practical skills.
It conveys meaning such as ability, process
and product.
Art as ability, process and product!
× Art is a human capacity to make things
of beauty and tings that stir us; it is
creativity.
× Art as process encompasses acts, such
as drawings, painting, sculpting,
designing buildings, singing, dancing,
and camera to create images or
memorable works.
× Art as product is the completed work- an
etching, a sculpture, structure, musical
composition, choreography, or tapestry.
Art defined…
× Plato- “Art is that which brings life in
harmony with the beauty of the world”
× John Dewey- “Art is an attitude of spirit,
a state of mind- one that demands for its
own satisfaction and fulfilling, a shaping
of matter and more significant forms."
× Oscar Wilde- “Art is the most intense
mode of individualism that the world has
known.”
× Elbert Hubbard- “Art is not a thing- it is a
way”
Essentials of Art
× Art has to be man-made.
× Art must be creative, not initiative.
× Art must benefit and satisfy man.
× Art is expressed through a certain
medium or material by which the artist
communicates himself to the audience.
History of Art
Art is universal
× Art is everywhere; wherever men have
lived together; art has sprung up among
them as a language charged with
feelings and significance.
× Does art have limits?
× Art has no limit, and it rises above
cultures, races, and civilizations. It is
timeless because it goes beyond the
time of our own existence.
Art is Not Nature
× Art is man-made; it is the creation of
man utilizing his thoughtful skill and
artistry, which undergoes process and
planning.
× Art is the imitation or even an
appropriation of reality and nature.
× Look everything around you!
× Art that is created by God is divine,
while art created by man is superficial
and temporary.
× Works of art are made by artists to
adore the wonders of life and the beauty
of God’s creation.
× Art can never be natural, it is
momentary in the constant
transformation of change, it does not
change by itself unless manipulated by
creator.
× Artists could make any work or art but
they definitely could not form nature.
Art involves Experience sacred dimensions of the artistic
creative process.
× Art is the depiction of our experiences. It
demands taking part. × The sacred level not only transforms
something art but also transforms the
× Art involves laying pigments, molding
artist at the very core of his being.
clay, chipping marbles, casting bronze,
constructing buildings, singing songs,
playing roles on stage, acting, and
Categories of Art
dance.
Visual Art:
× We can only appreciate art if we spend
time to look at it, listen to it, touch it, feel × Painting
its presence. × Sculpture
× Architecture
Functions of Art
× Personal Performing Arts:

× Social × Music
× Dance
× Cultural function × Film
× Aesthetic function × Theatre
× Literary
× Spiritual function × Performance poetry

Digital Art:
Basic Philosophical Perspectives of Art
× an art that is made with electronic
Art as mimesis-PLATO assistance or intended to be
displayed on a computer, which is
× Art is an imitation of the real that was an
the most important element in digital
imitation of ideal.
art.
× It is an imitation of an imitation.
Applied Arts:
Art as representation- ARISTOTLE
× Fashion design
× The aim of art is not to represent the × Furniture design
outward appearance of things but their × Interior design
inward significance. × Graphic design
Art for art’s sake- IMMANUEL KANT
× Art has its own reason for being. It
implies that an art object is best
understood as an autonomous creation
to be valued only for its success as it
organizes color and line into a formally
satisfying and beautiful whole.
Art as functional
× Arts serves a function.
× Art is meant to be used, to enrich lives
and to be spiritually potent, to educate,
to support or protest existing power
structures, to entertain and many more.
Art as an escape
× Doing and creating art touches the
deepest realms of the mind and the
 × Its surrounding where it is used
or displayed
× The customs, beliefs, and values
Chapter 2:
of the culture that uses it.
The subject of Art
× Writing that help explain the
× Subject of art is the matter to be work.
described or to be portrayed by the
Better understanding of content has three
artist.
levels of meaning
× The subject of art is varied.
× Factual meaning- the literal statement
× This may a person, place, object, scene or narrative content in the work that can
or event. be directly apprehended because of the
object presented.
× Basically, it is anything under the sun!
× Conventional meaning- refers to the
Kinds of art as subject
special meaning that the certain object
× Representational or Objective Art- an or color has for a particular culture or
art that represents objects that are group of people when it is shown in an
commonly recognized by most people. artwork.

× Examples: × Subjective meaning- refers to the

individual meaning deliberately and
× Portrait instinctively expressed by the artist
× Landscapes using a personal symbolism that stems
from his own alliance with a certain
× Seascapes subject.
× Moonscapes
× Mythology Keeping Art

× Non-representational or Nonobjective 1. National Pride and Glory

Art – they are those arts without any
2. Museums and Private Collection
reference to anything outside itself.
3. Preservation and Restoration

Sources of the Subject of Art

Chapter 3: Artist vs Artisan
× Nature
× History
ARTIST
× Greek and Roman Mythology
The word artist is generally defined as an art
× Religion practitioner, such as painter, sculpture,
× Sacred oriental text choreographer, dancer, writer, poet, musicians,
and many more!

Content of Art
Qualities of an Artist
× Refers to the meaning, message, and/or
feeling imparted by a work of art. × Artist are creative individuals who use
their imagination and skills to
× Content is inextricably linked with form, communicate in an art form.
which refers to pictorial aspects of art.
× Artists exhibits the courage to take risk.
× The art’s imagery
× They can see their surroundings in new
× The symbolic meaning and unusual ways.

Qualities of an Artisan
× An artisan is a craftsman, such as
carpenter, carver, plumber, blacksmith,
weaver, embroider, and the like who
produce directly functional and
decorative arts.
× Artisan helps us in meeting our basic
needs such as food, clothing, dwelling,
furniture, and kitchen utensils; they craft
everything that makes our life easy.
Key components of the Art Market
× Art market is an economic ecosystem
that relies not only on supply and
demand but also on fabrication of a
work’s predicted future monetary and/or
cultural value.
× Curator- is a manager/ overseer or
keeper or a cultural heritage or
institution (gallery, museum, library, or
archive)
× Art buyer- is a professional who is
knowledgeable in art, who may scout
talents for an advertising agency
seeking to employ an art director who
may look for an art for a collector or
company.
× Art dealer- a person or a company that
buys and sells works of art.
× They often study history or at
before starting their careers.
× They figure how much they
should pay for the piece and
estimate the resale price.
× They inspect the objects of
paintings and determine its value.
The Creative Process
Robert Fritz presented levels of creative
process
× GERMINATION
× The most important and difficult
stage
× ASSIMILATION
× Plan, analyze, internalize,
assimilate or incorporate idea you
want to create.
× COMPLETION
× Finishing touch prior to publishing
it.
MEDIUM vs TECHNIQUE
× Medium refers to the materials that are
used by artists to create a work of art.
Without the medium, the idea remains a
concept and will stay in the depth of the
artist’s imagination.
× Technique refers to the artist’s ability
and knowledge or technical know-how in
manipulating the medium. Making an
artwork requires technical competence.
Apo Whang-od Oggay is a Filipina tattoo artist
from Buscalan, Tinglayan, Kalinga. She
described as the “last” and “oldest”
mambabatok and is part of the Butbut people
and is part of the larger Kalinga Ethnic group.
She was awarded DANGAL NG HARAYA
AWARD ’18, equivalent to a NATIONAL
ARTIST.
APO WHANG-OD OGGAY process
× Process- tapping into the skin thru a
thorn end of a calamansi or pomelo tree.
× Technique- Batok or Hand tapping
× Medium- Ink mixture of charcoal and
water and body as a human canvass
× Person’s involved- Whang-od’s
grandniece named Grace Palicas