Topic 1: DEFINING ART

How do you define art? For many people, art is a tangible thing: a painting, sculpture,
photograph, dance, poem or play. Art is uniquely human and tied directly to culture. As an
expressive medium, it allows us to experience wide ranges of emotion, between joy or
sorrow, or confusion and clarity. It gives voice to ideas and feelings, connects us to the past,
reflects the present, and anticipates the future. Visual art is a rich and complex subject, and
its definition is in flux as the culture around it changes. This unit examines how art is defined,
and the different ways it functions in societies and cultures.

Why DO We Make ART?

• Let`s Define ART first….

• The expression of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such
as painting or sculpture.
• Works produced by such skill and imagination.
• Art is any creative work of human being.
• Art is a form of expressing oneself
• Art resides in quality of doing; it is a process not a magic.

Art Appreciation define as…

• Is the knowledge and understanding of the universal and timeless qualities that identify
all great art.. the more we appreciate and understand the art of different eras,
movements, styles and technique, the better we can develop, evaluate and improve
your own artwork
• Is the ability to interpret or understand man made arts and enjoy them either through
actual work experiences with art tools and materials or possession of these works of art
for one`s admiration and satisfaction.

Art Criticism

• Is the discussion or evaluation of visual art?

• Art critics usually criticize art in the context of aesthetics or the theory of beauty.

Art criticism and appreciation can be subjective based on personal preference

toward aesthetics and form or it can be based on the elements and principle of design
and by social and cultural acceptance.
RENDERING TECHNIQUES IN ARTS

SCRIBBLING - A note or other writing that has little or no meaning. a hasty or careless drawing or piece
of writing. handwriting, especially when illegible.

HATCHING - CREATING VALUE WITH LINES

STIPPLING – APPYING VALUE TO A DRAWING WITH SMALL DOTS

CROSS HATCHING – TWO SETS OF PERPENDICULAR LINES

BLENDING – SHADING STYLES