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SC ARTS – TEACHING ARTS IN THE ELEMETARY GRADE

MODULE
LESSON 1
Concept, Definition and Objectives of Art

Learning Outcomes
 Define Arts
 Determine the concept and objectives of Art
Introduction
Art, in its broadest sense, is a form of communication. It means whatever the artist
intends it to mean, and this meaning is shaped by the materials, techniques, and forms it
makes use of, as well as the ideas and feelings it creates in its viewers. In this lesson, we
will determine and define arts through its concept, meaning and objectives.
Lecture Notes/Lesson Content
When we hear the word art, some of our minds jump to museums or framed paintings
and in that content some people think now “I’m not a big fan of art”. Others don’t get it or
they think of art as something that are just for intellectuals or artsy people but really art is
for anyone who wants to experience it and its often in more places than we might realize.
Songs you like, movies you watch, poems, theatre, even the quilt that your grandmother
made
1.1 What is Art?
Britanica online define Arts as:
“the use of skill and imagination in the creation of aesthetic objects, environments or
experiences that can be shared with others

The Meaning of the Word Art

The word art encompasses many meanings, including ability, process, and product.
Ability - The human capacity to make things of beauty and things that stir us; skill,
mastery, and creativity.
Process - The different classifications of art such as drawing, painting, sculpting,
architecture, music, and photography; methods and processes.
Product - The completed work; painting, sculpture
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Whatever the definition, it is important to know the vocabulary of art in order to

understand it.
1.2 Objectives
The objectives of art education are to :
• help learners to consolidate past experiences and knowledge;
• introduce learners to different media and techniques and their use for creative
and productive expression for common use;
• provide opportunities for development of awareness about folk arts, local specific
arts and other cultural components leading to an appreciation of national heritage;
• assist learners to use artistic and aesthetic sensibility in day-to-day life situation;
• enable learners to achieve a balanced growth as a social being in tune with our
culture through project work.
• get acquainted with the life and work of the local artists/artistes;
• use resourcefully locally available material to make different products (objects)
with the help of the community;
• refine the sense of appreciation of the beauty of nature through the basic element of art
forms.

Purposes of Art
- Arts create beauty
Aesthetic: the search for beauty
Idealism: the representation of forms according to a concept or perfection
- Art can be used to replicate nature ( naturalistic)
Depict reality (realistic, objective, perceptive)
Record an artist’s own experiences (representational)
- Art enhances our environment
- Art influences society; art reveals truth, art immortalizes
- Art expresses religious belief
- Art expresses fantasy
- Art can make you think, art can make you feel, art can trigger associations
- Art simulates the intellect
- Arts create order and harmony
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Design – the combination of the visual elements according to principles of design

such as proportion and harmony

1.3 Concept of Arts

Underlying Core Concepts
Light – that form of radiant energy which simulates visual perception, illumination
(value, color, hue, neutral, tone, key, tint, shade, shadow, highlight, modeling,
chiaroscuro)
Space – the environment in which all things exist (line, shape, mass, length, width,
size, area, measurement, depth, volume, dimension, proportion, scale)
Time – period of duration, fourth dimension (duration, motion, moment, date)
Composition - The act or organizing or composing the visual elements of art.
Design - The combination of the visual elements of art according to principles of
design such as balance and unity.
Form - The organization of the visual elements in a work of art.
Summary
As being discussed, art is a form of communication. It is the use of skill and imagination
in the creation of aesthetic objects, environments or experiences that can be shared with
others. Some of its objectives given are introduce learners to different media and
techniques and their use for creative and productive expression for common use; to
provide opportunities for development of awareness about folk arts, local specific arts and
other cultural components leading to an appreciation of national heritage; assist learners
to use artistic and aesthetic sensibility in day-to-day life situation; and enable learners to
achieve a balanced growth as a social being in tune with our culture through project work.
The underlying concept of arts are light, space, time, design and form.