INTRODUCTION: ART APPRECIATION (ARTA 111) HUMANITIES sculptures that you see in art galleries to the last movie

u see in art galleries to the last movie you saw.

Some mediums of visual arts include paintings, drawings,
Humanities lettering, printing, sculptures, digital imaging, and more.

 came from the Latin word humanus meaning refined, cultured Architecture
and human
 study of the different cultural aspect of man, his frailties in life • is the art of designing and constructing buildings and other types
and how it can be improved of structure. It is often referred to as the “mother of the arts”
 records man’s quest for answers to the fundamental questions he because it houses, serves as background for, or occurs in relation
asks about himself and about life to other fields of art. Materials used include stone, concrete,
brick, wood, steel, glass, and plaster.
ETYMOLOGY OF ART
Performance Art
• ART comes from the Aryan root word AR which means to put
together  • Performance art is a live art and the artist’s medium is mainly the
• Latin word ARS which means skills/ability human body which he or she uses to perform, but also employs
• cover those areas of artistic creativity other kind of art such as visual art, props, or sound.
- embraces the visual arts, literature, music and dance
Theater
DIVISION OF THE ARTS
• uses live performers to present accounts or imaginary events
Visual: arts that are primarily seen, occupies space (paintings, sculptures and before a live audience. Theater art performance usually follows a
architectures) script, though they should not be confused with literary arts.
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Auditory: heard, timed arts; exist in time (music and poetry)
Dance
Combined/performing arts: combines visual & auditory elements (drama &
theatre, dancing, opera) PURPOSES OF THE ARTS • is series of movements that follows the rhythm of the music
accompaniment.
 Create beauty
 Provide decoration FILM
 Reveal truth
• Film refers to the art of putting together successions of still
 Immortalize
images in order to create an illusion of movement, Filmmaking
 Express religious values
focuses on its aesthetic, cultural, and social value and is
 Record and commemorate experience
considered as both an art and an industry.
 Create order & harmony
Poetry Performance
ASSUMPTIONS OF ARTS
• Poetry is an art form where the artist expresses his emotions not
ART IS UNIVERSAL
by using paint, charcoal, or camera, but expresses them through
• created by all people at all times words.
• no matter how isolated, people sing, dance, tell stories, create
Literary Art
monuments, and draw visual patterns
• present in all countries • Literary art goes beyond the usual professional, academic,
• it lives because it is well-lived and enjoyed journalistic, and other technical form of writing. It focuses on
writing using a unique style, not following a specific form or
ART IS CULTURAL
norm. It may include both fiction and non-fiction such as novels,
• Art is a reflection of people and their social context biographies and poems.
• separation in art is equal to separation in society
Applied Arts
• no high or low art
• all have the same potential to communicate with anyone. • Applied arts incorporate elements of style and design to everyday
• ART IS CULTURAL items with the aim of increasing their aesthetical value. Artists in
• ART IS not NATURE this field bring beauty, charm, and comfort into many things that
• ART involves EXPERIENCE are useful in everyday life.
• ART involves EXPERIENCE
• ART AS EXPRESSION THE FUNCTIONS OF ART
• ART IS SUBJECTIVE
AS A THERAPY
NATURE OF ART
• In its therapeutic function, art can be and is used as therapy for
1. Art is a diverse range of human activities individuals with a variety of illnesses, both physical and mental.
2. Art represents reality - representation
3. Art is an expression ART AS ARTIFACT
4. Art serves as a means of communication of emotions
5. Art matters – illustrates human experiences • Art also functions as an artifact: A product of a particular time
6. Art is universal and place, an artwork represents the ideas and technology of that
7. Art is creation specific time and place. As we look back over history, we find in
art striking, and in some cases, the only, tangible records of some
POPULAR ART EXPRESSIONS peoples. The insights we gain into cultures, including our own are
enhanced tremendously by such artifacts as paintings, sculptures,
VISUAL ARTS poems, plays, and buildings. Chinese Ming dynasty period
between 1368-1644
• Is the kind of art form that the population is most likely more
exposed to, but its variations are so diverse they range from PERSONAL FUNCTION
 • The personal functions of art are varied and highly subjective. • Genre
This means that its function depends on the person- the artist • Visionary expression
who created the art.
• Self-expression or gratification CONTENT IN ART

SOCIAL FUNCTION Levels of meaning

• Art is considered to have a social function if and when it addresses
a particular collective interest as opposed to a personal interest.
Political art is a very common example of an art with a social
function. Art may convey message of protest, contestation, or
whatever message the artist intends his work to carry.
• Influence social behavior
• Display and celebration
PHYSICAL FUNCTION
• The physical functions of art are the easiest to spot and
understand. The physical functions of art can be found in
artworks that are crafted in order to serve some physical
purpose.
• Form and function
• Architecture
• Factual- pertains to the most rudimentary level of meaning for it
may be extracted from the identifiable or recognizable forms in
the artwork and understanding how these elements relate to one
another.
• Conventional- meaning, on the other hand, pertains to the
acknowledged interpretation of the artwork using motifs, signs,
symbols and other cyphers as bases of its meaning. These
conventions are established through time, strengthened by
recurrent use and wide acceptance by its viewers or audience and
scholars who study then.
• Subjectivities- are consulted, a variety of meaning may arise
when a particular work of art is read. These meanings stem from
the viewer’s or audience’s circumstances that come into play
when engaging with art.
THE ARTIST

SUBJECT AND CONTENT • A person with talent

• Have skills to conceptualize
Subject refers to the visual focus or the image that may be extracted from • Make creative work
examining the artwork. • Dedicated to the creative side
• Only for the enjoyment and appreciation of the viewer
Content is the meaning that is communicated by the artist or the artwork. T
THE ARTISAN
THE SUBJECT
• A manual worker who makes items in his/her hand.
• matter to be described or portrayed by the artist • Through skill, experience and talent can create things of great
• may be a person, object, scene or event value as well as being functional.
• classified by: TYPE, SOURCE and KIND classification:
The Elements of Visual Arts
As to TYPE
LINE
Representational Art or Objective Art
• Line is a mark on a surface that describes a shape or outline. It can
• represent objects that are commonly recognized by most people create texture and can be thick and thin. Types of line can include
• attempt to copy something that is real classification actual, implied, vertical, horizontal, diagonal and contour line.
• images need not be true to life but it must clearly represent or be • is an important element at the disposal of every artist.
recognizable • always has direction, always moving.
• uses form • as used in any work of art, may either be straight or curved.
• concerned with what is to be depicted classification • A line can be used to express various things or feelings; it can be
used to show various moods or anything abstract.
Non-Representational Art or Non-Objective Art
What do these lines suggest?
• Art without any reference to any objects in our world
• Abstract so no recognizable objects • CURVED LINES
• It uses content • HORIZONTAL LINES
• concerned with how the artwork is depicted classification • DIAGONAL LINES
• VERTICAL LINES
SOURCE
Vertical Lines
• Nature
• Religion • Vertical lines are poised for action.
• History • They are poised, balanced, forceful, and dynamic.
• Greek and roman mythology • They express an impression of dignity.
• Fantasy • VERTICAL LINES Only vertical lines can be used to express an
• emotion orderly feeling
KIND Horizontal Lines
Still life • Horizontal lines are lines of repose and serenity.
• They express ideas of calmness and quiescence.
• nonmoving, nonliving objects
• Only horizontal lines can give a feeling of peacefulness and
• usually set indoors
stillness.
• contains at least one man-made object classification
Diagonal lines
• Animals
• Landscape • are used to create feelings of movement or action.
• Seascape • SIARGAO: The Surfing Capital of the Philippines
• Cityscape
• Portraiture Curved lines
 • sometimes referred as S curves,
• suggest gracefulness or sexiness.
• If you want to photograph S curves, the human body makes for a
wonderful subject. From the arch of a foot to the curve of a neck,
you can find many ways to capture curved leading lines by
photographing the human form. It is up to the artist how he
conveys his message, in the best way possible through the use of
lines.
Three Main Types of Lines
Repetition
 is the representation of an appearance of distance by means of
converging line
 It has to do with the direction of lines and with the size of objects.
Aerial perspective
 is the representation of relative distances of objects by gradations
of tone or color.
 Objects become fainter in the distance due to the effect of the
atmosphere.
 Objects appear to be lighter in color as they recede into the
distance or atmosphere.

• occurs when two or more lines are drawn within a corner
following the lines of the corner.
Contrast
• Lines that are in opposition to each other form a contrast.
Transition line
• is a line that connects two workflow elements. Transition lines
allow you to define what the next step in a workflow will be.
Color
SPACE
 Space as an element of art, refers to distances or areas around,
between or within components of a piece.
 Space can be positive (white or light) or negative (black or dark),
open or closed, shallow or deep and two-dimensional or three-
dimensional.
• Sometimes space isn't actually within a piece, but the illusion of it
is.
Positive space - the areas in a work of art that are the subjects, or areas of
interest.

• refers to the visual perception of light being reflected from a
surface of an artwork.
The Art Element of Color
In the most basic classification, colors can be divided into three groups:
primary, secondary and tertiary. Attributes of Color
Hue is the term for the pure spectrum colors commonly referred to by the
"color names" - red, orange, yellow, blue, green violet - which appear in the
hue circle or rainbow. Theoretically all hues can be mixed from three basic
hues, known as primaries.
Color Wheel
Negative space – areas around the subjects, or areas of interest.
Form
• applies to the over-all design of a work of art.
• It describes the structure or shape of an object.
• only applied to those artworks that are three-dimensional
• Organic and Geometric Forms
VOLUME
• Volume refers to the amount of space occupied in three
dimensions.
• It refers to solidity or thickness.

• A color wheel is an abstract illustrative organization of color hues around a

circle, that shows relationships between primary, secondary, and tertiary
colors, etc.

Value

refers to the lightness or darkness of a color. It is the quality which depends

on the amount of light and dark in color.

• Tints are values above the normal

• Shades are values below the normal.

Intensity refers to the brightness or darkness of color. It gives color strength.

When a hue is vivid form, it is said to be in full intensity. When it is dulled, it
is said to be partly neutralized.

TEXTURE

 rough or smooth, fine or coarse, shiny or dull, plain or irregular.

 is the element that deals more directly with the sense of touch.
 applies to how an object feels or appears to feel.

Implied texture expresses the idea of how a surface might feel. For example,
a painting of a blanket might convey the idea that the blanket is soft.

Actual texture- is texture that can actually be felt. For example, a ceramic
bowl might feature a carved texture that could be felt when holding that
bowl.

Perspective- deals with the effect of distance upon the appearance of

objects, by means of which the eye judge spatial relationships.

Kinds of Perspective

Linear perspective