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Overview
This unit addresses the importance of art in our everyday life as part of a complex
society and as an integral mode of expression and communication. Art’s meaning covers its
etymological to modern sense, and how it is perceived by man variable and relative from a
person, time, and location. The assumptions discuss the principles and sources of art
appreciation and set the margin and boundary of accountability and duty to achieve what
man is capable of doing.
Learning Objectives
At the end of the unit, I am able to:
1. understand and realize the importance of arts in daily life
2. explain the meaning of arts and the different assumptions on arts
3. differentiate the philosophical perspectives of arts
4. explain the nature and the various functions of arts
5. identify the different classification of arts
Setting Up
Motive Questions
Name: _ Score:
Course/Year/Section: _ Date:
1. How do you define the ART? In your opinion, is there a universal meaning of this
term? Why?
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Lesson Proper
There is no question of the assumption that arts have never been more important to
our society, and that they should be completely incorporated into our lives, our community
and the whole of education.
it is a component of
dynamic civilization
it is an essential form of
it enhances daily
expression and
experiences
communication
MEANING OF ART
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You can also describe art in three different ways
Art is the skill of man to make things Art is the skill of man
Beautiful and stirring; it is as an to make things
Imagination and creativity.
ability Beautiful and stirring
; it is
Imagination and
creativity.
Art
as a as a
process product
The idea of art as a piece done with extraordinary craftsmanship was challenged by
artists in the 20th Century. Today the definition of art is continually being challenged by artists.
Art is continuously expanding as innovation by artist progresses in the 21st century.
It is a discipline of studying arts through the lens of history. It involves dealing with
objects and works of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts. In simple
terms, the job of art historians is to study visual and tangible objects humans make and map
them in history (Pooke & Newall, 2008).
In studying art history, historians ask a series of questions. Some of them are:
Who made this? What was his intention in making it? Where and when was this
made? What was happening around the artist at the time?
Who or what is the subject? How is the subject represented?
How was this made? What style was used?
How did the artist’s audience receive the work? What did it mean for them during
that time?
The study of art belongs to the discipline of humanities. Questions puzzling the
existence of man have been asked since time immemorial: What am I? Why am I what I
am? Why am I in this world? And art, answering these question boils down as records of
man’s quest for answers to the fundamental questions he asks about himself and about
life (Ortiz, Erestain, Guillermo, Montano & Pillar, 1976).
Humanities include literature, music and art. Through humanities, we learn what it
is to be human. In the 21st century, there is a focus on the study of science and technology.
Arts and humanities seem to belong to the past. The modern definition of Humanities
aims to shape our subjective energies (feelings, attitudes, aspirations) in accordance with
a particular view of the social world in which we dream, we act and fulfill ourselves (Ortiz
et al., 1976).
Art Appreciation
Creativity
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one's life to find solutions or express one's feelings. His continuing reactions to the changing
natural and social circumstances give birth to new ideas and new methods. Those, in turn,
use to resolve difficulties which in turn offer a solution to a dream, create art, or trigger social
change, the process of encounter with reality.
ASSUMPTIONS OF ART
1. Art is Universal
It is not only for concert halls, museums, or galleries; not only for those who
can afford to pay; not only for critics and scholars. Art is for everyone. Art is
everywhere, wherever people have lived together, art has arisen among them as a
language full of emotions and meaning. Art has no boundaries and rises above
traditions, races and civilizations. The desire to construct this language seems to be
universal, and art as a cultural force can be widespread and strong. It's eternal as it
goes beyond the span of our own life.
Art is man-made; it is the development of a man who uses his analytical ability
and artistry to process and plan. Art is synthetic since it is either an imitation or even
an infringement of truth and nature. It is the expression of concepts, thoughts and
feelings that are expressed in an intellectual and innovative way.
a. Sensory Response
b. Emotional Response
c. Intellectual Response
4. Art as Expression
Art has grown out of man’s need to express himself. The personal and social
values of the artist and his penetrating psychological insights into human reality are
also conveyed through art. It uses symbols which organize into some comprehensible
equivalent of the experience that an artist is trying to convey. Art is an expression of
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a general vision of the age in which it was created. An artist becomes a kind of
historian, recording in his/her work the attitudes and way of life of his period.
FUNCTIONS OF ART
Functional VS Non-Functional
1. Personal
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3. Physical
Tools and containers are objects which function to make our lives physically
comfortable. Designing functional objects involves the consideration of how it will be
used and its aesthetic look. Physical function encompasses the aesthetic function
through which art becomes influential for man to be aware of the beauty of nature.
1. Art as Mimesis (Plato) - all artistic creation is a form of imitation: that which
really exists (in the “world of ideas”) is a type created by God; the concrete things
man perceives in his existence are shadowy representations of this ideal type.
3. Art for Art’s Sake (Kant) - that art needs no justification, that it need serve no
political, didactic, or other ends. Art has its own reason of being.
4. Art as an Escape - the ritual of producing or making art touches the deepest
reaches of the mind and the essential dimension of the artistic creative process.
The sacred level of art not only transforms everything into art but also transforms
the artist at the very center of his or her being.
References
Collingwood. R. G. (1983). The Principles of Art. Read Books Ltd. Worcestershire
Caslib, B. N., Garing. D., Casaul, J. A. (2018). RBS Art Appreciation. Rex Bookstore, Inc.
Sampaloc Manila
Ortiz, M.A. Erestain T. Guillermo, A. Montano, M. Pillar, S. (1976). Art Perception and
Appreciation. Univeristy of the East and JMC Press, Inc.
Pooke, G., Newall, D. (2008). Art History: The Basics. Routledge. Oxon.
Kleiner, F.S. (2011) Gardiner’s Art Through the Ages: a Global History. 13th Edition.
Wardsworth Cengage Learning, Boston
Ortiz, M.A. Erestain, T. Guilermo A. Montano, M., Pillar, S. (1976). “The nature of Art”. Art
perception and Appreciation. University of the East and JMC Press. Inc. pp. 5-14
Ranisan, W.K., Ferrer, M.C. D., Mangahas, T. L. S., Roldan, C., Antonio, M.T. Art Appreciation:
Malabon City. Mutya Publishing House Inc
Electronic Sources:
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Assessing Learning
Activity 1
Name: _ Score:
Course/Year/Section: _ Date:
Direction: Read the following statements carefully. Identify what is being described in the
statement and write your answers on the space provided before the number.
1. These are the forms of art that were commonly found in galleries
and museums.
9. People who study the visual and tangible objects humans make ad
map them in history.
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Activity 2
Name: _ Score:
Course/Year/Section: _ Date:
Direction: Read each item carefully. Determine whether the statement is true or false. Write
T if the statement is true; F if false. Answers must be written on the space provided before
the number.
1. Humanities helps us to learn how and what it is to be human particularly in
which we dream, act and fulfil ourselves.
2. Making art is a human impulse. This is the reason why we have seen
multiple examples of art made from different parts of the globe.
3. In Classical period, the word art means “any special form of book learning
such as grammar, logic, or astronomy.”
4. Art has to be man-made. But it doesn’t mean that an artist has the freedom
to create anything as product of his personal and social exploration.
5. In the 21st Century, there is the focus of arts and humanities. As a result,
science and technology seem to belong to the past.
6. People have particular demands and these demands drive them to create
particular artwork.
7. We use our senses to recognize arts but it will not develop our perceptions
in specific elements.
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Activity 3
Name: _ Score:
Course/Year/Section: _ Date:
Direction: In the Concept Map below, concisely discuss the three major functions of Arts.
FUNCTIONS OF ARTS
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Activity 4
Name: _ Score:
Course/Year/Section: _ Date:
1. If you were an artist, what kind of artist will you be? What art field will you
explore? Why?
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2. How can you utilize the arts to express yourself, your community, and your
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5. Why does art involve experience?
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Activity 5
Name: _ Score:
Course/Year/Section: _ Date:
Direction: Art serves you in personal aspect. In the box below, draw symbols/figures
that can best describe yourself. You can use any drawing and coloring tools to make your
output more creative. Write a concise explanation of the symbols or figures you drawn. Your
output will be graded using the holistic rubric below.
CLEANLINESS/NEATNESS 10%
ORIGINALITY 20%
CONTENT 30%
CREATIVITY 40%
Total 100%
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