APPRECIATING ARTS

Visual arts include painting,

sculpture, and architecture while
music, dance, and theatre are
considered performing arts.
Literature may be included under
performing arts especially when
stories and poems are converted
into scripts for a drama or a play.
 This study of the arts is aimed at
engaging the audience/learners
with the work that would make
them understand art not only for
itself but from the view of the
artist, the period, the culture, and
the society in which it was created.
 AIMS FOR LEAMERS TO HAVE GOOD ART AWARENESS THAT
WHEN THEY LOOK AT O EXPERIENCE A PIECE OF ART THEY
WOULD BE ABLE TO:

1
Give a good physical Analyze the artwork in terms of what
description of the the artist wants his work to
artwork based on their represent and their (learners)
knowledge of art subjective reaction to the works
elements and materials which includes their thoughts and
feelings.
AIMS FOR LEAMERS TO HAVE GOOD ART AWARENESS THAT
WHEN THEY LOOK AT O EXPERIENCE A PIECE OF ART THEY
WOULD BE ABLE TO:

3
Perceive the artwork in the context of its
4
Give meaning to the
history. This would enlighten the learners of
the artist's intention in doing the work and artwork based on its
add to the understanding of the meaning description, analysis and
the work is supposed to convey context.
AIMS FOR LEAMERS TO HAVE GOOD ART AWARENESS THAT
WHEN THEY LOOK AT O EXPERIENCE A PIECE OF ART THEY
WOULD BE ABLE TO:

5
Judge the artwork as to whether it is good
or bad based on the learner's perception of
it and its aesthetic and cultural value.
Appreciating art is essential to man's
understanding of himself and his
psychic need to seek expression.
Art expression transcends time and
space.
 Artworks of old still impact extant
human societies and world cultures.
As man continues to create and seek
avenues of expression, such creations
will have an impact not only on the
cultures and societies of today but also
of the future.
Art is here to stay. It is man's legacy.
It is proof that he together with others
has sought to express the workings of
his mind and achieve immortality.
''Arts should disturb the comfortable and
comfort the disturbed."