ART APPRECIATION

NAME: SHANNE D. COLLERA

COURSE & SECTION: BSARCH 1B

ACTIVITY: Pick your choice! Consider taking one art expression like music, dance, movies, or
visual art. Analyze it using the 3 philosophical methods:

A. Deconstruction

Step 1: What is your focal point?

Art has been shown to reduce stress in both adults and children. Art and mental health can
have a positive relationship—artistic activities like, painting, and otherwise drawing that have
been shown to reduce stress and promote mental calmness. Furthermore, art can be used as
a form of therapy, allowing a person who is feeling stressed or overwhelmed to slow down and
explore the issues in their life. It enables them to control their behavior, reduce anxiety,
process feelings, and de-stress.

Step 2: What are the meanings that you were able to reduce?

In general, painting or creating art is regarded as a form of stress relief—being stressed can
have negative effects on both the mind and the body. The creation of art can counterbalance
those effects and lead to relaxation; however, expressing your feelings in the form of artwork
can reduce anxiety. Anxiety is present in many people who struggle with depression. In fact, it
can increase happiness because creating art has been linked to increases in dopamine, which
can increase feelings of happiness. It became their refuge in this uncertain world.
Step 3: What is your Judgement based on the reduction you made?

Some people tend to believe that those suffering from anxiety or depression are simply being
OA, in the sense that they have become overly sensitive and emotional, but if we could bare a
moment to consider numerous times, we aren't in the same boat, we may be in the same
oceans but not the same boat, we mustn't judge the person depending on what we only see on
the outside because we have no idea of what they have been through in the long run.
It was difficult for someone suffering from depression to pinpoint their feelings. Working closely
with the creation of art can provide valuable information that can be used to address the
individual's feelings, potentially leading to a breakthrough in their depression. There are
numerous advantages to creating art, including the following:
 Self-discovery: Creating art can help you acknowledge and recognize feelings that have been
lurking in your subconscious.
 Self-esteem: The process will give you a sense of accomplishment, which can be very
beneficial in improving your self-esteem and confidence.
 Emotional release: The most important advantage of art as a therapy is that it provides you
with a healthy outlet for expressing and letting go of all your feelings and fears. Complex
emotions, such as sadness or anger, are sometimes difficult to express verbally. When you are
unable to express yourself but need emotional release, creating art may help you.
 Stress relief: Dealing with anxiety, depression, or emotional trauma can be extremely stressful
on both a mental and physical level. Making art can help you relax your mind and body by
relieving stress.

B. Hyperreality
Step 1: What is the truth that is evident in the art?

This unique concept of 'Truth' refers to the idea that the purest existence of any given thing lies
not in the physical manifestation of the thing itself, but rather in its invisible and eternal 'Form.'
The truth expressed by an artwork is not a scientific, historical, or philosophical truth, but rather
an experiential or imaginative truth – art makes truth real to the imagination. Art has even been
referred to as the path to the highest knowledge available to humans, as well as knowledge
that is impossible to obtain through any other means. The words of Aristotle shed a more
promising light on the arts. “The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of
things, but their inward significance.” Art is an imitation, but it is also a self-contained realm in
which truths are revealed and prepared; truths that life alone cannot reveal. If we accept
imitation as an essential part of creation, we can see how our current concept of originality is a
paradox. Nothing is truly 'original,' because everything is a byproduct of something that came
before it. There is no such thing as an island. There is no idea without inspiration. Everything is
interconnected, a part of the whole, and just as art cannot exist without life, no artist can bear
fruit unless nourished by the truths of those to whom he is related.

Step 2: What are the distorted representations of the art?

Artist from this movement exaggerated and distorted representations and used intense color
and strong outlines to show how they fell about people, object, or events that they see or
experience. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective,
distorting it radically for emotional effect in order to evoke moods or ideas. Hence, it focused
on capturing emotions and feelings, rather than what the subject actually looks like. Vivid
colors and bold strokes were often used to exaggerate these emotions and feelings. Abstract
Expressionism arose from the shared experience of artists living in 1940s New York. The
works of art associated with it reflect the darkness of these times and the movement's focus on
contemplation and expression, emerging from an 'era of anxiety' that included two World Wars,
the Great Depression, the Spanish Civil War, atomic devastation, and the subsequent Cold
War. The movement was named to reflect a new style of expression that married an intensity
of feeling and self-reflection with an anti-figurative aesthetic, and it was characterized by large,
abstract, yet emotionally charged oil paintings. Moreover, Individuals suffering from poor
 mental health may find it difficult to express their feelings. Many patients are hesitant or unable
to openly describe their thought processes – and even when they do, their experiences can be
difficult for others to understand. It is critical to find new ways to encourage those who have
been affected to find an accurate narrative so that clinicians and researchers can best tease
out the significant features.

Step 3: In the analysis that you have, what do you think is the feigned reality? And why?

When you have stepped on a moment of believing that no one ever likes you or Something is
wrong with you. You never do anything correctly. Depression's voice is harsh, and it can be
difficult to distinguish between depressive thoughts and reality. If you've ever been depressed,
you know how it can lead you to believe things about yourself and your life that aren't true.
Here are some ideas that depression can lead you to believe: when you think people don’t
want to be around with you and all of a sudden You feel completely alone and depressed.
Even if you have friends and family who care about you, it is possible to feel as if they don't or
that no one wants to be around you. It can bring to light insecurities about yourself and your
relationships, which can lead to further isolation. Gradually re-engaging with those you want to
reconnect with can help to offset your social withdrawal.
You don't deserve to feel better: Depression can play with your self-esteem, making you
believe that you deserve to be miserable. You don't, believe me. You are worth every minute of
effort put in by others to help you get to a better place, whether it's your counselor, parents, or
a close friend. If you're having trouble deciding whether or not to seek help, pretend that your
friend is experiencing what you're experiencing right now.
You are nothing more than your depression: Depression is something you have, but it is not
who you are. It's all too easy to get caught up in your emotions and even start defining yourself
based on your symptoms because of how frequently you experience them, but it's critical to
fight back against these thoughts. Even simple phrases like "I'm depressed" can be changed to
"I am feeling depressed right now." Reminding yourself of the other parts of yourself that you
offer to the world can help boost your self-esteem and restructure these thoughts.

It is when you allow your thoughts to control you, even though it is obvious that you were not
driving the journey alone, even though you are indeed capable, the fact that you allow your
thoughts to regulate you creates negativity within yourself when, in the first place, it is not
going to happen in reality.
 Living with depression can be excruciating. If depression is tricking you into having some of
these harmful thoughts, now is the time to decide to cut those thoughts off and live life to the
fullest.

C. Communicative Action

In the art you have chosen, explain the 3 different discourses that can be experienced while viewing
the art.

Aesthetic
 Sadness can be defined as melancholy, and what distinguishes it from sadness, sorrow,
despair, and depression is that it is an aesthetic emotion. The dual nature of melancholy, like
that of sublimity, is one of the characteristics that distinguishes it as an aesthetic emotion.
Aesthetic emotion arises in a person when he or she is captivated by the unique beauty of a
work of art, by a shape or a word that reveals a deeply intimate yet universal truth.

Therapeutic
 Art therapy can be extremely beneficial in the treatment of conditions such as depression,
anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and even some phobias. It is a great way to express
your emotions without using words, process complex feelings, and find relief. It also allows an
individual who is feeling pressed or overwhelmed to slow down and understand the
implications in their life. It enables them to control their behavior, relieve stress, process
feelings, and de-stress. and

Explicative
 Art forms provide humans with a greater sense of satisfaction in terms of emotional release
than simply managing emotions on their own. People can have a cathartic release of pent-up
emotions through art, either by creating work or by witnessing and re-enacting what they see in
front of them.