St.

Dominic College of Asia

School of Arts, Sciences, and Education
General Education Department

(Imagination, Creativity, and Expression in Art

Appreciation)

Joseph Guinto Navarro,MA

Professor,Art Appreciation
Goals for this lesson:

● Determine the role of creativity,

imagination and expression in Art
Appreciation
● Recognize the relevance of creativity in
art.
● Create an artwork that illustrates
creativity, imagination and expression.
Imagination

Imagination is defined as the capacity to produce images,

ideas and sensations in the mind without any immediate input
of the senses (Byrne, 2005).

According to an interview, Albert Einstein regards

imagination as “more important than knowledge.
Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world”
(Viereck, 1929).
Types of Imagination

❖ Passive Imagination
❖ Active Imagination
❖ Receptive Imagination
❖ Creative Imagination
❖ Intellective Imagination
❖ Practical Imagination
❖ Esthetic Imagination
❖ Image Imagination
Passive Imagination

The mind is not

completely passive at
any time. It is partly
active when it is
conscious
Active Imagination

In active imagination
the mind exerts itself
to picture an image; it
makes an effort to
receive the contents
of past experience
and combine them
into new patterns.
Receptive Imagination

In receptive imagination
the mind makes an effort
to picture a scene
described. The materials
of imagination and the
order of their combination
are suggested to the mind
from without.
Creative Imagination

In creative imagination the

mind constructs an
imaginary situation; it
creates a new image out of
the materials which it
receives from within itself
and arranges them in a
fresh order.
Intellective Imagination

Intellective imagination
serves the purpose of
knowledge. So it is also
called cognitive
imagination. Imagination
engaged in intellectual
construction is called
intellective imagination.
Practical Imagination

Practical imagination serve

some practical purpose. It
is also called pragmatic
imagination. It is involved
in a practical construction.
It is controlled by objective
conditions
Esthetic Imagination

Esthetic imagination
satisfies our aesthetic
impulse. It is directed
towards the gratification
of sentiments. It does not
satisfy any practical need;
nor does it add to our
knowledge
Elements of Creativity

❖ Fluency
❖ Flexibility
❖ Originality
❖ Elaboration
❖ Sensitivity
Elements of Creativity
❖ Fluency - the ability to think well and effortlessly
in order to generate a quantity of ideas,
responses, solutions or questions.
❖ Flexibility - ability to easily abandon old ways of
thinking, adopt new ones, and produce ideas,
responses, questions or solutions in a variety of
categories.
Elements of Creativity

❖ Originality - ability to develop ideas that are

statistically unusual, novel or unique
❖ Elaboration - ability to add details in order to modify
or expand upon an idea or a general scheme.
❖ Sensitivity - ability to notice and perceive the
problems before others notice it or see it again
Imagination and creativity are tools for art-making
(Heid, 2008).

When one creates art, he or she seeks to make

statement, construct an invention, improve a design
and change how it works.
References
Roldan, A.N., & Dellosa, C. (2019) A Course Module on Art
Appreciation. Rex Publishing House.Philippines

Nery, I. & Cruz, B. (2018) Art Appreciation. JTCA Publishing.

Philippines

Sedgwick, J. (1959) Art Appreciation Made Simple. Doubleday

and Company, Inc. United States

Imagination. www.psychologydiscussion.net

Creativity. yaseeredu.blogspot.com