Art Appreciation

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 Humanities came from

ART comes from the

Latin word ARS which
the Latin word humanus

Aryan root word AR

means beauty meaning refined,

which means to image cultured and human.

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 Humanities came from

ART comes from the

Latin word ARS which
the Latin word humanus

Aryan root word AR

means beauty meaning refined,

which means to image cultured and human.

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 The purposes of art are: Visual Arts records

create beauty, reveal One of the Divisions of

man’s quest for answers

truth, express religious Arts is humanities. to the fundamental

values, etc. questions he asks about

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himself and about life

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 Visual Arts records

The purposes of art are:

One of the Divisions of
man’s quest for answers

create beauty, reveal

Arts is humanities. to the fundamental

truth, express religious

questions he asks about

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values, etc.
himself and about life

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 PURPOSES OF ARTS
CREATE BEAUTY PROVIDE DECORATION

REVEAL TRUTH IMMORTALIZE

RECORD AND

EXPRESS RELIGIOUS VALUES COMMEMORATE EXPERIENCE

CREATE ORDER & HARMONY

 IMPORTANCE OF HUMANITIES

MAN NEEDS ANOTHER

PROVIDES MAN WITH A

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SELF MEASURE OF HIS OWN
REGULATE MAN’S HABITS
PASSION & DESIRE

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 IMPORTANCE OF HUMANITIES

MAN NEEDS ANOTHER

PROVIDES MAN WITH A

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SELF MEASURE OF HIS OWN
REGULATE MAN’S HABITS
PASSION & DESIRE

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 DIVISIONS OF ART
VISUAL: ARTS THAT ARE PRIMARILY
AUDITORY: HEARD, TIMED ARTS;

SEEN, OCCUPIES SPACE. EXIST IN TIME.

paintings, sculptures and architectures, etc. music and poetry, etc

COMBINED/PERFORMING ARTS: COMBINES VISUAL & AUDITORY ELEMENTS

drama & theatre, dancing, cinema & TV, opera, etc.
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Basic Assumptions of the Art
Nature is not art;

Art is not nature.

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Art involves experience;

there can never be

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appreciation of art without

experience.
Art is man's oldest

means of expression.

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The Galloping Wild Boar

found in the cave of

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Altamira, Spain.
 Angono Petroglyphs,

discovered in 1965, the Angono

Petroglyphs are believed to be

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the oldest known artworks in

the Philippines.

photo from WMF.org

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The Functions of Art
 photo from Asian Art: Future

ART AS AN ARTIFACT

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Art also functions as an artifact: A product of a particular time and place, an
artwork represents the ideas and technology of that specific time and place.

Bulul Pair, Kababuyan

Village, Ifugao Tribe, North
Luzon, Philippines
 photo from SPU Manila Music Theraphy FB Page

ART AS A THERAPY
In its therapeutic function, art can be and is used
as therapy for individuals with a variety of illnesses,

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both physical and mental.

St. Paul University Manila Music Therapy

Center is the FIRST in the Philippines to provide
music therapy services for children and youth
with disabilities.
PERSONAL

FUNCTION OF ART

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The personal functions of art are varied and highly subjective.

This means that its function depend on the person- the artist

who created the art.

photo from NOLISOLI

SOCIAL FUNCTION

OF ART

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Art is considered to have a social function if and when it

addresses a particular collective interest as opposed to

a personal interest.

SPOLARIUM
Juan Luna
photo from met museum

PHYSICAL

FUNCTION OF ART

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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.
 Other functions:

ART AS A

Fernando Amorsolo Painting

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REPRESENTATION COMMUNICATION OF EMOTION