HUMANITIES 3 ART APPRECIATION

METHODS OF PRESENTING
THE ART SUBJECTS
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MOVEMENTS
MAJOR TRENDS
METHODS

Different methods are used by artists

to express ideas they want to make clear
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1 REALISM
2 ABSTRACTION
3 SYMBOLISM
4 FAUVISM
5 DADAISM
6 FUTURISM
7 SURREALISM
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REALISM
- the attempt to portray the subjects as it is
- tries to be objective as possible
- to describe as accurately and honestly as possible
what is observed by the senses
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Burial at Ornans
GUSTAVE COURBET

Oil on canvas
1849
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The Third Class Carriage

HONORE DAUMIER

Oil on canvas
1951
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Harvesters Resting
JEAN-FRANCOIS MILLET

Oil on canvas
1850
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Planting Rice
FERNANDO AMORSOLO

Oil on canvas
1951
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Barong-Barong
VICENTE MANANSALA

Watercolor
1958
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Summary

Julio, a poor fisherman, sailed away from Manila to look for his young and
beloved Ligaya, who had long gone with Mrs. Cruz to work and study in the
city. In search, Julio experienced being a victim of the cruelties of the
society, exploited both inside and outside of the construction industry,
losing work, killing people accidentally, starving and sleeping everywhere.
In the midst of tension and disappointment, he became fierce, he himself
became dangerous. He found out that Ligaya was a victim of prostitution,
and a prisoner of a Chinese man. Ligaya and Julio, together, plans their
escape from the harsh life of the city.

Sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag

EDGARDO REYES

Novel
1986
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REALISM
- presentation and organization of details in the work
seem natural
- its goal is the faithful rendering of the objective
reality of human life
- emphasizes the daily life of a common man
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ABSTRACTION
- “abstract”, meaning “to move away or separate”
- does not show the subject at all as an objective
reality, but only shows the artist’s ideas and feelings
about the subject
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Bird in Space
CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI

Marble
1923
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Ways abstract subjects can be presented:

1 DISTORTION
2 ELONGATION
3 MANGLING
4 CUBISM
5 ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM
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1// Distortion
- the subject is in misshapen condition, or the
regular shape is twisted out
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King and Queen

HENRY MOORE

Bronze
1957
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2// Elongation
- the subject is lengthened
- a protraction or an extension
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Resurrection Bagong Taon

EL GRECO ARTURO LUZ

Oil on canvas Oil on canvas

1600 1952
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3// Mangling
- subject or elements in a composition are cut,
lacerated, mutilated or hacked with repeated blows
- not commonly used
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Three Studies of
Lucian Freud
FRANCIS BACON

Oil on canvas
1969
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4// Cubism
- the use of a cone, cylinder, sphere, or the use of
geometric shapes at the expense of other elements
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Les Demoiselles d’Avignon Candle Vendors

PABLO PICASSO VICENTE MANANSALA

Oil on canvas Oil on canvas

1907 1976
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5// Abstract Expressionism

- characterized by the use of large canvasses
and a deliberate lack of refinement in the application
of paint, strong color, uneven brush strokes and
rough texture
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Black on Gray
MARK ROTHKO

Acrylic on canvas
1969
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Granadean Arabesque
JOSE JOYA

Impasto and sand on canvas

1958
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SYMBOLISM
- the use of a visible sign of an idea, or symbols
to convey the message of the artist
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The Dance of Life

EDVARD MUNCH

Oil on canvas
1899
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The Yellow Christ

PAUL GAUGUIN

Oil on canvas
1889
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Spoliarium
JUAN LUNA

Oil on canvas
1884
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SYMBOLISM
- combines religious mysticism, the perverse, and
the decadent
- characterized by an interest in the occult, the morbid,
the dream world, melancholy, evil, and death
- obscure references from literature and music
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FAUVISM
- does not attempt to express ethical, philosophical
or psychological themes, rather they paint pictures
of comfort, joy and pleasure
- use extremely bright colors
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Woman with a Hat

HENRY MATISSE

Oil on canvas
1905
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Landscape Near Chatou

ANDRÉ DERAIN

Oil on canvas
1904
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The Casino
RAOUL DUFY

Oil on canvas
1906
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The Old King

GEORGE ROUALT

Oil on canvas
1936
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DADAISM
- a protest movement in the arts
- react to what they believed were outgrown traditions of
art and the evils they saw in the society
- tried to shock and provoke the public with outrageous art
- playful and highly experimental
- “dada”, French word “hobby horse” (deliberately chosen
because it is nonsensical)
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The Fountain
MARCEL DUCHAMP

Ceramic
1917

L.O.O.H.Q / La Joconde
MARCEL DUCHAMP

Painting
1919
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FUTURISM
- captures the speed and force of modern industrial
society
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The Dynamism of a Car

LUIGI RUSSOLO

Painting
1913
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SURREALISM
- founded in Paris by French poet Andre Breton, 1924
- uses art as a weapon against the evils and
restrictions seen in society
- Surrealism is an invented word meaning “super
realism”
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The Persistence of Memory

SALVADOR DALI

Oil on canvas
1931