Howen B.

Alejan 27/09/2022
BSN – 1A

What is an Art?
Art is a vast range of human activity and product that involves creative or inventive talent that
expresses technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas. There is no
universally accepted definition of art, and its perception has varied considerably throughout
history and across civilizations. Painting, sculpture, and architecture are the three classical
branches of visual art. A larger definition of the arts includes theatre, dance, and other
performing arts, as well as literature, music, film, and other media such as interactive media.
Until the 17th century, art was synonymous with any talent or mastery and was not distinguished
from trades or sciences. The fine arts are separated and distinguished from learned abilities in
general, such as the ornamental or applied arts, in modern usage after the 17th century, where
aesthetic considerations are essential. Aesthetics is a discipline of philosophy that investigates
the nature of art and associated ideas like as creativity and interpretation. The resulting artworks
are studied in the professional domains of art criticism and art history.

What are the 2 Components of Art?

The first component is the Elements of Art. This refers to the visual components of color, form,
line, shape, space, texture, and value. The second component of is the Principles of Art. This
refers to the Balance, emphasis, movement, proportion, rhythm, unity, and variety which is the
means an artist uses to organize elements within a work of art.

What are the 8 Characteristics of Art?

Color
- Is the human eye's visual sense. The current color wheel is intended to describe how colors are
organized and how they interact with one another. The three primary colors are located in the
middle of the color wheel: red, yellow, and blue. The secondary colors are the two primary
colors combined in the second circle. When red and blue combine to form purple, red and yellow
combine to generate orange, and blue and yellow combine to form green. The tertiary colors are
represented by the outer circle, which is a blend of a primary color and an adjacent secondary
color.
Value
- The addition of black or white to a color modifies the tone of the original color. When black or
white is added to one color, it generates a deeper or lighter hue, allowing painters to create
gradations of one color for shading or highlighting in a painting.
Saturation
- color intensity, and when the color is fully saturated, it is in its purest form or most true version.
The three fully saturated hues are the primary colors in their purest form. When white or black is
added, the color begins to look washed out as the saturation falls. When a color is brilliant, it is
regarded to be at its most intense.
Form
- whether it is the restrictions of a line in a painting or the edge of a sculpture, gives structure to a
piece of art The shape can be two-dimensional, three-dimensional with height and weight
restrictions, or free-flowing. The form also expresses all of the formal elements of art in a work
of art.
Line
- a single dot or a group of dots. The dots form a line, the thickness, color, and shape of which
can vary. Unless the artist adds volume or substance to the line, it is a two-dimensional shape.
When an artist employs several lines, the result is a drawing that is more identifiable than a line
that creates a form that resembles the exterior of its shape. Lines can also be inferred, like in a
hand pointing up movement, the viewer's eyes proceed upwards without even seeing a true line.
Shape
- The artwork's shape can convey a variety of messages. Whether the shape is two or three
dimensional, it must have some sort of edge or boundary. The shape can be geometric (before
known) or organic (free form shape). Most artworks combine space and shape.
Space
- is the area around the art piece's main point that might be positive or negative, shallow or deep,
open or closed. In the case of an art form, space is the area surrounding it; in the case of a
building, space is the region behind, over, inside, or next to the structure. The space around a
structure or other work of art defines its shape. Because the children are dispersed across the
image, there is space between each of them, and the figures appear distinct.
Texture
- To the touch, it might be rough or smooth, simulating a specific feel or sensation. The texture
of a surface also influences how your eye perceives it, whether it is flat with no roughness or has
changes on the surface, simulating rock, wood, stone, or fabric. Artists used great brushwork and
layers of paint to create texture to buildings, landscapes, and portraits, creating the illusion of
reality.
What is the relationship of Art to Nursing?
According to new research, looking at art can help future doctors and nurses sharpen their
observation skills and prevent bias. Observation is crucial to diagnosis, and art can help students
to slow down and truly look, said a co-author of the study, a bioethicist and medical
anthropologist. Art is a great teaching tool, and this program assisted nurses and doctors in
becoming more competent at observation and encouraging them to avoid making assumptions.
Klugman, chair of DePaul's Department of Health Sciences, and co-author Diana Beckmann-
Mendez, assistant professor of nursing at the University of the Incarnate Word, taught and
evaluated Art Rounds, a semester-long course at the University of Texas Health Science Center
at San Antonio that brought together seven nursing students and 12 medical students. The 2012
course provided an interdisciplinary learning opportunity for prospective clinicians who do not
typically have the opportunity to take classes together. The students met in the McNay Art
Museum for four sessions and in a classroom for four sessions. Klugman and Beckmann-Mendez
taught pupils Visual Thinking Strategies, a technique initially intended to help kindergarteners
look at art, to improve their observation skills. Students used these skills to examine artwork
each week. They were allocated "art patients," works of art that they appraised using VTS after
visiting for 30-minute intervals. Students also investigated the artwork and creators and
described them to one another, putting their listening abilities to the test. During one session,
students were shown live models with simulated skin ailments such as a rash and a tattoo that
had been removed. Students used VTS to analyze and diagnose these human individuals.

What is the importance of art in a general sense?

Art serves as a gauge for measuring cultural sophistication. We have learned about cultural
achievements via the cultural artifacts left behind throughout human history. Many of these relics
have left indelible imprints on the earth. Each of these iconic structures is also a work of art that
conveys essential statements about the time, place, and environment in which it was built. Art, in
addition to commenting on bigger cultural issues, makes life more bearable, tolerable, and joyful.
More practical products and settings may not be considered "art," but they do contribute to one's
aesthetic experience. Art compels people to think beyond what is necessary for survival and
inspires them to create for the purpose of expression and meaning.