ART APPRECIATION MIDTERM

Chapter 1 Main applications of Contemporary art

Humanities 1. Chronological view
- “humanus” A human that is refined and cultured - art produced in our lifetime
- Branch of learning intended to provide general knowledge 2. Historical usage
- regarded as a specific episode or stage in the evolution of art
and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional
skills). - a period in history following the end of “modernism/moderm
art” (1960 down)
Arts - synonymous to “post-modern art” (1960 up)
- “ars” refers to being skillful
- Branches of creative activity focused on the expression or Art History timeline
application of human creative skill and imagination. 1. Prehistoric (40,000 BC-4000 BC)
- Art from this period relied on the use of natural pigments and
Categories and Forms of art stone carvings.
1. Visual art 2. Ancient or classical art (4,000 BC 400 AD)
- Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Sculpture, Architecture, - Flourishing of Greek Art, Roman Art, Egyptian Art,
Photography, Installation
Mesopotamian Art.
2. Auditory art 3. Medieval art (500 1400)
- music, poetry, literature, broadcast
- Much of the artwork produced in the early years of the period
3. Combined art/ performance art reflects darkness in the environment and life in general,
- dance, theater, film, cinema characterized by grotesque imagery and brutal scenery.
Values of Art 4. Renaissance art (1400 1600)
1. Aesthetic value - characterized by a focus on nature and individualism , the
- this is a quality which appeals to our sense of beauty thought of man as independent and self-reliant.
2. Intellectual value 5. Mannerism art (1527 1580)
- stimulates our thought, enriches our mental life - Focus on style and technique outweighed the meaning of the
3. Suggestiveness subject matter.
- associated with the emotional power of art 6. Baroque art (1600 1750)
4. Spiritual value - Noted for its grandeur, bold, dramatic and often colorful
- brings out moral values which makes us better persons painting.
5. Permanence 7. Rococo art (1699 1780)
- artwork endures time, artwork can be viewed again and again - Characterized by lightness and elegance, focusing on the use
giving fresh and new insights of natural forms, asymmetrical design, and subtle colors.
6. Universality 8. Neoclassical art (1750 1850)
- artwork is timeless because it deals with fundamental truths - Drew upon elements from classical antiquity.
and universal conditions 9. Romanticism (1780 1850)
7. Style - Emphasized intense emotion as an authentic source of
- the way the artist sees his subject, forms his ideas, and aesthetic experience.
expresses them 10. Modern art (1850 1960)
8. Form - Art in which the traditions of the past have been thrown aside
- skeletal structures of conceptual frameworks designed to in a spirit of experimentation.
support the artwork
Contemporary art in the Philippines
- the orderly arrangement and presentation of an artwork’s 1. As a Breaking of Norms
ideas
- It does not automatically follow the authority of established
Coordinates of Art institutions.
1. The subject matter - It does not strictly adhere to long standing tradition and
a. representational or figurative art history.
b. non-representational or non-figurative art - Appropriation is the practice of creating a new work by
2. The artist taking a pre-existing image or work from another context and
3. The audience combining with new ones.
4. Its own form 2. As Awareness of Local Heritage
Contemporary art - Local or regional heritage may be used in the creation of new
- “con” meaning together/with art forms.
- “tempus” meaning time - This can be achieved by comparing and contrasting traditions
- refers to art being created now and history with the present, thus creating a lively dialogue.
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- Heritage is something that can be passed from one generation 3. Cultural Practice and Shared Meaning
to the next and has cultural value. - Culture creates art with its own standard of representation
- Physical Objects / Tangible Objects: old buildings, paintings, and context
artifacts
- Intangible Practices / Non Physical Objects: oral traditions, 3. Subtext
dance, fiestas - secondary and implied meanings of an artwork
3. As a Critique of Society
- Concerns of the day are articulated in the medium of the art,
posing questions to society. Fundamental Components of Art
- Venues for contemporary art are no longer confined within 1. Form
the strict boundaries of the museums and gallery spaces.
- formal elements; line , shape, color, texture, mass, volume,
Functions of Art and space
1. For pleasure - overall composition; arrangement of formal elements (size,
2. As profession proportion)
3. As commentary
- material and technique; from which the artwork is made
4. In spirituality
5. As remembrance - object of analysis; technique
6. For persuasion - process of analysis; imagination
7. As self-expression [The form of art is analyzed through Imagination and
Creativity]
Chapter 2 2. Language
How to study Humanities - A medium by which cultural meanings are formed &
1. Text communicated
- medium; what it is made of (material) - the content or the mass of ideas
- form; its outward shape - object of analysis; meaning
- content; the subject it describes - process of analysis; interpretation
2. Context [The language of art is analyzed through
- primary context INTERPRETATION]
; pertains to the artist 3. Mode of Production
; attitudes, beliefs, interests, education, biography - political economy; capital and labor, power structures and
power relations, institutions of control, art as propaganda and
- secondary context persuasive medium
; external conditions in which the art is produced
; function of the work - object of analysis; political economy
; religious & philosophical convictions - process of analysis; ideology
; political & economic structures [The mode of production of art is analyze through
; climate and geography IDEOLOGY]
[The production of art is also highly dependent on the material
condition of the society that made the art.] Disciplines of Art
1. Art production
A thing becomes an ART when it is charged with MEANING - the process of responding to observations, emotions, and
and VALUE based on the following criteria: experience through creating artworks that employ human skill
1. Aesthetic experience - The presentation of ideas and feelings by creating expressive
- Our responses towards phenomena like being pleasant, images through the application of tools and mastery of
enchantment, fear, terror, or guilt. techniques to a material.
2. Consensus of the Art World 2. Art criticism
- Art world is a network of - The informed talk or writing about the art.
institutions which exercises the - what do you see? (description),
power to set the terms of what is how is the work organized? (analysis),
perceived as art. what message does this artwork communicate?
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(interpretation), - exhibition of Art Galleries
is this a successful work of art? (judgement) 2. Collateral Activities
3. Art history - Facilitation of production and exhibition
- to establish the to establish the timeline and sustain the - Dissemination of Art and Art Discourse
systematic sequence of events
- Attribution, authenticity, iconography, provenance, function,
style, psychology, connoisseurship
4. Aesthetics NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND THE
ARTS
- the nature, beauty, and value of artwork
1. Government Agencies and Institutions
- aesthetic theories of art criticism
- Cultural Center of the Philippines
; imitationalism (literal qualities)
- National Museum of the Philippines
; formalism (formal qualities)
- National Library of the Philippines
; emotionalism (expressive qualities)
- Aesthetic inquiries - National Historical Commission of the Philippines
• What is art? - Commission on the Filipino Language
• Are all people creative? - National Archives of the Philippines
• Does every piece of art deserve praise? 2. National Advisory Board and Subcommissions
• Can something be art in one culture and not art in another? - Subcommisions on the Arts
; for art forms and genres
Themes of Art ; National committee on: Cinema, Dance, Dramatic Arts,
1. Theme Literary Arts, Music, Visual Arts, Architecture and Allied Arts
- overall idea that carries through an artwork - Subcommission on Cultural Communities and Traditional
2. Motifs Arts
- a support of theme that has repeated elements that can ; for geography and ethnicity
have both symbolic value and structural value
- Cultural Connections ; National Committee on: Northern Cultural Communities,
- Dreams and Visions Central Cultural Communities, Southern Cultural
- History and Memory Communities
- Ceremony and Society - Subcommission on Cultural Dissemination
- Cosmology and Belief ; for function of art
- Power
- Death ; National Committee on: Cultural Education, Communication,
- Domestic Life Language and Translation
- Writing - Subcommission on Cultural Heritage
- Portraits and Identity
; for function of art
- The Natural World
; National Committee on: Museums, Archives, Art Galleries,
- The Urban Experience
- Conflict and Resistance Historical Research, Libraries and Information Services,
- The Body Monuments and Sites
- Place and Location
-Humor

The Art world

- composed of all the people involved in the entirety of
the artwork
1. Core activities
- production of art

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