Art

- an expression or application of creative skill and imagination,

typically a visual form, such as painting or sculpture, producing works
to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power

Modern Art

- includes artistic works produced

during 1860’s to the 1970’s
 Artists were: Francis Bacon,
Vincent Van Gogh

Contemporary Art

- refers to art produced in present

time
- art of the present, which is
constantly in process or in flux
- it is site specific, process based,
collaborative and interactive

I. Art in Ancient Egypt

 art produced by the civilization of Ancient
Egypt, in the lower Nile Valley from around
5000 B.C. to 30 A.D.
 e.g. painting, architecture, sculpture
II. Art in Medieval Europe
 e.g., icons, portraits,
paintings are pietistic
(religious conservative)
 it is influenced by the
Catholic Religion
(influenced by Emperor
Constantine)
III. Renaissance Art
 age of enlightenment,
reason and philosophy;
around 1400 A.D
 perceived as the noblest
ancient tradition with
the applications of
scientific knowledge
 artists are(the cast of Ninja Turtles): Donatello, Leonardo da
Vinci, Michael Angelo and Raphael

IV. Neoclassicism
 describe by
historians as
academic and
taught in schools
and universities
 artists are:
Fernando
Amorsolo
(painter),
Guillermo Tolentino (Sculptor)

V. Social Realism (Year 70’s)

 are considered heirs of Neo
Classical tradition that
influenced contemporary art; art
in a form of protest that exposed
sociopolitical issues and
struggles of the times
VI. Abstraction
 consists of simplified forms
that avoided mimetic (exact
copy) representation, they
are non-representative;
 it emphasizes relationships
of line, color, and space or
the flatness of the canvass
Expressionism

 It depicts subjective emotions and

responses that arouse from the artist

Surrealism
 Fantastic effects on
art/unnatural/irrational

Hyper realist
Site specific art
 Art created to exist in a certain
place

Junk Art
 Sculptural assemblage
constructed from discarded
materials, as glass, scrap metal,
plastic, and wood
 Three-dimensional sculptures made
of discarded secondhand objects.

Installation Prefab art

 Often occupy an entire room
or gallery space that the
spectator has to walk
through in order to engage
fully with the work of art.
(environment)
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Elements of Art
Line
 An element of art defined by a point
moving in space. Line may be two or
three-dimensional, descriptive, implied,
or abstract

Color

 An element of art made up of three

properties: hue, value, and
intensity.
 Hue - name of color
 Value – hue’s lightness
and darkness (a color’s
value changes when white
or black is added)
  Intensity – quality of brightness and purity (high intensity =
color is strong and bright; low intensity = color is faint and
dull)

Shape
 An element of art that is two-
dimensional, flat, or limited to
height and width.

Form
 An element of art that is three-
dimensional and encloses
volume; includes height,
width and depth (as in a cube,
a sphere, a pyramid, or a
cylinder). Form may also be
free from flowing.

Value
 The lightness or darkness of
tones or colors. White is the
lightest value; black is the
darkest. The value halfway
between these extremes is called
middle gray.

Texture
 An element of art that refers to the way
things feel, or look as if they might feel if
touched.

Space
  An element of art by which positive and negative areas are defined or
a sense of depth achieved in a work of art.

Principles of Art
Balance

 A way of combining elements to

add a feeling of equilibrium or
stability to a work of art. Major
types are symmetrical and
asymmetrical.