Art Appreciation

Lesson Objectives

▪ Exemplify and define the meaning of Art.

▪ Identify the significance of Art and its relativeness to our daily lives.
▪ Demonstrate critical thinking of what Art is all about.
Do you consider these as works of Art?

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Do you consider these as work of Art?

Photos courtesy of Google

Do you consider these as works of Art?

Photos courtesy of Google

Do you consider these as works of Art?

Photos courtesy of Google

Let us define ART…

Art /ärt/ noun

“Art is everywhere”
 Let us define ART…

All art works are product of both creative and imaginative character of
human beings, a characteristic which is absent from all other living creatures.
Let us define ART…
 What ART is all about…
• Art is often associated with the visual arts paintings and sculpture.
ART in modern sense…
• Extended to other creative and expressive human activities which include
digital and highly technical creative works like

Cinematography Photography
 Art evolved through time from its most elementary form into its digital form in the 21st
century…

There is always a need to reconsider the works of the geniuses in their respective period of time.
Etymology

The word “art” is rooted from the 13th century French word which
means skills. The same root of the following words that is equivalent to
Human creativeness:

1. Artificial – made by human beings

2. Inert – having no skill
3. Artisan – instructor or master of a human skill
Different categories of ART

Anthropological – artworks are defined according to the culture or country

they originated, thus we have:
• Pre-historic artworks is highlighted for its archaeological value more that
its aesthetics.
• Tribal Artworks are creative creation of indigenous communities.
 Different categories of ART

Thematic – the medium and techniques employed by the artist in categorizing

their works.

Expressionism – the use of distorted colors for emotional Baroque - easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension,
effect in order to evoke mood or ideas. exuberance, and grandeur in painting, sculptures etc.
 Different categories of ART

Thematic – the medium and techniques employed by the artist in categorizing

their works.

Surrealism a 20th-century avant-garde movement in art and

Realism revolted against the exotic subject matter and
literature that sought to release the creative potential of the
exaggerated emotionalism and drama of the Romantic
unconscious mind, for example by the irrational juxtaposition
movement.
of images.
Purpose of Arts

❑ Communicating
1. Displays wealth, power and prestige
2. Mass communication of general interest
3. Political point of view: Appeal or persuade
4. Education

❑ Delighting
1. Aesthetic purpose of an artwork
2. Categorical purpose of arts
Purpose of Arts

❑ Recording Appearances
1. Visual and tangible presentation of images and ideas that appeals to the
different senses (e.g. Cave Paintings, Portraits, Realist painting, Sculptures
etc.)

❑ Making the Invisible visible

1. Dreams and visions
2. Images of Gods, angels and demons
3. Events from distant past or far-future
ANATOMY OF AN ART WORK
 ARTWORK
An artwork is considered as one when the following criteria are met.

AUTHENTICITY AESTHETIC BEAUTY MASTERY OF SKILL

MEME
MEME
SUBJECT
1. Generally the subject of an artwork is anything under the sun
2. A subject could be imaginary like:
3. Three (3) ways of representation of a subject:
4. The limitations of the subject is set by their respective schools, culture, or
government.
SUBJECT
1. Generally the subject of an artwork is anything under the sun
2. A subject could be imaginary like:
3. Three (3) ways of representation of a subject:
4. The limitations of the subject is set by their respective schools, culture, or
government.

ABSTRACT REALIST
DISTORTED
 ARTIST
1. An artist is an individual trained or with mastery of a specific or multiple
artistic capacities.
2. An artist during the early periods of history always comes from the elite
member of the society.

LEONARDO DA VINCI MICHELANGELO VINCENT VAN GOGH

 EMOTIONS OR IDEAS TO BE EXPRESSED
• The emotions or ideas expressed by an artwork could be exaggerated,
limited, or it could be imaginary or for realist too real and grounded on
experiences

Challenge: Try to think of the most hurtful “HUGOT” or line of a song you’ve
ever seen or heard.
MEDIUM AND TECHNIQUES
▪ There are three (3) major categories of an artwork

1. Visual Artworks
2. Practical Artworks
3. Performing Arts