Specific Objectives

Cognitive
• Define art, art works and contemporary arts.
• Describe various contemporary art forms and their
practices from the region.
• Discuss various art forms found in the Philippines
Affective
• Appreciate the significance of arts in one’s daily life as
a student.
Psychomotor
• Design a contemporary art form using coffee as
medium.
ART
Nature of ART
 Derived from the Latin word ars/artis which means to do or
man-made.
 A medium of expression because we express our ideas,
emotions, feelings, without using words.
 Creative activity that involves skill or expertise in handling
materials and organizing them into something new.
 Applied to express ideas by the use of skill and imagination
in the creation of objects and experiences that can be
shared to others.
 Art is derived from Latin word "ars," meaning ability or skill.
-J.V. Estolas
 Art is taken from the Italian word "artis," which means
craftsmanship, skill, mastery of form exist between material
and technique. - A.Tan  Art is a product of man's need to
express himself. – R. Zulueta
 Art is the communication of ideas and feelings by means of
medium, color, sound, bronze, marble, words, and film. -C.
Sanchez
 Art is beauty of the world. – Plato
 Art is an attitude of spirit, a state of mind-one which
demands for its own satisfaction and fulfilling. – J. Dewey
 Art is the skilful arrangement of nature such as colors
sounds, lines, movements, words, stones, wood, etc., and
to express human feelings. – Rustia
Importance of Art
 Satisfies the needs for personal expression
 Develops our skills to express ourselves
 Challenges us to see things differently
 Unleashes our hidden desires and passion
 Can change our ways in life
 Sees the truth that we might not understand before  Gives
pleasure, satisfaction and gratification
Functions of Art
 Most important means of expression developed by man.
 To express beauty
 To give man moment of relaxation and spiritual happiness
 To serve as a channel of man’s passion
  To reform man
 To overcome the feelings of restlessness and loneliness
Art Appreciation
 It is the ability to interpret or understand man-made arts
and enjoy them either through actual and work-experience
with tools and materials or possession of these works for
satisfaction.

Work of Art
An activity that involves both imagination and skill in
accomplishing it
A thing of beauty having aesthetic value; obra maestra that
provides aesthetic value to viewers
  Must have an artistic and literary merit
 A symbolic state of meaning rather having a practical
function
Subject of Art
 The subject matter may vary, usually anything that is
represented in the artwork. It may be a person, object,
scene, or event.