ART APPRECIATION NOTES

HUMANITIES & ART

What is Humanities?
 Latin word “Humanus” = “human, refined, cultured”
 Academic disciplines that study the expression of human beings
o What it means to be human
 Man should be humanized, socialized & educated for positive response to rapid
changes

What is Art?
 Latin word “Ars” = “ability or skills”
 A creative and imaginative activity
o Expressive arrangement of elements with the presence of a medium and
technique

What is Art Appreciation?

 BEING ABLE to LOOK at a Work of Art and then BEING ABLE to FORM an
OPINION of the work.
o knowledge, background and understanding of the universal and timeless qualities
that comprises all work of ART.

What is a “Work of Art”?

 Activity that involves both imagination and skills.
 It is a record of an artist’s view.

Factors influencing the Evolution of Arts

 Environment
 Traditions
 National traits
 Religious beliefs
 Economic conditions
 Ideals
 Climate and geography
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Classification of Art
 VISUAL ARTS
o Perceived by “eyes”
o Classification of Visual Arts
 Graphic Arts – two dimensional; produced on flat surfaces (ex. Painting,
Drawing)
 Plastic Arts – three dimensional; physical manipulation of medium (ex.
Molding, Sculpting, Architecture)
 PERFORMING ARTS
o Involvement of speech, movement, and gestures
o Ex. Theater, Play, Dance, Music
 LITERARY ARTS
o Inclusion of stories, drama, and poetry.
 POPULAR ARTS
o Films, newspapers, radio, and magazines
 GUSTATORY ARTS
o “Cuisine”
o Skillful food preparation
 DECORATIVE ARTS
o Objects produced for the beautification of houses, cars and other structures

VALUES and REASONS for Art

 We create things to serve our practical purposes.
 We make things that are pleasing to the eye or ear.
 Art works are also valuable sources of inspiration and aesthetic experience.
 Through the artist’s work, we also get a glimpse of the thoughts, feelings, and beliefs of
the people in their time and the forces in their environment that influenced their artwork.
 Out of the aesthetic experiences we derive from the arts, we may be influenced to change
our ways: transform us into highly cultured, dignified, and respectable human beings.
 The arts may beautify our humanity.
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ELEMENTS OF ART