Introduction to Art Appreciation
Table of Contents:
 Meanings of Art
 Art in Humanities
 Assumptions of Art
Meanings of Art
Etymology
 French word art which means “skill as a
result of learning or practice”.
 Latin word “ars” - ability or practical skills.
 Art is a product of man’s inventiveness and
creativity.
 According to Susanne Lander, Art molds
our actual life of feelings, by giving from to
the world, it articulates human nature,
sensitivity, energy, passion and mortality.
 Art is generally understood as any activity
or product done by people with a
communicative or aesthetic purpose.
 Art is concerned with sensuous medium
such as the mind, senses, and arousing
inner emotions.
 Art is the human ability to make things of
beauty and things that stir man; it is
creativity.
 Art is not meant to be looked at only for
what it is. It is meant to stimulate thought
because it allows viewers to draw their own
emotions and pull from their personal
experiences when viewed. It is very
powerful in this way and it naturally
develops critical and innovative thinking
skills. Art is also teaches many important
qualities such as listening, observing, and
responding to multiple perspectives.
Art in Humanities
 Art is a human experience through words
and non-verbal forms of expression. Arts is
the act of creation itself through
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performance or the physical production of
works. The creation is also the product
based on research and methodology
necessary for humanities to survive in all
aspect of existence.
Meanings of Humanities
 Comes from the Latin word - humanus.
 A human is cultured, educated, and refined.
 Cultured is characterized by refined taste
and manners and good education.
 Educated means with rationality,
kindness, and tenderness.
 Refined means polished, polite, cautious
behavior.
Aim of Humanities
 To promote awareness of the
interrelationships of all fields of
knowledge because it represents
people’s highest goals, aspirations,
hopes, and ambitions as well as
challenges, disappointments and
frustrations reflected in various acts.
Humanities as a Social Science
 Anthropology - study of man’s beginnings.
 Psychology - study of man’s mind and his
behavior.
 Linguistics - study of man’s languages.
 Cultural Studies - study of man’s beliefs,
arts, customs, literature, etc.
 Communication - art of sharing information.
Art in Humanities
 Art in Humanities is something that
expresses an idea, an emotion or, more
generally, a world view.
 It is a component of culture, reflecting
economic and social substrates in its design.
 Art transmits ideas and values inherent in
every culture across space and time.
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 Art’s role changes through time, acquiring
more of an aesthetic component and a
socio-educational function in humanities.
Assumptions of Art
Art is Universal
 Art immortalizes man and his marvelous
achievements. Literature and history
provide us with all the evidence about the
timelessness and universal value of art and
its unique contribution to mankind.
Art is Not Nature
 It is a self assumption that art is not nature
simply because the natural things around us
as we believe created by God is a work of
art. Though man’s art may get from the
nature or environment for inspirations, man
most of the time deal with the art using his
own ability and skills to create one.
Art Involves Experience
 All art involves experience. Experience is the
actual doing of something. The perfection
of art appreciation will never be possible
without experiencing art. All art requires
experience.
Two Characteristics of Experience
1. Experience of Art is Subjective
 Our judgement of art is highly personal
and individual. Not everybody will
agree on ones judgment therefore it’s
tantamount to a famous saying that
“beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”
2. Art Experience Accompanied by Emotional
Response
 Initial reaction in such experience of art
is inevitable. We may either like it or
the other way around. Just like the first
one, the emotional effect of art in one
person may not be the same to others.
Art as a Process and a Product
 The acts such as drawing, painting,
sculpting, decorating, designing buildings,
building bridges, engineering and
technology, singing, dancing, etching, a
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musical composition, choreography or a
tapestry and the use of camera or
computers to create images and
memorable works and etc.
Common Art Examples
 Drawings / Sketching - any drawings for the
purpose of expression or function.
 Blue Prints - house, furniture, appliances,
and etc.
 Painting - is an image (artwork) created
using pigments (color) on a surface (ground)
such as paper of canvas.
 Sculpting - creating three-dimensional art
object using any materials either by carved,
modeled, molded, cast, wrought, welded,
sewn, assembled, or otherwise shaped and
combined.
 Decorating - any of those arts that are
concerned with the design and decoration
of objects for personal or commercial
purposes.
 Designing Buildings - the use of any the
building materials that is functional, flexible
and durable for the intended purpose of
the building.
 Building Bridges - a structure built to span a
physical obstacle (such as a body of water,
valley, road, or rail) without blocking the
way underneath.
 Engineering and Technology - the art of
creative technology and engineering allows
engineers to improvise and confront new
situations. A creative engineer can adapt to
change and successfully take on new
problems with new set of formula.
 Art in Singing - is the act of producing
musical sounds with the voice. A person
who sings is called a singer or vocalist
(examples of genre are jazz and popular
music).
 Art in Dancing - a sequence of body
movements, accompanied by music. The art
of dance is also known as a form of
performing art.
 Etching - is a printmaking technique that
uses chemical action to produce incised
lines in a metal printing plate which then
hold the applied ink and form the image.
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 Musical Composition - the act of conceiving

a piece of music, the art of creating music,
or the finished product.
 Choreography - is the art of making dances
or other artistic body movements, or the
gathering and organization of movement
into order and pattern.
 Tapestry - a form of textile art, traditionally
woven by hand on a loom. Tapestry is weft-
faced weaving, in which all the warp threads
are hidden in the completed work.
 Camera Art Images - creating or capturing
still or moving images using a camera.
Photography or video making is an art form
using digital camera and treated using
computer apps or soft wares.

 Art gives meaning to our lives and helps us

understand our world. It is an essential part
of our culture because it allows us to have a
deeper understanding of our emotions. It
increases our self-awareness, and also
allows us to be open to new ideas and
experiences

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