Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of

Technology
College of Science and Mathematics

ART TALK:

WORKSHOP 1 ACTIVITY 1
THE IMAGE OF MAN IN THE ARTS

Submitted by: Vince Francine Y. Emano

Submitted to: Hernenigildo Dico
GEC106 A1

APRIL 2023
Name: EMANO, VINCE FRANCINE Y. Date: APRIL 15, 2023
Section: GEC106 A1 Instructor: HERNENIGILDO DICO

WORKSHOP 1 ACTIVITY 1
3. Explain why it necessitates to study Art? How does it relate with your chosen field
(major course)? Cite an Art principles that support this. Indicate your references.
Art according to Gerhard Richter, a Post-modern German visual artist, is the
highest form of hope. Then, it made me realized why it necessitates to study Art, there is
hope in finding the answers we tried to seek and in shaping something we are puzzled.
Art is considered as man’s greatest creation, upon studying and appreciating it, we are
able to know man’s greatest achievements. In relation to Biology specifically in
Biodiversity, my chosen field, Art help build awareness in nature and the environmental
realm. As man creates art (1st principle) out from it, it covers the fourth Art principle: Arts
interprets, as well as the 5th one: Art expresses and communicates.
One example of an art
which man has made in this field
is the Ocean Biodiversity
Information System which
mapped information about the
distribution and abundance of
living species in the ocean,
created in year 1998. It aimed to
address coastal and world
ocean concerns. It presents also
the achievements of man in
terms of discovery and
observation in marine life.
Figure 1. Ocean Biodiversity Information System Map

Moreover, Biodiversity is all the different kinds of life found in one area, in other
words, diversity, then, art foster tolerance for differences and bring them together.
Therefore, through Art, it processes an order as well (8th principle).
References:

Art Works for Change. (2015) Natures Toolbox: Biodiversity, Art and Invention. Retrieve from:
https://www.artworksforchange.org/natures-toolbox-biodiversity-art-and-invention/

UNESCO. (March 2002). Ocean Biodiversity Information System. Retrieve from: https://obis.org/

World Wildlife Fund. (2023). What is Biodiversity? Retrieve from: https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/what-is-

biodiversity#:~:text=Biodiversity%20is%20all%20the%20different,maintain%20balance%20and%20support
%20life.