ART APPRECIATION

AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER, THE STUDENT

SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO/PERFORM THE
FOLLOWING:

1. DRAWING ( PORTRAIT)
2. DESIGNING A LOGO
3. PAINTING ( HOW DO I FEEL TODAY?)
4. INTERPRET AN ABSTRACT ( EMOTIONS)
5. CREATE A MOSAIC ( DRAW AND DOTS)
6. SCULPTURE
7. CRAFT ( CREATING SOMETHING OUT OF
NOTHING)
8. MINIATURE MODEL ( ARCHITECTURE)
9. KUNDIMAN (MUSIC)
10. SOCIAL DANCE
11. MODERN DANCE
12. BAND
13. MOVIE MAKING ( LITERATURE /THEATER OR
DRAMA)
14. FASHION SHOW
OVERVIEW OF ARTS APPRECIATION ( HUMANITIES):

 MOST NATURAL FORM OF MAN (ALL ARE CONCERNED WITH

EMOTIONS)
 IT PROVIDES ENJOYMENT AND STIMULATION
 LEARNING IS CONCERNED WITH HUMAN THOUGHT, FEELINGS AND
RELATIONS

ART :
 OLDEST AND MOST IMPORTANT MEANS OF EXPRESSION DEVELOPED BY
MAN ( SEEN IN PRIMITIVE SOCIETIES).
- APPEALS TO OUR MIND
- AROUSE OUR EMOTIONS
- KINDLES OUR IMAGINATION
- ENHANCES OUR SENSES
 EXPRESSES THE IDEALS, HOPES AND FEARS OF TIMES IN WHICH THEY LIVE
IN
 THE AESTHETIC ASPECT OF A WORK IS WHAT MAKES IT AN ART

MUSIC:
 REGULATING SOUNDS TO EXPRESS IDEAS AND EMOTIONS
 ITS PRIMARY FUNCTION IS TO ENTERTAIN ( COORDINATED WITH
INSTRUMENTS)
 AFFECTS PEOPLE DIRECTLY ( MOODS AND EMOTIONS)
DANCE:
 USES THE HUMAN BODY AS ITS MEDIUM
 PEOPLE DANCE TO:
- CELEBRATE VICTORY OF WARRIORS AFTER A FIGHT
- SHOW GRATITUDE TO SPIRITS FOR SUCCESS IN WAR
- GIVE THANKS FOR A HARVEST
- CELEBRATE A RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL
- RELEASE TENSION
- HEALTH REASONS (EXERCISE)

THEATER OR DRAMA: ( STAGE = PLACE FOR RE – ENACTING THE JOYS AND

PROBLEMS OF LIFE)
 COMEDY
 TRAGEDY
 MYSTERY
 MUSICAL
 MELODRAMA
MOTION PICTURE:
 RADIO – AUDITORY SENSE AND IMAGINATION
 TELEVISION
PLAY ( LITERATURE) – SCENERY AND COSTUME / MUSIC:
 OPERA – DRAMA SET TO MUSIC
AN ARTIST:
 A PERSON WHO EXHIBITS EXCEPTIONAL SKILLS IN DESIGN,
DRAWING,PAINTING ETC.
1. CREATORS – PRIME MOVERS
( COMPOSERS,CHOREOGRAPHERS,DRAMATIST)
2. PERFORMERS -I NTERPRETER (SINGERS,DANCERS,ACT
SCOPE OF HUMANITIES:

A. VISUAL ARTS
 PAINTING
 DRAWING
 ARTS THAT USE WOOD, METAL OR STONE
 COMMERCIAL ART
 PHOTOGRAPHY

B. PLASTIC ARTS
 ARCHITECTURE ( MOTHER OF ARTS) – DESIGN BUILDINGS
 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE – GARDENS, PARKS
 CITY PLANNING – COMMUNITY
 INTERIOR DESIGN – DESIGN FOR CONVENIENCE
 SCULPTURE – REPRESENTS NATURAL OBJECTS
 CRAFTS – USE HANDS FOR PLEASURE
 INDUSTRIAL DESIGN – MACHINE PRODUCTION
 DRESS AND COSTUME DESIGN – APPAREL
 THEATER DESGIN – PRODUCTIONS

C. LITERATURE
 DRAMA – RE ENACTED BY ACTORS
 ESSAY – EXPOSITORY ; NON – FICTION; CRITIC
 PROSE FICTION – TO INVENT
 POETRY – EXPRESSIVE CHOICE OF WORDS
 MISCELLANEOUS – HISTORY, LETTERS, DIARIES

D. MUSIC
 VOCAL MUSIC
  INSTRUMENTAL – KEYBOARD, STRINGED,WIND, BRASS
WINDS,PERCUSSION

E. DRAMA AND THEATER

 TRAGEDY – SAD, DISASTER, PORTRAY SUFFERING
 MELODRAMA – ROMANTIC, HAPPY ENDING
 COMEDY – HAPPY ENDINGS

F. DANCE
 ETHNOLOGICAL – FOLK DANCES
 SOCIAL OR BALLROOM DANCES
 BALLET – ROYAL COURTS
 MODERN – REBELLION AGAINST BALLET
 MUSICAL COMEDY

METHODS OF PRESENTING THE ART SUBJECTS:

1. REALISM – PORTRAY THE SUBJECT AS IT IS ( NATURAL)
2. ABSTRACTION – ARTIST’S OWN IDEAS ; TO MOVE AWAY
3. SYMBOLISM – A VISIBLE SIGN OF SOMETHING INVISIBLE
4. FAUVISM – USE EXTREME BRIGHT COLORS
5. DADAISM – PROTEST AGAINST EVILS OF SOCIETY ( SHOCKED THE PUBLIC)
6. FUTURISM – MODERN LIFE
7. SURREALISM – WORLD OF DREAMS AND FANTASY
8. EXPRESSIONISM – TRUTH, LIFE AND REALITY ( DIALOGUES)